Im stuck!! HELP!...

neilstottlemyre
neilstottlemyre Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I started my journey on February 26th, 2014

I bought a weight bench and an elliptical and was using that for the first 40 days and I dropped around 26lbs was feeling great. I have seemed to hit a road block though about 3 weeks ago I hit 220lbs and I was stuck on it. I have recently started T25 and that has actually kicked up the weight loss progression again and i am also adding additional weight training and cardio after the T25 workouts.


Here is was I’m currently achieving daily as far as Dieting goes:
• Less then 1300 calories a day
• 100+ grams of protein a day
• I replace one meal with a Lean Body Protein Shake
• Eating less the 20grams of Carbs a day
• I do have one cheat meal which is on Sunday when
• I work out Monday – Sunday for at least 45min a day if not more

I hope this weight loss continues, but the reason I am writing here today is to take any suggestion or tips on additional ways to lose weight!!

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  • lemonsnowdrop
    lemonsnowdrop Posts: 1,298 Member
    Why are you eating less than 1300 calories?
  • healthy4three
    healthy4three Posts: 20
    1300 calories seems awfully low for your activity level and weight. Are you following the nutrition guide that comes with T25?
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    • Less then 1300 calories a day

    Stop that. You probably need to be eating closer to 2200 calories a day. 1300 calories a day you are just destroying your body. Everytime you exercise you rip your muscles and they don't have the supplies to repair so your body just catabolizes them. You are burning away your muscle along with your fat. No amount of protein is going to stop that with such a huge deficit.

    The rest of it sounds fine.

    As for a "roadblock" lasting 3 weeks, your body will often not change weight over a period that short even if your fat loss is continuing. I've had apparent "plateaus" last 7 weeks only to have the data show a consistent weight loss over that period on the long term. You can't look at scale weight loss over the period of only weeks as an indicator of anything.

    So yeah, eat more...keep doing what you are doing otherwise and the fat will continue to come off and you will see that reflected in your weight over longer periods of time.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    1300 calories seems awfully low for your activity level and weight. Are you following the nutrition guide that comes with T25?

    1300 calories is awfully low for a coma patient his size let alone an active person. No way he is following any sort of nutrition plan.

    Look OP, the idea that you should eat at as large of a deficit as you can muster is wrongheaded and will result in failure or a body that is not what you wanted to end up with. Do yourself a favor and eat at least 1800 calories net given your stats. That is NET meaning after you eat more calories based on your exercise.

    I'm 40 pounds smaller than you and I am eating on average 2100 calories a day in what I would consider a pretty aggressive weight loss program.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I know a lot of people would disagree with me but when I see posts with "eating xxx calories a day" I try not to comment on it because...for most of people it's more than that number they actually eat. :) so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    I know a lot of people would disagree with me but when I see posts with "eating xxx calories a day" I try not to comment on it because...for most of people it's more than that number they actually eat. :) so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

    Um, what???

    You need to eat more food. Figure out your BMR and TDEE and eat in between it.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I know a lot of people would disagree with me but when I see posts with "eating xxx calories a day" I try not to comment on it because...for most of people it's more than that number they actually eat. :) so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

    Um, what???

    You need to eat more food. Figure out your BMR and TDEE and eat in between it.

    What I was trying to say is my observation is people tend to eat more than they think...so if someone says he/she only eats 1300 calories, in reality this could be 1500 or more...

    But I guess I can't make blanket statement for all because there are those who are really good at tracking with accuracy. then that's different.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    I know a lot of people would disagree with me but when I see posts with "eating xxx calories a day" I try not to comment on it because...for most of people it's more than that number they actually eat. :) so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

    Um, what???

    You need to eat more food. Figure out your BMR and TDEE and eat in between it.

    What I was trying to say is my observation is people tend to eat more than they think...so if someone says he/she only eats 1300 calories, in reality this could be 1500 or more...

    But I guess I can't make blanket statement for all because there are those who are really good at tracking with accuracy. then that's different.

    Although this is true unless the person has absolutely no idea how to count calories or they are lying to themselves they aren't going to be off by 100%. If he thinks he is eating 1300 but he is actually eating 1500 he is still vastly under eating. Your point is well made though, one should not just assume that the info provided is 100% accurate, I just would like to think that someone who thinks they are eating 1300 isn't so far off that they are actually eating 2100.
  • kuolo
    kuolo Posts: 251 Member
    I started my journey on February 26th, 2014

    I bought a weight bench and an elliptical and was using that for the first 40 days and I dropped around 26lbs was feeling great. I have seemed to hit a road block though about 3 weeks ago I hit 220lbs and I was stuck on it. I have recently started T25 and that has actually kicked up the weight loss progression again and i am also adding additional weight training and cardio after the T25 workouts.


