Anonymous
03/29/2024 09:36
Subject: Rant of the day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Drink more water. You'll feel full and won't have headaches. Also take advil.
I drink a ton of water that is not the issue. I’m not even really looking for solutions. I lost 55 pounds and have maintained it! I’m just frustrated and hungry today
Your situation is a good example of all the "CI-CO, exercise more, eat protein, drink water, etc." is all good advice but doesn't address the different levels of hunger pain we all must deal with. For example, somebody could theoretically eat twice as much as somebody else (e.g., of healthy foods for lunch) and still be hungry while the other person is completely satiated until they're ready for a light dinner. And being hungry, being thirsty, having to pee, etc. are those base needs that override everything else in your head. All the "I did it so why can't you?" posts are pompous and irrelevant.
I love this. It’s so true. And OP, I feel your frustration in my soul!
Anonymous
03/29/2024 09:28
Subject: Rant of the day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Drink more water. You'll feel full and won't have headaches. Also take advil.
I drink a ton of water that is not the issue. I’m not even really looking for solutions. I lost 55 pounds and have maintained it! I’m just frustrated and hungry today
Your situation is a good example of all the "CI-CO, exercise more, eat protein, drink water, etc." is all good advice but doesn't address the different levels of hunger pain we all must deal with. For example, somebody could theoretically eat twice as much as somebody else (e.g., of healthy foods for lunch) and still be hungry while the other person is completely satiated until they're ready for a light dinner. And being hungry, being thirsty, having to pee, etc. are those base needs that override everything else in your head. All the "I did it so why can't you?" posts are pompous and irrelevant.
Anonymous
03/29/2024 08:59
Subject: Rant of the day
Do you need more electrolytes? DH adds drops he buys to his water.
Anonymous
03/29/2024 08:58
Subject: Rant of the day
Anonymous wrote:I have been eating my caloric deficit for the last month to lose five pounds I gained after a few weeks of being really busy/travel. I am so freaking hungry every day. Today I have a very long meeting to attend tonight that I really need energy for so ate a real meal for the first time in ages, like pasta with a meat sauce. It is so nice to feel FULL. To not feel weak, to not have a headache. And no I am not some skinny minny starving myself, I'm just maintaining and keeping myself under the 'obese' line after losing 50-60 pounds a few years ago. I've been exercising like crazy and being so disciplined but eating this meal has made me feel SO defeated as it has been so illustrative of just how weak I have been the last few weeks.
I dunno are my genes just screwed from the irish potato famine?! I am 'supposed' to lose another 20-30 pounds theoretically! This makes it so clear how incredibly impossible that would be. I would have to live on grapes and teaspoons of peanut butter.
Nothing to be done about it I'm just feeling depressed. End rant.
Two things: You have to be more patient. And you have to make sustainable lifestyle changes rather than dieting. Cut back, but not starve yourself. Never go below 1,500 calories. NEVER. Ideally, you’d be eating around 1,800 calories and exercising. Slow and steady wins the race. Expect plateaus and be patient.
I don’t diet. I exercise to lose weight. I was trying to get to my pre-pregnancy weight. It took me two years of spinning/pilates/Burn Boot Camp 6 days a week to lose one pound. One pound. But I kept going and almost three years later I am finally down to my ideal weight.
Keep going.
Anonymous
03/29/2024 08:17
Subject: Rant of the day
Protein is not going to fill or satiate. Eat foods that you can eat a large volume of: vegetables, fruits, beans/legumes, and whole grains. If you are a calorie counter, compare the amount of those foods you can eat for the same calories.
Anonymous
03/28/2024 19:53
Subject: Rant of the day
Anonymous wrote:Drink more water. You'll feel full and won't have headaches. Also take advil.
I drink a ton of water that is not the issue. I’m not even really looking for solutions. I lost 55 pounds and have maintained it! I’m just frustrated and hungry today
Anonymous
03/28/2024 18:30
Subject: Rant of the day
Drink more water. You'll feel full and won't have headaches. Also take advil.
Anonymous
03/28/2024 16:34
Subject: Rant of the day
hunger headaches are the worst. I try to drink a lot of water but something in my brain connects food to relief, so it's really terrible. Wish there was a pill for that!
Anonymous
03/28/2024 16:07
Subject: Re:Rant of the day
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are you eating enough protein? That's the only thing that keeps me full and not hangry.
Constantly eating protein. Yogurt, nuts, meat, it is just the reality of my body. I don't feel full unless I eat carbs, even if I go low carb for a long period of time.
But are you counting how many grams of protein you are getting? You need AT least a 1.2 grams for every kilogram you weigh. So 150lbs person needs 82 grams of protein AT LEAST.
Anonymous
03/28/2024 16:05
Subject: Re:Rant of the day
Anonymous wrote:Are you eating enough protein? That's the only thing that keeps me full and not hangry.
Constantly eating protein. Yogurt, nuts, meat, it is just the reality of my body. I don't feel full unless I eat carbs, even if I go low carb for a long period of time.
Anonymous
03/28/2024 15:56
Subject: Re:Rant of the day
Are you eating enough protein? That's the only thing that keeps me full and not hangry.
Anonymous
03/28/2024 15:56
Subject: Re:Rant of the day
Anonymous wrote:If you feel weak and headachey and hungry all the time you need to tweak what you are eating, or eat more. That sounds miserable.
Correct, it is.
Anonymous
03/28/2024 15:49
Subject: Re:Rant of the day
If you feel weak and headachey and hungry all the time you need to tweak what you are eating, or eat more. That sounds miserable.
Anonymous
03/28/2024 15:44
Subject: Rant of the day
Step yourself down with maintenance breaks scheduled in. For instance, caloric deficit for 2-3 weeks, then maintenance for a week, then lather, rinse, repeat until you have stepped down to your goal. You got this! And those maintenance breaks (where you are in caloric balance) will help you stay healthy and motivated.
Anonymous
03/28/2024 15:40
Subject: Rant of the day
I have been eating my caloric deficit for the last month to lose five pounds I gained after a few weeks of being really busy/travel. I am so freaking hungry every day. Today I have a very long meeting to attend tonight that I really need energy for so ate a real meal for the first time in ages, like pasta with a meat sauce. It is so nice to feel FULL. To not feel weak, to not have a headache. And no I am not some skinny minny starving myself, I'm just maintaining and keeping myself under the 'obese' line after losing 50-60 pounds a few years ago. I've been exercising like crazy and being so disciplined but eating this meal has made me feel SO defeated as it has been so illustrative of just how weak I have been the last few weeks.
I dunno are my genes just screwed from the irish potato famine?! I am 'supposed' to lose another 20-30 pounds theoretically! This makes it so clear how incredibly impossible that would be. I would have to live on grapes and teaspoons of peanut butter.
Nothing to be done about it I'm just feeling depressed. End rant.
I dunno are my genes just screwed from the irish potato famine?! I am 'supposed' to lose another 20-30 pounds theoretically! This makes it so clear how incredibly impossible that would be. I would have to live on grapes and teaspoons of peanut butter.
Nothing to be done about it I'm just feeling depressed. End rant.