This is a really interesting conversation, and I think it's interesting that it's happening as we come towards the end of Bootcamp.
I know not everyone is near their target yet, but it does pay to start thinking about what you'll do when you get there. Maintenance is, actually, much harder than losing weight.
So learning about what you can and can't tolerate is important.
But - in some ways more important - is learning how much you're prepared to tolerate in terms of weight gain. A lower carb diet is the one that's going to keep you at your target (or rather, in your target range), that's the reality. It's the carbs that made us put on weight in the first place! But there are always going to be times when you want, or can't avoid, carbs. So the odd sandwich or slice of toast isn't the end of the world.
But you need to work out how that's going to impact you, and what your strategy for dealing with that is going to be.
@Iamnotacerealkiller this really resonated with me:
Been doing lots of intermittent fasting by skipping meals here and there, usually breakfast but still. Is this what thin people feel like all the time? not that fussed about food?
Been doing lots of intermittent fasting by skipping meals here and there, usually breakfast but still. Is this what thin people feel like all the time? not that fussed about food?
My DH is like this. Never eats breakfast (never has), and even if we're away or staying with friends, and offered breakfast, he still, quite naturally, gravitates towards smaller portions - whereas I'm more likely to think 'ooh good - a treat/special occasion, I'm going to indulge myself' and use that as a 'reason' to not only eat carbs, but also eat too much.
When we go out to eat, his natural preference is generally for dishes that are lower in calories (if not carbs). He doesn't see desserts as a treat, so can take them or leave them.
In other words, although he loves it, his relationship with food is a much less emotional one.