Weight Loss
One last time I'm trying to loose extra weight for good. Yeah its not an ad so whether I succeed or not? Who knows - but I'm gonna try!
Nearly 50, female, not happy with my weight! Really, how unusual, NOT! I'm the queen of diets - been there done that as they say: Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach, Grapefruit - done them all. Some of them even got me to lose weight - for a while. Didn't work long-term though.
This time - though its going to be different.
Weight Loss for the Over 50 Woman
Well not quite 50 - I have a few months to spare - so shall we say weight loss for the nearly menopausal woman anyways? This is my personal search for a long-term sustainable weight loss.
Rapid Weight Loss
I can do quick weight loss, I've done it lots of times before. You can read about my weight loss journey to date here:
The trouble with rapid weight loss, is that the weight won't stay off for long that much I know. Rapid weight loss if fine if you are a boxer or jockey or some other professional that needs to be under a certain weight on a certain date. For the rest of us its not just a waste of effort, its also a great way to set yourself up for even more weight gain.
An interesting study during WW2 proved that people who are starving become obsessed with food - to the point that the men in the study started collecting cook books (really not cool in 1940's America!)
Why Starving Makes You Obsess About Food
Foods for Weight Loss
So What Is Wrong With My Diet?
Well I don't think very bloody much to be honest! It would go maybe something like this on a typical day:
Breakfast
- 2 toast
- 2 bacon (microwaved)
- tea
several coffees (trim milk no sugar) later
Christmas Day
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Lunch
- sandwich or small quiche
- coffee
mid-Afternoon
- packet of chocolate biscuits, or lollies (candies) or chocolate several coffees
pre-Dinner
- gin and diet tonic (beer on a hot day ie not often)
- 1/2 a large packet of chips (crisps)
Dinner
- another gin or maybe wine
- balanced meal with 2-3 vegetables, lean meat (usually chicken), no added salt.
Later
- chocolate or desert or cheese and biscuits (lots)
Actually that's a bad day! I only do the afternoon chocolate run about 3 days a week, and actually we've already cut out the chips with the drinks before dinner (though not the drinks!) I probably only drink about 5 nights a week.
Best Weight Loss Diet .
For me - your mileage may vary
The trouble with most weight loss programs, whether they are pushing coconut oil or oolong tea, is that:
- they are unreasonable and extreme and make you hungry
- they won't work for everyone
For some reason, the body is pretty conservative. I travel a lot, and a lots of tourists go to Asia and immediately get sick. They blame it on poor hygiene on the part of the locals. But the locals don't get sick, nether do I normally.
That's because I eat Asian food at home at least once a week. If you NEVER eat curry, rice or Tom Yum soup - what do you think your body is going to do if you suddenly start doing it two or three times a day. Stay home and camp in your local Chinatown - and eat local - see what happens - exactly the same I'm sure.
My body is a finely tuned machine - it knows EXACTLY when its being starved and it slows down my metabolism ASAP, to wait until its usual chocolate quota is returned. Frankly - short of a definite and immediate life-threatening disease, diagnosed by my doctor - I don't do hungry voluntarily!
So I'm not quite sure why I tried fasting for weight loss, low-calorie diets, the lot. None of them worked, because they weren't sustainable - for me.
Now some people I know can sustain being hungry and going low-calorie - I know a woman who has done it for decades - but not me - and not a lot of other people if I look around me!
I Like Food - Its A Problem When Trying to Lose Weight!
Hai Long Bay, Vietnam
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Koh Samui market, Thailand
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Christmas Market, Berlin, Germany
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Hoi An market, Vietnam
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Best Diet For Weight Loss
High Protein Low Carb
I've know for many years that I like protein: I'm afraid wouldn't even consider a vegetarian weight loss diet - because I would be bored inside a day. I like meat, fish, cheese, etc etc.
What I didn't know about was the "Protein Leverage Hypothesis" - which is a scholary study which reported that when study participants lowered their protein in the diet from 15% to 10% they ate 12% more calories overall. Why? Because they were full and stopped eating.
That sounds an awful lot like me. Its actually contrary to most "official food pyrmaid" guidelines
The Food Guide Pyramid
Seems to fail most dieters most of the time - but still supported by governments
My Best Attempt At A Weight Loss Program
Breakfast
- 2 eggs
- 2 bacon - fried with no added oil (I have magic wok that does this - briiliant!)
Lunch:
- Salad with cheese and/or salmon, tuna or chicken.
I'll try to cut out the snacks and leave dinner alone for the moment - see if this still feels reasonable in a week!
This is a diet in progress - I'll update as change things up and around and see what does and does not work!
More About My Personal Weight Loss Journey
Healthy Frying
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Similar to mine - the coating is incredible - and you really just fry eggs in it with no spray or oil! This is not Teflon coating - it actually works and doesn't come off in a few months!
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What Are Your Top Weight Loss Tips?
Also, I'm like you - I like sugar or salty stuff as a snack. So I have dried apricots (another suggestion I found on that blog) when I'm in a sweet mood, and peanuts/almonds (counted out carefully!) when I'm in a salty mood.
It's tough to eat less the first few days, but over time you get used to it.
Also - could you write an article about your dancing? My partner and I have just started taking salsa lessons (yay!) and I'd love some general tips :)
I don´t quite get that bit ... they were full and stopped eating when lowering their protein? iaw, less protein makes you less hungry?
I already do more than 30 minutes exercise most days - a lot more - but I am trying breaking the exercise up through the day.