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[quote=Anonymous]Congrats OP, this is the same approach that has helped me to finally start shifting weight. Mostly because I’ve switched to a largely plant based diet which of course means a big increase in fiber intake over the typical standard American diet I had been consuming.

I still have occasional emotional triggers that tell me to eat, but it’s so much easier to get past them because a belly full of fiber basically talks back to me and says ‘no way, no room in here!’ so I can get past emotions by using other coping strategies. Because I need to up my activity level, I’m taking walks with my dog whenever I start thinking about sugar which I have mostly eradicated from my diet.

People mentioned protein in this thread and I just want to share what I’ve learned the last year that I’ve been reading a lot about nutritional biochemistry and following many of the physicians who are promoting healthier diet for disease reversal and prevention. Most Americans are eating far more protein than necessary for good health, and excess protein harms the kidneys and is stored by the body as fat.

So all that animal protein that certain diets promote is not working for most people and is instead a driver of weight gain.

If you aren’t an elite athlete or body builder, you aren’t going to need to worry about protein and there is more than enough in plants foods to meet your health needs.

One of my favorite foods these days is Goya’s vegan refried black beans, which I dress with some sautéed garlic and onion and cumin and cayenne. I eat them with minimally processed corn chips (Mi Nina is my favorite brand, they are local to me not sure how available nationally) or in corn tortillas or sometimes straight up with a side of dark leafy greens.

I try to eat at minimum 1/2 cup beans daily, more often 1-2 cups. Black beans are super food! I also eat a serving of walnuts daily and often a second serving of either peanuts or pistachios.

Eating for micronutrients and fiber has been a game changer for me in terms of shutting off food noise/chatter in my head. I believe a high fiber diet is as good as weight loss injections in terms of tempering appetite.

Incidentally it is believed that our ancestors routinely consumed 4-5x the current recommended daily allowance of fiber (25/35g women/men) which only about 10% of Americans are consuming today. If we could get everyone eating high fiber diets we could reverse a lot of chronic diseases.[/quote]

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