I hate these posts but, what am i doing wrong?
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I am 171 and seem to be maintaining on an average of 2000 calories a day. I am still trying to lose 1/2 pound per week myself. I wonder if your giving your body time to rest? Maybe water weight? I wouldn't cut too low especially on running days.0
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OP, there is a current discussion going on at the moment led by a man named Stroutman. He is so knowledgeable and I bet if you asked him your question, he would put you on the right track. I know it is a long thread but it is worth the read and you might even find your answer along the way. He is amazing and so generous with his knowledge.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10009722/have-a-question-how-about-a-live-q-a-starting-in-3-2-1-go/p10 -
Actually, you told them too as well.JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »I like that you are eating frequently as it keeps your blood levels even. Maybe try eating a little something with that coffee as well. The snacks / meals seem a bit big though. My snacks are 2-3 sticks of carrots or celery, sometimes 3-5 grapes, maybe 0.5-1oz of chicken. Most of my meals are half size but more frequent. Your snacks log in higher in calories and carbs than a good meal.
I would reduce carbs and sugars. I try to keep my carbs around 100 a day and try to keep the sugars as low as possible.
I also find most protein shakes and bars (or even creatine) to be a terrible source of protein (though I keep using the creatine). They include too many calories and carbs. I usually reserve it for my pre-workout snack when I am lifting. But, I lift heavy / to failure. I doubt you need that. (though you should lift heavy).
Ignore this op 100 grams of carbs and sugar is not some magic number
All I said is that is what I do so leave me alone and give it a rest.
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »
Actually, you told them too as well.JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »I like that you are eating frequently as it keeps your blood levels even. Maybe try eating a little something with that coffee as well. The snacks / meals seem a bit big though. My snacks are 2-3 sticks of carrots or celery, sometimes 3-5 grapes, maybe 0.5-1oz of chicken. Most of my meals are half size but more frequent. Your snacks log in higher in calories and carbs than a good meal.
I would reduce carbs and sugars. I try to keep my carbs around 100 a day and try to keep the sugars as low as possible.
I also find most protein shakes and bars (or even creatine) to be a terrible source of protein (though I keep using the creatine). They include too many calories and carbs. I usually reserve it for my pre-workout snack when I am lifting. But, I lift heavy / to failure. I doubt you need that. (though you should lift heavy).
Ignore this op 100 grams of carbs and sugar is not some magic number
All I said is that is what I do so leave me alone and give it a rest.
Also, she's marathon training. That is just not realistic advice.
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JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »I like that you are eating frequently as it keeps your blood levels even. Maybe try eating a little something with that coffee as well. The snacks / meals seem a bit big though. My snacks are 2-3 sticks of carrots or celery, sometimes 3-5 grapes, maybe 0.5-1oz of chicken. Most of my meals are half size but more frequent. Your snacks log in higher in calories and carbs than a good meal.
I would reduce carbs and sugars. I try to keep my carbs around 100 a day and try to keep the sugars as low as possible.
I also find most protein shakes and bars (or even creatine) to be a terrible source of protein (though I keep using the creatine). They include too many calories and carbs. I usually reserve it for my pre-workout snack when I am lifting. But, I lift heavy / to failure. I doubt you need that. (though you should lift heavy).
Ignore this op 100 grams of carbs and sugar is not some magic number
All I said is that is what I do so leave me alone and give it a rest.
Ummmm no you told her to reduce carbs and sugars ...stop giving advice based on some arbitrary number of 100 carbs..0 -
for that last year i have flucuated around 195lbs give or take a few. over the holidays i did get as high as 203 but was back down to 195 as of 4 weeks ago. since then i have not lost a single ounce. i eat 1800 calories a day. sometimes eating back what i burn, sometimes not depending on appetite.
I weigh all my food on a food scale and i wear a heart rate monitor to get a more accurate account of calories burned during exercise over what MFP suggets. i run three days a week (about 15 miles a week at this point) and weight train on two of those running days as well. the other days are a mix of zumba, cycling and cross circuit training (bodyweight HIIT stuff) i rest sundays.
everything i have ready says i should be seeing results. i have cross checked MFP and TDEE to figure out a calorie goal. I just dont get it. I have been working out 4-6 days a week for over a year and while I am slimmer (not a whole lot but at least a size) the scale doesnt budge. I just odnt get it!
any ideas on what I should do?
