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6 months and GAINED 1.2 pounds. WTH???
KickboxFanatic
Posts: 184 Member
According to Scooby and exrx my BMR is 1492. Scooby says my maintenance TDEE is 1791.
Provide your stats (height/weight/age/bodyfat% if you know it/etc)
66 inches
167.2 lbs
41
Too scared to measure
What's your current gross intake of calories, on average?
55 Day Daily average 1545.86
55 Day Daily NET average 1259.86
What's your current average intake of protein, carbs, and fats, in grams?
55 Day Daily average 172.65 Carbs
92.09 Protein
52.64 Fat
Do you use a food scale and measure everything?
Approximately 85% of the time I am completely OCD with the measuring cups. Last 3 weeks have been switching more to the scale then the cups but I’m not finding a big difference between the 2. Only time I don’t weigh/measure is when eating out but then I tend to over log slightly, just in case.
Do you track all of your intake, daily? (Everything?)
If it touches the lips, it goes in the log. It drives my kids and boyfriend crazy sometimes. “Hold on, mommy can’t listen right now; I’m logging my 2 cups of lettuce.” And I don’t cook with a lot of sauces or condiments.
Do you take cheat days or days off?
Weekends seem to be a higher calorie consumption but not overly crazy. Occasionally I will have a cheat day for a picnic or other event but it’s planned for during the week.
How much weight have you lost so far and over what time period?
I started tracking food on January 1st and since then I’ve actually gained 1.2 pounds.
Describe your activity (exercise and non exercise) and did you change that activity within the last couple of months?
Desk job, so I spend 8 hours a day sitting at my computer. Outside of work, I spend 3-6 hours a week in the gym. When home I’m usually busy with house chores, shopping, playing with my 8 year old, and arguing with my 17 year old (that counts as calories burned right?). This has all been pretty consistent since February 1st.
Workouts:
February – 4 weeks of treadmill and elliptical 3 times a week, 30-45 minutes each
March & April – 6 week program consisting of 4 day split lifting routine (2 days upper body, 2 days lower body split throughout the week) with Boot Camp, kickboxing and/or Body Combat thrown in twice a week.
May & June – 8 week program consisting of 3 days of lifting and 2 minute cardio bursts between sets with Boot Camp, kickboxing and/or Body Combat thrown in twice a week.
July – starting 6 week program consisting of 3 days of lifting, 2 45 minute Tabata sessions, 1 hr kickboxing and 1 hr of Body Combat
(can provide programs if wanted)
How long have you been stalled and if it is not a complete stall please be very specific as to how much you have lost over the stalled period.
First weigh in was January 1 at 166 lbs
Todays weigh in was 167.2
It’s obvious from the mirror and my clothes that the body fat is shrinking.
January, I could barely squeeze into a size 12 pant and I am comfortably in a size 10 now. Bra size has not changed, I am still a 38 but the C cups are starting to become a little lose.
Something I am doing is working, the scale just isn’t moving. ARGH!!! <bangs head on desk>
Are you breastfeeding?
Please Jesus, never again!!!
Do you have thyroid issues/risks or PCOS?
My physical in October 2012 showed no issues other than my Vitamin D levels, which I’ve been taking a supplement for. I am scheduled July 8th for a new set of blood work to check those levels again and have requested a thyroid workup as well.
Also, please ensure that you have your diary open.
Done
Help me Obi-Wan, you're my last hope.
Provide your stats (height/weight/age/bodyfat% if you know it/etc)
66 inches
167.2 lbs
41
Too scared to measure
What's your current gross intake of calories, on average?
55 Day Daily average 1545.86
55 Day Daily NET average 1259.86
What's your current average intake of protein, carbs, and fats, in grams?
55 Day Daily average 172.65 Carbs
92.09 Protein
52.64 Fat
Do you use a food scale and measure everything?
Approximately 85% of the time I am completely OCD with the measuring cups. Last 3 weeks have been switching more to the scale then the cups but I’m not finding a big difference between the 2. Only time I don’t weigh/measure is when eating out but then I tend to over log slightly, just in case.
Do you track all of your intake, daily? (Everything?)
