Ask me anything - nutrition coach
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abigailetches wrote: »Hello, I am looking to get some advise. For over 6 weeks, I've been away from sugar and carbs. I went from about 124 to about 113. I wasn't using MyFitnesspal to track anything. I have been doing 30min. of the elliptical 4 days a week and walk about an hour 2-3days a week.
I've noticed that for the past 2 weeks or so, I haven't lost any weight. I just got to tracking meals for 4 days. I hate weights and my Rheumatologist suggests I don't do it. She says that I can walk and do yoga. But, the cardio is something I like, keeps me focused and helps with depression. Is there any reason why I'm stagnant? I still continue to eat protein and veges and olive oil and nuts (almonds and pumpkin seeds).
Is there any reason why I'm stagnant?
I was hoping to lose a pound a week for 5 months so I can lose 20lbs. Is this a realistic goal with how I'm eating and exercising? I am 50 and female.
I wish I can help you, but if I’m not managing your nutrition plan; it’s extremely hard to know what’s going on. I need a lot of info to be able to do so.
There’s a chart someone posted here; pretty helpful the previous page; Check it out.2 -
abigailetches wrote: »I understand that you're not a nutrition coach. But, appreciate any advice. The ellliptical is not new to me. I was hoping to change the quality and quantity of sleep, but no change. I'm frustrated with the scale. It's not a great source of motivation. I have taken measurements and they have decreased. But, I was really hoping that I would see a decrease on the scale.
you literally gave me no info.3 -
Wait, I can ask anything?4
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L1zardQueen wrote: »Wait, I can ask anything?
regarding fitness, yes.1 -
sandboxfitness wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »Wait, I can ask anything?
regarding fitness, yes.
But not nutrition? I have my fitness down, I think, down pat.2 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »sandboxfitness wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »Wait, I can ask anything?
regarding fitness, yes.
But not nutrition? I have my fitness down, I think, down pat.
fitness includes nutrition, workout, healthy lifestyle .. ect3 -
sandboxfitness wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »Wait, I can ask anything?
regarding fitness, yes.
Oh, i thought you were a "nutrition coach" (whatever that is) based on the title of this thread.
Maybe people would take you more seriously if you didn't act so arrogant. You have a really off-putting attitude which makes people inclined not to believe what you say. (That, and the fact that a lot of the "advice" you are giving isn't good advice. )
Oh, and if you had real, solid credentials like Ninerbuff or Oldguy, we might be more inclined to believe you. Just because you were a bodybuilder doesn't mean you are qualified to give advice. There's a lot of "broscience" that bodybuilders like to spout, that isn't really accurate.21 -
I have trouble meeting my protein. I'm not a fan of eggs and have not found a protein supplement I like. Any ideas?2
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abigailetches wrote: »I understand that you're not a nutrition coach. But, appreciate any advice. The ellliptical is not new to me. I was hoping to change the quality and quantity of sleep, but no change. I'm frustrated with the scale. It's not a great source of motivation. I have taken measurements and they have decreased. But, I was really hoping that I would see a decrease on the scale.
Now that you're tracking, you'll get a better idea of your intake, and that will provide more material for insight. Eat all the way up to your goal calories (including a reasonable chunk of exercise calories) and see how things go in the next week or two, maybe start your own thread here for follow-up questions.
If your measurements are smaller, but the scale is stalled, the water retention hypothesis may have more likelihood. If it is stress-related water retention, it will leave eventually, perhaps suddenly. But if that is what the cause is, it can also be a sign that you've been putting your body under too much cumulative stress (health condition(s), big calorie reduction, exercise load, maybe other factors in your life besides). (I asked about your sleep because sleep changes - like disruptions or insomnia - can be another sign of too much cumulative stress.)
You've been losing 2 pounds a week so far, and want to lose 1 pound a week. Half a pound a week might be a better idea, honestly, depending on your health condition, but for sure 2 pounds is aggressive for someone as petite as you are.
Have you asked your doctor to refer you to a registered dietitian? With a health condition in the picture, that might be a useful thing.
