Yet another attempt to lose weight and get fit

jenny3008
jenny3008 Posts: 97 Member
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Hi

I've been using MFP for a good couple of years now to try and control my almost constant desire to eat and the equally strong desire to be fit and healthy and yes I admit it thin.

I've been working out with a personal trainer ( or torturer depending on your viewpoint) for about a year now, and I admit for the first 6 months or so I was soft of going through the motions. Yes I worked hard with him but I didn't really change my diet too much and I had a tendency to give up a bit when it got sore..... which happened a LOT.

But I've stuck with it and more importantly he has stuck with me. I have seen a huge improvement in my general fitness. I'm so much stronger than I was. I have hyper mobile joints and that causes my back to twist on a regular basis... what more excuse does a lazy *kitten* need than a twisted spine to not exercise. But that is slowly moving to being a thing of the past, my back or more accurately my core is much stronger and last time I visited my osteopath he said it actually felt connected instead of vertebrae just squidging about in there.

I've lost a inch or so from my bum and waist now but its sort of plateaued for the last few months as has my weight loss and although my fitness is coming on leaps and bounds which does keep me buoyed a bit I really just want to see some visible gains for my pains.

So I'm on a pretty heavy calorie deficit for two weeks recommended by the torturer who has decided that the pain should go beyond my sessions with him. I'm managing to work out on average four times a week and we do a mix of cardio and weights. I'm slowly starting to move off the machines and onto the free weights but having to take it slowly and easy.... my joints don't always like to stay where they should and sometimes pop out a little.

So the point of my suddenly starting to post is that I am hoping that having this little ticker thing will give me the motivation to keep going. Also if I stall again and don't have any weight loss or inch loss then maybe I can get some advice on other things to try

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  • CorlissaEats
    CorlissaEats Posts: 493 Member
    I don't know a ton about fitness but if you are working hard you should maybe UP your calorie intake instead or decreasing it severely?

    Muscles need fuel to burn. The more efficient they are the more they require to stay there. Food is good for us when it is balanced with the rate we use it. Stay away from empty sugar calories, but increase your lean protein and your fibre. Dont worry about fats that come from "healthy" sources. Our bodies need fat to break down and process other types of food for energy! Just my thoughts...
  • jenny3008
    jenny3008 Posts: 97 Member
    Hi Corlissa

    Its about 1100-1200 calories a day.

    Breakfast yummy that it is consists of 35g porridge oats, 10g almonds, 10 g raisins and 100ml of rice milk
    Snack of 100g cottage cheese and 10g almonds
    Lunch 100g lean meat or fish and salad/veg as much as I can eat
    Snack of 100g cottage cheese
    Dinner as per lunch

    On training days I have a protein shake and 50g of fruit after training and if I'm hungry before bed I can have another protein shake on all days.

    I'm only planning two weeks on this to see if we can kick start things as I am not losing any body fat and I should be. I've tried a variety of calorific intakes from 1800 to 1500 to 1200. I've not eaten back my exercise calories, I've eaten them back.

    You name it I've tried it.

    So we are trying this instead to see if I can shake up the metabolism... I miss carbs too much for this to last as a lifestyle choice and my trainer knows that.

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