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Dreamer
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Posted: 20 August 2008 06:21 pm |
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I've been dieting since July and to be honest I'm getting really tired of all of it. Eat 800 calories, or not, this person says you need 1200 and will gain it back, oh wait this other person says they lost weight on 600. I'm so confused and depressed about it all. People are saying how many calories is normal, but since my common sense has gone out the window, I'm trying going below it. Today I have eaten 700-900 calories, and I feel good, but I feel great when I have had 500.  I don't want to get sick. I don't want to lose all my muscle and no fat, then gain it all back but 1200 feels like too much now. People say I'd need much more than that for growth, but my brain tells me.. 'who cares? other people lose weight on 800 a day and they're skinny and they lose it FAST. 1200 calories is just the SLOW way.' However a part of me knows that 1200 calories is the HEALTHY way, it's slow but you don't gain it overnight so you don't lose it overnight. Then the other part says, 'No no no! Listen to yourself! 1200 will do NOTHING for you apart from make weight loss a slow and painful process. 800 or less is the EASY and FAST way, who cares about being sick? You can heal. And, you can go see someone about not gaining it back. You'll be FINE' ...I'm so confused!  Then I have to go find out about what foods are good and what aren't, and all the rest. I just don't want to be fat anymore. I want my huge stomach to be gone. I want to lose weight healthily, but then again, I want to lose it fast. I'm really not coping well at all! I'm getting desperate to lose weight and nto be the fat kid anymore. SO much that I will go down to 500 calories, and try so hard to stick to that, even when I know if I carry on I will get sick and develop an eating disorder.
In short; I'm getting really tired of being preoccupied with diets and food all the time, and having to pick between the healthy, slow, be-a-fat-kid-for-another-year way, or the unhealthy, fast, people-notice-how-much-weight-you've lost way.. I just want to be thin and forget all this stuff! 
Also, I'm 5'4'' and 160lbs (might be more or less since our scale is gone)
Thanks for taking the time to read, pleaasee help me!
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 21 August 2008 03:57 pm |
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Sweetheart...listen to the you that's being sensible. Try 1200 calories (you might even be able to eat a little more, I know I would shoot for about 1400. and I weigh abut 12 pounds less.
Why would you want to deprive yourself? Why would you want to bind yourself to only 800 calories when you can lose weight off eating a much more reasonable number?
Cause yes, it is possible. I used to be 173, I got down to 134, and through my own stupidity am back up to 148. But yes, it is possible. Don't give up.
Reasonable number of calories plus regular exercise will result in lasting, effective weight loss. Starving yourself just is not the way to go.
Don't give up!!
CG
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Dreamer
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Posted: 11 September 2008 09:49 pm |
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Thanks for your reply clarinet! I am trying to go the healthy way but it is backfiring. The past two days, I lived on an apple, some grapes, a small piece of cheese and maybe some strawberries. I wasn't feeling hungry at all, I was walking 1-2miles, doing exercise at home, and I felt great. I felt my stomach rumbling, my stomach muscles hurting, and I felt awesome.
THAT is the thing I have to get out of. I'm aware of the health risks, metabolism stuff etc, but its like a drug! I don't want this to turn into anorexia. I'm even feeling terrible at the moment, like I am failing in every way. I went face to face with some cake, said only a fork full, and I could not stop! There I just gave up, and ate another 300 calories. So, I guess, 1000 calories + packed with sugar. It is ruined, and I feel terrible.
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 12 September 2008 05:14 pm |
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It's not ruined. Not even. You just have to start over again tomorrow.
How about some meat? Like turkey breast...so good on crackers, or in a wrap...or even by itself! And it's low cal, so you could eat a lot of it and still hve plenty of cals for other stuff. I think the kind of lunchmeat i buy, i can have 6 pieces for only 50 calories.
Keep your chin up. It will all work out.
CGLast edited on 12 September 2008 05:14 pm by clarinetgurl
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Dreamer
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Posted: 12 September 2008 11:16 pm |
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Thanks for replying again, I really appreciate it!
Today I made a big mistake - not drinking enough water. We had P.E for the last lesson, and it was the 6 minute run. I was in the first group, then afterwards I snuck into second to get the extra exercise.. I had forgotten to bring a water bottle to school, and had eaten only half of an apple 4 hours before. After P.E I walked the whole 2 miles home. The result.. no faints, luckily, but I was a little weak and I guess my throat dried out because now it hurts a lot.
Got home - had 150ml of orange juice, then a piece of cheese the size of a thumb. (?) This is all I've had so far. We haven't got any turkey but we do have 'wafer-thin' ham. Would that be OK?
Edit: Just had a slice of ham. The packet says there are 120 calories for each 100g of ham, in the packet there is 400g and there is quite a lot of ham because it is paper thin. Do you reckon this is low cal?
Thanks 
Last edited on 12 September 2008 11:22 pm by Dreamer
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slimwish
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Posted: 13 September 2008 01:52 am |
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Hi Dreamer! 
I know what you mean by trying to decide which way to go! The fast, but unhealthy... Or slow, and healthy. But I decided to try to consume about 1300-1600 a day.
I don't want to lose all my muscle and no fat, then gain it all back
Ahh, I could so relate to that. :o
You should start a diary, on the On-line diary section! It'll help you keep track of your progress and stuff.
 SW
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sweet kisses
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Posted: 26 September 2008 12:37 am |
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120 cals for 100 grams of food isn't super low cal, but its far from junkfood either. Plus, the calories are worth it because they're coming from protein, which keeps you fuller, longer than other food groups.
And i completely agree with slimwish about starting a food diary here. I just started mine 2 days ago and i love it. The support here is amazing.
Last edited on 26 September 2008 12:39 am by sweet kisses
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