Need to get rid of 51kg!

Pamelyb

MFP messed up and stopped logging my meals from the app on my phone about a month ago, I think it is fixed now. So, now I need to get in the habit again! But y'all. I see a long journey, and I have been stagnant on the scales for about 6 weeks. I can see that I am getting stronger and the "head-knowledge" of muscle weighs more than fat is there.. but I just want to loose some WEIGHT! Any suggestions on what to make my macro goals? I work out at least 4 days a week, sometimes 6 days a week. Three to four workouts are "boot-camp" style, and if I do more workouts - they are primarily weight training or pilates. I drink tons of water and avoid sugar. So, in the beginning, I think I lost because of those two things. Now, the body is used to the water and the lack of sweets.. and I cannot figure out how to bounce this plateau! HELP?!?

As a side note - I do have Hashimoto's Thyroid disorder and am likely peri- or post-menopausal (partial hysterectomy years ago- so, clueless). I know they are hinderances.. but there has to be a trick to overcoming!

ladyzherra

Hey there @pamelyb. I have experienced what you are going through before, and what allowed me to lose weight again was actually to cut back on some of my exercise (I worked out a lot -- too much), or to switch to some lower impact options a couple times per week, and to make sure that I was eating enough to fuel my work outs, and also to make sure I was eating the right kinds of foods.

I would check: how many calories do you burn and are you eating enough to compensate? Are you eating healthy, unrefined, whole foods?

And don't forget about sleep!

Jenn

snuff15ee

There are lots of calculators out on the web that can help you set a TDEE and macros, but since every one is different you will have to continually update your macros until you find the combination that best suits your weight loss goals. I would normally change my macros about every 2-3 weeks until I found the combination that kept me losing weight and made me feel great. The low carb thing always made me feel horrible, and believe it or not it wasn't until I increased my fat macro to about 100g (900 calories/day) that I started to lose weight; 35 pounds in five months. I concur with what Jenn said, you want to be careful not to overtrain. It's ok to train 5 days a week, but over those five days you should be training different muscle groups. For example I strength train 3 days a week and do HIIT 2 days a week using a very specific plan to ensure I don't over train. This article is also interesting - https://bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html/. Good luck. Feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like.