Please help me.

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    edited January 2019
    MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »
    ThrivingSpirit wrote: »
    everjcjv wrote: »
    I think a doctor visit is something that you need while you're having the problem and seeing a dietitian might help too. You might be missing something that your body needs.

    The only time I had the problems you're describing is when I was pregnant...

    So the official verdict from speaking to a professional today is that my body is freaking out trying to restore the weight I lost bc it doesn't understand that I'm not in a famine. Even though I never have a bigger deficit than 500 cals a day. My body is just really resistant to losing weight and is trying to save me as stupid as it is. Lol.

    What professional told you this? This sounds like "starvation mode" which is absolutely not a thing. Adaptive thermogenesis doesn't kick in until you're basically dying starving.

    Definitely agree with others that a doctor visit is in order but if it were me I might also go through the database entries I used and double-check the info is correct. Perhaps you're not getting as much as you thought you were (happened to me a couple times).

    No. That's not what we're saying.

  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »
    ThrivingSpirit wrote: »
    everjcjv wrote: »
    I think a doctor visit is something that you need while you're having the problem and seeing a dietitian might help too. You might be missing something that your body needs.

    The only time I had the problems you're describing is when I was pregnant...

    So the official verdict from speaking to a professional today is that my body is freaking out trying to restore the weight I lost bc it doesn't understand that I'm not in a famine. Even though I never have a bigger deficit than 500 cals a day. My body is just really resistant to losing weight and is trying to save me as stupid as it is. Lol.

    What professional told you this? This sounds like "starvation mode" which is absolutely not a thing. Adaptive thermogenesis doesn't kick in until you're basically dying starving.

    Definitely agree with others that a doctor visit is in order but if it were me I might also go through the database entries I used and double-check the info is correct. Perhaps you're not getting as much as you thought you were (happened to me a couple times).

    No. That's not what we're saying.

    My apologies then. Only said it because everyone I've ever heard the "starvation mode" from explain it that way, that the body thinks it's starving/in a famine. I wasn't under the impression that the body actually "freaks out".
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    edited January 2019
    MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »
    ThrivingSpirit wrote: »
    everjcjv wrote: »
    I think a doctor visit is something that you need while you're having the problem and seeing a dietitian might help too. You might be missing something that your body needs.

    The only time I had the problems you're describing is when I was pregnant...

    So the official verdict from speaking to a professional today is that my body is freaking out trying to restore the weight I lost bc it doesn't understand that I'm not in a famine. Even though I never have a bigger deficit than 500 cals a day. My body is just really resistant to losing weight and is trying to save me as stupid as it is. Lol.

    What professional told you this? This sounds like "starvation mode" which is absolutely not a thing. Adaptive thermogenesis doesn't kick in until you're basically dying starving.

    Definitely agree with others that a doctor visit is in order but if it were me I might also go through the database entries I used and double-check the info is correct. Perhaps you're not getting as much as you thought you were (happened to me a couple times).

    No. That's not what we're saying.

    My apologies then. Only said it because everyone I've ever heard the "starvation mode" from explain it that way, that the body thinks it's starving/in a famine. I wasn't under the impression that the body actually "freaks out".

    After prolonged weight loss, when raising calories it is common to have increased appetite that feels like hunger. She is reporting that problem, and it's common when raising calories by a significant amount, like she did inadvertently.
  • StargazerB
    StargazerB Posts: 425 Member
    Honestly, I would make a doctor appointment for these symptoms. It certainly sounds like it could be diabetes to me, especially with the hypoglycemia in the middle of the night.
  • JBanx256
    JBanx256 Posts: 1,479 Member
    Since this is a middle-of-the-night waking-up-starving thing, have you tried "rearranging" your daytime calories a bit to budget for a snack just before bed? Or pushing your dinner back later in the evening (or some combination of the 2)?

    I personally have a "bedtime meal" that is a combination of a slow-digesting protein along with some healthy fats.

    As someone else mentioned, toying with your macros a bit to see if another ratio increases satiety may also be worthwhile.

    Regardless though - congrats on your progress so far!
  • allieeveryday
    allieeveryday Posts: 85 Member
    edited January 2019
    MommyLifts3 wrote: »
    Honestly, I would make a doctor appointment for these symptoms. It certainly sounds like it could be diabetes to me, especially with the hypoglycemia in the middle of the night.

    It sounds like OP had a blood test, which should have eliminated this concern? I'm married to a diabetic (type 1) and this doesn't sound like that to me, but I'm not as familiar with type 2. (Would be happy to learn more if I'm wrong!)
  • rosiorama
    rosiorama Posts: 300 Member
    edited January 2019
    I used to wake up hungry in the middle of the night and then I started having a protein shake right before bed. It has helped me. I’d also think you might wanna bump up your protein by 5% especialy if you’re weight lifting.

    I read the whole thread, and apologies if I’m wrong... but did you say you’re using a 500 calorie deficit? That sounds like a lot! I don’t know if I’d ever manage the IF either, especially with that deficit! I have MFP set up for half a pound weight loss per week and I sometimes lose more than that because I don’t eat back ALL my exercise calories. The weight loss/maintenance/fitness thing is a lifelong commitment - you want it to be sustainable. I know you want to lose weight! But go slow so that you don’t constantly feel deprived. You won’t be able to keep it up in the long term.

    I really hope you figure this out.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    rosiorama wrote: »
    I used to wake up hungry in the middle of the night and then I started having a protein shake right before bed. It has helped me. I’d also think you might wanna bump up your protein by 5% especialy if you’re weight lifting.

    I read the whole thread, and apologies if I’m wrong... but did you say you’re using a 500 calorie deficit? That sounds like a lot! I don’t know if I’d ever manage the IF either, especially with that deficit! I have MFP set up for half a pound weight loss per week. The weight loss/maintenance/fitness thing is a lifelong commitment - you want it to be sustainable. I know you want to lose weight! But go slow so that you don’t constantly feel deprived. You won’t be able to keep it up in the long term.

    I really hope you figure this out.

    She has 55 pounds left to lose. 500-750 deficit (one pound to one and a half pounds per week loss rate) is perfectly reasonable for her right now, and 1800-1900 is a fair enough level if she's eating a little more on exercise days. When I got closer to goal weight I had to lower that deficit to 250 (half pound per week) but she should be able to stick at 1800-1900 plus exercise calories unless she has a really active job like warehouse worker or similar.

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