manthajill Member

Thanks so much to everyone who posted. Yeah, I agree that looking at the big picture is best. I used to be better at that (I guess there's no choice but to look at the big picture when you're starting out 50kg overweight!). Lately, I've just wanted to get to the end. However, my long term goals are to be healthy and happy.…

Thanks. :-) I appreciate the advice. The thing is, lowering my goals will slow things down. It's tempting to do, but then again, if I just keep pushing hard, it should be less than six months until I reach my goal. Then I'll get to go up to more than 1800 calories (before exercise) a day (which will feel like cheating…

I'm sure it was a shock to see 10 pounds in a day, but try not to panic!! You're right that a pound is 3500 calories, so probably less than a pound is actual fat gain. The rest will be water, or possibly still food left in your stomach if it's taking extra time to digest the extra (not sure about that?). Just go back to…

I did some research on this awhile back. I had started gaining weight, and the advice I got was that I wasn't eating enough. I'm training for a half marathon, so I was doing some long runs, without eating any extra on those days. I've read that starvation mode, as it's typically understood, is a myth. However, I also read…

I gave up soda entirely around 10 years ago. It's really hard at first, but once you get used to the new habit, it's not a big deal. Personally, going cold turkey was more effective than trying to wean off it. The nice thing about soda is it's an acquired taste. Once I'd gone a year or so without it, I tried it again and…

It's still going well. Thanks again to everyone who offered suggestions. I seem to be losing weight as quickly as ever again, in spite of eating much more on the days I exercise. Hopefully it continues. :-)

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I did start eating back the exercise calories, which feels wrong. On Friday, I ran 10K, which meant that I needed to eat an extra 900 calories. I've been feeling very hungry ever since then (maybe my body got used to the extra food?), but I've also started losing weight again! It's…

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. :-) I'll try eating the exercise calories, but it feels very strange to try to lose weight by eating more! My regular calorie goal is currently 1490, so I guess that means I'm consuming 990 net on days when I've run. I have been gradually running longer distances than I was a few months…