2 Months of nothinggg..getting frustrated!

fanceegirl75

You could try calorie cycling.

CristinaL1983

You could just wing it. The results may or may not be the same as you are getting right now.

Try that for a month and see how you feel - this is a long term journey, not some race with a countdown.

However, the fact is that producing a consistent weight loss via a caloric deficit does work and has worked for millions of people. If you are consistent and do your best not to over or under estimate things, this process will work for you. If you really feel like you are as honest as possible about your intake and output, then you may consider having your metabolic requirements clinically checked. I felt like my weight loss was stalling out and had my BMR checked, only to find that it was 300 calories lower than any of the equations used by MyFitnessPal - therefore, I was essentially overeating by 300 calories per day. Once I accounted for that discrepancy, my loss picked back up.

The energy in / energy out equation is valid, and you are not broken. There is merely some variable for which you haven't adequately controlled.

I agree with this! If you are not losing any weight and are not gaining any weight for a whole two months that's a pretty good period of time and you are probably eating right at your maintenance calories right now (for your workout). If you say that that is your TDEE, then to lose weight, just subtract 10 or 20 percent of what you are eating.

fanceegirl75

Easy one. Calorie intake too high. So what if doc says eat back your exercise cals? You're not losing so it's not working. Try 1,650, or 1,750...play with the numbers until they start to go down. As previously mentioned, eat back some of your exercise cals but not all. Watch sodium and drink water. Be consistent. The scale will start to move over time.

I agree.
You're eating too many calories and on top of that you are eating back your exercise cals. I'd be willing to bet if you dropped your calorie intake to 1350 and only ate back no more than half of workout cals you will see the scale move. I don't eat back all of mine just so I can leave room for error with food I've logged. Drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water, no carbs after 7pm and make sure the carbs you are consuming are good carbs. Stay away from processed foods. Even those great low calorie frozen will have lots of sodium & preservatives that will stump progess.

Good luck!

stephanj

OK, the one comment I have is about insanity -- I didn't lose while on doing it either. I was losing crazy inches, but I just think it stressed my body out so it was hanging onto fluids kwim? So I stopped after the first month and switched back to JMBR and started losing. Caveat: the people I know who carried into 2nd month of insanity started dropping weight in the second month, that is very common, so I might have been missing out. Don't give up!!!

jlapey

I know how you feel i've lost any weigh. But my clothes have been fitting better. I just want the number to go on the scale. sick of seeing the same number (150) and i'm 5 foot tall ugh. I feeel like giving up I don't want to start over again. I guess I got to be patient.

150 must be be b**** number for us 5 footers. I can't seem to get below it to save my life. Frustrating! I eat 1500-1700 depending on if I workout that day and I do heavy lifting 3 times a week plus a little cardio. Been fluctuating the same 3-5 pounds for quite a while now.

kcritter77

Are you tracking net vs. gross calories burned on your HRM? My HRM shows Gross Calories burned. Didn't even know that was a thing until I went online to check the validity of my HRM. If you wear your HRM around the house or watching TV, it's still going to show that you burned calories. You did... but that's a part of your TDEE. I was overestimating my calories burned by taking what my HRM monitor said at face value.

If you work out for an hour and your HRM says you burned 400 calories, how many would you have burned in that same time frame not working out? You can't count that portion of calories towards your exercise.

beez89

I agree but give it time when you make an eating change... say two weeks. Try 2 weeks eating 1/2. If that doesn't work, 2 weeks eating all calories back, etc.

Just remember, there is more to this than the scale. How do you feel? Are your clothes fitting better? Maybe the weights are too heavy and you need to use lighter ones. Just don't stop. You are worth the time and effort to see what works for you.

clothes and everything feel the same. I agree...I think ill try the temporary change

beez89

You could just wing it. The results may or may not be the same as you are getting right now.

Try that for a month and see how you feel - this is a long term journey, not some race with a countdown.

However, the fact is that producing a consistent weight loss via a caloric deficit does work and has worked for millions of people. If you are consistent and do your best not to over or under estimate things, this process will work for you. If you really feel like you are as honest as possible about your intake and output, then you may consider having your metabolic requirements clinically checked. I felt like my weight loss was stalling out and had my BMR checked, only to find that it was 300 calories lower than any of the equations used by MyFitnessPal - therefore, I was essentiall overeating by 300 calories per day. Once I accounted for that discrepancy, my loss picked back up.

