Tue, Jul-31-12, 06:50
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Senior Member
Posts: 159
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Plan: LCHF - my way
Stats: 309/233.2/194
BF:
Progress: 66%
Location: Illinois
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WW Influenced
Maybe I belong in this section. I am moving lower carb higher fat. Yet, as someone who LC'd twice in the past and failed to stick with it -- I tried something different this time. I tried WW Online and it works very well for me.
WW tells you to get 5 to 7 servings of fruits and veggies, 2 to 3 of dairy, and 2tsp of healthy oils. Beyond that -- it's eat whatever you want up to your "points". It's a "calories in/calories out" diet. Eat less than you burn, and you lose weight.
LC is what I call a "bad food" diet. Don't eat carbs, they are bad for you. (I know, it's not that simple, but you get the point). But I love the LC science, and after several months on WW/Calorie Counting (I moved on to MyFitnessPal), I'm ready to start moving my diet more towards lower carb, higher fat.
But I have a different relationship with carbs now. I don't see them as bad...for me (I know others are different). I use the tools I learned from WW (portion control, moderation, keeping a lid on calories).
I meals I aim to have are a protein (chicken, beef, pork), and two servings of veggies (real food, not processed food). Fruit for snakcs (again, real food, not processed food). But life doesn't always line up for me to have these types of meals. I travel for a living, and can be eating out 3 meals a day for 5 days of the week. So I use portion control, moderation, and keep an eye on my calories.
It's working for me so far. And it's a way of eating that I'm not struggling to maintain.
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