Okay, this question has been bugging me for so long, and I know that it's contributed to a procrastination on my part, of just plunging in and doing this right (with all the measuring and weighing).
So many times, you see stories/rants from people who are eating 1200-1400 calories a day (or even less), plus exercising tons, claim that they are stuck or that it doesn't work for them.
What gives?
Is it that they are not counting accurately? Many of them claim to weigh and measure everything. Forgetting to count certain things?
Is 1200 really too much for some people (older, shorter women (I am one of those, btw, under 5'3" and F50)? Are there some people that have to eat a certain way (like low-carb) in order to lose weight?
For some people, is it really true that you can eat too little and exercise too much (I find this hard to believe otherwise starvation wouldn't be a thing).
Can a physical problem like thyroid issues or medication or insulin resistance really prevent weight loss? Are there overweight people in real starvation situations, ever, because of thyroid issues (genuine question, not being sarcastic at all)?
What do you think is the issue here?
I am F50 (just hit menopause), 186 pounds (obese), 5'3"ish and I would like to get down to around 125. I would even be ecstatic if I landed on 138, which is the place where I spent so much of my 30s and early 40s and where I felt so fat before I gained all this weight :D). I have an irrational (yes, I know it's irrational) fear that this will be me, and I guess I'm looking for people to say that it's unlikely if I really am eating under my TDEE.
Anyway, I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this!
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