What is going on ?!
Elle129
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For about a month I've had an okay diet and going to the gym at least 3-4 times a week doing weight training and cardio.
I didn't really lose any weight so i thought maybe i need to control my diet even more.
I got my wisdom teeth out a week ago and I've probably been consuming about 600 to 700 calories a day due to pudding and soup diet.
Also have been doing light cardio and body weight exercises. But very little change in weight and no change on inches.
What's going on and what can i do?
I used to lose weight quite easily and for some reason the past 2 months they're has been no change.
I didn't really lose any weight so i thought maybe i need to control my diet even more.
I got my wisdom teeth out a week ago and I've probably been consuming about 600 to 700 calories a day due to pudding and soup diet.
Also have been doing light cardio and body weight exercises. But very little change in weight and no change on inches.
What's going on and what can i do?
I used to lose weight quite easily and for some reason the past 2 months they're has been no change.
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Do you weigh and log everything you are eating?2
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Arapacana1 wrote: »Do you weigh and log everything you are eating?
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You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.1
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sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
So maybe some peanut butter for now? At least until i can better handle solid foods haha.
I know that your metabolism slows when you don't consume enough calories but i thought that was something that happened over time. Since this is temporary i thought I'd at LEAST drop more weight during this time.0 -
Arapacana1 wrote: »Do you weigh and log everything you are eating?
Yep!
When you weigh your food, are you changing your scales every time? The reason I'm asking is because some of your diary entries are in ounces and some are in grams, do you deliberately switch between the two with your scales or are you trusting the weight on the labels on the pack? You've also got cup measurements, which should be for liquids only.0 -
sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
So maybe some peanut butter for now? At least until i can better handle solid foods haha.
I know that your metabolism slows when you don't consume enough calories but i thought that was something that happened over time. Since this is temporary i thought I'd at LEAST drop more weight during this time.
Peanut butter, protein shakes, greek yogurt, etc. Get 1200 calories a day for a week and see if that helps.0 -
sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
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CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.1 -
CurlyCockney wrote: »Arapacana1 wrote: »Do you weigh and log everything you are eating?
Yep!
When you weigh your food, are you changing your scales every time? The reason I'm asking is because some of your diary entries are in ounces and some are in grams, do you deliberately switch between the two with your scales or are you trusting the weight on the labels on the pack? You've also got cup measurements, which should be for liquids only.
They're estimated. I tend to go by the labels for the most part.
Calories may not be approximate but shouldn't be vastly skewed1 -
sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
There's no logic to that. The end result of not eating isn't weight gain, it's malnutrition or death. I'm hoping some of the more science-y people come along and explain it better.3 -
CurlyCockney wrote: »Arapacana1 wrote: »Do you weigh and log everything you are eating?
Yep!
When you weigh your food, are you changing your scales every time? The reason I'm asking is because some of your diary entries are in ounces and some are in grams, do you deliberately switch between the two with your scales or are you trusting the weight on the labels on the pack? You've also got cup measurements, which should be for liquids only.
They're estimated. I tend to go by the labels for the most part.
Calories may not be approximate but shouldn't be vastly skewed
Ah ok, I don't understand why you would say "yep" to the question if the answer is "nope", but weighing everything will give you a more accurate idea of how many calories you're ingesting. I'd highly recommend not increasing your calories until you know what they really are.2 -
sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
This is new for me for sure. I used to be able to lose weight just by doing something as simple as 15 minutes on the treadmill and 1200 calorie diet.
This recent problem was pretty abrupt. I wasn't losing prior to my wisdom teeth extraction and i was eating 1200 a day. This has been going on for 2-3 months.
So something has changed and i have no idea what.0 -
CurlyCockney wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »Arapacana1 wrote: »Do you weigh and log everything you are eating?
Yep!
When you weigh your food, are you changing your scales every time? The reason I'm asking is because some of your diary entries are in ounces and some are in grams, do you deliberately switch between the two with your scales or are you trusting the weight on the labels on the pack? You've also got cup measurements, which should be for liquids only.
They're estimated. I tend to go by the labels for the most part.
Calories may not be approximate but shouldn't be vastly skewed
Ah ok, I don't understand why you would say "yep" to the question if the answer is "nope", but weighing everything will give you a more accurate idea of how many calories you're ingesting. I'd highly recommend not increasing your calories until you know what they really are.
I actually missed the part where you said weigh. That's my fault. I meant that i LOG everything. Sorry
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CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
There's no logic to that. The end result of not eating isn't weight gain, it's malnutrition or death. I'm hoping some of the more science-y people come along and explain it better.
http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/fewer-calories-stalls-metabolism.aspx
Everyone has an opinion. This is what happened to me. I ate 1000 calories every day and didn't lose anything past the first few weeks. I upped it to 1350 and I lost 5 lbs in 3 days.0 -
sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
No one is ever overweight because they're eating too little. Please ignore this, OP.1 -
sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
This is new for me for sure. I used to be able to lose weight just by doing something as simple as 15 minutes on the treadmill and 1200 calorie diet.
This recent problem was pretty abrupt. I wasn't losing prior to my wisdom teeth extraction and i was eating 1200 a day. This has been going on for 2-3 months.
So something has changed and i have no idea what.
Are you on medications after having your teeth out that could be causing you to retain water?0 -
I agree with making sure you weigh and account for everything you eat! You WILL lose weight this way as long as you are staying within your calorie goal!!!!