This is not my advice thread. I'm not a nutritional coach. I don't feel very comfortable giving advice on this thread because of those two things. But I do wish you well, and wish you success in reaching your goals in a healthful way.9 -
sandboxfitness wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »sandboxfitness wrote: »
So are you here to just give YOUR advice or actual teach? Because there's actually a difference. I mean when someone tells you they heard that drinking apple cider vinegar accelerates weight loss, are you just going to accept it or ask why? Looking at an answer from the receivers point of view can do wonders for your own progress in fitness and health when you take into consideration their concerns. You're on an open forum so the OP's aren't the only ones reading the advice. You'll have lurkers too who don't engage in conversation, so to clarify actually puts you in better standing. By not answering a question, advice becomes suspicious to some.sandboxfitness wrote: »
I have. 35+ years in the business with over 700 clients. I'll just say that if you have advice and it gets scrutinized, give the reason why you give it. In fact, I've also learned things here from others being on here for over 10 years. I'm good at what I do, but I'm also willing to learn from others if what they are touting has legit scientific back up to it. I don't know it all. There are likely some who are much better in knowledge in certain areas of fitness and health than myself. Remember if you ain't learning, you ain't growing.sandboxfitness wrote: »I’m here to help ppl; you can disagree with the advice I give; if they want to take it, fine; if not that’s fine too. it’s free and free speech. Don’t come into my thread to argue with me cause I don’t care what you have to say. you can disagree all you want.. I’m not here for a debate; I know my stuff and I got many ppl into shape..
Have you?
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The is the thing, I don’t have to; unless the OP asked why. I don’t get paid for this so if anyone else agreed with it then oh well; it’s open forum; I’m not here to debate
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I teach the people who ask questions.
But you have no actual qualifications to do so - or if you do you didnt answer to say what they are
We can all teach people who ask questions if our area of knowledge covers their question or our experience is relevant - I have answered questions about immunisations for example because that is my area of knowledge and working experience.
I am not a fan of posters starting a thread with I am an expert on everything and then refusing to engage in discussion about their recomendations and making sarcastic and derogatory remarks about others - 'they are just in a bubble because they dont agree with me'
I dont agree with some of your recomendations or conclusions (poster's issue after 1 week of not losing was not adding muscle which disguised weight loss
) - and those I know nothing about - eg gym excercises - I have not commented on.
I also disagree with your approach - one of the first things when giving relevant advice is finding out enough to base that advice on and individualising the advice - and that applies to any area, not just fitness/nutrition
Kitchen cabinetry, financial advice, family therapy, aged care assistance, garden design, wedding planning etc etc
I don’t really care what you agree with. this is not a debate table; this is a thread I made to answer questions based on what I learned from 15 years; 6 bodybuilding shows I coached myself through, 30+ clients.. can I get certifications? I sure can, but 99% of these certifications any kid can take and claim they know something.. like the “old guy” who keeps wanting my attention
I thought you weren't replying to me again?
I was referring to actual qualifications like registered dieticians not any certification any kid can take and call themselves a nutrition coach.
I'm not sure what you mean by a debate table - but it is a discussion thread, anyone can give their view.
You seem to think everyone should view you as some sort of qualified expert - when that seems to be far from the case.16 -
omfederico wrote: »It’s been maybe a week and I haven’t lost a single pound. I haven’t gone over my calorie intake and I have been exercising. What am I doing wrong?
I just don't see how this question could have led to any detailed answers of what to do differently. There's only one reasonable answer here:
"You've been dieting for one week? Be patient."
No one can draw conclusions about a diet after one week. A week is nothing in diet-time. Normal water weight fluctuations can easily mask 100+ % of the fat lost during a one week period of time.11 -
Okay but then why a gallon? Why not a half gallon? The gallon thing has been around for decades and introduced by the bodybuilding community on a broscience basis. So aren't you just echoing jargon you hear at a gym without fully well knowing why it has to be a gallon?sandboxfitness wrote: »
Actually there's no scientific studies that support that. The gallon of water thing is a broscience gym fallacy.sandboxfitness wrote: »Frompumpkin2cinderella wrote: »How much water is too much? I generally drink 12-15 glasses a day and in warmer weather as of now I think I'm drinking more. I think I lost count today
but let's say 18. I tend to sweat a lot so I feel faint.
