Please critique my daily food diary. Not seeing results.

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  • volrathdesign
    volrathdesign Posts: 43
    Just from a quick glance (and I'm sure to echo the sentiments of many already), but the sugar and sodium is probably what's killing you most. That, and it looks like you are getting a lot of terrible carbs. Those bagels and cookies and fancy Starbucks drinks will get you everytime. If you worked on those three spots, I would venture to guess you get more benefit from your diet.

    lol that's actually my first starbucks drink i've had in about four months which i'm proud to say!

    as for breakfast yes it's my hardest meal to prepare for. i can't find anything that really wakes me up and still fits the criteria that i need for my nutrition plan. i used to just do a protein shake in the morning but i was starving within an hour or two.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    I would think it's simply a matter of being so close to your goal, it's gonna be tough and slow to get the last bit off. You eat better than me most days and I lose 2lbs a week, but I'm 6'3 255lbs. Sodium doesn't really matter for long-term weight loss, sure you retain water but it's not like you gain a pound of water every week, it's going to stay somewhat consistent. Crap, your sodium isn't even that bad most days. I have much worse days than you do. Fruits and veggies, who cares, none of that matters for weight loss.

    I guess the question is, WHICH hrm do you have? I wonder if somehow it's not overestimating. It seems like you're burning a ton, and if you're eating back those calories you might be going too far. What is your average heart rate on these 60-90 minute workouts? I ask this question because I initially had a crappy Timex HRM and it would overestimate by a factor of about 200%, I trashed it for a Polar FT60 which seems to be more accurate. If you're really fit (especially to be doing 60+ minutes of insanity workouts) it can actually be harder to burn calories since your body is more efficient.

    One final thing, how long have you been at this? One thing I've found is that with big workouts, my muscles tend to hold a lot of water. When I take a long weekend off, I can lose 4lbs over the weekend easily. On a long enough timeline it doesn't matter, but it can be disconcerting in the early weeks.
  • volrathdesign
    volrathdesign Posts: 43
    I would think it's simply a matter of being so close to your goal, it's gonna be tough and slow to get the last bit off. You eat better than me most days and I lose 2lbs a week, but I'm 6'3 255lbs. Sodium doesn't really matter for long-term weight loss, sure you retain water but it's not like you gain a pound of water every week, it's going to stay somewhat consistent. Crap, your sodium isn't even that bad most days. I have much worse days than you do. Fruits and veggies, who cares, none of that matters for weight loss.

    I guess the question is, WHICH hrm do you have? I wonder if somehow it's not overestimating. It seems like you're burning a ton, and if you're eating back those calories you might be going too far. What is your average heart rate on these 60-90 minute workouts? I ask this question because I initially had a crappy Timex HRM and it would overestimate by a factor of about 200%, I trashed it for a Polar FT60 which seems to be more accurate. If you're really fit (especially to be doing 60+ minutes of insanity workouts) it can actually be harder to burn calories since your body is more efficient.

    One final thing, how long have you been at this? One thing I've found is that with big workouts, my muscles tend to hold a lot of water. When I take a long weekend off, I can lose 4lbs over the weekend easily. On a long enough timeline it doesn't matter, but it can be disconcerting in the early weeks.

    I have this HRM:
    http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5G971-Unisex-Personal-Monitor/dp/B000P8VWQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321387281&sr=8-1

    My average Heart Rate doing "Insanity" is around 135 - 150 BPM, during the workout it's usually around 170-175 BPM.

    I've been doing the cardio workout aspects for about three months. I only started adding on some weight lifting and additional jogging in the last two weeks.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    I would think it's simply a matter of being so close to your goal, it's gonna be tough and slow to get the last bit off. You eat better than me most days and I lose 2lbs a week, but I'm 6'3 255lbs. Sodium doesn't really matter for long-term weight loss, sure you retain water but it's not like you gain a pound of water every week, it's going to stay somewhat consistent. Crap, your sodium isn't even that bad most days. I have much worse days than you do. Fruits and veggies, who cares, none of that matters for weight loss.

    I guess the question is, WHICH hrm do you have? I wonder if somehow it's not overestimating. It seems like you're burning a ton, and if you're eating back those calories you might be going too far. What is your average heart rate on these 60-90 minute workouts? I ask this question because I initially had a crappy Timex HRM and it would overestimate by a factor of about 200%, I trashed it for a Polar FT60 which seems to be more accurate. If you're really fit (especially to be doing 60+ minutes of insanity workouts) it can actually be harder to burn calories since your body is more efficient.

    One final thing, how long have you been at this? One thing I've found is that with big workouts, my muscles tend to hold a lot of water. When I take a long weekend off, I can lose 4lbs over the weekend easily. On a long enough timeline it doesn't matter, but it can be disconcerting in the early weeks.

    I have this HRM:
    http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5G971-Unisex-Personal-Monitor/dp/B000P8VWQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321387281&sr=8-1

    My average Heart Rate doing "Insanity" is around 135 - 150 BPM, during the workout it's usually around 170-175 BPM.

    I've been doing the cardio workout aspects for about three months. I only started adding on some weight lifting and additional jogging in the last two weeks.

    Interesting, that's the HRM I was using before I got the Polar. It was consistently 2x higher than what I was actually burning. It would show 600 cals for a 30 min walk at ~125-130 average heart rate. Using my polar and/or a pedometer it was only 250-300ish. Do you know anyone with a good HRM that you could at least borrow and compare?

    Assuming that the HRM is accurate for a moment, it's basically just gonna be trial and error. Try eating 250 cals less a day and see if anything changes. Or hell, eat 250 more. If you start gaining weight, then you know you're understimating calorie intake or overestimating calorie expenditure. You have to remember, everything is just an estimate so the accuracy can be way off. Your BMR is an estimate, your activity level is an estimate, your calorie intake is an estimate and your calories burned is an estimate. Quite a margin for error. Try a month of eating a small amount more or less and see what happens. Not everybody fits the same mold.
  • volrathdesign
    volrathdesign Posts: 43
    Which Polar model do you own? I was shopping around yesterday to just try another model out to compare / contrast.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    I have the FT60. It's a little more expensive than an FT4 or 7 but the one feature I liked was that it had an automatic VO2max test built into it. One more variable to increase the accuracy.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    Your diet is fine. You have lost 6 lbs. Try logging your exercise and eating back some calories every other day. We've all had plateus - they usually end unless you are sneaking snacks and not logging them.
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