I think the diet make up is less important than this 'settle on a consistent menu of fairly bland, less palatable foods because they’re even less tempting to overeat.' and 'The trick here is to aim for “palatable enough.”'
I went vegan for 6 weeks prior to Christmas. I ate lots of (to me) very bland food. I repeated many meals but I didn't restrict calories or count food, but I ended up eating less, mainly through boredom and found I was generally less interested in food. I lost weight, although that wasn't my goal. I think the repetition and less tasty nature of the food made the difference. Previously I found a similar effect with an Atkins style diet. Lockdown also helped as I didn't eat any restaurant or take away found during that time.
That said I did enjoy my Beef Wellington on Christmas day! I wouldn't want to eat in such a repetitive fashion day in, day out. But I think it is a great thing to do for a month or a season. Famine before feast, or Advent before Christmas.
Edited by rudd777 on 01-06-21 11:45 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
