Going to do a 5 day Beef, Salt, and butter. Grass fed beef, grass fed butter. Also 16-8 IF.
If it goes well, I’ll try it 3 days a week, then standard Keto/IF for 4.
I’ll let you know how it goes.

I just passed a year of low/no sugar, low carb (a whole hell of a lot lower, many many many times lower than I used to eat anyway).

16/8's (or is it 8/16?). Occasional multi day fasts thrown in.

The first 6 months I lost 50lbs.
The second 6 months I lost squat. Zip. Nada.

So I'm changing things around a little. I know I'm eating too much protein, and certain occasional things (blackberries and plain greek yogurt) became more and more frequent. (that was my one "cheat"). So the plan now is less meat, more veggies. Really cut the carbs and dairy (the yogurt) for a spell and see what happens. Even if I don't lose any more, it's been well worth it. Eating better, feeling better, looking better. (and I won't go blind and have my feet cut off)

A couple of months ago I started a thread about a documentary called “Fed Up” about sugar and its impact on weight and other ills caused by excessive sugar in diets. The thread received mixed reviews, that’s for sure. I know the documentary caused me to think about the amount of sugar and “flashy” carbs I was putting in my body. I’m not trying to convince anyone else, I just know I’ve had some pretty dramatic results since I reduced sugar, flour...

I’ve never been very far from my ideal weight. I’m 5’10 and the most I’ve ever weighed is 183. Most often I fluctuated between 174-178. When I decided to change my diet I think I was about 176. After two months (give or take) I’m at 164 this morning. I kept resetting my goal. I always tried to hit 170, feeling like I was in pretty good shape there. I felt like I still had too much to grab around the middle and thought 167? I went right on by 165, which I thought was unobtanium.

I’m not hard core on this stuff. Three mornings/week I have plain Post Shredded Wheat biscuits—0 added sugar. I put blueberries or strawberries on it. I also have plain whole milk yogurt and I drizzle a little locally-produced honey on it and sprinkle some cinnamon. Other mornings eggs, breakfast sausage and the plain yogurt.

I don’t worry about fats. At lunch I’ll sometimes eat a couple of hotdogs (no bun) with cottage cheese. Sometimes a protein/fruit smoothie. Sometimes leftovers from the night before.

Dinner might be just meat or fish and salad, vegetables maybe. We do have an air fryer and I will make fries—russet or sweet potato.

Sunday is cheat day. I still make my famous sourdough hotcakes that morning, but 5, dollar sized is enough.

I might have something sweet on Sunday, but it’s more important to my wife that I do than it is to me.

I understand the relationship between alcohol and sugar. I have not reduced consumption.

Sure has worked for me. Now if I can do something with my spinal injuries (particularly C-spine) so that I can exercise again. About all I can do is walk religiously, but I know that the reason I needed to lose more weight to get my stomach flatter is because I’ve lost a lot of muscle.

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I’m retired and 73 years old. Yesterday I was cleaning out the basement and came across a box of old clothes. In it was a pair of pants that I had from 1986ish so I decided to try them on. Still fit. Now I’m not saying that in the years between I always maintained my weight. Shortly before retirement I said to myself “I don’t want to look and feel like this after I retire”. I started back into my exercising routine and reduced my food intake. Over time I dropped 60+ pounds and have kept it off. It’s all about life style change and sticking to it for me.

My wife picked up “How not to die” by Dr. Greger. I didn’t see it mentioned while perusing this thread so I thought I’d share with those interested in adding another reading resource. We’ve been following his guidance for about 6 months. It may not be for everyone but its worth a read. Here’s the amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250...ms_tai_lxKGDbWXEHVQ9

Diligence. I weigh myself first thing every morning on my very accurate SECA 876 scale. If I’m ever two lbs. or more over my target weight, I eat very light the next Monday.

Lunch:
* A 6oz cup of Silk Soy Milk Unsweet. Few calories, and tastes very good to me.
* 1.4oz of Quaker “Old Fashioned” rolled oats. I munch it dry – tastes best to me that way.
* 1.4oz of blueberries.
* A few peanuts.

Supper:
* 1.4oz of Quaker “Old Fashioned” rolled oats – dry again.
* 1.4oz of blueberries.
* A 1.5oz piece of fresh baked cornbread, spread with Marmite.

I never eat any breakfast, and seldom snack – if I do, it’s a few pinches of dry Quaker oats.

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:

I've been at 20 carbs or less nearly daily for over a year...

I'd love to know what you're eating every day.

Like Arc, I have started the OMAD diet. I've only been on it a week but I can tell you this.

Unlike all other diets I've been on over the years, food is no longer my enemy. I'm now at war with time. It makes this diet a completely different animal.

The way I figure it, I'm already at war with time. This is just another battle front.

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Originally posted by Angus the Kid:
Like Arc, I have started the OMAD diet. I've only been on it a week but I can tell you this.

Unlike all other diets I've been on over the years, food is no longer my enemy. I'm now at war with time. It makes this diet a completely different animal.

The way I figure it, I'm already at war with time. This is just another battle front.

Did you ween into it? I hope so, thats what I did, gradually reducing til I just didn't feel hungry during the day. I also don't feel "at war with time," my body will grumble at me if I haven't eaten by 6pm though.

