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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zand" data-source="post: 2299853" data-attributes="member: 85197">I yo-yo dieted for around 35 years as low calorie diets just aren't sustainable long term.  Over time I got fatter on fewer calories and needed to cut down even more to lose any weight at all.   This couldn't go on, I kept getting ill as I wasn't getting enough nutrients.   There could be a few things going on with you.How much more weight do you feel you need to lose?  If you are near to your target weight then maybe you are at the right weight for you already.  We often reach a plateau for a while when we have lost weight and then weight loss resumes again at a slower rate.You could be right that you don't eat enough.  It could be that you need more to stop your body thinking it is starving.  Just be strict on the carbs and eat normal amounts of protein and increase the fat if you are hungry.I made the mistake of not eating enough protein and so I lost muscle, and it's muscles that keep the metabolism going by burning off the energy.   The problem with a calorie controlled diet for me was that I could eat what I wanted as long as it was calorie counted.  Some of what I ate was junk.  I also drank diet drinks to excess which wasn't a good thing.  If you have increased muscle then you will be heavier but leaner and that's a good thing, so it's not all about weight. You say I seem to know what I am talking about...well I have learnt from my mistakes (and I have made alot)  but I still have a long way to go...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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