Losing the last few kilos - feel like giving up
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I’m down to approximately the last 5kg, most of which is around my thighs. Over the last month though I’ve actually been gaining both weight & measurements! I’m very down about this & am wondering if anyone can give some advice please?
I’m thinking it could be to do with my exercise. I think that I’m gaining muscle which could account for weight gain but then why are my measurements increasing?
Current exercise is:
35 mins fasted interval running daily
20-30 mins weights or HIIT 5-6 times per week
20 mins high incline, fast treadmill walk 6 days per week
I was doing up to 250 squats per day but stopped these a couple of weeks ago when I noticed clothes were getting tighter.
Food is on track. 10 days ago I dropped from 1700 to 1500 calories & started gradually reducing carbs. I drink 8-10 glass of water per day.
I’ve always been a terrible binge eater but have tried very hard to stop this over the last 3 months. Now I’m going backwards, I just feel like eating everything in sight again!
I’m thinking it could be to do with my exercise. I think that I’m gaining muscle which could account for weight gain but then why are my measurements increasing?
Current exercise is:
35 mins fasted interval running daily
20-30 mins weights or HIIT 5-6 times per week
20 mins high incline, fast treadmill walk 6 days per week
I was doing up to 250 squats per day but stopped these a couple of weeks ago when I noticed clothes were getting tighter.
Food is on track. 10 days ago I dropped from 1700 to 1500 calories & started gradually reducing carbs. I drink 8-10 glass of water per day.
I’ve always been a terrible binge eater but have tried very hard to stop this over the last 3 months. Now I’m going backwards, I just feel like eating everything in sight again!
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How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
Regardless, with that amount of exercise you would be dropping a ton of weight too quickly imo on 1500 cals. I'm only 5ft1 and 112lbs i do less exercise than you and i lost approx 0.5-0.7lbs per week on 1850 cals...
Are you certain that you are tracking your calories accurately? Ie measuring everything at raw weight on a digital scale. You need to measure cooking oils etc too.
The last kgs of course feel like they take the longest and are the hardest. But that being said, you shouldn't be gaining weight on 1500 with that much exercise.
It’s also easier to become more relaxed and complacent the closer you get to goal, i know i have been suffering that lately. So are you being tight with your logging, might you be eating extras and forgetting to log it?
Is the exercising new, could be some water retention?
Doubtful that your building muscle mass I’m afraid.
How are you tracking your weight, making sure to weigh yourself first thing in the morning?
Please don’t give up now, your so close!
PS. massive thighs here too, why don’t they just shift dammit haha
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Thanks for your reply RunForPizza88 & the pep talk 😊
I’m 171cm tall & weigh 61.4kg, which I’ve just googled comes to 5 ft 7 & 135 lbs. I only weigh first thing in the morning.
I weigh absolutely everything I eat & there’s no fudging on my calorie calculations. Over the last 3 months I’ve fallen off the wagon a couple of times when my weight/centimetres increased last month but picked myself up & have been stricter than ever.
Yes, thighs are just the worst 😞0 -
If you are certain that you are tracking accurately then you should be loosing weight on 1500 (I would think given your stats)...when you say you are eating 1500 do you mean this is the total you are eating per day or you are eating 1500 and then eating exercise cals back on top of this?
That way the only other thing I could think is that you could be overestimating the calorie burn from your exercise. If you are eating only 1500 cals per day total, then I would expect you should have lost at least a little during the last 4 weeks.
It's taken me around 5 months to loose 6kgs so the results take time for sure.
I didn't really notice any changes in how I looked during months 1-3. Had many days looking in the mirror thinking 'I don't look any different' or 'my jeans are still so tight!'.
The difference between my progress pics from month 3 to 5 have been dramatic though and that's only been a little over 2kgs lost.
I've also had a lot of days were I felt like giving up or what I was doing wasn't worth it or working. You have to just stick with it and keep plugging away. I would implore you to ensure that your tracking is on point and that any days 'falling off the wagon' are not undoing your deficit for the week.
Your bmi is just slightly lower than mine so I would bet you look pretty great already! You may want to focus more on resistance/strength training to get to your desired physique.
Consider following a proper plan rather than just randomly picking and choosing - for example where did you get the idea to do 250 squats a day?! Is that bodyweight alone or weighted? Either way, it sounds tremendously tedious and unnecessary.
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I’m down to approximately the last 5kg, most of which is around my thighs. Over the last month though I’ve actually been gaining both weight & measurements! I’m very down about this & am wondering if anyone can give some advice please?
I’m thinking it could be to do with my exercise. I think that I’m gaining muscle which could account for weight gain but then why are my measurements increasing?
