questions about metabolism

sean23

Through the help of some ot the people on this site, we have determined my wife has not been able to lose weight because she has been eating too little calories over the past 2 years or so and her metabolism has slowed down to a crawl (starvation mode). She was on a 1200 calorie diet to lose 1 lb per week according to the info she entered. With her busy schedule at work its tough for her , since her body isnt' used to eating as much to get her calories in. She wants to get the calories in but not get too much sodium or carbs. Is it bad to go over on sodium a couple times a week. Also, will increasing her intake only 200 calories a day be enough to speed up her metabolism? Someone told me if she replaced her diet pop with regular pop (20 ounces a day) would help her get more calories and speed her metabolism. Sorry for all the questions, just trying to do things right. We are getting a HRM so we have an accurate count of calories burned in a normal day and her exercise, so we can be sure she isn't over or undereating.
Thanks

Nich0le

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/44693-tami-s-secret-to-skinny

Tam has lost 135 lbs and she has great advice in this post. Your wife should get rid of the diet soda all together and there are DEFINITELY healthier ways to increase her calories each day besides drinking sugar and sodium filled beverages.

Dieting isn't one size fits all. Each person loses weight differently and your wife needs to experiment with what works for her and then understand that when she stops losing again she has plateaued and she needs to switch things up a little bit.

Our bodies are smart machines and in order to lose weight you have to trick it to get it to do what you want. Read Tams secret to skinny.

hiddensecant

She can get in the calories if she eats smaller meals every 2-3 hours. Eating more frequently will improve her matabolism but she needs to get the calories in to see the scale moving again.

EDIT: And no, soda isnt' the way to do it.

peanut butter, nuts, avocado, cottage cheese, squash, flax oil, olive oil, fish ... find a way to work in healthy calories into meals and between them.

cmriverside

Eat. It works. Here are lots of good discussions on this.....

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6556-the-answers-to-the-questions?page=1

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

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

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3293-undereating-not-counting-calories-not-hungry

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6832-eating-all-of-your-calories-bmr?page=1#posts-47129

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/53384-exercise-food-and-the-brain-chemical-connection?page=1#posts-599913

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/20343-how-i-have-avoided-plateauing-length-warning

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/777-why-is-starvation-mode-so-bad

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing?page=1#posts-19051

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6159-this-1200-calorie-thing-is-driving-me-up-a-wall

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/12250-1000-calorie-deficit-not-for-people-with-healthy-bmi

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/20035-just-because-you-can-have-a-2-pound-per-week-goal

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/8141-fuzzy-logic

:flowerforyou: Good luck. :glasses: