I just spent an hour on a video conference call with a nutritionist and will begin a diet and exercise program on Monday. Very nice woman, and the diet is pretty easy to follow. I will summarize-
1.) Anything that were someone to ask you “what would you like for lunch or dinner?” and you respond, well, you’re not allowed to eat that.
2.) Anything that you see on a menu at a restaurant and think to yourself “MMM. That sounds delicious!” You’re not allowed to eat that either.
3.) Anything you can mentally hear Gwyneth Paltrow saying “After my coffee douche I like to have XXXXX” and you would say out loud “OH GO FUCK YOURSELF WITH YOUR GOOP BULLSHIT. Well, that’s what you are having for dinner.
I start Monday. I just got home from picking up a pizza and a half gallon of ice cream.
Elizabelle
Oh no. That’s not good.
Another Scott
My great aunt told me once that it took her a long time to learn that a lot of the time she ate something because her body was saying it was thirsty but she interpreted it as hunger. So, after that, she tried to always drink a glass of water before eating anything.
As I get older, and put on more pounds that I want, I think she was right about that.
Good luck!!
Cheers,
Scott.
Jess
Hahaha! The easiest health diet to follow is just to cut out all sugar, flour and processed foods. Once you get in the groove of eating the way your farming great-grandparents ate, you’ll lose your taste for anything else. Real food will actually taste amazing. You’ll see–have faith!
Also, too: coffee is actually very good for you!
Josie
Well, what exactly did you expect?
Amir Khalid
That’s the spirit!
Baud
Getting engaged has changed you, man.
Jerzy Russian
Good luck with the diet. It will be hard at first, but you can do it. About 9 months ago I simply started eating a lot less. As noted above was hard at first but it has gotten easier. I am down about 30 pounds, from nearly 200 to around 167. My height is 5 feet 8 inches, so I think I am no longer “obese” according to the BMI thing.
Out of idle curiosity, does one use hot or iced coffee for a douche. Would decaf work?
Jess
@Another Scott: Very true. I now start off the morning with a big glass of water with added electrolytes, and that’s made a huge difference in my ability to actually wake up and face the day.
Scout211
Good luck, Mr. Cole. I hope it goes well for you and it and helps you live a long and healthy life. Having a diet and exercise coach/nutritionist will be a big help to keep you on track.
Telling all the jackals here what you plan to do is also a way to keep you on track. I’m sure you’re prepared for that. Right?
RSA
I roasted some eggplant and squash in the oven for dinner tonight, added a salmon filet halfway through, served it to myself with a green salad and a slice of focaccia. Lucky for me, healthy stuff is appetizing, so all I have to pay attention to is portion size.
Elizabelle
@Jerzy Russian: Maybe not hot, because you don’t want to shock yourself with the jade egg that is already in there.
I just cannot do Gwyneth Paltrow.
Elizabelle
I would walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, were I you, John. You will get some contemplative time, and take off a lot of weight.
Don’t know what you would do with all the animal family, though.
ETA: I can see faithful pup Thurston walking with you. Ascending and descending the Pyrenees.
Elizabelle
@RSA: And what wine are you enjoying with that?
All these spoilsport articles. No amount of alcohol is good for you. But: wine!
NotMax
Well, that takes care of the exercise part.
;)
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
@Baud:
Man I must be out of the loop. When did this happen?
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
Good luck Cole!
HinTN
Cole, you do you, man. I used to be 260 and approaching 60. I started doing VERY LIGHT weight work because old fucks and osteoporosis. I lost 10 pounds. I found out I liked some (10 minutes) cardio on an elliptical to warm up. Ten more pounds. Then I kept at that but started trimming back portions. Long story short, I got to 220 and did not put on the “COVID 19” friends complained about. You’ll get there.
There go two miscreants
@Another Scott: amusing typo though!
hells littlest angel
Not judging, but did you go on a weekend bender just before quitting drinking? That’s not a formula for success.
Emmyelle
Good luck. Really. For me it is a life long battle. Celebrate each small victory.
HinTN
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): Got a back handed acknowledgement from Cole a week or so ago.
dp
Best diet description ever.
Dangerman
Dude, intermittent fasting. Eat nothing before 8, nothing after 6. 14 hour fast plus pick a day or 2 a week and go without if you are really serious.
i’ll see your Paltrow and raise you Trump farts. And you know he isn’t shy about it.
See, now you don’t wanna eat anything for the rest of the day. You’re welcome.
