For some reason, ever since my mini-binge Monday night I haven't felt normal. I have been counting calories and been doing really good when it comes to eating, but I physically feel worse. I don't feel like I have been losing any weight like I have the last few weeks. Usually by Friday I'm feeling pretty good and almost confident last I'll be down a pound on my weigh in.. But today, I'm far from that. I wish it was my TOM because then I could just blame this all on water retention, which it very well could be but I don't understand why.
The past few weeks I have been very strict with my eating. Just the last day or so I have been trying to "graze" but keep the same calorie intake and still workout.
Blah I just don't get it, I feel like I got to the lowest (in weight) last Sunday and now my body decides it wants its fat back. I haven't even eaten anything fattening since Monday! Except a FAT FREE pudding just this evening before I began writing.
I don't know what kind of advice I'm looking for, I just felt like writing because the boyfriend just doesn't understand half the things I'm saying or understands why it bothers me so much.

I'm think about ditching calorie counting for a week or so and just seeing how I do with common sense, portion control, etc. We'll see, I don't know if that would make my situation better or not.

I'm also thinking about not weighing myself this Sunday, I'm too afraid to be told I gained after working so hard.

Have a good night ladies Thanks if you read this far. haha.

Hey! How many calories are you eating? Did you lower the number, hoping to offset the binge?

Stay with your plan. Don't deviate just because one week has been hard. You're getting close to your goal--be patient! Don't you give up now, missy!

Jay

I've found that when I eat three one-plate (no seconds, no vertical "stacking"), reasonable meals per day, it usually ends up being within my calorie range. I tried that the last couple of days, and then at the end of the day, I figured out the calories just because I was curious. On both days, I ended up only eating 1200-1300 calories.

I found that I get burned out on calorie counting, which is why I decided to
do the three-meal-a-day thing. It might just be that you're burned out.

In any case, don't be so hard on yourself for going off plan on Monday. It's normal, and if you compare it to how you probably used to eat, I'm sure it's negligible.

Good luck to you!

Thank you ladies! I did lower my intake just a bit which I'm sure did not help my mood AT all. I'm just going to stay straight today, face to music tomorrow, have my scrumptious Sunday like every week and just go back to my normal routine Monday. I probably am getting burnt out counting, maybe I can count every other day?

Again, thank you for responding. I needed the drill-talk and new ideas!

I know how you feel. If I veer off the path for awhile it takes at least a week for me to feel "normal " again. I just started back today, weighed in this morning. The thing is in the last 2 1/2 months I've only gained 3 lbs but I don't feel "in shape" or healthy just because I haven't been doing any formal exercise and my calories have been okay but what I have been eating has been not that great for me.

I'm not sure of your height, but maybe your body found a weight it likes and it'll be harder to push it beyond that. Sometimes just eating good but NOT accounting for everything gives you and your body the break it needs. Eat intuitively, add some fat and see where that takes you.

I also think that calorie counting can be time consuming. But, I am grateful to know how much I am eating. For me there doesn't seem to be a gray area between keeping track and overeating/bingeing. My point is... that only you can know if you can eat 'normally and healthfully' without keeping track. It might be worth a try for a week as long as it won't lead to a binge.

For your calorie counting...do you just count calories or any other food values (ie -fats, protein, carbs)? I switch between just counting calories and then counting the other food values too. When I get tired of all that keeping track I just count calories. That might be all you need. For me, ultimately - I end up getting a bit 'sloppy' about eating healthfully as well as - so I go back to counting it all for a while again.

You have done so beautifully and are so very close to your goal! Perhaps your body is telling you that it is feeling fine and right and doesn't want to lose any more, for just a bit. Maybe your Scrumptious Sunday and a few extra calories will zig your zag and get the ball rolling, again.

Don't be discouraged. And don't give up. Hang tough, girl. You are going to make it.