Curious about this article. Part-time low carb?

I came across this article today, and found it interesting. Note: it does explain at the end that more studies are needed, but it did pique my interest.
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-reveals-an-easier-alternative-to-intermittent-fasting

As someone in their 40's who has struggled with weight most of my life, I've recently started to get more serious about sustainable weight loss. I had some success with low-carb back in the mid 00's but didn't see it as viable to reach my goals, personally. In the past few weeks I've been learning more about intermittent fasting, specifically the 5:2 version. (With that plan I would stay in a mild calorie deficit for the "5" days with 2 non-consecutive days of fasting, or more specifically about 20% of my usual calories) And I've been able to do it a couple of times, both a strict liquid fast and the 20% "modified fast" as I thought of it, but wondered about something that's easier to maintain especially with a family that I'm cooking for who is eating quote-unquote normal.

So the bottom line is I'm curious about trying a low-carb plan for those 2 days instead of fasting, and hoping that might be more sustainable. I will try to update here if I keep it up.

PS- maybe I should've posted this in either the low carb or IF subs, I'm not sure 🤷‍♀️

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Controlling food noise

As someone who has lost nearly 25 kilos in total, I have been trying to control my food noise for a long time and I have noticed that once I start eating or have easy access to food, when I am alone at home and in my own kitchen, this situation becomes irresistible. In order to suppress the food noise in my brain, I have to get away from home, even quite a distance. This is very interesting to me. For example, when I go to a market 300-400 meters away and return, the food noise does not stop, but if I walk farther, the food noise decreases. When this happens, I feel my brain calms down. Some days, I walk more and more just to reduce this noise, so much so that I literally relax as I get farther away from home.

Since I focus so much on eliminating food noise, I started to think about how I can do this at home. By paying attention to this, I started to notice that panic feeling in my brain when I cannot stop eating at home. In order to calm my brain and save it from falling into that food coma feeling, I started to make herbal tea and drink it quietly at home. This calms me down a little, and my brain too. I can distance myself from the thought of eating. If I can't get away from home, I can at least make a tea and take a break from eating long enough to go from the kitchen to the living room, and then I feel relaxed.

Food noise is especially affected by taste hunger, especially if you like to eat opposite tastes together, things get out of hand. One salty, one sweet or one sour, one sweet. That's why I tried to prepare meals with as plain tastes as possible during the weight loss process and I saw that this also helped me: boiled chicken, boiled vegetables, unprocessed fruit, boiled eggs, etc. Foods that have been processed, flavored with spices, etc. are very delicious, but unfortunately trigger food noise. The tastier they are, the more I want to consume them.

Do you use any methods to prevent food noise other than medication?

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Ready for change

I (26f) am ready for change. I’m 5’5” and 185lbs. My heaviest I’ve been is 194. I am ready to lose weight and take it seriously. I have “tried” to lose weight many times before but have never had success. I use the term “tried” very lightly because I seem to never be able to fully commit, I work hard for a couple weeks, sometimes a month and then give up and go back to my old ways. Last year I was working the hardest I ever have but it was not sustainable (I walked/jogged literally EVERYDAY for two months, eventually being able to run 5km straight, I know now, extremely unsustainable). I was eating healthier but only lost a few pounds (my cardiovascular health improved but there was no weight loss). I was so discouraged I just completely gave up right there and haven’t been on my treadmill since. I am now approaching a year on when I gave up and am feeling the worst I ever have about myself. I have never been successful in this area in my life and truthfully, I feel like a huge failure.

I would like to start seeing changes by summer (July) and hopefully finally feel comfortable when I look in the mirror. I no longer want to say no to outings or vacations because I hate myself - it’s time I get myself back, and I’m the only one who can change that. What I’m asking of you, is advice (maybe some encouragement?). I have signed up for Ladder and am on team define with Coach Maia. I am planning to do these workouts 4-5 times a week and really work on my walking/steps. What are some tips that helped you? How do you motivate yourself even when you don’t see/feel changes happening?

Some other information about me: I do a lot of sitting at work, I have a high stress job that keeps me tied to my desk and often makes me mentally and emotionally exhausted come evening. I was about 110lbs for the majority of my teen years and early adulthood until I started SSRIs for my anxiety and depression. Once I started taking that medication, I literally ballooned and gained 70 pounds over a few years. I am no longer on any medication (still have horrible anxiety but try to manage it without medication).

Sorry about the novel, and thank you for your help.

EDIT: I should add that I eat fairly healthy. I cook all of my meals, rarely eat out. My downfall is calorie tracking, just like my exercise habits, I tend to give up after counting calories for a limited time. I know, I’m my biggest problem.

