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I've found it to be important to optimize your diet for satiation, too. If you eat a lot of junk food, it's going to be a struggle to keep to 1500 calories. A

by SL61 4y ago

I've found it to be important to optimize your diet for satiation, too. If you eat a lot of junk food, it's going to be a struggle to keep to 1500 calories. A good meal for weight loss, in my experience, is a modest portion of a lean protein (e.g. fish or chicken), a large vegetable portion, and a small amount of carbs (maybe toast or a roll). A lot of my meals are based on that formula and it keeps me full until the next meal for maybe half the calories of a burger and fries. My plan was to lose weight without thinking about it too much - just adjusting my habits instead of counting calories every day; weighing in occasionally and tweaking my routine based on results. It's been successful so far.

euroderf 4y ago
> My plan was to lose weight without thinking about it too much - just adjusting my habits instead of counting calories every day; weighing in occasionally and tweaking my routine based on results. This sounds like the key to sustainability. Sort of like all those "productivity apps" - if there's too much fiddling around, it gets boring/oppressive pretty quickly.
PartiallyTyped 4y ago
I found that substituting carbs for fats helps satiation, but it seems that that is not the full story. I experimented with food consumption rate, and the slower I eat the easier it is to feel satiated provided a balanced meal. Furthermore, i found that meals consisting of different foods at smaller portions and not “a single dish” improve satiation as well.