Do you think you have to diet for your whole life to be able to keep a low weight?

[Anonymous]

[IslaTheWitch]

No, you have to slowly change your eating habits.

Smaller portions, but don't cut them half immediately, start with leaving a bit on your plate, them put less potatoes or rice, etc. Keep proper intake of protein, unsaturated fats and needed minimum of carbs to maintain energy level. Take care of micro- and macroelements

Eliminate sugar and saturated fats. Only this helps maintain the weight without much stress. Create eating schedule and have at least 12h break. Try different ways of creating schedules (for me worked intermittent fasting, I started from 12hrs eating window and now I maintain 4hrs eating window).

But remember, change only one thing at once. Try it for a few weeks to evaluate if it works for you. Baby steps work the best.

[Smashingdoozy]

Dieting isn't long term. It's only a short term solution.

[Asker]

I’m talking about you have to keep at it your entire life to keep your weight down.

[Smashingdoozy]

I know. Diets are short term and not sustainable for long term use as they require you to eat substantially less calories than you really need. If you want to keep your weight the same you need to figure out what your maintenance calorie amount is. So long as you don't regularly eat over that then you will not gain weight.

[Asker]

That’s why people say not to eat sweets and stuff with high sodium because those foods tend to hold up a lot of calories. I think it depends on what kind of calories you eat
If you eat a piece of cake that is going to make you gain weight.

[Smashingdoozy]

No, calories are calories. If you eat a piece of cake and still remain at or under your maintenance you will not gain weight. You could eat only junk food and still not gain weight, granted you will feel starving because small amounts are high in calories and do not have many of the nutrients you need.

[Still-alive]

She's correct @asker i have been fiddling around with a calorie deficit diet and i notice i can still lose weight even if i eat junk lol.

that said though a lot of junk is pretty high in calories so pay close attention to the nutrition labels when you can. also you can look up anything that doesn't have a label easily.

[Asker]

@Still-alive well that’s you do you know everyone’s body is different. I can still count calories but if I eat something that isn’t good for me I’m still going to gain weight. That’s why it is best to cook homemade meals instead of going out to eat fast food.

[Still-alive]

right but what we are saying is find out what your calorie limit is and don't go over that limit. stay under it. what you eat does matter it just depends. some meal are very high in calories so even if you eat that one thing the whole day and is over your limit yes you'll still gain weight.

[Still-alive]

www.medicalnewstoday.com/.../calorie-deficit here's a link to a handy chart to figure out what your estimated calorie limit is which going by your age could be anywhere between 1800-2400 depending on how active you are.

[Levin]

I have a fast metabolism. It's difficult for me to put on weight. I just get sick if I eat crap rather than becoming fat. However, I will also work out two hours a day, 4 days a week. And will eat fibre rich whole plant based foods. I mean, it's not difficult to figure out. If you eat food with fibre you feel full up when you eat your food and can't possibly eat any more for a good four or five hours. Most of the processed foods are highly fatty but also doesn't contain any fibre. So it goes down, you've eaten a 1000 calories, and you're still hungry after. But eating in a reasonable way, moving/walking a lot, and working out are just the basics to stay healthy. A diet should not be necessary.

[bededazzle]

it sure seems that way

[Asker]

I think it is the food you eat that make you gain weight.

[bededazzle]

for sure yeah. i mean you have to watch calories too

[Asker]

I still gain weight even if I work out. So I think it is what I eat.

[bededazzle]

my understanding is that what you eat is more important than exercise for losing weight, but I am not really qualified to be sure about this. but yeah if you want to lose weight, I think you really do have to count calories.