Struggling

gcooper7

So far I've been decent with the calorie deficit. I've still eaten whatever i want but not as much of it. I haven't had soda in two weeks which is big since that is one of my down falls. Now to give up potato chips. I haven't weighed myself though. Next week I'm going to see about getting back into the gym.

Sued0nim

gcooper7 wrote: »

I'm having a hard time losing weight for some reason. I lost a bunch of weight a couple years ago and then I got complacent and put it all back on. I started working out again and eating better and lost the weight to get down close to what I lost before. Now i'm back up to the weight I was the first time I started. What is frustrating is I got to this weight and I've been working out. But I know my diet has been horrible. I think it's the amount I'm eating as opposed to what I am eating. Has anyone had this issue. I feel like as hard as I have been trying I am unable to lose the weight I did before. Some factors that have changed is I have a deskjob now. I think I am going to try carb cycling again and see if that helps me. Just need to find time at home and at work. My weight has me tired all the time and my legs always hurt.

You're right it is, it always is.

You need to eat less than you burn, then once you have lost the weight you need to eat the same as you burn.

Your issue has been, what mine was for 3 decades, you are goal oriented. When I get to this weight I will have done and can revert to normal. Your 'normal' makes you fat.

So cut calories to lose weight (weigh and log accurately), move more to increase your calorie burn so you can eat more to lose weights, do some progressive weight training cos it is important to preserve as much muscle as you can

And when you've lost your weight, eat the same amount as you burn...following the other guidelines in the line above

lista10

Sued0nim wrote: »

gcooper7 wrote: »

I'm having a hard time losing weight for some reason. I lost a bunch of weight a couple years ago and then I got complacent and put it all back on. I started working out again and eating better and lost the weight to get down close to what I lost before. Now i'm back up to the weight I was the first time I started. What is frustrating is I got to this weight and I've been working out. But I know my diet has been horrible. I think it's the amount I'm eating as opposed to what I am eating. Has anyone had this issue. I feel like as hard as I have been trying I am unable to lose the weight I did before. Some factors that have changed is I have a deskjob now. I think I am going to try carb cycling again and see if that helps me. Just need to find time at home and at work. My weight has me tired all the time and my legs always hurt.

You're right it is, it always is.

You need to eat less than you burn, then once you have lost the weight you need to eat the same as you burn.

Your issue has been, what mine was for 3 decades, you are goal oriented. When I get to this weight I will have done and can revert to normal. Your 'normal' makes you fat.

So cut calories to lose weight (weigh and log accurately), move more to increase your calorie burn so you can eat more to lose weights, do some progressive weight training cos it is important to preserve as much muscle as you can

And when you've lost your weight, eat the same amount as you burn...following the other guidelines in the line above

What she said, keep trying and try eating cleaner!

leanjogreen18

SLLRunner wrote: »

johunt615 wrote: »

gcooper7 wrote: »

johunt615 wrote: »

gcooper7 wrote: »

I'm having a hard time losing weight for some reason. I lost a bunch of weight a couple years ago and then I got complacent and put it all back on. I started working out again and eating better and lost the weight to get down close to what I lost before. Now i'm back up to the weight I was the first time I started. What is frustrating is I got to this weight and I've been working out. But I know my diet has been horrible. I think it's the amount I'm eating as opposed to what I am eating. Has anyone had this issue. I feel like as hard as I have been trying I am unable to lose the weight I did before. Some factors that have changed is I have a deskjob now. I think I am going to try carb cycling again and see if that helps me. Just need to find time at home and at work. My weight has me tired all the time and my legs always hurt.

I'm calorie cycling and 2 1/2 weeks in and its great so far! I'm seeing a steady weight loss and I'm just beginning to feel more energy. Right now I'm not eating back my exercise calories but thats because I'm only walking. Plus I don't measure everything out (except cheese) so my exercise calories cover that for me, I'm only walking right now to just ease bad knees into it but I eventually may eat exercise calories later when I begin working out harder.

Protein at every meal or a protein bar helps keep me full.

good luck!

What exactling is calorie cycling?

I average 1250 calories however I don't eat 1250 daily. I eat 1 day 1499 calories, 1 day 1374, 1 day 1124, 1 day 1000 and 3 days 1249. I hesitate to say it again because I got blasted on another thread but its suppose to help stave off metabolic adaption. There is some scientific evidence around refeeding (eating at or above maintenance once in awhile) and so some in the bodybuilding world use it to cut fat and build muscle.

I used this calculator to help come up with my cycle of calories....

http://www.shapefit.com/calculators/calorie-intake-calculator.html

Are you talking about starvation mode, or actual metabolic adaptation? Can you please share some links to that scientific evidence?

Carb cycling is a way of eating that helps some keep a calorie deficit. The only magic it, or any other way of eating, has is the magic we give it.

Here is one study on short term calorie cycling http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2951044/.

This one is a little different than I'm doing but still on calorie shifting and refeeding http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018593/

And here is another https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-11-7 Which concludes more research needs to be done but refeeding does show an increase in leptin short term.

Any how I'm not expecting magic and I don't even recall saying anything about magic . Hey these boards are exploding with folks saying they are stuck, plateauing etc so I did a little reading and saw that there is some, however small, early evidence that calorie cycling or refeeding MIGHT stave off a plateau. So I'm trying it out.

palulabear

I am too struggling with the scale numbers

gcooper7

palulabear wrote: »

I am too struggling with the scale numbers

Damn scales... they suck lol

gcooper7

TheFatLadyPortrait wrote: »

Well, some of the things that help me when I am strugging with just the quantity of what I am eating is to eat more mindfully. Cut up my pizza slices into pieces smaller than the bites I would normally take and make sure to chew them slowly. I find that for me it isnt as much about how much I want to eat, but how long I want to spend eating. And as you eat more slowly it will give your body more time to recognise your fullness level. Having a light side like a salad or drinking a smoothie or an iced coffee made with almond milk (which is 30-40 cals for 8 oz) can also help to fill the hunger void left by cutting the portions on the high calorie favorites. I dunno if it will help you, but I thought I would throw it out there anyway. You never know what little thing will make all of the difference.

Thank you. I'll give that a try

gcooper7

I did 20 minutes of hitting the heavy bag. Wasn't going crazy but I was punching it pretty hard. Needed to vent some frustration. Now I'm a sweaty mess. Maybe I'll do this for a while. Maybe 20 will turn into an hour. Messed up with the eating today though. I was doing good until dinner. Had 3 grilled sausage Brats. Ugh the disappointment, however almost 3 weeks with no soda for me.