25 days of low calorie diet + Insanity, gained weight? Help

abbyreciouz
abbyreciouz Posts: 50 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Alright, before you crucify me for eating too low, I didn't have the knowledge I have now 25days ago.

I am 5'8 180 pounds (Shameful, I know). Goal weight 143 pounds. For the past 25 days I've been eating way below my TDE. During the 25 days, I ate (my TDE is 1954, light to no exercise) around 1000 -1200, sometimes 700. I also walked for 1h 3-4 times/week combining with Insanity workouts. I'm on day 17/60. Why the heck did I gain 1 pound??? So basically all my appetite suppressing and panting I got from Insanity was all wasted yeah?? I compared pictures of myself on day 1 of insanity and 3 weeks later, I do see my stomach flattening and sucking in, however, my pants are not loose so I'm beginning to think that, that was an illusion. Seriously, shouldn't I at least lose some weight?? I'm sooooo depressed like come on.

my info:
5'8
180 pounds
TDE: sedentary/light exercise 1954
BMR: 1654

with HRM, 1h walk = 200-220 burned, Insanity = 390-460 burned

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,286 Member
    Keep going, adding exercise can do that at the beginning. Unless you have a metabolic disorder and your not lying to us or yourself, you will lose weight.
  • SamMorBelsmom
    SamMorBelsmom Posts: 164 Member
    Up your calories. You admitted yourself that you were eating to low. Take a couple of days and recover from your amazing dedication and then start over with your new calorie intake. You will be surprised by the results. I am always looking for new friends if you want to add me :)
  • smanning1982
    smanning1982 Posts: 210 Member
    Like you said, you know now what you didn't 25 days ago and I am assuming you mean you know you are eating way too little. Your body is in starvation mode, therefore hanging on to every little peice of food you put in your body and hanging on to every ounce of fat you have. If you would have eaten at a healthy caloric deficit, let's say 1400-1500 calories, you probably would have lost quite a bit
  • weightwatcher_girl
    weightwatcher_girl Posts: 30 Member
    Definitely try upping your calories. You're doing a lot of exercise, and your body needs the extra food!
  • Shetchncn1
    Shetchncn1 Posts: 260 Member
    Like you said, you know now what you didn't 25 days ago and I am assuming you mean you know you are eating way too little. Your body is in starvation mode, therefore hanging on to every little peice of food you put in your body and hanging on to every ounce of fat you have. If you would have eaten at a healthy caloric deficit, let's say 1400-1500 calories, you probably would have lost quite a bit

    This. I wasn't losing on 1200 and I upped it and started losing weight
  • dartaaa
    dartaaa Posts: 35
    I've been on the ABC diet, I did lose weight, however, only now that I am eating healthily instead of starving myself I can feel the fat going away as well as weight. Nothing does it better than a healthy change of life style, I used to look at advices like mine and think : jee, it doesn't work for me, I want to lose weight faster, but here I am giving you the same advice, 4lbs lighter in just 3 days.
  • abbyreciouz
    abbyreciouz Posts: 50 Member
    Hello, first of all, thank you al for replying me so fast! You've got no idea how happy I am. Now, do you think I should eat at least my BMR, which is 1654 calories? and then burn 600 cals with Insanity and walking?
  • abbyreciouz
    abbyreciouz Posts: 50 Member
    omggggness I would Kill a bug to lose 4 pounds in 3 days! I already changed my goal to 1660 calories.
  • abbyreciouz
    abbyreciouz Posts: 50 Member
    I've been on the ABC diet, I did lose weight, however, only now that I am eating healthily instead of starving myself I can feel the fat going away as well as weight. Nothing does it better than a healthy change of life style, I used to look at advices like mine and think : jee, it doesn't work for me, I want to lose weight faster, but here I am giving you the same advice, 4lbs lighter in just 3 days.

    omggggness I would Kill a bug to lose 4 pounds in 3 days! I already changed my goal to 1660 calories.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    i put on 3lbs doing insanity.... but i also lost bodyfat, so stop weighing and start measuring/taking pictures.

    but also make sure you are fueling your workouts properly.
  • jimcarey24
    jimcarey24 Posts: 9
    Eating too few calories for an extended period of time will put your body into "starvation" mode and your metabolism will drop.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvation_response

    Ideally you want to stay about 300-400 calories under your BMR

    Take a read on this post, it's 5 years old but it's actually really good at explaining this and how to avoid it..

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

    Best of luck on your weight loss, remember it's a marathon not a sprint.

    Cheers!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member

    Ideally you want to stay about 300-400 calories under your BMR

    i am hoping thats a typo and you mean under TDEE??
  • jimcarey24
    jimcarey24 Posts: 9

    Ideally you want to stay about 300-400 calories under your BMR

    i am hoping thats a typo and you mean under TDEE??

    Yes, sorry.
  • abbyreciouz
    abbyreciouz Posts: 50 Member
    omgg, but then I will hardly lose 2kg/month! That is way too slow! I want to lose 4kg/month 16kgs by september.
  • wifey103188
    wifey103188 Posts: 17
    If you are doing the insanity your trading your fat for muscle~dont give up you will see inches drop rather than lbs at first~good luck

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