I previously ate just about everything, including lots of junk food and snacks. After doing a lot of research, I found the best way to lose weight and prevent disease is to go the totally plant based whole food method. No meat, no dairy, nothing processed (almost everything that comes in a box). I mostly eat fresh veggies, fruit, grains, and beans.
I know that’s too cold Turkey for most people but I now eat to live instead of living to eat. You can work your way into it by gradually adding more veggies. I just decided to give it all up at once and go totally with the program.
you can find a lot of info on the Food Revolution Network at Foodrevolution.org
I gave up snacking and very rarely do I eat anything after 4pm.
Many days I just eat 2 meals, one at 6am and the other at 2pm.
Sometimes I just eat one meal. Depends how fast you want to lose.
Most people can’t give up their meat, but it wasn’t that big of a deal for me. I love beans, all kinds of beans. There’s a direct corolation between eating animal products and the major diseases - cancer, heart disease, diabetes.
I’m sure I’ll get stomped on by a lot of meat-lovers, but I’m not trying to force anything on anybody. Just answering your question. It works for me.