    Here is was I’m currently achieving daily as far as Dieting goes:
    • Less then 1300 calories a day
    • 100+ grams of protein a day
    • I replace one meal with a Lean Body Protein Shake
    • Eating less the 20grams of Carbs a day
    • I do have one cheat meal which is on Sunday when
    • I work out Monday – Sunday for at least 45min a day if not more

    I hope this weight loss continues, but the reason I am writing here today is to take any suggestion or tips on additional ways to lose weight!!

    What's with the crazy diet? Very low cals isn't going to be good for you or your weight loss. You've been averaging nearly 5lb a week loss - it will be lots of muscle lost at that rate and calorie level too. You need to feed your body! Are you eating any exercise cals back? What kind of plan are you following/where have you got the info to make these choices? You will damage your body doing this. You might want to do some research and reevaluate some of your goals before you do too much damage.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    Are you weighing your food - tracking every single bite, sip and lick?

    Where did you get 1300 from? I'm a female who's lighter than you and I eat 1800 a day to lose. Work out your TDEE, minus 20% and BAM eat those calories each day.

    Why such low carbs?

    Do you log your cheat meal?

    To be perfectly honest, what you're doing doesn't seem sustainable. It sounds like a crash diet including low carbs, meal replacement drinks, 'cheat' meals and super low calories. Its a recipe for disaster and yo-yo dieting.

    Seriously, look into your TDEE take 20% from that and eat those calories daily. Reassess in a month and alter your calories as needed.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member


    Here is was I’m currently achieving daily as far as Dieting goes:
    • Less then 1300 calories a day

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  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    You're a dude, you're 27, with only about 20 or so pounds left to lose? Why would you eat so little?


    Here you go - read this:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    I have to echo what everyone else has said. I'm a 130 pound woman and I maintain at 2200+ calories a day. Feed your body. Please. :flowerforyou:
  • afortunatedragon
    afortunatedragon Posts: 329 Member
    No wonder you stuck!

    Obviously you try a ketonic diet.
    But for this kind of diet you eat far too little calories.
    Unless you are going for the Mr. Universe competition, this is the wrong way anyway.
    Please eat more if you don't want to run your body into big problems.
  • neilstottlemyre
    neilstottlemyre Posts: 5 Member
    The main reason the calorie intake is so low is because i replace 1 meal a deal with a Lean Body Meal Replacement shake. For breakfast i usually eat 4 eggs and turkey bacon or sausage and for lunch i eat steak, chicken or fish with 1-2 cups of vegetable and 1-2 cups brown rice or Quinoa and kale. I am getting the caloric intake from the myfitnessspal app I'm sure its off by some and I'm sure I'm not selected the perfect choice to what i am eating. I also I do not record my cheat meal which i have one on Sundays. No i am not following the T25 diet

    I will raise my calorie intake though like y'all are saying it makes sense but what i have been doing worked very well so far but it doesn't hurt to change things up.. I'm thinking to raise it to about 1800 to 2000 a day.

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  • annabanana1786
    annabanana1786 Posts: 48 Member
    Too low. Myfitnesspal always gives extremely low ranges.
  • annabanana1786
    annabanana1786 Posts: 48 Member
    I started my journey on February 26th, 2014

    I bought a weight bench and an elliptical and was using that for the first 40 days and I dropped around 26lbs was feeling great. I have seemed to hit a road block though about 3 weeks ago I hit 220lbs and I was stuck on it. I have recently started T25 and that has actually kicked up the weight loss progression again and i am also adding additional weight training and cardio after the T25 workouts.


    Here is was I’m currently achieving daily as far as Dieting goes:
    • Less then 1300 calories a day
    • 100+ grams of protein a day
    • I replace one meal with a Lean Body Protein Shake
    • Eating less the 20grams of Carbs a day
    • I do have one cheat meal which is on Sunday when
    • I work out Monday – Sunday for at least 45min a day if not more

    I hope this weight loss continues, but the reason I am writing here today is to take any suggestion or tips on additional ways to lose weight!!

    What's with the crazy diet? Very low cals isn't going to be good for you or your weight loss. You've been averaging nearly 5lb a week loss - it will be lots of muscle lost at that rate and calorie level too. You need to feed your body! Are you eating any exercise cals back? What kind of plan are you following/where have you got the info to make these choices? You will damage your body doing this. You might want to do some research and reevaluate some of your goals before you do too much damage.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13


    ^^^ THIS
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    The main reason the calorie intake is so low is because i replace 1 meal a deal with a Lean Body Meal Replacement shake. For breakfast i usually eat 4 eggs and turkey bacon or sausage and for lunch i eat steak, chicken or fish with 1-2 cups of vegetable and 1-2 cups brown rice or Quinoa and kale. I am getting the caloric intake from the myfitnessspal app I'm sure its off by some and I'm sure I'm not selected the perfect choice to what i am eating. I also I do not record my cheat meal which i have one on Sundays. No i am not following the T25 diet

    I will raise my calorie intake though like y'all are saying it makes sense but what i have been doing worked very well so far but it doesn't hurt to change things up.. I'm thinking to raise it to about 1800 to 2000 a day.

