HELP... My weight lose has stopped , is my diet wrong ?
blindsrus
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I started a diet 6 weeks ago and I set a target of 2000 cal per day in the hope of losing a big chunk of weight ( fat ) I am averaging around 1850 calories per day . I started on 154kg and lost 10kgs in the first 2 weeks , but I have lost nothing in the last 4 and infact I have gone up a few hundred grams , I guess its muscle weight as im working out at the gym 5 days a week for around 80mins per day . My BMR is around 2350cal ( according to some websites ) . Any ideas as to why the weigh loss has stopped ? am I eating to many calories ? or not enough ? I am also taking caffeine pills to try and kick start the calorie burning . Any ideas would be helpful.
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Water weight. Ignore it. Ditch the scales. Take measurements and progress pictures.0
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I personally wouldn't agree with ditch the scales (last time I did that I gained 20lbs without realising), but I would say:
1. Leave it a bit longer, it's only been 4 weeks.
2. Water weight is a potential explanation, which is why you should leave it longer.
3. Weigh everything you eat if you're not already - if you're using measuring cups or estimating portions, you could be eating more than you think.0 -
Ditch the caffeine pills - they're not doing anything that's good.0
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you dont need to kick start anything.
make sure you are accurately weighing and logging your food. You are most likely eating more than you think.0 -
You are probably eating more than you realize. Weigh and log everything. Every. Freaking. Thing.
You are probably also overestimating the amount of calories you are burning in your exercise. Don't eat all of them back.0 -
Thanks for all the tips . In regards to the weighing of food and accurately logging the calories . I am weighing everything and with the calories I look at as many options for the same food as I can and record the one with the highest calories so I have a buffer , same with exercise , I looked at all options for numbers of calories burned and I picked and record the lowest one .0
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Could you open your diary?
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Thanks for all the tips . In regards to the weighing of food and accurately logging the calories . I am weighing everything and with the calories I look at as many options for the same food as I can and record the one with the highest calories so I have a buffer , same with exercise , I looked at all options for numbers of calories burned and I picked and record the lowest one .
Personally, this raises some flags for me. It would probably be better if you could choose the entry that was most accurate (based on comparing it with the label of whatever foods you eat, double-checking with official entries online, or using your recipe builder) instead of whatever seems highest.0 -
I weighed in this morning ( NZ Time ) and im down 700grams . So that's a good sign . Only thing I have changed from the last 4 weeks was to add cardio into my days . 1 hour walking first thing in the morning before eating . The only other question I have is , do you think 2000 cal or under is a good number to try and stick to or should I go lower , say 1750 cal or should I go higher , say 2250 cal ? I want to drop around 40 more kgs . I have heard 2000 is to low for building muscle , and more muscle is able to burn more calories and fat . There are just too many things online about this stuff and they are all different .0
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Feel free to add ☺️ I need tips on foods that keep me full through out the day. I always get stuck on high calorie snacks.
Also! When I feel I have hit a plateau I always tack on more cardio at the end of my work outs after I have been burning calories and my heart rate is ready up0 -
I weighed in this morning ( NZ Time ) and im down 700grams . So that's a good sign . Only thing I have changed from the last 4 weeks was to add cardio into my days . 1 hour walking first thing in the morning before eating . The only other question I have is , do you think 2000 cal or under is a good number to try and stick to or should I go lower , say 1750 cal or should I go higher , say 2250 cal ? I want to drop around 40 more kgs . I have heard 2000 is to low for building muscle , and more muscle is able to burn more calories and fat . There are just too many things online about this stuff and they are all different .
Generally, you need to choose just one: lose weight, or gain muscle. To lose weight, you eat at a calorie deficit; and to gain weight (even muscle) you must be eating at a calorie surplus. At this stage, it would be best to eat at a calorie deficit to lose weight - and to also exercise so that the weight you are losing is actually *fat* rather than losing muscle mass.0 -
Thanks for your input , it all helps . That's pretty much what im doing now. I know its a hard one trying to lose weight and working out trying to gain muscle . I was just hoping the body would start pulling the fuel it needs out of the fat stores to make up for the lower calorie intake . I was told each pound of fat is 3500 calories and when the body is in calorie deficit it will take what it needs in the form of fat . I need to be patient and stick to it , I cant undo 10 years of abuse in 3 months . Its heading into summer shortly so the extra heat will help sweat some of it off .
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Yep, just be patient - the weight will come off if you keep sticking to your calorie goal
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