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You didn't damage your ability to lose weight, don't worry. Also, a few days is not enough time to determine how things are going. Food scales are SO important and are absolute game changers. For example, my english muffin this morning: according to the package, 56g was 150 cal... but the muffin was actually 87g!!! So it…
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I can't wait for the holidays to be over (New Years included). It has been over a month of unnecessary amounts of food. I'm proud of myself overall, but the sheer amounts of food (ESPECIALLY sweets at work) all around me for over a month on end has me completely burnt out. The third plate of baked goods given to our…
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The worst comments I receive are the ones announced in front of other people. For example, I was in a meeting with a lot of people, and a woman announced loudly how great I looked and how amazing I've done- I didn't even know she knew who I was. Everyone in the room stared at me as I shifted awkwardly and tried to change…
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How many weeks? Are you weighing your food? The answer is definitely *not* to eat more- if it has been a over month and there is absolutely no change, you are likely eating more than you think and I would tighten up logging using a food scale. Otherwise, it's normal to get "stuck" at a weight here and there- if you are…
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I will likely log for the long haul and I'm totally ok with that. When I stop logging, my weight creeps slowly up every time. 10 lbs in a year doesn't seem so bad. Less than a lb per month is hard to notice as it's happening, but then it turns into 30 lbs in 3 years... and so on, and I look back and wonder why I didn't…
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Calorie restriction is the foundation of every weight-loss diet out there, whether they admit it or not. Try not to overcomplicate it- simplifying things is what helped weight loss "click" for me.
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Yes, a calorie is a calorie. The amount of nutrition and bang for your buck may differ, but strictly speaking for weight loss, calories are the same. Lots of people like to overcomplicate things and say they aren't, though. As for what the above poster said- don't worry: you absolutely can NOT gain weight by eating too…
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Yup, I would start planning for a nighttime snack in your daily calories. That way it's present and accounted for and you don't feel guilty. I always plan a small sweet snack/dessert, usually between 60-100 calories, before I go to bed for the same reason. It also has become my body's signal that I'm done for the day,…
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It is so, so so hard. I feel you. I had to move in with my parents after losing 100 lbs living by myself, and they have excessive food and sweets everywhere. I gained back 30 initially (though I have since lost it again). What helped was several, several discussions with them, including about food addiction- I hate to…
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I believe I lost the ability to eat intuitively when I was a small child as a result of growing up in a household with poor nutrition values. I cook most of my meals from scratch and have for a long time- I don't believe I would ever be able to get to the point where I don't count calories but maintain my weight long-term.…
