Eating healthy with a great variety of food. I eat as many vegetables as I want, lots of tofu and beans, less and less sugar and alcohol. I’m limiting carbs because of the high energy density. protein target is 0.8-1g per kg of body weight. Going vegan made shopping, cooking, and storing food much easier. I avoid big meals in restaurants, as they usually don’t contain enough protein and have too many carbs and too few vegetables. I’ve also replaced most of the sugar in sweets with erythritol. Of course movement helps but you can’t outrun a bad diet.
Does IF work? Does it feel good? I just eat less but the same stuff. I wouldn’t want to be hungry. I never understood how people can stay hungry and not getting hangry
I’ve done IF in the past and I find it a pretty ideal solution. I think it is easier if you have a history of exercising a lot - enough to deplete your glycogen reserves - because this will train your body to utilize your fat stores more readily. I find that when I do IF, I might feel a bit peckish in the early afternoon, and then in the early evening I am quite hungry and eat dinner. I feel like it isn’t a big deal, and one of the big benefits is learning to experience the sensation of hunger and accept it, rather than thinking it is an emergency.
I think it is a noble goal to feel and experience hunger and be ok with it. So far, I couldn’t reach that point. Maybe some day but right now I am happy having small breakfast - which is basically the only difference between IF and a normal diet for me
Thanks for pointing it out! Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a link to the study that they refer to. There are a couple of studies and it seems like not eating too much is “save”. Like not eating too much salt or sugar.
I’m still waiting for the study that shows that any amount of erythrol is bad for you. There’s no study that showed that eating a cake now and then with erythrol is bad for you. I mean, neither is sugar, but in a cut it limits your calorie intake
Here are some links. They do say more long term study is needed, but they also say that there are increased negative effects from its consumption. Occasional one off consumption is probably maybe safe, regular consumption is certainly indicated to not be safe. Just like regularly eating too much salt or sugar isn’t safe.
You do you though, eat what you want.
If you aren’t on the lentil train yet: they are great. Since going veggie 7 years ago, that is my go to. High protein, very high fiber, high iron, and also can be integrated into many more dishes than other legume types because it is smaller and red & black turn to mush easier for sauces.
What didbyou do to lose the weight?
Eating healthy with a great variety of food. I eat as many vegetables as I want, lots of tofu and beans, less and less sugar and alcohol. I’m limiting carbs because of the high energy density. protein target is 0.8-1g per kg of body weight. Going vegan made shopping, cooking, and storing food much easier. I avoid big meals in restaurants, as they usually don’t contain enough protein and have too many carbs and too few vegetables. I’ve also replaced most of the sugar in sweets with erythritol. Of course movement helps but you can’t outrun a bad diet.
Thank you for the details! If I can ask more, what are your top 5 favourite vegetables?
I am currently always going for dark leakfy greens: Spinach, Kale, Bok Choy, Swiss Chard, and Repini.
Carbs are my killer still but if been doing IF to try to balance out my intake. And I’m upping protein again with weights.
Bell pepper, red cabbage, carrot, tomatoes, beets
Funny that yours are green and mine are red!
Does IF work? Does it feel good? I just eat less but the same stuff. I wouldn’t want to be hungry. I never understood how people can stay hungry and not getting hangry
I’ve done IF in the past and I find it a pretty ideal solution. I think it is easier if you have a history of exercising a lot - enough to deplete your glycogen reserves - because this will train your body to utilize your fat stores more readily. I find that when I do IF, I might feel a bit peckish in the early afternoon, and then in the early evening I am quite hungry and eat dinner. I feel like it isn’t a big deal, and one of the big benefits is learning to experience the sensation of hunger and accept it, rather than thinking it is an emergency.
I think it is a noble goal to feel and experience hunger and be ok with it. So far, I couldn’t reach that point. Maybe some day but right now I am happy having small breakfast - which is basically the only difference between IF and a normal diet for me
Very fair. It works for me, but I am probably a better adherent to this particular strategy than most.
Erythritol has negative health effects
Thanks for pointing it out! Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a link to the study that they refer to. There are a couple of studies and it seems like not eating too much is “save”. Like not eating too much salt or sugar.
I’m still waiting for the study that shows that any amount of erythrol is bad for you. There’s no study that showed that eating a cake now and then with erythrol is bad for you. I mean, neither is sugar, but in a cut it limits your calorie intake
Here are some links. They do say more long term study is needed, but they also say that there are increased negative effects from its consumption. Occasional one off consumption is probably maybe safe, regular consumption is certainly indicated to not be safe. Just like regularly eating too much salt or sugar isn’t safe. You do you though, eat what you want.
Cleveland clinic study
Oxford Journal
University of Colorado Study
If you aren’t on the lentil train yet: they are great. Since going veggie 7 years ago, that is my go to. High protein, very high fiber, high iron, and also can be integrated into many more dishes than other legume types because it is smaller and red & black turn to mush easier for sauces.
Thanks! Lentis are awesome! They are indeed very versatile! I love cooking with them