That’s understandable. Even when some people eat less, they plateau. It gets harder and harder to lose weight.
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Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 3 days ago
losing weight is so simple (just eat less) but so fuckin difficult (it is insanely difficult to eat less)
when I get below my average weight (85kg) say down to like 80kg, my body acts like it’s dying
frog@feddit.uk 3 days ago
sniggleboots@europe.pub 2 days ago
it’s simple, but it ain’t easy
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 days ago
Asdicted to crack? Stop doing crack.
Dragon@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
I find that if I just eat less, I start to feel sickly and unhealthy. I learned recently that when you lose weight, like 25% of it ends up being from muscle loss. Started lifting weights and eating extra protein while I diet, and it feels great, much easier. I feel energetic and healthy and the lack of food doesn’t bother me so much.
halvar@lemy.lol 3 days ago
Yeah I’m on calorie counting right now and while so far it’s going better than expected (started from well above my average weight and just got a deskjob, so I basically don’t move all day) in the past I did feel the momentum dying and eventually I always failed and I fear it’s coming again.
blarghly@lemmy.world 3 days ago
This trend, where you feel initial motivation, but then motivation stalls and you fall off the wagon, is why calorie counting doesn’t work for most people. You aren’t a robot. You do not have an unstoppable iron will. You are human. You get hungry. You get bored. You get flat tires on the same day your friend invites you over for pizza and beer. Stalling out on calorie counting isn’t strange - it is what we would expect any normal person to do.
A far better approach is to take a more wholistic approach to health, and let the fat loss follow naturally. Stop focusing on calories. Focus on eating whole foods, mostly food you cook at home. Eat more vegetables, eat more protein, drink more water. Avoid processed junk food. Avoid drinking your calories. Avoid added sugar, white flour, and vegetable oil. Find a couple different kinds of exercise that you find enjoyable, from soccar to hiking to zumba to powerlifting to mui thai, and do them regularly. Get good sleep, and get enough sleep. Reduce stress. Spend more time with friends, and meeting interesting new people. Spend time outside in the fresh air and sunshine.
You’re far more likely to lose weight this way, because these aren’t a goal to hit by a deadline. They are just little choices to make throughout the day, course corrections you can make now and again, and fun things to do that add to the quality of your life.
echodot@feddit.uk 3 days ago
You don’t want to count calories that’s not the way to do it. What you want to cut down on his carbs, pasta potato that sort of stuff.
HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Cutting out carbs will make you initially drop a lot of weight, but it’s just water weight. Ultimately people want to drop body fat, and cutting out a useful macronutrient isn’t the best way to do that. Calorie deficit is the only way. You’re best off cutting out calorie dense foods, and overly palatable stuff that doesn’t fill you up.
blarghly@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Low carb dieting has a number of effects which can vary from person to person. Losing water weight can be one of those effects. Many people find it much easier to lose fat on low carb diets. I am one of those people. I just also like beer and pizza.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 days ago
No much of my diet consisted of fact. Lots of cheese and lots of burgers and lots of fat and lots of potatoes.
I’ve benefited enormously from not consuming the things that make me overweight and instead consuming the things that make me fall thus resulting in me not wanting to have a giant McDonald’s meal.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 days ago
Counting calories works great for me. To each their own.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Big part of this is to eat healthy. Fruits and veggies aren’t as calorie dense as junk food, so you can still eat enough to feel full(ish as you still need calorie deficit)
TootSweet@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Can confirm. Eating healthy helps a lot. The first time I tried to lose weight, didn’t change what I ate, just how much I ate. So I was still eating crappy, completely non-nutritious food. Just less of it. I plateaued well before reaching my target weight, was desperate to eat all the time, felt like shit, got frustrated, gave up, and gained all my weight back.
The second time, I did better. Ate healthier, but still not as well as I could. But I got down to my target weight and kept it off for a good long time.
Now, I keep my weight at my target weight mostly without thinking about it. I eat healthy, but not specifically for the purpose of keeping my weight at a good level per se. More because… well I want to be healthy.
Moral of the story, try not to fixate on your weight. Eat healthy for your health. Health is about more than just your weight. And being healthy will help you meet your weight goals more than losing weight will help you reach your health goals.
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
And healthy food tends to be more fiber rich, which will make you feel fuller for longer
fraksken@infosec.pub 2 days ago
Should be first comment.
Wanna lose weight and still eat? Eat carrots and lettuce. Nothing but. You’ll lose 10 kg a week.
Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
An orange here an there wouldn’t hurt.
Actually. Do carrots have vitamin C?