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Meats, cheeses, leafy greens, bacon, more bacon, avocados, and lots of peanuts and almonds. There's plenty good stuff you can eat, but it is not easy. It's basically a zero carb and sugar diet. The majority of your calories come from fats and some from protein. It switches your body from burning carbs for energy to burning fats. It takes a while before the transition takes place, but what works for me is the fact that you don't want to kick your body out of this process once you're in it. So, it makes you stick to it even if it's torture. I've been unemployed for over a year now and all that sitting around really started taking it's toll, so I needed something extreme. It works really well for people with a sedentary lifestyle. The pounds just start falling off. It changes how your brain works too (it was originally a diet for people with epilepsy), so I've found that part to be weird. My taste buds seem to have changed too. I'm just not even hungry most of the time, but I eat cause I know I have to. It's been weird, but it's working pretty significantly.
I have been doing something similar for the last week and change. Over the last couple days, I have noticed what you said about losing your hunger. I have started to schedule eating to some extent because I don't get hungry like I used to. It's an odd concept for me.
Edit: Black Dynamite, I am just using it for the short term, so don't worry about me.
I've never heard of this before, but that's not unusual. What all do you eat?
Meats, cheeses, leafy greens, bacon, more bacon, avocados, and lots of peanuts and almonds. There's plenty good stuff you can eat, but it is not easy. It's basically a zero carb and sugar diet. The majority of your calories come from fats and some from protein. It switches your body from burning carbs for energy to burning fats. It takes a while before the transition takes place, but what works for me is the fact that you don't want to kick your body out of this process once you're in it. So, it makes you stick to it even if it's torture. I've been unemployed for over a year now and all that sitting around really started taking it's toll, so I needed something extreme. It works really well for people with a sedentary lifestyle. The pounds just start falling off. It changes how your brain works too (it was originally a diet for people with epilepsy), so I've found that part to be weird. My taste buds seem to have changed too. I'm just not even hungry most of the time, but I eat cause I know I have to. It's been weird, but it's working pretty significantly.
Do you have any links to sites discussing how a body changes from burning carbs to fats? It kind of flies in the face of everything I have read about calorie consumption in a body.
I can't imagine the commitment to any of those fancy diets, basically I am on the eat better than I used to diet. Instead of fast food for lunch I am having a salad and pita chips with hummus. For dinner instead of some awful microwavable frozen food I will have pasta and sauce or something similar. Replace fatty and salty snacks with fruit and almonds. Replace going at a gallon of ice cream with a spoon every night with a couple squares of %90 chocolate. Try to not drink anything but coffee and water except for the occasional beer. Are the pounds going to melt away? Nope, but when combined with exercise I am making progress and feel pretty good.
Oh me too, and school gives me a constant built in excuse. I lost over 30lbs from August and October and then school got crazy and I feel off the wagon and gained 10-15 of it back since. I've only been trying again since last week and it was easy during Spring Break. I haven' worked out in a couple days but I'm still doing a good job eating much better. Normally when I stop one I stop the other so this is pretty good for me.
I can't imagine the commitment to any of those fancy diets, basically I am on the eat better than I used to diet. Instead of fast food for lunch I am having a salad and pita chips with hummus. For dinner instead of some awful microwavable frozen food I will have pasta and sauce or something similar. Replace fatty and salty snacks with fruit and almonds. Replace going at a gallon of ice cream with a spoon every night with a couple squares of %90 chocolate. Try to not drink anything but coffee and water except for the occasional beer. Are the pounds going to melt away? Nope, but when combined with exercise I am making progress and feel pretty good.
My guess is that some people do well with the mentality that they "can't have" a food. It gives them a structure. I mean, I get it. It feels productive when you've successfully eliminated a food group. I tried vegan and vegetarian for awhile because I thought it was healthier. Eventually I just ate a ton of sugar and negated the healthy aspect of it. Sometimes I think the "anything in moderation" is too much for people. It can be for me. Just tell me what NOT to eat! But I agree with you, Bacon. Making healthier choices can be a slower process but it's the mentality of it that pays off. A healthier way of thinking doesn't crash and burn like diets can.
I'm just super lazy and always give up before results.
This. Always stop before results. It's why I can't stick to anything, ever.
