What are the easiest things to stop eating to see quickest results?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut out sugar.
Cut out processed carbs, including (and/or esp) cereal, oatmeal, bread. Replace with eggs for breakfast, lean protein for lunch and dinner. Eat green leafy vegg, and for fruit, limited amounts of berries and cantaloupe (lower sugar fruits). Limit dairy intake, but use full fat.
Decrease or eliminate alcohol--it's a sugar. If you must drink, drink clear liquor (gin, vodka, tequila) and mix with seltzer, water, or nothing.

Quite effective and quick.

Don't juice or do smoothies, blending it destroys the sensation of chewing and cuts down the satiety of the food while giving you more calories. That whole fad is dumb.

+1, cut out all processed foods. also read labels and avoid foods with HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) you will be amazed at the various foods that have this ingredient.... you have to play around to see what helps your individual body to lose wait. I have PCOS & I cant process sugar/carbs very well. I can gain 5 pounds overnight with certain carb intake. I can easily lose 10lbs in a week with limiting my carbs as well...so I limit my carbs to oatmeal for breakfast & half portion sizes for lunch & dinner. snack are typically a fat & protein, Ill occasionally have fruit & protein depending on days activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm STARVING with 90 minutes when I have oatmeal for breakfast.

Me too. It’s like my hunger is on overdrive in the morning. No matter what I eat for breakfast I am insanely hungry again 90 minutes later. Super sucks. Not the same after lunch, it’s just in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm STARVING with 90 minutes when I have oatmeal for breakfast.

Me too. It’s like my hunger is on overdrive in the morning. No matter what I eat for breakfast I am insanely hungry again 90 minutes later. Super sucks. Not the same after lunch, it’s just in the morning.

Don't eat dinner and see what happens in the morning. Or have just a very light dinner around 6pm. You won't believe the difference in hunger. I was the biggest breakfast fan forever, still am. Just like you, huge breakfast or starving. It was the big dinner that caused me to be this hungry in the morning. Still even now, if I have a large dinner, I am starving in the morning. Give it a shot, maybe it will work for you too?

[Anonymous]

As to oatmeals, I have a kid with diabetes and a monitor that shows her blood glucose every 5 minutes - so I can assure you that oatmels (even old-fashioned ones) lead to immediate big spikes in blood glucose. So oatmeals can't be a good breakfast option for those who want to lose weight.

Speaking of breakfast, I laways believed, like most people, that eating breakfast is a must. However, I recently read about a reasearch which found that there's no harm in skipping breakfast and it's even beneficial for weight loss. So I did just that and I don't miss my breakfasts at all.

Just ditch carbs, limit fats, and drink lots of water, that's it. It is often recommended to have one splurge meal a week, it really helps. But in the end, I don't even want to splurge (like having a cake, etc) - other than some rice pilaf, for example, with lots of salad, good dry wine and blue cheese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As to oatmeals, I have a kid with diabetes and a monitor that shows her blood glucose every 5 minutes - so I can assure you that oatmels (even old-fashioned ones) lead to immediate big spikes in blood glucose. So oatmeals can't be a good breakfast option for those who want to lose weight.

Speaking of breakfast, I laways believed, like most people, that eating breakfast is a must. However, I recently read about a reasearch which found that there's no harm in skipping breakfast and it's even beneficial for weight loss. So I did just that and I don't miss my breakfasts at all.

Just ditch carbs, limit fats, and drink lots of water, that's it. It is often recommended to have one splurge meal a week, it really helps. But in the end, I don't even want to splurge (like having a cake, etc) - other than some rice pilaf, for example, with lots of salad, good dry wine and blue cheese.

Oatmeal leads to spikes in blood glucose in *some* people. You can't apply findings in someone diabetic to someone without. Some people are more sensitive to different foods than others. Other people find oatmeal very satisfying and don't get the same spikes in blood sugar.

[Anonymous]

I can’t stand rolled oats but here’s what I do: Every night I put 1/4 cup of steel cut oats in jar and pour in milk until it’s a little more than covered. Put it in the fridge overnight.

