Why am I not losing weight?

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  • TeddyK4975
    TeddyK4975 Posts: 106 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    lindak1961 wrote: »
    cut out the potatoes and the oatmeal, in other words no starches. Set your macros to 10% carb, 50% fat and 40% protein. Also, go to a keto friendly FB group. trust me...try this for 2 weeks and get back to me. I think you will find that this will work well for you.

    Keto is not necessary for weight loss. It may seemingly work "well" initially as you'll lose a lot of water weight from eating minimal carbs.

    This^^^
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    wally2wiki wrote: »
    Hey guys I found this great article on weight loss plateau.

    Check it out : https://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

    Here is an excerpt:

    The Weight Loss Plateau

    Over time our bodies adapt to the lowered calorie level.

    Our body becomes more efficient at using energy (lowered metabolism), and therefore burns less fat. This is why most of us reach a weight loss plateau.

    At this point, the only option is to boost metabolism:

    increased cardio,
    weight training,
    'cheat' meals (i.e. occasional high-calorie meals),
    cycling (or zig-zagging) calories,
    even manipulating macro-nutrient ratios can all help to do this (don't forget adequate sleep and hydration).
    You often find that the nearer you get to your goal weight (or body fat percentage) - the harder things get!

    Continually dropping calories only serves to lower metabolism even further - the moment you return to 'normal' eating - the weight comes back on.

    It certainly won't hurt you to kick your metabolism in the rear. When I hit a plateau, I spent a week doing tabata, and it made me feel better and more able to go on. I don't recommend tabata unless you are fairly fit already but you can add some higher intensity intervals to your workout.

    However, I still think the issue is that you are underestimating your calories and need to eat less and measure more. It is very easy for a tablespoon of peanut butter to become three, over time.

    You can't "kick your metabolism" into gear. That's not how it works.

    Actually, it is. High intensity exercise increases resting metabolism.

    Temporarily than it goes back to normal...

    So no you can't kickstart your metabolism
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