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JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »Yep, I’m living proof that it’s hard work. I’ve been yo-yo dieting for years! Food is an addiction, and I can admit that.
In order to lose the weight in a sustainable way, you might want to abandon your ideas as to what you think might work and instead apply methods experienced and successful members are trying to teach you. ☺4 -
JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »Thanks guys for the help. I’ve restarted my diet now for 11 days... I try to keep my calories down to 1050 a day... lost 19 pounds so far... a lot more to go!
19 pounds in 11 days?! The average recommended rate of safe loss is 1-2 pounds per week and you're losing like 9 times as fast. Doesn't that give you any pause?12 -
JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »I like to stay below 1100 calories a day because that’s the number where I feel will be the best for me to lose weight at. This has worked me for in the past. It’s not medically supervised.
Unless you're like 4'11", 112 years old, and get to lounge around all day in bed, you could probably still eat more.
Barring any medical issues....
I’m closer to 5’11” than 4’11”, almost 112 years old, and lay around in bed or on the divan a good bit of the time, and still lose weight on 1580 calories/day.
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Yes, true story!0
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I’m not hearing anything I don’t already know!!! When you are sick of being obese, you will do ANYTHING to get back down to a reasonable, “NORMAL” weight.1
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JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »I’m not hearing anything I don’t already know!!! When you are sick of being obese, you will do ANYTHING to get back down to a reasonable, “NORMAL” weight.
Even if it dooms you to going right back to being obese? If you want to lose this weight for good, and stop this cycle (which is really hard on your heart by the way) you are going to have to learn to be patient and lose weight more slowly in a healthy way that you can sustain for life. If you're willing to do ANYTHING, are you willing to do that?13 -
JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »I’m not hearing anything I don’t already know!!! When you are sick of being obese, you will do ANYTHING to get back down to a reasonable, “NORMAL” weight.
I'm obese and I chose mfp for a reason. So that I could learn how to lose this weight for good. I wanted a method that would be safe and had no gimmicks. A calorie deficit, discipline, patience, motivation, common sense and accountability will get me to my goal.
Good luck with your journey!9 -
Good luck with yours as well!0
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I guess everyone has their way of doing things.1
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JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »I’m not hearing anything I don’t already know!!! When you are sick of being obese, you will do ANYTHING to get back down to a reasonable, “NORMAL” weight.
It’s a shame though that you don’t seem to be taking this advice on board. The goal shouldn’t be to lose as fast as possible to get back to a normal weight, at any cost. It should be to lose the weight in a healthy, sustainable way that provides adequate satiety, nutrition and enjoyment so that the transition to maintenance is simple and lasting. So that you never have to do this again.
But by all means continue to ignore the advice of the people who have lost weight and are maintaining the loss and stick around to continue to offer advice to those who are impatient and engaging in potentially dangerous behaviors.12 -
JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »I guess everyone has their way of doing things.
So that's a no. Okay, we tried.10 -
Good luck with everyone’s journey!1
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JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »Good luck with everyone’s journey!
So that’s it?1 -
JessicaGarrantParmeter wrote: »Good luck with everyone’s journey!
Luck has nothing to do with it. Consistency, patience, education, sustainability - those are going to get you far better results than wishing for good luck.7 -
Yep, luck has nothing do with it! It’s hard work!0
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Y'all didn't mention the fun part. The hair and the nails and the body...1
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I didn't want to "resort" to buying frozen meals because I enjoy cooking, but starting a healthier lifestyle, tracking meals, and cutting out soda was a lot of changes for me in just a few days, and I felt too overwhelmed to take the time to try to substitute healthier options for the meals I usually cooked, so I picked up some Smart Ones and Lean Cuisines. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the "4 Cheese Tortellini in Pesto Sauce". I thought it was delicious firva microwave meal and actually enjoyed eating it.1
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My favorite LC’s are Sweet and Sour chicken and the Vermont Cheese Mac and cheese. They both are delicious.0
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Lesson learned. I should have read ahead to all the responses so that I could have read the additional information/details that were provided and the direction the thread went as a result.
I guess I should have first asked, what is the reason you are asking if you can eat Lean Cuisines for lunch everyday? Is it because you are asking for a breakdown of the nutritional values? If it would be healthy? If it would be more or less affordable than another option you had in mind? Are you asking for assistance in your food diary in terms of how to work it in calorie wise? Or is it because you question the ability to stick to the X number of options of Lean Cuisines over a long period of time/sustainability?
Are you feeling restricted by eating those? Because if the option was "3 giant slices of greasy Salami or Pepperoni pizza with a nice pan crust and extra cheese and 2 soda pops to wash it down" I wouldn't have to ask on MFP if I COULD eat that every day for lunch because I know, without question, that I could happily eat that junk for lunch for probably months before tiring of it because I did nearly just that for years. So, posing the question at all, unless it's for the other possibilities I mentioned, gives the impression that you already feel restricted by it or don't enjoy it or are worried about lack of variety.
19 pounds is insane for one week. I thought my first weeks weight loss was unhealthy, so 19 lbs in 11 days has to be.
But I also understand your wanting to defend it and stick with that because of your earlier comment about desperation: willing to do anything to be a normal healthy weight when you currently arent. But just because we are passionate about sticking to our choices, doesn't necessarily mean they are right, healthy, or that we should.
Did I enjoy my Lean Cuisines the last couple days? Definitely. But they weren't long term plans. I don't know that I would enjoy those every single day for every single lunch for the rest of my life.
Maybe sleep on it and re-read some of the advice given by others here again tomorrow. I believe a large part of weight loss success is about willingness to learn, admitting when you're wrong or made a bad choice, learning from mistakes or previous patterns and overcoming the struggle of bad habits and changing your mindset. That's tough to do. All of it. The toughest part for me? It's been admitting to myself my ignorance in food/nutrition/weight loss etc and having to actively seek out others here for help or advice. Also hard to do. Sometimes the answers aren't what you expect or want to hear but no ones steered me wrong yet.4 -
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