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What’s the best diet for weight loss ?

  • 11-05-2021 6:38pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭


    Is it simply counting calories ? A lot of diets seem based around this in one form or another
    Are some diets better for those who need to lose significant amount of weight - 4 stone plus
    So many different diets out there - fast800 - calorie counting- low carb - replacement meals


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭OMM 0000


    Keep it simple.

    Keto + 14 hours fast each day.

    Some exercise (optional).

    That's all you have to do and you'll lose 4 stone in a few months.

    So an average day would be something like this:

    Breakfast: 4 eggs, some bacon, kimchi.

    Snack: Small handful of almonds

    Lunch: Chicken, broccoli

    Snack: Cheese

    Dinner: Steak, spinach

    No more food - roughly 14 hours (includes sleep) until your next meal.

    Drink lots of water, about double what you usually drink.

    The key to keto is low amount of carbs, especially simple carbs - so you have to give up sugar (chocolate, etc.), pasta, rice, potatoes, crisps, noodles, cakes, bread.


  • Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭sunshine2018


    OMM 0000 wrote: »
    Keep it simple.

    Keto + 14 hours fast each day.

    Some exercise (optional).

    That's all you have to do and you'll lose 4 stone in a few months.

    So an average day would be something like this:

    Breakfast: 4 eggs, some bacon, kimchi.

    Snack: Small handful of almonds

    Lunch: Chicken, broccoli

    Snack: Cheese

    Dinner: Steak, spinach

    No more food - roughly 14 hours (includes sleep) until your next meal.

    Drink lots of water, about double what you usually drink.

    The key to keto is low amount of carbs, especially simple carbs - so you have to give up sugar (chocolate, etc.), pasta, rice, potatoes, crisps, noodles, cakes, bread.

    Sorry should have mentioned vegetarian 😬


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭jam_mac_jam


    It really depends on the person. Keto works for me as I am lazy and can just count carbs and not calories and will loosr weight. Also it means I don't really over eat as it controls your appetite.

    It's not magic though, it works by controlling calories just in a different way. I replace bread and rice with vegetables.

    It doesn't work for other people as they may find it restrictive and you will end up cooking more. I like cooking and preparing my food so it suits.

    Others prefer counting calories. I personally find this much harder as I find low fat food uninspiring and find I am hungry more.

    There are a million diets I really wouldn't say one is the best. Completely depends on the person. All diets work by restricting calories in though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,654 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Everything for weight loss comes down to managing calories. Whether that's calorie counting, intermittent fasting, time restricted eating (e.g. 8 hour window for eating and 16 hour fast each day), keto, low carb, etc etc.

    Different people find different ways more sustainable because they're managing calories without having to know how many calories they are eating. Some people find counting calories better because it just suits them.

    No matter which route you take, food quality is important. You don't have to eat 'clean' all the time. A little space for what you enjoy can help it be more sustainable in the long term.

    Everyone has their own opinions on the best way but that's usually based on their own experience or those of people they know...none of which are you. So just start by thinking how to improve on food quantity and food quality and you'll find your best way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,306 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Is it simply counting calories ? A lot of diets seem based around this in one form or another
    Are some diets better for those who need to lose significant amount of weight - 4 stone plus
    So many different diets out there - fast800 - calorie counting- low carb - replacement meals
    My fitness Pal is great makes you conscious of what you are eating


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,602 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Others prefer counting calories. I personally find this much harder as I find low fat food uninspiring and find I am hungry more.

    You don’t have to eat low fat/low calorie foods when counting calories.
    Can just as easily eat your bacon and eggs and other typical keto foods and track the calories rather than sticking to a carb limit. It just becomes about portion control.

    Different approaches for everyone.


  • Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭sunshine2018


    Thanks everyone for your thoughts


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,654 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Are there any particular habits you have that you think may be the issue? Eating mindlessly throughout the day, eating a big snack at night that is more habit than hunger etc?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭rolling boh


    From my experience I looked at what I ate each day and just made better food choices across the board and cut down and out a lot of snacking .You know the better food to eat might just need a bit more thought and discipline to put into action .If you can break the bad habits while having the odd treat of course you should make steady progress over a few weeks .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    Yes it's a simple as reducing calories, eat less calories than your body needs and you'll lose weight, the bigger the deficit the more weight you lose. There are micros and macros but they don't really come into play when there's a good bit of weight to lose.

