The Royal diet

[FreakOfNature]

How do they do it? It's not just the Princess of Wales, Beatrice is slim these days, as are other European royals, what's the secret? They all look very healthy, well proportionated for their shape with incredibly tiny waists.

It goes without saying they have access to good food/chefs etc but I doubt they are used 24/7 to meet every need (quite frankly, if I had access to such means I would be the size of a house!). They work, but not a routine 9-5 and they have young children whose lives they are very involved in.

Exercise certainly comes into it, but none look like this is done to excess.

Vegan? Gluten Free?

Looking for ideas more than debate!

I often feel a bit shaky/faint and really hungry around 6-6.30. Not sure why, I have a decently sized lunch.
Maybe I should have a massive salad for lunch instead!

They also have plenty of space in which to be active. Space to run, space to walk dogs, space to ride horses. Probably a swimming pool too.

Good quality good means you are much much less likely to eat too many calories. There just isn't the drive there to eat to excess like there is if you eat rubbish food with few nutrients and additive additives. So, yes, if you eat too much you will gain weight, but it makes it easier not to eat too much.

I used to work in fashion when i was younger & was naturally lean. Tall with a small frame. I was big compared to models & other women I worked with. Many of them are nothing. My dad is naturally skinny, some people are. However the majority of woman who are very thin post 40 & dc are extremely careful about what they eat.

Over ten years ago.

There are some pretty mean bikini photos of her when she was about 20, that apparently upset her and she started training after they were in the press. She was carrying weight around her hips and bum and clearly had some weight to lose, she started running around this time for some charity events and dropped weight.

She has been slim for over a decade.

You need money, energy and time
Or 2 out of 3 really

I work 40hrs a week, have a small food budget and no energy due to medical issues, thats why I struggle
If I didn't work it would be easier because more time and energy. If I earned more money I could throw money at the diet. If I didn't have medical issues I would have the energy

I do my best with what I can which means exercising 3-4 times a week and I cook my evening meals from scratch. But on a bad day I'm skipping tea and going to bed or eating toast

Quality food plays a role... BUT 🤣 I buy quality butter wine cheese and pasta ... quality pastries 🥮
The caloric density is high even it is high quality 🤣 so quality food is a bonus for sure but definitely will not keep weight down if you are not in a caloric deficit

Oh I absolute agree @bonfirebash !

The point I was making is that a lot of people claim they don't have the time when actually, they just prioritise their time differently.

Only recently a friend commented that she couldn't work out how I found the time to do so much training. I reminded her that she could tell you the current plot line of every UK soap....... whereas I couldn't even tell you what soaps currently air on UK TV.

Her idea of de stressing is a glass of wine in front of the TV. Mine is going for a run or out on my bike.

I think this thread shows how skewed our idea of what a healthy amount of food looks like.

There are comment after comment stating that "everyone I know who is slim eats very little" or "it's nice to see celebrities admit they don't eat much".

No!

These people are eating HEALTHY quantities of food. We are just so used to overeating we don't see that our "normal" is actually too much.

Eating a salad, veggies and lean meat is not depriving yourself - I'd take all of those things over pizza and chips any day because i prefer them!

There's a middle ground. I knew a very thin woman from my student days who ate iceberg lettuce for her lunch every day. That was it. No protein, no dressing, nothing else. She was skinny...like model skinny.

equally I know slim women who eat sensibly but not severely restricting themselves like that.

surely you don't think the first woman I've mentioned is eating healthily and the rest of us are deluded?

I would push it further & say it’s almost like we have a fear of being hungry. The average, sedentary, size 14 woman, needs surprisingly little food.

The average, sedentary, size 14 woman, needs surprisingly little food

Yes this is true. I'm currently dieting...the amount I can eat to lose weight is very small.

Especially as one gets older, we ime anyway

I was musing on this the other day in terms of how much food per day

It's much more to do with what we eat than how much ime.

The ‘wrong food’ increases appetite dramatically as does booze. Eat much less & ‘right’ it fades & you feel well.

What do you consider the "right" food?

I've always eaten good food and cooked from scratch. Don't drink alcohol or fizzy drinks, never have takeaways. I'm a bit of a food snob. Didn't stop me getting fat

Our stomachs are the size of our palm.

Yes, portion size is important. It's the right food and appropriate portion sizes. It's much easier to stick to appropriate portions if getting the right nutrition. Obviously if you still choose to overeat then you will get fat, but your body isn't starving for nutrients and making you overeat.

Access to balanced and tasty meals, exercise, genetics and self discipline mixed with the pressure of being constantly scrutinised.

Why the snooty comment. My post was basically saying that even if you eat the "right" foods, you can still put on weight of you are consuming more than you're burning.

A petite, fairly sedentary women needs about 1800 cals. I know the women of MN will disagree but Berkeley dietary research institute have researched it and it is true.
You can eat loads of organic artisan bread or just fill half you plate with veggies from Morrisons, add some whole grains and protein.

If you disagree, put yourself forward for a controlled eating study.

Why you say posters will disagree do you mean they think it’s too high or low?

I have no idea, I don’t go by calories

How do they get a Maccies when hungover to hell?

I don't go by calories either @SunnyEgg , without a lab you will be out by plus or minus 20%.
But MN is full of women who would reportedly gain vast quantities of weight at 1500 cals.

But MN is full of women who would reportedly gain vast quantities of weight at 1500 cals.

I see the opposite tales and tales of women who couldn't possibly survive on anything less than 3500 calories a day.