WTF is happening?!

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  • LittleLadyLisa
    LittleLadyLisa Posts: 18
    My goal weight is between 110-105. Please take in mind I have a short frame. Lol

    My diet is heathly. I eat between 1400-1600 calories a day. There are very few days that I only consume 1200. My diet consist of a lot of protein, and lots of veggies and fruit. I keep carbs moderate...sticking with complex carbs. I drink plenty of water through out the day. I take multi vitamins, vit d, and omega 3 daily.

    My only vice is pop. I drink about one can of coke zero per day. Sometimes less, sometimes more. But with my diet and fitness routine, I believe I am able to give in to that vice.

    I rarely drink. Maybe once every two months. I am not a sweet person, so I don't snack on candy. Around my time of the month, I will have a small peice of chocolate. I usually go for dark chocolate since it's not so sweet.

    I don't eat fast food like McDonalds, Burger King, etc. I DO eat subway maybe once a week. The sub I usually get...a foot long turkey sub is roughly 600 calories. I split it up to be two meals...eating half of lunch, and the other half for dinner. Everyone once in blue moon I will get chiptole. I would say once a month, or less.
  • LittleLadyLisa
    LittleLadyLisa Posts: 18
    A healthy weight loss is between 1 - 2 lbs per week so I am on the right path. That is not too much.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    If you've been maintaining that massive deficit since you initially began your weight loss journey, you may want to get blood work done and check your hormones as severe calorie restriction combined with large amounts of cardio can lead to drastically elevated cortisol levels: among the outcomes is abnormal amounts of water retention.

    Read this article by Lyle McDonald as it may explain why your strategy of a huge deficit plus insane amounts of cardio is causing you more frustration than progress...

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    1 - 2 pounds a week is a healthy loss when you've got a lot to lose, but as you get closer to your goal, it's more like 1/2 lb a week, and loss tends to go more slowly.

    You've lost 60 - 70 lbs, you've got to adjust your goals. :)

    Another good article: http://www.shapefit.com/overtraining-exercising-too-much.html
  • LittleLadyLisa
    LittleLadyLisa Posts: 18
    Thanks for those articles. I appreciate it. I just need to regroup and not look at this as a set back. I'm going to cut back on working out as much. I'm just going to do the once a day, like the program says. My 3rd round ends next week so I will finish it up and maybe take a break from insanity and try more strength training, and less cardio and see how that goes.

    I have Jillian Michaels "no more trouble zone", P90X, and the biggest loser body sclupt dvds. I also have a kettle bell & dvd. Maybe I will try a combo of those videos and do insanity 2 times a week.

    When I orginally started my weight loss journey, I focused only on inches lost then about 6 months in my journey is when I started to weighing myself...then I focused more on the number on the scale. I'm going to regroup and put away that darn scale and measure myself for the time being.

    As of right now, I've lost about 60.5 inches off my body. That's taller than I actually am! Lol. So I need to stop being critical and look at all I've done in that past year and half.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    You have made awesome progress! Congrats on how far you've come!
  • LittleLadyLisa
    LittleLadyLisa Posts: 18
    Thank you and thanks for all the comments everyone! I do appreciate it.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    Chronic, excessive deficits and cardio causes a tremendous stress on the body. I've had a few really "uptight" persons who were very stressed about many things and by maintaining too large of a deficit, their cortisol levels were astronomical. Once they chilled out and backed off on the cardio, the water retention went away and their body was able to return to a more optimal environment for fat loss. There may be other factors at play, but I believe readjusting would certainly benefit you. Btw, you look awesome.
  • LittleLadyLisa
    LittleLadyLisa Posts: 18
    Amy - I read the overtraining issue article. I think this might part of my problem. Lol. The article says to rest and take time off from working out. This weekend is my birthday (sunday) so I guess this could be my bday present to myself...take a breather from working out as much as I have. I have a 3 day weekend (so excited bc I never get 3 day weekend!! LOL). So I will start back Tuesday.

    Just gotta keep telling myself this is not a set back. I guess I was so shock when I saw the number on the scale. I do have a big fear of gaining all the weight back. I never want to go back to where I was and the fact I gained 10 lbs without me knowing or noticing really was shocking to say the least. I'm sure 2-5 lbs is muscle weight, and the rest maybe water...who knows.
  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member
    First thing that struck me: Insanity 2x a day!??

    If you are doing it right you should barely make it through one session because of the effort you are putting in, especially if you are doing it regularly and your muscles are still fatigued from the previous workouts.

    Are you eating enough to make up for the calories you're burning? (If I did insanity 2x a day, and I'm 5ft so also a shorty, I'd be burning 1000 calories a day)

    I think something might be off here. Any chance you might open your diary?
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Early Happy Birthday to ya! :bigsmile:

    Do you usually take rest days, at least one a week? I always take at least one, sometimes two if something comes up or if I'm just particularly sore or tired, but a few weeks back I decided I needed a longer break. I was going to take an entire week off, but couldn't because I had a 5k that weekend, so I decided to take 4 full days off, with zero exercise. Loved it! And taking a few days off and letting my body rest actually made the scale go down a little. :tongue: I was worried that taking a break of more than a day or two might derail my good workout habits, but it didn't at all. And I came back rested and feeling strong. So enjoy your weekend!

    I think you're on the right track. You've come a long way, and you have the right mindset of telling yourself that this is not a setback, and you know you're never going to go back to the way you were. You've developed healthy habits - it's all an ongoing process and just needs to be re-evaluated and adjusted as needed along the way.

