earthwalker7 wrote:hey all,
I have been at zero-oil starch-based diet for 2 years.
And amazingly I have been *entirely* and 100% unable to lose weight.
Yes, I have hypothyroidism, but that's not a satisfactory reason for the lack of progress, especially when so many other people are making gains and I *am not*.
I'm overweight but not obese, male, 40 year old, moderately active.
I did however in desperation manage to drop 68 lbs by doing a water-only fast (two 2-week fasts, and one 30 day fast).
But once I started eating, the weight started to creep back up.
And doing extended unsupervised water-only fasts is not something I want to have to keep doing.
I practice intermittent fasting now, and eat just lunch and dinner, with the first meal no earlier than 1pm.
That helps slow the weight creeping back up, but does not stop it, and certainly there is no weight loss.
Here's some sample diet logs from this week.
It's not MWL as there's a few fruits in there, but it is SS, as it's zero-oil starch-based.
L: 1 cup white rice, salad (tomato, cucumber, onion), 3 sweet potato
D: 2 cans garbanzo beans, salad (tomato, cucumber, onion)
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L: 1 cup oats, 1 cup white rice, salad (tomato, cucumber, onion), 3 sweet potato
snack: 3 green apples
D: 1 cup w. rice, salad (tomato, cucumber, onion)
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B: ancient grain salad (1 cup brown rice, qinoa, veggies)
snack: 2 bananas
L: 1 veg burrio bowl
D: 3 serv beans + veggies, soy milk, 6 tomatoes, tomato sauce
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L: raw veggie spring role (no oil, just rice paper), veggie pho (mushrooms, veggies)
snack: anicent grains salad (1 cup brown rice, qinoa, veggies), 3 bananas
D: wraps made of 2 cups oatmeal + zuccini + mushroom + totato sauce
quote from soraya:
Postby Soraya » Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:01 pm
"It sounds great to hear about people loosing so much in such a short time; not me. I am glad, in a way, to know that I am not the only one. It has been a real struggle.
I am in the same boat. I have been on WFPB for over seven years and have gained 20 pounds in the past four years with 30 over. Since February 4th I have restricted the caloric intake to 1200 or less a day. That did the trick. I lost 10 pounds in the first month (some of it water) but nothing in the second month. In the past two weeks I have managed to loose another two pounds.
I am only 5'2" at 138 LB. My goal is to weight 120."
soraya and earthwalker,
You can take satisfaction in the fact that you have stuck to this diet, and are improving your health even if your weight is not yet where you want it. You have done a lot to make it work, it sounds.
There has been a lot of good advice on this thread. earthwalker: Re: hypothyroidism, have you seen your doctor about this? It seems it could be the key to your lack of weight loss, especially if you have worked on the concept of calorie density.
One other thing, have you determined the number of calories you are eating? If not, you might want to go to cronometer.com and find out how many calories you are eating and see if they are appropriate.
soraya: Are you feeling hungry with a calorie intake of 1200 or less? One thing, you say you are on WFPB, which can mean many different things. Are you eating any oil? Are you eating any high fat plant foods? If you are, that could possibly explain your whole problem.
I was not overweight (according to BMI standards) when I started this diet, and I have lost about 20 lbs. easily, not doing any fasting, calorie restriction, or even MWL. I don't know that I could have borne the frustration if I had the results you are having so far! You should be proud of yourselves.
I hope you both find something that works! Let us know how it goes!