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Weight Loss/Maintenance
In reply to the discussion: Why can't I lose weight? [View all]wcast
(595 posts)11. In order to get the body to burn fat you have to lower insulin.
In the past people ate three meals, no snacks, and fasted from dinner to breakfast. This allows insulin levels to fall and the body to burn stored fat. Dr. Jasón Fungs book The Obesity Code is a good book that explains it in laymens terms but with scientific backing.
Try eating in an 8 hour window and fasting the other 16 hours. Its challenging the first week or so but your hormones regulate. I dont get as hungry, actually feel full when I eat, and that feeling lasts for hours. My wife was reluctant at first but is happy with the results. We both have never lost weight so easily. I eat like you, just no sugar and limited refined carbs. I still eat whole grains, fruit and veg.
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You need lots of veggies, goid fats and proteins at every meal. Only whole grains.
applegrove
Apr 2019
#12
You are doing everything right. What is important is WHEN you eat. Google Intermittent fasting.
Doodley
Oct 2019
#26
What are your actual thyroid numbers? And what did you mean about except for antibodies?
MyMission
Oct 2019
#29
My guess is that you are still consuming more calories than you're expending.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Oct 2019
#31