6lbs to go and bleeding starving
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KirstyWirstymfp
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Hello fellow fitness pals!
I joined here to lose half a stone, and then to keep track of healthy eating.
It’s been a week, and I’m so hungry !!!!! Though, this could be because:
- I’m only a week in
- I’m just generally hungry all the time
- Stress
- PMS
I’m 5’2 and now weigh 121lbs, therefore only have a target intake of a measly 1200 which I’ve successfully gone over a few days in a row now (how does one try and prevent being hungry with only 1200 calories!!)
I’m just wondering if anyone has any inputs, advice or support? Add me if you’d like, I only have 2 friends!
I joined here to lose half a stone, and then to keep track of healthy eating.
It’s been a week, and I’m so hungry !!!!! Though, this could be because:
- I’m only a week in
- I’m just generally hungry all the time
- Stress
- PMS
I’m 5’2 and now weigh 121lbs, therefore only have a target intake of a measly 1200 which I’ve successfully gone over a few days in a row now (how does one try and prevent being hungry with only 1200 calories!!)
I’m just wondering if anyone has any inputs, advice or support? Add me if you’d like, I only have 2 friends!
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Is your rate of loss 0.5lb per week?8
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I have you EXACT stat's! I increase my daily activity so I can eat a little more than 1200 cals, and I also don't eat until the afternoon since I prefer to eat more later in the day. It works for me.
I walk for an hour during my lunch break and get around 12000-15000 steps per day, and usually eat more like 1400-1500 cals daily. I've been losing very slowly but steadily since January7 -
Look at the make-up of what you're eating (macros and nutrition density) and test and adjust, since hunger can be different for different people. For example, I've learned that I need to include a balance of carbs, protein, and fats (with an emphasis on protein) in my diet in order to not feel hungry. Also, whole, simple foods are more filling; for example, eating an ear of corn is more filling than eating the same amount of calories of corn chips.6
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Yeah, 1200 calories suck. I'm in the same boat. What helps is eating lots of low calorie high fiber/high protein foods spread into 5 small meals. Egg whites, veggies, chicken breast, low sugar fruits (strawberries, peaches, oranges, grapefruit). Try to eat a combination of protein/high fiber/fats together in the same meal for satiety. Like greek yogurt with berries, avocado on whole grain toast with sliced cucumbers on the side, or a salad with shredded chicken, black beans, sour cream, and salsa. Feel free to add me as a friend and check out my diary! It took a lot of trial and error to find a way of eating that worked for me.8
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I also eat 100-200 extra if I'm PMS'ing or working out. Sometimes you have to loosen the reigns a bit to keep yourself from going crazy.6
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If you only have six pounds to lose, you shouldn’t try to lose them faster than .5/week. 1200 calories is just too low for your weight and activity level, and your body is doing everything in its power to tell you so.7
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I'm same height and 1200 wouldn't cut it for me. Aim for 0.5 lb a week, that should give you around 1350-1400 cals plus if you exercise you can eat most of those cals back.
FWIW I lost 0.5lb a week eating an average of 1700 gross cals ( I had 20lbs to lose).
When you don't have much to lose weight loss is slow so have patience.5 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Is your rate of loss 0.5lb per week?
It was 1lbs but putting it to 0.5 was definitely the right thing to do!
Thanks to all for helping
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1200 is starving... I don’t do it anymore. Then again I’m 5’10” and highly active2
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Go for a walk, the longer the better. If you walk at 7 kph for an hour, that's an extra 350 calories you can eat. (I figured this on my calculator for a treadmill with a level walking surface, so if you've got access to a treadmill, you can set it on an incline and increase your calorie burn even more.) I walk 5 km in 52 minutes at a 15% incline and burn 696 calories at a go, but I'm heavier than you. At your weight, it would be 558 calories. Think of the food you could have!3
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Exercise calories FTW!2
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Move more, eat more.
That said, 1200 calories per day is really aggressive for a measly 6 Lbs. You're at a healthy weight, so it's going to be slow whether you like it or not. I'd just change your rate of loss to 1/2 Lb per week or 1 Lb per week at most.5 -
When I get to the last 20-30 lbs, my intention is to eat at maintenance for my goal weight. It'll happen naturally even if slowly. That's near what I'm doing now, though, so it really isn't going to be a big change for me. Exercise, of course, will increase the available calories too, so yay exercise.3
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