This Ain't working, help

Weigh and record your weight once a week, but do not pay much attention to the number. One week down, the next week the same, and down two pounds the next week.

No you don't have to starve yourself, just find some lower/same calorie but more satisfying meals. I find 100 calories of porridge way more satisfying than 100 calories of bread and even more satisfying than 100 calories of chocolate. It's not about how much food you eat, but what the calories of that food means.

Oh, and be aware of any "diet/slimming" shake powders, I have found they are often higher in calories but lower in macros than the normal brands.

crazycbrrider wrote: »

Hi Guys,

I am 37, weight 97kgs, 173cms. I have large frame and fairly muscly. Weighing machine says I have 20-24% body fat and I am trying to get down to 10%.

I started this program on the 7th of July and it has been month and half. I keep my calorie intake under 1900 most days and exercise 2-3 times a week. I run for 35 minutes and ride my bike for 2 hours on the weekends. Workout range from 700cal - 1500cal. Average 650 cal per workout.

I had a few days in the middle of gap due to issues in the family but I got back into it again. The first few weeks I lost about 3 kgs but then it has gone up 1.5kg and I cannot seem to work out why. The app says I should have lost 5 kgs by now but that ain't the fact. My eating portions have reduced which is great news, but weight lost ain't happening. My waist and hips are not reducing either. This is the 8th week.

Has anyone gone through this before? Am I missing something here? I have tried a lot of diets without much positive results. The moment I go back to my normal diet, the weight slowly creaps back in. I thought this was a sensible and practical way to burn calories and keept it. But something is not working. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Help to me on also.?

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Hinguys!

rabbitjb wrote: »

So small read. Help big more? Pls.thanks.you.

And beef jerky's a pretty good snack for during the day. You just have to watch out for the sodium content of some brands. But it's fairly low calorie and it's portable, no special treatment needed.

crazycbrrider wrote: »

RunRutheeRun wrote: »

crazycbrrider wrote: »

The moment I go back to my normal diet, the weight slowly creaps back in.

^^ this is your problem, you have to change your way of thinking and that this isn't about being on a diet, its about making permanent changes..

Hi RunRunTheeRun. Being Indian by origin, family diet for dinner is mostly curry / stirfy / Lentils with rice / roti followed by fruits / something sweet. If I have to change my diet forever, I guess I have to ask my family to do it as well ... I'll try asking tonight.... LOL

I LOVE Indian food, so I would have to say I am jealous of all the lovely meals that you eat day in day out :-D but that aside, yes I get it, its not going to be easy, make small changes is what I would encourage, cut out some of the breads, try and choose the better options etc - it can be done no matter what your culture/what you eat. Its not what we eat, its how MUCH - keep portion sizes smaller, move more and you will start losing

I eat Indian food at least once or twice a week - it is totally possible to adapt what you're already eating into a healthier version. First, take out any ghee, and replace it with a low cal spray or at least a very small amount of oil. Be careful about the amount of rice you have - load up on tomato/veg based curries, and keep the side dishes to a minimum. As I'm sure you already know, naans are highly calorific, rotis and other flat breads (chapattis etc) are much better (as long as they're plain, and made with no additional fats). Finally, those Indian sweets - special occasions only, I'm afraid!

You've not got your diary open - if you're happy to do that, people will give you pointers as to where you may be going wrong. It can be as simple an error as using the wrong entries to log your cals. You can overeat by quite a bit if you use some of those 'homemade' entries, and even commercial product entries can be wrong. In my first week logging, I had no idea some of those entries would be so wildly wrong - I basically lost because I cut out a lot of the very high fat food I was used to eating, not because I was logging accurately! Now though, every calorie counts, and I make damn sure I'm logging to the most accurate gram weight measurements!

Saying you will go back to your usual food is a popular conclusion to someone's 'diet' that I see all the time, and is absolutely the way you'll regain any and all weight you lose with your restrictive diet currently. Yes, you DO have to change the way you eat forever - but sometimes you don't need that big a change! Portion sizes adjusted, recipes slightly adapted for healthier meals, reducing the frequency of very high cal/fat foods, and you can eat pretty much the same as you've always eaten, as long as you log correctly!

BTW, get yourself a big vacuum flask and fill it with a homemade soup - heated to as hot as you dare in the morning. That will be a filling, nutritional lunch, on the go, that doesn't involve resorting to those awful weight loss shakes! You can also make a huge batch once a week, and that will do you for the week. Take crackers, bread or pre-packaged snacks to have with it, if soup alone doesn't fill you with joy!! Even a jar of PB or vegemite (Marmite) doesn't need refrigeration, and you can have that with an apple - again, no chiller needed. Best of all, get some freezer packs and a lunch box. A big frozen pack will keep stuff like cheese or salad to a cool enough temperature for a few hours.

Lol loving the optimism ...
I'm not going to knock it, if you eat within your cals you'll lose

..the only tiny comment I have was on yesterday's breakfast. ..huge amount of margarine! Maybe it's a mispost :-D but each to their own and whatever floats your boat lol