Thought I'd share this as its the only diet that has ever worked for me/that i have been able to stick to.
Its dead simple. nothing is forbidden and it works.
Since January of this yr (size 14-16 and very bumpy and wobbly with it at only 5'2) I have been following this 'diet'
I have whatever i want for breakfast (though i dont feel so hungry at that time so its usually just a banana, but i sometimes have toast, crumpets, croissants etc especially at weekends), whatever i want for lunch (baguettes, baked potatoes, sandwiches, big salads, soup and bread- actually whatever i fancy) and the odd snack (usually healthy but if a cake comes to the office i do have a bit!) then i get home from work (usually 6.30/7ish) and i have... nothing. First couple of weeks this is hard (i used to eat a big dinner- usually pasta, rice etc) but I realised its totally just habit and actually, at that time, when the day is over- im not really hungry and i dont actually need anything, especially if ive eaten well in the day (the only days im hungry at dinner time is if i dont have carbs in the day, then i falter at night and have something so i now make sure i eat substantially at lunch) After the first month i found i wasnt hungry at all at dinner time and having shaken off the habit of eating at that time I do NOT feel hungry in the evenings (this does take some adjusting but eventually - you dont!)
Its easy to stick to as even in the eve when you want something you can just think 'ill have it for lunch tomorrow' or 'ill have a cheese and ham croissant for breakfast' and that is enough to keep me going.
I havne't stopped going out in the evenings - i do this once or twice a week- and on those nights ill both eat and drink as on a normal night out, except ive replaced wine with g&T and ill try go for a lighter ooption when out for dinner (again, this is not a rigid rule- its just MOST of the time)
i dont weigh myself but 3-4 months later and im a small size twelve and constantly being complimented on how trim i am looking and healthy. I sleep better at night without a big meal digesting and im never hungry. I also havent had to change my lifestyle at all by abstaining from nights out.
Weekends i tend to have one proper meal (eg a roast) in the late afternoon and fruit, or healthy snacks (carrotts and hoummus is my fave) through the day if im peckish. Agian, if i want to go to a BBQ in the day or a beer garden and have a glass of wine and a plate of chips - i do it. Just not every weekend!
I hope this helps anyone else out there who like me doesnt want to have to count calories, be hungry while trying to work, give up any of the foods they love, or change the way they socialise.
Thanks for reading and hope it helps someone
ps takes about a month for people to start noticing!
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This is working for you because you are not filling your body with calories when your metabolism is at it slowest and therefore it doesn't just turn to fat and your body is using the reserves its got from the day. I don't think I could follow the same approach but I do something similar. I try to eat dinner before 6 if possible and no carbs after about 2 in the afternoon and it does work. Not as drastic as a total meal cut out (not sure I could do that when I am trying to convince my kids to eat their dinners) but still working with your body. Think you must be on to something.
yeah- i am single, no kids, so i dont actually have to do much when i get home! Would be different perhaps if i had to cook for other people, feed kids, etc. But i'm doing what works for my lifestyle and you for yours... but its the same kind of idea. I do think we're on to something!
Hmmmm I might try that....
I went through a phase where I wasn't eating lunch, for various reasons, and I lost a bit of weight then.
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Only reason this is working is because you had the weight to lose in the first place. Skipping meals will never work in the long term and you are slowing your metabolism by doing it.
Your breakfast and lunches arent balanced or healthy, you seem to live on carbs and very little veg/protein. Instead of starving yourself on a night, try eating a salad or small healthy meal and then doing a workout or going to the gym. This is will put your body into calorie-burning mode overnight and you will no longer have to worry about starving yourself. Once you plateau (stop losing any weight) you will need to start working out anyway coz as soon as you start eating evening meals again you will pile the weight back on.
well done for getting this far but please lose the rest in a healthy way.
Your breakfast and lunches arent balanced or healthy, you seem to live on carbs and very little veg/protein. Instead of starving yourself on a night, try eating a salad or small healthy meal and then doing a workout or going to the gym. This is will put your body into calorie-burning mode overnight and you will no longer have to worry about starving yourself. Once you plateau (stop losing any weight) you will need to start working out anyway coz as soon as you start eating evening meals again you will pile the weight back on.
well done for getting this far but please lose the rest in a healthy way.
I just couldn't deny myself my evening meal - It's the meal I look forward to most. I'm doing the weight watchers diet, it is slow but it's working and I'm not denying myself anything.
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