What foods do you eat when you're on a diet?

[Violent Rainbow]

I'm trying to lose 10kg before summer so I'm dieting so hard right now but I'm really bad at finding good diet foods though I'm kinda just living on coffee, macadamia nuts, celery sticks and chicken soup, Greek yogurt and fruit and vegetables and... I'm starving. BUT I'm a little skinnier everyday and that makes it worth it. What foods do you eat when you're on a diet? I need some suggestions.

[Alliesaurus]

I have never been on a diet, I don't play around when it comes to fashion diets.

[Chris | Fit Gamer Trainer]

Postat inițial de Incarnate:

Focus on eating lean protein, vegetables, fruits, nuts, etc. I.e. all the foods you should be eating normally anyway.

Not a nutritionist, but you should avoid bread and potatoes since they are just useless starches. And obviously cut out sugar.

There's nothing wrong with potatoes actually - full of minerals and (before you add stuff to them) super low in calories actually - 70 cals or so for 100g

Bread is also fine but yeah, doesn't add a whole lot

[Odra]

You can try a lot of diets, but its better to start of asking "How did I get here?"

A person who got to their undesired weight might have reached it by overindulging in carbs, while another might have reached it with a sedentary lifestyle, others might have thyroid problems.

That aside, you can try looking for meals that satiate hunger and are cheap, I tried all the usual high fiber suggestions and none of them did the trick until I tried chickpeas

Sure they are starchy and have carbs, but for me it shuts down my hunger on the spot

[Chris | Fit Gamer Trainer]

Postat inițial de SMIFFY:

If I want to lose weight I just eat less carbs for 2 or 3 weeks. No sweets, no crisps, less bread and less potatoes.

Yeah that can definitely work

But that's because you cut calories by eating fewer carbs - it's not the carbs themselves that are an issue

Same would happen if you cut fat out for example

[Alliesaurus]

Postat inițial de SMIFFY:

If I want to lose weight I just eat less carbs for 2 or 3 weeks. No sweets, no crisps, less bread and less potatoes.

No crisps?! Never! :O

[Rio]

Well lunch was

Canned chili mixed with rice, dry ramen noodles, and ketchup with some soy sauce.

[Alliesaurus]

Postat inițial de Origin:

Well lunch was

Canned chili mixed with rice, dry ramen noodles, and ketchup with some soy sauce.

U would like noodle soup

[Azza ☠]

The diet itself is a myth. It's really just calorie deficit vs surplus, depending on your own daily energy output requirements. The diet can either make that easier or harder for you.

Rather consider your lifestyle long period and if you can maintain it.

I personally find most individuals will do well on a Keto-styled diet, specially if originally having an American high-carbs and sugars (plus a ton of fast foods) eating habit.

For that Keto-style, you don't need to go to the extreme, but rather consider increasing protein, fibre and water intake. Reduce your carbs and sugars greatly. Eat more healthy fats.

The problem is too much fruits can also increase natural sugar levels.

However, the protein, fat, and fibre will keep you feeling satisfied and fill, with enough water.

Your body's natural best quick source of energy is firstly from sugars, mostly found in what you drink. Soda, alcohol, and even fruit juice, etc. Swap out the drinks for water. Next source is carbs it can convert, so reduce white flour products (cakes, pies, biscuits, etc) and other high carb products (consider the breakfast cereal). Once it runs low of carbs and sugars, it will actually flip over to using reserve fat storage, so going for a daily walk and having some exercise, even getting a good sleep per night, will start to burn the fat rather than just using up your food as the energy.

It might take a week or two for the body to enter a state of ketosis (burning fat instead of glucoses for energy), but then you don't have to work as hard to sweat it out and burn fat.

Make sure to get enough salts/minerals in your diet with the increased intake of water, which is also required due to the body breaking down of higher levels of protein.

Run the body in ketosis for approx six months, then reintroduce back in carbs slowly. You should of lost weight and then be able to maintain a lower weight level than before. This can also increase your overall lifespan.

[Angel]

Do you know your body type?
I.e. ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph.

The general rule is lean meat and fresh fruit/vegetables and to cut calories by 500 but still have enough to do exercise/stay active.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

tldr: wheat messes up your ghrelin signaling making you feel hungrier

"Ghrelin is a hormone produced in your gut. It is often referred to as the “hunger hormone” and is sometimes called lenomorelin.

