Reddit mentions: The best low fat diets books

Stick to whole foods as much as possible! That means largely eating veggies and staying away from packaged food. Obviously avoid sugars, in particular that means alcohol (I accidentally lost 15 lbs when I quit drinking, and I wasn't overweight to begin with.)

Overall I wouldn't focus so much on how much you're eating, as the types of food are more important. I'd suggest reading "The Disease Delusion" by Dr. Jeff Bland to learn how diet impacts your health -- for me, learning about how my genes express based on my environment, diet, and lifestyle caused a shift in my food choices.

If that book doesn't appeal to you, I'd still look for one that does! Dr. Mark Hyman is also fantastic (follow him on IG!) and while I haven't read his book (What The Heck Do I Eat) I bet it's a great one.

And my best tip for staying on track with healthy eating? MEAL PREP (as much as you can)!

I keep these Blueberry Vegan Protein Pancakes in the fridge so it's easy to put peanut butter on one for breakfast and head out the door. Another great option is organic rolled oats with some nuts and fruit!

For lunches and dinners I'm always making the same thing... It's a mixed bowl of ground turkey, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, quinoa, onion, garlic, kale, pumpkin and sesame seeds. All you need to do is steam the veggies, cook the ground turkey, and mix it all together. You can switch up the flavour between your favourite seasonings. Right now I'm into the interesting combo of dill and nutritional yeast, but I sometimes use organic taco seasoning on the turkey or organic tomato sauce (be careful to get one with few ingredients and no sugar.)

Finding a way to sustainably eat well for you is what matters most. Try out different methods and keep what feels right, leave what doesn't. There is no one size fits all diet and trust that you know what's best for your body.

Good luck!! I hope this helps! Remember to just do your best, and it's not the end of the world if you have treats every now and then. 😊

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Here's the book:

Body Confidence: Venice Nutrition's 3-Step System That Unlocks Your Body's Full Potential: Mark Macdonald: 9780061997280: Amazon.com: Books

https://www.amazon.com/Body-Confidence-Nutritions-Unlocks-Potential/dp/0061997285/

I run an integrative medical clinic. (Not a doctor.) From what I've seen, sugar and inflammation are the root of probably 90% of the chronic diseases we deal with, and excess sugar triggers inflammatory responses...so it's all down to the sugar.

It's also the hardest addiction to deal with because unlike others, we're just now learning about how bad it can be for us.

We have a lot of success working with sugar addictions in our space because we pair our patients with functional nutritionists who know how to speak to the addiction cycle. If you're struggling, consider connecting with a knowledgeable functional nutritionist who can help.

If you want some good book recommendations in addition to 4HB:

https://www.amazon.com/Diabetes-Code-Prevent-Reverse-Naturally/dp/1978636725

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1771641258

https://www.amazon.com/Food-What-Heck-Should-Eat-ebook/dp/B072MF1359

Diabetes, cancer, and heart disease are all diseases of civilization caused by the diet consisting of various forms of sugar, dwarf wheat and corn. Here is some suggested reading material as random person off reddit doesn't exactly have much authority:

http://www.amazon.ca/Big-Fat-Surprise-Butter-Healthy-ebook/dp/B00A25FDUA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426938460&sr=8-1&keywords=big+fat+surprise

http://www.amazon.ca/Why-We-Get-Fat-About/dp/0307474259/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426938482&sr=8-1&keywords=why+we+get+fat

http://www.amazon.ca/Nutrition-Physical-Degeneration-Weston-Andrew/dp/0879838167/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1426938510&sr=8-6&keywords=nutritional+degeneration

http://www.amazon.ca/Wheat-Belly-William-Davis/dp/1443412732/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426938568&sr=8-1&keywords=wheat+belly

You can probably find these books at your local library as well.

I’ve liked advice I’ve read from Mark Hyman, he has a few books but there’s one “What the Heck Should I Eat?” that might be what you’re looking for https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MF1359/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Here’s the link to it.

Not by Bread Alone https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635610788/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_753WAb1BWC3CX

Check this out:

http://www.amazon.com/Testosterone-Advantage-Plan-Weight-Muscle/dp/0743237919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427816438&sr=8-1&keywords=testosterone+advantage

Goofy name and questionable dietary advice (I found it impossible to eat as much as the plan recommended) aside, The Testosterone Advantage Plan is a pretty good primer for lifting. It explains the exercises and gives a pretty decent progression for you to follow. I'm sure there are tons of other books/sites out there that are just fine too (but for the love of god don't try Crossfit).

I don't think you're going to get much in the way of specifics (lifters can go on for what feels like hours about it), but I will give one piece of advice - check your ego at the door. It's better to feel foolish doing curls with 5 pound weights as you're learning proper form than it is to start out cheating and quickly end up straining ligaments or worse.

Check out "Secerts from the Eating Lab". It's a good book that covers that me, you and basically everyone has the same amount of will power and it's not as much as you think. The difference is how we approach temptation. She is a professor from the University of Minnesota who studies eating habits and all that, so it's not some Dr. Oz shit. Warning though this is not a do these 3 things and you will be thin type books. It more covers the issues of how we look at food and the things we all do.

https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Eating-Lab-Science-Willpower/dp/0062329251