What's going on here

sunshine79

I have 9lbs to lose and I have neither lost or gained weight or body fat in over 2 months. :explode:

I try to eat lots of protein, I try to keep my processed sugars down, I stay away from white bread, rice etc. I eat every few hrs, I drink 8+ glasses of water each day. I have a personal trainer who focuses on weights and core work with me, I also do body pump, spin, interval running or rowing, boxing and aerobics and a weight training class each week. I've upped my calories from 1200 to 1370.

I know that scales are not the most reliable measure of progress so I also measure myself - no improvement there either.:sad: :sad: :sad:

My diary is open. Can anyone give me some good advice about what I can do to rectify this situation. I'm currently 149lbs and would like to be 140lb

Any help would be much appreciated.drinker

Thanks in advance

EHuntRN

Have you discussed your diet with your trainer...sounds like you would need more that 1370 cals at this point...are you eating back cals???

mummum2

Agree, probably with all that training you'll need to up your calories! hopefully the more experiience members will give you a lot more insight!

Fat2FitChick

Sometimes if you up your calories to a much larger number for a few weeks the scale will start to move again. It kind of shocks the body back into action.

zv436c

I was stalled at 160 for 3 weeks. It was awful. After doing some research, I read that if you eat OVER your recommended carlories for 3 days, then eat the same amount UNDER for the next 3 days, it will shock your body back into action. I probably ate around 400 over each day, then only 2 or 300 under. I lost 4 pounds this week! YAYYYY!!

jewelzz

I think you look great,And I know everyone has a number that they want to reach and are comfortable with,that being said you may want to increase your calorie intake alittle.I dont eat the same amount of calories everyday ,I'm never over but i switch it up all the time.:bigsmile:

mummum2

Also, just took a look at your food diary...you're not eating or drinking enough girl, if today's meal diary is anything to go by!!!

hpsnickers1

You're already at a healthy weight. Your body doesn't want to let go of that fat. And doing too much cardio can have the opposite effect. Should have more focus of heavy weight lifting than cardio. And yes you need to eat more with all that exercise or at least eat back all your exercise calories

Weight lifting/strength/resistance training 2-3x per week
Cardio 2-6x per week as needed (cross training or intervals)
1-3 servings of fruit
3-6 servings of fibrous veggies
1g of protein per pound of lean muscle mass or goal body weight.
Fill in the rest with whatever you want within your calorie goal.

Here's a bit of information I like to keep out there. It's just good reading:

http://www.hussmanfitness.org/html/TPAdaptation.html (please read).

And LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER!!! VERY IMPORTANT!! But you said you are drinking enough and it looks like you are.

calmmomw3minimeez

Hi...I took a peek at your diary and you probable need a good bit more water and if you look at your net cals on your home page, that will help you keep up with whether you're eating enough or not. We need a net of at the least 1200 and since you work out a lot, just try to eat back some of the cals that you earn thru exercise...it may not be too easy at first but adding one food a day will help you out. Good luck on your journey!

sunshine79

@ hpsnickers1 Thanks for your response, very informative. I have read loads about the importance of resistance training so I now do 3 sessions a week. I've also swapped the long cardio sessions for HIIT as I did it last year to get down to my goal weight and it was very effective.

I will look a little more closely at my diet though.

Thanks again

sunshine79

@ hpsnickers - also, although I'm at a 'healthy' weight my body fat is very high 29% and the annoying thing is that I carry it all around my middle so I have a very fat belly that must be reduced. I know that you can't sport reduce but I'm working on lots of core work with my Trainer to help.

Thanks again

suejonestx

The one thing that stuck out when viewing a few weeks of your diary is you are consistently under your calorie goal. Perhaps if you up your calories slightly to meet your goal, your body would respond. Good luck.

sunshine79

You have all given superb advice. I may try:
- eating at maintenance for a week or two
- pushing a little harder with the weights
- increasing my water

I'll keep you posted, Any other suggestions are hugely welcomed.:laugh:

carrie_lebel

I agree with coils give it a couple of weeks to let your body get used to the up in calories. I did the same thing and it took about two weeks and I am losing weight again.

AmandaR910

I got stuck for about 6 weeks, I started zig zagging my calories and dropped 8lbs in the 3 weeks since.

EmpressOfJudgment

I don't have any additional advice. I just want to say good luck and keep us posted on your results. I think most of us, if not all, have had experiences with plateaus.

sunshine79

Thank you all for the advice and words of encouragement. Fortunately I'm still feeling really motivated so I'll make some changes and keep going.