1 gallon a day is an ideal water intake
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I never said there was a study, I like to tell people to drink a gallon a day instead of telling them to keep their water high. Ppl like measurements instead of vague statements
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musicfan68 wrote: »sandboxfitness wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »Wait, I can ask anything?
regarding fitness, yes.
Oh, i thought you were a "nutrition coach" (whatever that is) based on the title of this thread.
Maybe people would take you more seriously if you didn't act so arrogant. You have a really off-putting attitude which makes people inclined not to believe what you say. (That, and the fact that a lot of the "advice" you are giving isn't good advice. )
Oh, and if you had real, solid credentials like Ninerbuff or Oldguy, we might be more inclined to believe you. Just because you were a bodybuilder doesn't mean you are qualified to give advice. There's a lot of "broscience" that bodybuilders like to spout, that isn't really accurate.
I really don’t care what you think, if you’re not contributing to my thread. stay out of it3 -
paperpudding wrote: »sandboxfitness wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »sandboxfitness wrote: »
So are you here to just give YOUR advice or actual teach? Because there's actually a difference. I mean when someone tells you they heard that drinking apple cider vinegar accelerates weight loss, are you just going to accept it or ask why? Looking at an answer from the receivers point of view can do wonders for your own progress in fitness and health when you take into consideration their concerns. You're on an open forum so the OP's aren't the only ones reading the advice. You'll have lurkers too who don't engage in conversation, so to clarify actually puts you in better standing. By not answering a question, advice becomes suspicious to some.sandboxfitness wrote: »
I have. 35+ years in the business with over 700 clients. I'll just say that if you have advice and it gets scrutinized, give the reason why you give it. In fact, I've also learned things here from others being on here for over 10 years. I'm good at what I do, but I'm also willing to learn from others if what they are touting has legit scientific back up to it. I don't know it all. There are likely some who are much better in knowledge in certain areas of fitness and health than myself. Remember if you ain't learning, you ain't growing.sandboxfitness wrote: »I’m here to help ppl; you can disagree with the advice I give; if they want to take it, fine; if not that’s fine too. it’s free and free speech. Don’t come into my thread to argue with me cause I don’t care what you have to say. you can disagree all you want.. I’m not here for a debate; I know my stuff and I got many ppl into shape..
Have you?
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
The is the thing, I don’t have to; unless the OP asked why. I don’t get paid for this so if anyone else agreed with it then oh well; it’s open forum; I’m not here to debate
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I teach the people who ask questions.
But you have no actual qualifications to do so - or if you do you didnt answer to say what they are
We can all teach people who ask questions if our area of knowledge covers their question or our experience is relevant - I have answered questions about immunisations for example because that is my area of knowledge and working experience.
I am not a fan of posters starting a thread with I am an expert on everything and then refusing to engage in discussion about their recomendations and making sarcastic and derogatory remarks about others - 'they are just in a bubble because they dont agree with me'
I dont agree with some of your recomendations or conclusions (poster's issue after 1 week of not losing was not adding muscle which disguised weight loss ) - and those I know nothing about - eg gym excercises - I have not commented on.
I also disagree with your approach - one of the first things when giving relevant advice is finding out enough to base that advice on and individualising the advice - and that applies to any area, not just fitness/nutrition
Kitchen cabinetry, financial advice, family therapy, aged care assistance, garden design, wedding planning etc etc
I don’t really care what you agree with. this is not a debate table; this is a thread I made to answer questions based on what I learned from 15 years; 6 bodybuilding shows I coached myself through, 30+ clients.. can I get certifications? I sure can, but 99% of these certifications any kid can take and claim they know something.. like the “old guy” who keeps wanting my attention
I thought you weren't replying to me again?
I was referring to actual qualifications like registered dieticians not any certification any kid can take and call themselves a nutrition coach.
I'm not sure what you mean by a debate table - but it is a discussion thread, anyone can give their view.
You seem to think everyone should view you as some sort of qualified expert - when that seems to be far from the case.
