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yellasoyland
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So, for the majority of 2021, for 9 months, I had committed to a very strict diet and routine. I went from eating 500 calories for about 3 months while going on 2 mile walks and working out. Then, I increased my calories the next couple months since I’ve hit a plateau. By December, I was at 1600 calories, 10-30 mile bike rides, 5 mile walks, and running occasionally. I only realized this year that that increase didn't do much because my expenditure was still enough to create way too big of a deficit which as we know doesn’t provide permanent weight loss results, emphasis on weight and not fat. While I felt smaller, I was not more confident. I shrunk but didn’t like what I saw in the mirror.
It’s March now, a year after I prepared for the biggest change on my body I have ever done. I gained all the weight back, I went from 80kg to 57kg in a year and in 3 months now I’m 78kg. This bums me out a ton, but I think I found the solution for it…WATER FASTING!! I’m going to be doing this for 30 days. I’ll be posting updates here everyday for accountability and progress checks.
It’s March now, a year after I prepared for the biggest change on my body I have ever done. I gained all the weight back, I went from 80kg to 57kg in a year and in 3 months now I’m 78kg. This bums me out a ton, but I think I found the solution for it…WATER FASTING!! I’m going to be doing this for 30 days. I’ll be posting updates here everyday for accountability and progress checks.
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What is water fasting?0
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This post is full of red flags, you have replaced one very dangerous approach with another. Please seek professional help for eating disorders.6
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Redordeadhead wrote: »This post is full of red flags, you have replaced one very dangerous approach with another. Please seek professional help for eating disorders.
Hi! I understand what you mean and I apologize for the red flags. Is there anything you can suggest for me right now? Thank you!0 -
Just use MFP to give you a calorie goal, go through the guided setup and choose a weight loss rate of 0.5 or maximum 0.75kg per week (presuming you're female and 60kg would be a normal BMI for you, if not, please tell us what your stats are).
Eat foods you enjoy within your calorie goal, and if you exercise, log that exercise and eat back those calories. You can tweak what you eat if you feel hungry, for example by increasing protein or fiber intake or changing your meal timings. Do that for at least one month/menstrual cycle and based on your results, adjust your calorie goal if needed.
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Just use MFP to give you a calorie goal, go through the guided setup and choose a weight loss rate of 0.5 or maximum 0.75kg per week (presuming you're female and 60kg would be a normal BMI for you, if not, please tell us what your stats are).
Eat foods you enjoy within your calorie goal, and if you exercise, log that exercise and eat back those calories. You can tweak what you eat if you feel hungry, for example by increasing protein or fiber intake or changing your meal timings. Do that for at least one month/menstrual cycle and based on your results, adjust your calorie goal if needed.
OH! That’s interesting what you said about exercise and eating back those calories. I’ve based my knowledge of fitness on the internet since thats all I have access to, and they’ve all said not to do that. Also, thank you for including the part about menstruation, I stopped having my period during that time. Thank you this helped me!0 -
yellasoyland wrote: »Just use MFP to give you a calorie goal, go through the guided setup and choose a weight loss rate of 0.5 or maximum 0.75kg per week (presuming you're female and 60kg would be a normal BMI for you, if not, please tell us what your stats are).
Eat foods you enjoy within your calorie goal, and if you exercise, log that exercise and eat back those calories. You can tweak what you eat if you feel hungry, for example by increasing protein or fiber intake or changing your meal timings. Do that for at least one month/menstrual cycle and based on your results, adjust your calorie goal if needed.
OH! That’s interesting what you said about exercise and eating back those calories. I’ve based my knowledge of fitness on the internet since thats all I have access to, and they’ve all said not to do that. Also, thank you for including the part about menstruation, I stopped having my period during that time. Thank you this helped me!
The 'eating back exercise calories' part is because MFP's base calorie goal is not TDEE (total calories burned) - your MFP activity level should reflect your activity level without exercise, just your daily activities. And then when you exercise, you log it and you get more calories to consume to reach the intended weight loss rate you chose.1 -
Why not sit back and evaluate your last effort. Yes, it was “successful” as far as weight loss goes, but what have you learned?
Most people who have fast weight loss on an ultra low calorie diet ricochet and put the weight back on. Some, repeatedly.
You experienced that, as well as visible health issues like period stopping. There were probably invisible ones like muscle loss, even potential heart damage (your heart is a muscle, after all).
You also just fell right back into bad habits after “completing” your weight loss.
Why in the world would you want to do a “water diet” and repeat the cycle? Because we both know, if we’re honest, that’s what’s going to happen.
Go slower, be more mindful (and kindful, to yourself!) and take the opportunity to learn new habits that you can carry into maintenance.
People who lose slowly have much higher success for extended periods.
Please please please don’t do a water diet and risk permanent damage to your body. There’s a woman here who has posted about being on an ultra low cal diet. She did so much damage that, among other permanent issues it left her with, she’s been advised she probably won’t be able to have children. That has to be absolutely devastating.
You’ve been gifted with a body. Learn to love it and care for it. For years I was totally unaware of my body. It was simply the transport vehicle for my overactive brain and imagination. You can laugh and say this is cheesy, but now I am so grateful for all the wonderful and amazing things it can do. Your brain’s job is to keep your body healthy and well maintained so it will serve you well into the future, while your body’s job is to serve your brain. Healthy bodies have less incidence of dementia and similar diseases. Very symbiotic. Life is a miracle, in fact.
My body isn’t a temple. Far from it. I eat processed foods, fast foods, and a shite ton of chemically produced sugar free products. But it’s soooo much better than it was before, and my body has rewarded these efforts.
Hugs to you, and much success.5 -
Just use MFP to give you a calorie goal, go through the guided setup and choose a weight loss rate of 0.5 or maximum 0.75kg per week (presuming you're female and 60kg would be a normal BMI for you, if not, please tell us what your stats are).
Eat foods you enjoy within your calorie goal, and if you exercise, log that exercise and eat back those calories. You can tweak what you eat if you feel hungry, for example by increasing protein or fiber intake or changing your meal timings. Do that for at least one month/menstrual cycle and based on your results, adjust your calorie goal if needed.
^^^ Do that.
A 30-day water fast is a truly terrible idea - not healthful!
Learn how to live in a healthful way. Go slowly. Keep things moderate, eat nutritious food (have a few treats, too), do reasonable amounts of exercise that fit into your life well and are fun for you, lose weight slowly at the start down to a healthy weight. Along the way, learn how to eat/exercise in ways that keep you energized, healthy, happy and at a healthy weight long term, ideally permanently. That is a path of thriving.
You are getting advice here from people who have actually lost weight, improved fitness, stayed active and at a healthy weight. Ignore random internet sites that promise fast weight loss, ask you to do abnormal, extreme things.
Oddly enough, my stats are close to yours: I started at 83kg, lost down to about 57kg in a year . . . am at about 57kg now, more than 6 years later, having been at a healthy weight the whole time in between. I am 165cm, so 57kg is a healthy weight for me. If you are taller, or just built differently, a heavier weight than 57kg might be better for you.
Don't do extreme things. They aren't necessary, and they don't promote good health. Your loss of your monthly cycle is a huge red flag.
Please plan a healthier path, one that will help you to thrive.1
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