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How do you deal with ppl acknowledging your weight loss positively ?

So I (35F) gained a lot of weight with two kids and bad mental health. I recently lost quite a bit - 15 kilos / 33 pounds, enough to be overweight but not obese anymore. I’ve now hit a plateau though I still have 10 kilos to lose and have been at the plateau for like 6 months.

My mother today commented on my weight loss, congratulating me with my dad, to say that they were very happy for me, that it must have been difficult.

Which it was !

But I just walked from the room and didn’t address their comment. 1) my mother is the P0 in all my various eating disorders if I’m being honest. Not horrible stuff but past generation sh*t. 2) I feel very unseen, being slim seems to be the ultimate goal, and nothing else matters. yet no one has asked if I was ok while I was putting on 20 kilos while juggling work and two small kids 3) equally, the comment was positive and maybe not commenting on a weight loss which generally is positive in society would have been weird for parents ?

Anyways - how do you guys handle people commenting on weight loss when it’s positive ? Am I being too harsh here ?

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I think I messed up my weight loss by going too hard on my diet.

I’m 6ft (M) and I’m currently 81kg, aiming for around 72-75kg. Started at 92kg in March.

TDEE said maintenance was around 2.6k, but being an impatient hot head, I set my deficit to 1600-1700.

Got in all my macros and 160g of protein a day, just fuck all carbs. Which seemed to be fine my lifts still went up and I was still building muscle while stripping the weight.

I used to lift so the muscle memory bounced back.

But I started skipping meals and continuing the same training regime. I was only getting like 1000 calories a day, maybe less. (Just hitting my protein target).

This lasted for two-three weeks, I don’t even know what the fuck happened, my appetite just went next to nothing.

At the moment my weight is stalled, and I physically feel like shit. Im trying to get back to a healthy baseline to keep cutting and get my body back on track in a healthy way eg. mini recomp, slowly reintroducing more carbs.

Any guidance would be appreciated!

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Looking for advice, and what I can expect

Hello all! I've recently just started getting into the weight loss journey (again) but this time more serious. Let me preface by saying that I drive truck for a living so the weight has been slowly growing on me over the years and it's difficult to maintain a healthy diet. Previously I lost anywhere between 60-80 lbs before but I don't know the exact number due to the only way I weighed myself being DOT truck scales when I jumped out of the truck. But I gained it all back in August when I had a back injury and wasn't able to move for multiple months. Now that I'm able to get around freely again I'm looking to drop the weight.

I'm 6' 4", 331 LBS (down from 348 when I started) TDEE is 3100-3200, BMR is 2400, I'm currently in a ~1000 calorie deficit, trying to stick around 2000 a day, 2500 max. I don't currently work out but my job is semi-demanding (pun intended) looking into getting into some sports here soon, pickleball or volleyball just to get some extra exercise. My main "diet plan" is focusing on high protein/fat and low carbs, I'm not actively counting anything but when I'm making or buying food I'm checking the nutrition facts and prioritizing those things. I can already tell that my stomach (ability to eat, not external physical size) has significantly shrank, I can't eat nearly as much as I used to, and food holds me over for much longer now. I've cut out all sugar drinks and sugar foods, cut out fried food when I'm able and stopped all snacking habits.

Just thought I'd ask you guys what I can expect, what I could/should improve on, any tips you might have, and any motivation helpers. So far I feel as if I'm doing good but I'm afraid either I'll plateau out, or lose motivation. One comment I heard that's sticking with me that's helping me stay away from cheat days is "I've cheated all my life, I don't get to cheat on the weekends" any input is welcomed and I'll edit this post further if anyone points out something I'm missing, thanks!

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I looked in the mirror - Accountability post

I looked in the mirror for the first time in a long time, in just my birthday suit, and was absolutely devastated at the size of my body. The most daunting was how enormous my tummy is, which is now accompanied by an apron belly and fupa to boot. I didn’t recognise myself at all, and spent a good hour crying on my bed and doom scrolling weight loss information.

I know moving has been harder, I get worn out easily, I have lower back pain that makes life difficult. My clothes don’t fit, I can’t get up off the floor without looking ridiculous, even rolling over in bed is getting harder. But still, I didn’t realise the severity of my weight gain until I looked into that damn mirror.

I know CICO is key. I know I need to move more. I know that is works. But right in this moment, I feel overwhelmed, hopeless and utterly depressed. I feel I’ve wasted my life.

Change has to happen, and I’m typing this all out as a way to take accountability, and remind myself of the WHY.

Honestly, any words of encouragement would be so appreciated, particularly from women with similar stats to my own 😔

And so it begins. 31f in Australia - 5”4 - 119kg (262lbs) - May 11, 2025

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