Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These diets are all unnecessarily complicated. I lost 55 lbs in 5 months. I eat no fat yogurt and fruit and oatmeal for breakfast, salad and nuts for lunch and for dinner either fish and a vegetable, beans and rice, chicken and a vegetable. I have pasta once every two weeks or so, pizza once a month, and drink only water, plain coffee, herbal tea. That is it.

Yes, and in another 5 months, when you have gained most of that weight back, you'll realize that you need another approach.

I cannot really imagine someone gaining a lot of weight eating this.

NP. She won't be eating that way.

Look up stats on diet regain. I don't trust diet advice from anybody who hasn't maintained a weight-loss for more than 3-4 years. Before that point, the odds of total regain are just too high.

Anonymous wrote:With intermittent fasting, can you have coffee or tea during the fasting periods, or are you limited to water? TIA

You can have coffee or tea. Black is best, but most definitely without sugar. For some people, some heavy cream or full-fat coconut milk (i.e. out of a can, not a carton) won't cause an issue, but for others it will. I was doing IF drinking only coffee with heavy cream in the morning but I had to give up the cream -- apparently dairy is too insulinogenic for me. Sad face. I'm now drinking black tea with full-fat coconut milk (because I really can't bear straight-up black tea or coffee) and it seems to be working -- I'm maintaining a 30-pound weight loss although I am not losing any more (and don't think I will without heroic measures).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These diets are all unnecessarily complicated. I lost 55 lbs in 5 months. I eat no fat yogurt and fruit and oatmeal for breakfast, salad and nuts for lunch and for dinner either fish and a vegetable, beans and rice, chicken and a vegetable. I have pasta once every two weeks or so, pizza once a month, and drink only water, plain coffee, herbal tea. That is it.

Yes, and in another 5 months, when you have gained most of that weight back, you'll realize that you need another approach.

I cannot really imagine someone gaining a lot of weight eating this.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain the 16/8 fasting? Thank you.

You eat all your meals in a 8 hour window every day, and fast the other 16. So for example if you finish your dinner by 7pm, you dont eat again until 11am the next morning. You eat your meals between 11am and 7pm everyday. Don't eat outside those 8 hours.

Can someone explain the 16/8 fasting? Thank you.

With intermittent fasting, can you have coffee or tea during the fasting periods, or are you limited to water? TIA

I read his book after starting intermittent fasting (I read the Fast Diet book and followed that 5:2 method of IF) and I found it fascinating. For those wondering, it isn't a "diet book." Instead he says that there has never been a real causal theory of obesity in the scientific sense, and he develops one and explains it. He has tested the theory and continues to test it. Its a good book. He also has a blog that is a good read. I highly recommend the book.

Anonymous wrote:this is similar to what Dr. Anchors says. Of course you can't eat too much, but when & what is the most important part. No snacks, limit starch (like corn & beans), and carbs. If you do eat carbs, eat without a protein for the first meal of the day. Try and eat the three meals a day within a 10 hour period (ex. if breakfast is 8am, ideally dinner by 6pm)

is this right? i've heard the opposite.

Intermittent fasting really isn't that hard. I do the 16/8 approach and started off slowly moving breakfast laster in the day. I no longer wake up ravenous and rarely get hangry anymore. Sure, I sometimes get hungry before noon, but I'm not getting that "if I don't eat something I'm going to go insane feeling" anymore.

I found what he said about calories in/calories out not being the right story really eye opening. Lots of people just say, "cut your calories, lard ass" but the reality is, everyone's body is a furnace. His analogy there is great.

I'm eating regular Indian food and steadily losing weight. Low carb can actually spike up insulin in some people. It's all about gut health and staying away from processed stuff

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Premise is that everything we think we know about dieting is wrong. The eat less/move more theory has repeatedly failed. Ultimately weight gain is about insulin, not calories. And now that Americans snack all the time and eat throughout the day, insulin stays high and inhibits our ability to lose weight. Solution to reset the set point caused by high insulin is intermittent fasting and eating less insulin producing foods (so low carb). I am intrigued.

this is similar to what Dr. Anchors says. Of course you can't eat too much, but when & what is the most important part. No snacks, limit starch (like corn & beans), and carbs. If you do eat carbs, eat without a protein for the first meal of the day. Try and eat the three meals a day within a 10 hour period (ex. if breakfast is 8am, ideally dinner by 6pm)

here is the thread that includes some of Dr. anchors advice. http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/622974.page

Interesting. There was a recent thread on DCUM about whether people allow themselves to get hungry. I replied that I eat three meals a day, never snack, and fairly rarely eat past about 6:30pm. With breakfast at 7:30am, I'm generally fasting for about 13 hours. I don't follow low carb although I do eat plenty of protein. I'm mid 40s and have no trouble maintaining my weight.

A few people definitely chimed in to say this was a horrible way to eat and I was doing it all wrong. Many people clearly subscribe to the snack all day/keep the hunger at bay philosophy.

Anonymous wrote:These diets are all unnecessarily complicated. I lost 55 lbs in 5 months. I eat no fat yogurt and fruit and oatmeal for breakfast, salad and nuts for lunch and for dinner either fish and a vegetable, beans and rice, chicken and a vegetable. I have pasta once every two weeks or so, pizza once a month, and drink only water, plain coffee, herbal tea. That is it.

Yes, and in another 5 months, when you have gained most of that weight back, you'll realize that you need another approach.

Anonymous wrote:These diets are all unnecessarily complicated. I lost 55 lbs in 5 months. I eat no fat yogurt and fruit and oatmeal for breakfast, salad and nuts for lunch and for dinner either fish and a vegetable, beans and rice, chicken and a vegetable. I have pasta once every two weeks or so, pizza once a month, and drink only water, plain coffee, herbal tea. That is it.

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These diets are all unnecessarily complicated. I lost 55 lbs in 5 months. I eat no fat yogurt and fruit and oatmeal for breakfast, salad and nuts for lunch and for dinner either fish and a vegetable, beans and rice, chicken and a vegetable. I have pasta once every two weeks or so, pizza once a month, and drink only water, plain coffee, herbal tea. That is it.