Not losing weight! (Vent)

serindipte wrote: »

Leannep2201 wrote: »

I’m feeling it too! I work in kgs and I’ve been wanting to hit under 90 sooooo bad... I’m inching towards it slowly, but it seems to be taking forever!
Like you, I know I’ll get there eventually, but I REALLY want to see that 8 on the scale!

Hang in there, we got this!!! Keep on keeping on!
xx

I don't think I could do kgs. That'd take SO long to get from one to the next. Maybe you should switch to pounds just for this!

You're forgetting: They have grams. We only have ounces. They win.

Hey Serindipte

Keep up the good work. Because you are logging in and so on...here are a couple of pointers you could do

1. Go back and look at your food intake in your log. Try to make sure you are eating as healthy as possible and meeting your goals. Sometimes although we are logging in we don't realize we are eating empty calories. Make sure eating nutrient dense calories as much as possible.

2. Rest. One of the most underutilized tools used. When you are stressed, not getting enough sleep, or etc the hormone in your body call cortisol begins to be active. This hormone is a stress fighting hormone. For example, if you are in a fight you are going to protect yourself. That is what that hormone does. If your stress levels are high from not getting rest, everyday life, or etc then it can cause you to actually gain fat/weight or even plauteau. Make sure you adequate rest.

3. Hunger. It may definitely be a sign of weight-loss plateau, That’s the brain's way of trying to keep your weight stable When you lose weight, the brain and body compensate by making you hungry, which causes you to eat or store more. (Researchers from the National Institutes of Health) Goes back to make sure you are getting in enough.

4. Make sure strength training or change up your workout.

Supersets are back-to-back resistance exercises that are time savers and calorie burners. Drop sets are when you do multiple sets in a row without rest and decrease the weight each time. Both can fatigue a muscle group very efficiently.

Circuit training, in which you do one set of each move in order, often interspersing some form of cardio in between sets—jumping rope or burpees, for example—can torch more calories than regular weight training. It also saves time by combining cardio and strength.

Intervals and HIIT training are also good options if you’re just bored with your workout or can’t find enough time to be consistent.


Make sure you are getting in strength training and not just cardio. The more muscle you can gain the more fat you can burn. Strength training may not give you the instant heart-pounding, sweat-dripping satisfaction of long run, Zumba, or a cycling class, in the long run, building lean muscle definitely works in favor of your weight-loss goals. Like I stated Having more muscle means your body burns more calories at rest.

Aerobic exercise (running, cycling, etc.) is actually an effective in losing weight. With that being said it’s not the best at burning fat and increasing lean mass (muscle). When you’re losing weight strictly through cardio, it’s normal to lose muscle and fat. And if resistance training isn’t a part of your plan to counteract this, you could actually be SLOWING DOWN YOUR METABOLISM by losing lean muscle mass, rather than revving it up.

5. Switch up your diet. In other words you may need to zig zag your diet. (If not sure maybe get a professional to help you) For example If you are eating 1500 calories regularly maybe do a zig zag like
Mon 1500
Tue 1200
Wed 1800
Thurs 1500
Fri 1200
Sat 1500
Sun 1800

Higher calories on strength training days. lower calories on cardio days. 1500 on rest or idle days. This again is an example.

*****AGAIN maybe talk to professional that could help you. Here is an article you can read as well. https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/how-zigzag-dieting-can-break-your-weight-loss-plateau