Why did I gain 2 pounds overnight?
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remyrunnels1 wrote: »Deep breath everyone.
It really doesn't matter whether the Op runs the way we understand runs, or any other way.
Her loss record indicates that she is in an extremely steep and unsustainable therefore unhealthy (due to its size) deficit.
Appreciable results worth protecting so far.
Time to get smart and set up for the future. both to protect these results and to achieve even better ones.
Current course of action un-modified and unmoderated leads to either rebound weight gain or death from starvation.
So modification and achieving good results for the future is probably a better way to move forward!
Thanks for not simply attacking me. (If I was someone on the verge of an eating disorder as someone mentioned those replies may just make it worse) I only posted out of curiosity of my original question. My calories really aren’t that far off the recommendation but I do just feel full. Some days I do one meal and other days I break it down and even include snacks!
Do you have any advice on higher calorie meals that aren’t as filling?
On a side note about my runs, yes you can run in place while doing dishes but I also go outside and run around the block each day.
I was not going to reply again because people on here just seem mean and Uninviting but decided to check one more time and your reply seemed to come from a nice place and just wanted to say thank you for that.
People are responding the way they are because they're concerned about you and your long-term wellbeing.3 -
FoodBodyChanges wrote: »It's totally normal for weight to fluctuate by up to several pounds daily. When I was younger, I would typically retain 6 pounds of water with my monthlies. Lycra and yoga pants hadn't been invented yet, so it really sucked, lol! Try weighing yourself every morning and evening to see trends. A note on all the folks saying you need more calories: If you are eating WFPB with zero added processed oils and lots of veggies, it is possible to get adequate vitamins, minerals, and proteins around 1,000 calories, maybe 1,200. And you can seriously stay quite full on such a diet due to the high amount of fiber. The remaining calories you need come from fat stores. So if that's you, more power to you. But.... if you're doing some version of portion control with standard American fare, listen to the advice to eat more.
I missed that, until Kimny quoted it. Um, what?
I've been vegetarian for 45+ years (ovo-lacto, not fully plant based, so mine is a little easier route, nutritionally; but close enough for me to understand what it would mean to get entirely plant-based nutrition).
First, you completely didn't mention adequate fats, without which many of your micronutrients will fail to be properly absorbed. Stored body fat is not going to fully compensate for too-low fat intake.
Second, IME, vegetarian protein comes with more built-in carbs, especially when eating whole foods, as compared to meat/fish protein. If someone wants to hit the best achievable nutrition on the lowest possible calories, eating whole foods not supplements, the optimum is going to be in an omnivorous diet. (Obviously, I'm not saying people need to be omnivorous to get adequate nutrition: I'm not an omnivore. I'm disputing your contention that WFPB achieves good nutrition on lower calories.)
Yes, fiber is filling (for many), and it can seem especially so for people coming from a fiber-poor previous way of eating. But that can be a misleading trap, if one feels sated before adequate nutrition intake. You need nutrient intake, essential fatty acids, essential amino acids, micronutrients, and calories. My protein and fat goals alone amount to 850 calories, and that's without a single one of the carbs that's inevitably going to ride along with them, espedially for a plant-based eater (and with all the micros, besides).
So, 1000 calories for good nutrition? No.
It's unclear what the exact limit on fat metabolism is, per pound of stored body fat per day, but it's not limitless, as Kimny said. At some point, energy or health will suffer.
As someone who frequently logs plant-based days of eating with logs of vegetables and little to no added oil (not a health thing, I just limit it because I more appreciate calories from other sources), I don't believe that 1,000 calories will regularly meet one's nutritional needs with this style of eating. I'd like to see a sample menu that would give an average woman enough fat and protein on 1,000 calories while also meeting micronutrient goals because I'm regularly eating about 2,000 calories and I'm only about 90% to my goals each day (as shown on another tracking site that provides micronutrient tracking).6 -
I just want to thank everyone. I admit to maybe feeling a little attacked because I was so laser focused on getting to a healthy weight that I was blindly focusing on the numbers without really giving thorough thought to the how. Even though I’ve made huge improvements I truly don’t want to go from one extreme to the next and my overall well-being for myself as well as being around as long as possible for my children’s sake is why I’m doing this. I will focus more on getting the right amount of calories through healthy protein, fats and everything else. My diet jumped from daily binging on fried Texas sized portions and plenty of desserts to fruits and veggies with the occasional typical family style meal (pizza Friday’s or something similar) and felt full because I wasn’t emotionally eating. You guys have helped me see that I still have a long road ahead of me but I can help shorten it (and prevent other issues) in a healthy way by being open to learning as I go. My ego seems to be the thing I need to work on now 😂 anyway sorry for another long reply. I love y’all, hope everyone has an amazing day!32
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remyrunnels1 wrote: »I just want to thank everyone. I admit to maybe feeling a little attacked because I was so laser focused on getting to a healthy weight that I was blindly focusing on the numbers without really giving thorough thought to the how. Even though I’ve made huge improvements I truly don’t want to go from one extreme to the next and my overall well-being for myself as well as being around as long as possible for my children’s sake is why I’m doing this. I will focus more on getting the right amount of calories through healthy protein, fats and everything else. My diet jumped from daily binging on fried Texas sized portions and plenty of desserts to fruits and veggies with the occasional typical family style meal (pizza Friday’s or something similar) and felt full because I wasn’t emotionally eating. You guys have helped me see that I still have a long road ahead of me but I can help shorten it (and prevent other issues) in a healthy way by being open to learning as I go. My ego seems to be the thing I need to work on now 😂 anyway sorry for another long reply. I love y’all, hope everyone has an amazing day!
