Not Eating Enough
kayleedaoust91
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I will try to keep it brief haha.
Basically, I am trying to lose weight. About 40lbs. And, after a lot of research, I have decided carbs are the culprit to half of my weight problems haha (First problem, I have no self control with carbs. Second, eating high carbs kills my weight loss I am finding).
So, I’ve been really trying to eat a higher protein amount and lessen my carbs. I went through a week of withdrawal but I’ve been doing a lot better in keeping my carbs to not be over half of caloric intake like it normally is.
Issue is, I’m finding I cannot for the life of me eat enough calories now. I’m finding I am way too full eating higher protein sources and not eating carbs. That might be weird. But even today, I’m eating less than half of the daily calories and am far too full to consider eating more. Today I am at like 500 calories so a bit too too low, usually I can force myself to eat 800-900 though.
How the crap do I continue to keep eating a low carb diet and actually eat the 1,200 calories a day? Because eating under 1000 a day cannot be healthy even if it would lead to faster weight loss haha.
Basically, I am trying to lose weight. About 40lbs. And, after a lot of research, I have decided carbs are the culprit to half of my weight problems haha (First problem, I have no self control with carbs. Second, eating high carbs kills my weight loss I am finding).
So, I’ve been really trying to eat a higher protein amount and lessen my carbs. I went through a week of withdrawal but I’ve been doing a lot better in keeping my carbs to not be over half of caloric intake like it normally is.
Issue is, I’m finding I cannot for the life of me eat enough calories now. I’m finding I am way too full eating higher protein sources and not eating carbs. That might be weird. But even today, I’m eating less than half of the daily calories and am far too full to consider eating more. Today I am at like 500 calories so a bit too too low, usually I can force myself to eat 800-900 though.
How the crap do I continue to keep eating a low carb diet and actually eat the 1,200 calories a day? Because eating under 1000 a day cannot be healthy even if it would lead to faster weight loss haha.
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Ive lost over 200 pounds since January eating the majority of my diet in carbs.
Calorie is all that matters. Its all math. Burn more calories than you eat and you will lose weight.
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^^^This ^^^
I eat whatever I damn well please so long as it fits my calorie goal, and I've lost 60lbs and maintained for over a year.11 -
How's your logging? Often when someone is stuffed full on very few calories there are logging issues involved. If you're using your food scale for all solids, measuring cups/spoons for all liquids, using accurate entries, using the recipe builder, logging everything that passes your lips, etc then you might want to consider being less restrictive. If you're determined to go low carb then you probably need to eat more fats - many fats can be high in calories - eat those and your problem is solved.6
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There are a lot of gimmicks, and programs trying to make money, and you might have fallen victim by reading some bad information.
Weight loss is calories in vs calories out. Period. Anyone who frets about counting carbs/sugar/etc is just doing extra work or has a medical issue. Unless you have something like diabetes, then all you need to do is simply count calories and the weight WILL come off.
Weight loss is NOT linear, so just because you changed your diet for one week/month and saw better weight loss with more/less carbs - it means nothing. Even sticking to the exact same diet you will see drastic weight loss differences from week to week. (From 0 pounds to 5 pounds in my case). All that matters is you see an average of 1-2 pounds/week over a long period.
For the record, high protein diets make me eat about 800-1000 calories a day as well. I have to eat extra at night even though I am not hungry, but I'd rather eat when i'm full than starve throughout the day. I'm still losing at a "unhealthy" rate of 3.2-3.5 pounds/week so apparently I need to eat even more.
Stop worry about where the calories come from, and just count them.
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I may have to get a scale haha. I usually just do basic math in my head for solids (if a package of 4 chicken breast weighs x and I ate 2, then blank is the total weight I ate). I use measuring cups and spoons for the rest.3
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kayleedaoust91 wrote: »I will try to keep it brief haha.
Basically, I am trying to lose weight. About 40lbs. And, after a lot of research, I have decided carbs are the culprit to half of my weight problems haha (First problem, I have no self control with carbs. Second, eating high carbs kills my weight loss I am finding).
So, I’ve been really trying to eat a higher protein amount and lessen my carbs. I went through a week of withdrawal but I’ve been doing a lot better in keeping my carbs to not be over half of caloric intake like it normally is.
Issue is, I’m finding I cannot for the life of me eat enough calories now. I’m finding I am way too full eating higher protein sources and not eating carbs. That might be weird. But even today, I’m eating less than half of the daily calories and am far too full to consider eating more.
How the crap do I continue to keep eating a low carb diet and actually eat the 1,200 calories a day? Because eating under 1000 a day cannot be healthy even if it would lead to faster weight loss haha.
Agreed that eating under 1000 is not healthy. Typically, if you are lowering your carbs, you could either up your protein or up your fats. Those are the three main macros. If you lower one, raise one or both of the others.. If you need to get more calories in, up your fat. They're 9 calories per gram of fat where it's 4 calories per gram of carbs and protein.3 -
The only reason I am doing low carb, I should have mentioned, is my doctor recommended it.