RSA
@Elizabelle: Just a cheap red blend from Portugal, a match for my low-class taste.
I know what you mean! I’m going to pretend I have never seen those articles.
bbleh
Old male. Have successfully lost significant weight twice in my life with the simple routine of:
— Every other day, TRY to eat HALF of what you normally eat, and
— On the “off” days, eat whatever you want. That’s it.
Very simple, very forgiving, doesn’t require giving up anything you like, no counting, no expensive special foods, no total fasting (which isn’t necessarily good for you), and only one day at a time.
— First 2-3 weeks, the “on” days are hard toward the end of the day. Sometimes you slip off. Oh well, go “on” the next day. But when the “thermostat” adjusts, it becomes easier, and that change is permanent. You will WANT to eat less thereafter.
— You probably won’t manage 50% — more like 70%. And for a while you might do 110% on the “off” days. But that averages out to 10% less, and that’s all you need to lose weight slowly but consistently.
(tags: unwanted advice, well-meaning idiots)
Barbara
You like fruits and vegetables, which helps a lot in cutting calories. You just have to eat more of them (especially veggies) in relation to everything else.
I’m not a big fan of most of the workarounds nutritionists use for flavor and whatnot. I decided to try to lose weight during the pandemic, on the theory that I was in more control of what I eat than when I am at work.
Things I did that helped — I downloaded the app “Lose It” and recorded calories and exercise every day. I have a kitchen scale and I weigh portions of things, but especially things like cereal and pasta, which it’s really easy to eat a lot of without thinking about it at all.
I found versions of food like bread that manage to be healthy and have fewer calories — specifically, Dave’s Good Seed multigrain and flax thin slices .
Anyway, good luck.
Jay
@Jerzy Russian:
room temp,
and technically, you are too short for your BMI,
Ken
Aspartame, caffeine, caramel color, and citric acid are electrolytes, right?
dmsilev
What worked for me was just being better about portion control. If I’m making pasta, cut the serving from 5.3 ounces (1/3 of a box) down to 4 ounces (1/4). Smaller pieces of meat. And so forth. Also, stopped buying lunch at the cafeteria at work and instead started making mixed salads at home (with a simple dressing) and bringing those in for lunch.
And not stressing about every day’s weight. I bought a smart scale (that sends the number to my phone) and trained myself to look at the weekly and monthly averages rather than the daily number, which fluctuates a lot.
Jay
I was 160lbs at 18, with 4% body fat at 18.
At 62, I am an inch shorter, still 160lbs but 8% body fat.
Josie
I found a series of books on Kindle Unlimited entitled Dirty, Lazy Keto, which have been very helpful. I have to go low carb in order to lose weight, and these books help with that. It’s for people who don’t want to have to count macros (I hate that word) and such.
MagdaInBlack
@Baud: 🤗🤭
BellyCat
But what are you having for dessert?
West of the Rockies
@Jess:
I agree with you (with a caveat: sugar is a harsh mistress to quit cold turkey).
We’ve cut it though by about 80% and probably 95% reduction on white flour and 90% on processed foods. We’ve each lost ten pounds and feel better and sleep better. Exercise is also so much easier and more rewarding. (I’m 61. My wife is 55.)
frosty
@Jay: My BMI went up when the doc started using the height they measured instead of my real height, which hasn’t gotten shorter, nuh-uh.
Jay
@Ken:
nope, Gatoraide, then coffee. Good coffee.
Kinda like taking the drunk home, putting them in bed, a leaving a large glass of water and a couple of ibuprofen on the night stand.
West of the Rockies
@Jerzy Russian:
I hear good things about a caramel macchiato douche.
Jess
@Ken: Sounds yum! /s
TBH, I’m not doing that as a substitute for coffee.
Josie
I found a series of books on Kindle Unlimited entitled Dirty, Lazy Ketothat have been helpful. I have to go fairly low carb to lose weight and these are great for that. They are written for people who don’t want to count macros (I hate that word) and such.
trollhattan
@NotMax: If you don’t heat the scoop it’s a lot more exercise when you fill the bowl. (And for those of you saying “bowl?!?”)
Jay
@frosty:
yurp, I am still 5’11 on my drivers lisence,
but the bastards changed my hair colour from brown, to gray,……..
what,……. salt and pepper wasn’t an option??????????
