Serious help

panda0920
panda0920 Posts: 29
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I've experienced this problem beforehand when losing weight. I go from 200's and the 190's to 180 and then I plateau while eating between 1,300-1,600 calories. I'm 5'6.5 and weight 180lbs. I will never fit into my BMI, because I weigh 130lbs of healthy mass (bones, muscles, etc.) which is more than many men will see in their life time. My doctor even said if I go below 150, I'm anorexic, and the far BMI of my height is 159.6, I believe.

I run every day, except for Sunday, for cross country, so it's an incredibly hard workout. I watch everything I eat, but I'm starting to think with my bone structure and muscle mass that I should be eating closer to 2,000 or more calories. I cannot get past the 180lb mark with what I'm doing. I also don't know how to get that many calories without upsetting my balance of fats and sugars. Any help? I haven't quite ran into someone with my amazon-type build. Help please? :ohwell:

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  • solflyer81
    solflyer81 Posts: 119
    You sound just like me. I m 5"5 and currently 194. In high school at my skinniest I was 120. A healthy weight for me now is about 150. Most women would look at that number and go erm....150? thats alot. But its true, less than 150 for me and I would look emaciated. I am extremely muscular without alot of padding on top of it : P. I have worked my butt off and eaten healthier than many people I know yet I lose weight extremely slooooow. Other friends that have worked out with me and always worked out less than me lost large amounts of weight and managed to stay right at 200. It was and is rough. I m in my 5th week of turbo fire now and eating healthier than I ever have in my life and I ve lost 6 pounds.

    Have you looked into zigzagging for your calorie intake? I m sticking with MFPs recommended in combination with my turbo fire plan, but if i continue going at the rate im going, I may try the zigzagging myself.
  • MarieNevada
    MarieNevada Posts: 395 Member
    you wont like what i have to say. i looked at the last 5 days of your diary and you need a complete food overhaul. Eat clean, stop eating crackers and cheese for lunch, eat 5 times a day, eat lean chicken and turkey, tons of vegetables, brown rice, limited fruit. add strength training to your routine, not just running. you want to build muscles because the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism is. will your food be plain? yes. Will you get results? absolutely. take a look at my diary to see what i mean about eating 5 times a day. i don't mean 3 meals and 2 snacks. i mean 5 meals. you can even break it up into six but i dont like to eat after 6 pm because i get sick to my stomach if i eat too close to going to bed. This week on my diary has been not too bad. the odd granola bar i shouldnt have had but you can see the bulk of what i'm eating. You dont have to eat the same thing every day, i just like to do that.

    break up your macro nutrients into roughly 50% carbs, 30 % protein, and 20% good fats. give yourself one cheat meal a week but don't go overboard. you'll notice i dont log friday night. that's my cheat meal. i don't log it because my boyfriend cooks it for me and i don't want to bother him too much with my dieting. i just watch my portions.

    If what you're doing isn't working for you, and it isn't, then change it.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,067 Member
    I've experienced this problem beforehand when losing weight. I go from 200's and the 190's to 180 and then I plateau while eating between 1,300-1,600 calories. I'm 5'6.5 and weight 180lbs. I will never fit into my BMI, because I weigh 130lbs of healthy mass (bones, muscles, etc.) which is more than many men will see in their life time. My doctor even said if I go below 150, I'm anorexic, and the far BMI of my height is 159.6, I believe.

    I run every day, except for Sunday, for cross country, so it's an incredibly hard workout. I watch everything I eat, but I'm starting to think with my bone structure and muscle mass that I should be eating closer to 2,000 or more calories. I cannot get past the 180lb mark with what I'm doing. I also don't know how to get that many calories without upsetting my balance of fats and sugars. Any help? I haven't quite ran into someone with my amazon-type build. Help please? :ohwell:
    You don't mention strength training and that has a definite impact on weight loss. So if you aren't doing it, do it.
    Based on your lean mass, if you wanted to be at 20% body fat your goal weight would be 163lbs. From where you are now, that's attainable.
  • panda0920
    panda0920 Posts: 29
    you wont like what i have to say. i looked at the last 5 days of your diary and you need a complete food overhaul. Eat clean, stop eating crackers and cheese for lunch, eat 5 times a day, eat lean chicken and turkey, tons of vegetables, brown rice, limited fruit. add strength training to your routine, not just running. you want to build muscles because the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism is. will your food be plain? yes. Will you get results? absolutely. take a look at my diary to see what i mean about eating 5 times a day. i don't mean 3 meals and 2 snacks. i mean 5 meals. you can even break it up into six but i dont like to eat after 6 pm because i get sick to my stomach if i eat too close to going to bed. This week on my diary has been not too bad. the odd granola bar i shouldnt have had but you can see the bulk of what i'm eating. You dont have to eat the same thing every day, i just like to do that.

    break up your macro nutrients into roughly 50% carbs, 30 % protein, and 20% good fats. give yourself one cheat meal a week but don't go overboard. you'll notice i dont log friday night. that's my cheat meal. i don't log it because my boyfriend cooks it for me and i don't want to bother him too much with my dieting. i just watch my portions.

    If what you're doing isn't working for you, and it isn't, then change it.

    I do strength train during my cross country before the running. I just don't know the entire exercise names, I already understand that area because I'm also a swimmer. I have muscle mass already before running I did tae bo with weights and used to weight lift after swimming and did P90X.
    My food choices are often based around my family and income (which isn't the greatest.) But thank you for the advice, so I'll work with it.
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