mattiemoocow
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Okay I am going to unashamedly admit I am posting this thread on a couple weight loss websites because I really want some advice and don't know very many people who are into weight loss currently. Here goes.
I'm 20 yrs old, 5 feet tall, and 107 pounds and looking to be at 100. When I was 4'11'' I was 105 pounds. I have always been told I look skinny (but I want to lose weight regardless, because I do not like how my body looks no matter what anyone says), and I have kind of big boobs (D cup) so I feel like that adds to my weight somewhat, since I've never looked overweight myself but have heard the ideal weight for females is 100 pounds at 5 feet and adding 5 pounds for every inch.
Anyway, that's some basic background. I have never been interested in losing weight until recently, because I always had an EXTREMELY fast metabolism, I could completely stuff myself day in and day out when I was in high school, and never gained a single pound, would even lose weight sometimes. I was physically active from gym class.
However, after high school I've developed a sedentary lifestyle where I am on my computer the majority of the time. I gained 5 pounds and was at 110 for probably a year. I went through some difficult things which I know caused me to eat even more and put on weight from grieving and stressful life changes. Right now it isn't an option for me to change this current lifestyle, so I am just trying to do some indoor exercise and go out walking with friends when I can (but this is only a few times a month.)
I found out my BMR and calculated how many calories I would burn from the exercise I was doing, but since I can only do indoor exercise it limits me to strength training and jogging in place. As a petite woman I burn very few calories, I've been trying to lose weight for a month now and have lost 3 pounds. That may seem like a good thing, but I am really, really miserable.
I love food, so much. I love sweets, and junk food especially. I love going out to eat. I love baking. Yet in order for me to burn 1 lb per week which is what I've heard is a healthy amount, I need to be eating no more than 600-700 pounds, because my BMR is around 1,100 (rounded off).
I'm becoming incredibly discouraged. I don't know how it will be possible for me to maintain the weight even if I am able to lose it. It seems like a miserable existence to have to feel like I am starving every day, and feel guilty when I splurge on the sweets and junk food I love so much. I probably sound overdramatic, but I'm telling you, food is one of the ultimate pleasures in life for me, lol.
I feel really down and upset right now because it seems like weight loss as a petite woman is practically impossible unless you are very physically active. Even the exercise I do, which I do feel is exerting myself as I am very sweaty and sore each time (I do intervals of jogging/squats/lunges/sit-ups/jumping jacks/brisk walking for an hour) is only burning something like 150-200 calories according to the online calculators.
I guess there's not really a clear answer for this. I just really needed to vent in a place where people will understand. Dieting is making me miserable, but I will be even more miserable if I have to look at my body and feel like it is ugly and chubby, even though to others I look normal or even slim.
Does anyone have any experiences to share of how they lost weight and permanently got used to eating so much less than what fills them up?
I'm 20 yrs old, 5 feet tall, and 107 pounds and looking to be at 100. When I was 4'11'' I was 105 pounds. I have always been told I look skinny (but I want to lose weight regardless, because I do not like how my body looks no matter what anyone says), and I have kind of big boobs (D cup) so I feel like that adds to my weight somewhat, since I've never looked overweight myself but have heard the ideal weight for females is 100 pounds at 5 feet and adding 5 pounds for every inch.
Anyway, that's some basic background. I have never been interested in losing weight until recently, because I always had an EXTREMELY fast metabolism, I could completely stuff myself day in and day out when I was in high school, and never gained a single pound, would even lose weight sometimes. I was physically active from gym class.
However, after high school I've developed a sedentary lifestyle where I am on my computer the majority of the time. I gained 5 pounds and was at 110 for probably a year. I went through some difficult things which I know caused me to eat even more and put on weight from grieving and stressful life changes. Right now it isn't an option for me to change this current lifestyle, so I am just trying to do some indoor exercise and go out walking with friends when I can (but this is only a few times a month.)
I found out my BMR and calculated how many calories I would burn from the exercise I was doing, but since I can only do indoor exercise it limits me to strength training and jogging in place. As a petite woman I burn very few calories, I've been trying to lose weight for a month now and have lost 3 pounds. That may seem like a good thing, but I am really, really miserable.
I love food, so much. I love sweets, and junk food especially. I love going out to eat. I love baking. Yet in order for me to burn 1 lb per week which is what I've heard is a healthy amount, I need to be eating no more than 600-700 pounds, because my BMR is around 1,100 (rounded off).
I'm becoming incredibly discouraged. I don't know how it will be possible for me to maintain the weight even if I am able to lose it. It seems like a miserable existence to have to feel like I am starving every day, and feel guilty when I splurge on the sweets and junk food I love so much. I probably sound overdramatic, but I'm telling you, food is one of the ultimate pleasures in life for me, lol.
I feel really down and upset right now because it seems like weight loss as a petite woman is practically impossible unless you are very physically active. Even the exercise I do, which I do feel is exerting myself as I am very sweaty and sore each time (I do intervals of jogging/squats/lunges/sit-ups/jumping jacks/brisk walking for an hour) is only burning something like 150-200 calories according to the online calculators.
I guess there's not really a clear answer for this. I just really needed to vent in a place where people will understand. Dieting is making me miserable, but I will be even more miserable if I have to look at my body and feel like it is ugly and chubby, even though to others I look normal or even slim.
Does anyone have any experiences to share of how they lost weight and permanently got used to eating so much less than what fills them up?
