My little experiment of lowering my calories down to 1450 really flopped! Not only was I was so weak and every day was depressing - but my hair even started falling out. It really is amazing how quick my body and thyroid starts having issues when I reduce my calories by too much. Not only did it do all that but my ghrelin must have also increased because I became so ravenous that I ate over maintenance for days! The scale is actually up 3 pounds even to 159 - just like any time in the past when I didn't eat enough food.
So, after a 5-day piggie fest of overeating, my leptin must have kicked in and calmed down my hunger and I was able to eat 1700 calories and I feel so much better. I just can't drop below 1700 with all the exercise I do - I think my body has let me really understand that once again. I have to just ACCEPT the fact that these last 10-15 pounds will be slow-going and probably 1/4-1/2 a pound a week. I have fully accepted that and am at peace with it now.
Weight loss is a journey and a mental fight. We all want to lose weight quicker and then when we get so close to our desired weight, we want to get there yesterday! That can cause us to try and make it quicker by cutting our food too much and then we risk health issues, ghrelin turns up and we're ravenous and never satisfied and of course - the hair falling out. It's just not worth it.
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