I have trouble losing weight because I'm already at a healthy weight, but calorie restriction is the most effective method for me, rather than working out.
During my diet days, I eat a big breakfast (full of proteins, fats, carbs), for lunch that's when I get all my veggies in, so it's usually a salad without dressing. For dinner, I usually drink a small amount of juice/milk or just skip it all together.
Having a balance diet is always the better way to diet. Trying to lose weight fast will only cause you to gain your weight back faster at the end of the whole regime.
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Seconding IF! Huge benefits to it. I do a 16/8 protocol and it isn't bad at all. Basically all I have to do is skip breakfast and have a late lunch. I do the Leangains version and when I was in college (and did it seriously) I got into the best shape of my life. It's not always about eating less calories. Most people eat too few calories as it is and need to increase the amount of calories they consume in a day.
My current set up for cutting is:
Rest Days- 2633 kcal
250g PRO
102.1g CHO
136.1g FAT
Training Days- 3292 kcal
250g PRO
429.7g CHO
63.7g FAT
My favourite way to diet is to eat enough, but healthy. And going to the gym / for a swim / for a walk a couple times per week. Just don't be too hard for yourself!
a year ago I did low carb trying to do a new food reeducation, but it's painful since there's a lot of things that you need to cut off. Now I'm doing a balance between protein and carb... more protein than carb, also, I'm walking every day for at least one hour.
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Although it's not my favorite way to diet, the most effective way of losing weight for my body is to only eat a small lunch (grapes or an apple, saltines and peanut butter and water) every day for 6 days. And in that time frame I drink probably 5 gallons of water. I usually lose a quick 5-8lbs. Definitely not condoning this for everybody, it just works well for me when I need to lose weight fast.
I definitely think a whole food approach is best and intermittent fasting... Yet when I eat a ton of junk like pizza and desserts I tend to lose weight But I'm not trying to lose weight, just follow my weight occasionally.