Stats and info/ looking for help!
AmandaMaitland
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Provide your stats (height/weight/age/bodyfat% if you know it/etc) :
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 158 lbs
Age: 22
BF%: One site gave me 25%, but not really sure.
What's your current gross intake of calories, on average?
1430 (calories set at 1750 but have struggled meeting that)
What's your current average intake of protein, carbs, and fats, in grams? (GRAMS, not percent!)
137g Protein / 106g Carbs / 54g Fats
Do you use a food scale and measure everything?
For the most part
Do you track all of your intake, daily? (Everything?)
Yes
Do you take cheat days or days off?
I'm always scared to gain. But I will enjoy a good meal maybe once a week. Not necessarily a splurge meal like a big bowl of pastajust one I wouldn't stress about if it put me over in calories. I probably have a full cheat day, maybe once a month.
How much weight have you lost so far and over what time period?
I had originally lost 40 lbs in 6 months.. that was 2 years ago. I maintained up until last September. Got married=gained 10. Did cardio a lot.. never worked so I started lifting weights at the beginning of May this year. Without cardio the first month, I gained 8. Even adding cardio for about two months ( with my lifting ), I'm still 158.
Describe your activity (exercise and non exercise) and did you change that activity withing the last couple of months?
Overall...
I wake up at 7, go to work at 8. Play secretary from 8-4:30 which consists of walking back and forth to the copy machine, and also computer work and errands. Lift weights for 45 min - 1 hr. Cardio for 30 minutes. Clean house for an hour or so. Occasionally the sauna and laps in the pool for 30 min. Relax from 8-10. Sleep by 11. (Most days) I also eat 6 meals a day, every two hours.
As for workout routine I was following Jamie Eason's Livefit Trainer as a guideline into lifting. From May 8th- June 8th I had no cardio and lifted 4-5 days a week. Since June 8th I've added Plyo cardio/HIIT's/elliptical. I can't jog because of arthritis/ rheumatoid arthritis/fibromyalgia issues. I lift and do cardio 4-5 days a week as well.
How long have you been stalled and if it is not a complete stall please be very specific as to how much you have lost over the stalled period.
Stalled at 140 for two years (lowest weight). Gained 18 since last September from upping calories and not understanding macros, and lifting weights with no cardio. I've now been stalled at 158 since May 8th.
Are you breastfeeding?
No
Do you have thyroid issues/risks or PCOS?
No
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 158 lbs
Age: 22
BF%: One site gave me 25%, but not really sure.
What's your current gross intake of calories, on average?
1430 (calories set at 1750 but have struggled meeting that)
What's your current average intake of protein, carbs, and fats, in grams? (GRAMS, not percent!)
137g Protein / 106g Carbs / 54g Fats
Do you use a food scale and measure everything?
For the most part
Do you track all of your intake, daily? (Everything?)
Yes
Do you take cheat days or days off?
I'm always scared to gain. But I will enjoy a good meal maybe once a week. Not necessarily a splurge meal like a big bowl of pastajust one I wouldn't stress about if it put me over in calories. I probably have a full cheat day, maybe once a month.
How much weight have you lost so far and over what time period?
I had originally lost 40 lbs in 6 months.. that was 2 years ago. I maintained up until last September. Got married=gained 10. Did cardio a lot.. never worked so I started lifting weights at the beginning of May this year. Without cardio the first month, I gained 8. Even adding cardio for about two months ( with my lifting ), I'm still 158.
Describe your activity (exercise and non exercise) and did you change that activity withing the last couple of months?
Overall...
I wake up at 7, go to work at 8. Play secretary from 8-4:30 which consists of walking back and forth to the copy machine, and also computer work and errands. Lift weights for 45 min - 1 hr. Cardio for 30 minutes. Clean house for an hour or so. Occasionally the sauna and laps in the pool for 30 min. Relax from 8-10. Sleep by 11. (Most days) I also eat 6 meals a day, every two hours.
As for workout routine I was following Jamie Eason's Livefit Trainer as a guideline into lifting. From May 8th- June 8th I had no cardio and lifted 4-5 days a week. Since June 8th I've added Plyo cardio/HIIT's/elliptical. I can't jog because of arthritis/ rheumatoid arthritis/fibromyalgia issues. I lift and do cardio 4-5 days a week as well.
How long have you been stalled and if it is not a complete stall please be very specific as to how much you have lost over the stalled period.
Stalled at 140 for two years (lowest weight). Gained 18 since last September from upping calories and not understanding macros, and lifting weights with no cardio. I've now been stalled at 158 since May 8th.
Are you breastfeeding?
No
Do you have thyroid issues/risks or PCOS?
No
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Please set your intake exactly as follows for the next two weeks.
