I am so frustrated with my weight loss.

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  • annahath150
    annahath150 Posts: 8 Member
    Eating a well-balanced diet and eating smaller servings of food every two hours. I was stuck with 35lbs extra weight and "Mummy magic weight loss tea" also helped me shedding those pounds.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    annahath150 wrote: »
    Eating a well-balanced diet and eating smaller servings of food every two hours. I was stuck with 35lbs extra weight and "Mummy magic weight loss tea" also helped me shedding those pounds.

    meal timing has no effect on weight loss and those teas dont help you to lose weight,if you lost weight its because you were in a deficit.
  • tlanger251
    tlanger251 Posts: 86 Member
    protein is good for muscle, but if you go low carb, you have to up your fat calories for energy!! I went Ketogenic and weigh less than I have since my before my son was born (in 1990). I'm not addicted to food anymore.. I don't even need will power. It is def a diet you want to check with your doctor about, but it has totally changed my life. You can start with the keto calculator>> https://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

    In addition to Keto I also count calories, but the keto calories gave me my macros.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    thieambe wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    You haven't once mentioned counting calories or being in a deficit. Calories are what matters for weight loss. I could eat the same food as my husband and end up the size of a house due to my ability to eat more than I need quite easily. He's more active than me due to work, is a man, and naturally needs more calories just to survive.

    I did a whole 90 and gained weight. The types of foods you eat aren't going to change whether you lose or gain - you need to determine your calorie goal for weight loss, then get a food scale and weigh all solids, measure all liquids, and accurately log everything you put in your mouth.

    I guess you're not supposed to count calories while doing it, but I did the first few days. A couple chicken breasts, a steak for dinner sometimes, a baked potato, salad/carrots/sugar snap peas, and if we were feeling extra crazy maybe a banana.

    These are generally low-calorie foods I though :-/

    No ... Not as low as you think. But more on that in a moment.

    And please remember in order to lose 2 pounds per week, you're carrying a deficit of 1000 calories per day. We're trying to solve a problem that's not actually a problem. Unless you're a little person (like Peter Dinklage), a faster rate of weight loss could be unhealthy. To be honest, your husband's seems that way. A pound a day means he lost a lot lean mass along with that fat. The human body can only metabolize so much fat in a day. After that, it uses lean mass (muscle) for energy. Which most folks want to minimize.

    Depending on the size, and our view of portions is typically pretty distorted, the steak alone could be 700-800 calories (8 oz--depends on cut). This coming from someone who cuts them down into (pathetically small-looking) 3-4 oz portions before cooking. Bananas are often 100 calories each. They vary greatly and really need to be weighed to know.

    Eating when you lose the weight should be the way you continue to eat after losing is the way to keep the weight off. That's why "diets" really don't work. Folks eat one way to lose the weight, and it all comes back on when they go back to their old habits.

    If you don't like Whole 30, that doesn't mean there's something wrong with you. People have different taste buds and find different foods filling. If hubby likes it, great! But if you don't, why make yourself miserable omitting major food groups if you don't have to?

    See your doctor and get some tests run. See if doc can refer you to an RD (Registered Dietician) to help you find your eating plan.

    I lost my weight, about 115 pounds, eating what I wanted in moderation.

    You've done great so far! Don't compare yourself to your husband. Our bodies are so different it's beyond comparing apples and oranges, it's like comparing apples and sea urchins.
  • Rchin4thestarz
    Rchin4thestarz Posts: 13 Member
    I'll say this and say it again as it was a eye opener when I was talking to someone at the gym last year....Told them I had expectations of the amount of weight I thought I should have lost.... Meanwhile not taking into account that I had shed inches and built muscle.... So if I struggle a bit to loose the pounds and yet I see now that I've lost inches and toned up my muscles its a win...Besides...Each person is a different mold...We were all built different ...Please keep that in mind.

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