I really want to lose weight, and my spouse told me to eat nothing but meat, vegetables, eggs, and fruit. We live in a country where every meal consists of rice, or when I am unable to eat rice, I consume bread and eggs instead. I’m honestly not sure if I can. I fear I’ll lose my sanity. I love sweets, so perhaps this is related to a sugar withdrawal?
His suggestion will undoubtedly be effective, but simplicity entails making significant sacrifices. I believe it is worthwhile since teaching your body how to adjust to new situations is beneficial.
Personally, I lose weight faster than I would like to on keto since it works so wonderfully… for about a year.
I’m not sure if you’re talking about eating out or not, but there are alternatives for everything you mentioned. You may buy or create them from home, and they are far healthier for you.
Every weekend, I make cauliflower pizzas. Here are some rice ideas. I’ve tried the shiritaki noodles and adore them after getting used to them.
I have insulin resistance, so it would make sense for me to avoid those items, but I have lost weight while occasionally eating them. So, unless you have insulin resistance, there’s no need to avoid it.
Your husband has no idea what he’s doing.
What matters is that you are in a calorie deficit.
There are no “forbidden foods”.
Eating rice, bread, and pasta can help you lose weight. Keep track of your calories.
Replacing it with zucchini helped wean me off, one of the only things that worked for me.
Your husband is mistaken. You don’t need to eliminate any of those things.
Cutting carbs is difficult; try lowering gradually. Swap half of the rice with vegetables.
Sugar cravings are real; eat fruits to fulfil. Continue to be patient!
You can pretty much eat whatever you want in a calorie deficit, therefore I recommend researching into it.
You can lose weight by consuming rice and bread. That’s OK. Just don’t go over your TDEE ever.
You may always substitute them out: spaghetti squash, spiralised zucchini, riced cauliflower and possibly some bread replacements (I never liked bread, so I don’t know the best substitutes for that).
Count your calories. Then you can literally eat everything you want. Just maintain a deficit.
If you want to practise developing new eating habits, consider doing the Whole30.
All of those things are fine if you use the proper versions of them. Simply seek to consume healthy foods and eliminate the highly processed garbage from your diet.
For ages, cultures have eaten rice, bread, and pasta. Literally centuries.
You are OK. These are human necessities. There is nothing inherently wrong with any of them.