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Will it ever happen for me?

marfhutch
marfhutch Posts: 50 Member
edited January 30 in Health and Weight Loss
So, here I am 2 weeks after I moved back in with my parents. I've stopped being in control of what I eat at meals and I had to give up my gym membership at the best gym I've ever been to. I've gone from strictly eating 1600 cals or less and doing 6 exercise classes a week incl strength training, to not tracking and walking to work being my only exercise.

The worst bit is that I have no motivation to start up again, even though I was really enjoying the gym. Why? Because my weight never really changed. It never went down in over 6months of hard work and it hasn't gone up since I stopped.

Am I going to be stuck like this forever or am I just being lazy?

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  • darvin1023
    darvin1023 Posts: 52 Member
    You're being lazy and your finding excuses to use -in case you get fat.
    Just because your not in charge of what's for dinner doesnt mean you cant make your own dinner.
    There's also a thing called portion control. If you know the food on the table is high in calories = eat less of that!
    And just because you cant go to the gym, doesnt me you can jog outside.
    Adapt and overcome!

    Sure, you may not have gained a pound now, but how's your body fat percentage? Which part of your weight is muscle, and which part is fats?

    I'm not trying to be a troll. Really! I'm just saying: You're a smart person that already know what the problem is, why not find ways to solve or work around it?
  • marfhutch
    marfhutch Posts: 50 Member
    This is my point-I don't know if I do know what the problem is! Even after those 6 months my BF% was ridiculously high :( And I didn't lose any inches. ANYWHERE.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    It's likely that you were under estimating your calorie intake, and over estimating your calorie burn.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    It's likely that you were under estimating your calorie intake, and over estimating your calorie burn.

    This. So this.
  • marfhutch
    marfhutch Posts: 50 Member
    I don't want to be one of the 'know it alls' on here who refuses to take advice...But I didn't eat back my exercise cals (used TDEE -20% instead) and weighed all my food before I cooked it etc. This is why I have lost control over my food at home...Can't weigh out ingredients for 1/4 of a meal I haven't cooked!
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    I don't want to be one of the 'know it alls' on here who refuses to take advice...But I didn't eat back my exercise cals (used TDEE -20% instead) and weighed all my food before I cooked it etc. This is why I have lost control over my food at home...Can't weigh out ingredients for 1/4 of a meal I haven't cooked!

    Did you take the time to make sure your TDEE estimate was correct by eating at TDEE for 2-3 weeks and making sure your weight did not change?
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