Diet & exercise and no weight loss at all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

Zero processed food and alcohol. Veggies, fruit, whole grain (actually measured for calorie count) and protein (again measured for calories). Add weight lifting. 10k steps a day is what your body is used to, so if you’re not losing weight you need to step up activity and focus on calories.

You should also accept that you may never hit those lower weights of years gone by again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What worked for me was 3 solid meals a day with 30+ G protein at each one. I like Glucose Goddess and follow her hacks. I don’t have blood sugar issues but her hacks have turned around how I eat and have kept my blood sugar and cravings in check and helped with weight loss. I am 45 and have been able to lose 10lbs. I’ve mostly been maintaining it.

Thanks - this is what I’m aiming for. I’ve been doing the GG “hacks” for 2 years now and haven’t seen any difference. But I’m glad it all worked for you. I’ve been working on adding protein more recently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

It’s not your only option. You need to make better choices.

Breakfast - egg white omelette with veggies. Season with salt/pepper/salsa

Snack - apple and 2 teaspoons of almond butter

Lunch large salad measure dressing, nuts or boiled egg whites. Or roll that up into a wrap.

Snack - fruit, nuts (weighed/counted), raw veggies

Dinner - large veggie stir fry with 4 oz lean meat.

Night snack (if you’re even hungry)- Same as above.

The above will land you at about 1,300 - 1,500 calories eating all day long. I’ve lost 12 pounds since July by simply eating better and limiting alcohol to ~2-3 glasses a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 41, still having regular periods and have no symptoms of perimenopause although I suspect it’s beginning (though my mom went through menopause @55 so maybe not?).

I’ve put on about 15lbs in the last 5 years and have been trying to lose some of them. I have been tracking my food on My Fitness Pal and really curbing my eating for months but especially since Sept 1. I’m eating around 1500-1800 cal/day, lots of protein, almost no sugar or processed carbs, almost no processed foods, mostly I eat “whole foods” I cook for myself… and I haven’t lost an ounce. I only drink water or unsweetened tea and drink alcohol maybe 1/week.

I am very active - walk at least 10,000 but usually 15k+ steps every day, I run, cycle, play tennis, do yoga, weight training etc. - I walk daily and do at least one other activity almost every day.

My gynecologist (last doctor I saw) said that “your metabolism is probably just very slow” but that doesn’t seem like it’s all of it. I’ve had my thyroid checked and it was normal.

The food tracking (which I’ve only been doing a few weeks) is hard for me as I struggled with anorexia as a teen and being so “on top of” what I eat is difficult for me. I’ve pretty much been able to eat whatever I want and maintain about the same weight for years. Now it seems like I can’t eat anything and I still weigh more than I’d like.

Anyone btdt and have advice? I’m 5’7” and currently weight 160 (actually 161 this morning). I’d really like to get back to 145 (I weighted about 130/135 pre-kids and 140ish post, my youngest is now 10). This doesn’t seem like an unrealistic goal but despite months of watching my food and exercising and over a month of really restricting the scale isn’t budging.

1500-1800 calories is a really wide range. Your 1800 calorie days may be keeping you from losing any weight. If you want to lose you have to consistently stay under a certain number for a very long period. You are trying to convince your body to use its own stores for energy and it’s not going to do that if you periodically eat more. I find that “cheat” days essentially keep me from losing weight. If I want to maintain I can “cheat” but I’m not going to lose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

It’s not your only option. You need to make better choices.

Breakfast - egg white omelette with veggies. Season with salt/pepper/salsa

Snack - apple and 2 teaspoons of almond butter

Lunch large salad measure dressing, nuts or boiled egg whites. Or roll that up into a wrap.

Snack - fruit, nuts (weighed/counted), raw veggies

Dinner - large veggie stir fry with 4 oz lean meat.

Night snack (if you’re even hungry)- Same as above.

The above will land you at about 1,300 - 1,500 calories eating all day long. I’ve lost 12 pounds since July by simply eating better and limiting alcohol to ~2-3 glasses a week.

Basically what I eat (sub nf Greek yogurt for breakfast sometimes), no wraps, salad with homemade dressing for lunch with protein (more than just nuts or egg white), I don’t usually snack at all, certainly not twice daily but if I do it’s as you stated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m 41, still having regular periods and have no symptoms of perimenopause although I suspect it’s beginning (though my mom went through menopause @55 so maybe not?).

I’ve put on about 15lbs in the last 5 years and have been trying to lose some of them. I have been tracking my food on My Fitness Pal and really curbing my eating for months but especially since Sept 1. I’m eating around 1500-1800 cal/day, lots of protein, almost no sugar or processed carbs, almost no processed foods, mostly I eat “whole foods” I cook for myself… and I haven’t lost an ounce. I only drink water or unsweetened tea and drink alcohol maybe 1/week.

I am very active - walk at least 10,000 but usually 15k+ steps every day, I run, cycle, play tennis, do yoga, weight training etc. - I walk daily and do at least one other activity almost every day.

My gynecologist (last doctor I saw) said that “your metabolism is probably just very slow” but that doesn’t seem like it’s all of it. I’ve had my thyroid checked and it was normal.

