Feeling very discouraged!

Sounds more like food poisoning to me, throwing up is a very severe reaction. What did you eat that caused you to vomit?

Sorry you fell ill... but the good news is that your money is not wasted. You can still eat the food you bought using MFP... I am down 80 lbs using MFP and I eat everything.

You're money is not wasted. Why are you making yourself sick with a diet you mentioned you had trouble with in maintenance? Eat the food you bought, log it and stay in a calorie deficit. I had bacon and and egg white, cheese, and avocado omelet for 240 calories yesterday. If that's not low calorie/moderation I don't know what is.

Does it need to be low carb? Why low carb?
Why can't you use the foods you bought?

Eating at a calorie deficit will lead to weight loss.

kaylakris7 wrote: »

Yesterday was my first day to healthier eating, well low-carbing. I've had great success with it in the past, but I was terrible at maintenance.

Anyways, I was up all night with digestive issues, and I threw up before breakfast today at the thought of eating more bacon. So, I ate half a bag of pretzels & some leftover reese cups.

I feel much better now. No more nausea, just regrets.

I'm feeling very discouraged because I don't make much money, & I just threw $80 out of the window. None of the food I bought can be eaten on a low-calorie plan. I guess I'll freeze all of my meat for a rainy day.

I'm feeling intense pressure because my fiancé and I are both going on a two-week family vacation this summer, which includes a wedding. He is counting on low-calorie to lose weight and is doing wonderful. I, on the other hand, can't find my groove.

Sorry for the pity party rant.

I guess I just need some advice on what steps I need to take to start feeling better. My plan is to just cut back and get some exercise. I don't feel confident that I can lose a large amount of weight by doing just that. I need to lose around 100 pounds, easily. My fiancé has already lost 40 pounds in 2 months.

It sounds like food poisoning or too much food? How much bacon did you eat?

A low carb diet does not need to include bacon. There are low carb vegetarians who don't eat meat, and even LCHF vegans. If you want or need to eat low carb, eat the foods you like. Just restrict your carbs. I eat the same foods as my family but at dinner I would skip the potatoes and add some extra butter to my steamed veggies.

Also, when one cuts carbs water weight will be lost which will cause an electrolyte imbalance. If your sodium gets too low it can cause fatigue, headache, muscle aches and nausea, but I haven't seen someone be affected within 24 hours before... that could be it though. If you increase sodium/salt to 3000-5000mg per day, that will restore your electrolyte balance. Magnesium and potassium supplements will also help.

My first reaction when I read your post was, that date-pressure (the upcoming trip/wedding) would do me in. Just forget about that. What is "worst" case--that you would be the exact same weight then as you are today? Fine. Focus for a little bit on finding something pretty/comfortable to wear for that time, at THIS weight, so you're covered no matter what progress you do or don't make by then.

And then just start making SMALL changes one at a time and moving a bit more, and you WILL be down some by the time your trip comes. (But even if you're not ... does it really matter in the big picture? Yes, you would LIKE to weigh less by then, but what's most important is that you go, spend time having fun and being with loved ones, and enjoying yourself no matter your weight.)

These mental changes are SO important, at least for me, in order for me to lose weight. I started at this time a year ago feeling like I *had* to lose 100 lbs in 1 year, because that was "only" 2 lbs a week. And when it wasn't happening on that time table, I started to get really frustrated and said "what's the use"? But thankfully, my trainer told me to forget about 100 lbs by whatever date. We worked on just what I said above--small changes, one at a time until they became habits, and exercising just 4 times a week--not even every day. And look at my profile photo above--that was after "only" 40 lbs lost! Nowhere near 100, yet look at the difference. I'm down another 12 since then.

I started out berating myself because I wasn't going to lose 100 lbs in a year (which seemed like forever when I started). But now I'm at a place of "holy cow, I'm down 52 lbs, looking and feeling SO much better, and I didn't even torture myself to do it!"

That mental adjustment is so important. Now I'm looking at taking 2 whole years to reach my goal--but who cares?!? Even if I lost no more this year, I'm already leaps and bounds ahead of where I was when I started. And there's been pizza, ice cream, cake, chips, you name it. It's just that I eat better than that the MAJORITY of the time now, and try not to beat myself up for being human when I slide.

Hope you found this helpful. You don't fail until you stop trying. :-) GOOD LUCK!!!

Laurie

FindingLaurie wrote: »

My first reaction when I read your post was, that date-pressure (the upcoming trip/wedding) would do me in. Just forget about that. What is "worst" case--that you would be the exact same weight then as you are today? Fine. Focus for a little bit on finding something pretty/comfortable to wear for that time, at THIS weight, so you're covered no matter what progress you do or don't make by then.

