Siansonea Member

:huh: Ah, the spectre of Starvation Mode™ rears its improbably cherubic head...:huh:

Here's the thing. If you're not losing weight, I can pretty much guarantee you that it's not because you're eating too FEW calories. That's not how the math works. What you have is either a math error, or a calorie goal that's too high. If you were eating too few calories, your weight loss would be too rapid and you'd have…

Also bear in mind that exercise is optional. Honestly, it's just one more variable to take into account. I simplified my calculation by losing weight without exercise, so I didn't have to deal with the very nebulous guesstimating process.

The short answer is "less than that". :bigsmile: The long answer is that you have to bear in mind that this is a calculation, and therefore an estimate. So you're going to have to do some trial and error. It's a good starting point though. A good rule of thumb is to eat about 80% of your maintenance total to lose weight,…

That I didn't need to pay attention to calories to lose weight, that I could just "wing it".

I lost my last ten pounds just as quickly as I lost the first eight. Because I created an appropriate deficit for my current weight at each point in the process. That meant stepping down in calories as I got closer to my goal. The calorie deficit that helps you lose early on quickly becomes a much thinner margin as you…

If I could go back to September, I'd tell my "fat" self that by Christmas I'd be at my high school weight, wouldn't gain throughout the holidays, and would not feel as though I'd been through an ordeal. But my September self didn't have any anxiety about the process anyway, so she probably would just say "yeah, no kidding,…

Is this a thing? Because I never experienced it when I was losing weight. I lost all my weight pretty steadily.

Nope. Did you miss the "kicked to the curb" part? Thing is, this type of guy doesn't shake your hand when you meet him and say "Hi, I'm a controlling a__h___, and I'd like to make your life miserable for the next couple of years, what do you say?" You only discover that he's a controlling a__h___ AFTER he thinks it's too…

Thanks. I know I'm a holy terror sometimes. :flowerforyou:

So why do you think keto is the way to address these issues? Honestly, keto sounds like a much harder way to lose weight than good old-fashioned calorie restriction. You're basically doing calorie restriction with keto anyway, it's just got this candy coating of A Diet Plan around it. That's like Weight Watchers, Jenny…

So why are you on a keto diet? Is the goal to lose weight? Because you can do that without keto, you know.

I take a couple of issues with what you're saying. Not to put too fine a point on it, you can't really blame anyone else for "making" you fat. No one held a gun to your head (I assume). You chose to ALLOW that boyfriend to "force feed" you. I've had the controlling boyfriend too. The same scenario, without the food…

That I'm a harpy? Not news. :drinker:

Oh, am I being rude? Ha, classic me. Build a bridge and get over it, kid. :drinker:

Well, I don't like histrionics, so I guess we're even? :huh: People get so caught up in their emotions, and sometimes you just need to SNAP OUT OF IT. Sorry if that isn't "kind" enough for you, but the world isn't a wish-granting factory. :smokin: All too often people come here looking for "sympathy" when what they really…

Well, there's plenty of other people to give them the sugar, I'm best at giving the spice. :devil: And really, if anyone is chased away from losing weight because of what I posted, then they probably would have been chased away by the first pretext that presented itself. No guts, no glory. :tongue:

You haven't been "given" a body, you build it yourself. And you're not an apple or an hourglass, you're a work-in-progress. Everyone is. If you want other people to appreciate the body you have, learn to appreciate it yourself. Pamper it. Dress it properly, to show off its best features. It's your body, make the most of…

You're 20 years old and you're worried about what your dad thinks? I'd tell him to mind his own beeswax. Eat what you want, you're a grown woman.

I'd skip the terror if I was you. Seems kind of unpleasant. The thing is, if you've already lost weight, you've learned how to lose weight. So if you see the scale creeping upward again, you can nip it in the bud. You have the tools to do it in a short time. And your "goal weight" isn't realistically a single number, it's…

100 Calorie microwave popcorn. It's only 100 calories, but it takes a fair amount of time to eat it all, and it displaces a decent volume in the tummy, so it feels like you've had a substantial snack. It was my go-to snack when I was in weight-loss mode. :drinker:

I do have amazing skin, don't I? And nope, that's not a wig, it's all firmly rooted from the factory. Ain't I a doll? :bigsmile:

Good thing I don't need an invitation or permission, don't you think? :smokin:

I'm not here to mollycoddle people, or hadn't you noticed? :huh: Sometimes the truth hurts, and sometimes, it can set you free. Usually it's both. :bigsmile:

Cleaning my house burns lots of calories. Do I get a cookie? :drinker:

What is this "eat clean" that you speak of? :huh: And of course, since you've already lost 62 pounds, I'm sure you know that working out daiy, eating soap and drinking in moderation aren't the keys to weight loss, creating a calorie deficit is. I'm sure you know that, but the newbies might not, so I wanted to make sure…

Ugh, I really wish people would dial back the drama. So you ate a few too many calories today. You didn't immediately become obese, did you? Well, that should tell you something. Trends are more important than day-to-day variances in calorie intake or output. Getting upset over eating is just absurd.

Yeah, me too. I don't see how "obsessively" counting calories leads to overeating. You're supposed to be diligent about counting calories. I have a feeling the OP just wants permission to "wing it" with calorie counting, so she can set herself up to fail and blame us for it.

"Why am I not losing weight?" "You're eating too many calories." Best advice ever.

This thread really is quite lulzworthy. OP has trolled well and hard. I mean, who buys a dress for a formal occasion without trying it on first? Who tries to reduce their boobs to fit into one dress for one event? Absurdity.