LOST 24 LBS AND 25 INCHES IN 60 DAYS!
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collectingblues wrote: »Calliope610 wrote: »melissamacneil1970 wrote: »HOW GOES EVERYONE's ELSE PROGRESS
MISSISSAUGA ONTARIO CANADA HERE
WOW, a daily deficit 1400 calories - VERY impressive.
And very unsafe, unless someone is active to the point where they're burning 2600 calories a day, every day.
I EAT 1000-1200 CALORIES A DAY, EVERY DAY - UNLESS I AM HAVING IBS ISSUES OR RECOVERING FROM AN ATTACK WHICH CAN BE DEBILITATING. THEN I TEND TO EAT A LOT LESS THE DAY OF ATTACK AND THE DAY AFTER DUE TO THE ABDOMINAL PAIN WHEN I AM SICK FROM IBS, I DONT EXERCISE BECAUSE I HAVE NOT CONSUMED ENOUGH FOOD TO EXERCISE. I USUALLY EAT 1000 BURN FROM 400-750 A DAY IF I AM HUNGRY I EAT MORE BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS THERE FOR ME TO CONSUME. BUT IF I FEEL CONTENT, THEN I DONT EAT. I JUST MAKE SURE WHEN I AM HAVING GOOD DAYS WITH MY IBS TO ALWAYS BE SURE TO CONSUME FROM 1000-1200 CALORIES EVERYDAY TO HAVE WHAT I NEED TO EXERCISE AND EAT MORE AS MY BODY NEEDS IT. I NEVER IGNORE MY BODY OR ANY SIGNALS MY BODY GIVES ME.16 -
melissamacneil1970 wrote: »ladyhusker39 wrote: »Why all the yelling?
I FIND ITS EASIER TO READ WITH MY BAD EYES LOL
You may find it funny, but it's annoying to everyone else. And generally considered poor form.21 -
Maybe your eyes are bad because you aren't eating enough?
1000 calories a day isn't enough to get adequate nutrition. You need at least 1200 PLUS what you burn exercising.15 -
OP...So far I’ve lost five pounds in a month. Eating everything I want just portion control. 30 mins of cardio most days, and just a bit of weight training.8
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »melissamacneil1970 wrote: »sexysizeme wrote: »Awesome, your stats and routine, exercise, nutrition? Love to know I'm losing at a decent rate but then self imposed stall, so I'm back at it. Total loss this year for me 20 lbs, working on losing another 15 lbs so far and struggling a little.
Please share 😉
1000 CALORIES A DAY - LOW FODMAP EATING PLAN FOR PEOPLE WITH IBS, LACTOSE AND GLUTEN INTOLERANCE. PLUS I WORKED OUT ON MY INDOOR RECUMBENT BIKE 4-5 DAYS A WEEK PEDDLING 30-60-90MINS PER DAY DEPENDING HOW I FELT AND I ALSO INCLUDED LOW IMPACT RESISTANCE BAND SEATED WORKOUTS AS WELL FOR UPPER, LOWER AND CORE HIGH-INTENSITY LOW IMPACT FOR ANYONE WHO HAS JOINT PAIN DUE TO ARTHRITIS LIKE MYSELF.
Was this a medically supervised regimen? It's pretty extreme, and probably not something the average person would want to do.
IT IS... I NEED TO FOLLOW THE LOW FODMAP PLAN DUE TO MY MANY DIGESTIVE ISSUES AND INFLAMMATION FROM VARIOUS ARTHRITIC ISSUES AS WELL. I CHOOSE TO STAY AT 1000-1200 CALORIES BECAUSE THE WEIGHT LOSS WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THE PAIN OF MY ARTHRITIC ISSUES. I AM NOT SAYING THIS IS THE PLAN FOR EVERYONE. I TOO WAS DISCOURAGED WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS, I THOUGHT THERE BE NO VARIETY AND THAT I BE STARVING ALL THE TIME. BUT ODDLY ENOUGH WITH MY CREATIVITY AND MANY HOURS OF MEAL RESEARCHING, I HAVE NOW LEARNED HOW TO EAT ALL THAT I AM ALLOWED, WHICHNI9S ALOT OF OPTIONS BY THE WAY IN A HEALTHY MANNER AND THE PORTIONS ARE VERY LARGE BECAUSE OF MY NEW FOUND LOVE OF VEGGIES AGAIN. I HAVE POSTED PICTURES OF MY MEALS IN MY PROFILE IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE. IN THE END, I WOULD NEVER SUGGEST ANYONE DO WHAT I DO UNLESS THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE SAME HEALTH ISSUES. I ALWAYS SUGGEST THEY CONSULT THERE DOCTOR FIRST BEFORE DOING THIS. EVERYBODY's BODY TYPE AND SIZE WILL REQUIRE A DIFFERENT CALORIE INTAKE TO MAINTAIN OR LOSE WEIGHT. JOURNEY IS A LIFE A LONG JOURNEY. ONCE IN REACH MY WEIGHT GOAL MY CALORIE INTAKE WILL INCREASE TO MAINTAIN IT ESPECIALLY SINCE I WILL CONTINUE TO EXERCISE EVERY DAY TO HELP KEEP MY LIMBER AND PAIN-FREE.9 -
Kathryn247 wrote: »Maybe your eyes are bad because you aren't eating enough?
