I was obese for fifty-one years before discovering a simple dietary fix. For most of that time I was morbidly obese. Among yo-yo dieters I may be world class, being on a diet for most of that time, losing and gaining over 100 pound four times.
Two years and a few months ago I tried yet another diet. (I haven't tried _all_ of the others, just almost all.) This time it worked. I've lost 80 pounds and my diabetes is in remission, but that has happened so many times before that it isn't what has me smiling. The difference is that it has controlled my appetite. I don't crave the carbs anymore that used to be my life's breath. I'm not obsessed with food anymore, I just eat two moderate meals a day and move on with my life in between. I feel like my relationship with food has become like the normal, healthy people that I've misunderstood as masters of self control.
Here's the secret: I went on a lately popular but politically incorrect diet, that when mentioned on this site gathers instant opprobrium. But the effect is that I'm consuming a much greater proportion of protein than before, in a more bioavailable and complete form. I attribute my progress to this change to my macros. I'd just never tried it before. But it turns out that it makes a huge change to my satiety, and the rest follows. I don't assert that other obese people are/were obese because of protein deficiency, just me. I do assert that it's mostly an issue of not getting the right nutrients from their food.
No drugs, no surgery, and exercise only now, after great weight loss, for the joy of it.
Two years and a few months ago I tried yet another diet. (I haven't tried _all_ of the others, just almost all.) This time it worked. I've lost 80 pounds and my diabetes is in remission, but that has happened so many times before that it isn't what has me smiling. The difference is that it has controlled my appetite. I don't crave the carbs anymore that used to be my life's breath. I'm not obsessed with food anymore, I just eat two moderate meals a day and move on with my life in between. I feel like my relationship with food has become like the normal, healthy people that I've misunderstood as masters of self control.
Here's the secret: I went on a lately popular but politically incorrect diet, that when mentioned on this site gathers instant opprobrium. But the effect is that I'm consuming a much greater proportion of protein than before, in a more bioavailable and complete form. I attribute my progress to this change to my macros. I'd just never tried it before. But it turns out that it makes a huge change to my satiety, and the rest follows. I don't assert that other obese people are/were obese because of protein deficiency, just me. I do assert that it's mostly an issue of not getting the right nutrients from their food.
No drugs, no surgery, and exercise only now, after great weight loss, for the joy of it.