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While I'm not "old" yet, I'm not as young as I used to be and I can feel my life time of poor diet is starting to catch up with me. So I've become very mindful

While I'm not "old" yet, I'm not as young as I used to be and I can feel my life time of poor diet is starting to catch up with me. So I've become very mindful of my diet very recently. I've switched to a mostly plant based diet and avoid most processed food combined with some intermittent fasting. I'm feeling much better, I'm losing weight at a healthy pace and I'm sleeping much better, though that might be more related also dropping caffeine and alcohol. The rest of my family is also eating more healthy, though not with the same strictness as me. I went cold turkey and it's a bit more of a gradual process for them.

jordanb 10y ago
The best thing you can do is avoid sugar. I started doing it about a year ago for similar reasons. I lost 30 pounds and feel great. I also cut way back on caffeine and alcohol. That probably played a part in my feeling better but perhaps not losing weight.
- Jtsummers 10y ago
  Cutting out alcohol will have a significant effect on weight loss (positive effect). Alcohol gets consumed, for calories, more easily than sugars and other calorie sources. So your body will process your alcohol intake quickly. Once sated, calorically, your body has to do something with the rest of what you've eaten/drunk. This means it's expelled from the body, or stored (as fat) and your weight goes up (or stays high). It's a bit like sodas, here. It's easy to get many or most of the calories you need from alcohol (especially beers) and sugary sodas. You don't feel sated so you still eat, now you've exceeded your calorie goals and you end up gaining weight (or maintaining a higher than desired weight). Eliminating sodas and alcohol moves your caloric intake to be, predominantly, food stuffs. Now you'll feel sated when you're full from your meal, and, with a bit of planning and practice, before consuming too many calories.
- bsharitt 10y ago
  I've found that eliminating processed foods has cut down on my sugar intake dramatically without specifically focusing on it.

jordanb 10y ago

The best thing you can do is avoid sugar. I started doing it about a year ago for similar reasons. I lost 30 pounds and feel great. I also cut way back on caffeine and alcohol. That probably played a part in my feeling better but perhaps not losing weight.

Jtsummers 10y ago
Cutting out alcohol will have a significant effect on weight loss (positive effect). Alcohol gets consumed, for calories, more easily than sugars and other calorie sources. So your body will process your alcohol intake quickly. Once sated, calorically, your body has to do something with the rest of what you've eaten/drunk. This means it's expelled from the body, or stored (as fat) and your weight goes up (or stays high). It's a bit like sodas, here. It's easy to get many or most of the calories you need from alcohol (especially beers) and sugary sodas. You don't feel sated so you still eat, now you've exceeded your calorie goals and you end up gaining weight (or maintaining a higher than desired weight). Eliminating sodas and alcohol moves your caloric intake to be, predominantly, food stuffs. Now you'll feel sated when you're full from your meal, and, with a bit of planning and practice, before consuming too many calories.
bsharitt 10y ago
I've found that eliminating processed foods has cut down on my sugar intake dramatically without specifically focusing on it.