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debrakgoogins

elisa123gal wrote: »

I didn't read the article.. but there is more to weight loss than cico. if it worked like many of you claim. why do you have such a hard time losing weight? I realize this is a calorie counting site..and it is a path and it does work for many people. but if. people lost simply be deficit eating..no one would ever plateau

People have a hard time losing weight because they don't accurately calorie count. CICO takes work and people want a quick fix so they don't do it or don't do it well.

People plateau for a number of reasons. Maybe they don't reassess their calorie needs as they lose weight. Perhaps they get used to what they eat and think they can go back to not logging their meals and end up eating more than they think they are. Maybe their excercise habits change. So many things could cause a plateau.

kimny72

karenvandam wrote: »

I don't go for food restrictions - just trying to maintain a calorie deficit sufficient to lose weight at 0.5 lbs/ week. I've tried everything I can think of (short of Keto) to find a way of eating that would not leave me hungry. I've tried drinking water before every meal, eating more protein, eating protein at every meal, eating less sugar, increasing fiber, eliminating artificial sweeteners and diet soda, increasing fat, eating 6 small meals a day, eating 3 large meals a day, and eating large volume foods. I even got a fitness watch so I can more accurately track my exercise and eat those calories back.

I've learned a few things that seem to minimize the hunger, but there's nothing that totally works. I just have to keep my deficit very small or risk getting too hungry and over-eating.

My point is simply that holding to the calorie deficit is difficult for me. I am in charge of what I put in my mouth, but I can't seem to control the hunger signals. It doesn't mean CICO doesn't work, just that it's not always easy to do.

Sometimes the hard-core CICO posters make it seem so easy - and maybe it is for them.

I just wanted to say, as a frequent CICO proponent, that we always intend the message to be - Weight loss is SIMPLE, but not necessarily EASY. If it sometimes comes off that we are saying it is easy, that's not what we mean. I'm sorry you have to struggle like that :flowerforyou:

karenvandam

Thanks everyone for the supportive comments. I just get frustrated every so often. I did manage to lose 20 lbs in 2018, so I know the process works. I'm hoping to lose another 20 lbs in 2019, but I'll be happy if it's only 10. Slow and steady is my mantra.