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Anyone on here done a low carb diet?
I'm talking very low, around the 30 gram a day mark? I've been doing it for a month with exercise (which can be difficult without the carb to feed from) and i've lost 13 lbs. It's a bit of a **** because it involves a fair bit of lean meat and natural fats (fish, nuts, eggs) but it's working. I'm not counting the fats and the protein, just judging it. The carbs and fibre i am counting, it's sort of Keto but a bit more relaxed as i'm not going down the route of pretending to substitute food-Broccoli is broccoli! Anyone else tried this?
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I'm using MyFitnessPal to track what I eat, I can't speak highly enough of it. It's free and allows you to calorie count effectively and reliably. I've not cut out carbs or anything like that and I'm down about 8kg in month and a bit. I think it's sustainable too, which is important.
Well done on losing the weight you have, hope you keep it off and lose more too! :thumbup:
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13 pounds in a month , nearly a stone, is a pretty rapid weight loss
The dieticians suggest a weight loss of a pound a week , ie four pounds a month
Keep that up and you will be a skeleton !
Why not try the diet without exercise for a couple of months ?
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Pedro de la Rosa
I'm using MyFitnessPal to track what I eat, I can't speak highly enough of it. It's free and allows you to calorie count effectively and reliably. I've not cut out carbs or anything like that and I'm down about 8kg in month and a bit. I think it's sustainable too, which is important.
Well done on losing the weight you have, hope you keep it off and lose more too! :thumbup:
8kg in a month? Wow-that's fantastic, i'll have a look at your system.
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Interesting fact
The vast majority of people who go on a calorie controlled diet like weight watchers or slimming world make big weight loss to start with but end up piling on the pounds again
The key it appears seems to be healthy eating and exercise
No booze , no chips , no takeaways , no sugar in tea etc etc
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SLUDGE FACTORY
13 pounds in a month , nearly a stone, is a pretty rapid weight loss
The dieticians suggest a weight loss of a pound a week , ie four pounds a month
Keep that up and you will be a skeleton !
Why not try the diet without exercise for a couple of months ?
I've got to have a few runs a week sludge, keeps my head right if you know what i mean. Absolutely hate it when i'm doing it, but the feeling afterwards is fantastic.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Interesting fact
The vast majority of people who go on a calorie controlled diet like weight watchers or slimming world make big weight loss to start with but end up piling on the pounds again
The key it appears seems to be healthy eating and exercise
No booze , no chips , no takeaways , no sugar in tea etc etc
You've got it. I'm very lucky in that i don't drink.
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Tuerto
You've got it. I'm very lucky in that i don't drink.
Nor me , horrible stuff
But I love kebabs
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Tuerto
8kg in a month? Wow-that's fantastic, i'll have a look at your system.
Got to say the water weight at the start fell off and it’s got a little harder to shift but I’ve hardly killed myself to do it. Made me realise how calorific some foods are, and conversely how healthy others are.
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Pedro de la Rosa
Got to say the water weight at the start fell off and it’s got a little harder to shift but I’ve hardly killed myself to do it. Made me realise how calorific some foods are, and conversely how healthy others are.
Yup, i always thought that i was quite a sensible eater, but when i sat down and worked it out, it wasn't pretty. Way to much shit, stuff that i didn't really count. I've also realised that i don't need 'all of that food on my plate' sometimes eating for the sake of it. I like a Latte in the morning before work, sometimes in the afternoon as well-holy shit, i worked out how many i was having a month and it was ridiculous, knocked them on the head and saved a right few quid with it.
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Yes I have, but not as drastic as 30g carbs per day - that really is the "super-keto" level! We opted for 100g carbs per day with no extra exercise at all (i.e. practically no exercise other than walking locally) and I lost one and a half stones in 6 months. It was not onerous actually as you get to realise that there are a lot of low or almost zero carb foods and so we concentrated on those. I have never eaten so much eggs and bacon! The intermittent fasting helps too I think i.e. no eating between teatime and mid morning the next day. Weighing foods like rice and potato is very important. Bread is a no-no.
