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The problem with a drastic diet that doesn't contain the foods you usually like to eat is that you can't stay on it forever. You'll lose weight eating the way that you are, but at some point it will probably feel too difficult to keep eating that way and then since you haven't learned to eat less of your usual foods, you'll revert to old habits and the weight will come back.
Are you making your morning juice in a juicer or a blender? I'm wondering if you're straining out all the pulp, which is the fiber in vegetables that makes you feel full. Also, you might consider adding some protein powder if you're determined to continue with the juices and the smoothies...I buy unflavored protein powder that mixes well with most things, rather than the sweetened flavored powders. It still digests faster than a regular meal and might leave you feeling hungry.
Also, don't try to eliminate fat from your diet. It fills you up and helps slow digestion of carbs, which will help reduce sugar spikes, which will help reduce hunger.
I've never liked milk,find cheese is fattening,yogurt disgusting and icecream to sweet and also fattening.
Coincidentally i spent 35 years working in a large dairy processing plant where my take on milk is its fine for baby cows and not genetically designed for human consumption.
To add/ this is my own dietary lifestyle at the moment i'm not following any one elses plan/diet
It may seem some what extreme but my extra weight is literally killing me and impacting many aspects of my physical well being. my point for the topic was to see what others in the same predicament did to stave off the hunger in their efforts at major weight loss.
Good news i'm down 10lbs.
When was the last time you saw your PCP and had a full blood work done ( including a check of your vitamin D levels)? I would start there and when you get your results, ask for a referral to a good nutritionist to help you come up with a print out of good meal plans specific to your needs and goals.
You really need to know your specific health issues to determine the best healthy way to reach your goals. A nutritionist can test your metabolic rate to give you a good idea of how many calories you should be consuming everyday and the balance of protein /fats/ carbs you need at each meal.
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Well its 11am and i'm starving. to lose this debilitating weight is my only option to get used to feeling starved all the time?
I'm assuming you have been checked out by your doctor. There is no need to starve yourself in order to lose weight. That type of approach is bound to fail. You need to eat more of the right things and stop dieting.
Also, go to YouTube and review some of Dr. McDougall's videos. he word "Diet" is in the titles of the following videos, but the McDougall Plan is not about dieting, but changing your lifestyle regarding food. You can eat lots of potatoes, rice, beans, corn, oats, veggies and some fruit without counting calories. Processed foods are out, as well as oils and sugar.
These juices and smoothies are 80% vegetable ingredients and not all sugary fruit drinks. As an example my breakfast juice recipe=
2 cucumbers
8 celery stalks
2 apples
10 leaves kale with stalks
1 lemon
2 in (5 cm) piece of ginger
2 carrots
Lunch is similar to breakfast but a smoothie instead of a juice with nuts or peanut butter added.
Supper is a sensible low calorie meal. No in between meal snacks and no food after supper.
As for the advice to eat meat and dairy and grains with the idea of slowly losing weight?thanks but i've been doing that for 15 years and i continue to gain weight,.. .
Just so you know, the apples and carrots alone are more than 50 gr. of carbs, not even counting the lemon or other things, which is twice the daily carbs I allow myself. There is a small amount of protein, but hardly enough to stick with you for more than a few hours. Instead, have 2 hard boiled eggs, at zero carbs, and you won't be hungry. If you really enjoy the smoothie, find a way to make it without the apples, and have the eggs with it.
Just so you know, the apples and carrots alone are more than 50 gr. of carbs, not even counting the lemon or other things, which is twice the daily carbs I allow myself. There is a small amount of protein, but hardly enough to stick with you for more than a few hours. Instead, have 2 hard boiled eggs, at zero carbs, and you won't be hungry. If you really enjoy the smoothie, find a way to make it without the apples, and have the eggs with it.
Being that low carb may not be the answer and apples and carrots are very healthy and have lots of fiber and are packed with nutrients. Stuff your body needs. I would say skip juicing and just eat the fruit & veggies whole. Carbs really are not the enemy, especially when they are in fruit or veggie form.
OP, if you do actually follow the McDougall Plan, please be sure to see your doctor for regular checkups, since he will likely have to eliminate or reduce any cholesterol-lowering, high blood pressure or anti-diabetic medications you may be taking.
These juices and smoothies are 80% vegetable ingredients and not all sugary fruit drinks. As an example my breakfast juice recipe=
2 cucumbers
8 celery stalks
2 apples
10 leaves kale with stalks
1 lemon
2 in (5 cm) piece of ginger
2 carrots
Lunch is similar to breakfast but a smoothie instead of a juice with nuts or peanut butter added.
Supper is a sensible low calorie meal.No in between meal snacks and no food after supper.
As for the advice to eat meat and dairy and grains with the idea of slowly losing weight?thanks but i've been doing that for 15 years and i continue to gain weight,.. .
I would lose the grains but you need to eat more than just vegetables. Eat some meat, with some fat in addition to your vegetables. You're hungry because you aren't eating enough.
Uck, I would be STARVING, very angry and possibly hunting-humans on the typical-diet the OP describes.
I suggest picking out the authors of the fad diet books being recommended by various other people in this thread as the first targets! :-P
Here's some information about recognizing unhealthy diets, from sources who are medical experts instead of folks trying to make a buck by promoting their pet theories to people desperate for an easy way to lose weight:
I suggest picking out the authors of the fad diet books being recommended by various other people in this thread as the first targets! :-P
Here's some information about recognizing unhealthy diets, from sources who are medical experts instead of folks trying to make a buck by promoting their pet theories to people desperate for an easy way to lose weight:
John McDougall, MD is a medical expert and he has been offering his plant-based plan for more than 30 years. It's hardly a fad. In fact, other MD's and health care experts regularly train in his approach and go on to offer it to their patients.
Dr. McDougall has also been working hard in an effort to improve the abysmal level of training in nutrition presently received by physicians.
The plant-based plan is also supported by Drs. Dean Ornish, Caldweld Esselstyn, Neil Barnard (Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine), and Michael Greger, among others.
There are minor differences between their approaches, but they all rely upon solid research findings o the benefits of a plant-based diet. This can upset meat-eaters, but that's too bad.
Dr. Greger and a team of volunteers daily peruse peer-reviewed medical journals from around the world and incorporate their findings into recommendations.
Dr. Esselstyn is a former surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, and he has demonstrated reversal of heart disease, even in formerly "hopeless" cardiac patients who followed the plant-based plan. He now runs a medical nutrition clinic at the same place since he has retired as a surgeon.
They are all well-respected medical experts.
Finally, they are in agreement with T. Colin Campbell's research findings and recommendations regarding a plant-based approach. Dr. Campbell is a nutritional biochemist and the author of The China Study.
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