10 days off from the gym

_loveinmytummy
_loveinmytummy Posts: 21
in Fitness and Exercise
So instead of explaining my whole story which would take ages and you'd all get totally bored reading it.. Ill give you the very short version!!
1. Lost 35 pounds since last April.
2. Still want to lose about 10 more and tone up
3. For 6 months I didn't even allow myself a day off from the gym. Everyday for 2-3 hours and was a total cardio junkie
4. My weight loss has come to a total standstill. I'm planning on doing less cardio nd lifting heavier weights as a lot of people say this is when they started to notice significant results
5. Haven't been to the gym in 8 days now and my diet this week has been appalling to say the least (various reasons. Genuinely have been sick but have no excuse for the bad diet. Think after so long of being so good my body has just gone crazy and I've unfortunately submitted to it)
So as you can imagine I am now really mad a myself. However I just read something and loads of people have said how they have taken long periods away from the gym and eaten quite a bit more than they usually would and actually started to see BETTER results once they got back into the gym. I'm really scared that a lot of my hard work has gone to waist. I'm getting so frustrated by the fact the my weight loss has plateaud despite my rigorous exercise and healthy eating. I think this whole week I've just hd a total "feelin sorry for myself" week and lost a bit of hope. If I get straight back I'm the gym on Monday and get back to my healthy eating should I be ok? I'm just really starting to feel like a lost caus and am genuinely quite worried I'm gonna be one of those yoyo types who loses loads then gains it all back etc etc.. URH! Any advice would be so appreciated.

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  • hastinbe
    hastinbe Posts: 130 Member
    What you are referring to are people saying their body is in "survival mode", where it inhibits them from losing more weight when their calories are too low. So what they do is have a day where they eat a large amount of calories to "jump start" the weight loss again. You'll hear a lot of mixed opinions on this, but it has been shown to affect and work for some people... For all we know you're not eating back enough of your calories and it has stalled your progress. Or maybe your electrolytes are messed up and the same thing has happened. It's hard to say, you really need to experiment to find out how your body responds.
  • letjog
    letjog Posts: 260 Member
    One word: Weight training.
  • letjog
    letjog Posts: 260 Member
    Well, 2 words ;)
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    This was the short version?

    There's no fixing yesterdays. Just go work out
  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    Don't overthink it. Just get back in there. Only way you're going to waste it is by feeling sorry for yourself and quitting
  • daphnemoon
    daphnemoon Posts: 216 Member
    I wouldn't even give it a second thought. I'm not surprised after doing so good for so long you needed a break from it - I LOVE the gym, I LOVE the classes I do, but I need a day or two off each week or I'd just get fed up. Best thing to is not worry any more, get back into the gym mix up your routine and carry on.
  • STurbs33
    STurbs33 Posts: 134 Member
    I'm really scared that a lot of my hard work has gone to WAIST.

    Unintentional pun? :P

    On a serious note, stop worrying so much about what you didn't do and focus on what you can do now.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    This was the short version?

    There's no fixing yesterdays. Just go work out

    Agreed!! I had a body lift 5 months ago that laid me up for 8 weeks before I was able to do any exercise, hell I couldn't even get out of the recliner without help for close to 3 weeks. definitely put on some weight but the minute I could walk that was where I started. I had 4 drain tubes in when I went to the park for my first exercise. You can not dwell on what has already transpired but just concentrate on today and what your going to do tomorrow.. You know what you need to do so just do it...... Best of Luck...
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    You asked the same question in the other thread and they gave you a great advice. You have been undereating. Your net daily calories is 1000! You have less than 10lb to loose. Instead of being anxious about this, try to normalize your metabolism for one month, after undereating for so long. Then start to loose slowly, may be 0.5 lb per week. Start to do some weights, you can do machine weights in the gym, to tone your body.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member

    There's no fixing yesterdays. Just go work out

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