Old but new. Back on the weight loss journey.

florabundi2016 wrote: »

I just found out today that healthy eating is changing my tastes. My granddaughters birthday party and I had a slice of pepperoni pizza, so looking forward to that, it didn't taste good! What's going on here?

Your taste buds will adapt to what you give them, but food you like is not supposed to stop tasting good, I think if the pizza was okay, that some of it it may be in your head? (What is usually referred to as "food guilt"?) You don't have to cut out any foods, but some things may have to be eaten less often and/or in smaller amounts, just because they are calorie dense and don't provide that much satiety for the calories.

Anyway some days just discouraged and would like to hear from others when the scale goes up, not down and you have been doing everything right.

Weight fluctuates independently from "real" (fat) loss (or gain). This is perfectly normal and nothing you can or should do anything about, except just accept it, and look at the trend over time (months).

My MD also recommended 1200 calories a day for 6 months- end of december- and I stay very close to that daily. Have lost a further 9 lb in about 6 weeks so I guess its working.

Have dieted all my life but this feels better if I can just stick to it.

And the important thing is that you do stick to it. At your size (height and weight), 1200 calories may be hard to stick to, and unnecessary too. (Chances are it's recommended just because it's assumed that you can't stick to it, so that you'll be on the "safe" side, in case you "mess up", but alas, that's not how it works. You will be hungry and tired if you eat too little, and as food is always readily available, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what will happen.) You will on the other hand lose weight when you stick to a calorie deficit, which is less than the calories you need to keep your current weight stable (within the range that normal fluctuations set). Your current maintenance level would be around 2350, and 1200 calories is a 50% deficit - very very aggressive. You have a much better chance of success if you eat more, enough to keep up steam and morale, but below your maintenance level. A daily 500 calorie deficit will produce a weekly one pound loss, on average.