Hi !! :-)
Absolutely any comment is welcome.
I (F, 20, 5’6’’-118lb) obsess about my appearance, which has resulted in mostly ‘undereating’ with an occasional spike in calories from ‘cheats’. These aren’t binge-like - I just eat some high-cal foods without thinking much. Cheats generally total to 1700-2400kcal in a day, compared to the usual 1200-1300kcal goal.
It used to happen once every two or so weeks, yet now that I’m working, it’s happened twice in two weeks.
I do cardio 5-6 times a week. Usually burn 200-400kcal. I can’t do my usual weightlifting during quarantine. I use exercise to cope with mood swings and cardio is my favorite. I have successfully avoided using exercise to ‘make up’ for ‘cheat calories’.
I have no clue what my maintenance calories are. Between daily cardio and eating an average of 1200-1300 calories or less since April, I fear I’ve temporarily effed up my metabolism. Or maybe I haven’t, and 1200-1300 isn’t undereating to begin with.
I don’t know if I can see any improvements, but sometimes I feel very different: can’t feel rolls that used to be there, a little harder to pinch certain areas, etc.
This is all especially hard since I don’t weigh or measure myself to avoid worsening my ‘obsession’. I do track calories on Cronometer. I used to think tracking would worsen my mentality, but it’s been a cool addition to my diet - I found a balance of measuring things to the gram and being content just estimating. I wonder if I should take the risk and start measuring/weighing in weekly?
I make an active (and somewhat successful!!) effort to stop restricting myself; Instead of ruling foods out, I try to have things in moderation or find alternatives. I still have problems with identifying when I’m unreasonably restricting or just finding excuses to eat junk. I give in to tempatation a lot - if it’s around me, it’s usually a problem (pizza and chocolate).
I’m now trying to consider that I maybe shouldn’t be on a large caloric deficit despite hating my appearance. I have a high body fat percentage that I want to lower, but in order to not approach underweight I’d have to recomp. IIRC, recomp should ideally include weight lifting, which I won’t have access to anytime soon. Hmm...
I currently don’t worry about macros, just calories. I find it simpler and more sustainable; but is it really even effective for me? I do already eat a lot of protein (70-100g). Maybe the only hard part about recomp is starting and waiting.
Overall, what worries me is that I’m doing it wrong again. It’s more than likely that I’m doing it wrong again. Idk - hopefully this is just another ‘patience young padawan’ moment, but I do think I need improvement.
I may need to relax, but at least I don’t feel discouraged, which is great!
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