I've been doing for about a week. I'm always hungry. And I miss my sweets at night.
This is what I do. It is also a low-carb approach, but not a pro carb way.
Avoid carbs in the morning. Get your metabolism started with with lean PROTEIN...2 or 3 eggs. Boiled - or if coked in a pan - be sure you are using a healthy, minimal amount of oil such as expeller pressed canola, or or avocado. Proteins are complex molecules that require more work for the body to break down. They will not give you the "burst" of energy that carbs do ( nor the "let down" or crash..caused by carbs) - but rather, they will give you much longer sustained energy. Add in a good B-12 supplement - and quality multivitamin. Go to a good doctor that emphasizes nutrition instead of pharmaceuticals. And...get a physical trainer. Pricey...YES. But- if weight loss were so easy on it's own - then all of us would have done it long ago with the various pieces of exercise gear we already have.
3 times a week. 1 hour each day. Mix weight lifting with functional/metabolic exercise.
Your body does not want to store proteins or convert them to fats. It will choose to burn them as fuel when little to no carbs are available And, while you do not want to overdo the amount of protein - know that you will pass it thru your system if not metabolized via burning of it.
Here is a safe formula, that was taught to me by a physician who has a type of diabetes that is very difficult to control:
Look at the nutritional label. Take the total calories. Now add up the amount of protein, alcohol sugars ( if any - your body cannot store them either - it burns them like proteins) and fiber. Add the protein, any alcohol sugars, and fiber amounts together. Multiply that by 4. Now subtract this number from the total calories. THAT is the true metabolic, caloric impact on your system. It is how to calculate your non-protein calories.
You want to consume no more than 600-800 NON-protein calories per day for 2 weeks - then allow yourself 1000-1200 NON protein calories per day for a week. The body adapts. You must keep 'tricking" it a little - but in a healthy manner.
It is the simplest way I know of "counting" real caloric impact of the foods we eat. And it works for me. Allowing yourself lean protein snacks, or snacks that fit this formula will keep you from getting hungry. At nite - if you can eat some cottage cheese, with a little fruit for flavor, or greek yogurt ...you will sleep thru the nite without being hungry. Protein.
There are a number of really good protein supplements you can use as well for the lunch or mid-day snack. Combined with a high quality fiber, ( I use Triple Organic Fiber - it is a brand). As well there some great tasting protein bars available from GNC the I keep around. and - I take with me when I travel so that I don't have to pull into a McDeath's fast - not - really - food place.
You can do it.