Doug Clark
I found a LOT of success using the following rules:
Red meat once or twice a week
lots of chicken and pork chops and fish
lots (all u can eat) vegetables w/o butter
NO SECONDS EVER
no food between dinner and bedtime
Lost 60 pounds so far (heart scare)
ChasM
Ten years ago my wife and I moved to NYC for my work. Lunch was on the company every day, and my wife cooked dinner every night. She’s not a very good cook, so most of the time it was pasta or lasagna. I gained 35 pounds inside a year. One day a co-worker remarked I had an “soft, old man body” (cheeky for an assistant) and I looked down on a bloated gut, freaked.
So I cut down to 1 full meal per day, either lunch or dinner, and just noshing in between (I don’t have breakfast). I took over cooking duties cuz I’m a good cook, cut out the pasta, mastered roast chicken and stopped eating anything after 9pm. After 6 months I’d shed the weight and was back to collegiate to trim, without added exercise.
Cole, I know you can cook so I know you’ll find flavor. We’re rooting for you and you know there will be recipes.
Jess
@West of the Rockies: True dat about sugar. But once you’ve quit, you really don’t enjoy the taste of it anymore. I ate some Wheat Thins the other day, and it tasted like cheap, nasty, stale Halloween candy. Disgusting.
Honus
I’m 68 years old. I’ve been catheterized four times in the past 15 years. I have no stents. Eat the Mediterranean diet. It’s delicious and good for your heart and will be easy given the Lebanese, Greek and Italian populations in the Ohio Valley. Don’t eat any prepared food, and use lots of olive oil. It’s expensive, but cheaper than a bypass
Benw
Good luck, Cole! I hope it works for you
OldDave
I believe this is known as the “If it tastes good, spit it out” diet.
BigJimSlade
Good luck!
Unsolicited advice section: whole foods. You don’t have to shop there, but the idea is right. Also, it’s a bit depressing how little food it takes to get by, but that’s a good thing in the long run (costs less, smaller eco-footprint). And stay at least a little bit active. :-)
Barbara
@BigJimSlade: Another idea is to use an air fryer or other cooking techniques that allow you to limit the amount of fat or oil you need. I roast potatoes and sweet potatoes in the air fryer all the time, with minimal oil. I only use olive or grapeseed oil.
japa21
I just want to know where you are finding ice cream in a half-gallon container.
Jess
@Dangerman: I’ve been doing intermittent fasting (intermittently!), but it turns out (according the latest research) that, other than avoiding eating a few hours before bedtime, it really makes no difference when you eat. IF doesn’t change blood sugar, fat, weight or anything else. But it does help some people with calorie restriction, so if it works for you then that’s great.
The Moar You Know
I had to lose half my colon and some other body parts to get the clue, Cole, so good on you. You do NOT want to wind up like me.
I wasn’t even that overweight, never mind obese, but if you treat your body like a garbage can because it allows you to, the results will be something you do not want.
Amir Khalid
@Dangerman:
With any kind of fasting, though, make sure you stay properly hydrated. I spent the last third of this Ramadhan in hospital for severe dehydration. And I had a miserable Eid. (Though not for that reason alone.)
BC in Illinois
I can agree with many of the suggestions so far, but for me there was one challenge above all:
At age 60, I was 19 stone. Too much. My son took me on as a project, and with his help — diet and exercise (mostly portion control) — I was 17 stone at age 69 when I had the heart attack. Totally cholesterol driven (gunk in the arteries). That’s when the diet you described was imposed. I made it down to 14 stone, though I have bounced back to 15.
As has been mentioned, it is possible to get used to eating less. It takes A WHILE to get used to, but it can be done. What isn’t addressed often enough — especially for people (like me) who are told to avoid salt and fat, is that salt and fat is what makes food taste good.
[For those of you who doubt this, have some unbuttered, unsalted popcorn and report back.]
Find food that tastes good. I have no advice — there’s no accounting for tastes — but that’s where the challenge lies.
p.s. 19 = 266 lbs, 17 = 238, 14 =196, 15 = 210
glc
My understanding, such as it is, is that if Gwyneth Paltrow recommends putting something on or in your body, or both, then it is safer not to remain in the same room with it.
Barbara
@BC in Illinois: A good thing to remember is that the difference between “no fat” and “little bit of fat” is a lot bigger than the taste difference between a “little bit of fat” and “a lot of fat.”
So if a recipe calls for one tablespoon of butter, using 1 tsp. will still give a good result in most cases, but using no fat will make the dish inedible.