Sadly the lock down however has not helped and I have slipped back into eating bread again which is very carb rich of course.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
13 pounds in a month , nearly a stone, is a pretty rapid weight loss
The dieticians suggest a weight loss of a pound a week , ie four pounds a month
Keep that up and you will be a skeleton !
Why not try the diet without exercise for a couple of months ?
Fair point.
But bigger people also lose more faster as well (without knowing Tuertos size I'm taking a bit of a stab there)
To answer the OP
I tried a similar thing but work and covid etc wiped it out before I got going.
Been taking the dog out 3 times a day and I've increased the walking distance, and I walk a fair bit in work done 17k steps today with one small walk for the dog before work and a nice one just now..got a little one to do later.. I've ordered a smart watch as well just a cheap one to see how I get on/how long/often I use it before going for a better one. Gonna ease into the eating, and similar to you it's just going to mainly be minimising carbs.
Do plan on a few runs a week as well, but need to work up from zero on that!!!
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Tuerto
Yup, i always thought that i was quite a sensible eater, but when i sat down and worked it out, it wasn't pretty. Way to much shit, stuff that i didn't really count. I've also realised that i don't need 'all of that food on my plate' sometimes eating for the sake of it. I like a Latte in the morning before work, sometimes in the afternoon as well-holy shit, i worked out how many i was having a month and it was ridiculous, knocked them on the head and saved a right few quid with it.
Exactly that, the best thing the app has taught me is the thing I thought wasn't that bad, is horrendous and in fact some of the foods I thought I should steer clear of are OK. Fish instead of meat has made a major difference as well and I love fish as a bonus!
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dembethewarrior
Fair point.
But bigger people also lose more faster as well (without knowing Tuertos size I'm taking a bit of a stab there)
You'll have about quite a bit of water weight, which you obviously need to lose but it isn't fat hence the speed of the initial loss.
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Tuerto
I'm talking very low, around the 30 gram a day mark? I've been doing it for a month with exercise (which can be difficult without the carb to feed from) and i've lost 13 lbs. It's a bit of a **** because it involves a fair bit of lean meat and natural fats (fish, nuts, eggs) but it's working. I'm not counting the fats and the protein, just judging it. The carbs and fibre i am counting, it's sort of Keto but a bit more relaxed as i'm not going down the route of pretending to substitute food-Broccoli is broccoli! Anyone else tried this?
no, but it impressive 13 pounds is not the be ignored , guess keeping it up is the task ahead as the weight drop off does slow
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Pedro de la Rosa
Exactly that, the best thing the app has taught me is the thing I thought wasn't that bad, is horrendous and in fact some of the foods I thought I should steer clear of are OK. Fish instead of meat has made a major difference as well and I love fish as a bonus!
Love eating fish, i'm lucky in that my mother made me eat whatever was put in front of me, so i'm open to almost anything! The amount of garbage i put away was ridiculous.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
13 pounds in a month , nearly a stone, is a pretty rapid weight loss
The dieticians suggest a weight loss of a pound a week , ie four pounds a month
Keep that up and you will be a skeleton !
Why not try the diet without exercise for a couple of months ?
I hit 10 pounds in 10 days on a no carb diet.
The first mass of weight is water retention
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dembethewarrior
Fair point.
But bigger people also lose more faster as well (without knowing Tuertos size I'm taking a bit of a stab there)
To answer the OP
I tried a similar thing but work and covid etc wiped it out before I got going.
Been taking the dog out 3 times a day and I've increased the walking distance, and I walk a fair bit in work done 17k steps today with one small walk for the dog before work and a nice one just now..got a little one to do later.. I've ordered a smart watch as well just a cheap one to see how I get on/how long/often I use it before going for a better one. Gonna ease into the eating, and similar to you it's just going to mainly be minimising carbs.
Do plan on a few runs a week as well, but need to work up from zero on that!!!
I was 12 st 3 when i started, probably doesn't sound much, although i'm not a big bloke. I'm 5ft 7 and i should be around the 10st 12-11st range where i feel a lot better. My stomach was expanding at a rate and if i didn't sort it, then it would've only got worse.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
No booze , no chips , no takeaways , no sugar in tea etc etc
No fun
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WJ99mobile
I hit 10 pounds in 10 days on a no carb diet.