If it touches the lips, it goes in the log. It drives my kids and boyfriend crazy sometimes. “Hold on, mommy can’t listen right now; I’m logging my 2 cups of lettuce.” And I don’t cook with a lot of sauces or condiments.
Do you take cheat days or days off?
Weekends seem to be a higher calorie consumption but not overly crazy. Occasionally I will have a cheat day for a picnic or other event but it’s planned for during the week.
How much weight have you lost so far and over what time period?
I started tracking food on January 1st and since then I’ve actually gained 1.2 pounds.
Describe your activity (exercise and non exercise) and did you change that activity within the last couple of months?
Desk job, so I spend 8 hours a day sitting at my computer. Outside of work, I spend 3-6 hours a week in the gym. When home I’m usually busy with house chores, shopping, playing with my 8 year old, and arguing with my 17 year old (that counts as calories burned right?). This has all been pretty consistent since February 1st.
Workouts:
February – 4 weeks of treadmill and elliptical 3 times a week, 30-45 minutes each
March & April – 6 week program consisting of 4 day split lifting routine (2 days upper body, 2 days lower body split throughout the week) with Boot Camp, kickboxing and/or Body Combat thrown in twice a week.
May & June – 8 week program consisting of 3 days of lifting and 2 minute cardio bursts between sets with Boot Camp, kickboxing and/or Body Combat thrown in twice a week.
July – starting 6 week program consisting of 3 days of lifting, 2 45 minute Tabata sessions, 1 hr kickboxing and 1 hr of Body Combat
(can provide programs if wanted)
How long have you been stalled and if it is not a complete stall please be very specific as to how much you have lost over the stalled period.
First weigh in was January 1 at 166 lbs
Todays weigh in was 167.2
It’s obvious from the mirror and my clothes that the body fat is shrinking.
January, I could barely squeeze into a size 12 pant and I am comfortably in a size 10 now. Bra size has not changed, I am still a 38 but the C cups are starting to become a little lose.
Something I am doing is working, the scale just isn’t moving. ARGH!!! <bangs head on desk>
Are you breastfeeding?
Please Jesus, never again!!!
Do you have thyroid issues/risks or PCOS?
My physical in October 2012 showed no issues other than my Vitamin D levels, which I’ve been taking a supplement for. I am scheduled July 8th for a new set of blood work to check those levels again and have requested a thyroid workup as well.
Also, please ensure that you have your diary open.
Done
Help me Obi-Wan, you're my last hope.
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HI! What has your weight done over the last 4 weeks?0
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It has fluctuated between 166 and 167.8.0
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And please ignore Saturdays numbers, that was a huge blowout cheat day for me. First one in months.0
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It has fluctuated between 166 and 167.8.
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I'm not sure. I gave up on weighing myself weekly about 3 months ago because it was never moving. I was going more by what I could see in the mirror and how my clothes fit.0
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What was your weight the last time you weighed yourself and when was that?0
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I weighed this past Friday and it was 167.2. I weighed approximately a month prior and it was 167.80
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Sorry - I am little confused so just trying to clarify - you mentioned that you gave up weighing 3 months ago but you weighed 167.8 about a month ago. Did you stop weighing regularly 3 months ago but still weighed yourself every now and again?
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Yes, I gave up the weekly weigh ins about 3-4 months ago because it wasn't moving and it was killing my motivation. I have stepped on the scale occasionally over the past 3 months just to check and about a month ago it was at 167.8.0
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Got it - thanks0
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Thank you!!!0
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On skimming your diary, I noticed that you often do not log dinner (not that there is anything wrong with not eating dinner if that works for you) or only logging some meat/fish with no accompaniments or condiments/cooking oils etc. I just wanted to check that these days were logged accurately and that you often do not eat dinner or just eat 'dry' fish or meat on its own.0
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One further question. Your diary only starts on April 25th. Were you tracking somewhere else before?0
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Hi Sara,
I went back and reviewed my diary. The tilapia I had the other night was cooked in a half tablespoon of butter, sorry, I forgot to log that. The salmon a few nights back was just grilled plain. I'm one of those weird people that likes my meat 'dry'. *shrugs*
And yes, I was using Spark People from January 1st to April to log my foods. I can go back and pull that data if it would be useful but it's very similar to what you're seeing here. The big difference would be the first 6 weeks (January 1st for 6 weeks) I did an Atkins style to rid my body of white sugar and flour.
