Please be nice…. :)

Lildarlinz

hi guys

so I’ve made some mistakes in the past…I have starved myself few years ago…only eating 800-900 calories.lost loads of weight… went on anti psychotic mediation due to bullying at work and put on loads of weight.

I started intermittent fasting which I’ve done before…but basically that’s when I was starving myself many years ago but this time I’ve been sensible.

I started intermittent fasting aswell as calorie counting in January.First month I lost 7lb over the course of the month.

second and 3rd month, I’ve lost nothing.

I am given 1720 calories a day.to lose 1 1/2lb a week.

Where am I going wrong?

I don’t drink sugary stuff.I have water or diet pop.I’m not eating chocolate or crisps or sugary foods.

And I’m definetely not going over the 1720 calories because I literally have a bacon and egg sandwich in the morning on low calorie bread

And then have a small meal on the night…as I work like 10 hour shifts in a bingo hall so I don’t get time to eat whilst I’m at work.I am weighing and charting everything aswell as only eating in the correct times.

please be kind…yes I’ve made silly mistakes before and starving myself isn’t the way to go…so I want to do this correctly, but it’s just not budging 🙈

I’ve kind of given up today…and thought I’ll have a great…it’s a hot day…BBQ weather so I’ve had some burgers and hot dogs because I just feel like giving up

any advice…where am I going wrong?

Many thanks

V 🫶

sollyn23l2

Only you can break the cycle of hyper-restriction followed by periods of unregulated eating that you have continued following through the years you've been on here. I wish you the best.

age_is_just_a_number

I took a look at your food diary and there wasn't anything logged in several weeks. My recommendation is to log your food in MFP. That way, we can see it and then be of better assistance.

tulips_and_tea

Yes, how do you know that you're not eating more than 1720 calories per day? Size of sandwiches vary and also if you use oil or butter, etc. Bacon is high calorie but can fit in your calorie allotment if it is weighed accurately.

And a "small evening meal" - how many calories is it? Is it consistent?

It's good that you realized your mistakes and are trying to not repeat them but help yourself out a bit by accurately weighing and logging your food.

Iambored123

I have ptsd and also gained a bunch of weight after they gave me some antipsychotics after I was almost murdered.. 800 cal is way too low you don’t have to starve yourself. If you’re not losing weight at 1700 did you try adding some exercise as well?

Lildarlinz

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48567419#Comment_48567419

I have low calorie bread so I use the Danish which is like 45-50 calories a slice.plus I use the lean bacon which is only 63 calories for 2 slices

as for my evening meal…it’s probably less than 1000 calories.

I don’t use this to calculate…I sometimes use a different calorie calculator/counter x

Lildarlinz

I don’t know what I had, but I went through about a year of mental health caused by bullying at work.they put me on a bunch of meds too x sorry to hear about your story xx

yes I know 800 calories is too low.it nearly killed me :( but I was stressing over things out of my control and used to starve myself to get myself through x

I am active at work.I do like 15,000 steps a day but I will try to add some more exercise in :) I do have my own weighted hula hoop and a few other gym bits at home so I will get the out of the closet :D x

tulips_and_tea

I'd say only add in more exercise if you want to and enjoy it. If it will be just another "to-do" on your list, then maybe not. No need to add more stress.

I'd probably reduce daily calories by 100 for a couple weeks and see if that helps.

PAV8888

I was losing 1.5lbs a week when I was obese.

I did not lose faster than at 1lb a week when I got to about BMI 27 or less. Using BMI as a shortcut to define fat availability.

Expectations and being able to correctly evaluate progress through normal weight fluctuations is important

Intermittent fasting may help control intake. There exists a question whether it may or may not be subtly slowing down activity during the fast. An apple or two, other fruit, a yogurt container, or even a sandwich or similar are usually not impossible items to bring to work and may help control evening meal calories.

As always, when we have no data we can only talk in generalities.

If a given level of aggregate caloric intake compared to aggregate energy expenditure over the course of more than six weeks has not shown an aggregate decrease in baseline weight then, absent medical issues, the answer involves reducing calories-in, increasing calories-out, or a combination.

I'm choosing the words carefully as I am far from sure you have sufficient data or that you're identifying the main issues that may be holding you back.

For myself I know that in a week or two I can easily reverse progress that I've made over months. The funny part is that I also almost always discover, after the fact, that I magically have no daily scale data from these time periods 🤯🤷‍♂️

The above might not apply to you, of course.

In any case balance is good. Even if not losing, actually not regaining after a loss is also a major win and more than qualifies for forward progress