workout A LOT, eat healthy and do NOT lose weight
alan00727
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Hey guys, i am new around here, and English is not my native so go easy on me, i have been fighting with this losing weight thing for years and i have always quite, but not this time, i m tired , it has to change, i am 5"ft 4inches. 21 yo, i weight 138,i most be in 127 pounds to get my normal weight, i signed myself on the gym about month a half ago, i eat healthy, no fat at all on my meals, i watch my portions, i have like a shake for breakfast or tortillas and beans, a normal small lunch, a small dinner as well, always watching the portions, and no fat!!, between lunch and dinner i have cereal and milk or a shake, and i workout a lot, i do about an hour of cardio, run on the treadmill for about 35 min, to a decent speed between 13-15 km per hour, and do some other cardio machines and have a routine of 2 and 3 muscles per day, some days i workout chest , leg, triceps, others biceps back, shoulders. . . . . i know i exercise hard enough,
the point is at first in the 2 first weeks i lost about 3 pounds, it was all going just fine, and suddenly i noticed it just stopped, i mean the losing weight, i am stuck, and now i am training harder than ever, and i dont know what is going on, is driving me crazy, i most be doing something wrong, i have read a lot on the net, but still dont find what i am doing wrong , according what i've seen, i seem to be doing everything ok, i know i am not perfect but if any of you guys could help me out, would be more than thankful
the point is at first in the 2 first weeks i lost about 3 pounds, it was all going just fine, and suddenly i noticed it just stopped, i mean the losing weight, i am stuck, and now i am training harder than ever, and i dont know what is going on, is driving me crazy, i most be doing something wrong, i have read a lot on the net, but still dont find what i am doing wrong , according what i've seen, i seem to be doing everything ok, i know i am not perfect but if any of you guys could help me out, would be more than thankful
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Feel like opening your diary so's we can take a peak?0
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Why have you cut out all fat? There's no reason to, just eat at a calorie deficit.
How long has it been since you lost? Weight loss is not linear, and there will be weeks where you lose a little/nothing/gain.0 -
The three pounds the first two weeks is how it goes for a lot of people.
After that, the loss slows down. Be patient.
Eat some fat. It is important for your body.0 -
is not like i do not ever eat fat, i do but in small proportions, for lunch sometimes i have spaghetti and meatballs, or some other foods that require fat, i just don't eat that much, or once or twice a week i have scrambled eggs for dinner, i am not like starving all the time either, i just try to eat the most necessary and healthier way possible, it has been about 3 weeks that i have no lose weight, sometimes i weight 137.5 or 138 or . . . but its around 138 always0
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Are you logging everything you eat?0
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It's okay to eat healthy fats, such as eggs/oils/nuts/dairy. You don't have to go overboard, obviously, but they are vital to your health and well-being.
Can you open your diary? If it's been three weeks, you may be eating more than you think. Do you weigh/measure everything you eat?0 -
your thread title is how i gained 70 pounds :laugh:
it's down to calories, if you're eating more calories than you need, then you will gain weight regardless of your workouts or how healthy your food is0 -
ok well, ill start doing the diary thing, i am new, i didnt know about it, about the measuring what i eat, i dont, for example every day for breakfast and dinner i have about 5 spoons of beans and 3 tortillas, and a shake or milk, between foods a shake or a bowl of cereal and milk, or drink yogurt, the only thing that would change is what i eat on lunch, but its rice and meat, or spaguetthi, a normal proportion, and that's basically what i eat, somedays it may vary a little, like 2 shakes or eggs with the breakfast but nothing extraordinary , dont wanna sound like a drama queen about this hole thing , i just wanna keep losing weight . . . .0
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I'd bet you are overestimating your portion sizes. Measure your food, it's a real eye-opener.0
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You are not eating healthy because no fats = not healthy.
And if you're not losing weight then it's most likely because you're eating more than you burn.0 -
It sounds like you're eating more calories than you thought. You may very well be surprised if you start logging EVERYTHING.