If you are sauteeing vegetables, you can use much less fat by “sweating them” — turn the temperature to low and cover with a lid. Works for onions, mushrooms, zucchini, and most things with a high water content.
Jackie
@Jerzy Russian: I found using a salad plate vs a dinner plate tricked my brain to think I wasn’t depriving myself. Funny thing was, I wasn’t hungry after eating smaller portions either. I always told myself I could have seconds, but rarely did. I dropped 30 lbs in about four months and have kept it off two years later.
Drinking water before, during and after helped “getting full” too.
Josie
@Jackie:
That’s kind of what my older brother does. He uses a cereal bowl and no seconds. Eats whatever he wants as long as it fits in that bowl. He’s 83 and super trim.
Omnes Omnibus
@hells littlest angel:
Sounds like judging.
hells littlest angel
@Omnes Omnibus: No. I’m not saying it’s bad or wrong, I’m saying it hinders success.
bbleh
@dmsilev: that, also, too.
Consume fewer calories, lose weight — over time.
@Amir Khalid: yes. eating nothing at all is … very stressful for your body.
Jackie
@trollhattan: Exactly😂 I was always amazed (and broke) watching my teenaged son eat mixing bowls of cereal and ice cream.
CaseyL
Wishing you the very best of luck with the new lifestyle!
I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes about four years ago. Here’s a tip: get rid of your dinner plates altogether, and use salad or even dessert plates instead. Ditto bowls: out with the pasta bowls, in with the soup/cereal bowls. Of all the changes I made in my eating habits – and I made plenty of changes! – I believe that reducing portion size had the biggest effect. Because, not only was I taking in less food, I was training my body to want less food.
So when you do decide to indulge in a food that isn’t on the Approved Menu, you wind up eating far less of it, and far less frequently.
Eventually, you’ll lose your taste for a lot of it. Especially if you do more from-scratch cooking, which generally tastes better (because you get to decide what to put in it), is healthier (because you’re not adding massive amounts of sugar, preservatives, enhancers, homogenizers, and FSM knows what else), and considerably more satisfying (because it isn’t processed and refined half to death).
Good on ya, and good luck!
ETA: I see many others have made the smaller-plate suggestion.
Amir Khalid
@bbleh:
The rule with Ramadhan is, you may eat and drink (and do certain other things) only between sundown and sunrise.
Ohio Mom
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): Announced on February 15: balloon-juice.com/2023/02/15/howdy-folks/
I understand none of us are invited to the ceremony.
TS
@bbleh:
The only thing I have ever found to work – and every 10 years or so I have to address the issue of my weight. Last time was the worst – the doc said I wouldn’t be around for long if I didn’t do something about it. I’m 5ft 4 & had to stay under 1000 cal per day.
I cannot eat food I do not like, so I eat very small quantities of what I like – which are mainly protein & carbohydrates. One advantage of being a regular partaker of wine – drinking water instead gets rid of 200 calories each day.
Taken 18 months to lose about 85lbs (we use kg in my part of the world so I had to google conversions) & I have 15lbs to go for the total 100. – This last 15 is taking forever & I crave chocolate. I allow myself pizza as part of my diet – but I make my own (other than the base) so I know the calorie count.
Main advantage – I don’t pay for any diet schemes & I save money by buying less food. Disadvantage – the husband loses weight as well and annoyingly tells me he is not in any way hungry.
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
@Ohio Mom:
Wow, I just completely missed that.
Well, belated congratulations, Cole
mvr
Not going to give any advice to anyone about this. But I do wish there was not a candy/snacks machine in my building. It doesn’t go well from the same employer who makes us fill out a health questionaire for better insurance coverage where they ask us probing questions including whether our workplace supports a health lifestyle. (Answer, no, it just likes to talk about it while it tried to force us to work in a room w 100 people bad ventilation and no masks in 2021.)
I’m OK weight-wise, but I have that old guy soft tummy that I don’t like. Best thing for me was building a cabin at 9K feet in the Rockies once summer. Went from 195 to 180 and I could run places when I was late after that was all over. Crept back up to 185 over the next 5 years or so and not as fit but that was fine. Last few months I’ve gotten to 190 which is the point at which my lower back hurts.
