Time to go for it

[Vale57]

Hi, This is my first day on here. I need to lose quite a bit of weight for my back pains' sake. I have had good losses in the past few years, but have put it back on, which I am not happy with myself about, because it was so amazing to feel so fit when I lost it. My eating problem seems to be because I am TOO active through the day. I don't get time to eat, so grab anything that comes my way!! am tired when I get home so will 'reward' myself with something quick and comforting. I had great success with fasting diets last time, so would like to ease myself back in. I need to plan and make time for meals and start a bit of recreational walking.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

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[Vale57 in reply to moreless]

Thank you. I do take what you say. I am not too bad at working out the contents of what i eat. So should maybe try a low fat high fibre for few weeks then a low carb high protein (keeping to the calorie guideline recommended on here) and see which is more suited to me now.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Vale57]

It's Low Carb, High Fat that you should aim for. Too much protein will be converted to glucose, which you don't want and concentrating on high fibre will probably sent you down the route of wholemeal bread and jacket potatoes, which will spike an insulin response and put you in fat storing mode, rather than fat burning mode.

Aim for low carb, moderate protein and high fat.

[Vale57 in reply to moreless]

Okay, I will try that thank you. i did experiment with keyto diet a while ago, but struggled to keep carbs so low. I found cheese egg butter and milk to be my best chums! but it was difficult to keep calories in line with it. I will do it with your calorie guide and look to keep the levels you suggested thank you.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Vale57]

You only have to keep your carbs really low for the first couple of weeks, as an induction, to get you burning fat for fuel. After that, you can ease up a bit, which makes it sustainable long term. I've been doing it for 3.5 years now

You don't need to count calories, when following a LCHF eating plan.

[TheAwfulToad Visitor in reply to Vale57]

What moreless said.

You can use the calorie guide to track your progress. You might find you're overeating slightly to begin with, but the crux of low-carb high-fat is that it fixes your appetite: you will no longer feel driven to over-eat, and most people find that, during the induction phase at least, they're eating far fewer calories than they normally would (unsurprisingly, since they're burning a lot of bodyfat).

However, don't attempt to limit your calories. Trust your body to know what it's doing. It'll all come out in the wash.

Oh .. make sure you're eating plenty of veg (non-starchy ones of course). Cheese and eggs and whatnot are all very well, but they get a bit cloying if you don't have some sort of counterpoint on the plate!

[Vale57 in reply to TheAwfulToad]

Right, off we go then. I will digest and plan all this today and get cracking on it. ASAP.

[Hidden in reply to Vale57]

Welcome on board. I stopped counting calories about 4 months ago and have lost a stone. Not counting has been liberating and I am no longer thinking about food all the time. I have been concentrating on eating meals made from scratch and eat very little processed food now. I fill up on veggies and a bit of fruit. Good luck for this week x

[Vale57]

Thank you all for the warm welcome and advice. I am going to cut down potato, bread, cereals, beer and pastry (I don't add sugar to things) drink more water and start properly on the LCHF on Thursday. fingers crossed

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Vale57]

Good for you!