Scale stuck for 3 weeks
mochamommy
Posts: 187 Member
Have been sticking to 1300 most days. Working out at least an hour a day. This sucks. Doing hard workouts too. Intervals and weights and new cardio
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It could be water retention, bad logging, too many cheats.5
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I changed up my workout and added interval classes, power lifting classes, and barre. I still run and bike. I was just running and biking. I’m trying to lift more. I went from level 6 on the stationary bike for a workout to level 11 minuum for 45 minutes keeping my hr at about 138 to 165 at all times per hrm. I don’t sleep enough. I workout instead of sleeping. My stress lately is about 127
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Do I need to work out three hours a day instead of two12
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Its not unusual to stall for 3 weeks, I used to get 'whooshes' of loss every 3rd or 4th week in my weight loss phase.
The above chart is really useful.
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mochamommy wrote: »Do I need to work out three hours a day instead of two
No. You need to give yourself a break. Focus on your calorie consumption rather than excersise. Weigh your food properly with a scale and practice patience. The weight will come off.13 -
mochamommy wrote: »I changed up my workout and added interval classes, power lifting classes, and barre. I still run and bike. I was just running and biking. I’m trying to lift more. I went from level 6 on the stationary bike for a workout to level 11 minuum for 45 minutes keeping my hr at about 138 to 165 at all times per hrm. I don’t sleep enough. I workout instead of sleeping. My stress lately is about 12mochamommy wrote: »Do I need to work out three hours a day instead of two
NO, no, No NOO!!
ease off a bit. monitor your intake accurately and precisely
Get some sleep.18 -
Refresh the page and see the answers you've already gotten.mochamommy wrote: »Do I need to work out three hours a day instead of two4 -
I got stuck for two weeks myself recently. Hormones, water weight, too much sodium... it’s difficult to relax about it (I know that all too well) but have faith in the system. As long as you are logging everything accurately and sticking to your calorie allowance, the fat is burning away but likely being masked by extra water etc. I got really fed up until I examined my diary properly, realised I was way over on the sodium intake, cut that out, got my period, and whooshed 3lb in two days. Good luck!1
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I also frequently stall for 2-3 weeks a month, and then see a “whoosh”.
Its tough to be patient for several weeks, but if you’re logging accurately you just have to trust that and wait it out.4 -
It is possible that you aren't sleeping because you are eating so little and exercising so much, especially if that is 1300 total calories. That puts a lot of stress on your body. In turn, the lack of sleep and new exercise are both causing water retention that is masking the weight that you lose.
Take a break, do whatever it is you do to relax (except binge eat, of course), and get some sleep. After that, work on developing sustainable habits that you can continue after the weight is off so that you can keep it off.10 -
mochamommy wrote: »Do I need to work out three hours a day instead of two
No, losing weight is all about food intake, i.e taking in less calories than you burn. 2hrs a day seems excessive as it is for exercise without thinking of increasing it further.
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I don’t have time to sleep. It takes me an hour and a half each way to get to work, so get home at 630, cook, go to
Gym about 8, get home about 1030, clean up house and do stuff and get to bed between 12 and
1230. Get up at 5 am and start again11 -
So cut one of the hours at the gym? What are you doing for those two hours, and what are your fitness goals?8
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collectingblues wrote: »So cut one of the hours at the gym? What are you doing for those two hours, and what are your fitness goals?
Indeed. I'd suggest cutting back to more like 4-6 hours instead of 14-17 hours.
In other words drop back to 2 days during the week and one or two on the weekend. And try to shift some of those chores from midweek to weekend.
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Cut down on the workout time. If you workout less you will have time to sleep more. If you sleep more you might get a better workout in as a bonus.
Working out more does not make you lose more weight!
You could do no workouts and still lose weight. Working out helps you retain muscle in your weight loss journey, can help relieve stress, gives you more calories to eat, but it isn't required for weight loss. Until you understand that you probably will have some trouble losing weight.9 -
Do you weigh yourself at the same time of day, with the same amount of clothes on?
What does your typical day of food look like? Is 1300 your gross or net calories?
Rest is very important to your body's ability to function properly, both physically and emotionally. You need to get more sleep or you will eventually crash.
