This is the third time in the last 20 years. The other two times I did some diets that were in fashion and I lost what I needed within a couple of months and maintained for years (until the next major gain years later), so no issues with rebound. Happy to do them again but was thinking maybe there's something more exciting this time around.
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This is the third time in the last 20 years. The other two times I did some diets that were in fashion and I lost what I needed within a couple of months and maintained for years (until the next major gain years later), so no issues with rebound. Happy to do them again but was thinking maybe there's something more exciting this time around.
That's exactly what I want from a fad diet, to put me in a deficit without me even knowing, even adding some excitement to it as I'd be experimenting with new food.
They dont teach you about control or whats important/key to fatloss, and if you dont track, even then you can fail. Anyway, IF just gets you on to an eating routine which helps you more easily skip the occasional meal rather than dictate what you eat.
I don't need them to teach me about control though, I know how to maintain (with the occasional slip-up every few years). I just need it to reset me back to my normal weight, and I can take it from there
Thanks for the replies.
Logically then you don’t need a fad because you know what to do to reset, eat less, move more
Akin to saying all you need to win a football match is concede less and score more. Football solved.
Exactly. Just make something up yourself? "I'm not going to eat chocolate for a month", "I'm not going to have lunch for a month", "I'm going to eat just 1,000 calories every other day", "I'm going to run 3 5k's a week". Take your pick surely?
Like I said, was looking a new diet to create excitement of doing something new to keep myself motivated. I'm very well-aware that under the hood it's always the first law of thermodynamics in action, everyone knows that (don't need that repeated to me in every reply...).
Yeah not a bad idea. Maybe I name it and sell a book
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Calories in<Calories out= you lose weight
It really is that simple, a lot of "influencers" will tell you that some sort of faddy diet that they just happen to endorse and make money out of is the answer, along with some fresh magical excercise routine(which they also sell)
But it's all BS, basically you could eat nothing but pizza, have less calories going into your body than goes out via your metabolism and any excercise you do, and you will still lose weight.
Obviously I'm not suggesting that's the best way to go as it would have other health implications long term.
It is a lot simpler than a lot of people would have you believe is my point.
It really is that simple, a lot of "influencers" will tell you that some sort of faddy diet that they just happen to endorse and make money out of is the answer, along with some fresh magical excercise routine(which they also sell)
But it's all BS, basically you could eat nothing but pizza, have less calories going into your body than goes out via your metabolism and any excercise you do, and you will still lose weight.
Obviously I'm not suggesting that's the best way to go as it would have other health implications long term.
It is a lot simpler than a lot of people would have you believe is my point.
I'm going to be very honest, which might lead to me sounding like a d*ck... what you want to do doesn't sound like a particularly healthy way to approach things, so I (and maybe others) are struggling to get on board 
Although this thread is about weight loss, I feel it's more about being healthy. (Hence my suggestions of going out for a run and other folk encouraging a healthier way to lower your weight with control) I feel it's almost taking the mickey out of the serious effort a lot of people have put into improving themselves?
Although this thread is about weight loss, I feel it's more about being healthy. (Hence my suggestions of going out for a run and other folk encouraging a healthier way to lower your weight with control) I feel it's almost taking the mickey out of the serious effort a lot of people have put into improving themselves?I'm going to be very honest, which might lead to me sounding like a d*ck... what you want to do doesn't sound like a particularly healthy way to approach things, so I (and maybe others) are struggling to get on board
Not sure why people took this personally, or it would ever be perceived as putting into question the effort that other people are doing. I only ever talked about myself... As if what I say about myself - not anyone else - would question anyone else's hard work and efforts, it doesn't and shouldn't.
People should not question their own efforts/plan if someone else wants to do something that's a little (or a lot) different for themselves. I got the feeling that people are seeking validation for their own plans by putting others down and being unnecessarily hostile and aggressive (quite common in weight loss communities). While their diet plan might be healthy for them, this attitude definitely is not. .
I personally don't think so. I don't think anyone has been hostile or aggressive have they? As I say, I think people are just trying to persuade you to achieve your goals a healthier way. I don't think that's an unhealthy attitude. I would say it's the opposite.
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I've read through the replies you got for this post and rather than get involved in that discussion, I'll suggest either 5/2 fasting or 16/8 fasting.
5/2 fasting worked for me over ten years ago and was easy to actually stick to permanently.
It also worked for my wife who has dropped in and out of doing it, when she wanted to drop some weight she'd gained when she wasn't fasting.
You should easily drop up to 5-7 kgs in six to eight weeks.
The thing is though IF isnt a fad, its an eating strategy, it doesn't prescribe what to eat, just when for example. Fad diets usually try to eliminate something and dictate what to eat.
As i offered in a very early response is food tracking, and IF would likely help, but neither of those are fads per say.
As i offered in a very early response is food tracking, and IF would likely help, but neither of those are fads per say.
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Agreed.
But it also something that fits the "I just need it to reset me back to my normal weight, and I can take it from there" fix he's after.
5/2 fasting only requires an eating plan for 2 days a week. Or potentially one 600 calories meal plan, twice a week.
Fair enough. My bad then.
IF is interesting. Not really my typical style which makes it exciting.
Have seen IF being referred to as a fad by many people, just google "intermittent fasting fad" and you get results in WebMD, Stanford, MedPage, NCBI/NIH and many others.
Again not saying it doesn't work, but what is or isn't considered a fad isn't always clear and the lines are very blurry. A lot of people consider low-carb a fad (I do too), but there are doctors prescribing it now.
I'm more comfortable with an eating plan for 7 days a week than 2. I can stick to 100%, can't do to 25%.