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jodyblanchard
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Two weeks of perfect Low Carb healthy eating. No loss. I'm losing motivation. Any thoughts?
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Weight loss is about calorie deficit. Are you at a deficit?Two weeks of perfect Low Carb healthy eating. No loss. I'm losing motivation. Any thoughts?0 -
Just going to state the obvious, your plan wasn't perfect then
Good luck on your journey
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Two weeks of perfect Low Carb healthy eating. No loss. I'm losing motivation. Any thoughts?
It's only been two weeks. Patience is key. also make sure you're weighing/measuring everything that you eat.0 -
yes, patience. what is your exercise plan? also, you have SO FEW veggies and fruits! i know you said low carb -- what was your reasoning there? (not knocking it if it works for you, but i worry about vitamins a little)0
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Low carb is not magic. It is a way of eating. If you enjoy eating that way, continue. If you don't like it and you're only doing it to drop weight quickly, stop and return to a way of eating you prefer.
No matter which eating plan you choose, you still have to eat fewer calories than you expend.0 -
I noticed that most days you are way under your calorie goal (not to mention even your carb and protein goal). Try eating more. I would also try to get a bigger variety of food in there. You need some level of carbs to provide energy and protein/fat to be full, not to mention maintain lean muscle.0
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Carbs are not bad. Neither are fat and protein. I'd look for balance more than exclusion of any macro. And as noted above, fruits and vegetables, both good for you, are almost entirely carbs.
I only looked at 3 days of your diary. The most obvious thing is that you seem to go from fast food place to fast food place, with I think one exception. Personally, I'd aim for more "real" food that I prepared at home so I could both control and measure the ingredients.
As to your original question, it all comes down to a calorie deficit. If you're not losing, it's because you're not at deficit. Now you need to figure out why. It could be a medical condition, but the odds are that it's not. More likely, you are underestimating how many calories you're eating.0 -
I tried low carb a few years ago while I was working out like crazy. It was fairly effective - I dropped 50 lbs in a matter of 4-5 months. Unsurprisingly, as soon as I stopped low carb it all rocketed back on to my body.
This last September I decided to start using MFP while tracking calories - and only calories. No complicated ****, no 40/40/20 macro break downs, none of that. Go out and enjoy the sunshine and eat less than the number MFP tells you. I haven't logged any of the exercising I do, nor do I account for it here on MFP as I don't entirely trust their calorie amounts.
Since September, I've lost 81 lbs at approximately 2 lbs a week. I still enjoy a huge variety of foods, and I still get to enjoy life. I won't mentally quit after having a "bad day."
Just keep your chin up and trust your body, it'll do it's work if you do yours
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How are you today? I just wanted to introduce myself and say that I would LOVE to support you on your fitness journey. I am a certified fitness coach who is here to help individuals achieve their goals. If you'd like to know more, I'd love to chat!
Why don't you do it in this thread and then maybe we can all benefit from your wisdom?0 -
How are you today? I just wanted to introduce myself and say that I would LOVE to support you on your fitness journey. I am a certified fitness coach who is here to help individuals achieve their goals. If you'd like to know more, I'd love to chat!
Why don't you do it in this thread and then maybe we can all benefit from your wisdom?
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Two weeks of perfect Low Carb healthy eating. No loss. I'm losing motivation. Any thoughts?
It's been just a couple weeks.
How do you know PERFECT? Have you weighed everything and kept full datasets?
How can you be successful without commitment? Losing motivation after 2 weeks, when many times it takes months to cause any real change may be an indicator that you should review your commitment, and really think about why you are doing what you are doing.0 -
Two weeks of perfect Low Carb healthy eating. No loss. I'm losing motivation. Any thoughts?
It's only been two weeks. Patience is key. also make sure you're weighing/measuring everything that you eat.
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Low carb is not magic. It is a way of eating. If you enjoy eating that way, continue. If you don't like it and you're only doing it to drop weight quickly, stop and return to a way of eating you prefer.
No matter which eating plan you choose, you still have to eat fewer calories than you expend.
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I just looked at a few days, I saw a lot of eating out, meat, cheese and heavy cream. Why not add in some carbs, fruits, veggies, etc, but maintain a deficit? Cook at home instead of hitting McDonald's in the morning? Variety is healthy, and you'll be able to sustain it longer. Do you have a food scale? Are you weighing everything? Hitting your macros?0
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Two weeks of perfect Low Carb healthy eating. No loss. I'm losing motivation. Any thoughts?
It's been just a couple weeks.
How do you know PERFECT? Have you weighed everything and kept full datasets?
How can you be successful without commitment? Losing motivation after 2 weeks, when many times it takes months to cause any real change may be an indicator that you should review your commitment, and really think about why you are doing what you are doing.
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How are you today? I just wanted to introduce myself and say that I would LOVE to support you on your fitness journey. I am a certified fitness coach who is here to help individuals achieve their goals. If you'd like to know more, I'd love to chat!
Why don't you do it in this thread and then maybe we can all benefit from your wisdom?
Well, she can't sell her products or services on the forums, so better off to do it via a PM and not risk her account being shut down!0 -
Looking at your diary, you eat a lot of processed foods, most of which contain ingredients that our bodies do not recognize and get stored as fat. On a side note, I'm personally a starchivore, 60-80% of my calories come from complex carbs. Our bodies need carbs for energy but not the crappy carbs like processed breads and junk food, but healthy carbs from fruits, veggies, rice, beans, legumes, etc... Read the book The Starch Solution. Good luck!0
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Looking at your diary, you eat a lot of processed foods, most of which contain ingredients that our bodies do not recognize and get stored as fat.
Do you have any peer reviewed research references supporting this claim of yours?
It's rather spurious.0 -
Not at this time, I do not but I bet if you researched yourself you could find it
Looking at your diary, you eat a lot of processed foods, most of which contain ingredients that our bodies do not recognize and get stored as fat.
Do you have any peer reviewed research references supporting this claim of yours?
It's rather spurious.0 -
How are you today? I just wanted to introduce myself and say that I would LOVE to support you on your fitness journey. I am a certified fitness coach who is here to help individuals achieve their goals. If you'd like to know more, I'd love to chat!
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