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Constantly hungry/weak/tired on 1800 but not losing? Ridiculous?
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What are you eating?. The types of foods are just as important at the quantity. If you are eating a lot of high calorie low nutrional value foods, that could be the problem. It could also be that you are not tracking correctly - use food scales and measuring cups religiously!1
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Yeah I'm eating about 95% clean right now. I'll try to increase protein and see if that helps! I'm finding it harder than expected to hit 120-140g per day though... Lots of chicken I guess
I had this question last week and everyone was really helpful in helping me get up to 80+g of protein (my staple is hard boiled eggs this week and it's been amazing even though i hate eggs)
eggs, turkey, chicken, fish, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. Also, it did help my feeling tired - I'm much more awake and my energy has evened out (I eat approx every 2-4 hours until my cut off at 7p, back at it at 6a)
good luck!1 -
Protein helps with recovery. You may need to increase your protein if you are having a hard time getting through your workouts. I don't know what type of exercises you are doing but if it involves strength training, 3 weeks might be too soon to tell if anything is wrong. The body goes through an adjustment period that involves protecting itself when starting a new, strenuous exercise program. Some people will gain weight during this period and others may not lose any weight during that period. I wouldn't even pay attention to the scale. Take body measurements and periodic pictures to see if any changes are taking place.0
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Try shooting for 40% carbs, 30% fat, 30% protein, see if that helps you feel better. Also one of the most often ignored problems is lack of sleep, make sure you're getting enough at night. Shoot for 7 hrs of solid rack time at least, and if that ain't enough, get more.2
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deannalfisher wrote: »
I'd pretty much kill someone from hanger on 2000cal a day (or attempt to eat my arm off) - and I'm female, 5'3" and maintain on 2500ish
Yes well, maintaining @2500 cals/day for a 5'3" female is fairly unusual.4 -
LOL excellent question. That was very much an approximation. I let myself have a treat every week, whether it's a meal or some ice cream or whatever.snickerscharlie wrote: »
The curious side of me has to ask what the 5% 'dirty' consists of?2 -
deannalfisher wrote: »
that would be can't concentrate at work, snapping at people type of hunger - trust me - i came from a low calorie background (avg 1200-1300 a few years ago) and have been working with RD's for the last year to get to where I am
I am at the point of not concentrating well and being very irritable but, I'm averaging more like 1700 this past week, not 2000. Net burn from activity generally 800-1200. So I am definitely in a deficit but I feel like it's more of a psychological trap - if I can get myself out of it I will be ok. My brain is freaking out because it wants the adequate energy it's used to and is trying to make me miserable.
I am down 2.4 lbs after this weekend though. So maybe my efforts just took a little while to get going. (Also, my mom told me I looked thinner, and I haven't said anything to her about trying to lose weight.)1 -
Thanks! I loooove cottage cheese but I totally forgot about it. Eggs are awesome but I'm not that into the whites only so the fat puts a limit on how many I can eatenyagoboom wrote: »
I had this question last week and everyone was really helpful in helping me get up to 80+g of protein (my staple is hard boiled eggs this week and it's been amazing even though i hate eggs)
eggs, turkey, chicken, fish, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. Also, it did help my feeling tired - I'm much more awake and my energy has evened out (I eat approx every 2-4 hours until my cut off at 7p, back at it at 6a)
good luck!
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I maintain on 3000 and I'm 5'5.5, not THAT much taller. fairly unusual among the normal population, but not those who work out regularly/hard.0 -
beatyfamily1 wrote: »Protein helps with recovery. You may need to increase your protein if you are having a hard time getting through your workouts. I don't know what type of exercises you are doing but if it involves strength training, 3 weeks might be too soon to tell if anything is wrong. The body goes through an adjustment period that involves protecting itself when starting a new, strenuous exercise program. Some people will gain weight during this period and others may not lose any weight during that period. I wouldn't even pay attention to the scale. Take body measurements and periodic pictures to see if any changes are taking place.
That's a good idea. I think I am just over that adjustment period, since I am finally losing weight and am getting less and less sore from workouts. Thanks!0 -
I maintain on 3000 and I'm 5'5.5, not THAT much taller. fairly unusual among the normal population, but not those who work out regularly/hard.
I think its less rare than people believe - we are so indoctrinated to believe eating less helps - but then the added risk of raising cortisol levels, adaptive thermogenesis (etc). I work with RD's to tailor my nutrition - I came from eating 1400cal a day - they initially adjusted me to 1800 and then over the year last have increased to 2500 through regular review and tweaks (never huge jumps - 5-10g of carbs at a time) - so its been a steady increase. But they have several folks who are less activity with health issues who also maintain on higher calorie amounts than you would believe (in the 2700-3000 range)0 -
I maintain on 3000 and I'm 5'5.5, not THAT much taller. fairly unusual among the normal population, but not those who work out regularly/hard.
Eh, even then (working out regularly/hard) that maintenance calorie level is pretty impressive for a woman of that size. For example, Jessie Hilgenberg is a professional bodybuilder. She's in her mid 30s, 5'5-6", & she maintains at 2200-2500 calories a day.
https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jessie-hilgenbergs-fitness-journey-body-by-jessie.html
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Depends on that female's activity level.0 -
Egg whites are not that filling or satisfying. Eat the whole egg. Evidence now says that it doesn't increase your cholesterol levels.
Eating more fat and protein is likely to make you feel more satisfied. When I was doing Atkins, several years ago, I was never hungry and I lost a lot of weight. I just couldn't sustain the low carb way of eating after I lost the weight. When I lost weight last year, I did it via MFP but included more protein and fewer carbs, especially sweets. Again, I was rarely hungry.1 -
Assuming no exercise, a 5'5" 22ish sedentary female weighing around 150 would have a TDEE of no more than 1700ish to maintain. The numbers the OP is posting make no sense to me unless there's a ton of exercise I missed that is being factored in. Sorry if I missed it but how many days/week is the OP exercising, at what intensity? Activity level aside from exercise? Eating clean makes no difference, the term means many things to many different people. All that matters is a caloric deficit. If you're not losing weight then you probably aren't in one, or have something else going on.2
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