Have you ever had to follow any specific diet? If so what diet was it and were you able to stay committed to following it?

[thegreenyogi]

[exitseven]

I have diverticulitis and it flares up every couple of years. I have to fast for 2 days and then just eat fiber. I hsve to do it for ten days. I aways stick to it. Diverticulitis is pretty painful so I want to get better as soon as possible. I usually can lose about 5 pounds.

[thegreenyogi]

What is diverticulitis? I've never heard of that.

[exitseven]

It is when a pocket forms in your large intestine and food gets lodged in it and it becomes an abscess. It is present in most people over 50..

[thegreenyogi]

I see. Well it's good to know that a simple diet change or fasting helps with that.

[exitseven]

I get two different antibiotics as well.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[thegreenyogi]

Welcome!!

[Still-alive]

Well im just doing a simple calorie deficit one for now, i may cut down on sugar soon too. yeah im committed though i seem to have stalled at 239-240 lbs

[Anonymous]

I was pre-diabetic. And since diabetes runs in my family I had to get serious about my carbs and lose weight. I got my A1C down to a 5.1. Yeah, food is just fuel to me. I can change when I need to. But I did learn how much I liked carbs in my effort to do so. You don't think about what you're putting in your mouth before this (or at least I didn't). The hardest thing for me was quitting drinking pop. Because it's kind of like cigarettes. There is no real substitute for it.

[strateguy632]

Yes! I needed to switch to low fat cheese!

I followed it but also cheated adding regular for variety.

[Lynx122]

nope not yet I've liked healthy food since I was a kid so I just try and eat gernerally healthy things and exercise and see how it goes.

[MicahRaine]

Not exactly.

I'm currently on a weight gain plan, so it's almost the opposite of what you'd normally think of as a diet.

[Nikki1989]

No actual diet. I just eat healthy and avoid junk.

[Kelly6]

@thegreenyogi For diet I always do keto diet, works perfect and fast

[BLP11520]

I just cut back on portions and avoid fatty foods

[eagle1951]

yep on one now