    Which diet is the most suitable All depends why you're overweight in the first place and how motivated you are to lose the weight, The hardest part is the psychological battle.

    Then after you lose the weight you need a plan to sustain your weight.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭rolling boh


    Also doing some exercise will play a part difficult to get weight down and off without some level of activity .


  • Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭Righty


    I find simply keeping calories as low as possible but not starving yourself is the best way, I myself skip lunch, I have breakfast and then don't eat anything at work and then eat dinner as soon as I get home. Then try and keep myself occupied in order to stop myself from snacking, the bane of my diet is boredom haha. I recommend having one nice thing that you enjoy a day, for me it's a mini dairy milk bar, to keep myself sane.

    Edit: also I keep a journal, at the end of the day I record my weight from the morning, what food I ate that day and what exercise I did.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    I’m a lousy dieter, love my food too much. Anyway, stone and a half up due to lock down so had to do something. I saw an ad and on a whim I joined slimming world and 4 weeks in 10lbs down. Working for me and some-of the others in the group have lost 7 stone plus. Might be worth a shot for you.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭jam_mac_jam


    I’m a lousy dieter, love my food too much. Anyway, stone and a half up due to lock down so had to do something. I saw an ad and on a whim I joined slimming world and 4 weeks in 10lbs down. Working for me and some-of the others in the group have lost 7 stone plus. Might be worth a shot for you.

    Well done. I would agree on trying slimming world. It works for a lot of people.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭OMM 0000


    I’m a lousy dieter, love my food too much. Anyway, stone and a half up due to lock down so had to do something. I saw an ad and on a whim I joined slimming world and 4 weeks in 10lbs down. Working for me and some-of the others in the group have lost 7 stone plus. Might be worth a shot for you.

    Is it a lifestyle change or a yo yo diet?

    Diets don't work. You need to change your lifestyle, permanently.


  • Posts: 4,727 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    As I got older, I just progressively got bigger bit by bit until I was at least 3 Stone overweight.

    So I installed the app my fitness pal and cut calories. Obviously the best things to cut are take aways and junk.

    But also exercise is very important. I try to do 30 minutes a day on the exercise bike and walk when I can.

    Down 1.5 Stone so far.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,873 ✭✭✭mrslancaster


    +1 for slimming world

    Found it the best way for me after trying different ways with little success. Maybe it was the group meetups, some there had lost a lot of weight so great encouragement as you can see it works if you stick to it. Plus we all wanted to talk about losing weight, recipies & tips etc not always possible with partners or families & friends who might have no weight issues & are not interested in talking about it. And you're paying every week so want it to work.

    A friend followed the operation transformation last year & found it worked great. best of luck whatever you do.


  • Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭emy


    Personally I eat everything I like, but in a small portion each time, I do not get up from table full, NEVER…well sometimes I do, but second day I will take it easy, or fasting. Japanese has a saying: Hara hachi bu “Eat until you're 80% full. I do not have time to count the number of proteins taken, I am not paranoid, I do exercise almost every day, but not mad about it.
    I usually do, when I am home, every morning: I take a glass of water with Zeolite Powder on empty stomach, then a coffee with biscuit/cake - breakfast (almond milk with some flakes) will be around 11am, lunch and second coffee around 4-5pm, that’s all, after 7pm I try to eat nothing, is not easy. Also, I have some fruit during the day. It is working fine for me. In 20 years, I gained around 3kg. I still have, not six packs, just four :(
    I try to decrease the amount of sugar taken.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,368 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Understand what you're eating, calories, nutrients etc (don't over think it too much though)
    Understand what you need.
    Accurately track your intake (rough guesstimates will frustrate progress - weigh your food until you're confident of portion size etc).
    Adjust intake to suit your goal.

    Micdrop!

    Best of luck.

