Losing Hope :(

rskidmore

Okay, so we have hardly any food in our kitchen at the moment and won't be able to get groceries until next week on payday.

For breakfast this morning I had two large eggs scrambled with two cubes of cheese shredded and seasoned with dill. I also had two small pieces of bacon (I cut off the fat part of the bacon and only add the meat part) with one homemade bran muffin with a half teaspoon of becel 50% less calories margarine and 8oz of frozen minute maid fruit punch.

Was this good?

SHBoss1673

My height is 5' 5, and I'm not very active without exercise, but I'm not a complete couch potato either. I'll walk to the grocery store instead of riding the bus, and my job (I work at Michaels) keeps me moving part time hours (about 16 hours a week or so). I am finishing up my last semester of school and 99% of my schoolwork is on the computer, so I spend a lot of time sitting doing that. I don't know what my body fat % is, and I have no idea what you mean by VO2 max...

ok so I'll call you slightly active, so with that I can at least get your BMI, which is not that bad, (31), you can probably continue at the 1300 range for a little while longer, but what you are doing (eating less than the 1300) is probably doing you in. I don't think your body can sustain a deficit bigger than that. And if you add exercise, you really should be eating it because a 1000 calorie deficit (which is about what you're at now) is about as large as I would recommend. Knowing the basic info I do, I can say that it's probably as much about making sure you stick to your nutrition and calorie plan as anything. In fact, if it was me, over the next 3 or 4 weeks, I'd add 200 calories onto your daily calories (to make it in the 1500 to 1550 range) and give that a month, it wouldn't shock me to see you start losing more substantial weight (more than the 1/4 lb per week you're losing now) while maintaining good health.

These are all just opinions so do with them what you will.

best luck to you.

Supermel

I would change your settings to watch your sugar. When i kept my sugar in check (no juice, no granola bars, no soda blah blah) i saw immediate differences

Good luck! Looks like you have lots of support here

ainslieglen

I was diagnosed with chronic clinical depression in1991. My Drs. called it a Major Affective Disorder. My advice to you is to get the depression under control. It is a REAL illness and can't be treated successfully by anything other than good, thoughtful medical care. Once you have the depression controlled, you will find it much easier to keep the rest of your life organized. Losing weight and becoming healthier are other tools to feeling good. But you may find it much easier once you aren't dealing with an active depression. Clinical depression ( in my opinion) responds well to antidepressants. It is after all, a chemical imbalance. I've taken antidepressants since 1991, just as I would take insulin if I had diabetes, or heart meds if I needed them. Please investigate your depression further. You will find MFP helpful and supportive. Use the help and support every day on your road to good health.
Good Luck