gaining weight on 1200 calories and gym 2-3 hours a day
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Are you sure you are gaining fat? Have your clothes started to fit differently? Beyond the possibility that you might have gained some muscle (not sure if that fits with your age), I would consider examining food choices and possibly cleaning any junk foods out of the diet.
Highly doubtful muscle mass gain with little to no strength training, and as an extreme deficit the OP claims, along with being female.
and 60 years old.
That too..... I didn't want to call out age.
What a gentleman.
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Why do you work out so much??0
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Why do you work out so much??
What? Everybody should have a couple of hours a day of solid physical activity! The OP should be commended for retaining such a good activity level!0 -
I would recommend visiting your doctor, especially since you indicated that you are on thyroid medication and have controlled diabetes. Don't mess with this.0
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Why do you work out so much??
What? Everybody should have a couple of hours a day of solid physical activity! The OP should be commended for retaining such a good activity level!
No everybody shouldn't. Your body does need time to rest and repair. Taking a rest day or 2 a week is good for you. Not saying lay on the couch and eat chocolate bars all day, but going hard core exercise 7 days a week for 2 or 3 hours is not good for anyone.0 -
Either you are not correctly counting your calories (most likely), or you have a severe metabolic disorder that requires medical attention (rarer but possible), or you have a large tumor growing somewhere inside you (much rarer, also possible).
well aren't you full of great news...LOL0 -
You may not be eating enough for how hard you're working your body so it's holding on to everything you're eating? Where are your calories coming from? I know if I don't eat heavier amounts of protein, I don't lose...Idk, but for someone that's eating so few calories and working out extensively that doesn't make sense. Perhaps see a nutritionist if your health insurance allows.0
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You're not eating enough, first of all. And also, is the 15 pound gain just in the number on the scale or are you actually getting bigger? This is why the scale shouldn't be your only method of measurement.0
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You may not be eating enough for how hard you're working your body so it's holding on to everything you're eating? Where are your calories coming from? I know if I don't eat heavier amounts of protein, I don't lose...Idk, but for someone that's eating so few calories and working out extensively that doesn't make sense. Perhaps see a nutritionist if your health insurance allows.
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No everybody shouldn't.
Yes, they should, we're talking about only *2* hours a day.Your body does need time to rest and repair.
That's what the other 22 hours of the day are for. Anyone who can't do two hours a day of solid activity, day in and day out, is simply not fit or healthy.
I can't believe how soft we've become...0 -
You really need to talk to your Dr, it sounds like your thyroid medication needs checking.0
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No everybody shouldn't.
Yes, they should, we're talking about only *2* hours a day.Your body does need time to rest and repair.
That's what the other 22 hours of the day are for. Anyone who can't do two hours a day of solid activity, day in and day out, is simply not fit or healthy.
I can't believe how soft we've become...
Exactly. I doubt the OP is doing 2-3 hours of heavy lifting each day for which a case could then be made for 'rest' days. But even during those rest days, she could still be doing 2-3 hours of activity.0 -
No everybody shouldn't.
Yes, they should, we're talking about only *2* hours a day.Your body does need time to rest and repair.
That's what the other 22 hours of the day are for. Anyone who can't do two hours a day of solid activity, day in and day out, is simply not fit or healthy.
I can't believe how soft we've become...
Exactly. I doubt the OP is doing 2-3 hours of heavy lifting each day for which a case could then be made for 'rest' days. But even during those rest days, she could still be doing 2-3 hours of activity.
Why? You don't need 2-3 hours of activity per day to "be healthy".0 -
lol your title answers your question. 2-3 hours of the gym a day and 1200 calories is a weightloss JOKE. try actually eating and you may see results, your body is holding on to what it can right now because you aren't providing it with adequate fuel and nutrition.
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Too much exercise and guessing too much sugar and carbs. My doctor advised me to exercise moderately (walking a couple of miles) and to watch the hidden sugar and the carb intake. I lost 62 lbs that way, I'm almost 53 years old and it took that long to figure it out! I am at my lowest weight since Jr. High School.0
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No everybody shouldn't.
Yes, they should, we're talking about only *2* hours a day.Your body does need time to rest and repair.
That's what the other 22 hours of the day are for. Anyone who can't do two hours a day of solid activity, day in and day out, is simply not fit or healthy.
I can't believe how soft we've become...
Exactly. I doubt the OP is doing 2-3 hours of heavy lifting each day for which a case could then be made for 'rest' days. But even during those rest days, she could still be doing 2-3 hours of activity.
Just casting my vote for nothing wrong with doing 2-3 hours of "activity". There's a difference between optimal routine for hypertrophy and the ability to do a few hours each day of activity. Is it necessary? No...but at an appropriate intensity, there is nothing wrong with it...and it almost certainly isn't the cause of OP not losing weight.0 -
Right - Snap on the age and also the problem. I got a very accurate scale - that helped but it also shows me that I am sticking.
So what to do
Well a aclifornian friend noticed that I was not drinking enough water so now 8 to 10 glasses per day.
Also there is a great school of thought that says that you need to eat carbs plus proteins in the right proportions - so am making lots of veggie soups right now.