    MasteryDarts Ireland - Master your game!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭Patsy167


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,331 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    What's the best Keto app these days, tried it before had great success the food is what I like, need to give it another go.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭OMM 0000


    Keto isn't as simple as eating less calories, although that is absolutely part of it.

    Keto works so well because you have almost no glucose in your blood, so your body has to use its own fat for energy.

    If you can add intermittent fasting and exercise before breakfast into the mix, it becomes extremely easy to lose weight.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,484 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Is it simply counting calories ? A lot of diets seem based around this in one form or another
    Are some diets better for those who need to lose significant amount of weight - 4 stone plus
    So many different diets out there - fast800 - calorie counting- low carb - replacement meals
    All of those options, for weight loss, are about creating a calorie deficit. It's calories in v calories out, because Science. A calorie is a calorie, again, because Science.

    The "best" diet is the one that is sustainable for you.

    What worked for me:
    • Working out my TDEE (calorie needs - there's the calculation in the sticky at the top or https://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ )
    • Working to a deficit (I used 500 calories, percentage probably would've been better on reflection
    • Tracking (honestly) in My Fitness Pal, including weighing portions.
    • The first for weeks/ months was really portion control on the foods I already ate and/or swaps from things like breaded chicken to roast breast; chips to oven baked wedges
    • Over time I changed things further, as targets got lower, but it was gradual over the 8+ stone loss
    • To be honest, I early on decided it was a change in diet rather than a diet. So I focused on sustainable changes.
    Anyway, look up The Fitness Chef (great infographics) or Ben Carpenter (for more in depth science and/or taking down those trying to sell books/ plans that have no scientific support) on social media.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,484 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    OmegaGene wrote: »
    these two have some very good tips along with james smith who has a good podcast
    Scott Baptie/ Food for fitness too. The high protein handbook cookbooks are great and well worth the investment.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,654 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Scott Baptie/ Food for fitness too. The high protein handbook cookbooks are great and well worth the investment.

    +1 on that.

    Got one of those with slow cooker recipes and there are some class meals in there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 214 ✭✭Frankie19


    Another advocate of my fitness pal. Ultimately it is a calorie deficit you need and to move more. I have tried all the diets...keto/weight watchers/shakes you name it but always end up putting the weight back on plus more.

    With my fitness pal I don't eliminate any foods or alcohol I just don't go over my daily calorie allowance and rarely use exercise calories earned unless I'm out for dinner or its a special occasion. I find if I eliminate a food group I crave it and binge on it.

    The biggest issue for me was portion control. What I thought was a portion of cereal/pasta/cheese e.t.c was waaaay off. Ultimately I was eating way too much of even healthy foods. I bought digital kitchen scales and used them for a few weeks to get a visual guide of a portion. If weight loss stalled/ gain weight i go back to weighing portions again. I dont want to weigh every meal and become obsessive about it.

    I also weigh myself every Friday morning to keep in check. I find that if I weigh myself before the weekend mentally I wont go mad over the weekend with takeaways e.t.c as I dont want to undo the previous weeks progress.

    I lost 45lbs doing this after my first baby. Just had my second so back on it again to try get back to where I was!


  • Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭M_Murphy57


    Frankie19 wrote: »
    Another advocate of my fitness pal. Ultimately it is a calorie deficit you need and to move more. I have tried all the diets...keto/weight watchers/shakes you name it but always end up putting the weight back on plus more.

    With my fitness pal I don't eliminate any foods or alcohol I just don't go over my daily calorie allowance and rarely use exercise calories earned unless I'm out for dinner or its a special occasion. I find if I eliminate a food group I crave it and binge on it.

    The biggest issue for me was portion control. What I thought was a portion of cereal/pasta/cheese e.t.c was waaaay off. Ultimately I was eating way too much of even healthy foods. I bought digital kitchen scales and used them for a few weeks to get a visual guide of a portion. If weight loss stalled/ gain weight i go back to weighing portions again. I dont want to weigh every meal and become obsessive about it.

    I also weigh myself every Friday morning to keep in check. I find that if I weigh myself before the weekend mentally I wont go mad over the weekend with takeaways e.t.c as I dont want to undo the previous weeks progress.

