I can't lose weight no matter how much i try
TanKiwi2394
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I'm 5'7, 18 years old, 178 pounds, originally 180 pounds a few months ago.
I've tried all the whole cut carbs and calories and blahblah. Ive been trying to lose weight for 3 years now, and NOTHING. I've tried everything from eating 1000 calories all the way too 2200 calories.
When i upped my calories to 2200, it was the first time i've actually LOST 5 pounds. But a week ago, i checked the scale and over the course of 4 days i suddenly became 178. I thought it was actually just water weight, but it's been a week and my weight is staying at 178.
So i'm assuming eating 2200 calories won't do me good either.
I'm generally active, 40 mins of intense cardio and 20-30 mins of hard strength training, i try to burn at least 400-500 calories in a workout. And then im usually at work (i work at baskin robins) so i'm scooping icecream from 4-8 hours a day and running around making shenanigans for customers, and if i'm not doing that, i'm restocking things in the freezer or washing dishes, and in general, i'm a lot more active then i used to be before.
So what gives? Why can't i lose weight!?
And i also try to eat healthy and non processed foods.
And by the way, my diet is high protein as well.
I've tried all the whole cut carbs and calories and blahblah. Ive been trying to lose weight for 3 years now, and NOTHING. I've tried everything from eating 1000 calories all the way too 2200 calories.
When i upped my calories to 2200, it was the first time i've actually LOST 5 pounds. But a week ago, i checked the scale and over the course of 4 days i suddenly became 178. I thought it was actually just water weight, but it's been a week and my weight is staying at 178.
So i'm assuming eating 2200 calories won't do me good either.
I'm generally active, 40 mins of intense cardio and 20-30 mins of hard strength training, i try to burn at least 400-500 calories in a workout. And then im usually at work (i work at baskin robins) so i'm scooping icecream from 4-8 hours a day and running around making shenanigans for customers, and if i'm not doing that, i'm restocking things in the freezer or washing dishes, and in general, i'm a lot more active then i used to be before.
So what gives? Why can't i lose weight!?
And i also try to eat healthy and non processed foods.
And by the way, my diet is high protein as well.
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Do you drink water and just not log it? You have a lot of sodium. That can cause issues with weight loss.0
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I do drink a lot of water and never log it
But i dont hit 8 cups everyday
But i generally try to drink a lot of water0 -
Yes, drink lots of water, your body needs it! make sure you eat breakfast and drop sodium! Breakfast can kickstart your metabolism.0
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I would cut 100 calories for 2 weeks. Don't change anything else!!! See if you lose anything. If not cut back another 100 and try for 2 weeks. Don't know how you got the 2200 calories (some calculator I presume). But you have to find your spot. And your spot is not the next persons spot. I would not go Below 1800 though.0
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Try plugging in your inf into this calculator and see what it says to do. Just go by hours of exercise. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
I checked accuracy with people who use fitbit and body bugg type devices and they all claim it was within 100 calories burned.0 -
I think the problem is that you work at baskin Robbins0
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What is your BMR?0
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How much ice cream do you eat at work ;-)
But seriously....
How sure are you about the amount of exercise - 292 calories in 30 minutes sounds wrong to me (Friday diary). If you add that as extra food you may eat too much.
If I were in your shoes I would try a break from exercise for 2 weeks and eating 1400 - 1600 calories a day for that period. See what happens with fewer variables in the equation.0 -
How much ice cream do you eat at work ;-)
But seriously....
How sure are you about the amount of exercise - 292 calories in 30 minutes sounds wrong to me (Friday diary). If you add that as extra food you may eat too much.
If I were in your shoes I would try a break from exercise for 2 weeks and eating 1400 - 1600 calories a day for that period. See what happens with fewer variables in the equation.
I don't eat the icecream, i feel repulsed by the fatty food.
And i just go by what the elliptical or cross ramp or treadmill, whatever the machine tells me. I try to workout to the point where my shirt is super soaked through by the end of my workout.0 -
What is your BMR?
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is it possible that you're very close to a healthy weight for your body and your frame size?0
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It sounds like your metabolism could be in shock from the 1000 calorie a day diet. So few calories with exercise can do a lot of harm to your body's hormone levels, metabolism, etc. This shock can affect your body's ability to shed fat long after you've increased your calorie intake to normal levels - we're talking months to years. One way to combat this and "reset" your body's normal hormone levels and metabolism is to eat natural foods in their "whole" form. Check out Tosca Reno's book "Eat Clean Diet Recharged" or Jillian Michaels "Master Your Metabolism". Both books helped me understand what certain foods do to my body and helped me make better choices.0
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Hi Tan,
First thing you have got to do is loose the " I CAN'T LOOSE WEIGHT" attitude. You can do it, I'm 44 years old, my top weight was 264 pound, now I'm holding on to 212, thats a whopping 52 pounds. I know you can do it, you have got to know it too... First try 1200 calories a day. Watch your sodium intake too, just because something says sugar free or low calories, it might be loaded with sodium, which can send any diet to hell in a handbasket. Weight loss is mind over matter, do you mind leaving the matter alone ! LOL take care and never give up !0 -
Eating breakfast as early as possible.
It starts your metabolism. 2200 calories
is a bit much if you're not burning it off.
Calories in and calories out. A healthy
calorie intake is 2000 for a normal BMI.
If your BMI is unhealthy you should go
for 1200-1800 depending on BMI and
BMR. Eating is important but they have
to be clean calories. Limit your saturated
fats and sugars. Sodium needs to be low
as well.0 -
I think part of the problem is that you use the calories burned that your machines say - those tend to be quite overestimated, especially for women. What I would recommend is to use your BMR as a base goal and then eat back whatever you earn through exercise but use more like 2/3rds of what the machine tells you. So say it gives you 400 for a half hour - you probably burned more like 270 calories. On the days you work, add 200-300 calories for the day.
Maybe you could use this as a comparison - you and I have about the same body composition (I'm 5'7" and 172.4 pounds but 37 so my BMR is lower) and I usually burn 9-11 calories per minute on the elliptical depending on how hard I'm working - so yesterday I got 160 calories for 15 minutes because I was pushing pretty hard (resistance at 8, 150+ strides per minute). I pretty much igmore what the machine tells me for calories because I use a Polar FT4 HRM but I do remember it showing a whole lot more than I actually burned.
P.S. Could also be that you need to give you body a little more time to get used to the higher calorie goal. And DEFINITELY drink more water!! Shoot for at least 8 cups and drink even more on the days you work out and are at work.0 -
I agree with someone else, start very slowly dropping your calories. Drop 100, wait a few weeks. If that doesn't work, drop another 100 and wait a few weeks. Keep doing this until you get results. you eventually will.0
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I'm on the same journey that you are so I'm definitely not an authority on things. After looking at your food journal, it seems like your daily goals changed quite frequently. I realize that this can change based on your activity...but for me, I've found that consistency is really key. So see if you can decide on your goal and really try to stick with it for a couple of weeks. I would definitely suggest drinking a lot of water. Also, I would suggest thinking about watching your macros (specifically sugar) a little closer. And lastly, I noticed you talked a lot about cardio, consider lifting weights, the more muscle you have on your body the more you're going to burn.
Good Luck!0
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