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Originally Posted by phil h  I believe this will complete my 19th week.It is so easy and wt loss is slow but consistent.Don't have a set wt goal but I suppose I can only lose 10 lbs, 15 max.Really only visible fat is vanishing love handles and a little pinch on lateral chestwall under my armpits.Ribs are becoming visible for 1st time in MANY tears.My hunger is controlled and lately I have been eating Bfast and dinner only.Not really hungry for lunch so I skip it.That is the great thing about keeping the carbs really low.Keeps insulin levels low thus hunger is controlled.Caloric intake must be in the 2000-2500 range but I can count on an average of 2 lbs lost each week. I have to admit I love the comments at work and social settings.Good luck to all, Phil |
I skip breakfast. I just can't eat in the morning 99.99% of the time. Some times I don't eat for a couple days, I know it's bad. Ever since I was 13/14 years old ( 24 now ) I have had this problem where I am actually never hungry. I have to remind myself it's been a while. I try to remember throughout the day to at least eat something small but my memory has gone down hill since I had postpartum depression psychosis and post traumatic stress disorder from 2006- late 2008. Normal weight for me was 110 LBS at 5'3"... when I got pregnant in early 2006 I gained a TON of weight. I ended at 205. I'll fill you in with the problem with skipping meals....
Since I have had this eating problem since my early teen years, my body thinks I am ALWAYS in starvation mode. When I got pregnant I ONLY ate for the sake of my daughter. I ate breakfast lunch and dinner everyday weather I liked it or not. Every bit of food I put into my body my mind thought " YES FOOD, I'll store this away for later since I'm starving to death " and so it stored up all the food I ate. I still have this eating problem but I am trying to correct it through atkins... eating as much as a normal person should, but still lose the weight. Like I said I miss meals here and there but it's not really intentional due to my horrible memory. I honestly know how it feels to eat when your not hungry. You probably feel like you might as well of got done eating in an eating contest and went out for dinner right after. It's really hard to eat at a normal time like everyone else when you don't even feel hungry at all.
Just whatever you do, don't take it further than skipping lunch... it can mess you up like how it has messed me up. Since I know how it feels to force yourself to eat when your not hungry, I don't dare tell you to eat lunch anyway. It's so hard. Maybe find something small, really small, to snack on at lunch... cheese stick?