I think I am doing something wrong...

selina884

Maybe I need to up the protein and cosistantly stay at 1600 accross the board. I generally eat about 90g of protein. Gah this is too hard can't I just keep eating healthy and working out daily and gradually lose the weight and tone up??? So annoying when you are working so hard. And for the record, I don't let myself go hungry. I eat like every 2 hours and I stay full... Very frustrating.

It will be an ideal starting point.
How much protein are you consuming at the moment?

arains89

And in addition it is very discouraging because I have this voice in the back of my head that says "no matter how hard I work I will never be smaller than this." I haven't been under 155 since highschool and that was still slightly over weight. I feel like perhaps this is just where my body will stay and is meant to be and I will never be the trim and slim version of myself that I am working so hard to become. I guess everyone feels like that sometimes...

smvarnam08

I gained weight when I first started. I was very discouraged. People told me I was gaining muscle. WHATEVER I knew it wasn't muscle. After about a month of sticking with it, the pounds started to come off slowly and then eventually saw a bigger loss. Just stick with it and you will see results. I have to remind myself that I didn't gain weight overnight and therefore it isn't going to come off overnight either.

I gained weight at first too. That weight gain has come off (almost 10 lbs), but I am basically stuck at my original weight. However I keep losing inches! I was just reading about actually eating more calories so you don't put yourself in starvation mode, so I am trying to add 100 calories to my daily goal each week until I get up to about 1600 calories per day.

jakeabhau

How long have you been stuck at this "plateau?" For me, I went from 223 to 195 in a few short months. Then, for 6 or 7 weeks, I hung around 193-196. It didn't make any sense. I would get down to 190 and then catapult back to 197. It was frustrating. 7 pounds is a lot and doesn't help wit the motivation. But, I stuck with it. And now, it's been nearly 2 months and I am down to 187.

I had to keep at it for TWO WHOLE MONTHS! I kept telling myself, "It's basic math. Calories in vs. calories out." And guess what? I was right. It just required an awful lot of patience.

Hope that helps.

arains89

It been 6 weeks or so. I have been between 156-160 fluctuating... That is forever... And I started at 172 and got down to 156 and now am up and down from there

divemunkey

How about you just eat the 2300 cal a day you should be eating, and not worry about the exercise calories. You are active enough to be eating at TDEE, and don't have that much weight to lose. Your body is probably just pissed at you for trying to kill it. That much exercise will create the deficit on it's own, and you will get to your goal in a couple months and your hormone levels will me a lot more normal.

lovelyladyJ21

It could be a number of things.

It could be your body holding onto water. How much water do you drink on a daily basis? It could be your muscles holding in that water to help repair them.

It could also be that your not getting enough calories, I was working out almost every day and I wasn't seeing any weight loss I was actually seeing weight gain. I have since upped my calories and have started seeing those lbs I did loose start to come off quite easily actually!!

You could also be loosing inches, I know that I wasn't loosing weight but I did loose about 6 inches!

arains89

How about you just eat the 2300 cal a day you should be eating, and not worry about the exercise calories. You are active enough to be eating at TDEE, and don't have that much weight to lose. Your body is probably just pissed at you for trying to kill it. That much exercise will create the deficit on it's own, and you will get to your goal in a couple months and your hormone levels will me a lot more normal.

Maybe I dont understand TDEE but when calculating if you are trying to create a deficit with your exercise wouldn't I calculate it without adding in my activity? Which would put me at 1850 cal/day. And then exercising off calories on top of that sould be a deficit correct? Where are you getting your 2300 from?

SGSmallman

How about you just eat the 2300 cal a day you should be eating, and not worry about the exercise calories. You are active enough to be eating at TDEE, and don't have that much weight to lose. Your body is probably just pissed at you for trying to kill it. That much exercise will create the deficit on it's own, and you will get to your goal in a couple months and your hormone levels will me a lot more normal.

Maybe I dont understand TDEE but when calculating if you are trying to create a deficit with your exercise wouldn't I calculate it without adding in my activity? Which would put me at 1850 cal/day. And then exercising off calories on top of that sould be a deficit correct? Where are you getting your 2300 from?