You do not need to increase workouts. If anything, you may need to cut back a little.1 -
I work my other job from 10 to 6 on Saturdays and 12-5 on Sunday.5
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A barre/ lifting/ or other class for an hour then an hour cardio.collectingblues wrote: »So cut one of the hours at the gym? What are you doing for those two hours, and what are your fitness goals?
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Honestly, I found my stuck for the entire month of March, I was eating about 1300 calories and working out as well. So I started reading articles and doing a little bit of research. I was about to decrease my caloric intake again until I came across an article which talks about how some time the math of reducing calories to create a deficit which results in weight loss doesn't necessarily line up with the science of how our bodies run. So after reading the article I increased my caloric intake and I immediately started seeing progress again. Hope this helps.9
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mochamommy wrote: »I work my other job from 10 to 6 on Saturdays and 12-5 on Sunday.
The help you need in figuring out how to find efficiencies in your lifestyle are beyond the scope of MFP.
You're spending 15 hours a week(minimum) commuting, and still require another 13 hours of work a week+travel on the weekend.
The BEST thing you can do is cut out the expense of a gym membership and classes at the gym, and find low cost home or neighborhood activities.
At the pace you're burning you're unlikely to survive to see your next decade birthday whether that's 30 or 40 or 50.
You have my deepest sympathies(I have 3+hours a day of commuting) But there's no way commenters on a public forum can help you work through the complexities going on here.
Except to say, you're already burning the candle at both ends(2 jobs) and the middle 14-17 hours a week of training. The last thing you need to do is add to that load.mochamommy wrote: »I don’t have time to sleep. It takes me an hour and a half each way to get to work, so get home at 630, cook, go to
Gym about 8, get home about 1030, clean up house and do stuff and get to bed between 12 and
1230. Get up at 5 am and start again
Assuming 45-60 minutes to get up and out the door, you're working 12.5 hours a day during the week. That's 62.5 hours a week. + the rest of your work.
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- Unless you have some kind of elite fitness goals you are training for, cut your workouts down a bit and give your poor body a rest.
- Set your goal to no more than 1 lb per week, anything more is probably too aggressive if your picture is current.
- Get a food scale and start weighing out your portions.
- Check that the entries you are using in the database are correct - many are user entered and wrong.
- You are over exercising, under eating, and not getting enough sleep, which is stressing out your body, messing with your hormones, and causing water retention.
- Weight loss is not linear, it is totally normal to go 2 or 3 weeks with no loss.
- Pushing yourself to the extreme until you hit the wall is a great way to set yourself up for yo yo dieting and chronic exhaustion.
Please take a deep breathe, adjust your expectations a little, read the advice you are getting here and the sticky posts at the top of each of the boards, and take care of yourself!27 -
All of that^^ Well said, @kimny72, as usual.5
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mochamommy wrote: »
A barre/ lifting/ or other class for an hour then an hour cardio.collectingblues wrote: »So cut one of the hours at the gym? What are you doing for those two hours, and what are your fitness goals?
And do you have to do both every day? What do you hope to get from that? I get the idea of liking everything, and wanting to fit it all in, but you have to make the decisions that get you to your goals -- and you're obviously not doing that.
Look. it's clear that you're going to do what you want to do. So do that, but then accept that you're making decisions that aren't getting you to your goals.6 -
Why?mochamommy wrote: »I don’t have time to sleep. It takes me an hour and a half each way to get to work, so get home at 630, cook, go to
Gym about 8, get home about 1030, clean up house and do stuff and get to bed between 12 and
1230. Get up at 5 am and start again9 -
People have to work to make money and pay bills. I have to feed my family by cooking and I want my home to be clean.7
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mochamommy wrote: »People have to work to make money and pay bills. I have to feed my family by cooking and I want my home to be clean.
I don't think the question is why do you have to work. The question is why do you feel you need to work out so much.17 -
But why barre/lifting + 1 hour of cardio every day. What are you hoping to gain? Why wouldn't separating those out work?
I do a barre class + 15 mins on the elliptical, then the next day I do spinning and 5 mins of planks.3 -
You lose weight by eating less. Try that.14
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mochamommy wrote: »People have to work to make money and pay bills. I have to feed my family by cooking and I want my home to be clean.
I don't think the question is why do you have to work. The question is why do you feel you need to work out so much.
Exactly.3
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