    Have a great weekend! :drinker:
  • LittleLadyLisa
    LittleLadyLisa Posts: 18
    Thank you, geekyjock. I will take all that you've said into consideration. I've been a machine...work out a lot and I work a lot. How I find as much time as I do to work out, I don't know how I do it. I am lucky to say I love my job so the stress level there is low. But the past 4 months in my personal life, stress has been on the high side. Went through a bad break up that left me very broken hearted, and most recently there was a death. So yes stress could play a huge factor for sure. Things are finally calming down and moving forward in my personal life so hopefully the stress level is decrease by a lot.

    Amy - thanks so much for the bday wish and you're kind words! I do take one day off per week from working out...I typically take saturdays off. Maybe once in this round of insanity, I took two days off one week due to lack of time. I'm going to give myself a break and focus of the positive. Have a good weekend as well. :)

    Ihateroses - this is my third round of insanity. I am no stranger to it. I do the whole video and I do it right. If you're doing it properly, you're strength builds every day and your endurance grows, muscles get stronger every day. I am still dripping in sweat with each session and believe me I am doing it right.
  • DawnEH612
    DawnEH612 Posts: 574 Member
    Clothes are not fitting any different. I am a size xs-s in tops, and a size 4/6 in pants.

    I do feel more toned. I and do know that some of the weight gained is muscle but ten is way too much. I've been on this journey for a year and half now and this has never happened. I'm a nurse, and I studied nutrition a lot so I just don't know if I need to cut calories, add more work outs...even though I don't have much more time to work out. I already do insanity for 108 mins a day, along side daily activity.

    I'm searching the web hoping to find more answers, I might invest in a heart rate watch that calculates calories burned. I always calculated it myself. I check my heart rate through out the work outs, and find the average and then do the formula to figure out calories burned.

    I would just like to know what I am doing wrong. Ugh.
    If your clothes are fitting the same and you actually feel lighter, I wouldn't worry so much about the number on the scale. It's the number in your clothes or measuring tape that matter the most. It may be a small amount of muscle,but with that said it is extremely hard for even a male to gain 10 pounds of muscle in a year, let alone a female in a few months, unless on steroids.
    Try to relax about the number. The scale is but one small tool to help gauge where you are. If you are able to work out harder, are stronger and still in the same size clothes... That's the most important thing!
  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member

    Ihateroses - this is my third round of insanity. I am no stranger to it. I do the whole video and I do it right. If you're doing it properly, you're strength builds every day and your endurance grows, muscles get stronger every day. I am still dripping in sweat with each session and believe me I am doing it right.

    Sorry! I think I may have worded myself poorly. Did not mean to imply you weren't doing it right, just from experience I was surprised you could push yourself to do 2 sessions in a day.

    I think this is your problem though, because you are going it so much your body is wayyy too used to it and it is not as effective.

    I'm pretty sure you can't actually build muscle doing so much cardio.
  • LittleLadyLisa
    LittleLadyLisa Posts: 18

    Ihateroses - this is my third round of insanity. I am no stranger to it. I do the whole video and I do it right. If you're doing it properly, you're strength builds every day and your endurance grows, muscles get stronger every day. I am still dripping in sweat with each session and believe me I am doing it right.

    Sorry! I think I may have worded myself poorly. Did not mean to imply you weren't doing it right, just from experience I was surprised you could push yourself to do 2 sessions in a day.

    I think this is your problem though, because you are going it so much your body is wayyy too used to it and it is not as effective.

    I'm pretty sure you can't actually build muscle doing so much cardio.

    No worries, I knew what you meant. Lol.

    Well, the thing with insanity workout is that it's a different video everyday so you're muscles don't get used to the routine. One of the reason I love it so much, it never gets boring and it's a challenge every time. With insanity you def build muscle...a lot of squats, push ups, etc. But I do think I am over doing it so I am going to take break from it. I appreciate your comment, thanks. :)
  • LittleLadyLisa
    LittleLadyLisa Posts: 18
    Clothes are not fitting any different. I am a size xs-s in tops, and a size 4/6 in pants.

    I do feel more toned. I and do know that some of the weight gained is muscle but ten is way too much. I've been on this journey for a year and half now and this has never happened. I'm a nurse, and I studied nutrition a lot so I just don't know if I need to cut calories, add more work outs...even though I don't have much more time to work out. I already do insanity for 108 mins a day, along side daily activity.

    I'm searching the web hoping to find more answers, I might invest in a heart rate watch that calculates calories burned. I always calculated it myself. I check my heart rate through out the work outs, and find the average and then do the formula to figure out calories burned.

    I would just like to know what I am doing wrong. Ugh.
    If your clothes are fitting the same and you actually feel lighter, I wouldn't worry so much about the number on the scale. It's the number in your clothes or measuring tape that matter the most. It may be a small amount of muscle,but with that said it is extremely hard for even a male to gain 10 pounds of muscle in a year, let alone a female in a few months, unless on steroids.
    Try to relax about the number. The scale is but one small tool to help gauge where you are. If you are able to work out harder, are stronger and still in the same size clothes... That's the most important thing!

    Thank so much for your encouragement!
  • PunkyG210
    PunkyG210 Posts: 94 Member
    My first thought when you said you do Insanity twice a day was....Are you eating enough? You have to be burning at least 1000 calories a day at that rate. I'd say rework your numbers and figure out how much you need to be eating with that much exercise.

    My second thought was...are you taking rest days AND are you taking time off between rounds of Insanity? Shaun T reccommends taking 2 WEEKS off between rounds. If you go to the Team Beachbody site, Shaun T has done live chats that you can watch for more info.

    I agree that Insanity is awesome. Recently finished my first round. Loved it. I am also petite 4' 10, currently weigh 102 lbs. Lost about 6-7 lbs with first round of Insanity. I certainly understand how 10lbs makes a difference on a small frame. I have built some muscle from doing Insanity so I'm mainly focused on measurements now.

    You've done great. Good Luck !

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