1 week into maintenance & I’m starving

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    So...the starving thing scared me out of maintenance, it’s been 3 weeks and I’m 6lbs down.
    I will try again at some point but realise I will need a lot of support to get to that stage - it terrifies me but I know it’s something I will have to deal with.

    so are you trying to gain weight now or...?
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    No I’m not, sorry not sure what else to say really.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    I’m not sure I’m actively trying anything to be honest, just kind of getting through it
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    I’m not sure I’m actively trying anything to be honest, just kind of getting through it

    i'm not sure what 'it' is that you're referring to? if you're just ranting that's fine, i am just not sure i understand your previous post about having lost more weight? are you happy you lost more? are you saying you are scared to eat more?
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    So...the starving thing scared me out of maintenance, it’s been 3 weeks and I’m 6lbs down.
    I will try again at some point but realise I will need a lot of support to get to that stage - it terrifies me but I know it’s something I will have to deal with.

    Okay, so look at it like this: you have a six pound cushion to use to help you get past the WEEK (at the most) of feeling like you need to keep eating when you've raised calories.

    Go back to maintenance cals.

    Work through the feeling of needing to eat more. Get plenty of protein and take a long walk every day for a week. Eat your 4-6 servings of vegetables daily. The increased appetite WILL settle down, just believe. It will.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    I’m not sure I’m actively trying anything to be honest, just kind of getting through it

    i'm not sure what 'it' is that you're referring to? if you're just ranting that's fine, i am just not sure i understand your previous post about having lost more weight? are you happy you lost more? are you saying you are scared to eat more?
    Yes and yes
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    Yeah, I get that...but the need-to-eat-all-the-foodz when increasing calories is normal. It happens to all of us (or at least a lot of us.)

    There's nothing wrong with you and you're not going to go back to being out of control, it will settle down. Honest.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    I’m not sure I’m actively trying anything to be honest, just kind of getting through it

    i'm not sure what 'it' is that you're referring to? if you're just ranting that's fine, i am just not sure i understand your previous post about having lost more weight? are you happy you lost more? are you saying you are scared to eat more?
    Yes and yes

    so i asked 4 questions to actually try and help, and that's your response. ok.

    good luck
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Sorry x
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    Glad to hear you will be seeing your doctor. If increased hunger bothers a person so much that they would rather stay in a deficit and lose weight they do not need to, that seems to call out for professional attention. The phrase "I will try again at some point" is concerning- a person can't stay in a deficit indefinitely, and what happens to your body & health in the meantime? Wish you the best :)
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    try2again wrote: »
    Glad to hear you will be seeing your doctor. If increased hunger bothers a person so much that they would rather stay in a deficit and lose weight they do not need to, that seems to call out for professional attention. The phrase "I will try again at some point" is concerning- a person can't stay in a deficit indefinitely, and what happens to your body & health in the meantime? Wish you the best :)

    Thank you, I do have a plan of sorts and it starts with the dr, I think I might need to talk a lot before I get the strength to actually change.
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    try2again wrote: »
    Glad to hear you will be seeing your doctor. If increased hunger bothers a person so much that they would rather stay in a deficit and lose weight they do not need to, that seems to call out for professional attention. The phrase "I will try again at some point" is concerning- a person can't stay in a deficit indefinitely, and what happens to your body & health in the meantime? Wish you the best :)

    Thank you, I do have a plan of sorts and it starts with the dr, I think I might need to talk a lot before I get the strength to actually change.

    Ask your doctor for a referral to a therapist and a dietitian. You don't need to live like this.
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    I think they are planning to refer me, I’m quite positive about the idea of a therapist, the dietitian makes me nervous.

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