When it comes to dieting to lose weight, I believe you ultimately have to experiment to find what's right for you. Not every diet works for every person.
Trust me, when I was 50 pounds heavier, I tried the then-popular Atkins diet only feel lethargic, constipated (sorry) and just blech. Following a fake-food, low-fat diet full of sugar made me hungrier for more crappy low-fat food.
What Helped Me Drop 50 Pounds
Ultimately, no magic diet works for me. I do enjoy the Mediterranean approach to eating but I try to eat real food, most of the time. I focus on fruits, vegetables and avoid saturated fats. I love fish, dark chocolate and wine. I have a sweet tooth that I am always battling and I enjoy indulging in what I love. I had my once-a-year basket of Snuffer's Cheese Fries Sunday after the TX/OU game and loved every calorie of the fat-bomb without an ounce of guilt.
There. That's it.
If I want to drop weight quickly or balance out an indulgent weekend, I might juice for a few days or live on watermelon and vegetables. That is NOT a good way to sustain weight loss but it's a quick fix which I sometimes, yet rarely, incorporate into my regime.
Does Low-Fat Make You Fat?
There's an interesting article in Britain's Daily Mail that bucks the theory that all calories are created equal.
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Ultimately, no magic diet works for me. I do enjoy the Mediterranean approach to eating but I try to eat real food, most of the time. I focus on fruits, vegetables and avoid saturated fats. I love fish, dark chocolate and wine. I have a sweet tooth that I am always battling and I enjoy indulging in what I love. I had my once-a-year basket of Snuffer's Cheese Fries Sunday after the TX/OU game and loved every calorie of the fat-bomb without an ounce of guilt.
There. That's it.
Snuffer's Cheese Fries
Does Low-Fat Make You Fat?
There's an interesting article in Britain's Daily Mail that bucks the theory that all calories are created equal.