The first mass of weight is water retention
Yup, it melts off initially.
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life on mars
no, but it impressive 13 pounds is not the be ignored , guess keeping it up is the task ahead as the weight drop off does slow
My plan is to get my weight to a decent level then control it through exercise and watching what i eat-that's the plan. Hartley will be along in a minute accusing me of turning this messageboard in to mumsnet :hehe:
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Lost about 10lbs doing 2 weeks of under 20g of carbs.
Come off it this weekend and going to a 1500 calorie per day diet.
Hoping to lose another 2lbs per week through the summer.
Started off at 229lbs, hoping to get down to 200.
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Pedro de la Rosa
You'll have about quite a bit of water weight, which you obviously need to lose but it isn't fat hence the speed of the initial loss.
Appreciate the clarification.
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Tuerto
I was 12 st 3 when i started, probably doesn't sound much, although i'm not a big bloke. I'm 5ft 7 and i should be around the 10st 12-11st range where i feel a lot better. My stomach was expanding at a rate and if i didn't sort it, then it would've only got worse.
I'm the same, I'm not overweight and I know if I cut out sugar and reduce carbs I can lose a decent amount. Last time I weighed I was 14st 8 I think (last before that I was exactly a stone less) so I've crept on a stone and I'd estimate I'm a little heavier than 14st 8 now and I'm 6ft so there's definitely weight to be lost! I know I'd struggle to run much more than a mile right now so I'm scarily unfit as well but I've got the attitude now of wanting to turn it around. I'm not even 35 yet 😂
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Tuerto
My plan is to get my weight to a decent level then control it through exercise and watching what i eat-that's the plan. Hartley will be along in a minute accusing me of turning this messageboard in to mumsnet :hehe:
I did slimming world in 2015. Lost a stone a month for 3 months, then another 3 stone over the next 6 months.
I followed the principle of the plan. But lowered the carbs down even though I was allowed more.
Tended to eat meat and veg for dinner replacing spuds with baked peppers and courgettes. Ate a lot of salmon, chicken breasts, steaks, chilli's but with veg almost all the time rather than rice or other carbs. Also counted my treats and stuck within a weekly allowance.
I did have a curry once a week but a lamb rogan josh as it's less fat and with boiled rice. had whisky with pepsi max to drink rather than beer but did have a few pints on the weekends.
snacked on ham, crab sticks and melon.
Since I stopped trying I've gradually put most of it back on. Having to give up playing football didn't help. So now I am trying to walk more and have set up the exercise bike. But the lure of comfort food and a few tins is too strong.
I'm in a real quandry at the moment on how best to enjoy best of all worlds.
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dembethewarrior
I'm the same, I'm not overweight and I know if I cut out sugar and reduce carbs I can lose a decent amount. Last time I weighed I was 14st 8 I think (last before that I was exactly a stone less) so I've crept on a stone and I'd estimate I'm a little heavier than 14st 8 now and I'm 6ft so there's definitely weight to be lost! I know I'd struggle to run much more than a mile right now so I'm scarily unfit as well but I've got the attitude now of wanting to turn it around. I'm not even 35 yet
Crack on Demb, you'll feel so much better, just do your best!
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One of my biggest problems was convenience eating.
I never really cook or prepare meals, so made bad choices all the time. I have improved a lot but what really helped was Huel.
I call it space food, because they say it is so nutritionally complete you can just live of it and still be healthier than 99% of the population.
I would advise using it as part of a balanced diet, eg I have a healthy breakfast, huel for lunch (i would have had greggs or maccies previous) then a healthy meal after work.
this is just a random video review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8DQjF7g8BI
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Tuerto
Crack on Demb, you'll feel so much better, just do your best!
Good luck with it as well mate
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Michael Morris
I did slimming world in 2015. Lost a stone a month for 3 months, then another 3 stone over the next 6 months.
I followed the principle of the plan. But lowered the carbs down even though I was allowed more.
Tended to eat meat and veg for dinner replacing spuds with baked peppers and courgettes. Ate a lot of salmon, chicken breasts, steaks, chilli's but with veg almost all the time rather than rice or other carbs. Also counted my treats and stuck within a weekly allowance.
