I give up

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eurekagee
eurekagee Posts: 6
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Wow - so, after thinking I had been super good and been hungry almost every day for the last month (really decided it was time to try hard to be better with my food) Imagine my despair to see that My weight loss over the last four weeks has been: week 1:put on 3lb, week 2:lost 2lb, week 3:put on 1lb, week 4:put on 1lb. So - I've put on 3lb….. great.

I've been cyclying a few times each week and had the following net calories: 228 over, 161 over, 160 over and 193 over. Okay - so they are all "over" my target - but still about 300 calories a day less than what I "should" be eating to maintain my current weight. So a 3lb increase over those 4 weeks is the opposite to what I was hoping for. I don't want to lose weight rapidly, I just want to change my lifestyle so that I don't put weight on, (hence I am not busting a gut to be under target - I want to achieve something that is mantainable from here on, forever) but it just seems impossible. How can my weight have GONE UP when I am so hungry and have already changed SO much?

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  • catwrangler
    catwrangler Posts: 918 Member
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    can't see your food/exercise diary so can't comment
  • baypathgradLyns
    baypathgradLyns Posts: 639 Member
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    I was going to suggest making your food diary public if you are open to suggestions :)
  • KavemanKarg
    KavemanKarg Posts: 266
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    To the OP.

    Its about more than calories. Its about what you are eating to get those calories. You should NOT be hungry all the time even dieting. A little mild hunger here and there yes, but hungry all the time is eventually going to wear you out on the process, and add to the frustration you feel when you do not get results.

    Throwing in the towel on your goals is not the answer. You need to learn what your trigger foods are. And usually those are the ones that leave you hungry again 2 hours later. When you are hungry all the time, the parasympathetic nervous system wants your body to conserve, not expend, energy.

    I go over my calorie goal constantly, yet I lose weight. I have learned through 3 years of work what the perfect diet is for me. And for me it is leaving behind all grains and eating lots of healthy varieties of fat and protein, with minimal, but nutrient dense carbs.

    I am not saying this is for you, but I am saying you may not find the perfect method for you the first time. If it is not working, you need to tweek. Often people do better simply dropping the grains and any sugar. Eating the calories back from carbs such as fruit and vegetables instead. This one step alone can make a large difference.

    Good luck.
  • LAWIII
    LAWIII Posts: 50
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    I don't know enough details to say anything concrete, but I do know that most of us (myself included initially) overestimate our base activity level. In addition to my workout schedule, I am a Firefighter (pretty strenuous job), I play indoor soccer, do MMA, run 5k races and chase around a 4 yr old all day. In spite of all that, I still do not choose the most active level for my caloric needs, because when I did I just couldn't lose the weight I felt I should. Perhaps a re-evaluation of your activity level is in order.

    No matter what, don't give up. We have all hit walls!!! GOOD LUCK!

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