Ask me anything! [FROM FAT to FIT]

Thanks for this thread. I hesitate even asking questions on this site because I'm not wanting to lose a lot of weight but I want to lose none-the-less. For the last year, I've made an effort to lose 15 - 20 lbs but can't seem to make anything more than a small dent (3 lbs). Yikes, that put a dent in my mental shenanigans. Last year, I was focused on 1200 calories per day but I was hungry all the time, seriously like ALL the time. But on reflection, I think I was eating the wrong things. This year I've really tried to focus on a paleo type of eating and taking in about 1200 - 1250 calories per day (except the weekends I'm not as strict). I've been doing this religiously for the last two months. Still no weight loss :-(

For exercise I run between 35 - 40 miles per week (I like to do marathons - about 2 a year). I've done the gym in the past and I can't tell you how much I dislike that but I'm open to reconsidering my opinion.

I'm a dudette, 5'7", 151 lbs. I'm pretty sure my frame is small but I don't know if that's even meaningful to this conversation.

Thanks again for taking the time to do this.

At a first glance, if I'm honest (you won't like this) It sounds like something I come across often,, you are miscalculating your food. If you're doing that much cardio AND eating that little, you should be losing weight regardless.

Weight training IS something I recommend over cardio, everytime. It increases your ability over time to be able to eat more once you obtain some lean body mass (muscle).

I am 5 ft 6 and 140 lbs and I was eating roughly 1600 calories a day and losing weight, so you should definitely be losing weight regardless of gender.

This may also be useful for you: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html

has anyone experienced this. I try very hard to eat either high fiber cereal for breakfast or egg whites with veggies. I have chicken and veggies for lunch and either chicken or egg whites for dinner. I know I don't hit my TDEE calorie goal and that's probably what my Non weight loss problem is but after every meal, without fail. I feel uncomfortably full and my belly blows out. Its uncomfortable like this for a few hours and therefore I skip snacks and then even sometimes skip meals because Im still bloated out from the previous meal. I have tried low carb high protein; I have tried hi fiber, I have tried combining both. It seems the older I get, the more this happens. UGH!, in turn I am not hitting my calorie goals, exercising more and more and weight loss has stalled to the point of slight slight gain.

any suggestions on why im blowing up after meals??
45yrs Female
cardio heavy 7 days a week
weights 3x a week
130 (started at 120) (my goal is to loose so im doing something wrong)
strive for 1200 calories a day but with the bloating im having a hard time, its uncomfortable to eat with this bloating.

First, you need to address the possibility you are counting your calories wrong/forgetting to count things that you should. A few things that catch people out..

Weighing bread by GRAMS, is better than using "1 Slice".

Cooking oils and sauces

Any sodas, alcohol etc you drink etc.. there are a few others but these are thee main ones I notice..

As for you bloating up, etc. Usually sodium/carbs can have that effect, BUT i don't recommend lowering carbs in anyones diet apart from extreme cases and you said you've already tried it.

You need to make sure you're getting a minimum of 0.4g of fat per pound of bodyweight. Fat is important in our body.

You can also try eating two meals a day, rather than more, if you do eeat more that is..

If i missed anything, let me know and ask any other questions you may have,, hope this helps some..