Somebody HELP!

good luck with your journey to weight loss. try eating smaller portions - even a spoonful makes a difference.
what are you eating after dinner?

LisaMC1R wrote: »

I can stay on task all day and maintain my food goals, but then I get home from work and I finally eat dinner and it unleashes a monster in me. I can't stop eating and craving food! It's the hardest to overcome/deal with since I've started to make these food changes in my life. My Cals are set at 1450 and I am leaning toward the KETO goals. I need to lose 100lbs but I have a goal of 45 right now.
I have just started MFP and the scale hasn't budged after initially losing 15 lbs in May. It seems like I'm doing everything I'm supposed to. It can be very frustrating but I keep focusing forward and I don't let myself get down. At some point, I will find what works for me. I just have to keep up the good fight. Success is out there! But in the meantime . . . WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?!!

There are a lot of possible issues here, so I'm going to address a few and hopefully you can come back and provide some more details to help narrow down what might be happening.

First, "I can't stop eating" and "the scale hasn't budged" sound like they're going to be directly related. How often are you hitting your calorie goal and how often are you going over it?

Does it feel like keto is making it easier or harder to stick to your calorie goals? A lot of people find that their hunger abates on low carb diets, but it doesn't have that effect for everyone. You may need to play around and find a better macro split for your personal needs.

Is 1450 and appropriate calorie goal for your needs? Did you set MFP to lose two pounds a week (the most aggressive option)? Some people set their calorie goals lower than they need to and find they have a hard time sticking to them. You may be able to adjust to a slightly higher goal and find it easier to stick to.

Are you eating enough throughout the day to help negate the hunger you are describing in the evenings? Would it be easier or harder if you ate less throughout the day and saved up some calories for evening snacks? A lot of what makes dieting easier or harder is finding the right meal timings. I added a 3pm snack to help keep the hunger at bay in the evenings, but some people prefer to eat less or even skip meals during the day so they have more calories to use at night. You may want to play around with your meal timings and see what's best.

Are you tracking your food appropriately and consistently? No skipped days? Using a food scale preferably, but at least not eyeballing portions? Using correct database entries and the recipe builder for homecooked foods instead of guessing? Counting everything, including drinks, veggies, cooking oils, etc? A lot of those little things add up.

You mentioned the possibility of eating disorders in another thread. If that's the case, I'm going to step back and refer you to your treatment team. Eating disorders are tricky things and anything we say here without proper training might make things worse, no matter how well meaning we may be.