The energy in / energy out equation is valid, and you are not broken. There is merely some variable for which you haven't adequately controlled.

This also makes a lotttt of sense! The only reason Ive been contemplating winging it is because I lost weight previously in my life just listening to my body and running on a treadmill. (cant run anymore though, have a knee issue with the treadmill)

beez89

Easy one. Calorie intake too high. So what if doc says eat back your exercise cals? You're not losing so it's not working. Try 1,650, or 1,750...play with the numbers until they start to go down. As previously mentioned, eat back some of your exercise cals but not all. Watch sodium and drink water. Be consistent. The scale will start to move over time.

EXACTLY!!!!! And i always thought it was kind of silly trying to eat allllll those calories back. And then it kind of makes me feel like working my butt off like that is useless ya know? Because then I just feel like i worked out that hard so I could all that food. Because it seems like for me unless ur eating garbage its harddddd to get all that extra food in there.

beez89

Do not always go by the scale...take your measurements. Also we tend to under estimate our calorie consumption...there could be a difference of 5-10%. So check that out as well. "DON'T CHANGE YOUR GOAL, CHANGE YOUR ACTIONS". Keep trying..your will reach your goal soon and your patience and effort will definitely pay off. Good luck :-)

Thats a good way to look at it! Thank you

beez89

wait what kind of workouts are you talking about?

Are you dividing yourself equally between stretch/flex, cardio and strength or just going balls to the wall with cardio??

All of January I was doing Jillian Michaels burn fat boost metabolism workout dvd. and now Im doing Insanity which i think is a pretty standard cardio and strength and it even mixes some simple yoga moves into it.

This is pretty cool but I would watch to see how you are doing when you get good at it. Exercise only changes our bodies if we aren't efficient at it. Does that make sense? If you can now handle your workouts physically, then your body has no need to change so you can do them, right?

So if you work on some cardio that you are bad at (with the intention of becoming a lady boss at it) and combine that with one or two days of lifting weights (which you will always be adapting to and changing for - hello Jessica Biel arms) (not strength training, I mean - picking up weights, heavy ones lol -while you are eating at a deficit (so you dont add more muscle mass)) and make sure you are taking one or two full-on active rest days (you can do yoga or pilates or go for a walk, but dont go for big burn or heavy weights).

This balancing out between Weights (Push/Pull - using your body as a machine) and High Intensity Cardio (JM/Insanity, choose your poison!) and two rest days for stretching, flexibility, foam roller, meal planning, workout planning, motivation maintenance!!! - this should definitely get you progressing again.

Also- monitor your food! Dont be eatin a bunch of fried mozzarella sticks and then be like Oh Noes why is there another 2 pounds there? Know what I mean?

:bigsmile:

Haha! yesss i know what you mean. And dont get me wrong I eat the occasional French fry now and then but im usually pretty careful. I guess the good thing is i gained allll this weight when I was pregnant but then it just stuck atleasttttt I didn't keep gaining lol

taso42

At first glance here I suspect you shoudl be grossing 1900, not netting.

Use a TDEE calculator to get a rough idea and compare with yuor intake over the last few weeks.

beez89

At first glance here I suspect you shoudl be grossing 1900, not netting.

Use a TDEE calculator to get a rough idea and compare with yuor intake over the last few weeks.

Oh Gosh yesss thats what I meant. i have (now had) MFP at 1500 goal i burn up to 400 during workouts. so when I would eat all thatback it comes out to eating 1800/1900 calories a day.

lfox261

I just broke out of a 7 month plateau using the "Shred" diet by Dr. Ian Smith. After 105 lbs lost, I was stuck. It's not the easiest diet to stick to because of the meal spacing aspect, but I'm thrilled with the results! As far as exercise, I do Zumba 5 days a week for 45-65 minutes.

beez89

Easy one. Calorie intake too high. So what if doc says eat back your exercise cals? You're not losing so it's not working. Try 1,650, or 1,750...play with the numbers until they start to go down. As previously mentioned, eat back some of your exercise cals but not all. Watch sodium and drink water. Be consistent. The scale will start to move over time.

