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What EB said, AND...I know this sounds counter-productive, but you might not be eating ENOUGH...you need to add in a couple of small healthy snacks in there somewhere. That's one thing that I learned from weight watchers, if I don't eat enough, I don't lose either...
And, the day you ate nothing, your metabolism went down the toilet, so your body hold onto EVERYTHING you eat for a bit after that. The key is to stick with it!! Don't give up now, you've come so far!!!!!!!
Thanks but that is the point - I haven;t actually come anywhere!!!!!! I lost 2 lbs that took me weeks to achieve and then I put it all back on!
If I write down everything I eat perhaps you guys can help me a bit because I am falling so far behind now and feel so well down about it really.
Today so far I have eaten
Drank a coffee at about 7 am
9 am - Another coffee and a thin slice of toast with Butter and a jam for breakfast.
11 am - Coffee and a plain digestive
1pm - Coffee, slice of thin toast with butter and an egg on top.
- Yeah I see NO water and too much coffee ??????
I just need this support or I feel I will just go stuff myself with Cheesey Chips!!!!!! NO NO NO!!!!!!!! I can;t think that way.
Oesdog - HELP HELP HELP - Keep me strong cause I am sooo disapointed with myself right now.
From a nutrition perspective:
1 you're not eating enough - even -I- eat more than this! The reason your body doesn't lose when you stop eating is because it freaks out and stores it thinking it won't get another meal. This can happen from not eating enough ONE time. 2. Too much carbos. Your fat and protein weren't until 1pm. And even your fat... you definitely need more fat in your diet. 3. Too much coffee - this will definitely cause you to retain water. It will also overwork your body (caffeine jitters) and cause your stomach to seize and not eat as well as stop your metabolism functioning properly.
I recommend (as a student, not a professional) to try only 1 or 2 coffees a day. Eat your egg earlier to start the protein before your body. Consider eating it with an avocado. Eat more often and eat more protein rich snacks - like nuts, seeds, legumes or have fruit. Digistives are a little worse for you than most people think, because they're so small plain and simple. It's not harming you any, really, you're not having more than one, but I'm just saying add perhaps to it something protein-y or larger, like fruit. It'll hlp keep your stomach working.
Try to eat more for breakfast and less for dinner. The huge thing was "Breakfast like a king, Lunch like a peasant, dinner like a pauper" is how humans are DESIGNED to eat (but even I don't hahahaha, and I'm supposed to know this stuff).... your body does it's very best breaking down in the morning and doesn't do well with a lot of food sitting on it at night - so you're more likely to gain with teeny breakfasts and a huge dinner than you are with a huge breakfast and a tiny dinner. It's REALLY hard to adopt this method of thinking though. I could never get it. But when I did try, I did feel heaps healthier.
