springything
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Hi, I'm Nat. Female, 5'3", 206lbs. 33 years old and married with 3 kids. I've had a skewed relationship with food all my adult life. At 17 when I got my first full time job I would buy family size tubs of 'low-fat' ice cream and sit in my room and eat the whole thing every evening. Food had always been rationed at home for financial and health reasons.
Last year I followed Lighterlife for 7 weeks. I consumed only protein shakes, soups and bars (400 kcals in total daily) and a minimum of 4 litres water per day (in reality it was 6lt min per day). You have to get BP checked at doctors every 4 weeks to follow this plan. During week 6 I was very unwell (too much water very quickly) and had to come off the diet. The 28lbs I had lost came piling back on and then some. Then followed 6 months of poor health (unrelated to the diet) where I was unable a lot of the time to even walk up the stairs. Prior to these 6 months I was dancing 3 times a week and resistance training 3-4 times per week. I was very fit and very strong.
Since then I have found it incredibly hard to lose even a couple of pounds. I can only assume this is because I have lost so much strength and maybe long term effects of the very low cal diet. I understand that metabolism cannot be permanantly damaged but assuming my body composition has changed drastically I guess my caloric needs have too.
I do resistance training 3 times a week and I walk/cycle 10 miles per day. I get a real high from my exercise. It is now time to sort out my food and therein lies the problem. I am most definitely an emotional eater and need to address this. There is a wealth of info on this site and it is taking a while to read through everything, however I am hopeful that here I can find -and offer in return I hope- the help, advice and support I need.
Last year I followed Lighterlife for 7 weeks. I consumed only protein shakes, soups and bars (400 kcals in total daily) and a minimum of 4 litres water per day (in reality it was 6lt min per day). You have to get BP checked at doctors every 4 weeks to follow this plan. During week 6 I was very unwell (too much water very quickly) and had to come off the diet. The 28lbs I had lost came piling back on and then some. Then followed 6 months of poor health (unrelated to the diet) where I was unable a lot of the time to even walk up the stairs. Prior to these 6 months I was dancing 3 times a week and resistance training 3-4 times per week. I was very fit and very strong.
Since then I have found it incredibly hard to lose even a couple of pounds. I can only assume this is because I have lost so much strength and maybe long term effects of the very low cal diet. I understand that metabolism cannot be permanantly damaged but assuming my body composition has changed drastically I guess my caloric needs have too.
I do resistance training 3 times a week and I walk/cycle 10 miles per day. I get a real high from my exercise. It is now time to sort out my food and therein lies the problem. I am most definitely an emotional eater and need to address this. There is a wealth of info on this site and it is taking a while to read through everything, however I am hopeful that here I can find -and offer in return I hope- the help, advice and support I need.
