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Thank you for this. I have come to the conclusion that I am eating far too little.

I am sorry this is me just being uber frustrated, very dispirited so somewhat dramatic. Im fine, thank you for caring.

I appreciate the thought but breakfast is simply an almost guaranteed way for me to get a couple of hours of stomach cramps which is part of the reason I dont eat it. I am trying to spread my calories more evenly over my 2 meals. .

Like you I rarely eat before 1pm. Not sure what you mean by: 2) your diet is one big freaking "unknown" and I get the sense you are not telling the truth to yourself about it or why you would assume i am lying about what I am eating. I have had 30+ years of screwing up my body with fad and yo yo dieting - look at my…

Never heard of this one. But I am not keen on doing another prescribed diet as I am trying to find a style of eating that I can maintain. Out of curiosity though I will look it up. Thanks

I agree with that. I am trying to work with my body instead of against it. If I am not hungry I allow myself not to eat rather than eating just because it is dinner time etc.

I lost 9lbs before I joined MFP. Then put 7 back on then lost the 6 you see and stuck for the past month. I understand what you mean about logging ingredients, but how do you find the time? It would prevent me from actually cooking a meal. I just throw things in till it tastes right any how. I really only limit fats in my…

I have to agree with you. I am going to slowly increase my weekly calorie intake - some how.

Thank you all for your replies. I really really appreciate that you have taken the time to give me the benefit of your thoughts and experiences. I has given me lots of food for thought. Calculating my TDEE - 20% gave me a huge number (by comparison to MFP) of calories per day which I struggled to eat healthily. Also having…

Congratulations on the 90lb loss. Really impressive. Thank you for writing this. You have this has been a really useful thread to me because it has made me rethink what I am doing and most especially why on gods green earth did I arbitrarily decide to drop my calorie intake by nearly 1k per day and then start exercising.…

Its not that i dont like eating breakfast, its just it usually makes me ill. At the weekend hubby might bring me breadfast in bed. I dont have to get up then so I dont and I am fine. Sadly Mon to ~Fri i have to get up to work I cant do that doubled up with stomach cramps for 2 hours till my stomach calms down. I dont snack…

Thanks for that. It supports my eat when I am hungry. which is sadly always late in the evening.

Wow congrats on the weight loss. I will try and look at your diary.

I havent eaten breakfast since I was 13. I have tried off and on over the years but just can't sustain it. If I eat too early then have to actually do anything i just get stomach cramps or wind up eating every thing that is not nailed down. I don't eat processed foods. Virtually everything in my house is cooked from…

I think I need to rejoin IIFYM. I never hit them or the calorie intake, but at least I was trying to hit them. I know I just dont drink enough water i have started to drink squash diluted 1:10 to increase my water intake. Tea and lemon grass sorry I'd rather be fat. cant abide either.

IDK??? I would agree. I went from something that 'fit' me to the 'deprivation' that the word 'diet' brings to mind. I am going to build up my calories.

No you are right. I am going to slowly increase my calorie intake.

Sheer madness. trying to eat 2200 healthy calories per day is totally counter intuitive hence going back to the 'deprivation' diet the number of calories MFP calculation provides. I am going to try to build up then number of calories I am eating.

Thats part of my problem I dont eat breakfast, it makes me ill and I dont get hungry early in the day.

Darn, I would love to look this up, but cringe dont shoot me, I am NOT on twitter. but thank you for taking the time to reply

This makes sense. Its back to the drawing board for me.

I wish I could get 6 cups of coffee in a day. I get a couple of sips or if Im lucky half a cup before it goes cold and gets thrown I am inclined to agree with you on the 1200 cals that MFP reccomend.

OMG this is so me. I did all the alphabet calcs but because I was not consistently eating them all decided (with a tiny hint of disquiet) to just drop to the very generic MFP calc which is 900cals less. Less cals = greater weight loss right! So very wrong! I have dieted more times than not in my life from the age of 15…

Thank you for taking the time to look at my diary. Fresh eyes always help. THere have been a couple of times when only 1 meal is logged where I simply forgot to log the rest . the 2K+ days usually bread chocolate or alcohol days, but those aside my perception is that I am being consistent which is clearly not the case.…

This is very true; I wouldnt log if I had to list every ingredient, so lesser of 2 evils. I will though increase my food intake as suggested. I think I have to make the effort to eat at lunch time.

Thanks, for this. I dont always weigh my food but do most of the time, which drives the family mad.

I will go away and read this; but even without reading it it sounds like me. No breakfast (If I eat too early either get stomach cramps or ravenous all day) miniscule lunch - usually cuppasoup and all my calories crammed into one huge meal. I dont tend to snack. Hmmm, I will try eating more at lunch and less in the…

Yep, looking at what I am eating, I need to get rid of the potatoes and bread. Not much of a fruit eater but I can seriously up the veg. I think the 'empty' carbs have struck especially bread which is one of my many weaknesses. Although I am staying within calorie limits, I there is far greater proportion of starchy foods.…

Yes, sorry just did a slight amendment. Yes pretty accurate. The only thing I dont log is my coffee intake. I drink about 3 half cups a day at work and 3 full ones at home all with semi skim milk. I changed to stop me plateau-ing, but I have been stuck since just after Easter. I am wondering if changing back will help.

The number of people who manage to lose weight on SW astounds me - and best yet its quite rapid. Sadly I am so undisciplined that I am useless at sticking with it (fell of the wagon at Easter and still haven't quiet managed to get good) but I am still persevering. I agree with you, 1200 calories can be horrendous. Hmmm…