For me the most difficult thing is finding an eating schedule that works. I work 3rd shift with lots of overtime; both before & after my shift, so when people are like "eat a healthy breakfast & don't eat in the middle of the night. Get up early & go to the gym," yadda yadda yadda.... My schedule doesn't work that way & I have school in the middle of the day. So a schedule I can stick to is very difficult to find. I've cut out a lot of the fast food trips, but an inconsistent schedule makes it really hard to stick to things & plan ahead.
Basically, I eat a lot of tuna & crackers for dinner. Quick, easy, and not terrible for you.
I can't imagine the commitment to any of those fancy diets, basically I am on the eat better than I used to diet. Instead of fast food for lunch I am having a salad and pita chips with hummus. For dinner instead of some awful microwavable frozen food I will have pasta and sauce or something similar. Replace fatty and salty snacks with fruit and almonds. Replace going at a gallon of ice cream with a spoon every night with a couple squares of %90 chocolate. Try to not drink anything but coffee and water except for the occasional beer. Are the pounds going to melt away? Nope, but when combined with exercise I am making progress and feel pretty good.
My guess is that some people do well with the mentality that they "can't have" a food. It gives them a structure. I mean, I get it. It feels productive when you've successfully eliminated a food group. I tried vegan and vegetarian for awhile because I thought it was healthier. Eventually I just ate a ton of sugar and negated the healthy aspect of it. Sometimes I think the "anything in moderation" is too much for people. It can be for me. Just tell me what NOT to eat! But I agree with you, Bacon. Making healthier choices can be a slower process but it's the mentality of it that pays off. A healthier way of thinking doesn't crash and burn like diets can.
Ya that's another part of it. I know I will go through periods where I fall off the wagon. With some of those diets that seems like it could be pretty dangerous to quickly switch back to an unhealthy diet.
Be very careful with this diet. If you have long-term success with it, you'd be the first person I've ever know to do so. When you kick yourself out of this "mode", you're body's going to freak out, so be very careful. Also, balancing this diet with exercise can be very tricky, and flat out dangerous. I've seen this diet absolutely ruin people's metabolisms, and if you're metabolism isn't functioning properly, what's the point?
My metabolism acts very strange, it runs REALLY slow. I may need to have my thyroid looked at at some point. It's been this way for as long as I can remember. I'm looking to drop a bunch of weight and then switch to something healthier and more manageable. I realize Keto is not a long term diet. I don't think it'd be healthy over a long period of time because your digestion completely does a 180 degree turn and works in ways it's not used to. It's working great so far though, so I can't argue with results. Going from not giving a shit about what you're eating to paying close attention to every little detail is a win in and of itself. I'll keep you guys posted as I try to stick with it for awhile.
Do you have any links to sites discussing how a body changes from burning carbs to fats? It kind of flies in the face of everything I have read about calorie consumption in a body.
I posted the Wiki in my original post, but Reddit has a bunch of good info on it. /r/keto
It a natural process your body kicks into when you aren't eating enough carbs for energy. I know it flies in the face of most things that have been preaching about our bodies for years. It seems to work though. I'm sure it's not for everybody.
Meats, cheeses, leafy greens, bacon, more bacon, avocados, and lots of peanuts and almonds. There's plenty good stuff you can eat, but it is not easy. It's basically a zero carb and sugar diet. The majority of your calories come from fats and some from protein. It switches your body from burning carbs for energy to burning fats. It takes a while before the transition takes place, but what works for me is the fact that you don't want to kick your body out of this process once you're in it. So, it makes you stick to it even if it's torture. I've been unemployed for over a year now and all that sitting around really started taking it's toll, so I needed something extreme. It works really well for people with a sedentary lifestyle. The pounds just start falling off. It changes how your brain works too (it was originally a diet for people with epilepsy), so I've found that part to be weird. My taste buds seem to have changed too. I'm just not even hungry most of the time, but I eat cause I know I have to. It's been weird, but it's working pretty significantly.
Do you have any links to sites discussing how a body changes from burning carbs to fats? It kind of flies in the face of everything I have read about calorie consumption in a body.
It's called ketosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis). It is a real thing. There's a ton of medical literature out there on it, if you want all the technical nitty-gritty. My father did it successfully in the 1990s (back when it was called Atkins or Low-Carb or whatever) and lost 20 lbs.
