I don't know how to fit it all in!

mskatypie
mskatypie Posts: 2
edited January 13 in Motivation and Support
So, to give a little background, I'm a PhD student halfway through my funding. I've got 18 months funding left and my postgrad supervisors feel my plan to finish is overly ambitious (i.e. I'm not going to be able to do it). The last two weeks I was working around 60 hours as well as just usual day-to-day keeping house etc etc.

This week I've just totally burnt out. I'm sleeping at least 8 hours a night but waking up just as exhausted as when I went to bed. I'm still doing my 9-5 at uni but not as productive and I can barely manage the 25 minute walk home at the end of the day, never mind a gym session.

I lost around 30lbs already (I fluctaute a little) but have maintained within a 2lb range for 14 months. I would really like to lose some more because I'm getting married next year, but I just don't know how to do it.

MFP recommended a 1280 cal daily allowance which I stuck on til about last week, but I was so hungry all the time (perhaps needing more energy from food) I ended up upping my allowance to 1350. I'm still really hungry all the time, even though I'm trying to get in plenty of protein and water and fibre.

I just don't really know where to go from here or how to restart things. I can't drop my PhD, but I feel like around that, I've no time for anything. I don't want to put on weight either so trying to keep calories low, but being on 1280 (net) for 14 months and not seeing a shift in weight doesn't seem to make sense?

Any help would be really appreciated!

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  • piexcore
    piexcore Posts: 85 Member
    Do you have a pedometer? Fitting in a couple extra steps here and there throughout the day isn't going to be as effective as a full blown gym session, but it might let you eat a little bit more. I'd focus on losing weight through diet alone if you can, grad school is hard enough as it is without having to fit in workouts.
  • mskatypie
    mskatypie Posts: 2
    I do have a fitbit and my walk to uni Monday-Friday means I get in about 3-4 miles each of those days. That's not bad but obviously it's not enough to lose weight, just maintain, or I'd have lost some more already. (But, on an unrelated note, I do love my Fitbit).
  • mallen404
    mallen404 Posts: 266 Member
    my goal calories is 1200 but when I exercise regularily I need to eat around 1500 or more so I am full. so eat back your exercise ones and that should help

    Protein and Fibre will keep you fuller longer also.
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    Check out helloitsdan's post (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12) and figure out if you're getting enough food-my guess is no. If you're hungry, you should eat more, if you're not then don't. You're walking every night so you are doing something, if you can't do anything else for right now then don't, watch what you eat and congrats on the 30 pounds you've lost already
  • kini324
    kini324 Posts: 239 Member
    Check out helloitsdan's post (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12) and figure out if you're getting enough food-my guess is no. If you're hungry, you should eat more, if you're not then don't. You're walking every night so you are doing something, if you can't do anything else for right now then don't, watch what you eat and congrats on the 30 pounds you've lost already

    This is a great article! I highly recommend it!!!
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