I bumped into old friend who has lost 10 stone she says I should do PSMF instead of low carb, she is not diabetic. From what she told me it seems to be higher protein but low fats and low carbs. Has anyone tried or knows if this is better for weight loss and affect if T2? I tried search on here but nothing came up.
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PSMF diet
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silver minion
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Could you let me know what PSMF is in full please?
Drummer
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That is a fasting diet, I believe, not a way to eat to control blood glucose. The PS is protein sparing I think but the last part of the acronym eludes me (oh to have my memory back and firing on all 8 cylinders)
Humans can't live on a low fat diet without compromising various systems which use fat as the raw materials for myelin sheaths on nerves, in the brain and associated membranes, for various hormones and other controlling chemicals around the body and for absorbing/storing the fat soluble vitamins and some toxins - but we are supposed to try.
Humans can't live on a low fat diet without compromising various systems which use fat as the raw materials for myelin sheaths on nerves, in the brain and associated membranes, for various hormones and other controlling chemicals around the body and for absorbing/storing the fat soluble vitamins and some toxins - but we are supposed to try.
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The protein-sparing modified fast (PSMF) diet is a short-term, very-low-calorie diet that's designed to help people lose weight quickly. The diet is high in protein and low in carbohydrates and fat, and it's often recommended by doctors for people who are obese.
Here are some key features of the PSMF diet:
P.S. Also have a look at these alternatives:
- Newcastle Diet leaflet (I did this; protein/vegetables, not shakes; plus Cronometer to track nutrients) https://www.ncl.ac.uk/media/wwwncla.../files/201809 Sample Recipes & meal plans.pdf
- Dr David Unwins diet sheet:
The protein-sparing modified fast (PSMF) diet is a short-term, very-low-calorie diet that's designed to help people lose weight quickly. The diet is high in protein and low in carbohydrates and fat, and it's often recommended by doctors for people who are obese.
Here are some key features of the PSMF diet:
- Calories: The diet limits calories to around 800 per day.
- Protein: The diet requires 1.2–1.5 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day.
- Carbohydrates: The diet limits carbohydrates to less than 20–50 grams per day.
- Fat: The diet limits fat intake to about 10–20 grams per day.
- Fluids: The diet requires drinking more than two liters of water per day.
- Supplements: The diet requires taking vitamin and mineral supplements to ensure adequate nutrition.
- Foods: The diet consists mainly of lean proteins like chicken, seafood, and tofu, as well as non-starchy vegetables like leafy greens, broccoli, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, and celery.
- Foods to avoid: The diet limits or excludes fruits, starchy vegetables, grains, legumes, ultra-processed foods, sweetened beverages, fats and oils, and full-fat dairy.
- Fat: The diet limits fat intake to about 10–20 grams per day.
P.S. Also have a look at these alternatives:
- Newcastle Diet leaflet (I did this; protein/vegetables, not shakes; plus Cronometer to track nutrients) https://www.ncl.ac.uk/media/wwwncla.../files/201809 Sample Recipes & meal plans.pdf
- Dr David Unwins diet sheet:
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Drummer
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Hmm - with the exception of one pot of Greek yoghurt, full fat - that is actually very like the way I have been eating for the last 3 months.
It really does supress appetite.
I fast until 5 pm (I needed to change to 4pm and then adjust when the clocks changed) have a Tesco shake and make dinner, eat a small meal.
I have coffee with cream some weeks, lemon tea or other teas at other times, just one cup of coffee a day but tea whenever.
It seems easy - the only downside is having to replace almost everything I wear if it can't be made smaller.
It really does supress appetite.
I fast until 5 pm (I needed to change to 4pm and then adjust when the clocks changed) have a Tesco shake and make dinner, eat a small meal.
I have coffee with cream some weeks, lemon tea or other teas at other times, just one cup of coffee a day but tea whenever.
It seems easy - the only downside is having to replace almost everything I wear if it can't be made smaller.
As an example - on weight maintenance now - Cronometer recorded the following for my lunch today. I still feel full thanks to the protein. No breakfast but fish, veg and berries to come for supper.
Entered (food, weight):
Entered (food, weight):
- Carrots, Raw: 50 g, 20.5 kcal [salad]
- Onion: Raw 30 g, 12 kcal [salad]
- Celery: Raw: 20 g, 2.8 kcal [salad]
- Cabbage, Raw: 100 g, 25 kcal [salad]
- Cauliflower, Raw: 120 g, 30 kcal [salad]
- Cabbage, Red, Raw: 214 g, 66.34 kcal [stir fry]
- Onion, White, Yellow or Red, Raw: 222 g, 88.8 kcal [stir fry]
- Chicken Breast, Skinless, Cooked: 140 g, 242.2 kcal [stir fry]
- Energy: 517.1 kcal
- Protein: 53.3 g (Chicken: 43 g)
- Net Carbs: 46.0 g
- Fat: 7.7 g
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