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Beating myself up

LexiM1028
LexiM1028 Posts: 47 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Definitely beating myself up this week. I lose weight and then I eat myself into a coma. Self sabotage? I don't understand why I do it to myself.

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  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    Perhaps your deficit is too aggressive?

  • LexiM1028
    LexiM1028 Posts: 47 Member
    1,100 calories
    BecomingBane wrote: »
    Perhaps your deficit is too aggressive?

  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    Eat more! That's likely not enough!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    LexiM1028 wrote: »
    1,100 calories
    BecomingBane wrote: »
    Perhaps your deficit is too aggressive?

    He's right! 1100 calories is no bueno! You need to eat more because eating so little leads to bingeing!
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    You're profile doesn't give any of your stats, but I'm guessing 1100 is probably too low, especially if you are doing any form of exercise.

    I'd recommend going back into your profile, setting your goal to

    .5lb/week if you have less than 20 lbs to lose
    1.0lb/week if you have 50ish pounds to lose
    etc

    I'd also set your activity level to sedentary, log your exercise and eat back at least half of those calories.

    This will give you more calories to work with and potentially help with binge-ing like that. I do that if I restrict too much, so I get it.

    It also helps to remember that weight loss is a thing that requires patience. It takes time to lose weight healthily, but one of the good sides of that is that you get time to learn healthy habits that will help you maintain once you reach your goal weight.

    Consider reading some of these:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help-must-reads#latest

    They contain a wealth of information that will help you on your journey.
  • blobby10
    blobby10 Posts: 357 Member
    OP are you scared of success? I do the same as you and think this is the reason I do it. If I lose the weight (and keep it off!!) then I have to find another reason why my husband of over 20 years didnt want me any more and maybe thats too scary to face. Therefore I make it so I WONT lose the weight and wont have to face the root cause of the problem. At least I think thats what Im doing - either that or Im a greedy cow!!!

    Our subconscious is a powerful thing.
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