not eating enough

louisedavies311

I am on the slimfast diet (only doing it for 2 weeks just to kick start myself into having breakfast again) but I am finding that my calorie intake is very low I try to stock up with fruit but think I'm eating to much if I don't feel hungry all the time how can I change my mind set.
I am starting to like having hunger pains (it makes me feel like I'm in control).

JesterMFP

Well, I think you're slipping into a dieting mentality. You say you "think you're eating too much" and yet you like having hunger pangs and that makes you feel in control. That doesn't sound very healthy. I mean, it's ok to feel hunger, but wanting to feel hunger because it makes you feel in control? Sounds like a slippery slope into some unhealthy eating habits.

I think you need to try to look at this as more of a lifestyle change, not something you need to kickstart (whether weight loss or eating breakfast - which is totally not necessary if you don't like eating breakfast, by the way). Try to make small changes to your lifestyle that you can live with forever, rather than seeing this as a temporary phase to get the weight off. I presume you don't intend to drink slimfast and feel hungry forever?

If it was me, I would honestly just ditch the slimfast. Start eating real food, the food you normally eat. Log it here, and make whatever adjustments you need to make in order to meet your calorie goal. Make sure that calorie goal isn't to drastically low too. You don't have a massive amount to lose, so you shouldn't be aiming for 2 lbs a week. As you go on, you may want to make changes to the kinds of foods you're eating, for health reasons, or to more easily meet your calorie goal, but these changes should be gradual, and things that you can maintain long term.

Weight loss doesn't need kickstarting. It just needs making small, liveable changes. Being consistent and making those changes stick as long term habits. I know that's not as exciting, but that's how people are successful at this.

evileen99

Well, I think you're slipping into a dieting mentality. You say you "think you're eating too much" and yet you like having hunger pangs and that makes you feel in control. That doesn't sound very healthy. I mean, it's ok to feel hunger, but wanting to feel hunger because it makes you feel in control? Sounds like a slippery slope into some unhealthy eating habits.

I think you need to try to look at this as more of a lifestyle change, not something you need to kickstart (whether weight loss or eating breakfast - which is totally not necessary if you don't like eating breakfast, by the way). Try to make small changes to your lifestyle that you can live with forever, rather than seeing this as a temporary phase to get the weight off. I presume you don't intend to drink slimfast and feel hungry forever?

If it was me, I would honestly just ditch the slimfast. Start eating real food, the food you normally eat. Log it here, and make whatever adjustments you need to make in order to meet your calorie goal. Make sure that calorie goal isn't to drastically low too. You don't have a massive amount to lose, so you shouldn't be aiming for 2 lbs a week. As you go on, you may want to make changes to the kinds of foods you're eating, for health reasons, or to more easily meet your calorie goal, but these changes should be gradual, and things that you can maintain long term.

Weight loss doesn't need kickstarting. It just needs making small, liveable changes. Being consistent and making those changes stick as long term habits. I know that's not as exciting, but that's how people are successful at this.

This x1000.

louisedavies311

thank you I think you might be right regarding the slimfast I,m going to look at from a different point of view and as long as I stay within my calorie goal I can eat what I want.

Totally put things into perspective I think I was just looking for a quick fix thanks again

JesterMFP

thank you I think you might be right regarding the slimfast I,m going to look at from a different point of view and as long as I stay within my calorie goal I can eat what I want.

Totally put things into perspective I think I was just looking for a quick fix thanks again

Yay.

It might be a bit harder at first. I think a lot of people like doing slimfast etc because it takes the decision making out of eating. You just eat your shake and don't have to constantly ask yourself "should I eat this or that?" Of course, the downside to that is that you don't learn how to actually eat to support a healthy weight. Long term, you'll be less stressed, feel less restricted and are far more likely to be successful if you can work out how to lose weight while eating how you intend to keep eating for the rest of your life.