Please note, we need you to hit this number as close as possible and we need you to very meticulously weigh and track everything for the next two weeks so that we can make accurate conclusions about this level of food intake.
Calories: 1450
Carbohydrate: 100g
Fat: 55g
Protein: 140g
Please follow up with us in exactly 2 weeks from tomorrow, on July 29th, to unlock the thread and you can post an update. The bolded part above is critical.
If you have questions or concerns, or if you need to update us prior to this due to issues, please let us know.0 -
Hi! I know I'm supposed to check in on Monday, but I was having some questions/issues.
My averages:
Calories : 1276
Carbs : 101
Protein : 121
Fat: 43
Weight: 161-158 (down 3 lbs the first week)
No inches lost.
I haven't lost any this second week. Is it possible that it was just water weight? I'm still lifting the same and did the elliptical for the most part. A few days I did Plyo Cardio. With arthritis and fibromyalgia.. could that possibly be a bad idea? Some people say those workouts cause a lot of water retention on your joints. If so, could that be hindering any loss? Or because of how much I burn with those workouts... could that be putting me at too big of a deficit? Possibly stick to lighter cardio?
I had days where I hit macros perfect, but I had a few days where I got nauseated after working out and didn't get to really eat anything. I am eating healthy. I have an occasional snack but I log it. I eat before 7:30 and focus on light-no carbs at dinner aside from veggies.
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I haven't lost any this second week. Is it possible that it was just water weight? I'm still lifting the same and did the elliptical for the most part. A few days I did Plyo Cardio. With arthritis and fibromyalgia.. could that possibly be a bad idea? Some people say those workouts cause a lot of water retention on your joints. If so, could that be hindering any loss? Or because of how much I burn with those workouts... could that be putting me at too big of a deficit? Possibly stick to lighter cardio?
I had days where I hit macros perfect, but I had a few days where I got nauseated after working out and didn't get to really eat anything. I am eating healthy. I have an occasional snack but I log it. I eat before 7:30 and focus on light-no carbs at dinner aside from veggies.
Thanks!
Yes it's possible that it's water weight. The good news is that you are losing weight on this intake. Please try to average closer to the 1450 listed as you are under it by almost 200 calories.
Regarding your medical conditions I can't say with certainty and I'd urge you to use your own judgement (or your physician) as far as pushing the limitations that you may have.
But I wouldn't worry about the fluid retention thing and about trying to micromanage weight over a few days. You dropped 3lbs when you swapped to this intake, that's a good thing.
Be patient, hit the numbers we listed, give it another two weeks. Getting closer to 1450 as we suggested will help the hunger and possibly nausea but that depends on the cause.
Lastly, there is no reason to restrict carbs or calories specifically in the evenings. You can structure your meal timing to personal preference. The idea that evening carbohydrate intake is bad, is basically a bunch of nonsense.
You also don' t have to restrict eating times to a specific cut off time like 7:30pm. You can eat your calories in bed if you want as long as the crumbs don't keep you awake, and it won't have an appreciable effect on change in fat stores provided that your total calorie intake is appropriate.
So if you WANT to eat more of your calories at a certain time, do it.0 -
Thank you!
I guess I should have waited until today to officially check-in.
I'm down 1.6 lbs since Friday! So close to 5 lbs in two weeks. I changed my exercise routine a bit and just walked/lightly jogged this weekend. I feel like it helped my joints a little bit, and I feel like I wasn't super achey afterwards. I may just incorporate that with my strength training. I was closer to my 1450 yesterday too. I'm without a stove and my microwave has a short in it, so I'm sort of limited to a George Foreman! lol I will work on hitting that better this week!
I guess there are times where I do eat after 7:30 and I will have bread or carbs at dinner. I just try to do those things because physically I feel better in the mornings. If I eat late I usually feel weighed down and overall blah in the mornings. So I guess I'm not super strict, just more or less a personal preference.
Thank you for your input and your response! :flowerforyou: I will check back in in two weeks!0 -
Thank you!
I guess I should have waited until today to officially check-in.
I'm down 1.6 lbs since Friday! So close to 5 lbs in two weeks. I changed my exercise routine a bit and just walked/lightly jogged this weekend. I feel like it helped my joints a little bit, and I feel like I wasn't super achey afterwards. I may just incorporate that with my strength training. I was closer to my 1450 yesterday too. I'm without a stove and my microwave has a short in it, so I'm sort of limited to a George Foreman! lol I will work on hitting that better this week!
I guess there are times where I do eat after 7:30 and I will have bread or carbs at dinner. I just try to do those things because physically I feel better in the mornings. If I eat late I usually feel weighed down and overall blah in the mornings. So I guess I'm not super strict, just more or less a personal preference.
Thank you for your input and your response! :flowerforyou: I will check back in in two weeks!
Excellent. If you could actually follow up in 1 week from the day you posted the above update.
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