I often joke with friends and family that I am getting ready to embark on diet number 1 million and something, because the truth is that I have unsuccessfully embarked on one new diet or another more times that I care to acknowledge. So this year, as part of my alter my life initiative, I am not planning to diet; instead, my plan is to completely alter my relationship with food.
Gary Taubes books make the most sense to me. Deep down I know that losing my extra pounds is more complicated than just eating less and exercising more. In fact, I know from past experiences that letting myself get hungry is just setting myself up for failure—-that what I eat and when matters way more than how much I eat. I know I must drastically cut down my intake of carbs and sugar, that controlling my insulin will be key. It is hard to do, though, so I need a plan. Over the next couple of weeks, I am going to work hard on developing a simple daily/weekly food plan tailored for me that I can put into action for months and years, not days or weeks. Stay tuned. I will report back.
I have also stumbled across Dr. Jason Fung’s work. He wrote the Obsesity Code, which I have not yet read, and other works, but is a big proponent of both LCHF diets AND Intermittent fasting.
The more I read, the more I am convinced that the calorie in/calorie out model is just WRONG, and that controlling my insulin will be key.