sheriffwoody
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Firstly, we have all heard about starvation mode, but is it real or a myth?
secondly, a few friends and I have decided we need to get into better shape and so have decided to eat better, track calories and lose weight.
have only been doing it for a couple of weeks (need to start somewhere), and at the start I was 17 stone 1.6lbs. I had maintained this weight, or around this weight for ages - fluctuating between 16 stone 12 to 17 stone 3, and I was doing this with little exercise and eating literally what I liked - looking at my portion sizes now as a reference, I must have been on 3,000+ calories a day.
On my first weigh in I dropped 6lb as I took it seriously, tracked my calories and cut out all the snacking and crap in between meals.
i woke up this morning and felt a little different and bloated - this was despite eating just under 800 calories yesterday (all tracked and accurate). I weighed myself (I know I shouldn’t and should try snd stick to weighing in on the same day each week) and I have some how put on a pound - now my brain is telling me “clearly 800 calories a day is too much - eat less!”
so I am now battling with myself with what to eat. I am hungry and want breakfast, but am now worried if I do that will be 250 calories I don’t need.
I had a very active day yesterday as well, doing jobs around the house all day (10am to 8pm) - gardening, diy, cleaning etc.
somehow, having eaten only 736 calories, built up a sweat, I have put on a pound - how?
Its really messing with me now. My friends are saying I should eat more, but I am so scared that if I do I will just gain more and more weight again.
attached is what I ate yesterday, all tracked in my fitness pal (doesn’t include my water intake, which was probably a couple of litres, which is normal for me).
Friday I are 1,023 calories, Thursday 1,037, Wednesday 914.
any thoughts?
secondly, a few friends and I have decided we need to get into better shape and so have decided to eat better, track calories and lose weight.
have only been doing it for a couple of weeks (need to start somewhere), and at the start I was 17 stone 1.6lbs. I had maintained this weight, or around this weight for ages - fluctuating between 16 stone 12 to 17 stone 3, and I was doing this with little exercise and eating literally what I liked - looking at my portion sizes now as a reference, I must have been on 3,000+ calories a day.
On my first weigh in I dropped 6lb as I took it seriously, tracked my calories and cut out all the snacking and crap in between meals.
i woke up this morning and felt a little different and bloated - this was despite eating just under 800 calories yesterday (all tracked and accurate). I weighed myself (I know I shouldn’t and should try snd stick to weighing in on the same day each week) and I have some how put on a pound - now my brain is telling me “clearly 800 calories a day is too much - eat less!”
so I am now battling with myself with what to eat. I am hungry and want breakfast, but am now worried if I do that will be 250 calories I don’t need.
I had a very active day yesterday as well, doing jobs around the house all day (10am to 8pm) - gardening, diy, cleaning etc.
somehow, having eaten only 736 calories, built up a sweat, I have put on a pound - how?
Its really messing with me now. My friends are saying I should eat more, but I am so scared that if I do I will just gain more and more weight again.
attached is what I ate yesterday, all tracked in my fitness pal (doesn’t include my water intake, which was probably a couple of litres, which is normal for me).
Friday I are 1,023 calories, Thursday 1,037, Wednesday 914.
any thoughts?