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Originally Posted by tsearcher
Just want to make it clear that I'm not a big fan of calorie restriction as a means of weight loss, outside of some very specific goals. But I'm in the minority here on that, so take that for what it's worth.
If you're going to feel hungry all the time, then I doubt you'll be successful in losing weight for more than a short period of time. Also, what's the point of being miserable? For a lot of people, eating plenty of fats and proteins and staying away from the processed carbs works pretty well as far as weight loss and feeling good in general. Without the misery of feeling hungry.
So my advice is: eat the whole egg, have some steak, pork, beef, bison, shellfish, sardines etc. In additions to the pistachios, eat raw almonds, walnuts and pecans. And of course, continue to eat the fruits and vegetables you're already eating.
Stay away from vegetable oils, particularly any trans fats. Have olive oil and walnut oil.
You'll probably get a lot of conflicting advice here and you'll have to make your own decisions. But the one thing I can feel confident in telling you is stay away from the processed carbs, especially sugar, HFCS and most grain products. (See the earlier discussion on whole grains)
I'm with tsearcher - big thumbs down to the extremely restricted diets. You are going to set yourself up to weight cycle if you have a very restricted diet for a few weeks and then try to settle into a more regular diet. It's about learning to eat a more balanced diet. If it's not something you can keep up in the long term then you should re-think.
You need to add some grains. The important part, as has already been mentioned is to add whole grains (ie not processed). I've seen it asked a few places in this forum what the difference is between whole and processed. Whole grain means that all three layers of the grain remain (ie the bran, germ and endosperm). Refined or enriched products contain only the endosperm. The problem with this is that most of the beneficial components (b vitamins, iron, fibre) are in the bran and germ. The oatmeal that you have been eating is an excellent whole grain option, some others include brown rice, barley, couscous, whole wheat pasta and 100% whole wheat bread products. Serving size is what you need to keep in check with grains... giant bowls of pasta are a no no.
