Chronic Undereater for 4 years and kept gaining. Time to lose!

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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    whyhelloheart wrote: »
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    whyhelloheart wrote: »
    There is no such thing as starvation mode. The reason why you gained 50 pounds is simply because you are underestimating how many calories you are eating throughout the entire day.

    Or she has an undiagnosed metabolic disease and a significant portion of her calories were coming from carbs.

    She said that she went to the doctor and doesn't have a thyroid condition. Calories are calories, no matter where they are coming from. It doesn't make a difference if it was from carbs or fat or protein.

    I eat a boatload of pasta and as long as I'm within my calorie goal, I'll lose weight.

    Metabolism is vastly more complicated than just thyroid.

    By the way, I gained almost 100 pounds eating fruit, pasta and vegetable soup. My pituitary had failed.

    It's rare, but things like that DO happen.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    hlandry, I think you are close to figuring this out. I suggest changing your habits slowly. Reduce the dinner meal while introducing small meals in your day.
  • davis978
    davis978 Posts: 103 Member
    rayneface wrote: »
    Sugar and cream can add up quickly especially if you are using it to fuel yourself all day. A large coffee with 2 cream and 2 sugars can be around 265calories.

    ???

    A tablespoon of half and half (which is what is in the little single serve cup you get at restaurants) is 20 calories. Two of those are 40. A sugar packet is 15 calories. Two of those are 30. Maybe 10 calories for a large brewed coffee, but even that's a stretch. 80 calories tops. Even if she was using heavy cream in her coffee, that would be 140 cals.

    I know OP already clarified that she was off on her dinner estimate, so this is a moot point.

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