Cut the carbs and it works like a charm. When I want to gain weight I add potatoes to my meals.
I’ve dramatically reduced the carbs and sugar. Meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, and no meals after 6pm. I’ve lost 25 pounds since February.
Also helps prevent diabetes.
Sugars and Carbs, does not matter if the sugar is natural as in fruit it is still a double issue. High sugar fruits drive up your TRIS, and they pack on pounds.
I’m not much of a sweet eater, but high sugar fruit was a big part of my diet. My TRIS were 300+. When I went on my son’s type 2 diabetic diet, eliminated the high sugar fruits, they dropped 200 pts in just a few months. My TRIS were higher than my LDL—130. HDL is 75-85. Weight started down faster than I thought it would, I now hold a normal weight, which I’ve never been able to do since I started having kids. I am Hypothyroid, so weight has been a big issue for 30 yrs. I was never in the high over weight area, just the usual 20 lb to much.
Portion control is a big part of a type 2 diabetics diet. It lets you eat the things you like, just maybe not the amount you would. It is heavy on the Protein side. Low on the Carb/Sugar side. But it has to be a life style change you are willing to live with. With those other foods being a ‘treat’ item for special occasions.
Hubby on the other hand is a big sweet/carb (Bread-potato) eater, and he has to take 2 cholesterol meds, and his HDL is the PITS.