Side note, I went on birth control and saw a 30lb increase in my weight on that alone (how does one gain 30lbs in 6 months with no other damn thing changing outside of starting the pill? Apparently, not the pills problem according to the doctor). So they asked me to log everything in an attempt to lose the weight since my blood work all came back normal.
After 1 month, no reasonable change outside of a 2lb loss over the course of the month. So now I am ending week 2 of his recommendation of changing to low carb and I saw 3lbs overall at the end of this 2 weeks. This is the first week I feel like I can’t eat enough though so I don’t really want not being able to eat enough calories to be the main culprit in my weight loss . And since I can’t go off the pill for other reasons , I kind of have to accept the lifestyle change haha.2 -
Nope get a scale you would be very surprised at servings sizes when actually weighed out.
If your gonna go higher protein then why not look into KETO which is higher protein/fats and limits carbs and no sugars. Most carbs I believe comes from veggies on KETO.
Question is, is this something you can maintain long term?2 -
kayleedaoust91 wrote: »The only reason I am doing low carb, I should have mentioned, is my doctor recommended it.
Side note, I went on birth control and saw a 30lb increase in my weight on that alone (how does one gain 30lbs in 6 months with no other damn thing changing outside of starting the pill? Apparently, not the pills problem according to the doctor). So they asked me to log everything in an attempt to lose the weight since my blood work all came back normal.
After 1 month, no reasonable change outside of a 2lb loss over the course of the month. So now I am ending week 2 of his recommendation of changing to low carb and I saw 3lbs overall at the end of this 2 weeks. This is the first week I feel like I can’t eat enough though so I don’t really want not being able to eat enough calories to be the main culprit in my weight loss . And since I can’t go off the pill for other reasons , I kind of have to accept the lifestyle change haha.
Most family doctors have no clue about dieting and weight loss. They read/hear something then just pass it on. Mine told me I should eat 5 small meals a day versus 3 because it keeps the metabolism going harder throughout the day and will give me better results. That's false.
Weight loss is calories in vs calories out and anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong (to put it bluntly).
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Nope get a scale you would be very surprised at servings sizes when actually weighed out.
If your gonna go higher protein then why not look into KETO which is higher protein/fats and limits carbs and no sugars. Most carbs I believe comes from veggies on KETO.
Question is, is this something you can maintain long term?
Honestly, Outside of my obsession with potatoes and fruit, I’m not finding it that difficult so far. Mind you, it’s only been 2 weeks. I do miss potatoes and fruit smoothies but I guess everything in moderation right? I have been looking at Keto a bit but I will have to do more research. 3 -
kayleedaoust91 wrote: »The only reason I am doing low carb, I should have mentioned, is my doctor recommended it.
Side note, I went on birth control and saw a 30lb increase in my weight on that alone (how does one gain 30lbs in 6 months with no other damn thing changing outside of starting the pill? Apparently, not the pills problem according to the doctor). So they asked me to log everything in an attempt to lose the weight since my blood work all came back normal.
After 1 month, no reasonable change outside of a 2lb loss over the course of the month. So now I am ending week 2 of his recommendation of changing to low carb and I saw 3lbs overall at the end of this 2 weeks. This is the first week I feel like I can’t eat enough though so I don’t really want not being able to eat enough calories to be the main culprit in my weight loss . And since I can’t go off the pill for other reasons , I kind of have to accept the lifestyle change haha.
Usually the reason people gain weight from the birth control pill is because it can increase appetite. Really only 5lbs (give or take) can be contributed to the pill itself. Have you been screened for any other health concerns such as your thyroid?
Edit: I just saw you mentioned your normal blood work so you must've screened for other issues. My mistake!0 -
Nope get a scale you would be very surprised at servings sizes when actually weighed out.
If your gonna go higher protein then why not look into KETO which is higher protein/fats and limits carbs and no sugars. Most carbs I believe comes from veggies on KETO.
Question is, is this something you can maintain long term?
FYI. KETO is not higher protein. In fact, it's much lower than you would think. Atkins I believe was the one with higher protein. But that's neither here nor there.
OP. Get a food scale and weigh out your food. You're probably eating more than you think. There's really no point for you to go low carb unless 1. You want to try it out and think it will fit your lifestyle and will help you lose weight by eating less calories than you're burning (i.e. the main way to lose weight). or 2. you're diabetic.2 -
maura_tasi wrote: »kayleedaoust91 wrote: »The only reason I am doing low carb, I should have mentioned, is my doctor recommended it.
Side note, I went on birth control and saw a 30lb increase in my weight on that alone (how does one gain 30lbs in 6 months with no other damn thing changing outside of starting the pill? Apparently, not the pills problem according to the doctor). So they asked me to log everything in an attempt to lose the weight since my blood work all came back normal.
