Posted on 08/22/2024 9:12:01 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Participants on a self-directed dietary education program who had the greatest success at losing weight across a 25-month period consumed greater amounts of protein and fiber, a study found. Personalization and flexibility also were key in creating plans that dieters could adhere to over time.
At the one-year mark, successful dieters (41% of participants) had lost 12.9% of their body weight, compared with the remainder of the study sample, who lost slightly more than 2% of their starting weight, according to a study.
The dieters were participants in the Individualized Diet Improvement Program, said Manabu T. Nakamura.
"The iDip approach allows participants to experiment with various dietary iterations."
The pillars of iDip are increasing protein and fiber consumption along with consuming 1,500 calories or less daily.
Starting with foods they habitually ate, the dieters created an individualized plan, increasing their protein intake to about 80 grams and their fiber intake to about 20 grams daily.
A total of 22 people who enrolled in the program completed it, including nine men and 13 women. They had a variety of comorbidities.
The seven dieters who reported they had been diagnosed with depression lost significantly less weight—about 2.4% of their starting weight compared with those without depression, who lost 8.39% of their initial weight.
Body composition analysis indicated that dieters maintained their lean body mass, losing an average of 7.1 kilograms of fat mass and minimal muscle mass at the six-month interval. Among those who lost greater than 5% of their starting weight, 78% of the weight they lost was fat, according to the study.
In tracking dieters' protein and fiber intake, the team found a strong correlation between protein and fiber consumption and weight loss at three months and 12 months.
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I’m not surprised with all the idiocy going on
Take the food - maybe have TWO SEPARATE meals
crazy I know
Well, duh!
A similar approach is to start with a children’s book on the subject.
What kind of foods for fiber?...I have resorted to mostly carnivore, to stop diarhhea...now I want to start adding back fiber, ie veggies. Suggestions? (I added back some cabbage last week...not good).
Never mind...I know what hi fiber foods are...my 3 day flu has me playing dumb
Also stop snacking. Eat two/three meals a day spaced out at least four hours apart, and don’t eat a thing in-between.
Smart move. And you get to ride the Tilt-A-Whirl besides — icing on the cake.
I remember when the typical weight-loss diets consistently had dry toast, tea, and grapefruit for breakfast. Don’t hear much about that any more.
I’m happy with my scrambled eggs with Parmesan cheese, and sometimes a little chopped ham or bacon thrown in.
Woohoo!!
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