Problems of weight loss

blossomsuz

Mojisola wrote: »

Once you get to your target weight, you could try doing just one fast day a week. It's enough to keep you aware of what you're eating and what being hungry feels like.

This way of eating is very flexible - you can swap between 4/3, 5/2 and 6/1 as needed.

Thank you Mojisola I will try this, have a while to go yet till I get there but got a good feeling about this way of eating so hopefully it will keep steadily coming off

closed

Overcomplication leads to faddy diets and failure. All foods have nutritional value.

less in the mouth, smaller/fewer portions, no need to look for diet foods or faddy foods. high calorie is bad if you eat too much of it and the same applies to low calorie.

Cloudydaze

closed wrote: »

All foods have nutritional value.

Yes but 1000 calories of chocolate has a far lower nutritional content than 1000 calories worth of grilled chicken & steamed vegetables.

maman

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

I'm not being rude but you may find it very difficult to lose weight eating like this. Theres too much fat there. Perhaps you would benefit from looking at somewhere like slimming world instead.

margaretclare wrote: »

There's fat but there's very little carbohydrate. One slice of wholemeal bread has 17.5g of carbohydrate.

I did look at Slimming World. My stepdaughter has had a lot of success with it and did her best to explain it to me. I couldn't get my head around it.
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Sorry you found Slimming World hard to understand but the basic premise is simple. It's not really a diet, more a healthy eating plan. Nothing is banned on SW but some foods need to be kept at treat status (fat, sugar, pastries, alcohol)while others can be eaten freely especially fruit and vegetables which are very high priority. So a typical meal might be lean meat, potatoes and a pile of veg. Gravy needs to be thought of as a bit of a treat and potatoes need to be plain or any fat again used sparingly. Similarly a plate of spaghetti Bolognese is fine provided it's lean meat and ideally with a load of diced veg thrown in. Plain pasta is fine. The damage starts if you start heaping cheese on the top unless you want it as a treat (called syns on SW).


I'm a SW convert. It's common sense really although I think any 'diet' that you follow makes you think carefully about what you're eating so it'll probably work. The problem is when diets are faddy they're not sustainable so you're more likely to give up.

margaretclare

closed wrote: »

Overcomplication leads to faddy diets and failure. All foods have nutritional value.

less in the mouth, smaller/fewer portions, no need to look for diet foods or faddy foods. high calorie is bad if you eat too much of it and the same applies to low calorie.

We do not look for diet foods or faddy foods!

'All foods have nutritional value' - well, so do KrispyKreme doughnuts but I wouldn't dream of buying them!

I keep saying, I am going to give this a go for a month. That's until we go away again - up to then we'll be eating at home. The proof of the pudding will be in the eating - or rather, in the weight loss, if any.

maman

margaretclare wrote: »

I keep saying, I am going to give this a go for a month. That's until we go away again - up to then we'll be eating at home. The proof of the pudding will be in the eating - or rather, in the weight loss, if any.

One thing I'd certainly agree with you on is that it's so much easier to eat healthily when you're at home in charge for the shopping and cooking. At the moment I'm clawing back from a long weekend away over Easter.


And go easy on that pudding!;)

margaretclare

Oh yes, no pudding. Not until we're at dinner in the Globe Inn, Tamworth and pudding will be apple pie. We don't normally have any pudding at all.

~Chameleon~

margaretclare wrote: »

Thanks to all for the last few suggestions. I do NOT think I'll be eating meat and nuts for breakfast!

Any reason why not? How about eggs and avocado then? Cereal, bread and pastries are possibly the worst breakfast foods ever!


ETA: Read further on that you already do eat eggs and fish for breakfast

~Chameleon~

onlyroz wrote: »

"Starvation mode" is a myth. If you don't fancy eating dinner then there's no problem with skipping it.

I think the most important thing "at your age" is to keep active, even if it's just a lunchtime stroll each day. I sadly know of quite a few people who reduced their activity levels later in life and now have major mobility problems. E.g. my mum's cousin installed a stair-lift "for her brother" when he came to visit but started using it herself. She can now barely get up and down the stairs on her own.

As for diet - as long as your portions aren't huge and you avoid the refined carbs (e.g. white bread, white pasta, cakes, biscuits, sweets etc) then you should be fine.

I'd have to agree with this! Activity is one of the most important things you can do. We have a couple of ladies in our power lifting club that are now into their sixties. One deadlifts and squats more than double her bodyweight. She's incredible. I know that's a little extreme, however, she didn't start lifting weights until a year or so ago!

We actively encourage older people to join the gym and if mobility is a problem there are lots of chair-based activities that can be done. It's vitally important to maintain and build muscle mass as we get older as this not only keeps metabolism high but also increases bone density and wards off osteoporosis.

~Chameleon~

Today we had kippers for breakfast, my one slice of wholemeal toast and butter, coffee with whole milk. For lunch we're having meatballs with stir-fry veg. Dr Clark is a great fan of stir-fries - he advocates buying a wok! We've had one for years.

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

I'm not being rude but you may find it very difficult to lose weight eating like this. Theres too much fat there. Perhaps you would benefit from looking at somewhere like slimming world instead.

There's nothing whatsoever wrong with the amount of fat MC has quoted in the above daily food. It's all completely natural and healthy.