ahh what should I do

salembambi

So in 2013 I was eating a very low calorie diet & lost close to 150 pounds lots of exercise (cardio & light weights) When Christmas came along I ate whatever I wanted and that started some binging that has not really stopped. I would binge and then restrict for a while until I finally decided to up my calories to 1700-1800.

I have had my goal at 1700-1800 for a good month now but still I end up binging sometimes & overeating. My body seems to grab on to weight really fast too constantly up & down 5,8,10 pounds my inches have not really gone up yet though

I weigh anywhere from 160-171 this past couple months and I am sick of it . I would really like to heal my body and lose the rest of this weight in a healthy sustainable way

Do you think I should try a metabolism reset? or have I not given the 1800 a good go by actually sticking to it? I dont know I am frustrated and sad

AnitraSoto

Coming from your inconsistent background, I would try the reset if I were you. What have you figured your TDEE to be? I would work my way up there slowly and stay there consistently for a couple of months.

Depending on how far you are away from TDEE, working your way up there slowly will not only most likely minimize any weight gain, but it will also allow your body time to adjust along the way, and the opportunity for you to monitor your weight fluctuations and determine when you are actually at your true TDEE.

My guess is, once you actually get to TDEE, your desire to binge may disappear (or at least be easier to control, because you just won't feel hungry...) Once you have been at TDEE for a couple of months and your weight is stable, *then* you will be ready for your cut. Don't overdo it, and try for a 10 - 15% cut at first. Also, once you have been at cut for a couple of months, don't forget your body will need a "diet break" where you eat at TDEE for a week or so, just to "remind" your body of what "normal" is --- you don't want it getting too used to that cut...

salembambi

hi thank you for replying

I have done a lot of reading in this group and found my supposed TDEE on three different websites two said 2450ish and one said 2150 so I think I would try setting my goal for 2350 for a while and see what happens

do I really need the full two months of reset after pretty much 3 months of mostly high calorie diet?? I dont know I am wishy washy on it maybe that is my problem..you are probably right about the getting to TDEE consistently stopping my binging

AnitraSoto

Personally, I would try eating consistently at TDEE for a couple of months, if for no other reason than to try to get out of that binge/restrict cycle... Really work on consistency. Test it out and see if that desire to binge goes away.

Since you will be upping your calories by about 500 calories or so, I would maybe take a few weeks to work my way up to that level. That will give your body time to adapt along the way, and hopefully try to avoid or minimize any initial weight gain...

sarahorange55

why don't you try for a week at the higher level and see how you feel - and then try 2 weeks and go until you feel right - that might be 1 month or 6 or somewhere inbetween it will totally depend on your own body and feelings!

salembambi

thank you for the advice , I have been eating consistently around my supposed tdee for this week and will continue until I feel like I can cut again

hopefully I do not gain too much weight from this its going to be very very hard mentally for me ahhh

heybales

thank you for the advice , I have been eating consistently around my supposed tdee for this week and will continue until I feel like I can cut again

hopefully I do not gain too much weight from this its going to be very very hard mentally for me ahhh

Always mentally do the math then to help out.

500 calories above maintenance or TDEE (whether potential or suppressed you are likely at) would take 1 week to show 1 lb of slow gain.

Anything faster is water weight, and probably picking invalid weigh-in day.

And if 250 calories over current eating level, and that is suppressed TDEE, it would take 2 weeks to slowly add 1 lb, without your body adapting higher, which it likely would slowly do, erasing the surplus.