A little help? :(

castadrora85
castadrora85 Posts: 9 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey there fellow weight-losers (hehe)

I have a question. I am annoyed with myself right now...

I have lost 111lbs since August of 2012 after the birth of my son and I want to lose another 30-35lbs in order to make myself completely satisfied. I have ALWAYS weighed 180lbs my entire adult life until I met my husband and went up to a whopping 275lbs.

I am currently 164lbs and I am finding it EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to lose weight! I don't always diet (meaning, I will give up the moderate-heavy exercising for a few weeks, eat a burger with fries, etc) but then I get back on the horse and miraculously lose weight. it was easy for me to lose the 111lbs, but now I cannot lose anything for the life of me. I have put in over 60 minutes of cardio (speed walking/jogging) a day with strength every 2-3 days. I eat roughly 1200-1300 calories (as per Fitness Pal's recommendation) and drink plenty of water (I do not drink calories unless if its a splash of milk in my coffee or green tea)

How can I break this cycle? PLEASE HELP! thanks!! :)

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  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    my advice is to up your calories. you do alot of exercise and sometimes upping your calorie intake will help bust a plateau.
    :smile:
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Hey there fellow weight-losers (hehe)

    I have a question. I am annoyed with myself right now...

    I have lost 111lbs since August of 2012 after the birth of my son and I want to lose another 30-35lbs in order to make myself completely satisfied. I have ALWAYS weighed 180lbs my entire adult life until I met my husband and went up to a whopping 275lbs.

    I am currently 164lbs and I am finding it EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to lose weight! I don't always diet (meaning, I will give up the moderate-heavy exercising for a few weeks, eat a burger with fries, etc) but then I get back on the horse and miraculously lose weight. it was easy for me to lose the 111lbs, but now I cannot lose anything for the life of me. I have put in over 60 minutes of cardio (speed walking/jogging) a day with strength every 2-3 days. I eat roughly 1200-1300 calories (as per Fitness Pal's recommendation) and drink plenty of water (I do not drink calories unless if its a splash of milk in my coffee or green tea)

    How can I break this cycle? PLEASE HELP! thanks!! :)

    Are you weighing and measuring everything you eat? I wouldn't go upping your calories until you're positive you're logging them accurately.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    How long have you been stalled?
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    If you do not log your food on those weeks you go off the rails, I would recommend you do. Even if you're not hitting your targets, at least you'll have all the data in front of you and know if your total calorie intake is the reason for your stall. Also once you start getting smaller, normal weight fluctuations could mask your decreases, so I find it helpful to weigh at the same time of the day and of the month, etc
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    You know the drill: eat less and/or exercise more. It always comes back to that.

    If you haven't seen your doctor, do that first.

    I have no experience losing at your weight, yet. Sorry.

    CONGRATULATIONS on losing 111 pounds. Holy crap! So awesome!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Log consistently and eat at a deficit.
  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    my advice is to up your calories. you do alot of exercise and sometimes upping your calorie intake will help bust a plateau.
    :smile:

    :noway:

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