For example, Your breakfast:
1 cup of refried beans (238 grams) = 218 calories
3 tortillas (flour, 7-8 inch = 147 EACH ) = 441 Calories
2 cups of 2% milk = 248 calories
TOTAL FOR BREAKFAST = 907 calories.
For me, that's more than 2 meals worth of calories.
Now, we aren't the same, I don't mean to imply that you should eat like me (that would just be wrong). But I am saying you may very well be surprised at how fat those calories add up. I know I was.0 -
ok well, ill start doing the diary thing, i am new, i didnt know about it, about the measuring what i eat, i dont, for example every day for breakfast and dinner i have about 5 spoons of beans and 3 tortillas, and a shake or milk, between foods a shake or a bowl of cereal and milk, or drink yogurt, the only thing that would change is what i eat on lunch, but its rice and meat, or spaguetthi, a normal proportion, and that's basically what i eat, somedays it may vary a little, like 2 shakes or eggs with the breakfast but nothing extraordinary , dont wanna sound like a drama queen about this hole thing , i just wanna keep losing weight . . . .
You don't sound like one at all!
Definitely invest in a food scale and weigh out what a serving size is--it's going to give you a new perspective on everything.
These threads will help you out too!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide0 -
Sounds like you may be gaining muscle. Start taking measurements of your waist, or just notice if your pants are getting looser.0
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It's possible you are exercising too much. I had a similar problem. I ate approx. 1300 cals per day and exercised for around an hour a day 6 times a week and lost a couple of pounds over 6 weeks. I felt so frustrated. A year or so after this I read an article somewhere saying that losing weight is 90% diet and exercising too much could prevent the weight coming off, as you burn too many calories, so your body retains. I started my 1300 cals per day 'diet' again, this time without exercise to test out the theory. I lost 25lb over 10 weeks. I will start using exercise when I have met my goal to help keep the weight off. I know this may not work for everybody but it works for me.0
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Sounds like you may be gaining muscle. Start taking measurements of your waist, or just notice if your pants are getting looser.0
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in that case. i will get a food scale,start really measuring everything that goes into my mouth, i will also start doing the diary thing and posting what i eat, i guess visiting a nutritionist wouldn't hurt either, if someone can give me an accurate diet is him/her, now about the exercising i don't really know, am i working out to much ? is it too much cardio?
i measure myself and weight as well daily, but there is not change, sure maybe on the weight today 0.5 pound less, tomorrow 0.7 pound more . . .but its about the same, i am pretty close to reach my ideal weight just about 10 pounds
but there are a somethings to analyze, the food, if i eat the enough amount and if it is healthy enough ? or should i stop doing cardio, and just working the routine . . .
i guess i will get my scale and measure the food, and try to get the diet from the nutritionist, working out the way i am doing it at least for this week, and see how it goes, and if it remains the same, i could do some changes on the exercises i do
thanks guys for the help0 -
in that case. i will get a food scale,start really measuring everything that goes into my mouth, i will also start doing the diary thing and posting what i eat, i guess visiting a nutritionist wouldn't hurt either, if someone can give me an accurate diet is him/her, now about the exercising i don't really know, am i working out to much ? is it too much cardio?
i measure myself and weight as well daily, but there is not change, sure maybe on the weight today 0.5 pound less, tomorrow 0.7 pound more . . .but its about the same, i am pretty close to reach my ideal weight just about 10 pounds
but there are a somethings to analyze, the food, if i eat the enough amount and if it is healthy enough ? or should i stop doing cardio, and just working the routine . . .
i guess i will get my scale and measure the food, and try to get the diet from the nutritionist, working out the way i am doing it at least for this week, and see how it goes, and if it remains the same, i could do some changes on the exercises i do
thanks guys for the help
Well, done brutha, well done. Keep on pushing forward :happy:0
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