And now the Forest Service seems to have a plan to protect me from myself by logging around my cabin to protect me from forest fires. This has cost me some sleep. I was an objector to their original NEPA mandated review for the 15 year pig in the poke (flexible management) plan for millions of acres of national forest land in the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. So I have a right to sue. I’m not sure I want the stress, but they have basically done an end run around the law mandating specific consideration of alternatives in conducting environmental impact statements (when TFG was prez). I am apparently the only person to leave a comment on their fancy public comment website in the two years it has been up and they have not responded to it in any detail yet. I have been to public meetings including a video open house Tuesday.
Bottom line: Building a cabin in the woods is good for your physical health. Not sure about whether it is good for one’s mental health. But again, I’m not giving advice. (Translation: I just need a place to bitch about this and BJ seems as good a place as any even though I mostly get to threads too late to have any impact.)
I should add, I’m glad Cole is taking care of himself however makes the most sense to him.
Baud
@Ohio Mom:
I must be true love.
phein64
I know that there is nothing worse than unsolicited diet advice, so I’m already going to add a few centuries to my time in Purgatory, but:
For me — a 60-something Type II diabetic cardiac patient (and I suspect many others as well) — it’s not what I eat, but what I’m not eating that matters.
I had an A1C over 9, and brought it down to under 6 by doing the following:
When you have two cups of spinach for breakfast, and two cups of kale and other veggies for late lunch, food no longer holds a great deal of appeal. The key is a very good blender that pulverizes instead of cuts, and lots of ice with the kale (the less you taste, the better).
Just saying.
middlelee
I’m still laughing out loud at your description of your diet. Can’t wait to hear about your exercise regime.
Betsy
Good luck with your new diet and exercise strategy. You’re worth it and it’s gonna be awesome.
Go for it!
bbleh
@Amir Khalid: yes, I’m talking about all-day fasts, or multi-day nearly-fasts or “cleanses,” the “fad diet” kind of thing. But you’re right about dehydration. You can survive (barely) for days without food, but not without water.
Ohio Mom
My advice is, if one approach isn’t working, try another. As these comments attest, there is no end of diet tricks.
About portion sizes, I will say this. When Ohio Dad was first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, he was sent to a dietician. I went along.
Part of the session was devoted to portion control. The dietician had plastic models of food — reminded me of the kitchen corner in kindergarten — in the actual, proper size of servings.
There was a mound of mashed potatoes, a steak, a green vegetable, probably peas, and a few other common foodstuffs.
I noticed right away that the plastic steak was indeed the size of a deck of cards, as I’ve often read is the correct portion size. The other plastic models were also small, shockingly so. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten such small portions, except in the old days when airlines served meals.
We are all eating too much. Part of it I think is that we all eat out a lot and restaurant servings are huge. That’s what we get used to and what we assume is necessary.
Jharp
What works for me is three bowls of oatmeal with a giant glob of no sugar added peanut butter, a handful of smashed walnuts, a pint of blueberries, with whole milk for breakfast.
Sometimes that lasts me most of the day. And I just don’t feel like eating unhealthy food after that.
And eat more beans. Lima, black, navy, white…
Ohio Mom
@Amir Khalid: Doesn’t Islam have a dispensation for those with health conditions? In Judaism, it is forbidden to fast if you are pregnant, nursing, frail elderly, or have a serious health condition that would be exacerbated if you went without food or drink.
of course, not everyone follows the rules.
PJ
Good luck, Cole. I find personally that, more than diet, walking (or running) at least five miles a day is the best thing for weight loss.
Joegy
For going on 4 years for probably all but 10 days a year I eat the following:
Breakfast – 2 medium gala apples, sliced.
Lunch – 4-5 whole raw veggies (combo of tomatoes, celery, carrots, bell pepper, zucchini), green olives, hummus, few cubes of decent cheese.
Dinner – various. If a second portion, push veggies.
Normally nothing after dinner but, if hungry, a carrot or small serving of almonds.
This change was recommended by my Dr after I told him I don’t enjoy exercise programs outside of walking, yard work, etc. I have found I really enjoy raw veggies. My blood work improved, and now after just turning 60 have dropped 26 pounds. Slow and consistent works best for me. Btw, stopped alcohol 15 yrs ago; never a big steak fan; not an active sweet tooth; retired from office work featuring crappy lunches nearly everyday. Probably would be down closer to 40 pounds but my Italian matriarchal family sees pasta and bread as legally required. I’m ok with it.
Jackie
@Ohio Mom: I always ask for a “doggy bag” when my food is served. I put 2/3s in the doggy bag right from the get go and enjoy the 1/3 portion while at the restaurant plus the salad starter. Then I have two more meals at home. Supplemented with extra steamed veggies or a salad, and I’m content and full.
