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darciew2
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Is there a point when you just stop trying to lose weight and say f*** it, this is my body??
5'8" and 193 pounds with a lot of muscle. Also a LOT of stress. I stay between 1300-1500 most day. Generally low carb. Excersize regularly. In the last 4 months I have only lost 7 pounds and then gained back 2. REALLY frustrated. Have even been trying medically supervised low carb. All my labs like thyroid come back normal. Any thoughts??
5'8" and 193 pounds with a lot of muscle. Also a LOT of stress. I stay between 1300-1500 most day. Generally low carb. Excersize regularly. In the last 4 months I have only lost 7 pounds and then gained back 2. REALLY frustrated. Have even been trying medically supervised low carb. All my labs like thyroid come back normal. Any thoughts??
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Are you actually using a food scale to measure intake?4
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Yes to the food scale, and measuring spoons....0
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Yes to the food scale, and measuring spoons....
There's no need for measuring spoons. Just use the scale. And keep your deficit low enough where you're not feeling deprived. A .5-1 lb per week should be practical. You lose but don't feel hungry, win-win. So why give up when you can have both?3 -
I can squeeze a lot of food into measuring spoons. You need to weigh everything that is not liquid.3
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Yes to the food scale, and measuring spoons....
Ditch the measuring spoons aside from liquids. They are inaccurate for solids.
How are you measuring outtake?
But also, remember that weight loss is not linear. You still lost a total of 5lbs. I think this is more a case of unrealistic goals with losses than it is anything else. But if it is not at the rate projected by MFP, there's an issue somewhere in your logging.
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Yep! I'm 5"8 and 148-150lbs and have pretty much given up. I got down to my goal weight of 143lbs last year for like a minute, but it was too hard to maintain. I recently went back to see how many calories i was consuming, and it was a stupid low amount most days. Every waking minute revolved around food and calories, it was exhausting
I cant believe how much easier it is to maintain 5-7lbs more. 5 -
Ok I just went on amazon and bought a better food scale ( and something to manage stress too)
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I noticed when I lost 55 lbs and kept it off for 5 years that when I hit a Plateau i would go eat something yummy like burger and fries and for some reason my weight loss would come back after. I don't know if it meant anything but I'll do it again this time. I gained 60 lbs while pregnant and I'm back to trying to lose weight 6 weeks postpartum. Maybe stop trying for a couple days and then go back. Good luck3
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How long have you been dieting? Have you ever taken a diet break?
The stress of dieting and the stress of your life can be doing a number on you... and the scale.
Instead of giving up, make a plan.
You already bought a new food scale. Now relax.
Take a maintenance break for a few weeks. Let your leptin and thyroid levels come back to normal and let your cortisone levels drop. (That's what eating at maintenance will do for you).
Then, after all that happens, go back to plan.
Things should pick up again.8 -
If you have a lot of muscle, BMI might not work for you personally. You might be at a healthy weight for you at the weight you are. Why don't you talk to a doctor about it? One that doesn't see BMI as the be all and end all of health.2
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VeganRaptor wrote: »If you have a lot of muscle, BMI might not work for you personally. You might be at a healthy weight for you at the weight you are. Why don't you talk to a doctor about it? One that doesn't see BMI as the be all and end all of health.
The people for whom this applies are few and far between and have spent YEARS working on it in the gym.7 -
Is there a point when you just stop trying to lose weight and say f*** it, this is my body??
5'8" and 193 pounds with a lot of muscle. Also a LOT of stress. I stay between 1300-1500 most day. Generally low carb. Excersize regularly. In the last 4 months I have only lost 7 pounds and then gained back 2. REALLY frustrated. Have even been trying medically supervised low carb. All my labs like thyroid come back normal. Any thoughts??
Don't give up. Those numbers still show you lost half pound per week. It takes time to reach goals.3 -
k9education wrote: »Is this where we're supposed to give you our blessing to give up? Or where we're supposed to support that BS about it being out of your control? It's completely within your control. If you want to give up though, go ahead.
I'm typically all for snarkiness, but this was uncalled for. Especially when it shows that you did not read the posts. OP already went and bought a better food scale. I wouldn't call that giving up. Frustration maybe, but not giving up.
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I think you just need a new outlook...2 pounds a month means you'll have lost 24 pounds by the end of the year!4
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There's no time to give up on yourself!1
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An enormous amount of factors play into your goal of weight loss. The important part is to give credit where it's due and celebrate the 7 pounds you've lost. Also, I recommend not getting caught up in pounds, so much as inches. Inches lost are more indicative of a healthier body! Best of luck, though! Keep experimenting and definitely don't give up!!1
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