It can undermine the best plans - it takes mental energy to stay on a way-of-eating until it becomes habit. Emotional days sap that energy. Works that way for exercise plans, too. I remember Jillian Michaels saying that no matter how perfect and personal the exercise plan she created for someone, stress-eating could still sabotage it. Low calorie days, or missing a meal for instance, is so healthy for you, so I'd say it's valuable even if weight loss isn't the object. Giving your body a break from the work of digestion opens up the chance for the body to work on healing. Plus there's lots of generally healthy stuff going on, inflammation reduced, insulin resistance improved, etc. I will probably always have a low-calorie day at 800 every once in a while just to feel better.
Doesn't always mean weight loss, though. Some of the success stories are wonderful. I glance over at the Low Carb Friends board sometimes on their big JUDDD forum and am amazed to see continuing losses or "goal" called for posters there who I remember used to post 200- and 250-plus pound weights. But you do see posts about slow loss, too, or someone says they are moving on to a different way of eating because they just can't shake the deprived feeling even when the week's calories are the same. It's the weight loss answer for some, not so good for others.
Cowinkie, I'm sorry headaches get in your way but very happy for you that you are having success! Yay! Sweet of Norma to be sure and tell you she noticed.
I was going to tell Cowinkie that a different grower started having placement of their raspberries in our regular groceries here - very large, lighter-color berries, much firmer. I started adding them to my skinny muffins. Bad idea for me. They were very hard on my digestive system. Light years from the usual soft, dark raspberries that had been so pleasant before. So I am totally back to blueberries or nothing when I have a skinny muffin. Btw, I never leave a crumb behind, lol. I found wild frozen blueberries at the healthy foods store.
