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MFP was wrong about my caloric recommendation
The system assigned me 1350 calories a day. I was NEVER hungry. I felt fantastic. It felt like I was eating tons of food. I cut way back on sugar, chocolate and breads. However, over +6 weeks, I didn't drop another ounce. I got pretty sad about that permanent plateau. I figured I'd try to address the matter when I got back…
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Letting go of negative self-talk
Tonight, my yoga teacher really made it clear that part of life is to do you best and then let go. I have a hard time with that when it comes to weight loss. I still have my "skinny" clothes from just 6 years ago when I was a size 6 (US). I berate myself for any slip-up or lack of commitment, and I'm really quite mean to…
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Gave up again...sad...got any tips for coming back?
I got "stuck" in the mid-170s and I lost hope. And dedication. And commitment. I figured, "I'm NOT going to achieve this and I can't stick to just eating so few calories because I feel sluggish and depressed all the time." Really, I tried. But then I just sort of gave up. I ate FAR too many things that are bad for me. I…
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100 Day "Hide The Scales" Challenge
I had an epiphany today! I realized that my sadness at not losing more weight in the time I've been on MFP comes from the scale telling me that I haven't lost much (~5 lbs.) So I decided to HIDE the scale for the next precisely 100 days and THEN weigh myself again. I am pretty sure that I could stay focused for 100 days…
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Female hormones, cycles and eating too much
I had been so attentive to MFP until 3 days ago when I suddenly didn't care anymore if I went 300-500 calories over my "allowance." Watching myself eat like I was on auto-pilot made me do some research. Here's an article I found that really helped me understand that this kind of crazy eating is more hormonal than I could…
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I don't understand TDEE
Hello, My first weeks on MFP, I lost 6 lbs. I regained 1.5 and have not budged more than .6-.8 oz since, in 18 days! (((SO SAD!))) So ~10 days ago, I lowered my calories from MFP's 1370 to 1200. I've been pretty good - I'd say 1200-1300 daily. Nothing's changing! So I looked back on what was working when I lost the 6 lbs.…
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My 25 yo friend on MFP lost 33 lbs in the time it took me to lose 6!
OK, I'm 50. OK, I have excuses like a high stress job. OK, OK. But are you KIDDING me?!?!?!? Hormones and being nearly geriatric play THAT much of role in how slowly I lose weight? She's been on here 3 months. I've been on nearly 2. At this rate, I should be able to claim "33 lbs lost" by the time I enter a freakin'…
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Do you have these sad moments?
A plump acquaintance who has not aged well (former hard partyer, I'll bet?) introduced me to her friend a few minutes ago. All three of us are in our 50s. The friend is lean, trim, toned, wearing elegant casual clothes, looking perfectly groomed and like she just stepped off a yacht. I'm in jeans today, and they show my…
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How long does a typical "plateau" last?
I'm definitely, absolutely, without a doubt eating well under my calorie allowance AND I've exercised more this week than I typically do. I can't imagine why I'm staying pretty much steady now since Tuesday. It's Friday. I'm sad that on Sunday (my weigh-in day) I'll have nothing to report to myself. :'(
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Totally snapped today. : (
I was on a winning streak. But yesterday, on the holiday, I ate a huge bfast and lunch in restaurants, so I ate almost nothing for dinner. Thinking I was doing a good thing, I ate almost nothing for bfast today nor lunch to make up for yesterday's calories...and then, at 4:30 PM, I became blindingly, illogically hungry…
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How does MFP calculate loss? Mine seems wrong.
I began my real journey here on March 11, although I'd logged in a month earlier and browsed. My weight on 3/11 was 180.6. My weight today on 4/5 is 173.6. To me, that's 7#. But on my ticker and on my Home page, it keeps saying 6 lbs. Why? Even on the Report for the last 30 days, it shows I began at 180.6. Is there a lag…
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Are you a former jock or jockette?
I was SO athletic when I was in high school and college. <Insert bad marriage and 3 kids> Then I was athletic for several years after my divorce - 20 years ago. <Insert growing my company> Then one day, I woke up 25 lbs overweight. Can anyone else relate to this? What the HECK happened? I used to get such a thrill from…
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What's your commitment level to weight loss?
On a 1 to 10 scale, 10 being 100% commitment, where would you honestly rank yourself, both based on what's in your head and what goes into your mouth in a given week?
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Self-image changes?
