My last post as I’ve given up
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OP - how is your life better if you just quit? Is that what you want? I think you need to step back and see the bigger picture. Be a bit kinder to yourself. Weight loss/management is a bit like a puzzle that we all have to figure out. Yes, losing weight is as simple as maintaining a calorie deficit - but as you are discovering it's a long way from easy. In my experience though it doesn't have to be painful. We don't need to starve or punish ourselves. We do have to try things and see if they work. We have to ask questions. We have to give the process time. Your health is worth it. Why not take the time to figure it out?6
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It's up to you, but I wish you'd stick to it. A year from now you could be DONE and feeling great, instead of just having a year pass and still wishing you'd lost the weight.
If you can find peace and be happy with where you are then I'm happy for you.
My weight loss is VERY slow and I've been at this for slightly over 2 years. Some months I see no progress, other months I lose 2, maybe 4 pounds. It can be as simple as I had extra water to drink that day or ate too much salt and because of that the scale will say I lost nothing. That's not true, I lost fat, but retained water (which will go away on it's own as long as I'm hydrated).
Good luck, whatever you decide7 -
It can't be easy to keep going when you don't seem to be getting results. Just remember that the majority of people here really would like to help you to the best of their ability. Some have lost weight and maintained that loss for many years which is something that doesn't happen very often. They can be a wealth of knowledge and there would have been times when they too wanted to give up because they weren't seeing the results.
Just keep believing in yourself that you have the power and ability to do this with the resources (eg MFP) to help you on the way.5 -
Ok I’ve purchased a smoothie maker so will put in bananas mango etc any thing else I can use was told coconut oil is that solid form5
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are you willing to open your diary? it's not visible to friends or public.Ok I’ve purchased a smoothie maker so will put in bananas mango etc any thing else I can use was told coconut oil is that solid form
personal preference. may consider some sorta protein rich item. peanut butter, greek yogurt, protein powder.3 -
looking at your past posts, you've been posted that you are "fed up" since the first week and announcing that you are leaving since May 7th. can you sincerely say you have given this the best shot when you were already 'over it' the first week?
you have been announcing for four days that you are leaving - but are still here - opening your diary really could shed some light and help more than switching to smoothies will.17 -
I’ve clicked public for diary2
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I’m still here as I’ve answered people that have tried to help I’ve been on it a month now and 1 lb lost and yes I was and probably will still go but but out of kindness owe it to reply to ones that have given me a bit of a boost4
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Looking at your diary, you are very low on calories, fat, and protein. I think you were linked the calorie foods list before, right? It doesn't look like you're incorporating any of those foods yet. I know the thread had a bunch of smoothies recipes in the latter pages. Any reason those didn't work for you?
What protein sources do you have access to? Protein bars, greek yogurt, protein powder, meat, beans, seitan, chickpeas, tofu, fish, etc?
What fat sources do you like? Cheese, peanut butter, avocado, oil, nuts, cream, coconut oil, eggs, seeds, etc?7 -
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Ok I’ve purchased a smoothie maker so will put in bananas mango etc any thing else I can use was told coconut oil is that solid form
Coconut oil would be a good choice if you like it. For my smoothies I almost always add yogurt, fruit, protein powder, leafy green veg (like spinach), and maybe some peanut butter or powdered peanut butter if I'm using banana as my fruit. If I were trying to up my calories I would also probably add olive oil to mine.4 -
OP, I'm glad to see that you've increased you calorie goal today 👍 I was going to warn you that if you consistently have a very low calorie goal MFP will lock you out of your account. At least they used to (it happened to me years ago 😩).1
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I have fish chicken apples peanut butter a Brazil nut bar green smoothie for vits have rice mushrooms brown bread eggs cheese banana got fig rolls today I’m going to have a scone for my tea4
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Your calorie intake is TOO LOW. Here's how the body works: if you eat too little, your metabolic rate SLOWS DOWN to compensate for the lack of nutrition and calories. The slower the metabolic rate, the LESS CALORIES YOU BURN OVERALL. I've run into this many times with clients and unless you fix this, you're likely NOT going to lose hardly any weight (especially if it's just a small amount like 10lbs and you're already within a healthy weight), and likely will retain fat over muscle even if you do.
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I’ve set my goal at 10lbs but would like stone if possible I’m trying to eat my goal of calories but have struggled and feel like I’m eating all day I’ve just put in my dinner so that should give an idea of what I’ve had so far x3
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You've eaten 700 calories today. TOO LITTLE.........................reread what I wrote.I’ve set my goal at 10lbs but would like stone if possible I’m trying to eat my goal of calories but have struggled and feel like I’m eating all day I’ve just put in my dinner so that should give an idea of what I’ve had so far x
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