Feeling low today and demotivated

annejay

For all the people who say 1200 is to low COMMMMMMEEEE ONNNNN,(mad tv) lol. Its the path we chose and want support not the obvious thing we heard a thousand times about being not being on that diet.

I wasn't at all trying to be unsupportive by suggesting 1,200 might be too low. That seems to be a magic number that a lot of people shoot for. It may be the right number for a select few, but more often than not, it's lower than anyone needs to — or should — go for weight loss. It's possible that it's the right number for the OP, but I'd still encourage her to explore the option of eating more than that, especially if she's feeling crummy doing what she's doing.

Edited to add: I've seen so many people try to do too much too fast and then just crash and burn. Some cut calories too drastically, some exercise an insane number of hours, and some do both. If I can help somebody avoid that scenario, it makes me a happy Jill.

Thanks for the advice. I agree with you i was setting my goal to high. I had set it at a 2lb loss a week which is a little much for me as i would not be very active throughout the day. I've now set it for 1lb a week.
Also today tried i to eat smaller meals but eat more regularly and i can feel the difference already. This time yesterday i had used all my calories and i was still hungry, today i've felt more satisfied all day.

PJilly

Thanks for the advice. I agree with you i was setting my goal to high. I had set it at a 2lb loss a week which is a little much for me as i would not be very active throughout the day. I've now set it for 1lb a week.
Also today tried i to eat smaller meals but eat more regularly and i can feel the difference already. This time yesterday i had used all my calories and i was still hungry, today i've felt more satisfied all day.

Yay, I'm so glad you're having a better day today! :happy: