SerenityValley
Surgically happy.
Really struggling at the minute. I averaged 2500 calories a day for 10 days and was this morning 7lbs heavier than I was at the start. I'm back up to 14st 10lbs.
I know the whole 3500 cals = 1lb thing but it's not that simple. My metabolism was pretty rubbish before I did lighter life, and now it's still shot to pieces.
I don't actually regret doing it - I believe I'd never have experienced life as a normal sized person without it, but boy am I paying in terms of calories I can take in safely.
Rght now, I just want to get back to 14st and stay there again. I'm back on a 1500 to 1700 calorie a day regime during the week, and 2000 calorie a day at the weekend. I'm back at the pool and aiming to do 30 minutes a day 5 times a week. We have a serious amount of work to do in the garden, so I'm looking at an hour in the garden most nights and a few hours a day at the weekend. On top of this, I have about 45 tp 75 minutes walking a day.
Once I get back to 14st, I'll increase my cals and try to maintain on 2k a day. (This is to see if my going down to 1500 cals is causing the issue).
I've had to accept that sweets, chocolate, biscuits have to leave my diet permanently. This will be difficult but I think it will be easier than trying to fit them in. Other foods like cakes are less problematic as I have them very rarely. Crisps I am not ready to let go of - but as long as I stick to sub 100 calorie packets a couple of times a week I can be happy.
I wish I understood why my weight flies up so fast beyond a certain calorie level. It will be tempting for anyone reading this to assume I am not counting my calories properly but I count everything - have done since January 6th (with the exception of a handful of days where I went mental, paid the price, then lost it again).
Today's calories:
breakfast was cereal:
2 weetabix, some rice krispies and skimmed milk = 300 calories.
Lunch a sandwich:
2 slices oatmeal bread, 2 rashers bacon, 1 boiled duck egg with light mayo, flora extra light = 550 calories.
misc coffee/soft drinks = 50 calories
Dinner:
Quorn and Cauli/brocolli/sweetcorn, with instant gravy = 600 calories
I normally aim for less during the day and more in the evening but going to try to even things out a bit better.
Long term aim is to maintain at 13 and a half stone, without calorie counting. It's not healthy to have to count these calories so obsessively and feeds whatever eating issues I have.
I know the whole 3500 cals = 1lb thing but it's not that simple. My metabolism was pretty rubbish before I did lighter life, and now it's still shot to pieces.
I don't actually regret doing it - I believe I'd never have experienced life as a normal sized person without it, but boy am I paying in terms of calories I can take in safely.
Rght now, I just want to get back to 14st and stay there again. I'm back on a 1500 to 1700 calorie a day regime during the week, and 2000 calorie a day at the weekend. I'm back at the pool and aiming to do 30 minutes a day 5 times a week. We have a serious amount of work to do in the garden, so I'm looking at an hour in the garden most nights and a few hours a day at the weekend. On top of this, I have about 45 tp 75 minutes walking a day.
Once I get back to 14st, I'll increase my cals and try to maintain on 2k a day. (This is to see if my going down to 1500 cals is causing the issue).
I've had to accept that sweets, chocolate, biscuits have to leave my diet permanently. This will be difficult but I think it will be easier than trying to fit them in. Other foods like cakes are less problematic as I have them very rarely. Crisps I am not ready to let go of - but as long as I stick to sub 100 calorie packets a couple of times a week I can be happy.
I wish I understood why my weight flies up so fast beyond a certain calorie level. It will be tempting for anyone reading this to assume I am not counting my calories properly but I count everything - have done since January 6th (with the exception of a handful of days where I went mental, paid the price, then lost it again).
Today's calories:
breakfast was cereal:
2 weetabix, some rice krispies and skimmed milk = 300 calories.
Lunch a sandwich:
2 slices oatmeal bread, 2 rashers bacon, 1 boiled duck egg with light mayo, flora extra light = 550 calories.
misc coffee/soft drinks = 50 calories
Dinner:
Quorn and Cauli/brocolli/sweetcorn, with instant gravy = 600 calories
I normally aim for less during the day and more in the evening but going to try to even things out a bit better.
Long term aim is to maintain at 13 and a half stone, without calorie counting. It's not healthy to have to count these calories so obsessively and feeds whatever eating issues I have.