I know i keep going on but...
- Thread starter vickydink
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Perhaps your cal allowance is too low? Your body might think it's starving and hang onto every last ounce. I had that last time I tried to diet and I couldn't get anywhere. This time I'm on 1400/1500 even though I weigh 10 stone and I expect it will take a long time. I just don't want to get to the point where my metabolism tries to save everything.
serafyn
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^ Hi Vicky,
I have this all the time, so I reduce my cals. Some say increase your cals and it's so difficult to know what to do
I reduce and go under 1000 sometimes just to make a lb's difference in a week. It is so unfair and I wish someone could tell me or you why this happens. I lost 4lb's last week, I have snook on the scales and yes guess what gained 2lb's??? Why? I haven't had anything different I have stuck to my 1000 cal limit?? So clearly my body needs less cals??? But everyone says go up a a few
I don't get it either.
Give me strength indeed.
I have this all the time, so I reduce my cals. Some say increase your cals and it's so difficult to know what to do
I reduce and go under 1000 sometimes just to make a lb's difference in a week. It is so unfair and I wish someone could tell me or you why this happens. I lost 4lb's last week, I have snook on the scales and yes guess what gained 2lb's??? Why? I haven't had anything different I have stuck to my 1000 cal limit?? So clearly my body needs less cals??? But everyone says go up a a few I don't get it either.
Give me strength indeed.
serafyn
Full Member
Yes it is...
I was thinking about reducing my cals, but part of me believes 1000 should be low enough!!! :sigh: Also I don't get the 'starvation mode' thing. I'm sure it is true but it stands to reason if you take in less cals than you burn off you will lose weight. People say don't reduce your cals you'll never lose weight but (only speaking theoretically) there must come a point where you do lose weight? I dunno, I'm with you Vicky, in that I live on practically nothing and still manage to gain?? There must be cals in air.
I was thinking about reducing my cals, but part of me believes 1000 should be low enough!!! :sigh: Also I don't get the 'starvation mode' thing. I'm sure it is true but it stands to reason if you take in less cals than you burn off you will lose weight. People say don't reduce your cals you'll never lose weight but (only speaking theoretically) there must come a point where you do lose weight? I dunno, I'm with you Vicky, in that I live on practically nothing and still manage to gain?? There must be cals in air.
There's an article about Starvation Metabolism here - Bell TrueFit - FamilyEducation.com