Current exercise is:
35 mins fasted interval running daily
20-30 mins weights or HIIT 5-6 times per week
20 mins high incline, fast treadmill walk 6 days per week
I was doing up to 250 squats per day but stopped these a couple of weeks ago when I noticed clothes were getting tighter.
Food is on track. 10 days ago I dropped from 1700 to 1500 calories & started gradually reducing carbs. I drink 8-10 glass of water per day.
I’ve always been a terrible binge eater but have tried very hard to stop this over the last 3 months. Now I’m going backwards, I just feel like eating everything in sight again!
Sounds like you are already doing really well with your exercise and calories. I believe it is totally okay to overeat sometimes. Just make sure when you do overeat you do it on more or less healthy food. So instead of eating a bag of potato chips and some ice cream or cookies just eat another steak, a huge salad with anything you want in it or whatever you usually eat. See it as a reward..
The next day you might have a little bit more weight but you didn't really eat anything unhealthy so nothing to regret. totally natural.39 -
Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh12
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lowcarbmale wrote: »Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh
Healthier =/= Losing weight.
I suspect that the reason for the woos.
Many of us here gained weight by eating "healthy" food. Over eating is over eating. OP wants to lose weight and yes it is fine to say that it's okay to over eat occasionally, but saying that it's fine to overeat because it's healthy food isn't going to help OP. Calories are still calories.
Oh, and fyi I won't be responding to you again, because that is how you manage to derail almost every single thread that you post in.19 -
lowcarbmale wrote: »Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh
People can easily gain weight eating healthy foods if they eat too much of them. On the other hand, they can lose weight by eating ice cream and cookies if they stay within a calorie deficit. Weight loss is all about calories in being less than calories out. The types of food you eat will play a part in better nutrition, health and satiety but not weight loss directly.11 -
Questions for you OP
- How often do you take measurement?
- How often do you weigh yourself?
- Do you log your binges?
- How much have you gained?0 -
lowcarbmale wrote: »Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh
Healthier =/= Losing weight.
I suspect that the reason for the woos.
Many of us here gained weight by eating "healthy" food. Over eating is over eating. OP wants to lose weight and yes it is fine to say that it's okay to over eat occasionally, but saying that it's fine to overeat because it's healthy food isn't going to help OP. Calories are still calories.
Oh, and fyi I won't be responding to you again, because that is how you manage to derail almost every single thread that you post in.
Ok thank you for the reply. So the word "healthy food" is a trigger word. Got it. The OP wrote that she reduced the calories from 1700 to 1500 so I assume 1700 or 1500 is what she usually eats on average. That doesn't allow a lot of days of overeating (otherwise the number would be higher). An occasional day of overeating - I'm talking maybe once or twice per week or every two weeks - is what I logically assumed and which I stand by should be totally ok.26 -
lowcarbmale wrote: »lowcarbmale wrote: »Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh
Healthier =/= Losing weight.
I suspect that the reason for the woos.
Many of us here gained weight by eating "healthy" food. Over eating is over eating. OP wants to lose weight and yes it is fine to say that it's okay to over eat occasionally, but saying that it's fine to overeat because it's healthy food isn't going to help OP. Calories are still calories.
Oh, and fyi I won't be responding to you again, because that is how you manage to derail almost every single thread that you post in.
Ok thank you for the reply. So the word "healthy food" is a trigger word. Got it. The OP wrote that she reduced the calories from 1700 to 1500 so I assume 1700 or 1500 is what she usually eats on average. That doesn't allow a lot of days of overeating (otherwise the number would be higher). An occasional day of overeating - I'm talking maybe once or twice per week or every two weeks - is what I logically assumed and which I stand by should be totally ok.
No, the words "healthy food" are not trigger words. "Overeating" may be, though.
One possible issue here: You are a guy. You have a bigger calorie requirement than most women. Do the math.
I'm a smaller (5'5") woman, weight in the 130s, so not a dramatically different size than the OP. When I overeat, it's pretty easy for me to put away 5000 calories in a day, without it even fazing me. My TDEE is improbably high for my size/age (around 2300), but eating 5000 calories once a week is going to wipe out the majority of a 500 calorie daily deficit for that week (specifically, it will wipe out about 5.4 days of deficit for that week). If I do it more than once a week, I will not lose weight. Even doing it every 2 weeks (or half as much overage each week) is going to produce notable setbacks.
The numbers matter. In my world, when I'm trying to lose, I will track my overeating days, so I know where I stand. There's no shame (IMO) in eating over my calorie goal. But I want to know if/when I've eaten enough to torpedo my weight management goals, so I log it. That makes it possible to decide whether that extra eating was worth it, or not.20 -
lowcarbmale wrote: »Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh
Quite the assumption. And stereotyping added in.
