The official diet and nutrition thread

[Green Monstah]

Good results. I’m down 20 pounds since January. I’ve stuck to intermittent fasting for 16 hours. And I wake up and do kettlebell workouts for 40 minutes every weekday morning.

I just extended the IF to 17 hours to try to slow down the plateau effect.

I still need to tighten up on my simple carbs consumption, but overall, that has gone much better as well.

[Pelado]

Good results. I’m down 20 pounds since January. I’ve stuck to intermittent fasting for 16 hours. And I wake up and do kettlebell workouts for 40 minutes every weekday morning.

I just extended the IF to 17 hours to try to slow down the plateau effect.

I still need to tighten up on my simple carbs consumption, but overall, that has gone much better as well.

Which simple carbs are you consuming?

[BigFatMeanie]

Which simple carbs are you consuming?

I think he’s mistaken about simple carbs. I think boogers are more protein than carbs.

[Pelado]

I started doing this last month. So far, same results as the prescription. I also started reconstituting my own peptide (BPC-157) for my knee pain. So far, I am enjoying the results of both.

Saw this video and thought we'd had a more extensive peptide discussion here. Maybe it's just that my search skills are lacking.

[Green Monstah]

Can we get a tl;dw for this?

[Pelado]

Can we get a tl;dw for this?

TL;DW: Peptides have not been studied and so there is no evidence that they are safe nor that they provide any benefit(s). Several peptides were recently approved to be an available ingredient for compounding pharmacies. All the members of the committee who voted in favor of making the peptides available to compounding pharmacies have ties to companies/organizations that will profit from the change. The recommendation from the Science team was against inclusion. In spite of this new status, peptides are still not FDA approved.

[Moliere]

I'm currently at my high school weight, which fluctuates between 145 and 148 pounds. Here's my diet:

No more than 45g carbs per meal
Majority of carbs are in vegetables or whole grains
I'll sneak maybe 10g of carbs in the form of dark chocolate or Hagen Dasz mini ice cream bars
I eat a lot of protein and I don't worry too much about it being lean or fatty or whatever
I eat a lot of chicken salad chick (Dixie chick ftw and the broccoli salad is very good
I hardly ever snack in between meals, and when I snack it's usually peanuts or celery sticks with peanut butter
I run three times a week

I wouldn't say I don't have cravings for sweet things, but my cravings are much, much less than they were in the past. I can walk past brownies, cookies, and any other type of sweet thing and not feel an urge to take one. It's not that sweet things have lost their appeal, it's just that I don't get the satisfaction from them I used to get. I feel healthy. The only problem is that I've had to buy a whole new wardrobe since I was at 165-170 pounds for a while and dropping those 20+ lbs took two inches off my waist. I basically buy small size polos and they fit great.

[Green Monstah]

I started on retatrutide in the spring. I started at a 2mg dose (after being on a 12mg tirzepitide dose), and honestly, didn't really feel like it did much. I've upped my dose by 1 mg every 3-4 weeks since then, and at 9mg dosage, I started to notice a real difference in hunger suppression.

Ice cream is still my nemesis.

My workouts have been pretty consistent. Mostly kettlebell training 3-5 times per week. I only play pickleball once a week (my knees feel so much better), and I took up disc golf this summer. I don't totally love it, but it's a more entertaining way to go get a bunch of steps in than just walking the neighborhood.

Weight loss has stalled since spring. But, my clothes continue to fit differently, so I guess maybe I'm swapping muscle for fat? Sadly, my favorite slacks (wearing them today) are going to the donation bin. They're just too big for me now.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I am down 20 lbs in the last few months. Old fashioned method - diet and exercise. DDD (he is lean and ripped) has convinced me that religiously tracking daily caloric intake and macros is the key and I am a believer now. I use MyFitnesPal and keep to 1800-2000 calories per day with ~200g protein. Feeling great. I am lower than I have been in a long time, but I am going to lose at least another 10 lbs.

[Clark Addison]

I am down 20 lbs in the last few months. Old fashioned method - diet and exercise. DDD (he is lean and ripped) has convinced me that religiously tracking daily caloric intake and macros is the key and I am a believer now. I use MyFitnesPal and keep to 1800-2000 calories per day with ~200g protein. Feeling great. I am lower than I have been in a long time, but I am going to lose at least another 10 lbs.

I agree with this, though I fall on and off the wagon at how strict I am. I am also a big believer in daily weigh-ins. I think those folks who say "You shouldn't weigh yourself every day, only once every week or two" are dumb

[PaloAltoCougar]

I am down 20 lbs in the last few months. Old fashioned method - diet and exercise. DDD (he is lean and ripped) has convinced me that religiously tracking daily caloric intake and macros is the key and I am a believer now. I use MyFitnesPal and keep to 1800-2000 calories per day with ~200g protein. Feeling great. I am lower than I have been in a long time, but I am going to lose at least another 10 lbs.

What are you eating/drinking to get 200g of protein with that low of a caloric intake? I struggle to reach triple digits.

[BigPiney]

I agree with this, though I fall on and off the wagon at how strict I am. I am also a big believer in daily weigh-ins. I think those folks who say "You shouldn't weigh yourself every day, only once every week or two" are dumb

I'm not even sure where my scale is if we still have one.

I am trying to be more consistent in lifting. Though life gets in the way.

[Jeff Lebowski]

What are you eating/drinking to get 200g of protein with that low of a caloric intake? I struggle to reach triple digits.

Lean chicken, turkey, tuna, egg beaters, yogurt, fairlife protein shakes, whey powder, protein bars, etc.

I don't like the flavor and texture of protein powder so I am hit and miss with that. I only eat a protein bar if the calorie/protein ratio is 10:1 or less. David bars are 5:1 but they are expensive. Egg beaters (egg whites with the texture of normal scrambled eggs) are great: high protein & low cal. Fairlife is my favorite.

Low carb, lots of fruits and vegetables, and high protein. The high protein is what makes that calorie level sustainable for me as it curbs my appetite.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I agree with this, though I fall on and off the wagon at how strict I am. I am also a big believer in daily weigh-ins. I think those folks who say "You shouldn't weigh yourself every day, only once every week or two" are dumb

Agreed. I have a new scale that synchs with my phone and records my daily weight, tracks my trends, etc. Very motivating.

It also measures my body fat percentage with some sort of electric current trick.

[Moliere]

Agreed. I have a new scale that synchs with my phone and records my daily weight, tracks my trends, etc. Very motivating.

It also measures my body fat percentage with some sort of electric current trick.

Can you link to the scale you use?

I weigh myself daily and have done so for years, but I now regret not keeping a log of my weight. If I had my historical data, I could pretty clearly see when I became insulin resistant and type 2 diabetic since that’s about the time I started to shed pounds. I just know it was sometime in 2024 but have no idea exactly when.

im still currently around 146 pounds in the morning, which is my high school weight.