Those of you starting or continuing diets in 2020....

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Which diet are you going to follow and why? I have a lot of weight to loose and having booked a summer holiday abroad for the first time in 15 years, I really really want to loose some!

I'm going back to Slimming World, have followed the diet since having my second and got a to a weight I was happy with. Got pregnant with third baby and gained my usual four stone, I've lost 3 and a bit of that but need the accountability of getting weighed each week to lose the last 10-12lbs. I know some people scoff at SW, but it's a good, healthy way of life and fits in with my lifestyle and family.

Thankyou, I have done sw a few times, tempted to go back! Anyone else?

I’m going to do the fast800 for 8 weeks then 5:2. Holiday at end of March and lots of baby weight to lose! Carbs are a problem area for me so hoping this will change things

Didn't get on with SW at all. Found it exacerbated all my food issues.

I'd lose every week but I'd essentially starve the 3 days before, have an awful 2 day after weigh in and then a normal 2 days before the 3 days of 1000 cals a day.

Made me obsessed with losing, but not doing it in a healthy way.

I'm going back to low GI, 1200 cals a day, 10k steps a day. No refined sugar and no alcohol. It does work for me and I still have the occasional splurge at the weekend (chicken shish or Nando's or healthy fry up or even a meal out)... I dont view this as a treat though, it's just factored in.

I find the idea of treats / cheats problematic.

Have a lot to lose after years of pregnancy and depression!!! Hoping to be several stone down this time next year!!!

Low carb for 2 wks or one month then calorie control diet using a app. With exercise 3 times a week

I've recently l8st 10lbs following 5:2. The hard part is deciding which days are my "2" over Christmas & NY.

Can anyone explain the basics of 5:2? How many calories do you have on the 5 days and how many calories do you have on the two?

Low carb works for me every time I stick to it. Have eaten way too much this Christmas but thankfully have got my 10k steps nearly every day which has kept it under control but getting back on it on January 1st.
Need to meal prep for the week - salmon or chicken with green veg as a main meal. A salad for lunch on work days. Much less snacking. I could do with losing at least 8lbs

For the old 5:2 don’t calorie count on 5 days (just eat healthy) and on 2 days (ideally same two every week) it’s 500 for women and 600 for men.

The new 5:2 (from fast 800) is low carb Mediterranean diet, with two days restricted to 800 cals.

Have done old 5:2 in the past and found 500 very restrictive. Apparently lots of people still got good results on 800 cals so that’s why there’s a new, higher version too

I'm going back on the Fast800.
I lost a stone back in March, but then put it back on, so I know it works.

WW for me, doing it on app only - I don't need to attend a class for someone to tell me my weight - I have scales and can see. Lost 2.5 stone in 18months, it's slow but getting there (couple of family members have passed away during that time too so not been easy)

Best thing to remember- eat less move more, when I diet I stay almost the same, when I exercise (even just a 30min walk as many days as possible) I lose weight

Good luck op - find the diet that suits you and commit to it x

I've been using the cronometer app, and done 50% carb, 25% protein and 25% fat (approx).

Depends on your weight but for me that's about 90 grams carb (low carb is considered under 50 but even under 100 is still at the lower end), 40-50 grams protein and 20 grams fat.

I put a 2lb weight loss a week in the settings (usually ends up about 1.5) so that's about 200 calories less a week (than I would need to maintain my weight).

Before using the app, I just did meal planning. I lost weight but then I plateaued. It was only with the app that I could really see what I was eating.

Losing weight is a wierd one, as the more you lose the less you can eat. Seems a bit shit lol.

I do think you need to take into account height/weight. If you need 1,200 to sustain your current weight you would have pretty rapid weight loss going for 800...but you need time to adjust your eating habits so you don't revert back to previous portion sizes, snack habits etc.

Actual low carb (under 50g) is notoriously hard to stick to as once you get into ketosis, if you break it, your body takes two days to adjust and for the those two days your body can't access an energy source. So a big meal with alcohol could have you feeling dreadful.

A good place to start: www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/start-the-nhs-weight-loss-plan/

You can calculate your BMI on the above NHS site and work out how many calories you need to maintain or lose weight.

There are also a couple of supper supportive threads on mn, here is one of them

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weight_loss_chat/3756861-lose-7lbs-3kgs-a-month-the-december-instalment

Low carb here.
Interestingly it flips this on its head - high carb, medium protein, low fat. As carbs for most people give them cravings, and any excess turns to fat. Fat on the other hand satiates, so appetite reduces and cravings go. For me it's the easiest.

if you break it, your body takes two days to adjust and for the those two days your body can't access an energy source. So a big meal with alcohol could have you feeling dreadful

That's so not true 🤣🤣🤣🤣 why do you think weight lifters and athletes carb load. Because it's instant. It takes about thre or four days to convert to fully fat burning and not glucose, but it's instant if you consume carbs, your body burns that immediately and first.

Honestly posting such nonsense is not ok.

I'm calorie counting. I've lost nearly 3 stone doing that in the past.
Now I've got another 3 stone to lose before June.
I'm also eating foods that are low in sugar & low in saturated fat.

Also doing weights & cardio at the gym.

Calorie and macro counting with TeamRH on Facebook. Lost 10lb before Xmas, want to continue and start adding in some weight resistant training.