After 1 month, no reasonable change outside of a 2lb loss over the course of the month. So now I am ending week 2 of his recommendation of changing to low carb and I saw 3lbs overall at the end of this 2 weeks. This is the first week I feel like I can’t eat enough though so I don’t really want not being able to eat enough calories to be the main culprit in my weight loss . And since I can’t go off the pill for other reasons , I kind of have to accept the lifestyle change haha.
Usually the reason people gain weight from the birth control pill is because it can increase appetite. Really only 5lbs (give or take) can be contributed to the pill itself. Have you been screened for any other health concerns such as your thyroid?
I have had blood work twice. Nothing abnormal, nothing outside of the regular realm of where it is supposed to be. I saw less of a weight gain quitting smoking last year than I did on birth control haha! I haven’t noticed increased appetite. I have always been a person who survives off coffee all day and has a single larger meal at night. Never much of a snacker. Nothing seemed to have changed there except now forcing myself to do two-three meals a day haha.0 -
It's only been a little bit over a week? (Am I reading that correctly?)
Wait another week...see if that hunger doesn't come back.
In the meantime, if you're feeling fine, aren't dizzy, are in general good health, etc...I can't see worrying just yet. That's just my take (and my experience with VLC and initial appetite suppression).1 -
It's only been a little bit over a week? (Am I reading that correctly?)
Wait another week...see if that hunger doesn't come back.
In the meantime, if you're feeling fine, aren't dizzy, are in general good health, etc...I can't see worrying just yet. That's just my take (and my experience with VLC and initial appetite suppression).
I’m ending week 2 technically but this is the first real week where I’ve been successful (never realized how many carbs are in half the things I used to eat Haha). I feel totally fine so i will give it a bit more time and hopefully my appetite comes back in the meal time, off to look at amazon for a food scale haha 0 -
kayleedaoust91 wrote: »I will try to keep it brief haha.
Basically, I am trying to lose weight. About 40lbs. And, after a lot of research, I have decided carbs are the culprit to half of my weight problems haha (First problem, I have no self control with carbs. Second, eating high carbs kills my weight loss I am finding).
So, I’ve been really trying to eat a higher protein amount and lessen my carbs. I went through a week of withdrawal but I’ve been doing a lot better in keeping my carbs to not be over half of caloric intake like it normally is.
Issue is, I’m finding I cannot for the life of me eat enough calories now. I’m finding I am way too full eating higher protein sources and not eating carbs. That might be weird. But even today, I’m eating less than half of the daily calories and am far too full to consider eating more. Today I am at like 500 calories so a bit too too low, usually I can force myself to eat 800-900 though.
How the crap do I continue to keep eating a low carb diet and actually eat the 1,200 calories a day? Because eating under 1000 a day cannot be healthy even if it would lead to faster weight loss haha.
The point of eating more protein is because protein is more satiating (filling) than carbohydrates. One eats more protein in order to stave off hunger so one can eat fewer overall calories while feeling satiated. So not surprising if you went to a diet that was mostly protein that it would be very difficult to eat enough. It seems to me like you just took this too far. Solution is pretty simple, just eat less protein so you are a bit hungry then load up with more carbs to get more calories to hit your calorie target. Problem solved, just find that balance point.4 -
kayleedaoust91 wrote: »Second, eating high carbs kills my weight loss I am finding).
Carbohydrates are converted to glycogen for storage. Unlike protein or fat every gram of glycogen requires 4 grams of water to keep it solubilized. The result is carbohydrate storage recruits water causing water retention. As water has weight that water retention will manifest as weight gain. But its water weight, it has no negative impact on your health and it isn't fat. It is temporary as well, as soon as you use your muscles or are in caloric restriction your body will mobilize and use the glycogen and you will shed the water.
This is why carbs appear to "kill" weight loss, but you shouldn't be concerned with weight loss you should be concerned with fat loss. Carbs don't "kill" fat loss unless of course you go over your caloric needs.7 -
need2belean wrote: »Nope get a scale you would be very surprised at servings sizes when actually weighed out.
If your gonna go higher protein then why not look into KETO which is higher protein/fats and limits carbs and no sugars. Most carbs I believe comes from veggies on KETO.
Question is, is this something you can maintain long term?
FYI. KETO is not higher protein. In fact, it's much lower than you would think. Atkins I believe was the one with higher protein. But that's neither here nor there.
As written by the person who created the plan, Atkins is not higher protein. It has always been moderate protein beyond the initial two weeks, if you actually take the time to complete the entire process. You know...something only the very minority of people ever do.
"Keto" is nothing but the Induction Phase of Atkins repackaged for a new generation of dieters.
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For all you trying to school the OP on CICO theory...I know you just want to preach your "truth", but many people who eat low carb find that they are more satiated (and thus eat less naturally) than if they ate a higher carb or traditional balanced diet. What works for you, may not work for everyone. Yes, its CICO, but you are likely to feel less hungry eating less carbs since you don't have the insulin spike and drop you get after eating larger amounts of carbs.
OP-try adding in some fats, cheese is fairly calorie dense along with nuts or nut butters.11
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