I upped my calories 200+ and feel so mentally better

gustergirl
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Did anyone else experience this?? MFP reccommend I change my goals after I lost 10 lbs so I went with it. To try to stay in the 1200 calorie mark was actually psyching me out on a daily basis. Plus I couldnt stay in that range as well. So today-to make myself feel better mentally-I moved it back up. I want to lose weight but I want to feel I can attain to my daily calorie goal not figt to do it. Maybe in a couple of weeks/month etc I can tackle it again but right now I feel a huge weight lifting knowing I have some more wiggle room.
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Did anyone else experience this?? MFP reccommend I change my goals after I lost 10 lbs so I went with it. To try to stay in the 1200 calorie mark was actually psyching me out on a daily basis. Plus I couldnt stay in that range as well. So today-to make myself feel better mentally-I moved it back up. I want to lose weight but I want to feel I can attain to my daily calorie goal not figt to do it. Maybe in a couple of weeks/month etc I can tackle it again but right now I feel a huge weight lifting knowing I have some more wiggle room.0
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same thing here at 1400 I lose - just slowly - which is cool!
We're in this for the long haul not a quick fix.
Glad it's working for you too0 -
Feeling good about your program is VITAL to weight loss and health.
As long as you keep a deficit, whether it be 100 calories a day or 500, you will STILL lose weight.
Ask yourself this: In the long run does it matter if it takes me a year instead of 6 months to lose the weight?
5 years from now, how mentally happy you are will determine how well you maintain your new lifestyle. And eating too little and always feeling miserable is a great way to fail!
You go gustergirl! Make sure you're happy, and all else will follow!
good for you for figuring out how to make it work for you!0 -
Did anyone else experience this?? MFP reccommend I change my goals after I lost 10 lbs so I went with it. To try to stay in the 1200 calorie mark was actually psyching me out on a daily basis. Plus I couldnt stay in that range as well. So today-to make myself feel better mentally-I moved it back up. I want to lose weight but I want to feel I can attain to my daily calorie goal not figt to do it. Maybe in a couple of weeks/month etc I can tackle it again but right now I feel a huge weight lifting knowing I have some more wiggle room.
I feel the same way as you, and did exactly the same thing just the other day!
Since Christmas I've been juggling a few pounds either way, and have just been really frustrated with having so few numbers to "work with" each day!
I don't know if it'll help me lose the last few pounds that I want to, but, I DO know that I feel much better now, with more calories, etc. every day. I no longer feel that it's WAY too much of a losing battle!0
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