What if I don’t feel like dieting today?

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  1. CityDucks on February 16, 2023 at 9:10 pm

    Great advice. Thanks!

    • Pahla B, Weight Loss Coach for Women over 50 on February 16, 2023 at 9:57 pm

      Glad it was helpful!

  2. Stephanie C on February 16, 2023 at 10:34 pm

    You’re a good coach, you’re positive & supportive. 😊Everyone is different of course; for me, when I’m on a roll, I REALLY HATE to mess it up 😅 ….but I’m really hard on myself & always have been.

  3. M Lenoir Bond on February 17, 2023 at 7:29 am

    I’m trying to follow your method, and I really appreciate what you are teaching me! However, I cannot get support from my doctors for the daily calories that you recommend (weight plus zero). Everyone says it’s too high. What do I do, please? Thank you so much for being here and for your wonderful guidance!

    • M Lenoir Bond on February 17, 2023 at 4:04 pm

      @Pahla B, Weight Loss Coach for Women over 50 of course, I want to do whatever will help me get back down to a healthy weight. The way I was before perimenopause/menopause began. I’m 52. I used to weigh 145 before all this began. So I want to do whatever it takes to at least get down to 150-160. Do you have articles or anything? Scientifically proving that adding a zero to your weight for your calories a day is going to be the most effective for the majority of women? That would be really helpful. Eating over 2000 cal a day does not seem like it would help me lose weight. But that would be following your method. And I realize it’s a whole system, and I am following your other four components. It’s just this one about how many calories to consume in one day to lose weight that I am stuck on. I am trying to only eat 1400 to 1500 cal a day, but that is not following your method because I definitely do not weigh 140-150 pounds right now. But I just can’t bring myself to eat over 2000 cal a day. Thank you so much for all of your efforts! I really appreciate you.

    • Deanna Reisman on February 17, 2023 at 6:31 pm

      I am not familiar with the “weight+0” from Paula for determining a calorie count. (As a former math teacher, I would call it “weightx10.”) Using the “5-O ” method (pdf download), I used the five websites to calculate calories and found the average. Since mid-September 2022, I’ve gone from 168 lbs to 137 lbs. (BTW, I’m 5’2″, 56 yo, and just this month reached menopause status.)

      I’ve been very happy with the calorie intake and progress. I have recalculated the calorie intake a couple of times along the way. I recently lowered to 1200 calories. (I started at 1575 calories.)

      I did not consult with my doctor because I don’t consider what I’m doing as dieting. It’s really not restrictive. I changed little what I make for dinner because I didn’t want my husband to have to change from his norm. I found I was eating quantities out of habit. I’ve reduced quantities and still feel full. We are both eating less so we often have a second meal of leftovers. I’ve also added a lot more veggies even though I thought I was “good” about eating vegetables.

      There have been days along the way where I have had to find more to eat to reach my daily calorie goal.

    • Karen Tweed on February 17, 2023 at 7:05 pm

      @M Lenoir Bond To me, weight loss isn’t very scientific because it’s hard to precisely calculate your calories. I still do it, because it’s the only way I know to track and control what I’m eating. In my opinion, if you’re eating a lot of processed foods, carbs, and sugars, it’s going to be harder to lose weight. I would go to My Fitness Pal, and calculate what your recommended calories should be. Try it out for a few weeks and see how it goes. Good luck.

    • M Lenoir Bond on February 17, 2023 at 8:03 pm

      @Karen Tweed hello! Thanks. Yep, I have been using my fitness pal app for 9 or 10 years now. Everything is different now that I am in perimenopause/menopause. My mom gained 60 pounds during her 15 years of perimenopause/menopause and then she said it all came off once she turns 60. I’m hoping I don’t have to wait until I’m 60. I just want to know my exact daily calorie amount that I should consume to lose weight based off of my current weight, age, activity, level, height. I have used calorie calculators online, and the results are very different than what Pahla says. I just want to know what she’s say and how she got to that equation of your weight +0 is your daily calorie calculations. I’ve also tried intermittent fasting, several times, and it did not work for me. I am not interested in dieting, I am looking for something long-term that I can maintain. And so as I lose weight, my calories will decrease, obviously. So I was just wanting to know what Pahla would say.

    • M Lenoir Bond on February 17, 2023 at 8:04 pm

      @Pahla B, Weight Loss Coach for Women over 50 I have been using my fitness pal app for 9 or 10 years now. Everything is different now that I am in perimenopause/menopause. My mom gained 60 pounds during her 15 years of perimenopause/menopause and then she said it all came off once she turns 60. I’m hoping I don’t have to wait until I’m 60. I just want to know my exact daily calorie amount that I should consume to lose weight based off of my current weight, age, activity, level, height. I have used calorie calculators online, and the results are very different than what Pahla says. I just want to know what she’s say and how she got to that equation of your weight +0 is your daily calorie calculations. I’ve also tried intermittent fasting, several times, and it did not work for me. I am not interested in dieting, I am looking for something long-term that I can maintain. And so as I lose weight, my calories will decrease, obviously. So I was just wanting to know what Pahla would say.

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