#calorie restriction

[rainyday-w-hotchocolate]

From today, from this moment, I don't care about your 'ill start tomorrow'. No. No excuses. If you want to be skinny, then act it. And I promise you, you'll thank me in a week.

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[hxllo2kittx]

another bunch of low cal recipes ೃ࿔*:･

[novahatesthesun]

REMINDER

Binging has never made you feel happier, so what's the point? Binging only gets you further away from your goals. Of course, not entirely - don't let it demotivate you, you're gonna need that motivation to undo the damage you caused by pigging out.

[ryn-stillstanding]

the diet / rules that have worked best for me:

-> 500cal goal + 700cal limit ~ the rules below help me stick to my goal

-> coffee in the morning with 35cal creamer cause i cant drink it black ~ any suggestions for lower cal creamer is appreciated

-> i usually get cravings around 2-3pm, so i give myself just enough that my stomach has something to process ~ a couple of crispy minis, carrots, or veggie sticks, around 15-30cal

-> a 300-400cal supper with lots of veggies, some meat, and low-cal carbs like rice or whole wheat wraps

-> IF i feel like i need a snack after supper, i will just have the low-cal snacks i have mentioned above ~ i used to binge at this time, so it prevents me from feeling the urge to binge

by following these rules, i have found that i have no urges to binge, and i have been able to stick to my 500cal goal. if i go over, i also give myself grace. that's why i have an ultimate limit. the longer you go without eating fatty foods, sugar, and carbs, the less you feel like binging.

the biggest thing ive learned: figure out your strengths and weaknesses in this process and work with them :)

[t-a-k-a-k-o]

Anyone else at the point they want to lose their period and don't care if they become infertile? I mean I can just adopt since there r so many unwanted children out there ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠˘⁠_⁠˘⁠)⁠┌

[aerienes]

this is what i want

[skullsofheaven]

Help how do I stay in the honeymoon phase for months like I did when I first started? Now my honeymoon phase only lasts a week before I overeat again. I loved it so much when I first started and I would barely eat anything, now it's hard to do for more than a week or two.

[ms-demeanor]

Actually I do think that it's super important to talk about the fact that cutting 500 calories a day for a 1lb a week weight loss is considered "slow" or "moderate" weight loss.

*IF* you can sustain that for a year that is a 52 pound loss in a year, which is pretty fucking fast, actually, but people act like you're a hopeless defeatist if you start talking about weight loss in terms of 1 pound a month because people want *results* but if you're talking about being able to sustain weight loss (which some people just straight up cannot for a variety of reasons and is not reasonable to *expect* everybody to be able to do) then it's kind of fucking bonkers that doctors and the American heart association and diabetes infographics and whatever talk about doing the kinds of diets that typically only last 3-6 months (12-26 pounds at a pound a week) and expect people to maintain those losses.

When you talk to doctors it is extremely reasonable to say "okay, and how, specifically, should I do that?" when they say to lose twenty pounds, but what is ALSO a very reasonable question that I never see brought up is "okay, by when?" and if they say "within the next year" it's also perfectly reasonable to say "why does it have to be in that time period?" Because if we're talking about the benefits of a 5% weight loss for reducing the weight-associated risks of heart disease or diabetes, then losing that weight over five years instead of over six months should be as effective, and is much more likely to be a lasting change instead of something that kicks off a bunch of weight cycling (which has its own terrible side effects that are bad for you).

There are some people for whom, for a number of reasons, it is impossible or near impossible to lose weight in the long term. It is possible for most people to lose weight in the short term, with a significant amount of effort. Maintaining long-term weight loss is exceptionally difficult and it seems like it's not feasible for large numbers of people, and I can't help but wonder if that's because what we're considering 'long term' really isn't long term at all.

If you've spent time around people trying to put on muscle you'll see something that I think is actually a more reasonable approach to long-term body changes, and that is recognition of the fact that you can only put on a (relatively) tiny amount of muscle in a year. For most people who have been training for any length of time, it's between 5-7 pounds and it gets harder to put on more the longer you've trained. Lifters and bodybuilders who recognize this and still want to put on muscle understand that they are in for an extremely long-term project that they have to intentionally maintain and put a lot of effort toward.

I want you to think about anyone you know who is a serious gym rat. I want you to think about how many hours a week they spend in the gym, and what they're giving up in exchange for that time. I want you to think about how much they spend on equipment and gym memberships and protein powder and first aid and very specific foods. If you know someone who's a very serious gym rat, you probably think they're a little unreasonable, that that's too much effort to put into looking good in a tank top.

But that's pretty analogous to the kind of effort, planning, and expense that needs to be put into maintaining a long term weight loss. And that effort needs to be put in forever - no matter if you're having kids or your partner is hospitalized or if your financial situation changes or if you are permanently injured, just like a bodybuilder can't expect to keep their gains if they're suddenly spending ten hours a week at the hospital instead of the gym.

I mean, people talk about weight loss and they get angry when you bring up the statistical failure of things like Weight Watchers or if you discuss how destructive dieting can be and they go "so, what, are you saying it's impossible to lose weight?" And the answer is, no, not for everyone.

It is possible for most people to lose weight. Just like it's possible for most people to become competitive bodybuilders. But we frame "mid-30s mother with two kids and a long commute and a full time job needs to lose 10 pounds and keep if off" as a task with a difficulty curve similar to learning how to cook a few crockpot meals, not similar to becoming a competitive bodybuilder.

[weightlessantique]

I feel so weird and annoying, time to restrict!♡♡

[ryn-stillstanding]

wearing baggy clothes now so when summer comes around they’ll all be shocked by my body >>>>>

[sillylittleteengirl]

i’m losing sm motivation on this journey i keep gaining. i just want to be thin.

[aerienes]

collarbone check