Auggghhhhhhh!!!!! So frustrated!!!!!

drockncrisso
drockncrisso Posts: 49 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Week after week on the last 10 lbs! Trying and failing miserably to adjust so I can lose ONE F$&)ing pound!!! This last week of failure = ran 25 miles, did 30 mins of weight training 4 days of the week and ate 1350 cals a day. The result - GAINED A FREAKING POUND. this is MADDENING!! I want to give up!! If I wanted to gain weight, I would sit on my *kitten* and eat scones all day like I actually WANT to do- not spend over an hour a day at the freaking gym and starving myself! Efffffffffff
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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    The last few pounds are the slowest of all. How accurate is your calorie counting? Do you use a food scale to weigh everything?
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  • drockncrisso
    drockncrisso Posts: 49 Member
    I don't eat back exercise calories. I eat 1350 solid. I count EVERYTHING, obsessively. If my 2 year old feeds me 4 goldfish crackers, I log it. I burn nearly 100 cals a mile when I run -
    Sunday - ran 10 miles =1000 exercise
    Monday - Jillian Michaels 30 day shred (level 3)
    Tuesday - ran 6 miles and did JM level 3
    Wednesday rested
    Thursday - ran 6 miles and did JM level 3
    Friday - ran 3 miles and did JM level 3
    Saturday - resting so I can run 12 miles tomorrow.
    I've lost 29 lbs before hitting this insane slow down. It was a steady 1lb a week before... Now it's 1lb a month for the past 4 mos and it's making me feel crazy. I want to give up the dieting side and just eat to maintain. I'm sick of working this hard to "earn" a number on the scale.
    I feel so frustrated when I am with people - and they're eating food, and I'm eating like a rabbit. If I work out like I do, I wonder if I should just give up the restricted calories for a while and just eat back my exercise cals. I'd LOVE to eat 2000 on a day I run 10+ miles.
  • mgeshwilm
    mgeshwilm Posts: 23 Member
    Sometimes you need to just have a day and eat, so that your metabolism kicks back in, and burns the calories. It sounds like your body is going into "starvation mode" Change it up a little - just my opinion. :)
  • littleworm23
    littleworm23 Posts: 341 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    If you exercise hard your muscles retain extra water which results in weight gain. That doesn't mean you aren't losing fat which is what should actually matter to you. Calm down, it will take time just relax and exercise if you enjoy it not to beat yourself into submission.

    Exactly this! It sounds like you are working hard and trying to eat right. Although I have to say that 1350 calories seems low for all the exercise you are doing. Your body might be trying to hold on to everything it can get because it thinks it's starving. Relax (easier said than done I know) and give it time. Good luck.
  • billglitch
    billglitch Posts: 538 Member
    drockncrisso wrote: »
    Week after week on the last 10 lbs! Trying and failing miserably to adjust so I can lose ONE F$&)ing pound!!! This last week of failure = ran 25 miles, did 30 mins of weight training 4 days of the week and ate 1350 cals a day. The result - GAINED A FREAKING POUND. this is MADDENING!! I want to give up!! If I wanted to gain weight, I would sit on my *kitten* and eat scones all day like I actually WANT to do- not spend over an hour a day at the freaking gym and starving myself! Efffffffffff

    Try something different. Try LCHF for one week and see what happens.
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
    Try minimalism.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Also, how long have you been in a deficit, when did you last see a loss and have you taken a diet break at all?
  • spzjlb
    spzjlb Posts: 599 Member
    I also suggest that you take lots of photos and measurements so that you have other progress metrices that weight. If you're losing inches but not pounds, you might be less frustrated.
  • CALS0CCERBEAR87
    CALS0CCERBEAR87 Posts: 38 Member
    edited October 2016
    LittleMiss_Kriss wrote: »
    i literally gave up.. =/ i felt like i was killing myself.

    ikr /: ...there comes a point where losing more feels like absolute HELL... and SO unfortunate that gaining ANY amount and getting gross again is like a walk in the park (at least 4 me)
  • CALS0CCERBEAR87
    CALS0CCERBEAR87 Posts: 38 Member
    edited October 2016
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    25 miles and you're not eating anything to fuel that. Plus all that other stuff!? You're probably retaining water due to the activity AND super stressing your body throwing out your cortisol levels further causing water retention.

