knovosel's Journal, 16 February 2018

I just sent you an email! Great drop! 

What's your RDI? 

My RDI is is around 50%. Goal is 1900 calories but always around 1000 per day. I'm not hungry and I don't know how I could eat that much. 

Some people have suggested lowering my carbs but low carbs seems to be higher in saturated fat. I can't have saturated fat. I'm trying to raise polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats and lower saturated fats.  

I keep my saturated fats below 15 grams per day and cholesterol under 200 mg per day. I think my carbs are all healthy, with the exception of some cheese occasionally. Whole grains and egg whites only lots of spinach, lettuce and water is about 64 oz per day. Protein today was 65 grams, sugars usually under 35 grams per day. Potassium was 1373 mg today. Isn't that good? 

seems like when I drop my daily intake too low my body says "Oh really!!? We'll just see about that!", and then it proceeds to lower my metabolism even lower and I stop dropping weight. There's some magic balance that I have to stay on for it to work. Hope that helps and STAY WITH IT!!!  

You have a busy w/o sch. the only problem l see is your body is hungry because of all the cardio, weight's etc.for more carbs, It's nothing new it's using some and storing the other for fat to survive , a w/o girl like you should be doing no less than 1200cals a day even1500 you see I'm low balling so you don't get scared off.Listen if you work hard you eat big and the lbs will start dropping off as soon as your body gets it's fair side of fuel and it will release the fat guaranteed.and if you say OMG that can't be eat more to lose weight then my Dear Women fs expects to read more of your I'm doing all this and it's going nowhere post.l hope this info was helpful! 

your body can go into something called "starvation mode". If it believes you aren't getting enough of one thing to have enough to produce the bedded energy it will begin sorting fast to get you through those moments. remember to get to the fs recommended calories (or at least close) and provide your body with what it will need to get through your daily routine. personally, I find that if I don't eat enough I lose nothing if I Leo my body burning me that I consume but all fueled I lose. most dietitians will tell you that too low is bad. they will also tell you if you lose more than an average of 2-3lbs a week it'll come back quick. keep yourself about 500 calories below wjat you burn and you'll probably see a diffenece. don't put so much pressure on yourself. yout are doing great. you didn't get where you are by one meal or snack and yout won't get where you want to be that way either. it takes time. you are doing great I promise 

1000 calories isn’t enough, especially if you are exercising  

I've had the same exact issue trying to workout and eat healthy, while gaining extra pounds and got disappointed then quit. Until I realized that I didn't know what I was doing. this time around, I sought counsel on what I should do for my body. this is what I learned, carbs and protein before a workout about 1-2 hours before (gives energy and you can push yourself harder), protein about an hour after working out (helps rebuild the muscle), counting calories can work but for every calorie you burn, you must eat it (on workout days, I increase my intake to 500-600 more calories). All of these things have helped me in my journey and I'm slowly losing the weight and building muscle. since December lost 10 lbs and many inches. 

If your body is recognising the exercise as a stress you will release cortisol which will prevent weight loss....back off on the exercise for a while. Look at keto as a possibilty? 

If you starve your body, you will lose muscle and not fat. You need to eat. 1000 calories while working out is putting your body is starvation mode. If you are hungry eat. Also try more resistance training and less cardio. Your body adapts easily to cardio making it harder to lose body fat.  

Also, if you find it hard to eat, like your just not hungry, try healthy snacks push you through and kick up your matablism. Greek yogurt, string cheese, fruit. Something light and easy to eat but around 200 calories. Get your body used to eating more often and you will trick it into being in burn mode instead of storage mode. I would recommend atleast 1500 calories a day. I have a hard time some days even hitting 1000 and I try my best to squeeze in snacks or a protein shake. We want to lose fat, not weight. That's an important distinction.  

knovosel, If you find doubt in what l've recommended for for you, hopefully you will take the advice from the other concerned family of friends you have using their knowledge from their very intelligent suggestions for you to succeed.