It really is CICO…

[Anonymous]

5’1, highest weight was 146. I have been trying to lose weight for years, exercising and reducing my calories to what I thought was reasonable.

The last several weeks I’ve been under immense pressure at work and have been largely skipping breakfast and eating only a little lunch so I can get my work done. Lo and behold, I’m down to 137. Is this healthy, probably not. Is it working? Apparently. Apparently I have to eat under 1000 calories to lose weight.

[Anonymous]

Of course it is. But the problem is that the CO side is highly variable.

[Anonymous]

When I was diagnosed with cancer I went from 137-125 in about a week and a half because of the stress and anxiety. I was hardly eating anything. It was awful. Would not recommend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course it is. But the problem is that the CO side is highly variable.

This. And OP’s CO might have been significantly higher, because of what she’s been going through.

[Anonymous]

Same OP. Not eating really is the only thing that works. “Moderation” is a lie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course it is. But the problem is that the CO side is highly variable.

CI too.

[Anonymous]

I'm a fine-boned 5'4", and have to eat under 900 calories to lose weight, and under 1200 calories to stay at a healthy weight.

The current calorie recommendations for adults are ENTIRELY WRONG for some people. I'm sure they're also wrong at the other extreme - maybe some athletes/high metabolism people need a lot more than the officially recommended amount.

And of course it's calories in, calories out! People just don't know how to count

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I'm a fine-boned 5'4", and have to eat under 900 calories to lose weight, and under 1200 calories to stay at a healthy weight.

The current calorie recommendations for adults are ENTIRELY WRONG for some people. I'm sure they're also wrong at the other extreme - maybe some athletes/high metabolism people need a lot more than the officially recommended amount.

And of course it's calories in, calories out! People just don't know how to count

Me again: also want to point out that calorie counters on exercise machines, etc, are always wrong for me - they tend to overestimate the number of calories I've expended. I don't even look at them anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I'm a fine-boned 5'4", and have to eat under 900 calories to lose weight, and under 1200 calories to stay at a healthy weight.

The current calorie recommendations for adults are ENTIRELY WRONG for some people. I'm sure they're also wrong at the other extreme - maybe some athletes/high metabolism people need a lot more than the officially recommended amount.

And of course it's calories in, calories out! People just don't know how to count

Me again: also want to point out that calorie counters on exercise machines, etc, are always wrong for me - they tend to overestimate the number of calories I've expended. I don't even look at them anymore.

Truthfully, unless you are an endurance athlete and are on a bike with a power meter (calibrated) for 2+ hours, all of these calorie estimators should be ignored. Even then, which I do often, I don’t really seek to “eat it all back.” I do eat a lot which is important for weight maintenance and injury prevention, but even then, I’m not stressing out about trying to get 2500 extra in the tank on a Saturday after a long workout.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, for the most part. Interesting observation from a study:

People were 10% heavier in 2008 than in 1971, despite eating the same calories.

Things like antidepressants, hormones/pesticides in foods, artificial sweeteners and your gut bacteria influence how you lose weight.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871403X15001210