Hi all,
I've been a calorie counter and I also have a very long history of binge eating. I recently watched my husband drop 13 pounds in about 14 days so I decided to do what he's doing....sort of. My husband eats low fat meat, veggies but also low fat dairy like low fat cheese and low fat greek yogurt (Fage). He also counts calories. So, I started doing it as him, except I also included the Atikins bars and was eating like 3 of them a day!
I did some research and found out this wasn't the best idea...but in 3 days I had lost 3 lbs. anyway. However, this morning, I got on the scale and didn't lose anything. I also ate way more calories (1800 as opposed to my usual 1100-1500). So, this morning, I have made a commitment to stay away from those bars. I'm hoping I can get rid of more cravings this way and also I'm hoping to continue the weight loss. I'm actually at 173 lbs. because after I got down to 171 I was binge eating a lot and felt it all slipping away. I started reading about Gary Taubs and really was shocked by what he had to say. I can't get myself to eat exactly like that at this point.
So....do you think I'm doing it completely wrong? Are any of you doing what I'm doing or something similar? I'm sorry if I sound completely clueless...I'm just starting out so please be gentle?
p.s. How many of you exercise? Do you find that it's important? Gary Taubs says it just stimulates appetite, although it does have other health benefits.