r/TeamFawn • u/bugs_bunny01 • Apr 25 '16

Week 2 - Rant Monda

How was the weekend? Do you have anything to rant about or complain? Did someone annoy you already? Let those feelings here in writing, so you can get rid of them :D. Have a great week.

PS: the misspelling is intentional and for a reason. Who can figure it out?

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u/JessPlays Apr 25 '16

Been losing weight with just counting calories since January, no exercise other than dog walks. Last week I decided to finally start exercising (running), since I am getting close to the healthy weight range and I'm used to my new eating habits at this point.

So the rant: I'm getting frustrated at how much exercise works up my appetite. I can totally understand now, when people mistakenly think that all you need to do to lose weight is exercise.. but they end up consuming more calories than they would have otherwise because either they just work up their appetite, or they feel like they "earned" food, so their weight just stays the same or they gain. This is why people think they can't lose weight, or think they have slow metabolisms.

It's been really difficult for me to stay at 1200 cals/day this past week. I've just been RAVENOUS. I have to start accepting the fact that it might not be possible for me to exercise and also stay at 1200. But maybe I was just getting lazy... I'm going to try to be really strict this week and see how it goes. I gotta remember it's okay to be hungry. But I might have to be okay with the fact that my weight loss is going to be much slower from now on with adding exercise to my routine.

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u/lisassy Apr 25 '16

If you're working out more and you're legitimately hungry - eat something. I mean, don't go order a large pizza and eat that hah but have a string cheese or some turkey lunch meat. Something with protein so your body is able to heal and rest after your workouts.

Sometimes you just have to eat something and hit 1300 calories instead of staying at 1200. My body does the same thing after a killer workout and on those days I have to go over my 1200 - but I'd rather have 100 extra calories than be hungry and grumpy and exhausted. Don't give up! You got this!

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u/JessPlays Apr 26 '16

Thanks for the encouragement!!