re: Odysseus' Weight Loss/Gain Log - Never ever ever give up

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Did your weight go up any without the exercise?

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No, it actually dropped almost concerningly quickly. A couple days after I started at Amazon I was right around 190, and a week later I was 185. It wasn't water weight, as I had dropped that when I started this weight loss journey.

I ballooned back up to 195 after Thanksgiving, which was expected, as I didn't count calories or try to limit my intake. But 2 days back at Amazon I was again 186. That was a lot of bloat going away, so that wasn't as concerning, but still pretty quick. As of this morning I am 184.8

I upped my intake to a little above 2300 calories when I started at Amazon, didn't exercise (mostly so I didn't wear myself out), and the weight was still melting off. The difference is I didn't feel good about it. Also, the depression was making it hard for me to eat. Some days I just couldn't bring myself to eat "breakfast", so I'd go into work having eaten very little, get to lunch have my salad, fruit, sometimes tuna and eggs, and then eat dinner when I got home before sleeping. Some days I'd barely eat more than 1800 calories when my TDEE was at least 2700.