Will I still see progress?

Shadowmf023

So I'm 23, female, 5'2 and 135lb. I've been trying to lose weight for about a year at a 0.5lb p/week setting. But I end up eating up to maintenance because I'm just hungry and feel "out of control" (since it's up to maintenance I don't see it as out of control but it's the only way I can describe it).

I've started thinking that maybe my body is giving me signals that it doesn't want to lose weight and it's happy where it is. But I'm looking quite skinnyfat and untoned. I have a tummy as I'm appleshaped, (I love my legs though).

I don't have access to a gym to I started doing fitnessblender videos. Strength training 4 times a week, for 110min in total. And yoga on Friday for the stretching. I've been thinking of eating at maintenance (1950) while doing so. Will I still see some sort of progress or change in bodyshape doing this, even if I don't lose weight?

kshama2001

You could have those hungry/out of control feeling because you are eating foods that don't satiate you. Please change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

mom23mangos

Yes, you should see changes in your bodyshape doing that. I would recommend you try to buy some weights for home as well.

Shadowmf023

kshama2001 wrote: »

You could have those hungry/out of control feeling because you are eating foods that don't satiate you. Please change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

I haven't been logging as accurately and have tried a few different things over the year. Sometimes I've logged some I haven't. (Not logging was mostly due to IF) This is a new account so there's not much info in it. My diet is mostly low fat, high carb high protein.

In the mornings I eat a serving of cereal (185) with coffee (30) and 2 eggs (186),

my snacks are around 300, 100 of cheese, 100 of dried fruit, and a protein shake.

Lunch is usually a chicken wrap (405- own recipe, chicken, apple and cottage cheese, plus whole wheat wrap) - or if not the wrap then honey mustard chicken salad (350)

Dinner is whatever cooked food, (500-600ish - calculated by weighing out the ingredients from the recipes), and half the plate is filled with some steamed mixed veggies with a melted cheese slice (200).

I'm quite confident in my logging as I've been counting calories and weighing food for about 4 years now. I've previously lost 40lb.

janejellyroll

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

You could have those hungry/out of control feeling because you are eating foods that don't satiate you. Please change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

I haven't been logging as accurately and have tried a few different things over the year. Sometimes I've logged some I haven't. (Not logging was mostly due to IF) This is a new account so there's not much info in it. My diet is mostly low fat, high carb high protein.

In the mornings I eat a serving of cereal (185) with coffee (30) and 2 eggs (186),

my snacks are around 300, 100 of cheese, 100 of dried fruit, and a protein shake.

Lunch is usually a chicken wrap (405- own recipe, chicken, apple and cottage cheese, plus whole wheat wrap) - or if not the wrap then honey mustard chicken salad (350)

Dinner is whatever cooked food, (500-600ish - calculated by weighing out the ingredients from the recipes), and half the plate is filled with some steamed mixed veggies with a melted cheese slice (200).

I'm quite confident in my logging as I've been counting calories and weighing food for about 4 years now. I've previously lost 40lb.

My personal experience: eating low fat causes me to feel much more hungry and I think about food much more. I don't think there is anything wrong with your initial plan, but it might also be worth seeing if you feel better when you incorporate more fat into your diet.

Shadowmf023

janejellyroll wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

You could have those hungry/out of control feeling because you are eating foods that don't satiate you. Please change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

I haven't been logging as accurately and have tried a few different things over the year. Sometimes I've logged some I haven't. (Not logging was mostly due to IF) This is a new account so there's not much info in it. My diet is mostly low fat, high carb high protein.

In the mornings I eat a serving of cereal (185) with coffee (30) and 2 eggs (186),

my snacks are around 300, 100 of cheese, 100 of dried fruit, and a protein shake.

Lunch is usually a chicken wrap (405- own recipe, chicken, apple and cottage cheese, plus whole wheat wrap) - or if not the wrap then honey mustard chicken salad (350)

Dinner is whatever cooked food, (500-600ish - calculated by weighing out the ingredients from the recipes), and half the plate is filled with some steamed mixed veggies with a melted cheese slice (200).

I'm quite confident in my logging as I've been counting calories and weighing food for about 4 years now. I've previously lost 40lb.

My personal experience: eating low fat causes me to feel much more hungry and I think about food much more. I don't think there is anything wrong with your initial plan, but it might also be worth seeing if you feel better when you incorporate more fat into your diet.

It makes sense. I've always been weary of actually trying a higher fat diet because it feels like little food for so many calories and I have this fear that I will feel hungry. But I'll google some examples of higher fat diets and give it a trial run. (Not to mention I love carbs..)

Maxematics

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

You could have those hungry/out of control feeling because you are eating foods that don't satiate you. Please change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

I haven't been logging as accurately and have tried a few different things over the year. Sometimes I've logged some I haven't. (Not logging was mostly due to IF) This is a new account so there's not much info in it. My diet is mostly low fat, high carb high protein.

In the mornings I eat a serving of cereal (185) with coffee (30) and 2 eggs (186),

my snacks are around 300, 100 of cheese, 100 of dried fruit, and a protein shake.

Lunch is usually a chicken wrap (405- own recipe, chicken, apple and cottage cheese, plus whole wheat wrap) - or if not the wrap then honey mustard chicken salad (350)

Dinner is whatever cooked food, (500-600ish - calculated by weighing out the ingredients from the recipes), and half the plate is filled with some steamed mixed veggies with a melted cheese slice (200).