The food tracking (which I’ve only been doing a few weeks) is hard for me as I struggled with anorexia as a teen and being so “on top of” what I eat is difficult for me. I’ve pretty much been able to eat whatever I want and maintain about the same weight for years. Now it seems like I can’t eat anything and I still weigh more than I’d like.

Anyone btdt and have advice? I’m 5’7” and currently weight 160 (actually 161 this morning). I’d really like to get back to 145 (I weighted about 130/135 pre-kids and 140ish post, my youngest is now 10). This doesn’t seem like an unrealistic goal but despite months of watching my food and exercising and over a month of really restricting the scale isn’t budging.

1500-1800 calories is a really wide range. Your 1800 calorie days may be keeping you from losing any weight. If you want to lose you have to consistently stay under a certain number for a very long period. You are trying to convince your body to use its own stores for energy and it’s not going to do that if you periodically eat more. I find that “cheat” days essentially keep me from losing weight. If I want to maintain I can “cheat” but I’m not going to lose.

I was going by the mfp tracking which tells me my base goal for losing weight is 1,780 cals. I’ve never actually gotten to that amount with what I’ve been eating since I’ve tracked. Most is 1500 or under. I guess I just need to wait longer?

[Anonymous]

You're already barely overweight as it is...I don't have advice, other than trying to to eat more protein and veggies, and whole grains . Given how active you are, is it possible that you're not eating enough?

[Anonymous]

If your BMI is normal you need to eat 1200 calories a day to lose weight.

[Anonymous]

This worked for me when nothing else did.

https://www.amazon.com/End-Your-Carb-Confusion-Customize/dp/1628604298

As a plus, lost a lot of inflammation, and no more migraines, GERD, tendinitis or occasional knee pain. Very easy to follow and also covers maintenance. Written by a doctor at Duke.

[Anonymous]

If you recently increased physical activity, you are probably retaining water. Water retention is normal after hard workouts.

You may also be gaining muscle.

So you may be losing fat but just aren’t able to see it on the scale yet.

Also, “since September 1” really isn’t much time.

I would just continue to execute the plan and check back at the end of November. If your weight is still the same then, maybe you need to adjust. If you’ve started to lose, just keep going.

Good luck sounds like you are doing great 👍

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

PP here. You have to think about why you think eating one meal a day is disordered. If that’s what it takes for you to sustain a normal/healthy weight, then you are by definition eating properly. Maybe that’s 1100 calories to lose weight. And most people would rather eat one large meal than 3-4 tiny meals that don’t alleviate any hunger. For me, it’s better to be full once a day than always hungry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

PP here. You have to think about why you think eating one meal a day is disordered. If that’s what it takes for you to sustain a normal/healthy weight, then you are by definition eating properly. Maybe that’s 1100 calories to lose weight. And most people would rather eat one large meal than 3-4 tiny meals that don’t alleviate any hunger. For me, it’s better to be full once a day than always hungry.

Wow. This is wildly disordered, even more so than eating one meal a day. OP - the path to sanity here is to focus on strength/building muscle and whether you feel strong and like your body can do what you want it to physically. It sounds like you're eating well (and maybe not enough). Ignore the scale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

It’s not your only option. You need to make better choices.

Breakfast - egg white omelette with veggies. Season with salt/pepper/salsa

Snack - apple and 2 teaspoons of almond butter

Lunch large salad measure dressing, nuts or boiled egg whites. Or roll that up into a wrap.

Snack - fruit, nuts (weighed/counted), raw veggies

Dinner - large veggie stir fry with 4 oz lean meat.

Night snack (if you’re even hungry)- Same as above.

The above will land you at about 1,300 - 1,500 calories eating all day long. I’ve lost 12 pounds since July by simply eating better and limiting alcohol to ~2-3 glasses a week.

Nobody needs all of these snacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

It’s not your only option. You need to make better choices.

Breakfast - egg white omelette with veggies. Season with salt/pepper/salsa

Snack - apple and 2 teaspoons of almond butter

Lunch large salad measure dressing, nuts or boiled egg whites. Or roll that up into a wrap.

Snack - fruit, nuts (weighed/counted), raw veggies

Dinner - large veggie stir fry with 4 oz lean meat.

Night snack (if you’re even hungry)- Same as above.

The above will land you at about 1,300 - 1,500 calories eating all day long. I’ve lost 12 pounds since July by simply eating better and limiting alcohol to ~2-3 glasses a week.

Nobody needs all of these snacks.

Agree. Very weird to be obsessing about egg yolk and then need to eat nuts every few hours. If the meals were more filling, snacks wouldn’t be needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

PP here. You have to think about why you think eating one meal a day is disordered. If that’s what it takes for you to sustain a normal/healthy weight, then you are by definition eating properly. Maybe that’s 1100 calories to lose weight. And most people would rather eat one large meal than 3-4 tiny meals that don’t alleviate any hunger. For me, it’s better to be full once a day than always hungry.

Wow. This is wildly disordered, even more so than eating one meal a day. OP - the path to sanity here is to focus on strength/building muscle and whether you feel strong and like your body can do what you want it to physically. It sounds like you're eating well (and maybe not enough). Ignore the scale.

Why is it wildly disordered?