I'm just getting really infuriated.

please note, i said how much are you eating, not what are you eating. There is a huge difference. You can eat whatever you want, absolutly whatever you want, you just can't eat a lot of it.

Try not to get so discouraged. It's hard, and you're just getting started. Also, it takes a while for new habits to kick out old ones, so don't give up on it.
Also, how often are you weighing yourself? Maybe set a day, once a week or so, to "weigh in." Wright it down, but don't get too shook up about it. It's going to fluctuate a bit. The important thing is to look at the big picture. 5 lbs lost, then 2 gained is still a 3 lb loss. Maybe you've retained some water. Don't get too flustered over it or it will bring you down.

Remember you aren't on the Biggest Loser! We all hope that we'll step on the scale after a week and poof we will be down 10lbs but it's never going to happen! It sounds like your doctor is looking for 2 pounds a month which is ABSOLUTELY reasonable and the best way to lose weight - you're likely to keep it off and you're much less likely to develop tons of loose skin.

If after 4-6 weeks, you evaluate your weight loss and find you aren't on track - which would be 2-3lbs!!! - then reevaluate your diet. Not all "diets" work for all people. First off, you have to remember that you will need to change the way you eat and think about food forever in order to keep the weight off. That doesn't mean NEVER having a slice of pizza - it means you can't eat a half a pizza or have pizza 3 days a week. Some of us have trigger foods. These are foods you must stay away from 99% of the time or you will end up eating a whole bag of chips or eating 3 candy bars or eating a whole pound of spaghetti...whatever because you had one bite. You may not have this problem and if you don't that's good for you!!!!! But if you do don't listen to the people who say you should eat whatever you want because this obviously is not an issue for them.

If you are hungry it's because one of 2 things is happening: you are either not eating enough food or you are not eating the right kinds of food! Now getting the right kinds of food is a real challenge in college, esp if you're living on campus. Now I was a proponent of the "all things in moderation" diet. I'm not telling you to go out and follow my plan, but I am advising you to do some research on your own. I went from 75% processed food diet to 90% whole food or real food diet. I did this back at the beginning of January and it has been a miracle for me. I have significantly decreased my hunger and barely have any cravings anymore!!!! I don't struggle to stay below my calories everyday like I used to. This has actually been a secondary benefit for me....I stopped eating processed foods because I did not want to ingest all the chemicals anymore. Like I said, it's not for everyone and if you live on campus, you might find it difficult to do, but I just wanted to share it as a possibility especially if you're struggling with hunger.

Good luck and stick with it!!!!!

Im just going to respond with dot points because it will be easier.


1) When you are up late you will be hungry. If I have to be up late I try to drink some coke zero or pepsi max energy which tricks my body into thinking that its not hungry (probbably due to artificial sweeteners and caffeine) without stacking on the calories.

2) junk food craving will eventually pass (eventually), until then you have to just use willpower, its easier if you just dont buy it (I have 6 kids so we have a lot of crap in the house, I no longer have cravings to eat that, although I do still have pretty bad cravings for eating their leftover rice, pasta and potato's )

3) Sushi is not _that_ bad for you (since ive started eating lunch every day its pretty much sushi. I normally get sushi from woolworthths near my work ( www.sushiginza.com.au ) which contains nutritional info. so I can hit 300->500 cal for lunch without going over. )

3) if in australia try kangaroo instead of beef, its really f***ing cheap ($8 for 1 kilo/2 pounds) and its numbers are almost too good to be true. (high protein, almost no fat, pretty low calorie) a few weeks ago I came up with a chilli recipie that came in at under 700 cal and ended up being almost a kilo of food. (and may or may not have had over 100g of protein)

4) plan exercise and food together, if you are going to eat lots of carbs try hit the gym about 30 minutes after you finish eating those carbs, also plan your sleep. dont eat too close to sleep time either.

5) once you get used to eating at a certain level then you will struggle to up your calories. (I did this week when I went up from 1440 to 1850.)

6) water weight can be pretty serious, keeping your sodium (aka salt) down stops your body clinging to it.

7) are you weighing yourself at the same time each weigh in (and also naked when you do so). I go after my morning pee and get pretty consistant results.

Also, watch the amount of salt you're eating. If you have a high sodium intake the night before you weigh yourself, it could easily alter your weight. Also, keep the scale in the same place. My scale is a little faulty, and I think my floors a little slanted, so if I move my scale around my weight will go up and down. It's sort of annoying, so just keep it in the same place. Weigh yourself in the morning before you eat anything.
Drink a lot of water! Stay away from those sports drinks because they have added sodium. If you need flavoring for water, there is a really good electrolyte powder called "Ultima Replenisher." The orange flavor is super yummy and I think its like 15 calories for a spoon!
Also, PB2 is delicious and a low-calorie, all natural peanut butter powder you mix with water. Luna Bars are a great snack, especially if you're craving something sweet. Also, agave syrup is a good natural sweetener, with yogurt and fruit! Mmmm, its delicious!