For the people who work out like crazy and are not losing

blynnblair

Thanks so much for posting this, I've been working out like crazy for the last month and the scale hasn't moved at all. I'm going to start eating more now so let's see what happens!

lennykat

Just sayin-- I've read this post every single day since changing my eating to a cleaner version two weeks ago.

Thanks--

mosprott

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Christinamosher

Thank you, I'm so glad you posted this. I've been struggling with being the same weight for over a year and still working out heavily and only eating 1200 calories a day. I was suffering from really bad mood swings and lethargy all the time.

I ended up reading this book about Jay Robb and got myself a thermometer to check my resting and post exercise body temp. I was 96 degrees at waking each morning!! In the last week I upped my calories to 1600-1800 and my body temp is now in the 97's. I have way more energy and I feel like my clothes are a lot looser. My workouts are much more powerful and I feel so much better. I was sad to gain 2 lbs, this week, but now that I read your article, I think I might invest in a fat measurer.

I had no idea I was starving myself. It makes so much sense how weak I was.

Thank you for reminding me I'm not crazy! LOL!

inhisgrace

Awesome, Post. Thank-you.

inhisgrace

Question to the writer: if one has loose skin from previous weight loss, would a fat-measurer/the clamp thing work, or no?

Newfiedan

It can alter the results yes, this is part of the reason why caliper measurements are not totally accurate. It would depend entirely on the amount of loose skin of course, and the location of said loose skin. There are many places you can measure bodyfat from so usually as long as you are getting 4 decent landmarks you can get a close approximation of bodyfat. Here is the link I use to get an approximate bodyfat %. http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/BodyComp.html The main thing is to see the inches coming off and strength going up. If you are stalling in the strength department then you may need to evaluate your diet and caloric intake.

dolphin21

This is a awesome post!!!!!! Thank you it's so true........now I got to figure out why I'm on a plateau for a month!!!!! Can you help me out? I workout 6 days a week for bout 1hour, I do cardio, boot camp, ketle bell, some jogging and insanity. Myfitness pal says I got to stay at 1300 calories a day. Is this too low! I weigh at 132 and I want to be at 125. My height is 5'4. What am I doing wrong? Sorry if I'm venting!!!!!

Newfiedan

Number 1 thing is to switch your way of thinking in terms of "weight loss" you need to switch that to I want to shed fat, these are 2 very different goals, shedding weight can actually meaning shedding muscle which depending on how lean you are can happen very easily if you cut cals to drastically. This means that you need to focus on biofeedback, not the scale weight. If your strength is going up then you are adding muscle despite what the scale says. I have said time and again that steady state cardio is probably the worst thing for fat loss, it has numerous problems for both men and women including promoting stress hormone release causing the body to hang onto fat. If you do cardio do HIIT, steady state is a waste of time for fat loss unless you are obese. What you want to pay attention to is:
1) Do I feel tighter/slimmer in the mornings
2) Are you feeding your body to refuel post workout, post weight workouts you want simple carbs not complex carbs for best results.
3) Eat enough to allow your body to fuel the need to to grow muscle, you need cals to build muscle and to shed fat. Think about it, to fuel the body will give it reason to shed the fat, not fueling it will give it reason to hold onto the fat.
4) How are your energy levels? Feeling sluggish? Do not go low fat, you need to eat healthy fats to shed fat, low fat diets are not good for you on any level.
5) Carbs can be your worst enemy or your best friend depending on application. Use them towards your goal.
6) Ditch the diet myths, real science is what you want to pay attention to, leangains.com is a good place to start. Many diet mantras and must do's have no scientific background or studies to prove them right, you need to cut the diet hokum and get to the bones of what really works and what does not.

LovingCruz

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hedgiie

that's why i set my goal to loose only 1/2 a pound per week.

danascot

This was timely for me to read. I feel so much better overall, feel better in my clothes, have a lot of energy, etc and am just starting out - 3 lbs. down. Thanks for the advice. I'm learning to fuel my body with "good' foods and I know it will make a big difference.

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

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gardenimp

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CoraGregoryCPA

Nice!

Topsking2010

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jellybeanhed313

Great post! Thanks a lot. I will be sharing this with a few of my friends who could also use this advice!

mizjohnston

Wow. I really needed this today. This popped up out of nowhere and I see that the original post was in March of 2011. This came up at the perfect time for me.

candacedon

I'm just discouraged. For the past week, I've been recording every morsal I eat, staying within my calorie guidelines, eating healthier, exercising every day but after an initial loss of about 3 lbs, I seem to be gaining about a half a pound a day to the point that I'm just about back where I started. I don't want to give up,but I don't see the positive benefits. My job doesn't allow me to exercise more than about 30 minutes of walking per day so my only option is to further reduce the amount of food I'm eating each day. I'm 5'7" and started at 150 lbs. I'm trying to lose about 10-15 lbs but not having much success. I'm not sure what to do from here.

ShannanLaNae

thanks for this:flowerforyou:

Newfiedan

I'm just discouraged. For the past week, I've been recording every morsal I eat, staying within my calorie guidelines, eating healthier, exercising every day but after an initial loss of about 3 lbs, I seem to be gaining about a half a pound a day to the point that I'm just about back where I started. I don't want to give up,but I don't see the positive benefits. My job doesn't allow me to exercise more than about 30 minutes of walking per day so my only option is to further reduce the amount of food I'm eating each day. I'm 5'7" and started at 150 lbs. I'm trying to lose about 10-15 lbs but not having much success. I'm not sure what to do from here.

Weighing in daily is probably 1 of the most counterproductive things for overall success in terms of fat loss, and if you are stalling then there can be many reasons as to the reason why if you log accurately. Eating the exercise cals can lead to muscle gain in some ppl, others are more sensitive to carbs. It really would depend on what your daily routine/diet is like. You can shed fat without cutting cals though as cutting cals is not the sole means of shedding fat. I ran into that wall where no matter how much I cut cals I was losing just as much muscle as fat so I stopped cutting cals and turned to other methods. I am currently on Carb Nite Solution by john kiefer and it is working. Once I am done that program I am going to use his newest diet carb backloading to stay lean and maximize muscle gain.

larose76

Found this post and knew it was exactly what I needed to read at just the right time. Thanks!

Jodi4009

Thanks for this. Just started boot camp and the scale is not budging. I appreciate your info~

_TastySnoBalls_

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helenmc40

Thanks for posting this!! Exactly what I needed and wanted to hear!! You are awesome!! :happy:

Squidgeypaws007

Thanks for posting Newf - just for others the last advice he gave me worked like a charm

momto1g1b

thanks!

Topsking2010

Nice post

FrugalMomsRock75

Very interesting read, thank you for that!! Its really given me some ideas of what i could be doing to help myself!! I was telling myself off for having at least 1 spoon of reduced fat peanut butter each day, but i do find it feels me up at the time i am having it!! Thanks again!!

Best peanut butter in the whole wide world: Get 1 pound of dry roasted peanuts. Place in food processor. Process and process and process (it will be dry, then slightly crumbly, then thick and follow itself around, but keep going). It will finally pass that point, and turn into creamy, wonderful, delicious peanut butter. No sugar added. Much cheaper than the natural peanut butter at the store. Put into a glass container, and store in fridge. Never to be re-stirred from separation, and not adding sugar and nonsensical hydrogenated oils to your diet.

And seriously-don't fear the peanut butter. I eat several TBSP of peanut butter and/or almond butter every day (I make my almond butter now too).

Sharont213

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