How to Lose Last 20lbs
wautumng10
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I have been on a diet (LCHF- low carb high fat) for about a year now, and have lost 75+ pounds. I've decided to join the military, but I am 15 lbs away from the required weight. In a perfect world I would hope to be below that, but I can't even get there right now. Anyway, I've been trying for months and months to get the scale to move and it will not. I've tried fasts, all the way from IF to just 5 Day long water fasts. I've tried putting myself into a massive calorie deficit followed by extraneous exercise. Everything I lose following those plans, I gain back just as simple. I eat in a calorie deficit already, and I work out 6 days a week doing things like HIIT, cardio training, and running (~2 miles at a time). I have been to all the blogs and even a personal trainer and haven't found anything that works. I understand weight loss is a slow and tiresome journey, but I really just need to meet my weight requirement so I can get on with my life. Literally any help or advice you have would be great! I'm at such a loss here.
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You may have something else going on than simply calories in versus calories out. For me, when I got close to a healthy weight range, calories in versus calories out no longer worked. I had to change my eating habits to four small meals a day, each meal of close to equal proportions within my calorie limit. After I did that, the weight started falling off again and stayed off. Eating several small meals compared to a few large meals can help regulate blood sugar and insulin spikes, which can affect fat storage. You may have to adjust your meals to more than four meals per day since you are more active. Just play with it and see how it goes.5
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I've got 12lbs to go and it's coming off slowly but surely. I haven't changed anything and stick to "calories in, calories out".2
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Do you use a food scale?2
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It is ALWAYS calories in and calories out. The leaner you get, the slower you need to go so you need to be accurate with your calories and have a little patience.0
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