Syd's Journey to Summer

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I hope you don't mind the suggestion but I bet you'd do really well with more protein and healthy fats in your diet. We seem to have pretty much the same starting stats and end goal and I've found them be invaluable in feeling better and losing weight. And I know it's a bit hypocritical coming from someone on sugary meal replacements but eating fat is not necessarily a bad thing if it's the right kind - avocados, nuts and fish all fill your body up and help you avoid the kind of carbohydrate-crashes that make us put on weight in the first place.

Protein and fats will also up your calories. At 337 calories your body will go into starvation mode. What that means is it will hold on to every tiny bit of fat it can because it'll think you've fallen on hard times and you'll see your weightloss stall dramatically. Your energy reserves and immune system will decrease dramatically the longer the severely reduced calories continues for.

I have experience with eating too little when I was young and I understand what it feels like. A lot of people assume that eating disorders span from seeing skinny people in magazines but for me it wasn't like that. I felt like I didn't deserve the food. I didn't like spending the time on myself. I'm not sure what's affecting your relationship with your intake - perhaps it could even be a practicality like not getting enough time to eat in a day. But eating more is the single most important step you can take to feeling better. And it doesn't have to be significantly more, either! You usually have around 600 calories. One extra meal of a piece of meat, vegetables and potatoes or fries would bring you up to 1200 which is still very low but safe.
 
Syd, you are really starting to worry me. Your long-term health is so important. You are not eating enough to support your vital organs. I had an eating disorder when I was younger. My son has had an eating disorder. It is horrible. Starving yourself is no answer.
 
Weight this morning: ? (Staying at my boyfriends place)

Food Diary - June 28
Breakfast: -
Lunch: -
Dinner: 152g Beef steak (260), 85g White beans in tomato sauce (84)
Other foods: 2 and a half Tuc Bacon flavored (45), half a protein bar (145), Normal portion of crisps (154)
Drinks: Water (0), Citrus Ice Tea (29)

Total: 717

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Food Diary - June 29
Breakfast: -
Lunch: Salami sandwich (+-250)
Dinner: Salad with chicken, apple and corn (?), Strawberry dessert (?)
Other foods: Small plate of cherries (?)
Other drinks: Mango/Banana/Apple smoothie (143), Glass of 0% fat - strawberry milk (50)

I've only had the sandwich and smoothie so far. The other foods is what I plan on eating. I'll upload calories for those later. Thank you so much for your concern by the way, everyone. I don't know, I sometimes don't really feel like eating much. Especially because I quit my job and now basically dont do anything except exercising a littlebit on my own. It's not like I purposely starve myself.
 
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I understand that you may not feel like eating much, but I would really like you to eat more anyway. Please try to get to 1200 a day Syd, hungry or not.
 
It sounds like you need something to do with your time. Do you have any hobbies you could make the most of? Hiking is a pretty good one if you want to stay active. There are clubs all over the place and it takes up a lot of time. Moving more could give you the motivation you need to get those extra calories in. Actually, I'm wondering if adding a protein shake into your diet would be good for you. You seem to like our drinks - you could just imagine it's a smoothie? It'd bump up your calories without actually feeling like you're eating.

Well done, by the way. It's not easy quitting a job but sometimes that change is exactly what someone needs.
 
Weight this morning: 79,2kg (174.6lbs)
Weight lost so far: 6,7kg (14.7lbs)

Food Diary - June 29
Breakfast: -
Lunch: Salami sandwich (whole-grain bread) (+- 250)
Dinner: Corn, Apple & Chicken Salad (249), Strawberry dessert (103)
Other foods: Half a chicken burger (78), 1 crisp (10), 2 winegums (34)
Drinks: Water (0), Glass of '0% fat' strawberry milk (50), Mango smoothie (143)

Total: 917

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Food Diary - June 30
Breakfast: -
Lunch: -
Dinner: Pulled pork wrap (390)
Other foods: Bit of spagetthi (+-300)
Drinks: Water (0), Glass Citrus Iced tea (29)

Total: 719

I had to go to the dentist today and the anesthesia didn't wear off until like late at night. I wasn't supposed to eat until that happened, but I tried to have something small like that wrap. I fell asleep from like 8:30pm - 10:30pm and then I had some spagetthi. I was so exhausted from today, ugh. Right now it's hard to resist having some more spagetthi, but it's 3:10am so I shouldn't eat anymore.

Also, yes I do have hobbies, but most of those are indoors. My other 'job' is also indoors (video editing). I have been thinking about a subscription at a nearby pool just to get out of the house, but currently I don't have the money for it. ): A subscription for just 6 months is already €147 ($168).

