ugh, somethign has to give

1sisrat

I was never over weight as a child/teenager. It wasn't untill I turned 20 that I began to notice changes. I had a HUGE metabolism, I was 110 all throught high school at 5'4.5" tall. Thin, even though I ate and ate (though, like a bird). I now seem to not be able to lost anything at 27. I am 144 after having a baby 5 months ago. I've lost 3 lbs in 4 months (after trying and then just yo yoing back and forth). It's trustrating.

I've decided to- up cal intake from 1200 to 1400 and continue my workout routine. I cannot decide what changes need to take place. I don't have the time to up the amount of time I work out (infant has my time priority) and now with the winter coming running outside after work with my running stroller is out of the question.

I eat veggies (usually in green smoothie form because it's fast). try to limit cars (hard on the weekends when I haven't packed my lunch for work to limit what I have), dont' drinka lot usually (maybe a glass of wine here and there), and i don't usually binge eat or anything. I'm begining ot think i'm car sensitive though due to some symptoms I've had for the past few months. But, other than that I don't know. I don't even eat fast food (havent for 7 years now). I could drink more water, in fact I'm working on that.

ANY ADVICE THAT HAS WORKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE?

_granola

Track your food. Consistently. And yes, set a more reasonable calorie goal.

And I'm hoping you're not eating cars.

1sisrat

ha, yeah, cars. i'm used to firefox having spell check for me (on my lunch break at work with internet explorer)

GoatBoat66

And I'm hoping you're not eating cars.

:laugh:

kingscrown

I think it is good to mix up the amount of calories one eats. I too, just recently upped mine the very same amount. I do watch my calories and the kinds of food I eat pretty closely most of the time. I do exercise 5 days a week and that really is the key for me. When my kids were little I just couldn't find the time. Looking back now I know I needed to find the time. I needed to give myself one hour a day to get that done for myself. You're going to feel better and be better for your whole family if you give youself that time. I know its hard, but it will be the best gift you give yourself. Find some exercise DVDs to fill in the gap around your running. There are 168 hours in a week. You deserve 5 of them toward your health.

EnchantedEvening

Are you breastfeeding? Don't forget to add 400 (or is it 500?) calories per day to account for that.

1sisrat

no longer breast feeding, I'm a social worker and see clients in their houses, it's hard to pump with that schedule.
Jillian Micheals DVD are great! I do them to fill in the running breaks. My husband is a god send with taking my daughter in the evenings he's not training Jiu Jitsu to give me a break to work out.

EnchantedEvening

What type of frame do you have (small, medium, large)? If you aren't built small, you're actually at a pretty good weight for your height. According to the BMI, you're just under the top of the "normal" range.

At this point, I'd keep focusing on toning with 30DS and take measurements instead of weighing yourself. Muscle is more dense than fat, so a pound of muscle is going to be much smaller than a pound of fat. You might notice the scale staying the same or going up a couple pounds, but your measurements will come down and you'll start to look svelte and awesome.

Also, since you don't have much to lose, you're going to see maybe a half-pound loss per week. I know it's really frustrating. A friend of mine went from 150 to 132, and it took her several months because she was losing about a pound every couple weeks.

Try increasing your calories to make up for the exercise. Have you played around with TDEE? Also, make sure to allow for TOM. I always gain about five pounds of water retention weight, so I usually give myself a "bye" on weighing in that week.