Last week I ended up only eating one big meal for the day and I slept great that night so I did it on purpose the next night, then again a day after that. Just within those few days I noticed my sleep was more sound and my digestion (that I have had issues with forever) seemed to calm down. Then I went back to eating normally and everything went back to normal. It made me think and when I looked up eating only one meal a day I found that it was actually a thing people do and I decided it was what I needed for a variety of reasons. Better sleep, better digestion, actually managing a calorie deficit, drinking more water, and feeling satisfied when I eat.
I read a lot abut people saying it would be so difficult in the beginning and that I'd be battling this unreal hunger. The thing is, I haven't. I've only been at it a few days now, but the hunger I feel during the day is minimal and when I drink a little water that feeling goes away. Maybe it's just because I'm new to it and I'll hit a wall soon and face some difficulties. I'll deal with that when/if it happens though.
My main issues with food were portion-size and frequency. As soon as I ate in the morning it jump started my hunger for the day and I just never stopped eating. I was hitting at least 2200-2500 calories a day while I'm trying t eat between 1300-1400 to lose weight. It felt impossible. But now telling myself I will eat at around 6PM and that's it for the day had oddly worked so far and when I do eat I get to have that big and satisfying portion. I'm feeling really good about this and can see it working long-term. It will not only benefit my health, but my wallet as well since I'll only be eating about half the food I was eating.
I still have a lot to learn, hence joining this forum, and I'm going to need help figuring out my meals so that they are nutritionally balanced without being too massive. I'm aiming for about 1300-1400 calories, but the past two days have only managed just under 1200 (which I know isn't great), and Saturday I hit around 2000 because I "accidentally" (not really) ate an entire pint of ice cream while watching a movie.
A little about me and what I hope to achieve... I'm female, 37, about 5'6" and currently weigh in at 254 lbs. I'd like to lose at least 100 lbs and see how I feel when I get there. For now my mini-goal is to get down to 230. I haven't been that low in the last 10 years.
I'll leave it at that for now since I tend to ramble. I look forward to getting into the forums and learning all I can tomorrow. Usually I research things for weeks before jumping in, but this just feels right physically and mentally so I'm going with it.
I read a lot abut people saying it would be so difficult in the beginning and that I'd be battling this unreal hunger. The thing is, I haven't. I've only been at it a few days now, but the hunger I feel during the day is minimal and when I drink a little water that feeling goes away. Maybe it's just because I'm new to it and I'll hit a wall soon and face some difficulties. I'll deal with that when/if it happens though.
My main issues with food were portion-size and frequency. As soon as I ate in the morning it jump started my hunger for the day and I just never stopped eating. I was hitting at least 2200-2500 calories a day while I'm trying t eat between 1300-1400 to lose weight. It felt impossible. But now telling myself I will eat at around 6PM and that's it for the day had oddly worked so far and when I do eat I get to have that big and satisfying portion. I'm feeling really good about this and can see it working long-term. It will not only benefit my health, but my wallet as well since I'll only be eating about half the food I was eating.
I still have a lot to learn, hence joining this forum, and I'm going to need help figuring out my meals so that they are nutritionally balanced without being too massive. I'm aiming for about 1300-1400 calories, but the past two days have only managed just under 1200 (which I know isn't great), and Saturday I hit around 2000 because I "accidentally" (not really) ate an entire pint of ice cream while watching a movie.
A little about me and what I hope to achieve... I'm female, 37, about 5'6" and currently weigh in at 254 lbs. I'd like to lose at least 100 lbs and see how I feel when I get there. For now my mini-goal is to get down to 230. I haven't been that low in the last 10 years.
I'll leave it at that for now since I tend to ramble. I look forward to getting into the forums and learning all I can tomorrow. Usually I research things for weeks before jumping in, but this just feels right physically and mentally so I'm going with it.