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[quote=Anonymous]I have a family history of heart disease as well as high cholesterol.  I know I need to change some of my eating habits (like eating less cheese.) In the past I found I only lost weight on a very low or no carb diet with an emphasis on protein and vegetables.

Honestly, it's really unsatisfying to me to eat the way I ate when I was able to lose weight:  very small breakfast or no breakfast, a mid-morning fruit and cheese or hummus and vegetables, salad with chickpeas for lunch, and dinner of fish and vegetables.  or maybe zucchini noodles or veggie burger with no bun.  (For what it's worth, I didn't limit coffee/tea but didn't drink alcohol.)  These kind of menus are constantly discussed on DCUM so I don't feel like I have to give more examples of what I might have eaten.  My total caloric intake (not factoring in my moderate exercise) was probably 1500.

Eating this way led to weight loss but I felt mildly hungry all the time and a little depressed.  I felt I could never/rarely eat the foods I love, mostly cuisines I don't have the skills to create at home:  ramen, pho, thai, sushi, chinese, indian.  I feel like life has no meaning if I can't have these foods in an authentically prepared way (i.e. not cooked by me or with healthy substitutions).  And eating these foods "once in awhile" feels hard because I never know what the right frequency is.  Once/week?  Is twice/week too much if I eat according to the "plan" the rest of the time?

And what about the occasional pastry? How do I balance the need and desire to lose weight with finding a lot of pleasure in well-made food.  And then I have the added dilemma of never really getting enough protein when I track my intake and how to incorporate whole grains without upping total calories and carbs.

Any suggestions for either of these two dilemmas?  I need to lose 10 lbs but 12 would be better.  15 would be amazing but probably unrealistic--I'm perimenopausal and my body is holding onto weight like crazy. [/quote]

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