I did Atkins for awhile back in the day and that worked for me too. Keto IS NOT Atkins though. It's basically NO carb and not low carb. Atkins could possibly put you into ketosis, but not necessarily. That's not the central tenant to the diet. Keto is all about getting into ketosis and changing your body's way of functioning and producing energy. It's pretty fascinating really, once you read up on it.
the keto thing is interesting... as a nurse, my first thought is ketosis is no bueno (since diabetic ketoacidosis can lead to coma or death). I work in Peds, and if a kid has ketones in their urine the general feeling is they're probably dehydrated/have an electrolyte imbalance and it's considered abnormal. but I guess ketosis alone is not necessarily dangerous? I have known several people who did low-carb diets and lost 20-40 lbs, but as soon as they went off the diet gained it all back. it might be helpful to jump start a healthier lifestyle but diets and IMO weight loss from diets are unsustainable long-term without serious lifestyle changes.
I've gained probably 20 lbs in the past six months due to various factors (stress and stress eating, lack of exercise, hormonal stuff) and need to drop it but I don't do well with diets. even though it's hard, exercising and clean eating (like someone else mentioned) are crucial. whenever I'm in the fitness groove and working out, I don't want to eat junk. in general, I am a huge fan of organic foods: trash in, trash out. if a food has more then 3-5 ingredients, then no thanks. also, for the grocery store: shop the perimeter. in most cases, anything that can sit on a shelf indefinitely is less healthy than the foods requiring refrigeration.
Be very careful with this diet. If you have long-term success with it, you'd be the first person I've ever know to do so. When you kick yourself out of this "mode", you're body's going to freak out, so be very careful. Also, balancing this diet with exercise can be very tricky, and flat out dangerous. I've seen this diet absolutely ruin people's metabolisms, and if you're metabolism isn't functioning properly, what's the point?
My metabolism acts very strange, it runs REALLY slow. I may need to have my thyroid looked at at some point. It's been this way for as long as I can remember. I'm looking to drop a bunch of weight and then switch to something healthier and more manageable. I realize Keto is not a long term diet. I don't think it'd be healthy over a long period of time because your digestion completely does a 180 degree turn and works in ways it's not used to. It's working great so far though, so I can't argue with results. Going from not giving a shit about what you're eating to paying close attention to every little detail is a win in and of itself. I'll keep you guys posted as I try to stick with it for awhile.
Good luck danbird! My favorite "food group" is carbs so there is absolutely no way I could do this
I've lost my weight simply by counting calories and exercising. I fall off the wagon every once in a while but overall, I think it's best for me in the long term.
I am annoyed this morning cause I am up a few more pounds. Maybe it's the weekend of poutine and fancy cocktails I just had but I'm still annoyed. I walked around a ton and made sure I did a run at the hotel gym so WTF. I am back to writing down everything that goes in my mouth to see if that helps. Wah.
Of all the people in the whole world, you are the number one person who should have known this without even trying it.
On the way back to the water fountain to pour it out, I actually had that conversation with myself. "Why did you even buy that? You know all fake sweet tea is horrible."
It also reminds me of the best piece of advice my Anatomy & Physiology/Sports Nutrition professor gave us in class: If you want to lose weight, count your caloric intake then burn more. Don't get into what is "good fuel and bad fuel" until you really become aware of how much fuel you're taking in. Counting your calories will force you to look differently at the foods you eat. You'll start to realize that bag of chips doesn't fill you up as well as some veggies and hummus. You'll switch from ranch dressing to a light vinaigrette on your salad. Have a handful of mixed nuts instead of that candy bar. You'll drink more water because that soda is going to take up a good chunk of your daily intake. You'll switch over to "good fuel" almost unconsciously.
That said, being in culinary school has made it very difficult to keep track of how many calories I'm taking in. So, I'm pretty much forcing myself to attempt to like running. I was doing so good until I slipped on some ice and jacked up my hip and back in Feb. I did get on the bike for 40 minutes yesterday, though. My back is extremely upset with me today.
It also reminds me of the best piece of advice my Anatomy & Physiology/Sports Nutrition professor gave us in class: If you want to lose weight, count your caloric intake then burn more. Don't get into what is "good fuel and bad fuel" until you really become aware of how much fuel you're taking in. Counting your calories will force you to look differently at the foods you eat. You'll start to realize that bag of chips doesn't fill you up as well as some veggies and hummus. You'll switch from ranch dressing to a light vinaigrette on your salad. Have a handful of mixed nuts instead of that candy bar. You'll drink more water because that soda is going to take up a good chunk of your daily intake. You'll switch over to "good fuel" almost unconsciously.
I find this all true except for what is bolded. ew.
