How Do I stop yo yo dieting?

Minaz95

So my fellow myfitnesspal buddies I need your guys honest advice.First of my height is 5’6 and I’m 124.6 pounds.My goal weight is 115 pounds (Please DONT say Im already a healthy Weight I don’t need to go there.) For the past year I have been trying to lose those last ten pounds by doing workouts such as (Insanity max 30, Focus t25 , fitnessblender) and I eat 1250 calories a day.I do lose weight but once I eat out with my friends as a cheat meal I gain all the weight back upto 124.6 pounds. I don’t know what to do.How can I lose those last ten pounds without creating a havoc in my metobolism.I came from 155 pounds to 124 by the way.

tulips_and_tea

How often are your cheat meals? Personally, I don't believe in those. Some people do. It's very possible that is what is keeping you from reaching your goal weight.

You can absolutely go out with your friends and have fun without over eating. Try smaller portions when going out for a while and see if that makes a difference.

Do you use a food scale and log all your food intake here?

kenyonhaff

If you don't want to hear you are at a healthy weight I fear you may be missing the entire reason those last lbs are so tough.

leggup

So your goal weight is 1 lb away from being underweight. The lower you try to go within the Normal weight range, the harder it will be. Consider your calories for the week instead of the day. If you're eating 1,250 cals Sun-Fri but 3,000 on Sat, you're averaging out to 1,500 per day (1250*6+3000)/7.

If you've been at the same weight for a year without changing anything, you are eating at maintenance. Oh and metabolism--- the lower you set your goal weight, the lower your maintenance calories will be. When I got my BMI down to 19.4 last year, my maintenance calories dropped to 1,800 cals.

Lillymoo01

My suggestion is to go and see your doctor. When it comes to your current weight and goal weight you don't want to go there but you need to go there. Not only are you currently at a healthy weight you are at the bottom half of it already. Instead of losing weight you should be trying to increase fitness. Start a strength training program at your local gym. Your body's health and appearance will thank you for it.

billglitch

try something different...low carb high fat (LCHF or KETO) and dont call it a diet...change your eating

tomteboda

You know the answer. Your goal is unhealthy and your body is fighting it with every weapon at its disposal. Meeting your goal requires constant effort to overcome your body's signals that you are starving it.

You can stop this insanity by acknowledging you have a problem and seeking out help of a psychiatrist who specializes in body dysmorphia and eating disorders to help you, a nutritionist to make sure you are getting all your necessary vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, and a physician to keep tabs on your physical well-being.

Signed,
Someone else who had disordered eating and unrealistic ideals.

Minaz95

tomteboda wrote: »

You know the answer. Your goal is unhealthy and your body is fighting it with every weapon at its disposal. Meeting your goal requires constant effort to overcome your body's signals that you are starving it.

You can stop this insanity by acknowledging you have a problem and seeking out help of a psychiatrist who specializes in body dysmorphia and eating disorders to help you, a nutritionist to make sure you are getting all your necessary vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, and a physician to keep tabs on your physical well-being.

Signed,
Someone else who had disordered eating and unrealistic ideals.

I DO not have an eating disorder there was a time when I was 115 pounds until college hit me.Please just don’t assume things.Thanks.

LiveLoveFitFab

I was also 115lbs, in high school. We all grow up. I wouldn't have the goal weight of 110lbs, which is the size I was in grade 11 because I'm not a teenager anymore. College didn't hit you, you turned into a grown up, with a grown up's body. If you still want a child's body, you need to go talk to someone about it.

Minaz95

LiveLoveFitFab wrote: »

I was also 115lbs, in high school. We all grow up. I wouldn't have the goal weight of 110lbs, which is the size I was in grade 11 because I'm not a teenager anymore. College didn't hit you, you turned into a grown up, with a grown up's body. If you still want a child's body, you need to go talk to someone about it.

Your talking about high school hun.I literally started college like an three semesters ago FYI.Im sure my body didn’t change from a child’s body to a grown up body in three semesters (that’s about an year).I do remember being a woman during that time hmmmmmmm....

Minaz95

I didn’t start this discussion in hopes of people gunning me and diagnosing me with an eating disorder.

LiveLoveFitFab

Yep, it happens that fast.

shaunshaikh

You want to stop yo yo dieting? Stop dieting. Change your habits to sustain the body you want.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

You are right. People on the internet should not try to diagnose eating disorders. HOWEVER, I do encourage you to schedule a physical if you haven't had one in a while and run your goal weight by your doctor.

How many calories are you eating on in your cheat meals? I can't imagine a 10lb gain in one meal.

When someone who is thin already is trying to get thinner progress is going to be, and should be very slow. I think you are aiming too low for calories and that's why you go overboard on your cheat meals.

I'd set your goal to losing a half pound a week, make sure your activity is set right (probably not "sedentary") and then use the app to see if your are averaging up to that goal including your cheat meals. For example, my goal is 2000 calories a day. I eat closer to 1800 on week days and 2500 a couple of days a week (usually Fridays and Saturdays). I end up with an average of 2000. Your progress will be slow, and you'll need to be pretty good on tracking accuracy.

Also, you are in college, stick to light beer and or diet drinks with hard alcohol.

fveekaye

Is there a particular part of your body that is different when you're at 115 lbs? I'm just trying to understand why you feel you need to be at that weight.

pbbananacoffeechocolate

The yo-yo dieting may have changed your body composition - each time you lose weight, you lose both fat and lean body mass, but when you gain it back, you mostly gain fat. This might be why you aren't happy with your current physique. Maybe focus on body recomposition for awhile. Track your calories at maintenance and lift weights. Focus on the tape measure rather than the scale.

150poundsofme

A poster said to drink hard liquor with diet soda - I have read that you can get drunker faster with that combo.

belleflop

I yo-yo dieted most of my 20's. The key for me to stopping the cycle was of all things to stop dieting. Once I stopped crazy restrictions and doing crash diets the weight loss started coming off and staying off. I know it sounds counter intuitive, but it really is the key to lasting change for me.

Minaz95

belleflop wrote: »

I yo-yo dieted most of my 20's. The key for me to stopping the cycle was of all things to stop dieting. Once I stopped crazy restrictions and doing crash diets the weight loss started coming off and staying off. I know it sounds counter intuitive, but it really is the key to lasting change for me.

Please give me more details . I appreciate it.

tomteboda

I'm not DIAGNOSING an eating disorder. I'm saying that @minaz95 needs to talk to someone who can recognize the signs and help foster a healthy mentality if she is going down that path, which given her goals AND demographic seems possible.

Nony_Mouse

tomteboda wrote: »

I'm not DIAGNOSING an eating disorder. I'm saying that @minaz95 needs to talk to someone who can recognize the signs and help foster a healthy mentality if she is going down that path, which given her goals AND demographic seems possible.

Yep. The desire to get to the bottom of healthy BMI range should always be questioned, imho. It's appropriate in only a small proportion of the population. I am eternally grateful that the bottom end was still 20 when I was that age, because you can bet your bottom dollar that I would have been hell bent on getting to 18.5 if that's what the chart said (I know this because I was hell bent on having a BMI of 20, because that's what the chart said, and that even that is too thin for me).