I think you're looking at things the right way now. No one was attacking you. You were getting a lot of concern over the severe calorie restriction of what you were doing. 6 miles of running and resistance training and 800 calories of food is effectively a Net Zero Calorie diet, like prisoners of war being starved to death. You were getting pushback on that, with your health in mind. No human body can operate on zero net calories or anywhere close to it.
Now that you're in the right mindset, may I ask you to make a trip to the Goals tab above. Enter your info and tell it how much weight you want to lose per week. It'll give you a number. Just eat that, no more no less, and you will be on the right path. The MFP Goals tool is very accurate for a lot of people, in the sense that if you want to lose 2 lbs per week, the number it gives you will cause you to lose very close to 2 lbs per week. So just eat that amount of calories.
Try that for a few weeks - see how you like it. If you don't like it, you can do something else, however I think it'd be a good "centering" step for you right now to get your diet on an even, moderate keel.
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remyrunnels1 wrote: »I just want to thank everyone. I admit to maybe feeling a little attacked because I was so laser focused on getting to a healthy weight that I was blindly focusing on the numbers without really giving thorough thought to the how. Even though I’ve made huge improvements I truly don’t want to go from one extreme to the next and my overall well-being for myself as well as being around as long as possible for my children’s sake is why I’m doing this. I will focus more on getting the right amount of calories through healthy protein, fats and everything else. My diet jumped from daily binging on fried Texas sized portions and plenty of desserts to fruits and veggies with the occasional typical family style meal (pizza Friday’s or something similar) and felt full because I wasn’t emotionally eating. You guys have helped me see that I still have a long road ahead of me but I can help shorten it (and prevent other issues) in a healthy way by being open to learning as I go. My ego seems to be the thing I need to work on now 😂 anyway sorry for another long reply. I love y’all, hope everyone has an amazing day!
I would also think carefully about your children. I know you said you want to be around as long as possible, but do you want them to think that week long fasts and running in place while you do chores is just how adults, how women live? They're learning "how to adult" by watching everything you do. I have an aunt whose entire life has been focused on calories and exercise and maintaining iron-clad control over every bite and step she takes. She was a SAHM military mom, but didn't homeschool. Two of her four children have been hospitalized (one for nearly a year) for eating disorders. One even got an orange tint to his hands because he basically only ate veggie trays from the supermarket (no dressing, squeeze of lemon only!) because they're low fat and low calorie.
I know how desperate one can feel when they want to lose weight and the kind of "high" you can get when you finally start seeing success, but wouldn't you rather model how to manage weight AND eat in a way that balances both weight and nutrition?10 -
remyrunnels1 wrote: »I just want to thank everyone. I admit to maybe feeling a little attacked because I was so laser focused on getting to a healthy weight that I was blindly focusing on the numbers without really giving thorough thought to the how. Even though I’ve made huge improvements I truly don’t want to go from one extreme to the next and my overall well-being for myself as well as being around as long as possible for my children’s sake is why I’m doing this. I will focus more on getting the right amount of calories through healthy protein, fats and everything else. My diet jumped from daily binging on fried Texas sized portions and plenty of desserts to fruits and veggies with the occasional typical family style meal (pizza Friday’s or something similar) and felt full because I wasn’t emotionally eating. You guys have helped me see that I still have a long road ahead of me but I can help shorten it (and prevent other issues) in a healthy way by being open to learning as I go. My ego seems to be the thing I need to work on now 😂 anyway sorry for another long reply. I love y’all, hope everyone has an amazing day!
Yay, yay, yay! MFP auntie happy dance happenin' over here!
Go get it! :flowerforyou:11 -
You got this, OP! 😍
Just remember
52 weeks * 1 lb = 52 lbs
52 weeks * 1.5 lb = 78 lbs6 -
remyrunnels1 wrote: »I just want to thank everyone. I admit to maybe feeling a little attacked because I was so laser focused on getting to a healthy weight that I was blindly focusing on the numbers without really giving thorough thought to the how. Even though I’ve made huge improvements I truly don’t want to go from one extreme to the next and my overall well-being for myself as well as being around as long as possible for my children’s sake is why I’m doing this. I will focus more on getting the right amount of calories through healthy protein, fats and everything else. My diet jumped from daily binging on fried Texas sized portions and plenty of desserts to fruits and veggies with the occasional typical family style meal (pizza Friday’s or something similar) and felt full because I wasn’t emotionally eating. You guys have helped me see that I still have a long road ahead of me but I can help shorten it (and prevent other issues) in a healthy way by being open to learning as I go. My ego seems to be the thing I need to work on now 😂 anyway sorry for another long reply. I love y’all, hope everyone has an amazing day!
You're good people, remyrunnels1, and everyone here wants the best for you. Hope to see more successes for you going forward!4 -
remyrunnels1 wrote: »I just want to thank everyone. I admit to maybe feeling a little attacked because I was so laser focused on getting to a healthy weight that I was blindly focusing on the numbers without really giving thorough thought to the how. Even though I’ve made huge improvements I truly don’t want to go from one extreme to the next and my overall well-being for myself as well as being around as long as possible for my children’s sake is why I’m doing this. I will focus more on getting the right amount of calories through healthy protein, fats and everything else. My diet jumped from daily binging on fried Texas sized portions and plenty of desserts to fruits and veggies with the occasional typical family style meal (pizza Friday’s or something similar) and felt full because I wasn’t emotionally eating. You guys have helped me see that I still have a long road ahead of me but I can help shorten it (and prevent other issues) in a healthy way by being open to learning as I go. My ego seems to be the thing I need to work on now 😂 anyway sorry for another long reply. I love y’all, hope everyone has an amazing day!
I'm so glad you came back and posted this!
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