Amir Khalid
@Ohio Mom:
Yes, those medically unfit to fast for Ramadhan, as I was, are exempt from that duty, and reminded by their doctors not to fast. You can donate a quantity of rice or other staple grain instead, if you have the means, or you can make up the fasting days sometime before next Ramadhan.
RaflW
I wanna know where you found a half gallon of ice cream, John. Because every store I I look at it’s a g.d. one and a half quart rip off now.
Ksmiami
@Jess: truth! Also intermittent fasting is a total game changer wrt weight loss/maintenance
Ksmiami
@Jackie: I only go out to eat with people who like to share small plates- broadens the palate without broadening the waistline
prostratedragon
May 11 is Irving Berlin’s birthday: “Let’s Face the Music and Dance.
NotMax
@prostratedragon
Irving sings.
;)
BigJimSlade
@Barbara: Never!!! Lol, I’ve never tried an air fryer. It’s hard to commit to another thing that will take up space in the kitchen when we know the basic cooking techniques… but, yeah, it’s almost always olive oil we use in our cooking, just a couple of rare recipes that use butter. Cough, cough, fancy-type grilled cheese sandwiches every couple of months, cough, cough.
RaflW
@BigJimSlade: My sister in law taught me another sinful way to make grilled cheese. Use a mix of butter and (real, full fat) mayo on the outside before going in the pan.
Gets nice and crispy and brown and adds just a little tart zing. Absolutely not dr. or nutritionist recommended.
Ruckus
@hells littlest angel:
For some people it actually can be. It gives them permission to deny themselves something they normally wouldn’t. It’s like an eating permission slip. You get to be bad but the cost is acceptable because you got to be bad. It’s not a good route for everyone but for some it’s a bribe to one’s self. It’s what it takes for some to make that decision
I was a mental health counselor for 4 yrs. Some people need permission from themselves to make a change. It doesn’t work for everyone and it’s like close to the last choice but for some they really need to give themselves permission to change.
BigJimSlade
@RaflW: Hm, I’m usually an anti-mayo partisan, but it could work that way!
Anti-mayo partisan creds: a friend and I would joke as teenagers that there was nothing better on a hot, summer day than setting big glass jug of mayo out in the sun for hours. Then when you’re thirsty, glug it down. Lol.
And I’ve likened mayo to spreading phlegm on a sandwich, but fried phlegm on the outside, hmm… :-)
NotMax
@BigJimSlade
Will refrain from providing a link but deep-fried mayo is actually a thing.
Gretchen
Fresh herbs really help food taste good without adding calories. This salmon/asparagus recipe with fresh thyme and lemon is very good if you’re careful to cook the salmon to 125 degrees: tasty.co/recipe/one-pan-salmon-and-veggies
this NYT rosemary chicken is also very good, with fresh rosemary: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019624-roast-chicken-with-maple-butter-and-rosemary?unlocked_article_co…
Odie Hugh Manatee
I’m late to this but that’s the part of the story of my life (being late!). I hope that you are able to accomplish what you want and that you are happy while working at it. If there is such a thing as karma then you are owed a metric fuckton of the good stuff.
You’re a good man, John. Good luck and I’m rooting for you.
prostratedragon
I remember that movie. He sounded like Everyman.
VeniceRiley
3rd belt hole after pandemic a d I am now on 7th. I’m not weighing myself. I assume its due to cooking at home, accepting that feeling hungry is OK. And eliminating carbs and sugar. Ketoish. Fats are good. Healthy fats, at least.
Wife has a sweet tooth, so I make desserts with fake sugar. Try Purecane.Com for that.
Skepticat
When I was young (a looong time go), I had bleeding stomach ulcers, and my doctor explained that the required diet was very simple—If it tastes good, spit it out.
E.
@mvr: Is this the Bears Ears Project you are concerned about? I have some experience here.
Matthew
You might consider using a continuous glucose monitor for a bit. I’m diabetic, and within a week of using a monitor I had amazing information about what the food I was eating was doing to me on a minute by minute basis and radically changed my diet, dropping my A1C below 6 for the first time.
You might consider spending a week with it on with your normal diet and then a week with the recommended diet and see how things change. And when your weight drops you can see about eating fun stuff around exercise. It’s amazing to actually see what your food is doing to you.
2liberal
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