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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m gonna say something crazy: you may need to eat substantially MORE, and mainly good quality proteins and vegetables to lose weight.

When you are underweight and underrating (and you are both, honey), your body holds onto to every spare calorie it can. When you add in perimenopausal hormones - whew, it’s a mess because your metabolism isn’t helping you keep any type of edge.

I started seriously exercising in my late 30s/40s and drastically changed my diet to eat more and to hit the right macros - and I lost fat while building strong, attractive lean muscle. I’m now 5’4 and 130, but look amazingly better than I did at a skinny fat 115.

I would see a dietician or do some real nutrition research to see what you need to be eating at your age and activity level. I use Cronometer to track everything I eat and a fitness tracker - and will never go back. I sometimes have to force myself to snack or add in protein to make sure I’m hitting my macros and minimal calorie intake, but it’s worth it. Sometimes when I get stressed I skip meals and I very quickly notice a build in fat around my belly. [/quote]

[b]the whole “when you eat too little your body holds on to every calorie” thing has been debunked so many times.[/b] It’s simply not true. That being said, the op clearly has some kind of eating disorder/body dysmorphia if she thinks she needs to lose weight at her weight and height. [/quote]
No, it hasn't. Ever. Because it is true. 
Baseline metabolic rate is a thing and can be altered by diet, as well as other factors. [/quote]

interesting. So by your logic those who were starved/close to starved for extended periods of time should be looking the same as before then. calorie deficit is what makes people lose weight-the exception is when there are other things going on (hormone issues, other medical issues etc…). If you are a reasonably person and you are eating in a calorie deficit you will lose weight. That’s it. [/quote]

You know where you are wrong and simply trolling. Nobody is that obtuse. [/quote]

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