Feeling jipped

[clk 3,519]

I asked about carbs because I was higher than most gals here but that's what worked for me. I started out no higher than 40 but once I adjusted to 75 or so a day I was losing at the same pace but felt a million times better. Mentally and also with that desire to graze/binge I get due to a diet that makes me feel deprived. I ask because everyone is different so if your body can handle more carbs without a setback and without it triggering you, I'd eat more. Why restrict more than you need to? This is a huge reason why 1) I track religiously and 2) I give each diet adjustment at least a week or two before declaring it a success or loss. If you know exactly what you're eating and you're weighing regularly you can see how the two work together.

I lost no differently on higher carbs. In fact, in maintenance I eat 120-140 a day on normal days. It makes no difference to my body - I still lose at a poky pace if I restrict down to 40 a day, so why go through that if I don't need to?

So, when I asked about your carbs, my concern was that your desire to do the sliders might be due to deprivation or that you might be one of those few that needs a different mix to lose effectively.

Don't be afraid to experiment. What works for you is probably not what worked for me, or the next person, either. Figure it out and go with that - there is no perfect answer or we'd all get to goal in a flash and stay there forever.

Good luck,

~Cheri

And for the record? I do the real deal on everything - but I can do that without going ape on junk food (usually!) so my yogurt is the Chobani and it just happens to be fat free but it's definitely got carbs.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Don't get it in your head that you have to eat. If you aren't hungry, don't eat. You're trying to get to goal.

That doesn't mean starve yourself, but if you're not hungry, you don't have to snack.< /p>

[seelessofme 63]

Don't get it in your head that you have to eat. If you aren't hungry' date=' don't eat. You're trying to get to goal.

That doesn't mean starve yourself, but if you're not hungry, you don't have to snack.[/quote']

But that is how I try to add in more Protein. If I don't eat I'll eat Breakfast and then dinner. I'll never get the needed Protein in. That's my problem.

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[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Oh, I thought you said you had to add extra snacking to get your Protein.

You need to eat either 3 meals or 4 smaller meals per day.