If you have been at this weight for a year, then with the exercise taken into account, you are eating at maintenance. This is the point where you either accept you are happy at the weight you are, or that you need to aim for 300-500 calories less.
I do not know your height of course, but more than 2000 calories per day for a woman, it does sound a lot, I am average height, exercise a lot and cannot remember ever eating that much, not even when I was much younger and constantly on my feet. And even if you are very tall, 195 lbs means you still have several lbs to lose to be in healthy weight, so maybe you should slow down on exercise, if this causes you to eat more, and focus on limiting calories more?0 -
Have you tried changing around what foods you eat? From my experience, I stuck to the same foods and then plateaud. Once I started changing to different foods, the weight loss started again. I also try to remain under the amount of calories I'm supposed to eat by at least 300 a day. Easy to do as a vegetarian.0
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »
Actually, you told them too as well.JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »I like that you are eating frequently as it keeps your blood levels even. Maybe try eating a little something with that coffee as well. The snacks / meals seem a bit big though. My snacks are 2-3 sticks of carrots or celery, sometimes 3-5 grapes, maybe 0.5-1oz of chicken. Most of my meals are half size but more frequent. Your snacks log in higher in calories and carbs than a good meal.
I would reduce carbs and sugars. I try to keep my carbs around 100 a day and try to keep the sugars as low as possible.
I also find most protein shakes and bars (or even creatine) to be a terrible source of protein (though I keep using the creatine). They include too many calories and carbs. I usually reserve it for my pre-workout snack when I am lifting. But, I lift heavy / to failure. I doubt you need that. (though you should lift heavy).
Ignore this op 100 grams of carbs and sugar is not some magic number
All I said is that is what I do so leave me alone and give it a rest.
Also, she's marathon training. That is just not realistic advice.
I never told her what number she should do, just that she should lower her carb and sugar intake. She does not run marathons based on her post.0 -
Have you tried changing around what foods you eat? From my experience, I stuck to the same foods and then plateaud. Once I started changing to different foods, the weight loss started again. I also try to remain under the amount of calories I'm supposed to eat by at least 300 a day. Easy to do as a vegetarian.
Type of food has nothing to do with a plateau. When you changed type of food, it put you into a calorie deficit again.
A plateau means you are eating at maintenance, which could result from unintentional inaccurate logging of calories in and/or out and/or forgetting to change your calorie settings after weight is lost.0 -
JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »
Actually, you told them too as well.JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »JimFsfitnesspal wrote: »I like that you are eating frequently as it keeps your blood levels even. Maybe try eating a little something with that coffee as well. The snacks / meals seem a bit big though. My snacks are 2-3 sticks of carrots or celery, sometimes 3-5 grapes, maybe 0.5-1oz of chicken. Most of my meals are half size but more frequent. Your snacks log in higher in calories and carbs than a good meal.
I would reduce carbs and sugars. I try to keep my carbs around 100 a day and try to keep the sugars as low as possible.
I also find most protein shakes and bars (or even creatine) to be a terrible source of protein (though I keep using the creatine). They include too many calories and carbs. I usually reserve it for my pre-workout snack when I am lifting. But, I lift heavy / to failure. I doubt you need that. (though you should lift heavy).
Ignore this op 100 grams of carbs and sugar is not some magic number
All I said is that is what I do so leave me alone and give it a rest.
Also, she's marathon training. That is just not realistic advice.
I never told her what number she should do, just that she should lower her carb and sugar intake. She does not run marathons based on her post.
Jim - in her (OP's) 2nd or 3rd response she stated that she is in training for a marathon, just saying... sometimes it is helpful if you read all of her posts before responding and defending said responses...
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What is your actual average weekly intake over the last 4 weeks? I just peeked through about a week of your diary, but going to a flat 1800 may actually be a big reduction from what you're getting now. I don't think many people can lose weight while training for a marathon, because the training is so intense. I'd suggest calculating your weekly averages, then taking a small reduction (100-200 calories to start), and trying that out for a few weeks. You may need to prioritize the marathon training and go for a very slow rate of loss, if any, until the race.0
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