So Far So Good...

Am I reading this correctly?

A protein shake, then a blended oats and protein shake, then a 400 calorie meal…. And that’s it?

I don’t think that sounds like enough, even for someone who is sedentary.

That is very restrictive. I would have cravings too. It wouldn't be sustainable for me. Honestly, you aren't teaching yourself good eating habits. You are restricting calories to reach a goal. Once you reach it, then what? I suggest creating a diet plan of whole foods and a plan you can live with for life.

How long have you been at this? Can you do this for the rest of your life, more or less?

this shouldn't be something that makes you miserable. this needs to be something you can sustain over your lifetime.
You are supposed to be starting healthier habits, that you can keep doing and following happily once you hit your goal.

I am set to sedentary.
I started to walk (about 1 km in 10.5 mins) when the weather got nice only on weekends for about 45-60 mins. (so twice a week - if I am off another day and feel like it I will walk then as well - but honestly twice a week is normal)
I work a desk and I don't do much of anything else.
SW was 225lbs (115 days ago)
CW is 209.2 lbs
I eat 1690 calories a day - sometimes less.
I don't usually eat back any of my extra calories on weekends

I have McDonald's. I eat chips. I have Ice cream.
I switched out my normal soda, and have a Coke Zero instead when I really want that fizz and coke taste - after the first couple of cans you barely notice the slight taste difference.

I never feel deprived or starved. The whole point of this app is to be able to see what your food choices are costing - and if they are worth it.

Do I want to eat that whole chocolate bar for 230 calories? Or can I be satisfied with 1/3 of it and some Grapes, and cottage cheese instead?
I know that the latter will keep me feeling fuller and I still get the sweet I want.

If you just deny yourself anything that you enjoy - you are setting yourself up for failure.
Worse you may be sabotaging your success

On one of your other threads, your plan is to eat well under 1,000 and beat your body into submission.

“Food addiction” is different from the substance or emotional addictions you’ve mentioned, simply because your body needs and requires food.

You’ve been successful in other parts of your life. I would hug you and beg you to give yourself some grace in this part of your life.

It doesn’t always have to be tough self-love.

Celebrate the other successes you’ve earned and do this the right way.

Slower is better with weight loss, and you’ve got a lotta peeps here to walk you through it the right way.

Christina, hang out here on the boards. Read, listen, question, absorb.

I had a substantial weight loss, well beyond my original goal, and attribute it to the support and knowledge of other people here.

There are members here in wheelchairs, in their 70’s and 80’s, on medications of all types, with mental issues, eating disorders, in the midst of family crises, straight, gay, thrupple, all ethnicities, everything you can possibly imagine. Dang, we even let the Canadians play. (Kidding!!!!!!)

Unless someone deliberately trolls or tries to start something, there is nothing here but support. You may get called out, but generally in a loving and useful way.

But be prepared for people to call out a VLCD (“very low calorie diet”) plan because there’s enough people here who’ve been there/done that and can spell the scenarios out for you in crystal detail, and they honestly want to save you the time and the experience.

Why waste six months or a year struggling with a VLCD and the inevitable binging, when you could have used that time to learn, and have a period of slower but maintainable weight loss already under (bad analogy lol) your belt?

Every single user on this site started out with the same shared baseline, and that’s our weight.

It would really suck if we judged one another for weight and eating habits, because we’ve ALL had one bad food habit or another that got us here in the first place.