It will work and you'll be very pleased.
Eating less will not cause gain or maintain!!!!0 -
smotheredincheese wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
This is new for me for sure. I used to be able to lose weight just by doing something as simple as 15 minutes on the treadmill and 1200 calorie diet.
This recent problem was pretty abrupt. I wasn't losing prior to my wisdom teeth extraction and i was eating 1200 a day. This has been going on for 2-3 months.
So something has changed and i have no idea what.
Are you on medications after having your teeth out that could be causing you to retain water?
Yep, Ibuprofen and Oxy for pain.0 -
smotheredincheese wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
No one is ever overweight because they're eating too little. Please ignore this, OP.
I'm obviously not saying stop eating 1200 calories and eat 35,000 calories. I'm not an idiot. I just am giving her a real life scenario of what happened to me. Your opinions won't change what actually happened to me. It's fine. You are entitled to yours though.1 -
smotheredincheese wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
This is new for me for sure. I used to be able to lose weight just by doing something as simple as 15 minutes on the treadmill and 1200 calorie diet.
This recent problem was pretty abrupt. I wasn't losing prior to my wisdom teeth extraction and i was eating 1200 a day. This has been going on for 2-3 months.
So something has changed and i have no idea what.
Are you on medications after having your teeth out that could be causing you to retain water?
Actually, I'm not sure if Ibuprofen and Oxy makes you retain water. Does anyone know?0 -
smotheredincheese wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
No one is ever overweight because they're eating too little. Please ignore this, OP.
I agree and disagree with all these posts.
For starters, eating more does not cause you to loose weight, this is completely inaccurate. If you are consistently in a calories deficit, the stall is not a stall, it is slowed and masked by massive amounts of water retention. Eating too low calories does add and compound stress on the body.
When you eat more you have released the body of its stress per se and the water retention and even some fat stores have been released.
Your body is an incredible machine as it does all it can to protect you at all costs.. This is not a sciency explanation but tried to explain in layman terms.
edited for clarity.. as well as, never go below your calorie deficit threshold, it compounds what you are trying to achieve in weight loss goals. Consistency with your daily calories and logging accuracy (to assure you are in your deficit daily) will prove weight loss results.. and some patience.
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For about a month I've had an okay diet and going to the gym at least 3-4 times a week doing weight training and cardio.
I didn't really lose any weight so i thought maybe i need to control my diet even more.
I got my wisdom teeth out a week ago and I've probably been consuming about 600 to 700 calories a day due to pudding and soup diet.
Also have been doing light cardio and body weight exercises. But very little change in weight and no change on inches.
What's going on and what can i do?
I used to lose weight quite easily and for some reason the past 2 months they're has been no change.
Work harder,
lift heavier, be more intense in the gym.
Stop doing cardio and only lift weights.
Accurately track what you are eating
Be more active throughout the day
IE you work in an office, answer emails in person (get off your *kitten* is what I am getting at)
Be more active period.
I'd be eating more then 600-700 calories
Come to terms with the fact that everything is not linear and you won't be constantly losing weight and it doesn't fall off fast
Sweat is a indication that you are starting to work hard, once it starts work even harder
Imagine where you would be today if you gave it your all and put in 100% effort a year ago on this day! Seriously think about it!!! Imagine if you went for that promotion, actually tried to make more money to get further in life... where could you be a year from now if you gave it your all on a daily basis. If you left all your excuses behind you as of today, your tired, to bad go to the gym! You're not feeling well? - to bad go to the gym! You just don't feel like it- to bad go to the gym. You have no time? - Shut the hell up no one has time, people make time for the things that matter to them.
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smotheredincheese wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »sweetbug0130 wrote: »You aren't eating enough. If your calories go to low, your body doesn't have enough fuel. Eat a bit more calories from protein and see how that works.
Eating more won't result in losing more - most of us wouldn't be here if it did.
I have experienced this before. If you don't fuel your body for fat burning, it won't burn fat. It's a catch 22 but it's real. If I go above a certain number I won't lose, and in turn if I go below a certain number I won't lose either. Every body is different and you have to learn how your body reacts to certain things. Eating more foods that help the body burn fat, help you lose more. Your body needs a certain amount of calories, just to operate daily bodily functions. If nothing is left to burn fat, you won't.
No one is ever overweight because they're eating too little. Please ignore this, OP.
I agree and disagree with all these posts.
For starters, eating more does not cause you to loose weight, this is completely inaccurate. If you are consistently in a calories deficit, the stall is not a stall, it is slowed and masked by massive amounts of water retention. Eating too low calories does add and compound stress on the body.
When you eat more you have released the body of its stress per se and the water retention and even some fat stores have been released.
Eating tooooo low causes the body to fight against the law of dynamics. Your body is an incredible machine as it does all it can to protect you at all costs.. This is not a sciency explanation but tried to explain in layman terms.
I disagree with the last part. The laws of physics cannot be broken. The only thing I can think of protection wise is the cannibalization of organs and muscles in severe anorexia in order to keep one alive. But even then, cico still applies. An anorexic won't gain or lose weight until they either eat less than they burn or gain unless they eat more. But if you're severely anorexic you have a whollllllle lot of other problems to worry about.
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good point.. I will update my post to correct that.0
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