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Well after another day of gaining yet another pound after eating 1500 calories I threw out my scale out of sheer frustration. Yesterday without the scale I ate 1180 calories. I think seeing the number on the scale was giving me anxiety and making me want to eat more. From now on I'm going to go by my clothes and keep to…
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Ok, day 3 and I have gained again. WTF? The first day I had 1350 cal and gained 1lb. The next day I had just below 1200 calories and worked out and was up .6lb. Yesterday I worked out and had 1280 calories. In the middle of the night I couldn't sleep because I was so hungry so I had some flax crackers bringing me to a…
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So true. When you are desperate to lose weight, you do desperate things and then you have to pay the price when if I would have been consistently counting calories all along for months and not weighing myself all the time I would be where I want to be. Lesson learned. Thank you!
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Ya I think it tricks you into a false sense of security when you see the numbers on the scale going down, but it's not worth it for your health when you are snappy/moody, eating sweeteners and copious amounts of meat. I am ok with slow and steady as long as I can see some progress. I just get nervous when I see the scale…
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Wow, thanks for the quick and helpful responses. So how long do you think it will take until everything regulates and the regular calorie counting starts to work? Just so frustrating.