1000 calories a day isn't enough to get adequate nutrition. You need at least 1200 PLUS what you burn exercising.
NO, MY EYES ARE BAD BECAUSE I AM HAVE A STIGMATISM THAT HAS DIMINISHED MY ABILITY TO SEE ANY DETAIL OUT OF MY RIGHT EYE. MY OTHER EYE DOES ALL THE WORK SO I DO WHAT I CAN TO NOT STRAIN IT. THUS THE CAPS LOL. I AM VERY WELL FED AND I EAT LOADS OF HEALTHY FOOD.14 -
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melissamacneil1970 wrote: »
Thank you.2 -
melissamacneil1970 wrote: »
Thank you.
YOUR WELCOME ALL PROGRESS IS GOOD PROGRESS AS LONG AS YOU FEEL GOOD, HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY AND ARE HEALTHY AND WELL. THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS. MY LAST CHECK UP WITH MY DOCTOR WAS AMAZING THEY TOLD ME I AM AS HEALTHY AS A HORSE/ I WILL ALWAYS HAVE MY DIGESTIVE AND ARTHRITIC ISSUES, BUT I AM DEDICATED TO THIS LIFELONG JOURNEY TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS ONCE I REACH MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL. THE ONLY GOAL WILL BE TO MAINTAIN AND STAY HAPPY STRESS-FREE AND FOCUSED.4 -
melissamacneil1970 wrote: »melissamacneil1970 wrote: »
Thank you.
YOUR WELCOME ALL PROGRESS IS GOOD PROGRESS AS LONG AS YOU FEEL GOOD, HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY AND ARE HEALTHY AND WELL. THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS. MY LAST CHECK UP WITH MY DOCTOR WAS AMAZING THEY TOLD ME I AM AS HEALTHY AS A HORSE/ I WILL ALWAYS HAVE MY DIGESTIVE AND ARTHRITIC ISSUES, BUT I AM DEDICATED TO THIS LIFELONG JOURNEY TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS ONCE I REACH MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL. THE ONLY GOAL WILL BE TO MAINTAIN AND STAY HAPPY STRESS-FREE AND FOCUSED.
Some would argue that good progress also includes being able to lose it in a sustainable manner that you can maintain. Anorexics feel good when they eat ~900 calories or less a day, but it doesn't make it healthy. (I'm not calling you anorexic. I'm just saying that how you "feel" doesn't necessarily give any indications as to your actual health status.)
Does your doctor know you are eating so few calories?8 -
collectingblues wrote: »melissamacneil1970 wrote: »melissamacneil1970 wrote: »
Thank you.
YOUR WELCOME ALL PROGRESS IS GOOD PROGRESS AS LONG AS YOU FEEL GOOD, HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY AND ARE HEALTHY AND WELL. THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS. MY LAST CHECK UP WITH MY DOCTOR WAS AMAZING THEY TOLD ME I AM AS HEALTHY AS A HORSE/ I WILL ALWAYS HAVE MY DIGESTIVE AND ARTHRITIC ISSUES, BUT I AM DEDICATED TO THIS LIFELONG JOURNEY TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS ONCE I REACH MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL. THE ONLY GOAL WILL BE TO MAINTAIN AND STAY HAPPY STRESS-FREE AND FOCUSED.
Some would argue that good progress also includes being able to lose it in a sustainable manner that you can maintain. Anorexics feel good when they eat ~900 calories or less a day, but it doesn't make it healthy. (I'm not calling you anorexic. I'm just saying that how you "feel" doesn't necessarily give any indications as to your actual health status.)
Does your doctor know you are eating so few calories?
