@JillM, my understanding is that 5.2 (aka intermittent fasting) can help with diabetes, particularly "pre-diabetes." I have it in my family and avoiding that is more important to me than being skinny.
I know a lot of people here choose to limit carbs. For me, the sustainability of this WOL is more important than being "perfect" or "ideal"--that is, if I can't keep up with it, it is pointless; as I like to say, why lose weight you can't keep off? (Been there, done that, got a whole DRAWERFUL of T-shirts!) So, on normal days I eat "normally"; I do eat fairly healthy--I am vegetarian (years before 5.2), don't eat high fructose corn syrup, soda, or artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners...DO drink beer (wine and hard liquor too, but mostly beer), eat bread, cheese... I haven't gotten down to the weight I'd "like" to be at, but I have kept off 32lbs without stressing out about it, first time I've maintained that kind of loss for this long. Now, I don't have beer, bread, or cheese (well, except for a tablespoon of parmesan) on light days; broccoli, eggs, and Beyond Meat Chickenless strips are mainstays.
I know a lot of people here choose to limit carbs. For me, the sustainability of this WOL is more important than being "perfect" or "ideal"--that is, if I can't keep up with it, it is pointless; as I like to say, why lose weight you can't keep off? (Been there, done that, got a whole DRAWERFUL of T-shirts!) So, on normal days I eat "normally"; I do eat fairly healthy--I am vegetarian (years before 5.2), don't eat high fructose corn syrup, soda, or artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners...DO drink beer (wine and hard liquor too, but mostly beer), eat bread, cheese... I haven't gotten down to the weight I'd "like" to be at, but I have kept off 32lbs without stressing out about it, first time I've maintained that kind of loss for this long. Now, I don't have beer, bread, or cheese (well, except for a tablespoon of parmesan) on light days; broccoli, eggs, and Beyond Meat Chickenless strips are mainstays.
