I can't do it :(

" I was so hungry it actually hurt"

so friggen eat! or do some research. mfp is NOTORIOUS for not giving a large enough allowance for calories. search old topics to find hundreds more like this. i cant believe you would starve yourself if mfp told you to.... embrace your free will and listen to your body over a computer.

YES YOU CAN!!! On the days that I know Im gonna eat more - I exercise more and then eat half or 3/4s or hell sometimes all of those calories - but at least I know I will stil be winthin my range!!
IT IS A LIFE CHANGING PROCESS!!!!!
This race is definitely not won to the swift - but to those who endure!!!!!
Im close to where u are - lost 65 lbs - those last 20 just wont come off - so I decided to focus on maintaining - getting that in place
and then pick up on losing the last 20....
Again YES YOU CAN AND YES YOU WILL!!!:flowerforyou:

Hi,
I took a look at your diary.

Firstly, it is too soon to gain anything significant from it. You need at least a week to be able to offer any authoritative comments. However, there are a few points I could make.

Firstly, you are not drinking enough. The 8 glasses a day is really important. If you follow the MFP then you will have significant amounts of nutritionally important proteins, carbs and fats. You need water to help with the metabolic activity involved in these activities. Soda, Tea or Coffee is not sufficient on its own.

Secondly, you are not eating enough proteins. This page may help in giving you ideas of what foods are high in proteins.
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/highproteinfood.htm Watch the fat content though. Try to gain your fat content from mono unsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats.
This page contains useful information on Polyunsaturated Fats http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/FatsAndOils/Fats101/Polyunsaturated-Fats_UCM_301461_Article.jsp

This page will help you with mono unsaturated fats. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/FatsAndOils/Fats101/Monounsaturated-Fats_UCM_301460_Article.jsp

Secondly, I reitterate the comments of others who have advised you to adapt to the diet that suits you best. Even if this means you, initially increase your calories, although, if you include your exercise you will gain extra calories from this. Generally people on the forum say you should not eat your exercise calories. This is usually because the calories are rarely correct. My suggestion would be to check the calories burned with several sources, then pick the lowest value, or the mean, of those values. That way, the exercise calories you gain will be realistic ones, rather than fantasy ones.

I have written to you seperately, but hope this helps to start with.

Can I suggest, you wait a week or so, then return to this topic again. You will get far more replies when people have something solid to respond with.

A couple of a final comments. Dieting, especially initially, is no walk in the park. It is a wake up call for the body. Imagine your body in shock. That is most likely what is happening at the moment. It will take a while to adjust to your new restrictions. If the impact is too severe, move to a higher level, then reduce down. The result will be slower, but still achievable.

Diet for a reason. It helps a lot if you have a reason to diet. Not just because you should or want to. Why do you want to? When things get hard, remember that. It helped me.

Support. This is the last, and most important piece of advice I can offer you. You need someone to support you in what you are achieving. My partner is my main support, folllowed by friends on here, and Facebook. They have been there when I have been moody, ratty, up, down and experiencing every emotion you can imagine (At some time or other, we all go through this). That support is crucial to see you through those times and keep you on the straight and narrow.

I hope this is of help,

Mike (London).
aka WheelieUK

There are 2 types of bodies. Type A this person can starve themselves and loose weight. Type B (which I am) if you starve your body starts storing fat. Get into the habit of eating something every couple hours so your body won't go into starvation mode. My typical food day is a smoothie (1/2 cup crushed ice, 1/2 cup of berries, 6 TBLSP non-fat sugar free yogurt, 1 scoop of protein powder, 3 TBLSP chia seeds (optional). 2- 2 1/2 hrs later I have an apple or a peach. 2- 2 1/2 hours later is Lunch 2 scrambled eggs w/ 1/4 cup of shredded cheese or a bowl of soup 1/2 cup of green beans or steamed broccolli. Then 2 - 2 1/2 hrs later is 3 or 4 celery stalks or 5 baby carrots (or mix them) with 2 T lite ranch dressing. 2- 2 1/2 hrs. later dinner with salad (watch your portion size) I have even been able to have a sensible dessert 3 x's a wk. Make sure you get all your water in remember: if you are thirsty you are already dehydrated. Re: eating out at restaurant - do not starve yourself ahead of time eat your regular schedule up till that point, then when you go out & they bring the food to your table divide it in half or thirds (sometimes the amount of food is ridiculous) put the rest in a take home container to have the next day. I've been able to loose about a pound a week once I got into the habit of eating like this. Go to my home page you will see that I am very limited in the amount of exercise that I can do. Good Luck, let me know how you are doing in a couple of weeks.
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