In the morning, nuke for 30 seconds and add cinnamon, nutmeg, a drop of maple syrup, maybe some banana or blueberries.

It is nice and chewy and keeps me full for a few hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Oatmeal leads to spikes in blood glucose in *some* people. You can't apply findings in someone diabetic to someone without. Some people are more sensitive to different foods than others. Other people find oatmeal very satisfying and don't get the same spikes in blood sugar.

I think there may be exceptions due to some other health issues, but glycemic index is the same for everyone, whether they have diabetes or no.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Eating out in general

ALCOHOL

Bingo

Most people do not drink enough alcohol for it to make that much of a difference. I genuinely do not understand why this is offered up so often. Some of the heaviest people I know are non-drinkers.

+2

I was a daily drinker before becoming sober seven months ago. My appearance has improved, but my weight has not budged.

+3. I stopped my craft beer daily drinking which was getting a little too much. It’s been nearly two years. I kept waiting for the weight loss. And it’s not like I preplaced those calories. I can’t understand it. Maybe it’s a mental trick, but I feel my body looked more fit when I was drinking my high calorie and high alcohol IPAs.

I think the real trick is not WHAT you cut out. It’s that you just eat fewer calories and exercise vigorously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Oatmeal leads to spikes in blood glucose in *some* people. You can't apply findings in someone diabetic to someone without. Some people are more sensitive to different foods than others. Other people find oatmeal very satisfying and don't get the same spikes in blood sugar.

I think there may be exceptions due to some other health issues, but glycemic index is the same for everyone, whether they have diabetes or no.

Then how do you account for some people saying they find oatmeal keeps them full for hours and other say they're starving 90 minutes later? These qualitative differences reflect quantitative differences in how their bodies process the food. Different people will get different results from eating the same things. Bodies are different. Rinse and repeat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Different people will get different results from eating the same things. Bodies are different. Rinse and repeat.

Turns out, that's actually true. I just read this article - https://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/high-variability-suggests-glycemic-index-unreliable-indicator-blood-sugar-response

It says, "Glycemic index values can vary by 20 percent within an individual and 25 percent among individuals, according to the results of a controlled feeding clinical trial"

Well, you learn smth new every day. To sum it up, oatmeal may or may not be the best food for those who want to lose weight. (Besides, like some other people wrote, oatmeal leaves me hungry after an hour or so.)

[Anonymous]

For the people super hungry in the morning: you are dehydrated. Drink a ton of ice water in the morning and this will go away. I used to have this problem but switched to protein powder smoothies with berries with lots of water for breakfast, 3 cups of coffee, and 2 cold water bottles before 11am. The sheer volume of water keeps me full til noon.

[Anonymous]

Sugar
Dairy
Fried Food
Too many carbs
Salt
Eat more lean
Protein
Drink only water
Fruits in moderation

[Anonymous]

Intermittent fasting

Vegan - but no crap. Actually eat plants - fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Yes, Oreos are vegan, doesn’t mean they are a good choice. Fats should come from actual foods - avocados and nut butters instead of margarine or earth balance or some other shit.

Only grains that have been sprouted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the people super hungry in the morning: you are dehydrated. Drink a ton of ice water in the morning and this will go away. I used to have this problem but switched to protein powder smoothies with berries with lots of water for breakfast, 3 cups of coffee, and 2 cold water bottles before 11am. The sheer volume of water keeps me full til noon.

I am a PP oatmeal eater who gets super hungry an hour later. I also drink an insane amount of water all day long. Thanks for the sincere advice but it’s not dehydration, at least for me. Wish it was that simple.

[Anonymous]

Nuts. I used to eat a ton of nuts on the theory they are good protein (they are, but so high calorie).

I'm doing WW right now and hard boiled eggs are my go-to. I have two with salt and 20 ounces of green tea for breakfast. I also like tofu but it's harder to prepare / eat on the go. WW works for me until we go out to eat, and then I gain the weight back ... been doing that for 2 months now. So it looks like I have to stop going out to eat for a bit.