REad this it all made sense to me and is amazing http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

FATJAKE5

I'd say first start with opening your diary - it's a bit hard to offer advice even with the context you've provided.

But offhand it sounds like water retention from an intense workout regimen. Muscles retain water to heal and repair, so anything especially difficult can lead to temporary gains. Try a rest week, where you do Turbo only 4 days a week with 3 active rest days. It should help your body recover and let go of some of the water weight.

^^^
This is right on the spot. Just stay with it. Open your diary. My problem was sodium. When I got that under control by replacing canned, packaged and other processed foods with fresh veggies, all things good began to happen for me. People will tell you what worked for them. Salt retains water.

The Bull Terrier is right on also.

selina884

Arains, I think you deliberately ignored my question?

I asked how much protein you are currently consuming.

selina884

How about you just eat the 2300 cal a day you should be eating, and not worry about the exercise calories. You are active enough to be eating at TDEE, and don't have that much weight to lose. Your body is probably just pissed at you for trying to kill it. That much exercise will create the deficit on it's own, and you will get to your goal in a couple months and your hormone levels will me a lot more normal.

Maybe I dont understand TDEE but when calculating if you are trying to create a deficit with your exercise wouldn't I calculate it without adding in my activity? Which would put me at 1850 cal/day. And then exercising off calories on top of that sould be a deficit correct? Where are you getting your 2300 from?

2300 would most likely be maintenance.

cwolfman13

1. Intense exercise causes the muscles to retain water. I retain anywhere from 5-10 Lbs of water in my muscles for repair. When I take a rest week I usually go from a scale weight of 180/184 to 172/176 depending on the day, sodium intake, carb intake, etc. When you're talking 0.5 - 2 Lbs loss per week (on average, not linear) it can be very difficult to see short term as you can hold onto more water than the fat you are losing.

2. Calorie creep is easy if you aren't weighing and measuring your foods and portions. Also watch out for over estimating calorie burns on your eat back. This is one of the reasons I switched to TDEE long ago. When I was doing MFP I ate back about 70-80% or so of my exercise calories per HRM and that worked, but I got tired of my calories being all over the place. If I was using a data base or something even less reliable I only ate back about 50%.

divemunkey

Your estimated TDEE includes your activity level, which is quite high with all the exercise you are doing. If you were sitting on your *kitten* all day, you would likely be closer to 18-1900 calories. When you eat in this fashion, you don't have to think about exercise calorie eating, you just about the same amount every day, which also helps when it's time to stop being obsessive about calories counting when you get to your maintenance phase.

Nah113

I know it sounds counter-intuitive but, I'd cut back the exercise to 3 days per week. Also, don't "eat the calories back". Sounds like your bod is getting worried about survival instead of fitness.

musycnlyrics

You should be netting between 1500-1600 (between food and eating back exercise cals), 1200 (net) seems to be a little low for someone so active!

Also make sure that youre getting enough water (proper hydration will keep you from having a lot of "water weight")

Protein is important, but it sounds like youre doing pretty good at 90g, adding more in definitely wont hurt

Be patient. I stalled for 2 months and then 10lbs disappeared!

TheRealParisLove

Try increasing the nutrient density of the foods you consume. Meaning, avoid anything grain based. Cereal, bread, pasta and potatoes tend to be some of the biggest problems for people at a plateau as the body turns those foods into fat much more quickly than more nutrient dense foods like lean meats, high protein carbs (beans, quinoa, nonfat greek yogurt) and fresh fruits and veggies.

80% of your success with weight loss will come from what you eat. Exercise is great for feeling good and staying healthy, but in the long run it is what you eat that is going to make all the difference in the world.

PhoenixRising7

Arains, I think you deliberately ignored my question?

I asked how much protein you are currently consuming.

She mentioned it in a post shortly before you initially asked. She said she's consuming about 90g.

arains89

No I did not. The original post that you quoted I stated how much I eat. About 90g/day.

darwinwoodka

I stalled out this month too. Hang in there. Change is slow sometimes...