I followed everyone's advice....and it worked! :-)
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LucyLocket92
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Okay, so I posted on here about a week or so ago moaning that although I was eating just 1200 calories (and exercising), I was barely losing anything. In fact the ONLY time I was losing was the week after my TOM, and even then it wasn't every month. I knew that my loss would slow down as I got nearer and nearer to my target, and I'm roughly 12lb away from that now. A few of you suggested that I was, in fact, eating too little, and there was little chance I would lose 2lb a week consistently, and that I should up my calories. Not by much, just up them a little.
I'll be honest, I was quite dubious to do that, after all, if I wasn't losing on 1200, any higher wouldn't do anything right? Or it might even make me gain. I did it anyway, and upped them to 1427 and BAM!, I was less hungry, less tired, and as of this morning I have lost another lb! Bearing in mind I have been at this for just a week.
AND, as of today, my BMI is officially in the good range. Okay, it's 24.9, but still!! :-D
So, THANK YOU MFP! Love you all xx
I'll be honest, I was quite dubious to do that, after all, if I wasn't losing on 1200, any higher wouldn't do anything right? Or it might even make me gain. I did it anyway, and upped them to 1427 and BAM!, I was less hungry, less tired, and as of this morning I have lost another lb! Bearing in mind I have been at this for just a week.
AND, as of today, my BMI is officially in the good range. Okay, it's 24.9, but still!! :-D
So, THANK YOU MFP! Love you all xx
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Yay! :drinker:0
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Everyone is raving about this 'Eat more to weigh less'......the thought absolutely terrifies me0
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Well done!!
I recently upped my calories from 1200 to 1500 and I feel loads better too
And the weight is still coming off nicely
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:drinker: well done you! very brave of you to up your calories. Our bodies are funny old things aren't they?!! :happy:0
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Congrats!! that is fabulous, keep up the good work0
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Good for you!! Congrats!! :flowerforyou:0
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Thanks for the post, I have been on 1200 and considering going up but have been afraid to do so. Thanks a bunch0
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Stop being afraid of it. Try it. If it doesn't work try something else. I've been through similar experimentation - check my profile. And then check how much I eat nowadays (Monday's log is a typical day for me). I rediscovered my hip bones a few weeks ago!0
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Thanks everyone for the lovely replies!! :-) I've had a lot more energy to exercise for a little longer, so that's probably contributed to it. Happy girl today! Our bodies really are funny old things sandrajune, I completely agree! :-)
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That's so awesome! I love hearing stories like this Dieting doesn't have to mean you're hungry all the time! Keep at it!0
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Everyone is raving about this 'Eat more to weigh less'......the thought absolutely terrifies me0
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Stop being afraid of it. Try it. If it doesn't work try something else. I've been through similar experimentation - check my profile. And then check how much I eat nowadays (Monday's log is a typical day for me). I rediscovered my hip bones a few weeks ago!
this.
It's so odd when people are doing something that they admit isn't working but at the same time they are unprepared to try something different.......
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" - Einstein.
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Thanks for your post, like you and others I too have been eating 1200 calories and seemed to stall out on my weight loss and considering increasing to 1500.
I think you may have just motivated me to give it a try!!!
Good Luck you only have 11 lbs to go.0 -
I followed everyone's advice....and it worked! ....well dont take every mfp advice last week a bunch of them said i should stand under a sprinkler for ten seconds naked then throw a 5 pound bag of flower over myself then run nude through the chicken plant i work at for stress relief . i mean yeah at first the feel of hundreds of chickenns picking tiny dough balls off felt good at first but after they really started to swarm um it hurt it hurt really bad. ***POST EDITED BY STAFF***0
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I followed everyone's advice....and it worked! ....well dont take every mfp advice last week a bunch of them said i should stand under a sprinkler for ten seconds naked then throw a 5 pound bag of flower over myself then run nude through the chicken plant i work at for stress relief . i mean yeah at first the feel of hundreds of chickenns picking tiny dough balls off felt good at first but after they really started to swarm um it hurt it hurt really bad.
Man, you just made me cry I was laughing so hard!
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This just made my morning. LOL
Nice weight loss already to man.
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so awesome!0
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This is great to hear! Kudos to you!!0
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Another one comes to the dark side! Yeah - good for you for taking the leap!0
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awesome!!!0
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