    I lost 45lbs doing this after my first baby. Just had my second so back on it again to try get back to where I was!

    Regular weighing is key. I can out on a stone no problem if I dont check myself weekly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 214 ✭✭Frankie19


    100% you need to keep a regular eye on the scales. No point weighing every day as body weight will fluctuate. Pick the same morning every week or 2 weeks and step on the scales before any breakfast and in the nip :-)


  • Posts: 4,727 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Its important to point out as well though that you can eat a takeaway or have some chocolate or things like that at times. There is no point in being miserable.

    And there are a bunch of nice low calorie treats. Fibre one cakes, some Ice Pops, Popcorn, Snax, Coconut Creams are all low calorie.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    It's pretty much not even up for debate that it's not the diet per se that is important bu the calorie count. I've tried lots of diets, vegan, keto, paleo..and I think they are all overly restrictive for no good reason. Although they do keep you in a conscious frame of mind of what you are consuming and how much which is helpful.
    I think the habits are more important for me than the diet, I leave a bowl of fruit at the front door, on my dinner table, and on my bedside desk so I'm not tempted to go get snacks in the cupboard anywhere I am in the house. I bulk make a big bowl of salad twice a week that i pair as a side with every meal to make it larger. Salads are nice but I used to not eat them because the extra effort of making a nicely designed salad along with the meal I just prepared was just too much like hard work. When there is a salad lying in the frigdge prepared, I'm happy to put it in my dinner and it increases bulk of the dinner without adding many calories, making me eat fewer calories than I otherwise would.

    Little things like this..helped me get in good shape , more so than any style of dieting.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,602 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    OMM 0000 wrote: »
    Keto isn't as simple as eating less calories, although that is absolutely part of it.

    Keto works so well because you have almost no glucose in your blood, so your body has to use its own fat for energy.l.
    It only needs to do that when you’re in calorie deficit.
    So while there are additional mechanisms. It’s still about energy in/energy out.
    bb1234567 wrote: »
    I've tried lots of diets, vegan, keto, paleo..and I think they are all overly restrictive for no good reason.

    The restrictive part is usually what lends a diet to create an automatic calorie deficit.
    Take keto, high fat satisfying, 40% of energy is eliminated and only partial replace. Without tracking calories, you create a deficit. For me that’s a very good reason for restriction.

    If only Icould eat chips, and crisps, and bread along with the steak, cheese, bacon and wings. And just happen to stop at 2000cals because I’m full..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,927 ✭✭✭SouthWesterly


    I cut out the crap, the snacking and reduced the carbs.
    I get out for an hour walk most days.
    Lost 20lbs since January.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    OMM 0000 wrote: »
    Is it a lifestyle change or a yo yo diet?

    Diets don't work. You need to change your lifestyle, permanently.

    Gotcha.


  • Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭LittleBrick


    I put on about 11 lbs over Christmas that I couldn't shift (I had lost about 30lbs from September to Christmas, so it was annoying that a third of it was back on).

    For the last week I've been pairing a VLCD with intermittent fasting, and the weight is coming off at a relatively fast pace (5 lbs in the first week). I know a large amount of this is without a doubt water weight, but I'm hoping to do this until I'm about 6 lbs under target, then hope the water weight is the 6lb difference.

    I drink only water until 6 p.m.
    At 6 I have a bowl of All Bran with soy milk and either a banana, raspberries or strawberries, and a cup of tea (with sweeteners and soy milk).
    Between 7 and 8 I will have 3 weetabix (with sweeteners and soy milk) and tea (with sweeteners and soy milk).
    Then, before I go to sleep, I have a final cup of tea (with sweeteners and soy milk) and a treat (regular size bar) about 10. If I'm still hungry I'll have a bowl of sugar free jelly with 0% greek style yogurt.

    Is it smart? No, definitely not. But if you need to lose a small amount of weight (10-15lbs) quickly, I'd advise it. Just take supplements so you are getting your RDA.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,465 ✭✭✭FintanMcluskey


    The best way I find to maintain weight is drinking water, not just drinking for thirst but drinking for habit.