I'm quite confident in my logging as I've been counting calories and weighing food for about 4 years now. I've previously lost 40lb.

My personal experience: eating low fat causes me to feel much more hungry and I think about food much more. I don't think there is anything wrong with your initial plan, but it might also be worth seeing if you feel better when you incorporate more fat into your diet.

It makes sense. I've always been weary of actually trying a higher fat diet because it feels like little food for so many calories and I have this fear that I will feel hungry. But I'll google some examples of higher fat diets and give it a trial run. (Not to mention I love carbs..)

Actually I've noticed the opposite. Higher fat means more calories to play with because I feel satiated on less whereas many carbs can be calorie dense and not as satisfying. A 80 calorie string cheese does more for me than 130 calories of crackers or even 80 calories of fresh fruit.

Shadowmf023

So this is my idea of a higher fat protein rich diet - how's it sound?

Breakfast: 1 large egg fried in 2 teaspoons butter, with coffee and veg.

Lunch: 175g full fat yoghurt, and on the side 100g rotisserie chicken (with skin).

Snack: 30g cheese/nuts
Snack 2: Protein shake

Dinner: Usual dinner (whatever it may be...) With half a plate of veg.

WBB55

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

So this is my idea of a higher fat protein rich diet - how's it sound?

Breakfast: 1 large egg fried in 2 teaspoons butter, with coffee and veg.

Lunch: 175g full fat yoghurt, and on the side 100g rotisserie chicken (with skin).

Snack: 30g cheese/nuts
Snack 2: Protein shake

Dinner: Usual dinner (whatever it may be...) With half a plate of veg.

I'd eat that, though I'd just put the butter in my coffee... Just weigh everything carefully to keep your calories in check. For me, this might be too much carbs (carbs leave me craving more carbs), so I'd be hungry fairly soon after that lunch. But with the snacks, I could make it until dinner, myself. Why not give it a try and see?

Shadowmf023

WBB55 wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

So this is my idea of a higher fat protein rich diet - how's it sound?

Breakfast: 1 large egg fried in 2 teaspoons butter, with coffee and veg.

Lunch: 175g full fat yoghurt, and on the side 100g rotisserie chicken (with skin).

Snack: 30g cheese/nuts
Snack 2: Protein shake

Dinner: Usual dinner (whatever it may be...) With half a plate of veg.

I'd eat that, though I'd just put the butter in my coffee... Just weigh everything carefully to keep your calories in check. For me, this might be too much carbs (carbs leave me craving more carbs), so I'd be hungry fairly soon after that lunch. But with the snacks, I could make it until dinner, myself. Why not give it a try and see?

What would you suggest for lunch? (I only have 1560 calories keep that in mind)

WBB55

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

WBB55 wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

So this is my idea of a higher fat protein rich diet - how's it sound?

Breakfast: 1 large egg fried in 2 teaspoons butter, with coffee and veg.

Lunch: 175g full fat yoghurt, and on the side 100g rotisserie chicken (with skin).

Snack: 30g cheese/nuts
Snack 2: Protein shake

Dinner: Usual dinner (whatever it may be...) With half a plate of veg.

I'd eat that, though I'd just put the butter in my coffee... Just weigh everything carefully to keep your calories in check. For me, this might be too much carbs (carbs leave me craving more carbs), so I'd be hungry fairly soon after that lunch. But with the snacks, I could make it until dinner, myself. Why not give it a try and see?

What would you suggest for lunch? (I only have 1560 calories keep that in mind)

Depends on the dinner and the protein shake, really. I put your plan into my diary for tomorrow (my diary is open). It came to 19 net carbs before dinner. If it was me, I'd probably swap the yogurt for an avocado. I've found that fats leave me more satisfied than carbs or protein when I'm in a deficit, personally. But like I said. (Depending on the dinners you eat) I'd personally eat what you proposed. I say give it a try.

Shadowmf023

WBB55 wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

WBB55 wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

So this is my idea of a higher fat protein rich diet - how's it sound?

Breakfast: 1 large egg fried in 2 teaspoons butter, with coffee and veg.

Lunch: 175g full fat yoghurt, and on the side 100g rotisserie chicken (with skin).

Snack: 30g cheese/nuts
Snack 2: Protein shake

Dinner: Usual dinner (whatever it may be...) With half a plate of veg.

I'd eat that, though I'd just put the butter in my coffee... Just weigh everything carefully to keep your calories in check. For me, this might be too much carbs (carbs leave me craving more carbs), so I'd be hungry fairly soon after that lunch. But with the snacks, I could make it until dinner, myself. Why not give it a try and see?

What would you suggest for lunch? (I only have 1560 calories keep that in mind)

Depends on the dinner and the protein shake, really. I put your plan into my diary for tomorrow (my diary is open). It came to 19 net carbs before dinner. If it was me, I'd probably swap the yogurt for an avocado. I've found that fats leave me more satisfied than carbs or protein when I'm in a deficit, personally. But like I said. (Depending on the dinners you eat) I'd personally eat what you proposed. I say give it a try.

Okay I'll try the yoghurt first and then if that doesn't work as well I'll swap with the avo. thanks for the idea