Deeszy's Journal, 27 Oct 21

I always eat at least half my calories at suppertime. I know FS encourages only 500 calories for supper but I can never make that work. So … light breakfast and lunch! Anyway…if the 800 calories you already had today represent half your dailies, that’s still “weight-losing territory for most of us 🙂 

I eat about half my calories after 4pm, breakfast and lunch take the other half. It’s up to you how you spread it out. Hope you feel better soon! 

I hear ya Dom.. but some days it’s harder then it seems. Thanks for the words of encouragement :) 

Thanks Laura that made me feel better honestly! FS says my RDI is 2400 but that can’t be right! I eat about 1200-1500 daily and I barely see ain’t weight changes. Something is not adding up! 

Don't be down on yourself. You are miles ahead of other people who have limited insight, and do not measure or count what they eat at all. A small set back helps you to realize your strengths and weaknesses and helps you plan for tomorrow.  

Diet is hard because basically you are depriving your body of the energy it needs to function in order to force it to make use of the stored energy “fat”, and therefore, lose weight, but our body will try very hard to preserve what it has in stock as a survival mechanism. Think about this: our ancestors were in a environment of scarcity. It was crucial to have energy stored for periods of lack of food. We, however, currently live in a environment completely inadequate to our biological design, and are surrounded with abundance, in fact, excess, that’s why there is so much obesity, each year the ratio increases more and more. It’s because of this mechanism that our ancestors survived, and passed their genes on, and here we are. Hang in there girl. If you eat extra 200 kcal, walk fast for 40minutes. 

I so know what you mean about younger days!! I was just telling my 20 year old son that when I was his age I could eat a ton of food and not gain an ounce. Sigh the good days. Now I some much as look at a French Fry I gain a pound. 😉 

Thanks for all the words of encouragement and insights. You all really cheered me up and even gave me a chuckle or two! Love my FS family.. couldn’t do it with you :) here’s to a better day!  

I hear ya...night-time snacking is the bane of my existence.  

I feel your pain!I have been stuck at the same weight for 3 months, my eating is after 7and just when i think i have it under control...i don't.  

Push through it! It's okay to talk back to the negative emotions! Feeling don't own you, they are just passing through! 

Je vous comprend tellement. Je me suis fais une méthode qui me simplifie la vie. Pas mis la barre trop haute. L'évaluation système Fat, me disais que 1800 calories par jour me laisserais stable, Je me suis donc mis comme objectif de 1500 calories en surveillant bien les glucides et le RDI, qui doivent à peu près à niveau en pourcentage, et j'ai maigris de 23 lbs en 3 mois actuellement je suis stable mais cela est parait-il normal. Je vois toujours à rester à 1500 calories ou moins. Je me permet même un petit congé le dimanche soir seulement ,avec un gâteau, crème glacée ou même des chips... 

... surveillant glucides & RDI : C'est quoi le RDI? 

If your allowed calories are leaving you hungry, up them at least 200 and rework yourmacros so that your protein and fiber intake is high and your carbs lower (25% to 30% max). It's not just calories as we age. It's hormones. And too many carbs switch off fat burning unless we reduce calories further. . .which makes us hungry. Protein and fiber are filling. And be sure to add resistance training to your routine, if you haven't already. Muscles are energy-burning powerhouses, and we lose muscle as we age, which also contributes to weight creep. 

My RDI is 2400 according to FS but that can’t be right! So I used TDEE calculator which says for weight loss I should consume 1651. Which seems accurate.  

Thanks everyone for your support! I will keep Pushing through. I’ve read each and every comment and will do my best to take your advices :)