    I drink 3L of water a day and I’m never hungry for snacks etc or even craving sugary drinks

    I’d highly recommend a water addiction


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭rolling boh


    For me it is a lifestyle change that will bring results for anybody looking to shed weight not a diet over a short period of time that is almost impossible to keep up the sometimes drastic changes suddenly that people have to make .


  • Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭sunshine2018


    Thank you to everyone- some great advice and thanks to whomever recommended the fitness chef - just bought his book ‘eat what you like and lose weight for life’ which is an excellent read.


  • Registered Users Posts: 19 kiki smiling


    I put on about 11 lbs over Christmas that I couldn't shift (I had lost about 30lbs from September to Christmas, so it was annoying that a third of it was back on).

    For the last week I've been pairing a VLCD with intermittent fasting, and the weight is coming off at a relatively fast pace (5 lbs in the first week). I know a large amount of this is without a doubt water weight, but I'm hoping to do this until I'm about 6 lbs under target, then hope the water weight is the 6lb difference.

    I drink only water until 6 p.m.
    At 6 I have a bowl of All Bran with soy milk and either a banana, raspberries or strawberries, and a cup of tea (with sweeteners and soy milk).
    Between 7 and 8 I will have 3 weetabix (with sweeteners and soy milk) and tea (with sweeteners and soy milk).
    Then, before I go to sleep, I have a final cup of tea (with sweeteners and soy milk) and a treat (regular size bar) about 10. If I'm still hungry I'll have a bowl of sugar free jelly with 0% greek style yogurt.

    Is it smart? No, definitely not. But if you need to lose a small amount of weight (10-15lbs) quickly, I'd advise it. Just take supplements so you are getting your RDA.


    How many calories in total per day are you consuming LittleBrick? How long to you expect to do this for?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭wildwillow


    LittleBrick, that regime is not sustainable as you know, but it also doesn't help change your eating habits.

    When you get to your desired weight you need to alter your eating habits. Take it from someone who did all kinds of daft diets and now am my ideal weight by eating regular food sensibly.

    The reliance on sweetness and preprepared food struck me also. Try to concentrate on non processed foods sch as salads and vegetable rich meals.

    You feel better and your energy levels will increase.

    I understand eating only later in the day as the time for temptation is reduced, but you should be having your final meal at 6pm rather than your first.

    Good luck.


  • Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭LittleBrick


    How many calories in total per day are you consuming LittleBrick? How long to you expect to do this for?
    Probably in or around 800-1000 calories. Doing it for 12 days, taking the weekend off (Eurovision!), then probably another week or two before I go back to normal eating (spuds, veg, plant protein, some fruit). I lost the 30lbs slowly, but need this to come off faster this time (I know it's unsustainable long term). I bought a new wardrobe when I lost the weight and it was starting to look like a scuba suit.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 19 kiki smiling


    Probably in or around 800-1000 calories. Doing it for 12 days, taking the weekend off (Eurovision!), then probably another week or two before I go back to normal eating (spuds, veg, plant protein, some fruit). I lost the 30lbs slowly, but need this to come off faster this time (I know it's unsustainable long term). I bought a new wardrobe when I lost the weight and it was starting to look like a scuba suit.

    Very best of luck LittleBrick! Keep us posted


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,550 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    Patsy167 wrote: »
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    Yeah that's absolutely true. Diets have a kind of mythology attached to them but different diets suit people differently.

    I tried keto and I found the fatty foods like fish and meat very satisfying, the biggest volume of food in the diet was veg which I liked and and the snacks of nuts kept me going nicely. It worked (the same as every other diet works) by having a calorie deficit but I was happy to stick with with the calorie deficit because the foods I was eating satisfied me.

    So the keto diet "worked" for me. If you see what I mean.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,654 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Yeah that's absolutely true. Diets have a kind of mythology attached to them but different diets suit people differently.

    I tried keto and I found the fatty foods like fish and meat very satisfying, the biggest volume of food in the diet was veg which I liked and and the snacks of nuts kept me going nicely. It worked (the same as every other diet works) by having a calorie deficit but I was happy to stick with with the calorie deficit because the foods I was eating satisfied me.

