I don’t weigh. My scale broke and I never replaced it. I go by how my clothes fit, how I look naked in the mirror and my fitness (am I lifting heavier weights, can I run faster and further while staying in Zone 2 etc.).
I’m vegan. The majority of my food comes from whole foods I prepare myself. I do 18:6 and break my fast with a mix of nuts and dried fruits - raw or dry roasted, no added sugar, oils, preservatives etc. in the fruit. Most weeks it’s apricots, dates, Brazil, walnuts, hazel and pistachio.
Lunch today is a cauliflower and pea dish and a tofu dish made with kale and sunflower seeds from a book called Plant Based India. Dinner will be a sweet potato and eyed pea soup with pupusa. I have two so about half a cup of the masa harina. I stuff with sauerkraut. I’ll also have a side salad of various spouts and tomatoes for no reason other than they are on their last legs and need to be eaten today. At some point I’ll have a protein drink (unflavored vegan with water). After dinner I usually have a big bowl of frozen mango. I try avoid processed foods but I’ve got into the habit of getting a pack of Oreos from the snack bar at work
Drinks are a diy Mud/WTR I make at home, rooisbos tea someone gave me as a gift and water.
This is fairly typical of what I eat. I meal prep Sundays and usually make two dishes for lunch and some kind of soup for dinner. I also throw in a couple servings of fermented foods every day. Usually kimchi. This week it’s been sauerkraut and fermented beets.
I don’t drink alcohol or soda and most of my foods are whole foods so tracking calories is less of an issue. I do track fiber. I do the whole 30 different items a week thing. I also loosely track protein and make sure to add extra fat (hence the nuts) as I’ve upped the intensity of my workouts.
50F 5’4” ~110lbs
Is a lot of this age? I am 46, 47 in May. I think our body shapes and capacities for spot loss and composition change is a reality we have to contend with. Celebrating improved health and that incredible 35lbs off (and keeping it off!!) and an improved quality of life is where it’s at. You’re awesome!!!
I have very similar stats, age, and height to you. I am doing 16:8 and also eating a low carb Mediterranean type diet so no processed food. Have you tried low carb? I just started a month ago and doing the fast 800 through 12 weeks and then moving to 5:2 with the same diet. I am concerned for a plateau on the last 10 pounds as well. My goal is 140 but 150 is a comfortable weight for me. Are you able to do any HIIT workouts? I don’t know. Let me know what works because I have a feeling I will be plateauing very soon!