I did have a curry once a week but a lamb rogan josh as it's less fat and with boiled rice. had whisky with pepsi max to drink rather than beer but did have a few pints on the weekends.
snacked on ham, crab sticks and melon.
Since I stopped trying I've gradually put most of it back on. Having to give up playing football didn't help. So now I am trying to walk more and have set up the exercise bike. But the lure of comfort food and a few tins is too strong.
I'm in a real quandry at the moment on how best to enjoy best of all worlds.
Wow, 6 stone, that's some work. The only thing i really miss is Mr Kiplings apple tarts, i can blast a box of 6 in one sitting. Not into chocolate or crisps.
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I started clean Keto in February. Basic Rules are: net carbs capped at 20g a day; minimum 120g protein a day; and I consume fat to fill in according to appetite. Plus a lot of water. Alcohol is fine as long as it’s not before food, and the rules above effectively limit it to white wine and clear spirits. I did an entire stag do on vodka soda. There is a lot more to it than that as I’m doing it clean, but honestly it’s simple enough. For one weekend a month I bump carbs back up to 50g a day just because it sort of freaks me out going without some stuff. I did MyFitnessPal for 6-8 weeks but got a feel for it and I have no need to track macros or calories now, I have a good feel for where I am at during the day.
Hands down, it has been the easiest most pleasant way to improve my health ever. I had back surgery about 6 months ago so exercise is still largely forbidden but I lost 20kg in about 3 months (93kg to 73kg- so a big swing as a percentage) and it has stayed off, with limited impact on body muscle and BMR. Plus I feel invincible and am so much more productive. And I’ve not even been given the ok to exercise properly yet!
I expect to put on water weight if I ever relax back up to standard low carb but the fat loss is permanent and it won’t reverse- I went from 25%+ body fat to 19%, and this is without any exercise- I wasn’t even allowed to do press ups for most of the time.
Obviously different things suit different people but I’ve found it a doddle, and I say that as someone who didn’t eat salads, cauliflower, avocado or any of the other staples of the diet before. It’s changed me for the better and it truly is a lifestyle thing not a short term thing. We had a second child and built a side extension during this too, all while lockdown was happening so if a lifestyle is manageable under those circumstances it’s clearly something that is sustainable long term. In fact keto helped me get through lockdown, my mental state and my focus was so much healthier because of it.
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Optimistic Nick
I started clean Keto in February. Basic Rules are: net carbs capped at 20g a day; minimum 120g protein a day; and I consume fat to fill in according to appetite. Plus a lot of water. Alcohol is fine as long as it’s not before food, and the rules above effectively limit it to white wine and clear spirits. I did an entire stag do on vodka soda. There is a lot more to it than that as I’m doing it clean, but honestly it’s simple enough. For one weekend a month I bump carbs back up to 50g a day just because it sort of freaks me out going without some stuff. I did MyFitnessPal for 6-8 weeks but got a feel for it and I have no need to track macros or calories now, I have a good feel for where I am at during the day.
Hands down, it has been the easiest most pleasant way to improve my health ever. I had back surgery about 6 months ago so exercise is still largely forbidden but I lost 20kg in about 3 months (93kg to 73kg- so a big swing as a percentage) and it has stayed off, with limited impact on body muscle and BMR. Plus I feel invincible and am so much more productive. And I’ve not even been given the ok to exercise properly yet!
I expect to put on water weight if I ever relax back up to standard low carb but the fat loss is permanent and it won’t reverse- I went from 25%+ body fat to 19%, and this is without any exercise- I wasn’t even allowed to do press ups for most of the time.
Obviously different things suit different people but I’ve found it a doddle, and I say that as someone who didn’t eat salads, cauliflower, avocado or any of the other staples of the diet before. It’s changed me for the better and it truly is a lifestyle thing not a short term thing. We had a second child and built a side extension during this too, all while lockdown was happening so if a lifestyle is manageable under those circumstances it’s clearly something that is sustainable long term. In fact keto helped me get through lockdown, my mental state and my focus was so much healthier because of it.
Good Skills Nick.
Congratulations!!
