Wellness

[151949]

I have known many ladies over the years who have lost considerable amounts of weight in WW but I have never known anyone who lost it and kept it off. that , IMO, is because it is a diet of depriving yourself and no one will maintain that forever. In my experience , when you lose weight then gain it back - you always gain back more than you lost.

[Azcowgirl]

I go to bed hungry nearly every night because in order to maintain weight I only eat one meal per day. .....any more than that, I start gaining. I eat mostly low carb whole foods,, no processed. The lower my carb intake, the easier it becomes to maintain however. Weight is a difficult issue for so many and no two of us are alike and we all have to find what works for us. Good luck to all of you and keep up the good fight .

[violann]

On 2/27/2014 Azcowgirl said: I go to bed hungry nearly every night because in order to maintain weight I only eat one meal per day. .....any more than that, I start gaining. I eat mostly low carb whole foods,, no processed. The lower my carb intake, the easier it becomes to maintain however. Weight is a difficult issue for so many and no two of us are alike and we all have to find what works for us. Good luck to all of you and keep up the good fight .

I follow the same routine cowgirl, except my eating window is about 5-9 pm, so I never go to bed "hungry". Consuming my daily calories in that time slot gives me what I need to feel satisfied before I go to sleep. So far my internist and endocrinologist are absolutely onboard with what I'm doing.

[SurvivedOne]

I don't "count" fats or anything else I eat for fuel, for my health. Just simply ensure am eating foods that are as unprocessed as possible. And that I am getting all my omegas and all the other health benefits from healthy fats. Necessary for nutrient absorbtion as well as healthy tissue, organ function, joints, brain, on and on. Love doing tons of recipes with almonds, avocado, walnuts...lots of other choices. One of my fave snacks is roasted, spiced almonds. You can make delicious snacks with none chemicals, loads of extra salts, sugars that are in processed foods, most especially the "low fat" touted junk out there. There are tons of delicious other options. Love homemade creamy flavourful dressings, cream soups (almond milk is amazing for such!!!), all kinds of delicious recipes utilizing various oils. My priority is my health so I eat for that. And reap the benefits of all the delicious meals we make, feeling fabulous and low body fat while preserving/building muscle tissue with a healthy lifestyle of delicious foods, strength, cardio and flexibility activity.

[violann]

Your post is a great read Survived. Could you post a salad dressing recipe?

[Lipstickdiva]

Thanks HH. After I asked the question I googled and found the formula for computing how many fat grams one should eat.

First I had to figure out how many calories I should eat to lose weight and then from there put the formula to use to figure grams of fat.

[hckynut]

Don't remember if I added a post to this thread or not! Duh!!!

Anyways weight numbers mean little to nothing if one does not know their body composition. Anyone that has ever done strengthening and cardio exercises for a long period of time to reduce their body weight knows that the scale numbers do not always coincide with how one's clothes fit them. Why is that? Body fat to muscle ratio percentage changes.

Size can change while body weight on "numbers only scale" go up. I never pay attention to my body weight unless I am training for a specific reason. That used to be Marathon Running(26.2 miles) or playing hockey or being a hockey Ref. Different weights were better for Middle distance running(2 mile to 10k races), but for the Marathon lighter was always better for me.

Don't get stuck on what a numbers only scale is telling you. Do yourself a favor and get a Body Composition Test to find out how much is body fat and how much is muscle.

[sidsmom]

Ah....the Skinny Fat!! I discovered this term waaaay back in the early 90's through none other than...Susan Powter. Visualize a runway model...especially those in the "heroin chic" era in the 90's. Those gals, even though 5'11, 110-115lb....they could be close to 30-40% body fat since they have minimal muscle. On the other hand, visualize an outdoor volleyball player, 5'11, 150-160lb...they could be 15% body fat since they have a large amt of muscle. I'd take the muscle ANY day.

[gazelle77]

On 2/28/2014 violann said:

On 2/27/2014 Azcowgirl said: I go to bed hungry nearly every night because in order to maintain weight I only eat one meal per day. .....any more than that, I start gaining. I eat mostly low carb whole foods,, no processed. The lower my carb intake, the easier it becomes to maintain however. Weight is a difficult issue for so many and no two of us are alike and we all have to find what works for us. Good luck to all of you and keep up the good fight .

I follow the same routine cowgirl, except my eating window is about 5-9 pm, so I never go to bed "hungry". Consuming my daily calories in that time slot gives me what I need to feel satisfied before I go to sleep. So far my internist and endocrinologist are absolutely onboard with what I'm doing.

I also only eat one meal a day at 5PM. Low carb, low glycemic. I do have herbs and tea during the day, just no food. I have been eating this way for 15 years. I am healthy, normal good weight for my height.