I need suggestions. Please Help. Stalled

tawanda6329

Provide your stats (height/weight/age/bodyfat% if you know it/etc)
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 190
Age: 37
Bodyfat: I don't know

What's your current gross intake of calories, on average?
Maybe 1,700

What's your current average intake of protein, carbs, and fats, in grams? (GRAMS, not percent!)
Protein: 80
Carbs: 150
Fats: 75

Do you use a food scale and measure everything?
No. I eye ball things. I eat a lot of take out (for example Boston Market 3 piece dark chicken). They have it listed as 7.3ozs on their website. If I'm sitting down eating in the restaurant, I can't measure the food. If I'm eating it at home, I don't put it on a scale to double check.

Do you track all of your intake, daily? (Everything?)
Yes

Do you take cheat days or days off?
No. I just eat less during the day or workout more if I know that I want to go out for dinner/lunch.

How much weight have you lost so far and over what time period?
I have lost 20lbs since Jan 2013.

Describe your activity (exercise and non exercise) and did you change that activity withing the last couple of months?
-I have a stationary bike that I use at home.
-I started doing Jillian Michaels ripped in 30 on July 18th. I use a 5lb dumbbell. I'm still on week 1.
-I also have a Walk Away the Pounds DVD that I use occasionally.

How long have you been stalled and if it is not a complete stall please be very specific as to how much you have lost over the stalled period.
I'm been at 190lbs since 6/24/13. I keep gaining and losing and ending back at 190lbs. The lowest weight I've seen is 186.8lbs and that happen a couple of days ago. I got on the scale this morning and I was back up to 190lbs. Just upped my calories from 1,500 to 1,600 last week. I lost a couple pounds after 2 days but now I'm back up again.

Are you breastfeeding?
No

Do you have thyroid issues/risks or PCOS?
No

Sarauk2sf

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tawanda6329

I forgot to add that I plan to start the Strong Curves Twelve-Week Booty-ful Beginnings Program next week. I plan to do it 3 days/week. I meet with a trainer at the gym next week to make sure I'm lifting correctly.

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Sarauk2sf

Hi

So the issue here is tracking accuracy as you eyeball your food and eat take out a lot from what you say. You are therefore very likely eating a lot more than you have logged. Have a read of this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

We suggest that you consider the following:

1) buy a food scale and weigh everything that you eat at home (measure if liquid)
2) ensure that you log everything you eat
3) ensure that you are as accurate as possible with the database selections when logging restaurant food
4) when eating out, try to select food that will less likely have a significant impact if not accurate - less calorie dense foods (e.g. salad v pasta and foods not cooked with oils).
5) you may consider eating out less (restaurant and take out food is very hard to be accurate with)

The last point is really a cost/benefit consideration and will be dependent on how willing you are to restrict to lose the weight. It may well be that making the changes in 1 - 4 will help enough with accuracy that you will see the scale move.


Could you keep your intake at the same level you have currently and get back to us after a week of implementing at least the first 3 points. Buying and using a digital food scale is by far the most important point noted above.

Sarauk2sf

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