Ya.

You have it wrong.

Hi Steve
Thanks for replying. Yes, I went from basically the 1350 calories to 1750 overnight. Was this a horrendous mistake? I have found it challenging to eat enough to get to 1750 and would happily reduce that amount if that would be helpful.

Refusing to give in to panic
Janice

yea, that's a relatively large jump considering your past. i'd much sooner, as noted earlier, jump up in small increments over a number of weeks.

[QUOTE=Steve

"I would drop your exercise for a week or so and bump your caloric intake up closer to maintenance (keeping in mind your maintenance will be lower without the exercise since you're resting.) Something like 25-30% off of maintenance should be your goal focusing on balanced diet.

After a week or two of this (I'd shoot for two) I'd actually focus on progressively, systematically ramping up your intake toward maintenance over the course of a few weeks."


OMg I cannot believe I missed this info! I have even recently re-read your posts to me, but somehow this did not reach my brain!?

Okay, I will drop my calories back down to maybe 1500 and slowly increase. Do you think it vital that I drop my workouts for a time? They are really my Prozac (love those endorphins). What if I just go from 60 mins down to 30?

Okay, I simultaneously feel A) Relieved and B) Like a total tool for missing what you told me earlier! I think maybe I was blinded by my own fear of regaining...

Thank you again, very much.
Most sincerely,
Janice

I'd drop exercise for at least a week. The point is full recovery.

The thought of no work outs for a whole week makes me VERY nervous, but as you point out, this is for a greater purpose than just a temporary fix. Time to suck it up and do the hard work - which in this case means not working! omg, why is this so hard?!

Thanks, hope to have some good news over the next week or so.

Janice

5-7 days is meaningless in the grand scheme. I always find it amazing when people put so much weighting on such a miniscule period of time in relation to bodily adaptations. I assure you your concern is driven by misconceptions and misguided beliefs.

Put your scale in the closet for a couple of weeks.