Frustrated with trainer

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  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    Looking at your diary at a glance, I would advice to start tracking sodium - the two days I looked at, I guess that your sodium is pretty high.
  • fvtfan
    fvtfan Posts: 126 Member
    Okay I looked at your dairy and have a few small suggestions that do not amount to "artificial flavors are making you fat".

    I'm not seeing much food volume for your calorie count. When you make dinner try to have half your plate be raw or steamed veggies or fruit. The other half can be your protein or spaghetti, whatever. That will give you lots of fiber (another problem I'm seeing) with a low calorie count. I see broccoli and cheese. If you want to add flavoring to your veggies instead of cheese, Mrs. Dash has a wide variety of spice mixes you can buy and sprinkle on top.

    Snacks seem pretty non-existent. Again fruits and veggies. I swear Costco must wonder at the amount of strawberries, blueberries, and apples I'm eating.

    I definitely converted over to the "weigh your food" camp. Strawberries and other oddly shaped food can be hard to do "a cup" but 100 grams, easy.

    Buy magnum mini bars and have those instead of the full size ones when you need a spot of sweet.

    Since there will be fluctuations in calories counts and burn estimates, only eat back 50% of your exercise calories and see it that improves things.

    Track your water and anything else you drink. Keep your body well hydrated. Because according to your diary, the only thing you've had is alcohol, no water, no tea, no coffee, no fruit juice, no milk.

    There are definitely items on there where what you think you are ingesting and reality can be very different (restaurants meals are notorious for having way more calories then you think). You may think you are having 700 calories and are having 1,200 or more.

    Ha - yes I drink a LOT of water, I just don't bother to log it. I have a 64oz jug that I fill twice a day at work and then I usually drink 3 bottled waters when I get home from work. Funny you mention the alcohol, since I rarely drink - just happens that I have been out a few nights in the last couple of weeks.

    I have really been trying to cut back on eating out - I used to eat out at least 5-6 times a week and I am down to just once for dinner and maybe once or twice for breakfast. I hate to cook - so that is a huge challenge for me.
  • fvtfan
    fvtfan Posts: 126 Member
    Looking at your diary at a glance, I would advice to start tracking sodium - the two days I looked at, I guess that your sodium is pretty high.

    OK - thanks :)
  • margannmks
    margannmks Posts: 424 Member
    My trainer told me i needed more fiber, i said its calories in vs calories out, he didnt agree. Alot of people will disagree with me but ill say it anyway, your hormones are fighting you every step of the way. If you are doing all the right things and not losing weight. I went through the same thing nothing worked, i lost and gained the same 4-5 lbs i went thru hormone rollercoaster hell,refused to take hormones and finally everything leveled out and with intense exercise 1 hour a day 5-6 days a week and 1400 or less in calories i lost 25 lbs in two years. I would go months with not losing anything but my body was changing ,my clothes were loser and i just didnt give up,i keep increasing my weights and keep doing cardio and i still want to lose 5 more lbs but im liking the muscles so i might not ever get there. Dont take this to mean im saying you need to go on hormones cause im not you just have to work out at more intensity and be diligent with your diet.
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Thanks everyone - my plan is to take what she said try to incorporate some of her thoughts, I know I could be better about eating vegetables. Prior to April 28th I wasn't paying nearly the attention I should have been so I am hoping if I just keep on the path I am on the scale will move.

    Interesting about the body fat % - she does the calipers, perhaps she is not using them in the exact same spots every time. I hate that the numbers get me down, I am losing inches, which made the body fat increase even more confusing to me.

    I really don't have extra income to be wasting on a trainer that is not helping me. I will definitely check out the links and groups everyone provided.

    As for my diary - if it says "cups" I probably scanned it, but I did weigh out the appropriate grams rather than use a cup - I do know that cups are for liquids. I should probably set up my own foods and weights so I am not trying to use something already in the database all the time.

    Even with perfect use, calipers have an error range of 3-5%. Go by the inches and visual appearance--the pictures won't lie (as long as you use the same outfit, room and lighting).

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