I eat 1200cals average a day. If something is 1 gram heavier than the label, I log it. If i eat one grape, I weigh that grape and i log it. If i use dressing over my food, i put that food on the scale and then use the dressing so that I know exactly how much. I never eat out. I never have a cheat day. I haven't eaten a real potato chip in two years. I've forgotten what donuts taste like.
And I'm gaining weight. All i wanted to do was to maintain the weight i had reached. I wasnt even looking to lose any weight anymore. Yet, I gained 3lbs while eating 1300cals, so i switched to 1200cals and added exercise. The extra weight hasnt shed off me for two-three months. I walk-run at average 7kph for 30min 4x a week (slowly increasing it to 50min per session). For lifting, I weightlift 3x a week in the morning, elliptical/bike/dance another 50min in the evening (I go hard, wish i could go harder but my bpm is hitting 190bpm already for that 50min). Average 10k steps a day of brisk walking outside of such exercise- that usually takes me 1.5hours.
I'm tired, sore and hungry. I feel like my life is just wake up, work, and exercise. I barely socialise anymore because I don't eat out, sometimes I can't focus on work because I'm hungry. Frankly I wish I knew the answer. I've done 900cals a day before and I just dont want to go there anymore, I literally triggered multiple medical issues that way even though I was losing weight and keeping it off. At least these days i have bouts of productivity and mental clarity, at 900cals my life was a completely dizzy painful blur punctuated by nervous breakdowns. But if 1200 with exercise doesnt work, and 900 a day wrecks my life, then i dont know the answer.
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