I'm 100% committed to MFP and eating right. I completely see that it was my lack of commitment that kept me screwing around not losing weight and blaming it on imaginary forces outside my control (e.g., "Binge Eating Disorder" and "maybe hormones") But here's what's weird. I've lost 5 lbs since I made this commitment, 4+…
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Goodbye, Cheddar Cheese
Dear Cheddar, First of all, you should know, it's not you - it's me. But I'm fairly certain today is the day we have to break up. When I log just a few ounces of you into MFP, I see your sodium content, I notice that I kick into a craving, and I watch my day's calories quickly add up for very little satiety. I just can't…
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The fat was all in my head!
Turns out, I've wasted thousands of dollars on delivery diet food systems; weight loss and eating disorder books; and two nutritionists with their fancy calipers and lists of instructions. All I really needed to do all this time was make a commitment. I figured out a few months ago (thanks to one of the nutritionists) that…
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It's working! It's working!
I've lost just about 5 lbs in the 2 weeks since I dedicated myself to weight loss, most of them after I joined MFP. I am amazed that it's working; incredibly happy I found out about this site; and so grateful for these support boards which really do make a difference! Yippeee! 20 more to go and I'm there!
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Erratic eating around period time?
Women, do you find yourself more than usually hungry the day or two before your period starts and not hungry at all the day or two after?
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Do you eat your exercise calories?
I notice a lot of people don't. I'm trying not to but some days, I eat some of them because my sport is pretty intense and I figure my body knows best. What's your strategy and why?
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Astonishing realization about maintaining
So I started here with a "goal" - a set number of pounds I want to drop. This morning, I was thinking about maintenance and I realized....this IS maintenance! Eating ~1400 cal per day, which is how I'm losing it, is also how I'll maintain this. Because my body will know its level when it gets there. It may want to lose…
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Teeny, tiny victory
In the greater scheme of weight loss, I've been feeling a little down reading all these amazing stories. It's the end of my first full week of commitment to this program. I signed into the "1 lb a week" plan but I expected to drop 3 or so just with water weight. I feel sad that didn't even happen. What I'm about to say is…
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How do you talk yourself out of a binge?
I am feeling giddy because I'm making some progress. Each morning for the last 10, I awaken with marvelous resolve. But I know myself. I know eventually some ice cream or cookies will leap into my shopping cart and beg to come home with me, esp if I'm having a bad day. How do you avoid binging when your brain is justifying…
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Gleeful Epiphany
I've lost 2 lbs in my first real 10 days here. I'm thrilled! But here's what I realized: I was eating what a 175-180 lbs female eats. I've been going up and down within those 5 lbs for 2 years. Duh! When I (now) eat what a 155 lbs female eats, I'll weigh 155. I never noticed this problem before because my style has been to…
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Arguing with bf - really want to eat something!
I am in a long distance relationship with an exceptionally sensitive, moody man. He's starting to drive me nuts. Tonight he called me back to ask me what's the matter and when I said nothing, he got upset and said I was lying. (Nothing was wrong!) I'm not into drama, so I'm starting to lose interest. Now he's stated he…
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What did your parent(s) tell you about food/your body?
My mom, who has a host of eating disorders and food phobias, is 5'6" and seriously underweight. When I was a kid, she used to call me "Crisco" in front of people, goading them to ask her why. She'd say, "Because she's fat in the can!" She thought it was funny. I was horrified. Meanwhile, I was a scrawny, athletic…
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I can't figure out food balancing
Please help me out with this. I know everyone's body is different. If I eat a big (400-500 cal) breakfast, I am starving by lunch. Conversely, if I try to cut calories at bfast and/or lunch, I am STARVING by 4 PM. If I try to eat the same number of calories at each meal, I go to bed feeling grumpy and hungry. If I exercise…
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I play weird tricks with my brain. Do you?
So today, I ate right out of a nutritionist's textbook. Until 4:30 PM when I needed to get some groceries and I was hungry. I somehow managed to buy frozen dark cherries (Trader Joe's) instead of anything in the entire store with sugar in it. Gloating over my sudden and surprising burst of willpower, I got in the car. Got…
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Any other rowers or scullers here?
I mean on water, with or without a crew. I rowed in a 4 for 3 years, now I scull 4-5 mornings a week in CA. I do it for the love of the sport. It has not helped me lose an ounce, but it probably keeps me from being any bigger than I am. Do you row? Where? When? Distance? Shell type?
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Woman over 50 - Any supportive sisters on here?
I'm just a bit over 50 and facing down menopause. I had all the tests. My pudgy body isn't hormones...it's ice cream, cookie binges and sometimes just not giving a d@$% for a week or more at a time. It's a lack of willpower in the grocery store. It's that baking calms me down and it is getting harder to find people I can…