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Just to confirm, do you often not eat dinner as you have a lot of days without it logged. As noted, it is fine if it works for you, but I want to make sure we have all the pertinent information.0 -
Sometimes the post gym protein shake is my dinner, it just falls under the midsnack option since it's easier to just copy the previous day. If dinner is empty, most likely I ate it, its just under a difference meal for the day because of the easy copy button. I do most of my logging with the phone app and it's just easier to copy.
If it's better for you, I can go back and move those things into their corrected location. Just let me know.
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If it's better for you, I can go back and move those things into their corrected location. Just let me know.
That part isn't necessary, we are just trying to make 100% certain that the days showing missing meals aren't mis-logged days in total.0 -
Sorry for the delay in responding.
Please set your calorie and macro intake to the following:
1450 calories
125g protein
50g fat
125g carbs
You do not eat back exercise calories on the above intake. Just set your intake to this level daily and please use your food scale regularly and log meticulously.
If you have problems or issues with this, please contact Sara or myself ASAP. Otherwise follow up with us via PM in 2 weeks and we will adjust as needed.0 -
Thank you SideSteel and Sara! I will reset to those numbers and keep you posted.
I also saw my Dr today and had blood redrawn to run my Vitamin D (tested low in November) and a thyroid panel. I will get those results back in 1-2 weeks.0 -
Locking this thread for administrative purposes. Please PM either of us to unlock this for an update.0
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Unlocking for an update.0
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Numbers photo attempt #3:
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How have you felt in terms of workout performance and general satiety in the past two weeks?0
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Apparently third times the charm, at least for photo uploads to MFP.
My starting weight on 7/8 was a 4.6 lb over night jump in water weight due to TOM which steadily decreased as the week went on.
Using my pre-TOM weight of 167.2. I've dropped 1.6 lbs in 2 weeks.
That being said, I've yet to actually hit the macros as you subscribed. I'm struggling with getting those protein numbers high enough with the fat number low enough but I'm determined to make it work.
The first week, I had a hard time with not eating back any of the exercise calories and was wrecked (tired, shaky, hangry) after Mondays kickboxing class for the next few days. I took some time off from the gym to let me body adjust to the changes in calories and as of this past weekend have been feeling much better, however, my carbs are still a bit high. I'm doing much better with the calorie number but haven't figured out how to make the macros work perfectly yet. I've read Sara's forum on protein sources and I'm sure I'll get it figured out.
I did get my blood work back from my doctor last week and all of my numbers came back as normal. I guess being tired all the time really is just my age. Grrr. Also, I've read that stopping smoking can decrease your metabolism? That smoking burns an extra ~200 calories a day? I stopped 6 months ago. Shouldn't my metabolism be back to normal by now??
Lastly, I'd like to request another week with these numbers to see if I can get the macros right and add the exercise back in and see what my weight does. Especially since the numbers may be slightly off the first week with TOM.
thanks for listening and all of your help!!!!!
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Workout performance has completely suffered. I didn't have any energy or motivation to go to the gym.
Hunger was off the charts the first week but I'm feeling better after this 2nd week and actually got 2 small workouts in over the weekend.0 -
Ok, we will get back to you later today hopefully.0
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Thanks.
Can you let us know any changes over the past 6 days with bodyweight and performance please? Sorry we missed this.0 -
7/22 Weight 165.6
7/28 Weight 166.3
Avg Calorie 1200
Carb Avg 121
Protein Avg 83
Fat Avg 45
5 cardio workouts for 1825 calories burned
However...... I had a stomach bug over the weekend and ate mostly bland white carbs and hardly any protein. If I ignore the numbers from Saturday and Sunday, my averages for the remaining days are:
7/22 Weight 165.6
7/26 Weight 167.5
Avg Calorie 1318
Carb Avg 125
Protein Avg 91
Fat Avg 53
5 cardio workouts for 1683 calories burned
I am still struggling with the higher protein number, back to work on that this week. However, my workouts were much better last week although I did not lift, just did a bunch of cardio.
Thank you!!!0
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