ive wanted to loose the weight because since i was about 12 ive been really podgy
Im a lot slimmer now but i just am still not happy, id say mainly due to a lot of girls my age being a lot slimmer
Ack, frustrating isn't it, but you know, it doesn't make them particularly happy. Few 19 years olds I've come across are really happy with their bodies. They either want to be even slimmer, or have bigger boobs, or darker eyes, or bluer eyes etc.
They also can probably maintain their weight naturally without care too much. They don't crave in the same way, or want to overeat. They can spend time on dreaming changing other parts of their bodies without having to deprive themselves of food.
I usally have one treat per week e.g a curry with my boyfriend but this weeks treat will be christmas dinner
Fair enough
I'm pleased to hear it too :clap:
I cant help but feel guilty everytime i eat more than 1000 calories, i know that is because i have tried dieting before and i couldnt do it, this time ive really tried and i dont wanna go back up the scales
You've done so well. Really proved to yourself that you can do this, but never feel guilty about eating. You need your calories and eating too few will only complicate matters and possibly make it harder to maintain. You wont go back up the scales if you are sensible. Certainly not with fat, but cutting too much can make the scales do weird things.
Try to eat a bit more, make sure you get a good enough amount of protein (chicken, fish, eggs, cheese, yoghurts etc) to help keep your lean mass as this will keep your metabolic rate going well and prevent a number of health issues
Find an exercise that you really enjoy. It doesn't have to be the gym or something structured. It could just be dancing in the TV adverts, or walking a little more to college/work and back...parking further away, or getting off the bus earlier. Something that you will be happy to do regardless of what the scales say.
A two week plateau isn't much but disheartening especially when you are on so few calories and trying so hard. Be kind to yourself and don't let the scales dictate your mood Danni
They wont report fat loss for a start and your measurements could be going down still.
Get over this Christmas period and then raise your calories a bit and enjoy. Keep an eye on the scales to a certain extent but don't panic. They may go up just a little bit when you eat more, and then go down again. They may go down in the first place once you are eating more. The body is weird like that.
Under 1000 cals is extreme and really not appropriate for someone like you who is already at a healthy weight.
If I could give one massive tip for you it would be to love where you are now. I spent a lifetime never being happy; always wanting to be slimmer thinking that was going to be the answer, and then continually blowing it all before I got there. I was about your weight when I started dieting at age 17, and it wasn't until I was approaching 50 that I realised my happiness had very little to do with what weight I was, oh and neither did people care too much about my weight. It was all in my head