Will you look at how beautiful our salad looked though. :p

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Also:
Weight loss week 1 (June 7-14): 2.2kg (4.9 lbs)
Weight loss week 2 (June 14-21): 1.3kg (2.8 lbs)
Weight loss week 3 (June 21-29): 2,6kg (5.7lbs)
 
Weight this morning: 79,1kg (174.3lbs)
Weight lost so far: 6,8kg (15lbs)

Wooo! My birthday month has begun! :D

Food Diary - July 1st
Breakfast: Pineapple slice (27)
Lunch: Oatmeal cranberry biscuit (95)
Dinner: Lemon & Coriander fish (96), 175g Spinach (50), 3 tiny leftover pieces of chicken (30)
Other foods: One Jonagold apple (75)
Drinks: Water (0), Glass Citrus Iced Tea (29), Cherry coke zero (1)

Total: 403
It was truly not on purpose to eat this little. I was literally so full after dinner, I couldn't even finish all the 225g spinach I cooked.

Exercises: 150 Jumping jacks, 30 sit-ups, 7226 steps (297)
Burned: 297 + ?
 
Hi Syd, I do worry about young people coming to the forum, seeing these posts and assuming this is a safe way to lose weight. We have to be clear that we aren't in favour of losing weight this way but this doesn't mean we aren't cheering you on; I just wish you'd do it in a way that won't harm your body. Salad looks lovely!
 
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Hi Syd, I do worry about young people coming to the forum, seeing these posts and assuming this is a safe way to lose weight. We have to be clear that we aren't in favour of losing weight this way but this doesn't mean we aren't cheering you on; I just wish you'd do it in a way that won't harm your body. Salad looks lovely!
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:iagree: with Hana. I try not to look in your diary now as it upsets me seeing you depriving your body of the basic nutritional necessities. We want you to eat healthily Syd.
 
I know it's annoying having random strangers commenting on what you're doing and I totally understand why eating more is a struggle for you at the moment. My plan isn't healthy either because of all of the sugar content and the fact that I'm having replacements instead of real foods. So I do understand how frustrating it is when you make a conscious decision and then people seemingly butt in. But we just have to remember that people on here want what's best for us and can see our patterns more clearly than we can. As adults we can do as we please but that won't stop people from worrying about us and when we post online there's a certain promotional aspect to what we're doing.

I bet you could make some great changes just by swapping out a couple of things a day. For instance, how about full calorie coke? It's better than trying to get by on so little energy.

I find drinking my calories a whole lot easier than eating them. You could add some milk, smoothies, cordial or soda. Or pour chia seeds on everything - they boost calories. I think there's also calorie supplements that you can put in your existing food without having to eat more at all. Then there's protein shakes and meal replacements that you could use alongside the meals that you're having already. If you're struggling for money then good old rice, veggies and beans are cheap to buy in bulk and make a filling meal.

It really can be so difficult to eat enough when you're choosing healthy foods and not that mobile throughout the day. Just from experience, though, what feels like a slump can spiral into a regular habit very quickly. At first it will feel like you're forcing yourself to eat and I know how much that sucks. But it got to the point where I was gagging when I had to eat a bite of toast. I don't want that for you.
 
It's not as if I'm 'assuming my diet is safe'. I'm just slowly becoming more and more scared of having more calories. That's basically my problem. I appreciate your advice but it's difficult for me for multiple reasons.
 
Weight this morning: 78.4kg (173lbs)
Weight loss so far: 7.5kg (16.5lbs)

I'll just not put quantity and calorie intake in the future then.

July 2nd
- Whole-grain cookie
- Vegetable soup
- Cirtrus Iced Tea
- Spagetthi

July 3rd
- Low fat cherry yoghurt
- KFC filet bites
- Chicken, apple & corn salad
- Strawberry KitKat
- Spaghetti
- Mango / Passion fruit sorbet
- Rolo pudding
- Tiny pieces of chicken

July 4th
- Whole-grain cookie
- Citrus Iced Tea
- Chicken, apple & corn salad
- Mango / Passion fruit sorbet
- Pineapple
 
Weight loss week 1 (June 7-14): 2.2kg (4.9 lbs)
Weight loss week 2 (June 14-21): 1.3kg (2.8 lbs)
Weight loss week 3 (June 21-29): 2,6kg (5.7lbs)
Weight loss week 4 (June 29 - July 6): 1.8kg (4lbs)

Total weight lost so far: 7.9kg (17.4lbs)

July 5th:
- Pineapple
- Red Bull Zero
- Pome Duchesse
- Chicken schitzel
- Winegums
- Cheese slice
- Luncheon meat slice
- Apple
- Few thin chicken strips

July 6th:
- Protein bar
- Lemon & Koriander fish fillet
- Spinach
- Lemon iced tea
- Starbucks iced coffee (those you can get at the supermarket)
- Winegums
- Meat bun
 
I'll just leave. Maybe I'll come back some other time but it feels pretty useless posting on this forum now.
 
To be fair Syd, you've posted one comment on one person's diary - maybe if you posted outside of your own diary a bit then you'd get more traffic on your own? Also, several of us have expressed concern about the way you are doing your diet - happy to support you as a person but people aren't going to be able to post on your diary cheering you on when we fundamentally don't agree with what you're doing. Good luck going forward if you chose not to continue to post here.
 
It's not about others posting here, I just feel like when I don't put calories and stuff like that so I don't concern you guys, it feels pretty useless to me.
 
Can't stop you from putting calories - you're welcome to use your diary how you please! It's yours! :) x
 
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