Fit, fat, female, forty-four and feeling frustrated...forethought?
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
Yes, we are all human. As I said, I am here for support not negativity or criticism. I have my diary open to friends if you would like to add me. I am very open to insightful advice.1 -
The scale is not my friend. It does not track my progress reliably. I did figure it out, though. I weighed myself daily over thirty days and found that I lost all my weight once a month; shortly after my period started.
So MY pattern is to hold, hold, hold on to the weight and then let it all go in one big whoosh. That is, if I kept to a diligent deficit through the month.
My weight also goes up temporarily when I increase salt intake, increase carbs, or increase exercise.
It's water weight.
Expect your weight to fluctuate up and down about five pounds.
Trust your logging more and call it a good week if you stayed within your limits. The weight will come off eventually.5 -
OP, based on all your feedback in addition to your original post, you are doing the things you need to do. Reduction in NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) in response to calorie deficit is definitely a thing, so finding the "sweet spot" of calorie intake to support your exercise and activity level is important. I was fully post-menopausal by age 44 and experienced the body changes mentioned above. Looking back over the last 22 years since, committing to healthy eating and exercise in my 40s was really important in maintaining my health now despite the fact that in these 22 years I have taken better care of myself at some times than at others.1
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Especially being female, weight can fluctuate a lot day to day and week to week. By at least a few pounds.
And if you are not significantly obese, don't expect quick weight loss.
Also- no ridiculously "clean" diet is necessary to lose weight. Dairy (particularly cottage cheese and low-fat greek yogurt) is a very calorie-efficient (and $$-efficient) way to get protein in, so not something I would ever opt to cut out without an actual good reason to do so. (Personally, I would probably find it difficult to meet my protein goal without dairy).0 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
Yes, we are all human. As I said, I am here for support not negativity or criticism. I have my diary open to friends if you would like to add me. I am very open to insightful advice.
You say that but when others tried to illuminate you on the myth of starvation mode you pushed back negatively. Others helping to provide information and teach you is not "negativity or criticism" if its not what you want to hear.
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Thanks so much everyone. I am down 1.5 today from 3 days ago, so the cleanse maybe the reason for the fluctuation. I'm going to stick with the 1430 calorie goal and the daily workouts and see what happens. Thanks again.
Its so frustrating!
Im 44 and feel its so much harder to shed the weight and so easy to gain!!
Im also sticking around 1400-1600 cals
GOOD LUCK kim1 -
I was once so constipated that when it resolved fully over a few days, I dropped five pounds.2
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I love all the comments, from both sides. I am truly not a negative person and I appreciate the supportive advice. I have decided to share my diary, but please only constructive criticism and advice. I am still learning how to log properly, but I do actually weigh everything to the gram and eat almost entirely homemade, organic, locally-sourced food. Yes, I had a small slice of chocolate cheesecake for Thanksgiving dinner, it was also homemade. ☺ Thanks for your help and support!0
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Hi there - I took a look back at your diary entries the past few days and noticed that not everything was weighed (i.e. 1 vegetarian sausage link) and that you are also using measurements like 1 cup, .13 cup, etc. Please get a digital food scale if you don't already have one. Weigh ALL solids, measure all liquids. Don't scan the barcode for prepackaged foods because they can be ~20% off. Do all of this and continue with your exercise and you will get results.
PS: Where in Canada do you live? I'm moving there soon.1 -
I love all the comments, from both sides. I am truly not a negative person and I appreciate the supportive advice. I have decided to share my diary, but please only constructive criticism and advice. I am still learning how to log properly, but I do actually weigh everything to the gram and eat almost entirely homemade, organic, locally-sourced food. Yes, I had a small slice of chocolate cheesecake for Thanksgiving dinner, it was also homemade. ☺ Thanks for your help and support!
you say you are weighing everything but your diary suggests otherwise - lots of measurements in cups, slices, pieces, etc.1 -
I agree with the other's that reviewed your diary. Measuring/logging solids in cups/TBSPs and by pre-packaged info (for example the bread slices) could be sabotaging your efforts. You list one egg but you did not list a weight so I'm assuming you did not weigh it. Egg weight fluctuates quite a bit and you may be underestimating the calories per egg. (You could also be over-estimating and robbing yourself of precious calories!) I also noticed the cheesecake was logged as 1 slice...how was that slice measured? How do you know the volume of the slice you ate actually matches the volume of the slice in the database? And finally, you reference scoops of the Arbonne...are these heaping scoops? Level scoops? Again, this could be another area hurting your progress.
The good news is since there is room for improvement, you might see better results if you make these changes in your logging.
When I started with MFP, I was logging pretty much like you are. I started at 229 lbs and lost a whopping 3 lbs in 6 weeks. As someone with a lot of weight to lose, I was SO FRUSTRATED! I finally took the advice about weighing all solids in grams (I also weigh liquids and log as ounces) and lost 9 lbs over the next 6 weeks. During the next 8 weeks, I had an unexpected and stressful job change and moved to a new city, I still weighed everything but was stress eating at maintenance. Finally got settled in April and have lost another 18 lbs since then.
The above is not meant to brag but to be encouraging. This is a learning experience that hopefully we'll use the rest of our lives to not only achieve our healthy goal weights, but to maintain them for the rest of our lives!1 -
LeanButNotMean44 wrote: »Hi there - I took a look back at your diary entries the past few days and noticed that not everything was weighed (i.e. 1 vegetarian sausage link) and that you are also using measurements like 1 cup, .13 cup, etc. Please get a digital food scale if you don't already have one. Weigh ALL solids, measure all liquids. Don't scan the barcode for prepackaged foods because they can be ~20% off. Do all of this and continue with your exercise and you will get results.
PS: Where in Canada do you live? I'm moving there soon.
I live in Victoria BC. It is a beautiful place to live, where are you planning to move?0 -
Hey @cwdelaney I'm in victoria too. Near U Vic.
If you are having trouble finding the apropriate entry find foods with USDA in the title. Most are in grams and can be altered using the drop downs.
Ie: chicken breast, skinless, raw, USDA.
If you can't find it go check the info on the USDA web site.
For things you scan, double check the weight and the nutrition info. A lot of entries are from the USA, Canadian, UK, Australian, New Zealand, etc entries can differ in content.
Cheers, h.1
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