    Chill out. Get precise with your intake, eat a little more, stop focusing so hard on the number on the scale.

    dude i wish...weighing in on my digital every morn literally dictates whether the rest of my day will be all right or downright lousy :/
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    Silly question, perhaps, but do you actually need to lose those last 10 pounds? Or would a "recomp" (maintain weight but reduce fat while gaining muscle) make more sense for you? (Depends on how aggressive your final weight goal is.)
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    edited October 2016
    Hi, OP. I agree with other commenters about taking a diet break, checking accuracy, et al.

    I would also suggest monitoring body weight differently. In a week you gained a pound. How often are you weighing? When is TOM? Did you have a high sodium meal the night before you weighed? For me, body weight is the least accurate part of the equasion simply because of normal healthy water weight fluctuation. Try tracking 10-day minimum or 7-day average instead. The fluctuation will freak you out less.

    I personally lose at 1/2lb/wk, so it takes me a couple weeks to know if I'm trending the right way. Ifl I flipped out at each weigh in, the whole process would be a lot more frustrating. A broader perspective really helps in this situation
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Now that I know that eating back you exercise calories are not part of the equation, I also second the opinions on taking a diet break.

    Think of it this way.. what you are doing is not working, so trying something else.. Maybe consider the diet break or start eating more in terms of changing your rate of loss / eat back your exercise calories,

    I might scale back on the exercise some, give my body a break from that too, or perhaps change my exercise regime up to something different for a short while..
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,242 Member
    edited October 2016
    An interesting article to consider (don't click on any offers): https://www.muscleforlife.com/reverse-diet/
    <or look up other info on reverse dieting and diet breaks, particularly stuff written by Lyle McDonald>

    An ancillary interesting perspective is that the cautious approach advocated during reverse dieting is not necessary, and people can start approximating their maintenance Calorie numbers by eating a number of Calories equal to their body weight in lbs x 14.

    Note that traditionally, average maintenance Calories for average people who move and exercise an average amount of time, in an average fashion, daily, corresponds to a multiplier of between 14 and 16 x weight in lbs... on average.

    (And yes Christine, if you're reading this, your 20000 steps a day is well above an average amount of movement!)

    So 14 is at the low end of that, and leaves room for further more cautious increases once any initial weight gains due to carb re-feeding and additional waste food in the body stabilize. Also people who extensively engaged in very low calorie diets may experience excess water retention as their body works to repair itself

    re: trending weight apps. While I personally like trendweight.com and connect it to my free fitbit.com account (no device necessary) www.weightgrapher.com can superimpose a previously selectable time period (defaults to 28 days) so that users can see a picture of their weight change relative to their cycle.

    This is useful to the many women who experience a water weight variation of 3-5lbs, some more, throughout their monthly cycle which makes it extremely hard for them to detect a small weight level change due to successful fat loss.

    Note that when setting up weightgrapher I suggest that you tell it that you plan to maintain. This avoids unnecessary advice as to whether you're hitting your goals or not.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I didn't even read the other responses...but welcome to my life.
  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    edited October 2016
    LittleMiss_Kriss wrote: »
    i literally gave up.. =/ i felt like i was killing myself.

    LittleMiss, you might be able to figure out what happened and jump back in and change things up. You're still here, so you haven't completely given up! Hang in there.
  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    edited October 2016
    When you get down to the last 10 pounds, it's a whole different ball game.
  • RobynTheresa
    RobynTheresa Posts: 15 Member
    Eat more. I aim for NET 1200 calories. I definitely eat to fuel my activity.

    Also deload. Do active resting for a week, then do something completely different when you come back.

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