And then just start making SMALL changes one at a time and moving a bit more, and you WILL be down some by the time your trip comes. (But even if you're not ... does it really matter in the big picture? Yes, you would LIKE to weigh less by then, but what's most important is that you go, spend time having fun and being with loved ones, and enjoying yourself no matter your weight.)

These mental changes are SO important, at least for me, in order for me to lose weight. I started at this time a year ago feeling like I *had* to lose 100 lbs in 1 year, because that was "only" 2 lbs a week. And when it wasn't happening on that time table, I started to get really frustrated and said "what's the use"? But thankfully, my trainer told me to forget about 100 lbs by whatever date. We worked on just what I said above--small changes, one at a time until they became habits, and exercising just 4 times a week--not even every day. And look at my profile photo above--that was after "only" 40 lbs lost! Nowhere near 100, yet look at the difference. I'm down another 12 since then.

I started out berating myself because I wasn't going to lose 100 lbs in a year (which seemed like forever when I started). But now I'm at a place of "holy cow, I'm down 52 lbs, looking and feeling SO much better, and I didn't even torture myself to do it!"

That mental adjustment is so important. Now I'm looking at taking 2 whole years to reach my goal--but who cares?!? Even if I lost no more this year, I'm already leaps and bounds ahead of where I was when I started. And there's been pizza, ice cream, cake, chips, you name it. It's just that I eat better than that the MAJORITY of the time now, and try not to beat myself up for being human when I slide.

Hope you found this helpful. You don't fail until you stop trying. :-) GOOD LUCK!!!

Laurie

This This This... Such a great post.
And true... My 80lbs has taken me 3 years... COULD i have done it quicker? Sure. Did I WANT to do it quicker? Absolutely... but this has worked for me.
All the best to you OP. You have gotten some good feedback so far.

FindingLaurie wrote: »

My first reaction when I read your post was, that date-pressure (the upcoming trip/wedding) would do me in. Just forget about that. What is "worst" case--that you would be the exact same weight then as you are today? Fine. Focus for a little bit on finding something pretty/comfortable to wear for that time, at THIS weight, so you're covered no matter what progress you do or don't make by then.

And then just start making SMALL changes one at a time and moving a bit more, and you WILL be down some by the time your trip comes. (But even if you're not ... does it really matter in the big picture? Yes, you would LIKE to weigh less by then, but what's most important is that you go, spend time having fun and being with loved ones, and enjoying yourself no matter your weight.)

These mental changes are SO important, at least for me, in order for me to lose weight. I started at this time a year ago feeling like I *had* to lose 100 lbs in 1 year, because that was "only" 2 lbs a week. And when it wasn't happening on that time table, I started to get really frustrated and said "what's the use"? But thankfully, my trainer told me to forget about 100 lbs by whatever date. We worked on just what I said above--small changes, one at a time until they became habits, and exercising just 4 times a week--not even every day. And look at my profile photo above--that was after "only" 40 lbs lost! Nowhere near 100, yet look at the difference. I'm down another 12 since then.

I started out berating myself because I wasn't going to lose 100 lbs in a year (which seemed like forever when I started). But now I'm at a place of "holy cow, I'm down 52 lbs, looking and feeling SO much better, and I didn't even torture myself to do it!"

That mental adjustment is so important. Now I'm looking at taking 2 whole years to reach my goal--but who cares?!? Even if I lost no more this year, I'm already leaps and bounds ahead of where I was when I started. And there's been pizza, ice cream, cake, chips, you name it. It's just that I eat better than that the MAJORITY of the time now, and try not to beat myself up for being human when I slide.

Hope you found this helpful. You don't fail until you stop trying. :-) GOOD LUCK!!!

Laurie

This!!!!!

Just don't quit.

Low carb isn't magic. It can help if you have certain metabolic issues.

What HAS worked for you in the past?

For me, I'm not super hungry first thing in the morning. If I have coffee I can put off real food for later. I eat frequently and usually have my heaviest meal/most calories in the evening. I've done low carb in the past and it worked for awhile, then it stopped working, then I gained the weight back quickly when I went back to my usual pattern.

I aim for moderate carbs overall, but do have treats/naughty stuff some. I've still lost about 10 pounds since Dec. 7 and that was with family meals, meals out, a couple of cheat days for Christmas, and a cheat "meal" for NYE. Heck, I'm about to go make Chicken Cacciatore.

I have lost 100 pounds in about 10 months previously, but that was on a supervised VLC diet; about 3 months on 800 calories a day and then around 1000 a day after that. Life happened...I regained about 15 and was alright with it, but then a big move and grief and I gained another 36 pounds.

Doing something more moderate this time, at least for me.

Oh, and pro tip...walk. Every day if you can, at least 30 minutes, but more is good too.