After you've adjusted, what you should find is no more energy peaks and valleys during the day. No more spikes and crashes. This is the big benefit to me, aside from the ease of controlling calories for one meal.

Yes, I did start slowly; however, after about the 20 hour mark, I get hungry!

Had shoulder surgery in early June. Post surgery while in the sling dropped my caloric intake 15-20%. It's November and I weigh the same as I did pre surgery, putting all the muscle mass I lost back on in the last 3 months.
Started lifting immediately after I got out of the sling. Ortho says max recovery rate possible for me. I attest this to diet.

Still eating 6 times a day (4 meals + 2 meal replacements), small meals, high in protein (70% fish, 25% chicken, 5% beef). Lots of brown rice, all the super fruits with high antioxidants, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and bananas/apples. I eat 5-6 fruit servings per day. Egg whites, protein oatmeal/waffles/pancake every morning for breakfast, eating as soon as I get up to crank up my metabolism for the day. Lots of spring mix grilled chicken salads with an apple (love the pink lady's) and grape tomatoes. 3-4 hours go by my stomach is turning wanting food. Bowel movements 3-4 times a day. I consume a lot of water and add electrolytes to my water all day staying hydrated (TB12 style). Only fluids I consume are water, carbonated water, and almond milk for my protein shakes (with added fruit). Cheat meat on Sunday nights after Mass always with a once a week welcomed coca-cola but even my cheat meals are tame.

Lifting weights 3-4 times per week and cardio 3-4 times a week. Between weights and cardio I'm in the gym 6-7 days a week never lifting more than 2 days in a row. 46, feel 28. Alcohol is in the past for good.

Weight loss, dieting, studying food for most of life. I think a lot of problems with food is marketing. As a child you are pelted with sugary cereal ads. Teenager and adult it's fast food, restaurants, etc. To beat food as an addiction you must first study marketing, and the marketing of food. Then you will realize it's been an elaborate plot since you were old enough to talk, to get your money on food you don't need to eat. No food tastes as good as being in shape feels.

And Tmats is dead on about sugar. I consume it, but it's via fruit with the fiber offset so to me it's meaningless. A dab of honey in my shakes, and some in my natural peanut butter. No sweets of any kind. Maybe a small slice of something 1-2 times a year on a holiday otherwise I avoid it like the plague.

Good luck to everyone.

I don't eat a lot of red meat. But when I do eat red meat, there is only one kind for me, bison.

According to the USDA, bison burgers have 152 calories and 7 grams fat, which is less than even a 90% lean beef burger (184 calories and 10 grams fat) and a 93% lean turkey burger (176 calories and 10 grams fat). Bison offers more omega-3 fats than beef, and a better omega-6 to omega-3 ratio.

Google bison vs beef. Bison is the clear winner in every regard. Dozens of studies and medical data support that.

i try to get as much fat as possible, and hate that the government has a stranglehold on how our meat is prepared. 90 pct lean? 85 pct lean? wtf. at least i can get oxtail with fat fat, and more fat. fat does not make you fat. low fat is bad for your heart, brain and other vital organs.

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Originally posted by f2:
i try to get as much fat as possible, and hate that the government has a stranglehold on how our meat is prepared. 90 pct lean? 85 pct lean? wtf. at least i can get oxtail with fat fat, and more fat. fat does not make you fat. low fat is bad for your heart, brain and other vital organs.

Preach it.

Except vegetable oils like corn, soy, and canola. These are quite bad for you.

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Originally posted by Fenris:
Except vegetable oils like corn, soy, and canola. These are quite bad for you.

omega 6 oils... the perils of eating out.

Want to lose weight? This simple graphic nails it. #1: “A calorie deficit”.

https://mol.im/a/7679261

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Want to lose weight? This simple graphic nails it. #1: “A calorie deficit”.

https://mol.im/a/7679261

Yup - it's math.

I wanted to drop 20lbs that I added up over the past year and went to 1500 calories a day and tracking it on "My Fitness Pal" app (you can scan barcodes and it gets all the caloric info).

Been at it a month and am down 13.8 lbs.

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Yup - it's math.

Bingo.
It's all about what you take in, and what you burn. It's that simple.

About 2 years ago, I needed to shed a lot of pounds I'd added thanks to work-related stress eating and drinking. I was the heaviest I'd ever been in my life and was miserable.

I went to my Doctor for help and he said the same thing - "It's math."
He showed me how to calculate my basal metabolic rate (basically the # of calories you'd burn if you laid in bed all day). He then said subtract 500 calories and that is your caloric target for the day. Stick to that and you'll lose 1-2lbs a week.
(It takes 3500 calories to burn a pound of fat, so 7 X 500 = 3500).

Between that and exercise, I lost 40lbs in about 6-7 months. And for the most part, I've kept it off over the years (I'll fluctuate 5-10lb but it's easy to come back down.)

The funny part is I never actually changed what I ate. I just ate less of it. I still had cheeseburgers with the bun, beer, pizza, etc. All I did was count the calories.

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Try to eliminate habit and boredom eating. I don’t do well with calorie counting type dieting. However by only eating when I am truly hungry or at actual proper meal times has seen me shed 65lbs over the past 5 years.

About the only change I haven't tried yet to get rid of the stubborn flab that is hiding my abs is to take up smoking again.

Not going to do that, so FML.