    So the keto diet "worked" for me. If you see what I mean.



    Absolutely. Sustainability is the key and there are different tools for people to get to that point. For you it's keto, for someone else it's something else.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,331 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    With the intermittent fasting what's the most sustainable, I've read 16/8, is it 7 days a week, I assume you can have water? Anything else?
    Started the keto again this morning as I didn't like the scales reading. Just had a nice steak with a blue cheese and spinach sauce, hard to think it's a diet. Going to mix it with the fasting this time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,550 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    With the intermittent fasting what's the most sustainable, I've read 16/8, is it 7 days a week, I assume you can have water? Anything else?
    Started the keto again this morning as I didn't like the scales reading. Just had a nice steak with a blue cheese and spinach sauce, hard to think it's a diet. Going to mix it with the fasting this time.

    The 8/16 is doable every day, I think. (but i imagine you can do it any way you like as long as you're in calorie deficit then you're winning to one degree or another). The 8/16 is pretty sustainable so it's doable every day. The night time can be a bit hungry but as long as you know you've had a decent amount of calories and nutritious food during the day, it's usually fine. I found the mornings a bit more difficult as you're genuinely quite hungry. That part has taken discipline. I do 11-7. So breakfast at 11AM, lunch at about 2 or 3 and dinner finished by 7PM.

    I just read a bit here and there so open to correction, but water is fine during fasting hours (drinking a normal amount of water is encouraged) and black tea and coffee are fine too. Milk counts as food so milk in tea or coffee not really ok in the fasting hours.

    That's just my layman's understanding so totally open to correction.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,331 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Cheers, I'll see how it goes for the week I need to reign in this bubble belly, probably do the same hours as yourself it's usually not until 11ish I start feeling hungry in the morning.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    The diet that works best is the one you can sustain and the one that makes you feel best.

    (while obv still losing weight to a healthy weight etc and being fit and getting nutrients)

    If you feel awful it isn't a good sign.

    And if you can't sustain it you will only put it all back on.

    You really have to find out what your body likes best what you like best and what works for you.

    I think its why people tend to disagree ....everyone reacts physically and psychologically differently to foods etc.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7 Bananahands


    The diet that works best is the one you can sustain and the one that makes you feel best.

    (while obv still losing weight to a healthy weight etc and being fit and getting nutrients)

    If you feel awful it isn't a good sign.

    And if you can't sustain it you will only put it all back on.

    You really have to find out what your body likes best what you like best and what works for you.

    I think its why people tend to disagree ....everyone reacts physically and psychologically differently to foods etc.

    Ditching the carbs is crucial for weight loss, you have to look at the spuds, bread, pasta, porridge etc as bowls of sugar. Do this alone and you won’t feel so hungry and naturally eat what you need. I used a continuous blood glucose monitor for a month(freestyle Libre2) to gauge the effects of different carbs. Even the so called healthy carbs cause big spikes. This feedback loop worked for me and helped dodge temptation to eat sh!te. Have also ditched the beer, only drink red wine and whiskey now, again low sugar.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭jam_mac_jam


    Ditching the carbs is crucial for weight loss, you have to look at the spuds, bread, pasta, porridge etc as bowls of sugar. Do this alone and you won’t feel so hungry and naturally eat what you need. I used a continuous blood glucose monitor for a month(freestyle Libre2) to gauge the effects of different carbs. Even the so called healthy carbs cause big spikes. This feedback loop worked for me and helped dodge temptation to eat sh!te. Have also ditched the beer, only drink red wine and whiskey now, again low sugar.

    That's what works for you. Low carb is not for everyone.

    Plenty of people loose weight without restricting carbs but restricting calories.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭silly


    I could not do low carb or no carb like Keto - for me its is just not sustainable.
    I decided 11 weeks ago to start calorie counting and use my fitness pal to track it. I have 15 lbs lost in the 11 weeks, and I can still have my crisps and chocolate if I allocate correctly during the day.


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