Same calories for 1 lb or 2 a week?

Gamliela

Libby283 wrote: »

I eat most things that are prepackaged. Breakfast was a Greek yogurt at 150. I always log my coffee as a dunkin donuts cream & sugar, even if I use 1% milk and no sugar. Lunch today is a packet of oatmeal with 2 tablespoons of milk, logged as a 1/2 cup. I brought about 10 blueberries that I logged as a cup of blueberries. I over estimate all day long. I eat salads with no dressing.

If need be, next week I might do a few days of fasting, or just yogurt days to see what happens. I also go tomorrow to the doctor for testing. I recently had an respiratory infection that needed steroids to clear up. She is testing me to see why my immune system is deficient. Like i can have a scratch and it takes weeks for it to heal. She has been monitoring me for thyroid and diabetes for years so I might have just hit the point where those are now causing issues in my weight.

My stomach literally feels swollen and full like when I was pregnant. That feeling definitely curbs the urge to eat because I already feel like a stuffed cow.

Libby, prob your doc is going to be able to see something thwt will help with the digestive discomfort.

Let us know how the appointment goes there ok?

Libby283

one1fast68 wrote: »

Just a note, I think you said early on that you started back up a couple weeks ago - steroids (like Prednisone) will make you retain water - a lot of water.

I was on steroids last in February after surgery, which took forever to heal, and then again the beginning of May for the respiratory infection. I would think I would not still be retaining the water?

Libby283

janejellyroll wrote: »

Libby283 wrote: »

shadow2soul wrote: »

From what you are describing it sounds like your not eating enough nutrient dense foods and could possibly be malnourished. Weak immune system and poor healing are signs of being malnourished. Fasting or an all yogurt diet would be extremely horrible ideas if this is the case and would make things worse.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Malnutrition/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

This is not a new issue. I was having the same issues when I was eating 2000 calories a day.

My BMI is 24.98 so normal

OP, is your doctor aware that you are a heavy drinker? Drinking can create nutritional deficiencies, even in people who are at a normal weight. It's something your doctor should be aware of (if s/he isn't already).

Yeah I tel her i drink but not how much. I have not even been drinking this week. I drank a half of a miller lite the other night and logged it.

Libby283

sylkates wrote: »

Libby283 wrote: »

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My stomach literally feels swollen and full like when I was pregnant. That feeling definitely curbs the urge to eat because I already feel like a stuffed cow.

This, combined with the very aggressive 2 pound a week goal, makes me worry a bit. I think the 'bloated' feeling in your stomach might be psychological - basically, shame, making you feel physically unwell there. Tummies are very sensitive to emotions and can easily be mildly upset by them. (I get constipated when I get very stressed, and I feel enormous and bloated the day after I cheat, even when the scale doesn't tip to show any bad change.)

It also sounds like you're logging far more than you are eating for now, in an attempt to rush things.

Go at a slower pace, but accurately log what you're eating, so you know that you're not going too fast. Eat that full Panera half sandwich, including the bread. Eat back exercise calories. You'll be fine.

I think that your previous experience of losing 40 pounds relatively quickly might be warping how you're looking at your current goals now. 2 pounds a week makes sense for someone with 40 pounds to lose, it doesn't for someone just 8 or 10 pounds away from their goal. For someone as small as you and I, and trying to lose as little as we are losing, it's a necessarily slow process. It's just the math of it.

Trust me on this because I have similar stats to your current weight loss stretch. I'm 5'3'' and I have a 1/2 lb a week goal. I started at 146 in mid-February and am at 133 now. I'll admit, I could have been faster, if I had fewer cheat days - I probably could have gotten where I am now in early May or late April if I had better self control on the weekends. But I am so much happier now with just these 13 pounds lost, and I know that if I keep it up at this current pace, I'll get to my goal weight, guaranteed. There really is no rush.

I also suggest buying one or 2 pair of pants that fit you better right now. 10 pounds isn't a lot of weight, but it's enough to take you a pants size up from where you are used to. It is delighting me now to feel the jeans I bought in January when I was at 146 feeling saggy now, and back in mid-winter, actually having comfortable, attractive clothes to wear at my size then made all the difference in my day to day misery with my weight.

My stomach is very much sticking out. It has been since at least memorial day. Like I would think I was pregnant if it was possible.