YES, MY DOCTORE IS AWARE OF MY CALORIE INTAKE THEY ARE ALSO AWARE OF MY WORKOUTS AS WELL. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT TOLD ME TO EAT MORE IF I BURN OVER THE 400 CALORIES A DAY SO ON THE 1 OR 2 DAYS A WEEK THAT I DECIDED TO BURN 500-750 CALORIES A DAY I MADE SURE TO CONSUME MORE TO HELP MY BODY HEAL. I HAD A PERSONAL TRAINER AND A NUTRITIONIST 6 YEARS AGO WHEN I WENT ON A WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY AND I LOST 100 LBS, ACHIEVING MY GOAL OF 150 LBS AT 5'6 HIGH IN 8 MONTHS AND I MAINTAINED THE WEIGHT LOSS FOR 4 YEARS. IT WAS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT I STARTED TO GAIN IT BACK, DUE, TO THE HORRIFIC PAIN OF MY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS THAT I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH, I ALREADY HAD OSTEOARTHRITIS WHEN I WAS ON MY PREVIOUS JOURNEY WHICH WAS MANAGEABLE. BUT THIS NEW ONE WAS MORE PAIN THAT I EVER EXPERIENCED IT EVERY DAY ALL DAY ALL NIGHT RELENTLESS. I HIT A LOW BECAME DEPRESS, SLEEP DEPRIVED AND NO LONGER HAPPY WITH LIFE, FAMILY, FRIENDS OR WORK. I HIT ROCK BOTTOM AND THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS LOW FODMAP PLAN SAID IT WOULD ALEVE MY PAIN AND ALSO HELP ME WITH MY MANY DIGESTIVE ISSUES. SINCE IT STARTED THIS I SLEEP A FULL 8 HOURS EVERY NIGHT, I HAVE ENERGY, I TOOK TIME OFF WORK TO MENTALLY HEAL AND FOCUS ON MY HEALTH AND STAYED REGIMENTED ON REGULAR CHECKUPS. TRUST ME I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING TO HARM MYSELF ALL I HAVE EVER BEEN FOCUSED ON WAS FEELING WELL.5 -
THIS BOARD WAS CREATED SO EVERYONE COULD SPEAK OUT AND SHARE THEIR INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHETHER THEY WERE MEDICALLY SUPERVISED, OR NONE MEDICALLY SUPERVISED IF THEIR GOAL WAS TO GAIN WEIGHT, LOSE WEIGHT, RESET THEIR DIGESTIVE TRACK, GET FIT TO FEEL BETTER. WHATEVER IT MAY BE. I AM NOT HERE TO PROMOTE WHAT I DO OR SUGGEST THAT OTHERS DO WHAT I DO, THIS MY MY HEALTH AND WELLNESS JOURNEY WHICH HAS WORKED FOR ME AND IT'S BEEN MEDICALLY SUPERVISED.11
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melissamacneil1970 wrote: »Kathryn247 wrote: »Maybe your eyes are bad because you aren't eating enough?
1000 calories a day isn't enough to get adequate nutrition. You need at least 1200 PLUS what you burn exercising.
NO, MY EYES ARE BAD BECAUSE I AM HAVE A STIGMATISM THAT HAS DIMINISHED MY ABILITY TO SEE ANY DETAIL OUT OF MY RIGHT EYE. MY OTHER EYE DOES ALL THE WORK SO I DO WHAT I CAN TO NOT STRAIN IT. THUS THE CAPS LOL. I AM VERY WELL FED AND I EAT LOADS OF HEALTHY FOOD.
You know you can increase the font size on your phone/computer, right?16 -
melissamacneil1970 wrote: »THIS BOARD WAS CREATED SO EVERYONE COULD SPEAK OUT AND SHARE THEIR INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHETHER THEY WERE MEDICALLY SUPERVISED, OR NONE MEDICALLY SUPERVISED IF THEIR GOAL WAS TO GAIN WEIGHT, LOSE WEIGHT, RESET THEIR DIGESTIVE TRACK, GET FIT TO FEEL BETTER. WHATEVER IT MAY BE. I AM NOT HERE TO PROMOTE WHAT I DO OR SUGGEST THAT OTHERS DO WHAT I DO, THIS MY MY HEALTH AND WELLNESS JOURNEY WHICH HAS WORKED FOR ME AND IT'S BEEN MEDICALLY SUPERVISED.
This board also has rules, and promoting a VLCD violates one of them.
PS: You use all caps in your replies because your eyes are bad, but how are
you reading everyone’s replies?
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WHAT? SPEAK UP.booksandchocolate12 wrote: »
This board also has rules, and promoting a VLCD violates one of them.
PS: You use all caps in your replies because your eyes are bad, but how are
you reading everyone’s replies?
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To be honest, I find shocking that a qualified medical professional thinks it's OK to eat 1000 calories and work out. You're not talking about under eating for a couple of days, but so far for two months. I'd be worried, not just for the short and long terms physical effects, but because under eating could become your new way of life. Could you talk to a different Dr.?10
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Just reading on your profile 'Previously having an amazing trainer and nutritionist gives me the knowledge and tools to get me where I need to be with' I'm thinking in the Dr. you mention is indeed someone who is calling him/herself a nutritionist but it isn't, since this profession it isn't regulated in some countries and there are some cowboys out there. Please, check with a qualified nutritionist, because that diet doesn't sounds right and could have nasty consequences long term. Take care of yourself.8
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That's a really low calorie intake (1000-1200) and a very fast rate of loss. There's a reason MyFitnessPal won't give you a target below 1200 - it's too low for basically everyone unless they're on a diet supervised by a physician. I know it can be hard to get enough calories on Low FODMAP, but you really should try to eat more. If you haven't seen a dietitian, do that. It's highly discouraged by professionals in the field to do the diet without guidance from a dietitian because nutrient deficiencies can occur and many people struggle to eat enough. It's also not meant to be a long-term diet; it's an elimination diet and you begin reintroducing foods and testing reactions after 2-6 weeks. Have you started reintroduction?3
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Hmmm, I think the 1% per week is where health concerns begin. So if you're 300+ lb, 3 lb per week is probably OK. Past that and start watching for hair to thin out.1
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If you have such a hard time reading smaller type, then how are you reading everyone elses responses? It shouldn't matter your responses being in all caps since you are the one typing it. Please use normal capitalization. It makes it very difficult to read. Increase your font size in your browser if you need to have the font larger.6
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