any yo yo dieters out there?

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  • melisa_schow
    melisa_schow Posts: 6
    I swear I YO YO more then Oprah! In my 20s I would YoYo 100lbs up and down (during my kid havin days) I was 256 in my mid 20s and did a starvation diet, I lost down to 130 that year... deff NOT a healthy way to do it! Now I am working with a nutritionist and I YO YO Weekly, sometimes DAILY up and down 5 to 10 lbs... It is not helping that I have to quit smoking while trying to lose weight! UGH!
  • jmweyand
    jmweyand Posts: 1
    I was having the same problem, so at my last checkup I discussed it with my doctor and she suggested bringing it up to 1800, which has made a difference for me - I'm always short on calories for the day and I'm not hungery. I'm 55 years old and the body chemistry has changed in such a way that it harder for me to loss fat, so I do no less then 30 minute workouts everyday and cut out all sugar and breads - use good quality organic corn chips, Millet, and potatoes as my startches. Hope this helps - good luck!
  • kiminikimkim
    kiminikimkim Posts: 746 Member
    Being athletic in high school, I took for granted that my body would stay in shape. I had contracted the flu a week before graduation and weighed the lightest I had ever been, 106lbs. The freshman 15 came on during college and it has been a yoyo diet life ever since. My heaviest may have been in the 140s, i don't know because i was to scared to weigh myself. The easiest and fastest way to lose weight was fasting. I grew tired of the cycle and now health is more important than how I look.

    I have decided that this is how I am going to live for the rest of my life. My basal metabolic rate is only 1200 calories, so I will pretty much be eating between 1250 - 1600 calories a day from now on. Since I started January 2012, I have gotten used to eating this much, with a day or 2 a month where an outing got me way over my allowance. I've noticed that I am not anxious over the speed of my weight loss and I don't feel guilt when I indulge myself once or twice a month.

    My weight loss has been slow and steady, just focusing on health and fitness. I may reach my goal this summer or fall but when I do, I will keep on coming to MFP to maintain for the rest of my life.... If MFP is still free.
  • Autry403
    Autry403 Posts: 82 Member
    I used to be a yo yo dieter, and it was BADDD. But now, since I can see how much sodium I am ingesting, and all my other nutrients right in one table, it's like "Woah."

    You know what I did? I went out an bought a healthy living cook book (one of the best ones I have found as far as hints and tips is the Looneyspoons collections by Janet and Greta Podeleski) and seriously, you get to cook super delicious food that is really about 300 to 500 cal per serving (for the meals) and I find it fills me up. So now, I have a little bit of a hard time getting up to 1200 cal a day...

    Sort of in the same boat there , except I cook without even thinking about what I'm making . I just try to be creative with my meals , and eat all organic foods . Everything I eat is very low in calories and carbs , so I have a hard time some days reaching my 1200 calorie limit ... I get so full fast with my 200-400 calorie meals alone .
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    ive done slimming world on and off for years but do feel that portion control and calorie counting is the one for me and i know it works but am really struggling with keeping to 1200 cals, would be great to hear from anyone in similar position!

    1200 calories is a mythical unicorn that cannot be caught nor harnessed. It is THE REASON people yo-yo.

    Find your BMR (basal metabolic rate) and your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure). Eat somewhere in between them. Meet and maintain your goal. Fat2fitradio.com

    Go.



    Insanity = doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    wut flavors do the yo yos come in? i might give it a try.
  • dellashanks
    dellashanks Posts: 207 Member
    Me me me me! I am the worst Yoyoer! I hae lost and gained weight probably 5 times in the last 10 years. I plan on doing it right and keeping it off this time! As for the keeping up with cals.... I have had trouble and I finally decided that adding in zone bars and other easy healthy snacks helped fill the void. Good luck
  • gregse
    gregse Posts: 6 Member
    I am a confirmed yoyoer. (is that a word?) Using MFP on my phone helps me to stay aware all day that I need to eat all my meals and helps me not exceed cxalories
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