[OhHiMarkos]

Well, I would say that by eliminating foods is only part of the problem and can guarantee you success. I think changing the way we eat and live is better.

For starters, you could eliminate the extra-processed foods from your diet and add more natural sources of food.

Then you could follow a regiment of 2-3 meals a day. Put the protein heavy + fatty foods in the first meal of the day and the carbs heavy foods as last meals.

Make sure you are eating enough nutrients. Don't be afraid of salt.

Add lots of fermented food cause there is a link with improving the gut and its ability to fight inflammations.

Add movement and exercise, and make them a habit. Get a fitness buddy.

Make sure you are a getting regular good sleep.

I would recommend you a great podcast series called the Huberman lab, where this Stanford professor offers great insights about how the body works and what are the latest news from various research fields.

https://hubermanlab.com/

[stef25]

Doubtful this (good) dietary advise alone can cure people from severe depression.

[krageon]

Severe (read: Not seasonal, not time of day influenced, not due to e.g. your spouse dying) depression is something you need to go to a therapist for. Advice on the internet (for this specific thing) is something for after all doctors and medication fails you, or as an addendum to an already well-understood treatment formulated by someone that sees folks with your problems every day.

[Aliabid94]

I’ve always heard to not eat carbs near the end of the day because metabolism is slowest then. Is there truth to that?

[meowkit]

You eat the carbs to spike your insulin and help you fall asleep as the glucose is in your body is depleted. If you time it right and have a stable circadian rhythm your natural melatonin production will kick in and knock you out for deep sleep. [Source: Andrew Huberman]

I am not aware of any good reason for worrying about when your basal metabolism is lowest. If you want to lose weight do intermittent fasting and get into ketosis.