Eating Diet

martyc91

I am eating same thing everyday - breakfast in morning; corn flakes or cheerios (9 a.m.), lunch in afternoon; 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on 100% whole wheat bread (around 2 p.m.) and dinner at night; 4 cheddar and cheese pierogies or 6 oz. filet mignon (around 7 p.m.) - while drinking tons of water and working out once in morning (80 minutes of cardio) & once at night (45 minutes of spinning) - can anyone tell me why I am stagnant in my weight loss? I am not hungry throughout the day, so I try not to consume calories just to consume calories!

Grimmerick

I am eating same thing everyday - breakfast in morning; corn flakes or cheerios (9 a.m.), lunch in afternoon; 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on 100% whole wheat bread (around 2 p.m.) and dinner at night; 4 cheddar and cheese pierogies or 6 oz. filet mignon (around 7 p.m.) - while drinking tons of water and working out once in morning (80 minutes of cardio) & once at night (45 minutes of spinning) - can anyone tell me why I am stagnant in my weight loss? I am not hungry throughout the day, so I try not to consume calories just to consume calories!

Sounds like your body has gotten used to your routine, change up what you are eating and when you eat it, have more calories one day than another, and change up your workout to include other things. This is what I did to bust through a wall I hit a couple months ago. Try to add in some strength training to build lean muscle this will also help you burn more calories through out the day.

CakeFit21

You aren't eating NEARLY enough.

joejccva71

OP,

Do you know how many calories you are burning in a 24 hour period?

Are you tracking everything you consume from when you rise to when you sleep?

Are you getting atleast 6 hours of sleep?

How much water are you drinking per day?


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ldavisdc

You need to jump start your metabolism by eating more frequently, less calories per meal but more meals. I didn't believe it until I actually did it. Also you probably need to make your dinner a lower fat content than it is. Foods higher in fat make us feel more full but also slug up our metabolism.

Heather75

I just looked at your diary. You need to eat more. Try eating some walnuts or almonds to increase your calories.

ClascyParra

you are 5' 11" and 225 pounds....you definitely need to eat more.
Forget the refined boxed stuff....eat more often and add lots of fresh fruit and veggies and low fat protein....

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Qarol

I have heard that you just can't eat the same things every day and lose weight. The body is very good at adapting. Try changing up your meals.

Lizzy_Sunflower

Start here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/23912-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again

I particularly liked http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/8977-your-body-s-thoughts-on-calories

good luck

meggers123

I just looked at your diary. You need to eat more. Try eating some walnuts or almonds to increase your calories.

Agreed. Your net calories are super low. You want to keep those above 1500 per day. If it's hard to eat that much, then protein shakes are good. Then it's like drinking and you get calories and protein.