Steppie's low TDEE struggle diary

steppie

steppie

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Well a little about me

I'm 28 years old, female, 5'3.

At my highest weight, I was 185 (or more, I stopped weighing) and developed high blood pressure. My Dr. told me to lose weight or start medication. So I got obsessed with losing weight. I lost from obese bmi to normal (140 lbs) and no longer suffer from high blood pressure. But I gained an incredible food anxiety and would even vomit from eating too much or 'bad' things such as ice cream. I thought the nausea and vomiting was from my stomach not being 'used' to that food or amount any more. But nope, after listening to my symptoms, another doc explained it was anxiety.

I got out of a very bad, nearly decade long relationship and feeling happy, I stopped worrying so much about food and my weight and returned to overeating. I actually maintained 150ish for a couple years which is not awful but is overweight. Near the end of quarantine, I started gaining and found myself too big for my favorite pants. I weighed in at 164. I want to get down to 105/size 2 well I'm not sure what measurement I'll be satisfied with but I'd love to be thin and feel comfortable wearing all the cute clothes I dream of.

At the start of this thread, I'm 149 on the nose. I use a spreadsheet to record my calorie intake and weight every single day.

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I'm hoping to find some friends to read their diaries and offer support, hopefully people close to me in stats (female, close to my height and weight). If talk about issues such as depression or female issues makes you uncomfortable, please hit the back button fast because this thread will almost certainly involve TMI
 
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This shirt is uncomfortable to wear in the arms. My weight is the same from last week thanks to PMS, period, and overeating two days
 
Welcome Steppie! And congratulations on losing weight and a great start. Being down almost 7 lbs since June 1 is great!

I think you will find this diary a big help, and all the information you have given us is good. Never too much information here.

I suggest you try logging in every day with your food and progress, then see how it goes. I am looking forward to following you.
 
My intake for today: 651
Breakfast 110: Instant coffee (50) and supplements (60) which include calcium chews, vitamin gummies, and benefiber in my coffee. I avoid taking any pills without food because it can and will make me vomit and I hate it.

Lunch 118: 31g spinach and artichoke cheese (93) spread on a Kim's magic pop (15) and fiber gummies (10)

Dinner 423: egg salad made from one egg (70), 1T lime mayo (100), and garlic salt, spread on a Kim's magic pop (15), 4 air fried veggie and pork potstickers (130) dipped in 6mL sauce (11), 1C peaches n cream sugarfree pudding (80) spiked with benefiber (15)

Food Thoughts:
the peaches n cream flavor is not one that holds up well for the second day, but it is so tasty that I can't complain about the texture. I've been using the full calorie mayo because I hate to waste food, but it just doesn't give me the bang for my [caloric] buck that other foods do. I'm going to continue to use it until the expiration date or until it's gone, but I think I have to kiss my formerly beloved lime mayo goodbye and never purchase it again.
 
Hey Steppie, good for you sticking with the diet, but under 700 calories is pretty low. Be sure you get enough to eat and enough nutrients!

I don't ever plan to buy mayo again, though I did have a sandwich last week someone made for me with it. Too many calories for me.
 
Hi, Steppie. I looked up your TDEE & I got 1650, putting in your age, current weight, height etc & saying you are sedentary.
TDEE is the number of calories burnt in a day scaling BMR to the level of activity. This is the number of calories you need daily to maintain your current weight. I would think between 1200-1300 cals a day should still bring weight-loss & would make it easier to get sufficient nutrition. Please don't set yourself up for a lifetime of crash dieting. I wish I never had gone on a diet & instead just eaten healthily & kept an eye on my weight.
 
Welcome to WLF Steppie!

I am the same height and age as you and I weigh about 130 pounds. I have to echo what Cate and Alligatorob are saying. 700 calories is very low. You will probably find that your body will start burning muscle to keep you going, which makes it harder to achieve a 'toned' look.
 
Cate said:
Hi, Steppie. I looked up your TDEE & I got 1650, putting in your age, current weight, height etc & saying you are sedentary.
TDEE is the number of calories burnt in a day scaling BMR to the level of activity. This is the number of calories you need daily to maintain your current weight. I would think between 1200-1300 cals a day should still bring weight-loss & would make it easier to get sufficient nutrition. Please don't set yourself up for a lifetime of crash dieting. I wish I never had gone on a diet & instead just eaten healthily & kept an eye on my weight.
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Look up the Katch-Mcardle formula, which considers fat percentage and my tdee is estimated at 1415.

I really do not see why you felt the need to explain to me what a tdee is. I did not ask and actually used the term in my title so you might guess that I already know
 
I'm sorry you have taken offence when I only meant to be helpful. I used the TDEE calculator on the 5:2 website.
 
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