I honestly don’t know who is who.. so I reply when I feel like it; I only read the first sentence; I didn’t read none of what you typed.. it’s irrelevant to me3 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »I have trouble meeting my protein. I'm not a fan of eggs and have not found a protein supplement I like. Any ideas?
no ideas; there’s something i tell my clients. Suck it up, it’s not going to be easy. There’s so many protein options. Chicken, turkey, steak, turkey bacon, milk.. ect.
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abigailetches wrote: »I understand that you're not a nutrition coach. But, appreciate any advice. The ellliptical is not new to me. I was hoping to change the quality and quantity of sleep, but no change. I'm frustrated with the scale. It's not a great source of motivation. I have taken measurements and they have decreased. But, I was really hoping that I would see a decrease on the scale.
Now that you're tracking, you'll get a better idea of your intake, and that will provide more material for insight. Eat all the way up to your goal calories (including a reasonable chunk of exercise calories) and see how things go in the next week or two, maybe start your own thread here for follow-up questions.
If your measurements are smaller, but the scale is stalled, the water retention hypothesis may have more likelihood. If it is stress-related water retention, it will leave eventually, perhaps suddenly. But if that is what the cause is, it can also be a sign that you've been putting your body under too much cumulative stress (health condition(s), big calorie reduction, exercise load, maybe other factors in your life besides). (I asked about your sleep because sleep changes - like disruptions or insomnia - can be another sign of too much cumulative stress.)
You've been losing 2 pounds a week so far, and want to lose 1 pound a week. Half a pound a week might be a better idea, honestly, depending on your health condition, but for sure 2 pounds is aggressive for someone as petite as you are.
Have you asked your doctor to refer you to a registered dietitian? With a health condition in the picture, that might be a useful thing.
This is not my advice thread. I'm not a nutritional coach. I don't feel very comfortable giving advice on this thread because of those two things. But I do wish you well, and wish you success in reaching your goals in a healthful way.
how you giving someone advice knowing nothing about her nutrition or exercise ?
please don’t copy and paste the same replies you posted in other threads here1 -
I'm not American so I don't understand gallon,ounces,miles etc. so could you tell me how much is 1 gallon in glasses. I'm not dumb just not very educated as I happen to be mentally ill.6
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People give advice on apple cider vinegar, cleanses, starvation mode, etc. On an open forum, there will be people who don't engage and MAY take that advice as gospel because they are unknowledgeable on the subject. Having other viewpoints gives that same lurker more information. At least that way they can make a more informed decision. Right?TakeTheLongWayHome wrote: »I’m wondering why people are so concerned with all this. The guy is giving advice, for free, on an Internet forum. He’s not the nutritionist of the Mayo Clinic, nor did he say he was. Take his advice or don’t. Drink 3/4 a gallon of water if a gallon is too much. Drink none, nobody cares. I haven’t seen him giving advice that would have anyone hurting themselves in regard to lifting weight either. Lift to failure or leave a couple in the tank. Or don’t, once again, nobody cares.
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People give advice on apple cider vinegar, cleanses, starvation mode, etc. On an open forum, there will be people who don't engage and MAY take that advice as gospel because they are unknowledgeable on the subject. Having other viewpoints gives that same lurker more information. At least that way they can make a more informed decision. Right?TakeTheLongWayHome wrote: »I’m wondering why people are so concerned with all this. The guy is giving advice, for free, on an Internet forum. He’s not the nutritionist of the Mayo Clinic, nor did he say he was. Take his advice or don’t. Drink 3/4 a gallon of water if a gallon is too much. Drink none, nobody cares. I haven’t seen him giving advice that would have anyone hurting themselves in regard to lifting weight either. Lift to failure or leave a couple in the tank. Or don’t, once again, nobody cares.
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
They don’t need more information then the one I give them; that’s why I made this thread they everyone is hijacking. trust me. If I don’t know about a topic; I’ll gladly say so. I don’t know everything and I hate bro science so I’ll never spew *kitten* at no one3 -
Frompumpkin2cinderella wrote: »I'm not American so I don't understand gallon,ounces,miles etc. so could you tell me how much is 1 gallon in glasses. I'm not dumb just not very educated as I happen to be mentally ill.
128 ounces I believe1
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