I’m counting calories to lose weight and I’m starving/hangry

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have 50 pounds to lose and I know counting calories is the only way to do it.

It’s been a week and I am starving. I did this before over the summer and was so hungry I had to quit. It made me short tempered and angry, especially with my little kids.

Is this hunger my new normal? I was obviously eating too much since I was overweight.

Does my body just need to get used to eating like this? How long until I’m not so hungry?

You are so wrong. It is not about calories; it's about hormones. Bring down your insulin and you will lose weight. Low carb, high fat. I eat at least 1900 calories a day, sometimes up to 2200, and still lose weight.

You will only fail at this. Calorie restriction leads to a metabolism slowdown. You'll lose weight at first, then plateau, then gain it all back and be sicker than before.

Read "Why We Get Fat" by Gary Taubes. It will change your life!

+1000. Have lost 25 lbs doing low carb high fat. Ate red meat, full fat dressings, heavy cream, eggs, and cheese. And oh yeah, some vegetables.

Fat is not something to be feared anymore.

Eating this way I am satisfied on 1,600 calories, compared to being ravenous on 2,000 calories.

Blood pressure dropped, trigylcerides dropped.

[Anonymous]

And, if you don't want to buy Taubes's book yet, start with his big New York Times magazine piece, "What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?"

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 50 pounds to lose and I know counting calories is the only way to do it.

It’s been a week and I am starving. I did this before over the summer and was so hungry I had to quit. It made me short tempered and angry, especially with my little kids.

Is this hunger my new normal? I was obviously eating too much since I was overweight.

Does my body just need to get used to eating like this? How long until I’m not so hungry?

You are so wrong. It is not about calories; it's about hormones. Bring down your insulin and you will lose weight. Low carb, high fat. I eat at least 1900 calories a day, sometimes up to 2200, and still lose weight.

You will only fail at this. Calorie restriction leads to a metabolism slowdown. You'll lose weight at first, then plateau, then gain it all back and be sicker than before.

Read "Why We Get Fat" by Gary Taubes. It will change your life!

How do I do that, then? Lower my insulin?

There are two ways to lower insulin...a low carb diet (and a low carb, high fat diet is best, with moderate protein) and/or fasting. Personally I started with fasting because I was too much of a carb addict to give up carbs at first. I just couldn't fathom it. But I still got much healthier just fasting...and gradually, because I could see how much better I felt, going lower carb and higher fat when I did eat.

DP.. for some people, fasting can cause issues with insulin production. Need to eat regularly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 50 pounds to lose and I know counting calories is the only way to do it.

It’s been a week and I am starving. I did this before over the summer and was so hungry I had to quit. It made me short tempered and angry, especially with my little kids.

Is this hunger my new normal? I was obviously eating too much since I was overweight.

Does my body just need to get used to eating like this? How long until I’m not so hungry?

Not true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started eating a whole foods, plant-based diet, based off of Dr. Greger/nutritionfacts.org. It consists of lots of whole grains, beans, lentils, veggies, greens and fruits, moderate amounts of nuts and seeds, limited or no oils or processed sugars, no meat, dairy, eggs. I eat a huge volume of food each day (currently very full from dinner and debating whether I can fit in my final serving of grains or if I am too full). I have lost 13 lbs since NY.

Where do you get your ideas for meals? Can you share what you eat? You’re basically a vegan...?

In his book, Dr. Greger gives a daily checklist of foods to eat:
1 serving cruciferous veggies
2 servings of leafy greens
2 servings of other veggies
3 servings of beans/legumes
3 servings of grains
3 servings of fruit
1 serving of berries
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 serving of spices
1 serving of nuts

Yesterday for breakfast I ate some cut up butternut squash with chopped walnuts, cinnamon, ginger, flax seed and a drizzle of honey. (Veggie, nuts, spices, flax seed)

For lunch, I had my big meal of the day: quinoa, grilled zucchini, grilled onion and black beans tossed with pesto (which I make and freeze in batches by blending peas, basil, spinach, arugula, garlic and toasted pine nuts). (Greens, 3 servings of beans/legumes, 1 serving of grains, 2 servings of other veggies).

For dinner I had a kale salad topped with fruit dressed with a little vinegar (1 greeens, 3 fruit), and a side of roast cauliflower for my cruciferous veggie.

For dessert I had some oatmeal with strawberries mixed in for my 2 servings of grains and serving of berries.

It is a LOT of food. I am finding it works best when I make some things like the pesto in big batches that I can have ready to pull out so that cooking is fairly simple.

I do still use some of the ingredients he suggests eliminating (oil, honey/maple syrup, salt) but I am doing my best to reduce the amount or substitute something different.

Reading this gave me diarrhea.

Hasn’t been an issue, but good luck with your little problem.

[Anonymous]

increase protein and healthy fats!