one meal a day diet

Ted_Hutchinson

melancholly wrote: »

i know this may be difficult to accept, but not everything on MSE is about you.

The point of mentioning my own personal circumstances is simply to demonstrate that I do put into practice what I preach. Therefore BEFORE I mentioned Dr Dahlqvist on this forum I had been trying that plan so was in a position to make an informed comment.

Similarly I know that exercise is NOT essential for weight loss (although everyone should exercise regularly for good health) from my own personal experience and my research on pubmed and through reading what Taubes has to say on the subject and everything he writes is based on a more thorough and extensive search of existing medical evidence than anything I can do using pubmed.

While it may be the case that a temporary weight loss will occur while your body is adjusting to a new level of increased physical activity, it will adjust to that and over the long term, adapt it's calorie requirement to that level, so when you reduce that level of physical activity the weight you previously lost will then return.

melancholly

well any form of long term weight management has to be about lifestyle change, doesn't it?! if you just crash diet but then return to former eating habits, the weight will come back on. obviously if you stop doing exercise and eat the same amount of food, you'll put on weight. honestly, you are really are quite exasperating.

Ted_Hutchinson

melancholly wrote: »

well any form of long term weight management has to be about lifestyle change, doesn't it?

Exactly that is why low carbohydrate diet that does not increase blood sugar levels avoids the release of excess insulin. Insulin lowers the blood sugar level quickly causing one to feel hungry again. Insulin is responsible for storing fat and blocking its use as an energy source.

Because muscles and brain actually work better when using fat as a fuel it is best for brain and heart health to continue this way of eating. It's the diet our bodies evolved to eat.

, you are really are quite exasperating.

Well I find those people who fail to study what actually happens in practice when large number of people have their exercise levels raised equally esasperating.

In practice those who are obliged to do more exercise do not all lose weight.
They do not in practice have noticable changes in their BMI.

this research shows phys-ed doesn't change BMI.

There appeared to be no link between body mass index (BMI) values and levels of physical activity,

An overweight person will have difficulty losing weight by increasing physical activity while continuing to eat food with high content of carbohydrates. It is a lot easier to increase your exercise levels when you have lost weight.

So change your diet to low carb first, then you will be better able to increase the amount of exercise you do.

notanothergreyhair

I don't wish to get into a debate about what has been said so far...I just want to say well done to Ted for having lost so much - whatever his chosen method.

trace_567

Dieting is really only ever a short term fix. Overall eating habits and tastes much change to maintain anything lost.

I personally believe you should listen to your own body (not books, tv diets, fad diets etc etc).

We have been brought up as a nation to eat 3 meals a day called breakfast lunch and dinner, plus maybe snacks. Now its not the 3 meals thats the problem really, its learning to listen to your own body and deciding what to eat and when to.

Just because people think you should have toast, cereal etc for breakfast many do this. But the question you should ask yourself is this....do I actually want cereal right now? do i actually want to eat toast just because its morning?
Same goes for other meals. My theory is by eating what you actually want when it is your body tells you it wants it helps to stop over eating.

Example when you wake up and you think hmm i fancy some chocolate. But mentally you think, hmm no can't have chocolate its not breakfast food. Must eat breakfast food coz then i won't eat that chocolate. But whats the chances that later that day your still be after that damn chocolate you refused yourself eariler in the day.

Its also about realising when your eating because your hungry, not just because your bored or because people tell you you must eat meals at certain times of the day.

Also learning to tell the difference from being thirsty to hungry. Whether its something sweet you want or savory.

By listening to your own body over time will change your eating habits.

trace_567

I think this is the book that taught me to look at food in a different way.

It's only £2.99 at amazon and may also be avalible at a local library.

Might be worth a read. On amazon you can have a peek inside the book to before you buy.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0141007516/ref=sib_rdr_dp

jinny

trace_567 wrote: »

I think this is the book that taught me to look at food in a different way.

It's only £2.99 at amazon and may also be avalible at a local library.

Might be worth a read. On amazon you can have a peek inside the book to before you buy.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0141007516/ref=sib_rdr_dp

Thanks for all your advice, I have ordered this book today the principals are something i think i could do.