giving up!!!!!

So what are you giving up?

#confyoozed

Oh, I get it. You're not losing as fast as you'd like.

Do you own and use a food scale?

Giving up what? Ok then give up it's easier.

kutlwanosamuels wrote: »

I don't own a food scale. I burn just under 600 calories a day N iv been eating like this for about 2 months or so

OK, so over 2 months you've lost the 7 pounds shown in your profile? So around a 400 calorie per day deficit? Then you're eating more than you think, you're losing at a nice rate, you're not overly hungry... so keep up what you're doing and accept that unless you buy a food scale, your logging isn't accurate but it's working.

You may feel fine now, just wait a few weeks/months. Those,of us who have been here a while know the story plays out like this.
1. I'm undereating, but I feel fine.
2. Woah I'm suddenly super hungry all the time.
3. Halp I'm binging a bunch!
4. I'm going to overrestrict to make up for my binges.
5. Bing/overrestrict cycle sets in.
I'm not guaranteeing this will happen to you, but it's a consistent pattern over time.

jennifer_417 wrote: »

You may feel fine now, just wait a few weeks/months. Those,of us who have been here a while know the story plays out like this.
1. I'm undereating, but I feel fine.
2. Woah I'm suddenly super hungry all the time.
3. Halp I'm binging a bunch!
4. I'm going to overrestrict to make up for my binges.
5. Bing/overrestrict cycle sets in.
I'm not guaranteeing this will happen to you, but it's a consistent pattern over time.

If she's lost 7 pounds in 8+ weeks, she's not eating 950 calories per day. She's probably eating double that less exercise calories.

blankiefinder wrote: »

jennifer_417 wrote: »

You may feel fine now, just wait a few weeks/months. Those,of us who have been here a while know the story plays out like this.
1. I'm undereating, but I feel fine.
2. Woah I'm suddenly super hungry all the time.
3. Halp I'm binging a bunch!
4. I'm going to overrestrict to make up for my binges.
5. Bing/overrestrict cycle sets in.
I'm not guaranteeing this will happen to you, but it's a consistent pattern over time.

If she's lost 7 pounds in 8+ weeks, she's not eating 950 calories per day. She's probably eating double that less exercise calories.

Yeah, definitely a possibility.

savageman69 wrote: »

yah if you are close to right your doing your body great harm...your eating 950 and burning 600 threw exercise..if this was remotely true you would be looking at organ failure, starvation, many other large issues. under-eating can be just as harmful as overeating if not more

Again, there is no way she is close to right. This is simple math. If she was right, then 950-600 would mean she's netting 350 calories per day, which would be a deficit of (completely guessing here) 1200-1650 calories per day, which would be a loss of 2.5 to 3 pounds per week. So it's obvious based on 7 pounds over 2-3 months that she is eating far more than that, and probably burning less. 7 pounds over 2 months is a perfect rate of loss.

You may be taking on too much at once. From your posts, you have many of the misconceptions that many, many (if not nearly all) of us start with.

Start by logging your food as accurately as possible. If you don't have a scale, your logging is not as accurate as it could be. Some people are successful without weighing their food, but many of us use it as a tool to help our accuracy. It's up to you. You could at least start with cups (don't eyeball or use "small," etc.). However, if you are not losing weight for an extended period of time (we're talking weeks), you may want to get a food scale.

Just start there. Once you tighten up your logging, you may find you're eating more than you think you are.

You've gotten a lot of good advice. You're very young and it's a perfect time for you to develop good, healthy, lifelong habits. But make sure you start with good information.Take some time and read the stickies. Learn. Go slow. Read the forums. Then read them again. And again. Start to learn to sift through the garbage and identify the information that will help you get to where you want to be in a healthy, sustainable way.

Giving up is not going to get you where you want to be.

kutlwanosamuels wrote: »

I think I'm on the verge of giving up, I should be eating about 1200 calories a day but I'm eating about 950. I try to take in as much as I can but I get full quickly and iv gotten so used to eating smaller portions that I hate the feeling of being over full. I feel happy with what I'm eating and I'm always well energised. ...not to the max but it's okay, I don't feel weak or anything I'm just perfectly fine. I know I should be eating more but I don't see the reason I should especially if I'm feeling well and my goal is to lose as much weight as I possibly can.

This is one thing i told myself during these hard time good thing come to those who wait

You can actually gain from eating too much fruit and veggies as all food has calories, no matter what it is. There are fat vegans. Make good choices for your health, but controlling your calories is the only way to manage your weight in a sustainable way.

I also thought I did not need a scale when I started and was shocked as to how far I was off when I guessed.

kutlwanosamuels wrote: »

Ok so I just need to get a food scale and probably exercise more to burn more...never thought having a food scale is essential for losing weight. I just thought all I have to do is eat as many fruits and veggies I could possibly eat, and somehow I'd lose weight from that.

You are losing weight though right? Your logging is off because you'd be losing more (albeit unhealthily) if it was accurate, but you're losing so no need to reduce intake. A food scale is still recommended though so you can log accurately, if your food isn't weighed then you don't know how many calories you're actually eating.