not losing on the scale

l_mahloy
l_mahloy Posts: 118
edited September 19 in Introduce Yourself
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Hi,I am 52 and entering my food and exercise every day and my weight is staying the same. I have a trainer and he is kicking my butt Jillian Michaels style. I meet with him three days a week. I am doing cardio about 5 times a week anywhere from 45 min to 90 minutes. I play tennis twice a week. Anyone have any advise.

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  • l_mahloy
    l_mahloy Posts: 118
    lmahloy::huh:

    Hi,I am 52 and entering my food and exercise every day and my weight is staying the same. I have a trainer and he is kicking my butt Jillian Michaels style. I meet with him three days a week. I am doing cardio about 5 times a week anywhere from 45 min to 90 minutes. I play tennis twice a week. Anyone have any advise.
  • expressbug
    expressbug Posts: 100
    The only suggestion would lots of water. I was having the same problem and started drinking lots of water and I'm down 2lbs.
  • Wudnit
    Wudnit Posts: 1
    Are you sure you are eating enough?
  • MOMOFTWO29
    MOMOFTWO29 Posts: 8,276 Member
    Are you sure you are eating enough?

    I agree, they say on here not eating enough can actually have your body stop losing weight. Also, drink, drink, drink that water.
  • btrfly2nite
    btrfly2nite Posts: 11
    There can actually be a few reasons. One muscle weighs more then fat, you may not be losing pounds but may be losing Inches. Also it is best to have snacks throughout the day say every 2 1/2-3 hrs stopping 3-4 hrs before bedtime. Also if you want to kick up the metabolism replace one of your meals with boiled or baked fish. Especially salmon. This is atleast what I have learned over time. Hope it helps! Definitely also any water will flush your body of the sodium that is in alot of seasonings and food. Sodium retains alot of water weight

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  • vicmartinez05
    vicmartinez05 Posts: 4
    Dont feel too bad i am in the same situation... been at a platue for about 3 weeks... Very annoying!
  • Bunny001
    Bunny001 Posts: 50
    Hi! Something i read is that breakfast is very important, your metabolism doesn't even get started till you eat.:smile:
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    Hi! Something i read is that breakfast is very important, your metabolism doesn't even get started till you eat.:smile:


    that's not quite true. Metabolism is just the rate at which your body burns calories. It's ALWAYS burning, even if you havn't eaten in days. But eating does rev it up and eating regularly will keep your metabolism running at a steady pace.
  • l_mahloy
    l_mahloy Posts: 118
    Thanks for replying it helps just to vent. I have probably not ate as much as I should. I will add more water and protein and see if that helps. Again Thank you.:smile:
  • btrfly2nite
    btrfly2nite Posts: 11
    I am at a plateau for the past 4 days and it is driving me crazy. I dont eat much protein. Could this be a reason why?

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  • l_mahloy
    l_mahloy Posts: 118
    I have just added more protein in the form of protein shakes and I did finally lose weight. I exercise a lot and think I was not getting enough calories or protein. So up the protein and cardio you should lose then.
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