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    My Fitness Pal is just a tool, its calculators will give you an answer based on your input whether or not the answer is appropriate. I doubt the answer is wrong but if it told you 1300 calories a day it means you put in too aggressive of a weight loss goal.

    Also the value MFP gives you to eat is NET. Meaning it intends you to eat back any calories you burn from exercise. So if MFP tells you 1300 and you burn 500 from exercise you are supposed to eat 1800.

    It doesn't matter what the source of your calories is, the number itself is to low. You could have the "healthiest" diet in the world but it won't be healthy if the calories only add up to 1300 for a person your size.
  • neilstottlemyre
    neilstottlemyre Posts: 5 Member
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    My Fitness Pal is just a tool, its calculators will give you an answer based on your input whether or not the answer is appropriate. I doubt the answer is wrong but if it told you 1300 calories a day it means you put in too aggressive of a weight loss goal.

    Also the value MFP gives you to eat is NET. Meaning it intends you to eat back any calories you burn from exercise. So if MFP tells you 1300 and you burn 500 from exercise you are supposed to eat 1800.

    It doesn't matter what the source of your calories is, the number itself is to low. You could have the "healthiest" diet in the world but it won't be healthy if the calories only add up to 1300 for a person your size.
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    Yea i didnt take that into consideration thansk for the additional info cause i do burn about 400-500 cals aday doing various exercises
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member

    My Fitness Pal is just a tool, its calculators will give you an answer based on your input whether or not the answer is appropriate. I doubt the answer is wrong but if it told you 1300 calories a day it means you put in too aggressive of a weight loss goal.

    Also the value MFP gives you to eat is NET. Meaning it intends you to eat back any calories you burn from exercise. So if MFP tells you 1300 and you burn 500 from exercise you are supposed to eat 1800.

    It doesn't matter what the source of your calories is, the number itself is to low. You could have the "healthiest" diet in the world but it won't be healthy if the calories only add up to 1300 for a person your size.
    Yea i didnt take that into consideration thansk for the additional info cause i do burn about 400-500 cals aday doing various exercises

    MFP will just suggest a deficit based on your requested weight loss. Its number assumes you do not exercise at all.

    So let us say you put in your numbers and it calculated your BMR to be about 1900, based on your non-exercise activity level (ie sedentary for a desk job for example) it will also calculate your NEAT (Non-exercise activity thermogenesis) which assuming sedentary would probably be about 2300. You then tell it you want to lose 2 pounds a week. Well 2 pounds a week is a 1000 calorie deficit so it would tell you to eat 1300 calories a day (which of course is ridiculously low but its just a tool so it tells you what you ask it and you asked for 2 pounds loss a week in this example). Now lets say you exercise and burn 500 calories. MFP is telling you what amount of calories you need to eat WITHOUT exercise to reach your goal, so if you burn 500 calories in exercise it is assuming that you will eat an extra 500 calories that day to maintain your goal of 1000 calorie deficit per day. If you don't eat those calories then that day you net 800 calories which is less than you would feed a 6 year old girl. This is not healthy.


    So, what should you do to use MFP as a tool but do so safely in a healthy way?

    First, calculate your BMR...there are tons of online calculators that allow you to do this. My BMR is around 1800, at 220 pounds yours is probably around 1900 but go look it up. Next figure out what your TDEE is (your total calorie burn for the day including your normal activity and your exercise). Mine is about 2600, yours is probably higher but there are calculators to check. Next, pick a calorie number that is between your TDEE and BMR and eat that every day. For example I usually eat around 2000 calories a day which is above my BMR but 600 calories below my TDEE so that is my deficit.

    That way you will still be at a sizable deficit (my deficit is around 600 calories per day which is going to be a little over a pound lost a week) but you will be fueling your body enough to keep your muscle while you lose fat.
  • neilstottlemyre
    neilstottlemyre Posts: 5 Member
    Awesome man thanks for the info that helped alot! Makes much more sense now
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Give this calculator a shot, play with the values see what it tells you your bodies needs are. I don't vouch that this is 100% accurate but it will give you some place to start and experiment from there to see what works for you.

    http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/CalRequire.html

    Cheers and good luck. You should be a partner to your body and help fuel it while you are working out to get fit and lose fat, don't treat it like an enemy you have to beat into submission or you will get lethargic and weaker as you lose muscle and don't have the energy to really make gains.
  • essterne
    essterne Posts: 13 Member
    You might also consider resting muscles in between weight workouts to let them recover. If you want to keep up daily workouts, then you can focus on upper body and lower body on alternate days. Cardio can and should be done every day, but try to change up your workouts every so often so you're doing things your body hasn't gotten used to. I will also second the many suggestions to eat more. Your body, even when losing, needs fuel. I've got a weekly routine of every day cardio, three days limb-focused weights and three days pilates for core strength with a full day off from weights every week, and it's been working pretty good for me.

    Good luck!

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