Hi From OKLAHOMA :)

OUCloud

I was young and dumb, when I started to not eat as much, That was 35 years ago and even as a diabetic (diet/excercise only) I still have a very hard time eating more than 1 meal and a couple snacks a day. I'm 52 years old and I'm very overweight (251 lbs) because I made my body go into the starvation mode, so instead of loosing weight, I gained. And even now, i still find myself skipping breakfast other than coffee, skipping lunch , - i'm not usually hungry, might have a couple PB crackers but that's it. I love my arizona green tea and often can be found w a can in hand. I stopped drinking Dr Pepper daily (several times a day) 3 years ago, I will still drink one but mostly when the mood strikes, 1-2 months span.
Now that my husband and I joined Planet fitness, I have to increase my calorie intake so that the lbs I hope will shed. I have so far lost 3 inches from chest - downward with a long ways yet to go. My realistic goal is 5 lbs a month, my overall goal is to loose 100. I'm 5'8.
My doctor put me on a low carb, low cholestrol, low fat but high protein diet.
My husband said to just eat in moderation . We go to the gym about 4-5 days a wk.

Cloud

heybales

Good choice.
While many undereat to slow their systems down purposely for potential benefits of longevity, it's a bear to lose weight that way, because very small margin of error, and exercise can't have near the benefits it could.

Just a correction, you can't gain weight on starvation mode. While your system may slow down, it just makes it easier to eat too much in surplus when you do binge or take a vacation or get sick and activity slows down, ect.

If the skipping breakfast doesn't interfere with a good workout, that's fine as it allows for bigger dinner that might be nice, but by lunch time your blood sugar and liver stores should be running low enough it would be smart to get a snack at least in, if not normal lunch.

Also, is your Dr actually kept up with nutritional stuff? Meaning, their normal classes is 1 course on nutrition, and many rightfully ask you to see a specialist for the food part.

I ask this because guess what unused protein that is more than body can use turned in to?
Glucose. And as such, you'll get the same insulin spikes, just a tad delayed after the glucose shows up from gluconeogenesis. Actually, you can get bigger insulin spikes on high protein meals than some high carb meals.
Most with a medical issue that would benefit from lower carbs because of the insulin effect, are given normal protein and high fat lowish carb diets because of exactly that effect.

Only reason why I ask.

Good job wanting to get it in control. Are you doing resistance training 3 x weekly as part of gym to maintain what muscle mass you have?
You likely don't want to lose more as past diets have caused, at this point it's going to be VERY difficult building any back up.

Jennbecca33

Hi there! I just wanted to say I am from Oklahoma too! Born and raised, although I moved away 10 years ago when I married. Happy to see a fellow Okie on here! It sounds like you are making some positive changes and increasing to the proper calorie range. Best wishes on your journey - be sure to post back when you need support or if you have questions along the way!