What diet???

sammyj19902015

That’s me I wake up every morning with a new day then end up eating crap. Do you know what made the switch flick?? I’m desperately wanting to do it, I can get to the point that I look in the mirror and hate myself but the urge for food is too strong to stop myself from eating it

tinkerbellang83

sammyj19902015 wrote: »

That’s me I wake up every morning with a new day then end up eating crap. Do you know what made the switch flick?? I’m desperately wanting to do it, I can get to the point that I look in the mirror and hate myself but the urge for food is too strong to stop myself from eating it

Have you logged any days at all? When you're eating "crap" are you actually going crazy overboard bingeing or do you have this all-or-nothing mindset that a lot of folk have where you think you can't eat a bag of crisps, eat a pizza and still lose weight.

Hating yourself is not a solution either, that's a really unhealthy way to look at it, you should be looking in the mirror and thinking you love yourself enough to improve your quality of life for yourself.

sammyj19902015

Yeah I’ve logged for the last 3 weeks or so, missed some days as I went away for birthday weekend

tinkerbellang83

So when you have logged honestly what is the damage, how does your day look?

sammyj19902015

I’m typically within my calories some times over but not drastically... I’m staying the same weight atm but not losing however I’m still always under 2000 calories.. my allowance is 1200

tinkerbellang83

sammyj19902015 wrote: »

I’m typically within my calories some times over but not drastically... I’m staying the same weight atm but not losing however I’m still always under 2000 calories.. my allowance is 1200

What are your stats? They might have been posted earlier but I haven't read through all the pages.

sammyj19902015

What do u mean by stats?

rianneonamission

(Sammy, I have added you. Will have a look at your diary if you accept.)

What made the switch flick? Nothing in particular. I was 31, exercising like mad for 2 months and didn't drop a single pound. In fact, I gained one. Down in the dumps, but remembered I'd taken a body shot before I started exercising, so decided to take another body shot. Despite being a pound heavier I looked better because my muscles were starting to get some definition. That paired with a family history of cardiovascular problems and knowing my blood pressure was elevated I decided that my health was more important than my mind's attempts at sabotaging my health.

My mind now values my health.

Don't get me wrong, December just didn't happen. Skipped a lot of days, practically no exercise. But I managed to only gain about 3-4lbs. And that's starting to come off again. You see, although I was bad, having spent April-November tracking has made me gain a level of control I never had before.

But most importantly: Take a bad day or bad month for what it is: A blip. It's nothing you can't recover from. And I think you are one of those people who puts themselves down for going off the wagon. So what? That's life. We all do it. Be kind to yourself, and continue again a few days later. Stop making a big deal out of a bad day. Birthday? Enjoy it. Christmas? All the trimmings, ta! Special occasion? Again, enjoy it. Life's too short not to.

rianneonamission

Age, height, weight, activity level.

sammyj19902015

Age: 28
Height: 5ft 3in
Weight: 13st 7lb
Activity level: I’m a mum of a 7 month old so not really active but not lazy and I ride my horse 3/4 times a week

rianneonamission

*kitten* hell. First of all, stop restricting yourself to 1200 calories. No wonder you're bingeing.

Your TDEE stats

Your BMR is around 1556 calories a day. That is what your body needs to keep itself alive whilst you lie in bed doing nothing. You are a fair bit more active than that.

If you horse ride a few times a week, and can guarantee you don't pick at your little one's leftovers, keep logging but up your calories to 1600-1700 a week. You will lose weight more slowly, but you'll feel less hungry which reduces the likelihood of bingeing.

psychod787

Just eat. Lol

rianneonamission

And please do look up Richie Howey on FB. (Team RH Fitness). Have a look at his videos. He supports the eat more to weigh less movement and cuts out all the bull poo.

sammyj19902015

TBH I set my goal at 2lb about 3 years ago when I started this so mfp gave me 1200 calories and never even thought to change it so maybe I’ve self sabotaging all this time....

estherdragonbat

sammyj19902015 wrote: »

That’s me I wake up every morning with a new day then end up eating crap. Do you know what made the switch flick?? I’m desperately wanting to do it, I can get to the point that I look in the mirror and hate myself but the urge for food is too strong to stop myself from eating it

For me it was developing an obesity-related complication that can't be reversed. Controlled (through weight loss and compression stockings), yes. Cured, no. I didn't want my life to be a leg swollen to 3x its normal size with a weeping wound that needed multiple courses of antibiotics—I now worry that too many flare-ups will inevitably lead to my building up immunities to them—and daily visits from home-care nurses to change the dressing.

Thankfully, it's been under control for months, now and I hope I don't have a flare-up anytime soon. But that's what made MY switch flick. Please, try to flick yours sooner!

tinkerbellang83

sammyj19902015 wrote: »

Age: 28
Height: 5ft 3in
Weight: 13st 7lb
Activity level: I’m a mum of a 7 month old so not really active but not lazy and I ride my horse 3/4 times a week

So set your account up correctly, as mentioned above there is no need for you to be on 1200 calories.

Set yourself to Lightly Active and 1lb per week loss that should give you around 1650-1700 calories per day to play with stick at it, if you have a bad day, log it move on, realise that if you do have a bad day you will see a gain on the scale, most of it is water weight, which will come off within a matter of days and just carry on.

Your bingeing at the moment is likely down to being bloody hungry.

amlelas68

I think the real thing is finding something you yourself can stick to. I am just like you and have tried it all. Well in December i was in ER because i was gaining weight and was in stomach and back pain to find out i had ulcers, and Gerd and Celiac. So all these different issues were causing weight gain.

So I switched to the alkaline diet with the 80/20 plan along with thrive products(that give me my nutrition gaps filled with vitamins)and i use this app to monitor my calorie intake . I do eat pizza and burger every now an then. I feel better that i did for a long time. I now am down 16 pounds and 13 inches. So find what works for you and being connected with others on the same journey is good resource.

sammyj19902015

Edited and now on 1700 so we shall see how it goes thanks for your help guys

rianneonamission

You’re welcome.

Now go and follow Richie Howey on FB. Watch some of his videos. Honestly, you’ll learn a lot. And from there start reading up on things he says yourself. Google macros, TDEE, weight training for fat loss, how you can’t spot target certain body parts, and when you get to grips with all of this more basic stuff head over to investigate micronutrients. You’ll learn so much.

rianneonamission

Thrive products: overpriced pyramid scheme goods. Don’t buy them.