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  • whairigaila
    whairigaila Posts: 71
    Fresh start today! Positive head on xx
  • cplanoue41
    cplanoue41 Posts: 34 Member
    As someone said earlier you are at that point where you find out how strong you are. Lot's of people drop initial pounds, hit a wall, and give up. Make a choice to power through the wall and come out a different person. There will be lots of days where you put on your workout gear, step on a scale and it's unchanged or *gasp* up. Strong people ignore it and go work out anyway....weak people order a pizza, change to sweat pants (the comfortable ones, not the workout ones) and give up.. ........Don't order that pizza....just yet.....Good luck!
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Fat does make you fat, carbs do! I eat 1600, 80-120g carbs, 120-140g protein and 70g fat per day. Works really well. Just. Keep to lots of healthy fats. I'm guessing you like in the UK like me where you are brainwashed into thing fat makes you fat.

    If your jot moving you may as well try my macros...

    30% carbs,
    35% fat
    35% protein.

    Home, goals, change goals, manual....

    If your eating little to not fat, I'm guessing your eating very high carb.

    Zara
  • rfsatar
    rfsatar Posts: 599 Member
    why are you eating very little fat?? the body NEEDS you to eat fat... just not excessive amounts...

    stop restrictive dieting... its self-defeating

    EAT THE FOOD!!! do not leave out entire food groups, especially carbs & fat.... try strength training instead of just cardio...
    ^ This. A lot!

    Have you taken measurements? I use Fat2Fit Radio for my Body Fat percentage and I measure my neck, waist and hips once a month, and use that for a Body Fat % estimate (yes yes I know - calipers/proper tests but I am a freelancer and I can't afford it so this will do for now, before people start suggesting it!)
    I lost a load initially and then my loss slowed to a half a pound here and there.
    But when I did a measurement - I saw that even if the scales are largely not moving in a month, the inches are coming off and more importantly my body fat % is coming DOWN.

    Someone has mentioned TDEE and BMR - it took me ages to get my head around it, and now I swear by it. Do some research and REALLY get to the point where you understand it for yourself... there's plenty of threads out there - I do a variation of the roadmap (search in google for In Place of a Road Map or look at groups like Eat more to Weigh less - you don't HAVE to do any of this stuff, but it might give you a fresh perspective, or perhaps just nudge you in a different direction).

    These are the things that helped me:
    1) Portion control and really understanding how many calories were in things (that was two weeks of horror, let me tell you!!)
    2) Building up my cardio exercise - by the sounds of things you have nailed this.
    3) Introducing strength training into my routines - doesn't have to be much but something to mix things up
    4) Perseverence. You didn't put on this weight overnight, so why in god's name do you think it's going to drop off overnight?

    Don't give up... just be patient - this is a marathon, not a sprint.
  • Hughesers
    Hughesers Posts: 22 Member
    try increasing the fat slightly you need the right balance between protein fat and carbs. You could also try changing the gym workout, the body sometimes need a shock change to start loosing. I go to the gym regularly and sometimes my body tells me it needs a change in class. Good luck x
  • yaybazinga
    yaybazinga Posts: 54
    you've already received great advice here so all I can say is: hang in there! i know how you feel! I've been having this disheartened feeling as well lately but after a good workout that makes me realise that I'm getting stronger and more fit I feel better :) stupid scales!


    All calories are not equal. Well, they are in a calorimeter, which is used to measure calories. It will burn off everything. But the human body is not a calorimeter and digests different foods differently. One study found that only about two-thirds of the calories in almonds were digested.

    really?? HALLELUJAH I love almonds :D
  • whairigaila
    whairigaila Posts: 71
    I have recieved some FANTASTIC advice on this thread :)

    Worked out the following (which is not pretty reading for me):

    BMI - 39
    BRM - 1778
    TDEE - 2468
    TDEE -20% - 1900
    BF% - 49

    I actually understand all of the above now - thats a shocker for me! My goal now is to reduce my BF% and BMI :) xx
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    Change up your exercise. Change up how much you are eating.. make sure you are eating enough.

    Add healthy fats into your diet. You need to be consuming some fat. Don't forget, dietary fat doesn't make you fat.
  • rfsatar
    rfsatar Posts: 599 Member
    I have recieved some FANTASTIC advice on this thread :)

    Worked out the following (which is not pretty reading for me):

    BMI - 39
    BRM - 1778
    TDEE - 2468
    TDEE -20% - 1900
    BF% - 49

    I actually understand all of the above now - thats a shocker for me! My goal now is to reduce my BF% and BMI :) xx

    Well first off - don't fret too much about BMI - it can be notoriously inaccurate - but instead work on the Body-Fat% - as a former athlete my BMI could be quite skewed despite my being able to jump over hurdles quite nimbly!

    I aim for between 15-20% TDEE deficit which gives a little bit of wiggle room, but then... I eat pretty much what I want, when I want (just a little less of it than I used to).
    And I can live with half a pound a week coming off...and when people stop me in the gym and tell me how much better I look... believe me it's worth the slower burn!

    Stick with it matey!
  • whairigaila
    whairigaila Posts: 71
    I still have a few questions :-s

    I've input all my data and personalised goals but it still states im only gonna lose 0.5lb a week, surely that cant be right if im going on my TDEE - 20%?

    What meal ideas can anyone give me for lunches/breakfasts? I have a microwave at work but nothing else.

    xx
  • loriq41
    loriq41 Posts: 479 Member
    I know it is disheartening..I just finally pushed through a nearly 6 week plateau..wondering in my head if I was cheating myself somehow inadvertantly? I know I wasn't. The dietician at my work told me my body was just readjusting...be patient! Well I kept telling myself that this very thing is what pushes people to quit, give up, throw in the towel...I told myself that I could not do that. I kept working, kept logging and made one little change...I zigzagged my calories all averaging out to 1500 for the week..so either the plateau was just that or the zigzagging pushed me to go downward...not sure. Good luck to you and please realize that plateaus are just about willpower! :)
  • whairigaila
    whairigaila Posts: 71
    I know it is disheartening..I just finally pushed through a nearly 6 week plateau..wondering in my head if I was cheating myself somehow inadvertantly? I know I wasn't. The dietician at my work told me my body was just readjusting...be patient! Well I kept telling myself that this very thing is what pushes people to quit, give up, throw in the towel...I told myself that I could not do that. I kept working, kept logging and made one little change...I zigzagged my calories all averaging out to 1500 for the week..so either the plateau was just that or the zigzagging pushed me to go downward...not sure. Good luck to you and please realize that plateaus are just about willpower! :)

    Its good to know someone else is going through it too!!

    Can I ask what ZigZagging is??xx

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