A diet that actually works?

[code3]

I'm not looking for the easy way out by any means here, I'm just looking for something to help me lose weight and stay healthy while I exercise. I already know from years of counting calories that I almost never eat more than 1400 per day, and I typically end up forcing myself to eat a little more of this or that for health reasons. But it's not enough! I just stay the same weight no matter what, and I can't figure it out. So I'm hoping that there is a diet that legitimately works somewhere out there. I'm not above supplements, but I need sufficient amounts of research proving their effectiveness and safety.

[popsickle]

Are you overweight? I would actually recommend that you talk to your doctor about this to see if there's any kinda hormonal issue that's getting in your way. And if not, they can give you your best advice. Every body is different. And if you are in the normal range of weight already, it is harder to lose more.

What I've read helps is not focusing so much on a strict diet (at least, not at first) but looking to adopt a new lifestyle that'll last. Like, learning to listen to your body instead of counting calories. Not eating a few hours before bed. Eating often but in reasonable portions. Eating all three meals. Do you have any problems you can think of in your eating habits beyond the calorie count?

[Drooogie4]

Health over diet.

Water water water.
Dont drink your calories. No soda, juice.

Eat veggies. Lots. Some fruit and whole grain.
Avoid processed carbs or anything with a lot of sugar or bad fats.

I may be biased, but dropping meat and doary helped me a ton too.

[Fearless_banana]

Download my fitness pal. Eat a caloric deficet. Proteins.. lean meats.. egg whites.. fish
Carbs.. sweet pataterz.. brown rice. Raw oats
Fats.. olive oil.. avacado. Mixed nuts

No secret.. no diet fad. This is what works.. eat these foods at a level where you are burning more calories theb you are eating and you will lose weight.

[ElissaDido]

Why not the egg yolk aswell?

[Fearless_banana]

@ElissaDido Can do egg yolks.. I use steroids and that raises my LDL and lowers my HDL cholesterol levels so I have to keep my diet in tact at all times. Wouldn't make too much of a difference to someone natty though. Generally you want to keep cholesterol at reasonable levels. Cholesterol has it's benefits but just in moderation. I just mentioned egg whites because that's what I'm used to.. Also when fitting in your macronutrients for the day you plate should be 40% protein/ 40% carbohydrates / 20% fats. Fats will add up much more quickly than you think so that would mess up the ratio. 50 grams of protein from egg whites is just an easy protein source without filling up your fats too quickly for the day.

[ConsultantIsBack]

You just have to self educate yourself on nutrition. Tons of people think orange juice is healthy, pancakes are alright. But those are really really bad for you.
And some people eat the popular sugar cereal (captain crunch etc) and think they'll be fit after doing that to their body every day 😂😂

[ConsultantIsBack]

thanks MHO!

[KittieCat]

I don't think 1400 is healthy. Even when I was cutting I ate 1700. Just eat an overall healthy diet. Keep in mind how people react to food is different so there isn't just one answer. Moderately restrictive Paleo is probably the best overall lifestyle and diet. Basically you cut out anything we aren't meant to eat or process. Including junk food and processed sh*t.
I've been on and off paleo for about 2 years (depression kinda put me down) and it's made my life sooo much better. You cut out dairy, grains, beans (some), and other things that just isn't good for your body. It promotes a healthy lifestyle and eating wholesome food and it makes sense. Hope this helps!

[DarkHumorRUs]

Get a calorie counting app (My Fitness Pal) which will tell you how many calories you need a day to lose weight, and force yourself to put accurate entries.

Trust me I was in your same boat, wondering why I was eating so few calories but still not losing weight. Then I started using the app and it works. I've lost 7 lbs in 3 weeks just eating the right amount, and while that's kinda slow it's still something.

[code3]

I used to have that exact app actually (now I use a LIVESTRONG app), that's how I know how much I eat. Do you think I'm probably not eating enough?

[DarkHumorRUs]

You might be essentially starving yourself, and then snacking more than you think. I think that's what happened to me but I'm sure it's different for different people.

[LittleSally]

The Mediterranean diet - proven to be the healthiest.

www.diet-blog.com/.../mediterranean-diet.jpg

[Deconstruction]

Proven by whom?

[EnglishArtsteacher]

My dietitian, and my doctor wouldn't recommend this diet. They would me to decrease my grains, and heavily increase (HEAVILY INCREASE-HEAVILY) my meat intake.

