opinions?

melted_

I was in an accident last year, since than i have not been able to lose a single pound no matter how much i exercise or how healthy i eat, i was reading online and i found an article about how sometimes adrenilne can continue to run through your body and make it difficult to sleep and lose weight. what do you guys think?

malibu927

Weight loss has to do with how much you eat. If you were counting calories with as close to 100% accuracy as possible and still not losing then that could be an issue. But I would work on the deficit you have first.

L1zardQueen

malibu927 wrote: »

Weight loss has to do with how much you eat. If you were counting calories with as close to 100% accuracy as possible and still not losing then that could be an issue. But I would work on the deficit you have first.

This^^^. Get accurate with your calorie counting first and after 4 to 6 weeks, if you gave not lost any weight, make an appointment with your doctor.

seska422

melted_ wrote: »

I was in an accident last year, since than i have not been able to lose a single pound no matter how much i exercise or how healthy i eat

Eating healthfully is good for your nutrition but weight loss is about overall calorie balance. You need to consume fewer calories than your body uses in order to lose weight.

cmriverside

But adrenaline isn't still elevated at one year post-accident. If it is, you have a bigger problem than weight loss. I don't think you can blame adrenaline at this point.

Sleep is definitely important, though. If you have anxiety and/or depression, that will also affect sleep, hormones, and weight loss.

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jgnatca

Read up on the effects of the hormone, cortisol.

I can't think of anything other than tightening up on your portions regardless.

melted_

cmriverside wrote: »

But adrenaline isn't still elevated at one year post-accident. If it is, you have a bigger problem than weight loss. I don't think you can blame adrenaline at this point.

Sleep is definitely important, though. If you have anxiety and/or depression, that will also affect sleep, hormones, and weight loss.

for the past months i havent been able to sleep more than 2 -4 hours a night but i dont feel stressed maybe a little axiety and depression tho... i would go to the doctor but my health care is expensive and literal *kitten* because of obama care

Geocitiesuser

It's still a matter of calories in vs calories out. If you're not losing, you eat a little less. If after a few weeks you haven't lost anything, lower your calories a little bit. It's literally the science of physics and the transfer of energy. There is no ailment possible that can prevent someone from losing weight. None. A calorie is a unit of energy.

Can we ask how much you weigh, your height, and how many calories you've been eating? Do you have a food diary you can open to look at ?

melted_

Geocitiesuser wrote: »

It's still a matter of calories in vs calories out. If you're not losing, you eat a little less. If after a few weeks you haven't lost anything, lower your calories a little bit. It's literally the science of physics and the transfer of energy. There is no ailment possible that can prevent someone from losing weight. None. A calorie is a unit of energy.

Can we ask how much you weigh, your height, and how many calories you've been eating? Do you have a food diary you can open to look at ?

i have never had problems losing weight. i eat 1,000 calories a day, walk in the morning 4-5 miles then when my day is over i jog 1 or 2 miles on my tredmill. this is just so frustrating. my food diary is on fitbit app im mostly vegitarian but still eat chicken from time to time i weight 190 and im 5'7

Geocitiesuser

No, something's not right. Either your calories aren't accurate, or you're having some sort of cheat days. That's not physically possible. There is no ailment in existence that changes CICO.

On the remote chance that you were working out 3 hours a day and living off 1,000 cals a day (which I'm sorry but I can not believe), then the solution would be to eat 900 cals a day. But 1,000 is already at an unhealthy low number. I have nothing but the best intentions when I say: I don't believe you. You can not defy the laws of physics. There is no ailment that would prevent someone from losing weight in a calorie deficit. Especially not at such low calories and high metabolism (energy expenditure).

melted_

the only cheat day i have is at most once a week and my calories never go over 1,600

clicketykeys

Perhaps if you opened your food diary people could make suggestions that would be more helpful.

kimny72

OP if I'm reading correctly you are saying you are eating 1000 cals plus exercising on top of it and not losing. There are really only 2 options

1. You are eating more than you think. Are you using a food scale? Have you double checked the entries you are using on Fitbit are accurate? Are you logging everything, including beverages, cooking oils, packaged food?

2. There is a medical issue affecting your energy balance. Which is a serious problem, because if you are really only eating 1000 cals plus exercising, you are most likely not getting enough nutrients, protein, and fat your body needs.

CSARdiver

Adrenaline is an easy diagnostic, but if you have continued spikes for this long, you'd be posting this from an emergency room.

You are simply eating more than you think you are or not moving as much as you think you are. Open up your diary and have someone conduct an audit.

cmriverside

CSARdiver wrote: »

Adrenaline is an easy diagnostic, but if you have continued spikes for this long, you'd be posting this from an emergency room.

You are simply eating more than you think you are or not moving as much as you think you are. Open up your diary and have someone conduct an audit.

lol, I read that as, "Have someone contact an adult." :

@melted_ - There is no way you are eating less than 1000, doing all that exercise and not losing weight. Not possible. You're eating more than you think, you aren't exercising that much or you're a unicorn.

nokanjaijo

If you think you still have adrenaline spikes and you're also having trouble sleeping, you could have ptsd. That would cause all sorts of problems with memory and concentrationcwhich would impair your ability to accurately log your calories. Accidents are a common cause of ptsd. It might be something to look into.

DamieBird

Sleeping 2-4 hours a night could also contribute to memory issues, making harder for OP to accurately record what she's eating

nokanjaijo

The sleep thing sound like another problem, though. I dint think op is choosing to sleep so little. So, if the insomnia is causing the food logging problems, we would still need to find what's causing the insomnia.

jgnatca

Very low calorie intake can cause insomnia (been there, don't want to return).

nokanjaijo

You think this person is eating so few calories that it's causing insomnia but not few enough to lose weight?

brznhabits

Yes, I think this could be real. I've heard about body stressors such as highly poisonous spider bites impacting health and balance for a long time. Seems to me the same could be true with physical or emotional trauma.

Additionally, I know that stress, physical and mental, are a factor in my sleep quality and weight loss journey.

That said, I think eating a good balance of calories and food (with accurate logging ) would help your body and/mind recover, eventually despite no weight loss. So maybe find a healthy balance and stick to it if for no other reason than your long-term recovery. Also discuss with a dr., maybe several, including alternative practioners - therapists, chiropractors, etc.