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purplekale · 05-29-2009, 10:05 AM

Hi, I've just started dieting down (at the beginning of the week) and want to make sure I don't have a repeat of a diet meltdown I had last year. I'm 5'3", 120-124 pounds (not sure, no scale at home), and want to get down to 107-105 (I'm small-framed) before I switch to maintenance.

Am doing 1300-1500 calories a day right now, and I'm not sure what maintenance is, but I suspect at least 2000, maybe more (don't own a car).

About a year and a half ago, I was doing about 1300 kcal/day plus IF and got down to 107 and then I could not stand it anymore. My hunger got so bad that I could not care anymore. I couldn't think of anything but food! I tried to just eat a maintenance level, but I craved heavy, heavy food like never before (I eat clean, so this was things like nut butter). I gained almost 20 pounds back and couldn't fit into all the new clothes I bought. Since then, I've bounced between 115 and 125 but haven't wanted to restrict myself again since the hunger was SO bad.

Now I really want to lose some weight--as stress and sleep deprivation increase, my intuitive eating has eaten me out of clothes that fit and I'm tired of it. But I'm wary of a repeat of last year. Reading FLT helped a LOT because she acknowledges all the crazy hormonal stuff going on.

Here are my guesses for why I got a hunger I could not avoid:
-IF+low calories (1300 may have been as much as a 1000 calorie deficit for me, looking at how I ate before and how quickly the weight came off)=bad. Do one or the other.
-No scheduled refeeds=bad. Have refeed week every 8 weeks.

Do you agree with my thoughts? Is there anything I'm missing? I didn't have any nutrient deficiencies. I don't eat as much protein as many here suggest, but I'm sticking with that because I'm miserable on a high protein diet--just don't like it (feel unsatisfied). I do up fat to around 30% when calories are low. Thanks!

05-29-2009, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
purplekale Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 25	How to avoid repeat of hunger meltdown Hi, I've just started dieting down (at the beginning of the week) and want to make sure I don't have a repeat of a diet meltdown I had last year. I'm 5'3", 120-124 pounds (not sure, no scale at home), and want to get down to 107-105 (I'm small-framed) before I switch to maintenance. Am doing 1300-1500 calories a day right now, and I'm not sure what maintenance is, but I suspect at least 2000, maybe more (don't own a car). About a year and a half ago, I was doing about 1300 kcal/day plus IF and got down to 107 and then I could not stand it anymore. My hunger got so bad that I could not care anymore. I couldn't think of anything but food! I tried to just eat a maintenance level, but I craved heavy, heavy food like never before (I eat clean, so this was things like nut butter). I gained almost 20 pounds back and couldn't fit into all the new clothes I bought. Since then, I've bounced between 115 and 125 but haven't wanted to restrict myself again since the hunger was SO bad. Now I really want to lose some weight--as stress and sleep deprivation increase, my intuitive eating has eaten me out of clothes that fit and I'm tired of it. But I'm wary of a repeat of last year. Reading FLT helped a LOT because she acknowledges all the crazy hormonal stuff going on. Here are my guesses for why I got a hunger I could not avoid: -IF+low calories (1300 may have been as much as a 1000 calorie deficit for me, looking at how I ate before and how quickly the weight came off)=bad. Do one or the other. -No scheduled refeeds=bad. Have refeed week every 8 weeks. Do you agree with my thoughts? Is there anything I'm missing? I didn't have any nutrient deficiencies. I don't eat as much protein as many here suggest, but I'm sticking with that because I'm miserable on a high protein diet--just don't like it (feel unsatisfied). I do up fat to around 30% when calories are low. Thanks!