I lost 80lbs in six month listening to their advice.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

And any diet that puts sweets over ANYTHING is stupid.

[LittleSally]

@Deconstruction By scientists in Germany.
authoritynutrition.com/.../

And what sweets? (if you mean fruit... then that's your problem) @EnglishArtsteacher

[LittleSally]

thedoctorweighsin.com/.../

@Deconstruction
@EnglishArtsteacher
Not just German scientists either... So...
Maybe you two should read once in a while, or even try some of these things out and not just talk out of your a**...
=)

[Deconstruction]

Anybody claiming to have found THE HEALTHIEST diet plan is simply lying or pushing pseudoscience (or both).

Luckily, that's not at all what the article you linked says. That's why I asked who said it is THE HEALTHIEST diet, because there's absolutely no such thing as a general "healthiest diet" whatsoever. People's needs vary a ton.

So I actually read scientific articles, I just don't interpret them in absolutist ways, because I am not an idiot and am actually educated enough not to make simplistic conclusions like that.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

@LittleSally Like I said, my doctor, and dietitian both wouldn't recommend this diet, and they helped me get in excellent shape with their plans.

I didn't see anything wrong with this diet, until I saw they rank SWEETS above meat (or anything else for that matter.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

@LittleSally And there is no such thing as a "healthiest diet plan." Everyone is different, and needs an individual diet that works for them. It's not universal.

[Deconstruction]

@EnglishArtsteacher Precisely. This diet would not be good for me either.

[SingleDad37]

A diet can only take you so far increasing your daily activity such as walking or getting up and moving around and engaging in physical activity will help you lose weight. And you can always exercise.

[Anonymous]

Well, seems like fasting is the way to go. I've been checking out Reddit for that; and some are fasting for a week, only drinking liquid, and then eating for one day (a normal three meal over one day) and then fasting again.

[code3]

That can't be healthy at all. Effective in the short term maybe... but not healthy.

[Opinion Owner]

I have no scientific proof whether it's healthy or not. Then again, science doesn't seem to agree on what food is healthy from one day to the next. All I know is from what I can gather is that it seems to work (and take that with a grain of salt)

[Deconstruction]

It is not that "science does not agree", it is rather that the question is complex and depends on many factors, and to top it all off, tabloids are really really bad at sharing scientific news with the general public. You will not find any actually relevant data unless you read scientific studies or properly written scientific papers made for laymen, if you try to get your news even from a semi-reputable source like Times, you are still screwed because they too are shit when it comes to reporting science.

[Opinion Owner]

@Deconstruction Scientific journals are also shit - and most of those are supposed to be peer reviewed!

I remembered 60 minutes once doing a news story about it, but I couldn't find it on YouTube so here's a Washington Post article about it: "Two scientific journals accepted a study by Maggie Simpson and Edna Krabappel" - www.washingtonpost.com/.../

Here's the first sentence from the article: "A pair of scientific journals accepted a nonsense paper from a made-up university with author names borrowed from "The Simpsons" TV show."

[Popo21]

Try to stick to all natural foods
Avoid SUGAR -don't cut everything out at once, but instead of eating 6 cookies, eat 2 etc
Hit the gym 5x a week (no excuses)
Don't drink your calories
Drink green tea lol
Small meals throughout the day
Easy

[Phoenix98]

Don't starve yourself, make smart eating choices and meet your bodies daily dietary needs calories, carbs, protein etc.

[Anonymous]

If you're holding steady at 1400 I would focus on metabolism boosting and resistance training while eating at maintenance for 3 months, hen consider trying to lose weight again.

[carinerose]

Water. Healthy fat. Non processed carbs. Don't starve yourself. Eat eat eat, but eat healthy and NATURAL foods.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

The problem is, many people can't afford natural foods. They are always priced much higher than processed foods.

[FrenchyRomain]

SPORTS WORK !! WORKOUTS !! EXERCISE !! PHYSICAL EFFORT !!! Diets won't do shit

[06CuriousMind]

Paleo is a really awesome and somewhat easy diet to go on if you're okay with giving up carbs

[Anonymous]

ketogenic diet, look it up, its healthy and cost money but has worked so much for me:)

[Anonymous]

I've heard about the S diet, I would check it out, I've tried it myself and it's pretty easy

[Deconstruction]

Exercise.

[code3]

I do.

[cherrymarina]

Eating dust

[Anonymous]

Ketogenic diet.