natashab61 Member

Sorry about my last post. Lol I need to stop complaining. THANK YOU everyone for these amazing posts!

It is just i live others and they are buying all of this junk food which is hard to ignore especially when I am trying to change my ways.

I feel like I have so much loss to go and I just started I am already sad lol. I hate giving into temptation. And I see myself picking the easy options once again. Ugh help!

Agreed. I tried to maintain a 1200- 1350 calories a day. It's not hard. I just feel myself slipping into the temptations again. You know what I mean.

In the second week. But it's just that I am okay most days but will get one day which will drive me crazy.

But aren't we supposed to not eat for a certain number of hours. Isn't tat the logic of intermittent fasting?

Hi this is my two cents. Reduce fruits and replace with veggies. Fruits tend to be full of sugars and carbs. They are great in moderation. So try to replace fruits with veggies (you know the ones you'd rather not).

1200 calories per day if I follow everything to the T. So if I make a lemon juice with one lemon, half spoon of honey and salt lol it is amazing and refreshing. That doesn't put me too over.

How did the 16 hours fasting days work for you?

Ok. Will do. Thanks

How do I lose fat? Lol

Yes. But I don't log foods yet. What i have done....is used this app to figure out my caloric intake for a planned days meals and I still eat the same thing for seven days and try not to stray. And even if I do my calorie intake is low enough to allow for me to still be in deficit.

I am!!!

Hi - I know you are getting a lot of different numbers and a lot of advice. You might even ignore this post but I want to tell you I am in you corner. I am 5'5" and weigh 200 lbs. I am in the obese bmi. I have been on this journey on and off so much. I have felt powerless and restrained. I restricted and then binged. None…

Hi agree with you but I am not sure how you do this in practise. It feels like a place far away. How do I get there? What are some actionable items you used to get here? How do I get to acknowledging I am bored so I am eating? What should I replace it with?

Hi - I have been there many times. Feeling powerless but one thing that will help is to remind yourself every day that you control your mind and body. They don't control you. Say it every morning. For the last week starting last Sunday I made a goal for myself which was to stick to a 1200 calorie diet everyday with the…

Thank you all. For your lovely comments. Definitely helped me be okay with this fluctuation. :) you all rock!

Hmm well energy goes into digesting that and also you excrete the the indigestible. So not 2 lbs. Can you please explain how this fits into my question. Sorry I am not getting the connection. Thank you

Can I ask a quick question....how come people aka a guy I follow on YouTube. His channel is dose of fousey. ....how do people like him lose 8 lbs a week and in total with this weight gain and sticking to a restricted diet and workout regime. How have I lost only 1.4 lbs? What did he do that I am not? I was going to treat…

Congrats on the weight loss. Lol 1 lb a week is amazing progress. :) I will definitely try changing my goal to see how many calories I come up with :)

I would say I have about 70 lbs to lose.

Lol I wish. I would like to stay close to 2 lbs because you know how the saying goes aim for the moon you will end up amongst the stars.

2 lbs a week

I am not weighing my food. I do put in the homemade entries. Not sure how else I put in the things I make at home? Is HRM a heart rate monitor?

Operate = over ate

Thank you all for the amazing responses :)

I am the same way. Lose 10 lbs and then back up. I think maybe post your goal in this group and do a check in weekly. Another BIG recommendation I have is listening to the Foodist podcast which talks and focuses on making good habits and decisions even after a few falls.

I am trying to avoid sugar and binge eating. I sometimes don't eat much all day and honestly eat a crop tons at night. I really trying to be consistent with my intake of food.

There is this really good podcast and blog I read that might help you. Blog: Summer Tomatoe Podcast: Foodist

I want to thank everyone here from the bottom of my heart for all of the great advice. I will bump up my calories to 1200 and even 1300 as recommended by MFP. Thank you all!