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Tuerto
Love eating fish, i'm lucky in that my mother made me eat whatever was put in front of me, so i'm open to almost anything! The amount of garbage i put away was ridiculous.
I am the same, too much beer and chocolate for me. I just can't have a small amount of chocolate, its either a massive bag of chocolate buttons or none at all. Trying to teach myself a bit of discipline and seems to be working, at least while I am motivated.
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Pedro de la Rosa
I am the same, too much beer and chocolate for me. I just can't have a small amount of chocolate, its either a massive bag of chocolate buttons or none at all. Trying to teach myself a bit of discipline and seems to be working, at least while I am motivated.
Cake with me, can blast a whole pack of mr kiplings in one hit-no problem.
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Tuerto
Cake with me, can blast a whole pack of mr kiplings in one hit-no problem.
My best mate has to buy a pack of donuts eat 1 or 2 and then chuck the rest in the pack in the bin, or he will immediately polish off all 5. :hehe:
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Pedro de la Rosa
My best mate has to buy a pack of donuts eat 1 or 2 and then chuck the rest in the pack in the bin, or he will immediately polish off all 5. :hehe:
I know that feeling. It was sugar with me. I'm a plasterer, so it's physical work, i'd go most of the day not eating, just drinking copious amounts of coffee, sugar levels would drop off and i'd buy a whole lot of shit on the way home and scoff the lot. I sort of thought that i could justify it after not eating much all day-then i'd have my tea (or whatever it's called now) at about 7ish. Doesn't work. Metabolism slowed right down and the result was a little dumpling (me) :hehe:
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Optimistic Nick
I started clean Keto in February. Basic Rules are: net carbs capped at 20g a day; minimum 120g protein a day; and I consume fat to fill in according to appetite. Plus a lot of water. Alcohol is fine as long as it’s not before food, and the rules above effectively limit it to white wine and clear spirits. I did an entire stag do on vodka soda. There is a lot more to it than that as I’m doing it clean, but honestly it’s simple enough. For one weekend a month I bump carbs back up to 50g a day just because it sort of freaks me out going without some stuff. I did MyFitnessPal for 6-8 weeks but got a feel for it and I have no need to track macros or calories now, I have a good feel for where I am at during the day.
Hands down, it has been the easiest most pleasant way to improve my health ever. I had back surgery about 6 months ago so exercise is still largely forbidden but I lost 20kg in about 3 months (93kg to 73kg- so a big swing as a percentage) and it has stayed off, with limited impact on body muscle and BMR. Plus I feel invincible and am so much more productive. And I’ve not even been given the ok to exercise properly yet!
I expect to put on water weight if I ever relax back up to standard low carb but the fat loss is permanent and it won’t reverse- I went from 25%+ body fat to 19%, and this is without any exercise- I wasn’t even allowed to do press ups for most of the time.
Obviously different things suit different people but I’ve found it a doddle, and I say that as someone who didn’t eat salads, cauliflower, avocado or any of the other staples of the diet before. It’s changed me for the better and it truly is a lifestyle thing not a short term thing. We had a second child and built a side extension during this too, all while lockdown was happening so if a lifestyle is manageable under those circumstances it’s clearly something that is sustainable long term. In fact keto helped me get through lockdown, my mental state and my focus was so much healthier because of it.
Reminder to self to PM later.
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13lb in a month is great going. A lot harder to lose than put on as we all known. The problem with any diet is that you have to maintain it.
If you're eating super low carb then there have to be permanent or close to permanent changes to maintain the losses. If you simply go back to how you were eating before, as most do, then the weight goes back on.
I'm not ideal weight but I know what to do to eat better and get the weight loss benefits, it is just difficult to do it in a world that seems more geared to food than ever. Have we as a nation ever eaten more takeaways? Just eat anyone?
What I would say though is that a body is definitely formed in the main in the kitchen. I prefer the Myfitnesspal route with calorie tracking.
Tell yourself you can't have something and you want it. At least with calorie tracking you can maybe skip a meal before something calorific or have a lesser portion (weighed out if possible) to keep track.
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Accountability can be a very good too.
You don't want to lose face so it forces you to forego that slice of cake or extra kebab you are craving in order to show your losses off.