I agree.
You're eating too many calories and on top of that you are eating back your exercise cals. I'd be willing to bet if you dropped your calorie intake to 1350 and only ate back no more than half of workout cals you will see the scale move. I don't eat back all of mine just so I can leave room for error with food I've logged. Drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water, no carbs after 7pm and make sure the carbs you are consuming are good carbs. Stay away from processed foods. Even those great low calorie frozen will have lots of sodium & preservatives that will stump progess.

Good luck!

Just changed some stuff around! Im gonna try this for a couple of weeks and see what happens!

beez89

I just broke out of a 7 month plateau using the "Shred" diet by Dr. Ian Smith. After 105 lbs lost, I was stuck. It's not the easiest diet to stick to because of the meal spacing aspect, but I'm thrilled with the results! As far as exercise, I do Zumba 5 days a week for 45-65 minutes.

7 months!? :sad: Omgosh that would be sooo stressful!

beez89

You guys are great!!!! Thankyou for all the helpful advice!

Amberonamission

I had to cut my calories to start losing again. Went from Christmas til last week and gained 2 pounds even though I was doing close to the same things since Aug. I dropped down to 1400 base and will only eat half or less of my workout calories. Try dropping by 100 each week from where you are now to find your personal magic number.

I do have a lot more to lose than you do.. But, I hope that helps.

cdl67

Easy one. Calorie intake too high. So what if doc says eat back your exercise cals? You're not losing so it's not working. Try 1,650, or 1,750...play with the numbers until they start to go down. As previously mentioned, eat back some of your exercise cals but not all. Watch sodium and drink water. Be consistent. The scale will start to move over time.

Yes, that sodium count can stall you for sure. Hang in there and be consistent. You need to give your body time to adjust every once in a while. I have been suck a couple of times, using MFP, once for a few weeks then recently fort two months. It's frustrating as Hell isn't it? Remember you didn't put the weight on in a month or two. It took a while, so keep giving it the right fuel and exercise and let your body do its thing. You can do it!

alabamamommy

I feel the same way. I have been working out for over a month (record for me!) and eating right for the last few weeks. I have my calories at 1300 and try to not eat my exercise calories. I just started taking green tea and fish oil. And I work out 5-6 days a week. I alternate 30DS, long brisk walks, hiking, zumba or Yoga Meltdown. I do feel better, I have a lot more energy but sure would LOVE to see that scale move!!!! My clothes are fitting some better, but still. I feel like I am making SO many adjustments and seeing very little progress. I am soooooo determined, tho, I WILL NOT give up!

My hubby recently lost 50-60lbs. He made it look a lot easier!!!

CoraGregoryCPA

Play around with your calories. You're doctor COULD be wrong for what works best for you. Try still eating the 1500 cal/day. Still workout and get in your burn, but instead of eating back all of the calories, try eating half and see what happens. Then try NOT eating them back, see what happens. Also, are you using a HRM to see what you are actually burning? You could be overestimating how much you actually burn and UNDERestimating how much you are actually eating.

I agree with this.

cspamomof2

Been there. Don't know what doctor you're going to, but if you can get to a nutritionist, I would suggest that. Counting and managing calories works for most, but sometime other factors (age, hormones, etc) contribute. I went 6 months without losing, then saw a nutritionist, who told me my diet was great.. if i was 25. However, at my age, I was consuming too many carbs. I have been limiting them, and I know, it's not easy, but once you start to see the weight come off, then it becomes very motivating. I started doing that in September, and to date have lost 35 pounds. But, that's what worked for me. I would definitely see if you could work with someone to develop an individualized diet plan.

hnewell1030

pick up a HRM, I just got one and I cannot wait to see how off the MFP calculations are. I know they never match up to my gym machines, MFP gives me 50+ more calories than the machines say so I always take off 50 calories just to be safe.

CABA01

I am shure you eat too much calories and to eat all your working-out-calories back, makes the work-out for nothing! You should eat healthy and regularly with your blood shugar, but not too much. Drink a lot of water! Much success for the future!

kingkoopaluv

STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALE!