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Even though I'm completely sticking to my plan and I'm down 7 lbs, I still don't feel like it's happening fast enough. I think I should have taken my measurements because I'm gaining muscle and the difference probably would've been encouraging.
The hardest part is only eating 400 calories until dinner. It's not so much the hunger that is difficult to cope with. Eating so few calories makes it hard to have the energy to exercise, so I try to eat an energy bar an hour before my workout so I won't feel fatigued.
I'm concerned that PMS and my period are going to make me break down psychologically because I'm going to retain water and "gain weight" and feel discouraged all day. Also, fatigue and cravings. I think I'm going to cry a lot. I don't want it to go down like that.
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178.0 lb
Lost so far: 7.0 lb.
Still to go: 17.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 27 March 2014:
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855 kcal
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Fat: 25.10g | Prot: 47.69g | Carb: 114.62g.
Breakfast: Cream (Half & Half), Coffee, Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt with Blueberry Acai. Lunch: Au Bon Pain Portuguese Kale Soup (Gluten Free) (Medium). Dinner: Tanimura & Antle Sweet Yellow Onion, Great Value Pinto Beans, Pompeian White Cooking Wine, Baby Spinach, Chicken Stock. Snacks/Other: Polly-O Part Skim Mozzarella String Cheese Sticks, Trader Joe's Three Layer Hummus, Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips, Clif Bar Mojo Bar - Mountain Mix. more...
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2264 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Desk Work - 7 hours, Resting - 9 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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steady weight
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 Comments
The most successful people with weight loss make their diet sustainable for the long haul. If it's too much, you will eventually give up. I know you want to lose fast, but it may be better to eat more (1200/1300) a day, and lose a little slower. You may actually lose quicker because you will have more energy to work out harder. For women to gain an actual pound of muscle takes weeks/months of hard work (I googleed it, very interesting). You can retain water in your muscles (it helps them heal) which can show on the scale as a temporary gain, smaller loss than usual or no loss. The water retention can mask your actual loss for the week. Play around with calories till you find what works and satisfies you. If the scale effects you emotionally, then weigh once a week. Google "why the scale lies" to understand why it fluctuates all the time. So many things can affect the scale: sodium, hormones, medications, inflammation, sickness, stress, etc. This is a learning process. You have to keep changing till you find what works and makes the diet sustainable.
27 Mar 14 by member: Suzi161
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