Sadcaptain
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- Aug 18, 2017
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I come from a history of high weight (junk food) since my late teens - which I eventually lost in my 30's via low carbing. Obviously this made me feel terrible and messed up my metabolism but for the first time I was a 'healthy weight'. Although I stopped low carbing about a year ago my weight remained pretty steady following a low calorie diet (but my sleep and libido were through the floor).
Since Peating although I feel 400x better all I've done is gain weight, at a terrible rate (3lb + a week). My temp is low (averages about 97), and I can't seem to increase it no matter what I do, but Thyroid tests have shown normal TSH.
I'm completely confused about where I'm supposed to go from here. My heart tells me to carry on Peating because of how good I feel but the mirror, my wardrobe and my wife are screaming STOP!
I was considering returning to calorie counting just to get some of this weight off but I simply refuse to accept that a 5'7 40yr old man is suppose to exist on ~1200 calories a day (based on TDEE calculators etc) to lose a pound or 2 of weight a week (if I'm lucky). I've been there before and was so miserable and hungry. I feel so much better eating more/properly but I'm going to be 300lbs at this rate and that can't be good for anyone
I have seen threads on here of people eating 3000 calories plus a day yet not being obese but for me it seems there are 2 simple choices - eat well and feel good but gain lots of weight, or eat nothing and feel terrible to get to a 'normal' weight - there must be an easier way??
Please, what is the answer?!
Since Peating although I feel 400x better all I've done is gain weight, at a terrible rate (3lb + a week). My temp is low (averages about 97), and I can't seem to increase it no matter what I do, but Thyroid tests have shown normal TSH.
I'm completely confused about where I'm supposed to go from here. My heart tells me to carry on Peating because of how good I feel but the mirror, my wardrobe and my wife are screaming STOP!
I was considering returning to calorie counting just to get some of this weight off but I simply refuse to accept that a 5'7 40yr old man is suppose to exist on ~1200 calories a day (based on TDEE calculators etc) to lose a pound or 2 of weight a week (if I'm lucky). I've been there before and was so miserable and hungry. I feel so much better eating more/properly but I'm going to be 300lbs at this rate and that can't be good for anyone
I have seen threads on here of people eating 3000 calories plus a day yet not being obese but for me it seems there are 2 simple choices - eat well and feel good but gain lots of weight, or eat nothing and feel terrible to get to a 'normal' weight - there must be an easier way??
Please, what is the answer?!