Trying to reset...

mommetime
mommetime Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I have jumped from one fad diet to the next for years. I love exercising. It is my stress reliever and I workout 6 days a week. I am not overweight 5'10 153# but I don't feel good at this weight. I feel good around 145 and I have been there but at the loss of periods and apparently extreme craziness ( husbands words). I have gained weight trying to eat up calories but feel I am still probably too low. I am trying not to freak out about the weight gain as I keep telling myself my periods have come back and that I am bein healthy...but honestly it's making me want to restrict my calories more. My question is how long does it take your body to realize it is going to get fed everyday so that I can start to lose at a normal calorie range? I set my calories to 1600 and honestly the last two days have been terrible I think partially because I am feeling grossed out by myself. Thanks in advance for your help and guidance. Really want to do this thing right this time.

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  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    Stick with it! From what I've read, it can take 6-8 weeks to reset if your body has gotten used to a low calorie diet. Also, I believe it's normal to see some temporary weight gain after you've upped your calories, but it will come off again after things have evened out. However, if you're already at a healthy weight and still unhappy with your body, you may be happier losing body fat rather than scale weight. Check out the groups "Eat More To Weigh Less" and "Eat, Train, Progress". There are a lot of great people in those groups with a wealth of information. :smile:
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    You could just try 5:2. It's easy enough to fit into any life, it works very well & unlike people seem to think.... working out on a fasting day is brilliant & you have way more energy.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    A couple of great links...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1077746-starvation-mode-adaptive-thermogenesis-and-weight-loss
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    You could just try 5:2. It's easy enough to fit into any life, it works very well & unlike people seem to think.... working out on a fasting day is brilliant & you have way more energy.

    This is not true for everyone. While this diet may be great for you and others, people like me who have hereditary hypoglycemia would be ill advised to do this.

    I'm not bashing the diet, I agree, it does work for people who follow it. I just dislike blanket statements that it would be great for anyone. You don't want to experience the migraines I get if I go more than 6 hours without eating a meal. They just suck...
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    To start with, what sort of caloric deficit were you running on when you are at that weight level (if you were tracking).

    Generally if someone has starved themselves to a point that is is significantly effecting their health (missed periods would be an example of this), the best strategy is to 'reverse diet' and slowly increase calories over time to get back up to a reasonable intake.

    This can be done quickly, but is likely to lead to significant rebound fat gain which is not too desirable in most cases. If you were to increase your daily calorie intake by 50 cals per week, then you could retrain your body to function on higher calories. This can take a while to achieve the results you are after, but the path you are on is not sustainable if you value your health (or marriage :wink: )
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    You could just try 5:2. It's easy enough to fit into any life, it works very well & unlike people seem to think.... working out on a fasting day is brilliant & you have way more energy.

    This is not true for everyone. While this diet may be great for you and others, people like me who have hereditary hypoglycemia would be ill advised to do this.

    I'm not bashing the diet, I agree, it does work for people who follow it. I just dislike blanket statements that it would be great for anyone. You don't want to experience the migraines I get if I go more than 6 hours without eating a meal. They just suck...

    I don't remember typing it was for everyone.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    You could just try 5:2. It's easy enough to fit into any life, it works very well & unlike people seem to think.... working out on a fasting day is brilliant & you have way more energy.

    This is not true for everyone. While this diet may be great for you and others, people like me who have hereditary hypoglycemia would be ill advised to do this.

    I'm not bashing the diet, I agree, it does work for people who follow it. I just dislike blanket statements that it would be great for anyone. You don't want to experience the migraines I get if I go more than 6 hours without eating a meal. They just suck...

    I don't remember typing it was for everyone.

    It is implied when you type "ANY LIFE."

    Are you really going to nitpick like this? SMH

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