Also, using food as a "reward" isn't a good idea, either (as mentioned in your previous post).22 -
lowcarbmale wrote: »lowcarbmale wrote: »Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh
Healthier =/= Losing weight.
I suspect that the reason for the woos.
Many of us here gained weight by eating "healthy" food. Over eating is over eating. OP wants to lose weight and yes it is fine to say that it's okay to over eat occasionally, but saying that it's fine to overeat because it's healthy food isn't going to help OP. Calories are still calories.
Oh, and fyi I won't be responding to you again, because that is how you manage to derail almost every single thread that you post in.
Ok thank you for the reply. So the word "healthy food" is a trigger word. Got it. The OP wrote that she reduced the calories from 1700 to 1500 so I assume 1700 or 1500 is what she usually eats on average. That doesn't allow a lot of days of overeating (otherwise the number would be higher). An occasional day of overeating - I'm talking maybe once or twice per week or every two weeks - is what I logically assumed and which I stand by should be totally ok.
Nobody here is "triggered," we just disagree that overeating anything is a good strategy for someone who is trying to lose the last few pounds to meet their goal.
If she *does* choose to overeat, then she'll do it. But eating extra calories of steak isn't inherently better than eating extra calories of {insert food that you hate}.19 -
lowcarbmale wrote: »Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh
I didn't "woo" you. but I'd guess... OP says she is trying to lose weight but is actually gaining weight and has previously struggled with bingeing and is feeling like "eating everything in sight again". And you told her it's okay to overeat every once and awhile as long as it's healthy food. You also suggested using it as a reward. Telling someone who has struggled with bingeing and "feels like giving up" that it's okay to overeat healthy food sometimes might not be the best advice. And telling that person to consider occasional overeating a reward is borderline dangerously enabling. I'm sure you didn't mean it that way, a lot of guys are unfamiliar with the psychology behind eating disorders and specifically how stuff like that affects women who are starting out with a much smaller calorie allowance and possibly dealing with hormonal bloating and water weight fluctuations.20 -
I understand your frustration with losing the last 5 kg. I never did lose the last 10 lbs that I wanted to. First of all maybe you need to decide if those last 5 kg are really that important. The other thing that I remember is going from losing to maintenance was really hard because the lift from seeing my weight drop was gone and that had been motivating me to keep going. 135 at 5'7" is pretty decent but either way if you wish to continue be patient. Those last few pounds (or kilos) take a long time to go. You might want to consider a recomp. Some folks find that leads to better appearance eg: flatter stomach, more toned arms etc. than actually losing more weight. One other thing that might be worth considering is a diet break where you eat at maintenance for a couple weeks. When I stalled for three months I did that and it helped. I did gain a couple pounds (likely water) but once I got back on track the weight started dropping again. Good luck.3
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RunForPizza88 wrote: »If you are certain that you are tracking accurately then you should be loosing weight on 1500 (I would think given your stats)...when you say you are eating 1500 do you mean this is the total you are eating per day or you are eating 1500 and then eating exercise cals back on top of this?
That way the only other thing I could think is that you could be overestimating the calorie burn from your exercise. If you are eating only 1500 cals per day total, then I would expect you should have lost at least a little during the last 4 weeks.
It's taken me around 5 months to loose 6kgs so the results take time for sure.
I didn't really notice any changes in how I looked during months 1-3. Had many days looking in the mirror thinking 'I don't look any different' or 'my jeans are still so tight!'.
The difference between my progress pics from month 3 to 5 have been dramatic though and that's only been a little over 2kgs lost.
I've also had a lot of days were I felt like giving up or what I was doing wasn't worth it or working. You have to just stick with it and keep plugging away. I would implore you to ensure that your tracking is on point and that any days 'falling off the wagon' are not undoing your deficit for the week.
Your bmi is just slightly lower than mine so I would bet you look pretty great already! You may want to focus more on resistance/strength training to get to your desired physique.
Consider following a proper plan rather than just randomly picking and choosing - for example where did you get the idea to do 250 squats a day?! Is that bodyweight alone or weighted? Either way, it sounds tremendously tedious and unnecessary.
No, I’m not eating back my exercise calories.
I’m calculating the calories burned using my Garmin with heart rate monitor.
The squats were just body weight, though sometimes weighted if doing body pump or the like. My 13 y/o daughter & I are trying to do various challenges each month as she enjoys the challenge (me not so much lol).
Thanks for your help, you seem to really get what I’m talking about. Well done for losing 6kg 😊0 -
Questions for you OP
- How often do you take measurement?
- How often do you weigh yourself?
- Do you log your binges?
- How much have you gained?
I measure monthly & weigh weekly.
No, I don’t log binges. Over the last 3 months though I’ve been very good with this issue & have managed to reset & move on each time. Previously binges would lead to a downward spiral of weeks or months.
