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Congratulations! You are looking great. (and what a cutie girl) I am also on the slow boat... but eating more makes me feel so much better, and so much less compulsive about food. I have 20 to lose... it had slowed to a stop at 1200 and is still stopped at 1800....but Im not done yet and those 600 cals make life so much…
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bump ladies!
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bump
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Upped my cals after eating way below BMR for the last couple of years. (I lost 87 pounds eating very low), then got off track logging, had a knee injury that kept me from the gym for 4 months and gained almost 20 back. Couldnt lose on 1200 and finally came to my senses reading these posts. Upped my cals to average 1800, Im…
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Thanks so much for this thread. After trying so many crazy and supposedly sane eating plans, I have started this plan. I lost 86 pounds in 2011 by eating well below my BMR. During 2012 I slowly gained 20 of that back(most days eating 1500 with spikes of much more), I had in laws move in, had a knee injury that kept me from…
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Congratulations!
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Add in your exercise to the TDEE, then reduce by 20%, and see what it looks like. You should eat back most or all of your exercise cals. (just started doing this myself, experts chime in if Im wrong here...)
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Southbeach is the best eating plan I have tried. It is pretty easy to sustain, and when I jump ship to eat cake or something, I get back on and feel much better. I am also a vegetarian, and it works well with that if you choose.
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If you have not already figured your TDEE -20% try that... eating less is not the answer. I have had many plateaus while eating 1200 cals!. I gave up and stopped logging and working out....bad idea. Gained 18 pounds. Back on plan, eating more and seeing a small loss.
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In the last two years lost 87 pounds eating very little(900 uworking up to 1200 most days) and exercising moderately 4 days a week.. towards the end of 2012 my weight loss slowed to nothing, then I stopped logging, had a knee injury that almost stopped half of my exercise and gained 18 pounds. YIKES! I joined myfitnesspal…
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http://www.theppk.com/ has some great recipes... the pintobean/seitan roast is fantastic sliced in a sandwich, or served like a meat roast. http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/ has lots of great ideas for low carb/often vegetarian small dishes
