piddings1951 Member

I started out like you targeting 1200 calories and not eating back my exercise calories. I ended up getting physically tired all the time. I ended up moving my target up to 1300 and then 1400. With moderate exercise i still lost a half pound a week. I felt a lot better. It just took longer. I an 5’2 and 122. (Now)

I had the same exact thing happen when I first started dieting. It made it hard to get my workouts in. I ended up increasing my calories to 1400. (I’m 123lbs) i still lost .5 lb a week but i felt a lot better.

I graze extensively when I’m at work. I feel like I’m constantly eating. It seems easy. I go as far as cutting bananas in half. At home I eat regular meals. I feel like it’s a lot harder at night to stay within calorie goals. I try not to eat anything until dinner. I get hungry a lot at night and I worry about going over.

Thanks. I apreciate your words of encouragement.

Update: somehow I only gained a pound. I can live with that.

Sorry. I ate 800 over my goal of 1400.

Perseverence and patience! You can do anything if you just keep at it.

What does give me problems is waiting too long to eat. Sitting down hungry for a meal is never good. At night my wife cooks dinner too late and I’ve grazed my way into overeating.

I binged off last week but ate less this week. When I weighed in I thought I would plateau. Instead I lost a pound. Maybe your binge isn’t as bad as you think.

I ignore my exercise calorie loss. Most of it is grossly inaccurate. If you are going to eat your exercise calories try eating half.

When I’m stressed sometimes it takes 2 workouts to clear out the stress. After the first workout I get a wave of anger or stress until I work out again. Try working out harder or working out 2 days in a row.

Thank you so much for introducing me to this method. This is the answer to getting back into running after minor knee injury. Running has always been my one true love and at 68 you have to think about high and low impact exercises. This will work!

I definitely think it’s good to remove the worry component from dieting. I still track my food but don’t worry if I miss my goal. I feel like my body gets thinner when I don’t step on the scale. I don’t know when I stopped worrying but I really think it helps.

I’ve always thought you have 2 ages- your physical age and your actual age. I’m 68 and my goal is to be physically 20 years younger than my actual age. It’s a mindset. I work all day with 24 year olds. I hate the fact that we are defined by our age. The number is such an excuse to not take care of yourself and check out of…

Quaker oatmeal squares. 1 cup= 90% daily requirement. Nice snack with 210 calories. I eat 4 oz for breakfast.

This sounds obsessive but I cut them in half. I feel like my food lasts longer if I do that. Probably just an illusion but whatever works.

Thanks for your help. I guess I’m increasing my calories. It doesn’t take much to gain weight. Its a definite tight rope. Its frustrating when you can’t meet you fitness goals. Thanks again.

I switched to cycling after having a series of injuries. I still run a little because I love it but I can do so much more on a bike. I switched for the long term. I want to be able to exercise into old age.

I’m really interested in crossfit. Looks like a great way to mix up your training. I have two concerns. One is that the people i watch do it are very high impact. Not much on ripping up my body if I can help it. The other is how do you start. I’m big on preconditioning. What do you think?

I’m 5’2” and 127 so my highest calorie maintenance was 1825. I’ll probably raise my goal from 1300 to 1400 and add protein. Can’t be tired all the time. I’m also going to refeed. Hopefully i wont gain too much. Thanks for all the help.

Thanks for all if your feedback. I’m working on about 1300 calories. My base is 1206 and at my current calorie with activity is a debatable 1675 depending on how much exercise is involved. Thats right for twice a week workout. Ive never eaten better. I guess I just need to eat more so I can exercise more. I was working out…

Thanks for yor reply. Im ok with 1/2 to 1 lb a week. Right now I am concentrating on nutrition rather than calories. Whats the use of losing weight if you get sick. I seem to be low on protein potassium and iron so I am looking at that. Thats a lot of potassium!

Sometimes. My exercise calories always seem inflated. Since I am not exercising as much some days there aren’t any.

Did you ever experience fatigue when you lising weight?