I overate.

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PinkSeaShells wrote: »

NovusDies wrote: »

PinkSeaShells wrote: »

I have honestly have been at 1200 cal for years lol..and of course I was never able to stick with it. This latest round has been since the 1st of May.

There is an old saying that if you do what you have always done you will get what you always get. Trust me, it took me longer than I'd like to admit to give up on faulty diet notions. 1200 is either not enough calories for you are you are not eating in a way that you can sustain. Can you provide your age, height, and starting weight? One of the very helpful people here will help guide you to a daily calorie amount that your body might find more comfortable and sustainable. If it happens to be close to 1200 someone here can also help you with your diet mindset with regards to food.

It will be much easier if you get off this roller coaster. Give this forum 6 weeks. I have a feeling you will be surprised and relieved.

I'm 25, 5'1, and currently 191. My highest ever was 225, and lowest 125. I was stable at around 160 lbs for months without losing(although I was trying to get back to 125) and ended up regaining to my current weight.

If you are sedentary your maintenance is probably around 1,858 calories. If you ate 2,144 calories you went over your maintenance by around 286. That is not enough to gain a pound if the rest of your week you ate less than maintenance.
You'd probably do better resetting your goal to 1 lb a week and eating more like 1,400. You would lower your goal as you lose. Eventually you may need to eat around 1,200 if you are sedentary to keep losing 1 lb a week but not for quite awhile. When you get to 150 or so you might want to start doing 1,250 or 1,200.

For right now have a higher calorie goal. Make smaller more sustainable changes. Work on logging everything as accurately as you can and getting rid of the idea you have to be perfect every day to lose weight.

Some posts that may be helpful:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10621050/how-to-use-the-usda-food-database-mfp-food-database-for-accurate-logging/p1
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

NovusDies

Ok. So it looks like you have 200 more calories a day to enjoy. That is assuming you are sedentary which is something I should have asked. It is also important to log exercise and try to eat back some of those calories.

In addition, to losing the 1200 calorie mindset you need to be clear that you don't have to eat a specific menu to lose weight. I have seen plenty of people who have lost their weight say that they ate things like ice cream on a regular basis if not daily. I still eat all the food that helped me gain weight but I do it with planning. I'd have to check my log but I think I eat pizza at least once every other week on average.

If you want to change your lifestyle you have to put an emphasis on being happy and satisfied as much as possible.