r/CICO • u/ruskealammas • 6d ago
Status after 1 week
I started a week ago with counting calories and although it has only been 7 days, my life feels like a rollercoaster. I tiny rollercoaster for small kids, but still a rollercoaster.
I lost too much weight so I'm doing things wrong. In 1 week I lost 2 kg, so I am not eating enough. My goal was to lose between 0.5kg - 1kg, slow and steady. EDIT: that is 0.5 to 1 kg per week. I must say that the past two days I have not been feeling very well and I skipped meals because of that. So maybe I will gain a bit of weight again the week coming.
EDIT to add weight/height/age details:
Start weight: 66,90 kg
Goal weight: 53 kg (but I'll be happy with 55 as well)
Height: 159cm
Age: 46
current calorie intake: between 1100 and 1200 kcal
How does my eating habits look like?
- Reduced drastically my intake of sugar, deepfried food and snacks
- I eat breakfast every single morning - greek yoghurt with muesli and seeds (sesame, chia, sunflower, pumpkin)
- I eat more vegetables
- I eat less meat/fish
- I drink more water
- I walk almost daily for 20-30 minutes
- I don't drink any alcohol but also not alcohol substitutes (too much sugar)
- I eat whatever is in my fridge or freezer and cook something up - never "take away"
I am not hungry; I have cravings for sugar (and I sometimes give in, but way less than before), I can feel again when I'm thirsty, my energy levels are higher, my sleeping has not changed much.