I am not gaining - and Tomorrow I am hoping to find that I have lost again.
You cannot cheat with the food - the portion sizes are important and you have to log everything.
I walk every day and my calories are often below 1200
Let us compare notes on this because we should be able to crack this together
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No everybody shouldn't.
Yes, they should, we're talking about only *2* hours a day.Your body does need time to rest and repair.
That's what the other 22 hours of the day are for. Anyone who can't do two hours a day of solid activity, day in and day out, is simply not fit or healthy.
I can't believe how soft we've become...
Exactly. I doubt the OP is doing 2-3 hours of heavy lifting each day for which a case could then be made for 'rest' days. But even during those rest days, she could still be doing 2-3 hours of activity.
Why? You don't need 2-3 hours of activity per day to "be healthy".
I'm curious to know how you think humans survived for the past 50,000 years if they couldn't do more than 2-3 hours of moderate activity a day without rest days thrown in. Just because we now live in an easy, technological society, does not mean that our animal bodies have adjusted to the sedentary life associated with it. We were built to move and move a lot.0 -
You are more than likely not getting enough clarories and your bodies is storing what it can. Try uping your calories. Also I am not sure what you are eating but also try avoiding complex sugars, eat clean. Also why are you going to the gym so much? You should give your body time to rest.
Try not to focus to much on the number. Try a geting your percentage of body fat. I have lost 13 percent body fat but have only lost 8 pounds. I do weight lifting and running.0 -
I would recommend visiting your doctor, especially since you indicated that you are on thyroid medication and have controlled diabetes. Don't mess with this.
I agree, you should be talking to your doctor about this first and foremost.0 -
No everybody shouldn't.
Yes, they should, we're talking about only *2* hours a day.Your body does need time to rest and repair.
That's what the other 22 hours of the day are for. Anyone who can't do two hours a day of solid activity, day in and day out, is simply not fit or healthy.
I can't believe how soft we've become...
Exactly. I doubt the OP is doing 2-3 hours of heavy lifting each day for which a case could then be made for 'rest' days. But even during those rest days, she could still be doing 2-3 hours of activity.
wiht that amount of activity and signifcantly reduced calories maybe the muscles are retaining a ton of water?0 -
It ain't muscle. Muscle isn't built on a program which is mostly cardio.are you sure this isn't muscle gain?
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Then see an endocrinologist for blood check. Maybe insulin dose needs to be reduced, but your endocrinologist would be able to tell you that.Thank you for your reply. I started my current gym regimen a year ago. I weighed 130 pounds at that time. Now I weigh 150. I am diabetic and I admit I do not do a good job drinking water. I think I only drink about six 8-oz. glasses a day (that includes the two bottles of water I drink while I am at the gym). I am on thyroid medication because I am hypothyroid. My diabetes is in good control. In fact, the doctor says now I am consistently low in blood sugar. I use a calorie counter to log in food. I drink 1-2 glasses of wine on the weekends.
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Have you been to the doctor? I know when my thyroid level is underactive I could work out all day long and gain weight or at least not lose any. Maybe there is some underlying reason for it.0
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With your diabetes and thyroid issues, I'd urge you to print off your calorie count/measured meals for a substantial number of days (2-3 weeks?) and ask your doctor for a consultation. He may refer you to a specialist, in fact I'd hope he does, in which case bring even more updated records with you to the specialist. They should be able to help you more than we can, especially throwing those health problems into the mix.0
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track your food & start moving!0
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open your diary0
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You are more than likely not getting enough clarories and your bodies is storing what it can. Try uping your calories. Also I am not sure what you are eating but also try avoiding complex sugars, eat clean. Also why are you going to the gym so much? You should give your body time to rest.
Try not to focus to much on the number. Try a geting your percentage of body fat. I have lost 13 percent body fat but have only lost 8 pounds. I do weight lifting and running.
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overexercising and undereating. cut back on the workouts, and maybe eat 1400 or so calories.0
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No everybody shouldn't.
Yes, they should, we're talking about only *2* hours a day.Your body does need time to rest and repair.
That's what the other 22 hours of the day are for. Anyone who can't do two hours a day of solid activity, day in and day out, is simply not fit or healthy.
I can't believe how soft we've become...
Exactly. I doubt the OP is doing 2-3 hours of heavy lifting each day for which a case could then be made for 'rest' days. But even during those rest days, she could still be doing 2-3 hours of activity.
Why? You don't need 2-3 hours of activity per day to "be healthy".
I'm curious to know how you think humans survived for the past 50,000 years if they couldn't do more than 2-3 hours of moderate activity a day without rest days thrown in. Just because we now live in an easy, technological society, does not mean that our animal bodies have adjusted to the sedentary life associated with it. We were built to move and move a lot.
Way to try to put words in my mouth. Where did I say anything about not being able to?
There's a difference in being able to do 2-3 hrs and doing it. I can spend 2-3 hours performing moderate activity right now...., but don't. Maybe 2-3 times a week, but surely not daily.
I'm saying you don't need 2-3 hrs daily to "be healthy"0
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