My body is so odd

[thistle_chaser]

I did bad dieting this week. I broke my diet four or five times, including cookies last night (serving = 2 cookies, I had 6 -- annoyingly, they weren't even very good). I just spot-checked my weight to see how bad it would be when I check officially on Wednesday.

I'm down seven pounds in five days.

I'm not complaining at all, but I had french

Comments

[tersa]

I think that's solid proof you weren't eating enough calories before. :)

Just don't go completely crazy.

[thistle_chaser]

Yeah the going crazy part lead to all the diet breaks. "Oh ho ho! I need to eat more! COOKIES!" Luckily most of them were at least semi-reasonable (deli coldcut sandwich, Chinese food that I just ate the white meat chicken and left the noodles). You're right about the calories though. Still seems strange that I have to eat more to lose more, but this seems proof.

[tersa]

If it helps:

Dialing in the calorie count is finding the happy medium point where your body isn't convinced you're starving (too low), but is less than the minimum number of calories you burn on a daily basis (basal metabolism). Boom. Weight loss.

[lady_bird]

Maybe this proves your theory correct that you were previously eating too few calories?

[thistle_chaser]

Seems like it. Feels really odd, but feelings and lying brains aren't to be believed. The proof is in the (sugar-free) pudding!

[diello]

Sounds like too few to me. Glad you didn't go overboard :)
Also glad to see the diet is wrangling your taste buds - it's weird how delicious cookies no longer taste so amazing after a while of dieting. Remember that feeling ;)

[thistle_chaser]

Dieting really, really does change how you taste things. We're talking those peanut butter Oreo cookies. I thought those were the best thing ever the first time I tasted them. Last night I was boggling over how in the world something with such a high calorie count could taste like so little.

On the other hand, I'm in love with sugar-free Jello. I eat it every day, often twice a day.

[thistle_chaser]

I KNOW RIGHT? I had said that about greek yogurt, too. Someone else had said it was dessert-like and I totally side-eyed at them. Now it's like the best dessert ever! (Okay, ice cream is often better, but it's the best non-KILL MYSELF AFTER EATING dessert.)

[gonzostar]

Bodies are so weird! Don't be surprised if you gain a little next week. Sounds like the overall trend is down and that is great!!

[thistle_chaser]

It really feels just totally random.

"Oh you stuck perfectly to your diet 100%? Well here have three extra pounds!"
"Oh you cheated almost every day? Weight loss for you!"

I understand about eating too few, but it still feels like my body is trolling me. :P

[ani_mama]

Yup, it is a tricky balance between starvation mode and lowering caloric intake for weight loss. It seems like you are on the right track though.

Lack of sleep is supposed to make you gain weight too, so don't overdo the RP!

[thistle_chaser]

Yeah, I heard the sleep thing, too. I think that's harder for me than giving up bad foods! Even when I have enough hours to sleep, I can't fall asleep and I wake up early.

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