It travels through your bloodstream and to your brain, where it tells your brain to become hungry and seek out food."

source: healthline

We observed that enzymatic digest of wheat gluten stimulated ghrelin secretion from mouse ghrelinoma 3-1, a ghrelin-releasing cell line.

source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33605550/

[Chris | Fit Gamer Trainer]

Postat inițial de Azza ☠:

The diet itself is a myth. It's really just calorie deficit vs surplus, depending on your own daily energy output requirements. The diet can either make that easier or harder for you.

Rather consider your lifestyle long period and if you can maintain it.

I personally find most individuals will do well on a Keto-styled diet, specially if originally having an American high-carbs and sugars (plus a ton of fast foods) eating habit.

For that Keto-style, you don't need to go to the extreme, but rather consider increasing protein, fibre and water intake. Reduce your carbs and sugars greatly. Eat more healthy fats.

The problem is too much fruits can also increase natural sugar levels.

However, the protein, fat, and fibre will keep you feeling satisfied and fill, with enough water.

Your body's natural best quick source of energy is firstly from sugars, mostly found in what you drink. Soda, alcohol, and even fruit juice, etc. Swap out the drinks for water. Next source is carbs it can convert, so reduce white flour products (cakes, pies, biscuits, etc) and other high carb products (consider the breakfast cereal). Once it runs low of carbs and sugars, it will actually flip over to using reserve fat storage, so going for a daily walk and having some exercise, even getting a good sleep per night, will start to burn the fat rather than just using up your food as the energy.

It might take a week or two for the body to enter a state of ketosis (burning fat instead of glucoses for energy), but then you don't have to work as hard to sweat it out and burn fat.

Make sure to get enough salts/minerals in your diet with the increased intake of water, which is also required due to the body breaking down of higher levels of protein.

Run the body in ketosis for approx six months, then reintroduce back in carbs slowly. You should of lost weight and then be able to maintain a lower weight level than before. This can also increase your overall lifespan.

You could do keto, which would need fewer than 50g carbs per day

To be clear, if you are not in Ketogenesis, you are not doing a Keto diet

I just think it's unsustainable and unrealistic for most people and doesn't confer any benefits over a balanced diet (with good protein) that doesn't eliminate food groups

Just making it difficult for no real benefit or pay off for people without specific medical issues

[Chris | Fit Gamer Trainer]

Postat inițial de Megami Blanc:

tldr: wheat messes up your ghrelin signaling making you feel hungrier

"Ghrelin is a hormone produced in your gut. It is often referred to as the “hunger hormone” and is sometimes called lenomorelin.

It travels through your bloodstream and to your brain, where it tells your brain to become hungry and seek out food."

source: healthline

We observed that enzymatic digest of wheat gluten stimulated ghrelin secretion from mouse ghrelinoma 3-1, a ghrelin-releasing cell line.

source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33605550/

Ghrelin is a hunger hormone but it isn't trigger by wheat in humans

It's trigger by being underfed for too long

[Chris | Fit Gamer Trainer]

Postat inițial de Angel:

Do you know your body type?
I.e. ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph.

The general rule is lean meat and fresh fruit/vegetables and to cut calories by 500 but still have enough to do exercise/stay active.

Good advice on diet

Just adding that mesotypes (endo, ecto, meso) aren't really a thing

[metamec]

Postat inițial de Chris | Fit Gamer Trainer:

Postat inițial de Angel:

Do you know your body type?
I.e. ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph.

The general rule is lean meat and fresh fruit/vegetables and to cut calories by 500 but still have enough to do exercise/stay active.

Good advice on diet

Just adding that mesotypes (endo, ecto, meso) aren't really a thing

Glad somebody said it. The myth of body type classification.[www.freeletics.com]

I don't know anyone who has taken the extreme low or no carb approach who is capable of maintaining a low weight. They eventually end up bingeing, returning to their old ways and piling it back on again. That kind of yo-yo dieting can be really dangerous for the heart.

I've had one or two people claim I'm blessed with good genes because I manage to maintain a healthy weight but that's just nonsense. I just eat healthily at set mealtimes and ensure I get a certain amount of daily exercise. I don't avoid crisps, chocolate, pizza, etc. but I don't keep any of that stuff in the house either. If I did, I'd probably be tubby too.