Never ate and OBESE?

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  • nettasaura
    nettasaura Posts: 173 Member
    I weigh about the same as you right now and I've LOST almost 60 pounds by eating only 500 cals less than I burn every day. Burning 2800 cals in any given day is actually really easy for me and that's just with some serious grocery shopping (and I am NOT a weight lifting man), not even with any hardcore exercise (I don't lift weights at all). I refuse to put myself in a position where I feel hungry or where I get to goal and am eating little to nothing because I kept cutting beyond my actual needs. If you are doing Insanity, then I think you probably should keep your intake up. My Fitbit has been vital to my being able to lose and actually knowing what I burn every day which allows me to adjust my intake on any given day. It also helps me to take a "diet break" and eat at my actual current maintenance and actually maintain. Don't be afraid of those fats. They will get your intake cals up without adding a lot of volume to your meals and will help keep your body functioning properly. Also remember....this is a marathon, not a sprint. Better to lose slowly, really learn your body and figure out what you are doing in a healthy and safe manner, and be able to maintain your weight loss easily, rather than losing it all quickly and learning nothing in the process which will just end up causing you to gain everything back in the end. Chin up and keep going!
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    I think you've fallen into the mindset of "healthy" food only and if you want to live on egg whites, veggies and not much else it is hard to get calories in. Food is food, calories are calories. You don't have to eat low fat, no fat, no sugar, "healthy" foods to be healthy or lose weight. Eat whole eggs, nuts, full fat dairy, meats, enjoy a fast food treat occasionally, have some ice cream, avocado, peanut butter.

    I'm 115 lbs, I eat over 1500 calories a day and for the last few months due to family obligations (read all hell broke loose) I haven't really exercised at all. I often grab fast food, drink iced capps and eat junk but as long as I stay in calorie budget my weight stays the same.

    You don't want to spend your life eating dry lettuce leaves and scrambled egg whites!
  • kit_katty
    kit_katty Posts: 992 Member
    I calculated your BMR at 1856, so, add in your 600 let's say for your exercise (don't count twice!) and you're at 2456 per day. That seems reasonable. If you're having trouble eating your calories, try adding healthy fats, nuts, etc. Don't eat too little, there's nothing worse than running out of energy, hitting a wall, while you're trying to work out, it really sucks! Good luck!
  • jamiesillimandunn
    jamiesillimandunn Posts: 270 Member
    Thanks guys ...I will try harder to not be soooo extreme and start introducing more healthy fats ...I love all healthy food , never cared for fast food so seeing halls posts made me realize I was too far off from the beginning I just wasn't eating throughout my day :) hope my next post will be a success story for y'all to read !! Y'all are great !!

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