Emiko
New member
Hi Crazy4Beadz,
Are you still experiencing swelling in your legs? If so, you may want talk to your healthcare provider to rule out anything medical.
Looking over your food journal, I believe you will lose weight if you follow it, however, it is very restrictive and lacks nutritional density. I'm not confident that you (or any human being) will be able to sustain this plan to maintain your weight. When you severely restrict your eating (calorically or food choice-wise) it's a pretty good set up for binge-eating (I speak from experience here). If you don't get enough calories (and especially if they lack nutrition), at some point your body will take over and want to eat everything in sight (it will operate as if you are experiencing a famine!).
If you eat nutritious foods you like, eat when you are physically hungry and stop when you are sated (not stuffed), your body will release excess fat and align with your natural weight. Many dieters have a hard time knowing when they start to feel the light whisper of hunger (when your body needs some fuel) and may not sto eating until they are uncomfortably full. But if you are in touch with your hunger and satiety cues, your best bet is to eat for fuel the moment you feel the whisper of hunger and stop the moment it is satisfied - you will eat more times throughout the day, but not necessarily more food. If you find you eat unconsciously (while watching TV, "tasting" while cooking dinner for the family, grabbing a handful of nuts/candy each time you walk by a receptionist treat bowl) then becoming mindful of when you do this will help you notice that you are probably not physically hungry at these times, and do not need to be eating it (and probably not even tasting the food, to boot). If you eat for emotional reasons, you are best served finding the thoughts causing you to eat when you are stressed/anxious/bored/sad/angry and then questioning them. If you are trying to satisfy a true want (for example, "I'm bored, I want some entertainment") food is a very poor substitute, and finding ways to fill yourself up without food is a very good place to start respecting food for it's primary purpose: to fuel your body.
You clearly have a lot of discipline and motivation, but you do not need willpower to let go of excess weight. Respecting your body and honoring your hunger and satiety cues will take the guess work out of weight loss, and the good news is that you don't have to remember anything, just listen to your body.
Are you still experiencing swelling in your legs? If so, you may want talk to your healthcare provider to rule out anything medical.
Looking over your food journal, I believe you will lose weight if you follow it, however, it is very restrictive and lacks nutritional density. I'm not confident that you (or any human being) will be able to sustain this plan to maintain your weight. When you severely restrict your eating (calorically or food choice-wise) it's a pretty good set up for binge-eating (I speak from experience here). If you don't get enough calories (and especially if they lack nutrition), at some point your body will take over and want to eat everything in sight (it will operate as if you are experiencing a famine!).
If you eat nutritious foods you like, eat when you are physically hungry and stop when you are sated (not stuffed), your body will release excess fat and align with your natural weight. Many dieters have a hard time knowing when they start to feel the light whisper of hunger (when your body needs some fuel) and may not sto eating until they are uncomfortably full. But if you are in touch with your hunger and satiety cues, your best bet is to eat for fuel the moment you feel the whisper of hunger and stop the moment it is satisfied - you will eat more times throughout the day, but not necessarily more food. If you find you eat unconsciously (while watching TV, "tasting" while cooking dinner for the family, grabbing a handful of nuts/candy each time you walk by a receptionist treat bowl) then becoming mindful of when you do this will help you notice that you are probably not physically hungry at these times, and do not need to be eating it (and probably not even tasting the food, to boot). If you eat for emotional reasons, you are best served finding the thoughts causing you to eat when you are stressed/anxious/bored/sad/angry and then questioning them. If you are trying to satisfy a true want (for example, "I'm bored, I want some entertainment") food is a very poor substitute, and finding ways to fill yourself up without food is a very good place to start respecting food for it's primary purpose: to fuel your body.
You clearly have a lot of discipline and motivation, but you do not need willpower to let go of excess weight. Respecting your body and honoring your hunger and satiety cues will take the guess work out of weight loss, and the good news is that you don't have to remember anything, just listen to your body.