It is the reason your weight watchers and Slimming World's of this world work.
People mistakingly think they have some magic formula and they need to get back to them to lose but they just dress up eating less crap and eating more healthy stuff in their books with accountability and weighing in front of people being the factor that makes people stick to it.
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blue lewj
13lb in a month is great going. A lot harder to lose than put on as we all known. The problem with any diet is that you have to maintain it.
If you're eating super low carb then there have to be permanent or close to permanent changes to maintain the losses. If you simply go back to how you were eating before, as most do, then the weight goes back on.
I'm not ideal weight but I know what to do to eat better and get the weight loss benefits, it is just difficult to do it in a world that seems more geared to food than ever. Have we as a nation ever eaten more takeaways? Just eat anyone?
What I would say though is that a body is definitely formed in the main in the kitchen. I prefer the Myfitnesspal route with calorie tracking.
Tell yourself you can't have something and you want it. At least with calorie tracking you can maybe skip a meal before something calorific or have a lesser portion (weighed out if possible) to keep track.
I agree and disagree. I certainly agree with bodies being formed in the kitchen - and that so easy! All you have to do is not do something i.e. eat and drink crap/sugar, rather than actively do something like going for a run every morning.
And doing MFP, regardless of the type of lifestyle you are aiming for, is eye-opening. The calories in a plain wrap for example are bonkers. It is a bit of a pain to use if you prepare your own meals rather than have ready-made, but it is worth it. Before I adjusted my diet I was doing a hell of a lot of accidental intermittent fasting by missing breakfast on busy mornings and eating late lunches, followed by 1000+ calories after 9pm.
But I disagree that weight loss will reverse once a macro-based diet stops and you return to a "normal" diet. Weight is too crude a measure of health to be honest. I have NEVER wanted to lose weight. Just fat. My body could be fine at 93kg, just depends on what the KGs are made up of. Similarly I can be unhealthy at 73kg - it all depends. My target is actually 77kg, with some additional leg and shoulder muscle making up the difference. But I could stop Keto today and return to a standard high-carb diet. The weight would only come back on if I eat more calories than I burn. If I switch back to a standard macro mix but with the same calories my weight would stay the same (other than water weight) and it doesn't mean I would put more fat on provided my protein and activity is sufficient. And that is all I really care about. I actually think I am more likely to over-consume calories on my current diet because it involves a huge amount of fat (more than 75% of my calories come from fat). Get my olive oil wrong by a tablespoon and that can swing it quite a bit.
Keto is basically an exercise in mastering your insulin spikes. Get on top of that and keep your hunger in check through lots (and lots) of lovely good fats, and you are sorted. For what it is worth, super low carb/keto is sustainable indefinitely for me, I have no need or desire to switch back and I cannot over-emphasise the mental health aspect of the diet too. Regardless, I am pretty sure I am done with bread, cake and similar foods for good.
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Just to add to the point above: I think the problem with WW and similar diets is that they seem to focus calorie restriction and weight loss. Which is really easy: eat fewer calories than you burn and your body eats itself thus shedding weight. Done. The problem is that if your body attacks muscle rather than fat, you lower your basal metabolic rate ie. the amount of calories you need to keep the machine running. So yes - if you used to have a 2000 calorie diet and a 1800 BMR, you would have been putting on weight. If you drop to a 1500 calorie diet you will lose weight, but if this loss is muscle not fat then your BMR may drop to 1600. So you lose your weight and say "great, now I can go back to my 1800 maintenance", and because your diet wiped out muscle mass you are suddenly over-eating vs your new 1600 BMR.
I am not saying it is deliberate or anything so cynical, but I don't know many people who have done Weightwatchers just once, it seems to be a yo-yo thing. My family all do that sort of dieting, my wife included. It seems like a lot of pain and effort to achieve not a lot, to be honest. I've gently suggested keto, but they simply refuse to believe that a high fat diet can result in fat loss! So my fridge will fill up with "diet" foods next week because my wife is going on a diet again, which seem to be foods that were once normal; had the natural fat removed; and replaced with sugar or some chemicals to compensate, all because everyone thinks that fat is bad but sugar is fine.