7-month plateau - getting desperate

mengqiz86

Sloth2016 wrote: »

mengqiz86 wrote: »

Sloth2016 wrote: »

Annananew wrote: »

I hit a plateau a few weeks ago and even gained some weight back. I logged all my food accurately and exercised 3 times a week.
As I saw my doctor, he realised I was only eating about 800 to 1000 calories a day when I needed 2400 call to maintain my weight according to his calculations. He told me that my body was on starvation mode and that I needed to fuel it properly by increasing my caloric intake to at least 1200. After the first week, I didn't lose or gain any weight but it's been two weeks now and I've lost 3 pounds.
Hope it helps...

Wow, this is news to me. Thank you for sharing!
<runs off to buy a box of chocolate eclairs to fend off starvation mode>

To this author, and a few others above -- there is no need to be sarcastic. Annananew was just describing her personal experience - and I have heard similar stories so she's not an isolated case. I am not denying that calorie reduction is the most logical way to lose weight, but I think we should not be blind to other confounding factors that new research has uncovered such as hormones, intestinal microbial flora, etc. And as this article ("Why you can't lose weight on a diet; New York Times) points out, these factors are not just fluff.

Let's learn from each others' experiences with an open mind.

Not sure why you thought I was not sincere. It is great news if true because I can eat more and loose weight. I can even have a treat that I like. Of course I am excited. Why is that sarcasm?

Yeah? If that's truly the case, I'll take that back - hope you are enjoying your eclairs - and only address the comment to a couple guys above you!

Sloth2016

nutmegoreo wrote: »

Sloth2016 wrote: »

Annananew wrote: »

I hit a plateau a few weeks ago and even gained some weight back. I logged all my food accurately and exercised 3 times a week.
As I saw my doctor, he realised I was only eating about 800 to 1000 calories a day when I needed 2400 call to maintain my weight according to his calculations. He told me that my body was on starvation mode and that I needed to fuel it properly by increasing my caloric intake to at least 1200. After the first week, I didn't lose or gain any weight but it's been two weeks now and I've lost 3 pounds.
Hope it helps...

Wow, this is news to me. Thank you for sharing!
<runs off to buy a box of chocolate eclairs to fend off starvation mode>

Your username suggests you aren't running anywhere.

HEE HEE Touche got me there

z4oslo

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To this author, and a few others above -- there is no need to be sarcastic. Annananew was just describing her personal experience - and I have heard similar stories so she's not an isolated case. I am not denying that calorie reduction is the most logical way to lose weight, but I think we should not be blind to other confounding factors that new research has uncovered such as hormones, intestinal microbial flora, etc. And as this article ("Why you can't lose weight on a diet; New York Times) points out, these factors are not just fluff.

Let's learn from each others' experiences with an open mind.
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From the article you linked:

If dieting doesn’t work, what should we do instead? I recommend mindful eating — paying attention to signals of hunger and fullness, without judgment, to relearn how to eat only as much as the brain’s weight-regulation system commands.

This! So much this.

I may also add one more thing:
The power of imagination is much stronger than people tend to give it credit for, and it can be used for weight loss as well.

I imagine myself how I will look when i get a little thinner in a few weeks, then how I will look in a few months time. I will close my eyes and see myself, how I look, how I feel, my posture etc.
I do this every day.

This will tell my unconscious mind what i'm actually trying to do. "Aha so thats is what he is trying to do, lets roll with it then!"

You may laugh at this, and think its totally garbage, but you have absolutely nothing to lose by trying, and it will not hurt you in any way (unlike many of the suggestions and tips ive read on this forum)