I don't understand..

What have you been doing differently since Christmas to lose weight? I read a study once that stated the extra holiday food we eat between Thanksgiving and New Years takes us an average of 9 months to burn off following our normal routine. That by reducing and watching what you eat those two months could put you ahead for the year.

Well, my family was too poor to celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas this year, food wise. But I have been working out at least 5 times a week for at least half an hour. My intake is never higher than 1000 calories, which is bad I know, but I'm really poor and since I work all the time I don't get much time to eat.

If you're working out and only consuming 1000 calories - your body is probably not getting enough nutrients. It isn't getting the proper nutrition it needs in order to feel comfortable enough to lose weight. I understand not having a lot of money - but there are ways to get proper nutrition on a smaller budget. You have to work at it, but it is possible.

Well, my family was too poor to celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas this year, food wise. But I have been working out at least 5 times a week for at least half an hour. My intake is never higher than 1000 calories, which is bad I know, but I'm really poor and since I work all the time I don't get much time to eat.

There's the problem. If your stats are correct.
BMR 1524.05.
TDEE 2352

You are eating below what your suggested BMR is. And while it might be 10% off, you are still way below.

So now your body has adjusted its metabolism to deal with the too little food you are giving it.

So you have a serious choice to make.

Keep using this method, except now you'll need to lower calories even more, and your body will follow. And you can keep doing this, get discouraged, every bing will add on weight, you it will ultimately fail, or your hair and nails will stop growing, organs will be messed up, brain will be cloudy, ect.

or

Get those calories up to above BMR, like 1800.

And your exercise calories, unless you are eating them back but doesn't sound like it, are just robbing needed energy for basic body functions to use for that exercise.

Make that exercise nothing more than light walking if you really can't get the calories up because of funds.
Examine that food budget to discover if there are cheaper options for some decent calorie food. And remember, fat is needed by your body, and provides of course great calories.
As long as you are eating less than your body burns, you can lose weight.

Oh, coming out of this state of killing your metabolism will result in some weight gain, as your body is ready to store everything as energy and keep the metabolism at the same low. It may take several weeks to move it higher.

Find some cheap ways to load up on calories if you need to. Even if it means eating 'crap' to some degree - break out the dark chocolate, pizzas or anything you can stomach. Try and buy pasta and rice in bulk too - usually works out very cheap per serving and will help you load up on carbs.

LOL, last time I tried regular pasta my body wasn't exactly happy with me. Though I just got a bunch of those Lean Cuisine Bags and I love those. I also have a ton of Luna Bars, will that help with protein matters?

Well, they claim to have more protein that what I don't know, but they really aren't that high at all. Some cheese sticks to eat along with them would.

Curious as to what the verdict is on this? What are you doing differently now to make weight loss sustainable?

On the topic of protein bars, if you arent used to processing soy protein id stay away from it.
That stuff can turn to concrete in your gut real fast if you dont hydrate.
Your *kitten* will thank you later.

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