I’ve gained around 1kg over the last month & measurements have increased back to what they were at the beginning of September.1 -
lowcarbmale wrote: »Please ladies enlighten me why you decided to Woo my former post. Where you triggered by any words in there like chips or ice cream? Is it in your opinion not ok to ever eat a little bit more on a day (which is perfectly normal and everybody does it)? Do you not agree that it's healthier to overeat with healthy food than unhealthy food? smh
I didn't "woo" you. but I'd guess... OP says she is trying to lose weight but is actually gaining weight and has previously struggled with bingeing and is feeling like "eating everything in sight again". And you told her it's okay to overeat every once and awhile as long as it's healthy food. You also suggested using it as a reward. Telling someone who has struggled with bingeing and "feels like giving up" that it's okay to overeat healthy food sometimes might not be the best advice. And telling that person to consider occasional overeating a reward is borderline dangerously enabling. I'm sure you didn't mean it that way, a lot of guys are unfamiliar with the psychology behind eating disorders and specifically how stuff like that affects women who are starting out with a much smaller calorie allowance and possibly dealing with hormonal bloating and water weight fluctuations.
You seem to understand exactly where I’m at - thank you 😊7 -
cheryldumais wrote: »I understand your frustration with losing the last 5 kg. I never did lose the last 10 lbs that I wanted to. First of all maybe you need to decide if those last 5 kg are really that important. The other thing that I remember is going from losing to maintenance was really hard because the lift from seeing my weight drop was gone and that had been motivating me to keep going. 135 at 5'7" is pretty decent but either way if you wish to continue be patient. Those last few pounds (or kilos) take a long time to go. You might want to consider a recomp. Some folks find that leads to better appearance eg: flatter stomach, more toned arms etc. than actually losing more weight. One other thing that might be worth considering is a diet break where you eat at maintenance for a couple weeks. When I stalled for three months I did that and it helped. I did gain a couple pounds (likely water) but once I got back on track the weight started dropping again. Good luck.
Thank you but what does “recomp” mean?0 -
Questions for you OP
- How often do you take measurement?
- How often do you weigh yourself?
- Do you log your binges?
- How much have you gained?
I measure monthly & weigh weekly.
No, I don’t log binges. Over the last 3 months though I’ve been very good with this issue & have managed to reset & move on each time. Previously binges would lead to a downward spiral of weeks or months.
I’ve gained around 1kg over the last month & measurements have increased back to what they were at the beginning of September.
Weight can flucuate daily for a number of reasons, could you start using the app happy scale to log your daily weight if you have the time? This app then shows you a trend, it might help with sanity levels for you? You could be getting really unlucky and just weighing in on a heavier day.
With measurements those can flucuate a bit too, i only measure monthly but when i do i usually do it over 2 or 3 days in a row just to double check as some days my waist measurement can vary by a whole inch!
If you truly are gaining weight though (and i know you dont want to hear this again so im sorry!
) then you are just eating more than you think. 1500 is really not a lot of calories....if your having trouble eating any less then you might want to research body recomp your probably a prime candidate for this as you sound like you are already at a nice weight anyway so a recomp could do wonders. I’m planning to start that myself very soon too, so fed up of cutting now!!
If you open your diary then I am sure some folks would be glad to take a look to see if there might be any obvious logging errors.2 -
Thanks for your reply RunForPizza88 & the pep talk 😊
I’m 171cm tall & weigh 61.4kg, which I’ve just googled comes to 5 ft 7 & 135 lbs. I only weigh first thing in the morning.
I weigh absolutely everything I eat & there’s no fudging on my calorie calculations. Over the last 3 months I’ve fallen off the wagon a couple of times when my weight/centimetres increased last month but picked myself up & have been stricter than ever.
Yes, thighs are just the worst 😞
Hm. I'm 168cm and weigh atm 61.8kg and I have been losing on just under 1700 (i'm old - 42- so unfortunately need to eat less than my younger self). For purely vanity reasons I'm wanting to drop another 1-2 kilos and far out, the last few kilos are ALWAYS the worst to lose! It's like the body says "nup - you're fine at this weight just stop".
Which bring me to think that aren't you fine at that weight considering you're taller and lighter than me and i'm nowhere near big or fat? At all, like i'm pretty damn small. My mind tells me "oh your guts are huge" and "oh your thighs and huge" and "oh your arms are fat there isn't enough definition" - but it's ALL in my mind because when my mind is not being an idiot and I stand next to other people of my height I am usually one of the most compact.
And I binge eat too btw.
And for thighs, a lot of people on here will disagree with me becase CICO etc, but usually that means oestrogen and you can help get rid of that by taking DIM - as well as CICO.
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