What am I doing wrong? (Please help!)
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I think you need to eat more. I'm as tall as you and when I was on 1500-1600 cals my weight didn't move for a long time. Up your cals. with 100 to 200 a day and see how thing go for 2 weeks. If that doesn't work, adjust again. Good luck to you.
This is good advice. If you are lifting weights you'll also need to try to consume more protein, carbs are fine they won't hinder you, but protein will help with muscle repair.0 -
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I would suggest not eating so late at night. It has worked for me tremendously. All of these responses are opinions of course. I eat all of my calories for the day before 3 generally. I have a cheat day on Thursday and do as I please. Well, really I just don't think about the diet is what I do. I am down 20lbs in 6 weeks. You can do it!0
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Well I'm guessing the key here is to not give up! I'll do my best to lower my sodium, eat more veggies and fruits (about 3-4 times a week, I make myself a big 3-cups salad of whatever veggies I have in my fridge, with some low cal dressing (15cals) and it's reallllllly good! yum), upp my protein and lower my carbs! Gosh this is so hard when you have a husband who eats like a pig and still manages to lose weight! LOL0
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I would suggest not eating so late at night. It has worked for me tremendously.
There is no science behind this claim, please do more research before posting things like this, it is not beneficial to the MFP community. (see my previous post)0 -
I never said it was scientifically proven. Chill out already! I said it worked for me and it has. I also said it was my opinion.0
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Here's what my plan looks like....easy to follow and seems to work. For each of the main meals I try to have - 1 serving protein, 1 serving carbs, 2 servings fruit/veggies. For my snacks (2 per day) - 1 serving protein and 1 serving of one of the other groups (depending on what I do at the gym - this is usually carbs).
It works for me and keeps my numbers in the reasonable range.0 -
Play nice, people!! :S0
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Play nice, people!! :S
I know right! That is usually why I do not post on these sights. Seems there is always someone lurking waiting to attack. I clearly stated it was my opinion and it worked for me. Good luck!0 -
Has anyone ever been through what I'm living right now? Like you feel like you're doing everything right but nothing's changing?0
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Yes, me! And then I upped my cals, start lifting heavy things and things started to change.0
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Yes. I am at the same place.
I have been working out regularly (3-4) times a day with a trainer since October. I had no weight goal to begin with but just to get into a good fitness routine and feel stronger. I felt better but was disappointed to find that I hadn't lost any weight at all in the two plus months I have been working out. So, my trainer suggested MFP and I have been logging on twenty days now and have lost only one pound (I am in the middle of my cycle) and I don't know how that affects my weight. I eat healthy, no processed food, no soda, not much of a sweet tooth (except for occasional good chocolate), but my empty calories come from alcohol. I hadn't realized a glass of wine is a ton of calories:)
I am 5'2" at 144 and would like to lose thirty pounds in the next six-eight months, but going by my results so far, it looks like it might take about a year!
A couple of things that have changed for me are
1. I do think about the calories before I put something in my mouth. Not that I was ever a big binge eater, but still, knowing that one oreo costs 70 calories means instead of 2, I would eat one:)
2. I have missed only two days of exercising in the last twenty days. And doing more rigorous ones like kickboxing. Just started on zumba.0 -
I think you need to eat more. I'm as tall as you and when I was on 1500-1600 cals my weight didn't move for a long time. Now I'm doing 1800-2000 cals, lift heavy things 3 times a week and do kettlebell workouts the other 2 days and I loose weight. Up your cals. with 100 to 200 a day and see how thing go for 2 weeks. If that doesn't work, adjust again. Good luck to you.
This^^ i plateaued for about a month decided to up my cals by putting 0.5lb/week in the past month i have lost 4 lbs, my body clearly wasn't getting enough0 -
I think you need to eat more. I'm as tall as you and when I was on 1500-1600 cals my weight didn't move for a long time. Now I'm doing 1800-2000 cals, lift heavy things 3 times a week and do kettlebell workouts the other 2 days and I loose weight. Up your cals. with 100 to 200 a day and see how thing go for 2 weeks. If that doesn't work, adjust again. Good luck to you.
This^^ i plateaued for about a month decided to up my cals by putting 0.5lb/week in the past month i have lost 4 lbs, my body clearly wasn't getting enough
I know I may sound like a total retard, but I just can't get it in my head that I have to eat more in order to lose weight :S Can anyone explain it to me like with all the details ?0 -
No science behind this what so ever, it doesn't matter if you eat 1,500 calories in one meal or 5 meals. 1,500 is 1,500.Also, if you can, try to break down your meals into smaller meals.
NO science behind this what so ever, you can eat big macs at 10pm and still lose weight, there is no "magic eating time"And if you have to eat "bad", try to do it earlier in the day.
Lifting weights, with a proper diet, will help you look better than cardio ever will. Aim for a 80-20 strength/cardio routine.As far as your workout, you may need to cut down on cardio a bit and lift more weights.
If you can get more than 10 reps the golden rule is to go heavier.Not heavier, just more reps.
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I know I feel better and seem to lose steady when I eat clean, whole foods. I started doing a somewhat low carb plan and it really helps me focus on eating natural foods. You don't necessarily need to do low carb, but if you start eating lots of eggs, lean meats, poultry, fish, as much veggies as you'd like and throw in some fruit you'll notice a difference. I know life gets busy so it's hard to prepare stuff & the smart ones are easy to grab & go, but you could get a rotisserie chicken for lunches during the week and do some prep work on the weekend (boil eggs, chop veggies & fruit, prepare salads & yummy toppings etc). A few references I suggest googling are Tosca Reno's Clean Eating (great book regarding food, but alot of rules which I don't like) & George Stellas Livin Low Carb (another great book, less rules, clean low carb eating). Once I make some of the recipes this weekend I'll pass them along
And MFP has some great recipes too...I tried this one this morning...it literally took 3 minutes with prep and cooking to have a low carb, low cal and really high fiber cinnamon muffin:
Basic MIM
Serving Size: 1
1/4 cup flax meal (8.09 total carbs, 7.6 fiber)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (0.64 net carbs)
1 packet Splenda® packet (0.9 net carbs)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (1.84 total carbs, 1.2 fiber)
1 large egg (0.6 net carbs)
1 teaspoon butter
(total calories 234; total carbs is 12.07, fiber is 8.8; net carbs is 3.27)
Put the dry ingredients in a coffee mug. Stir.
Add the egg and the butter. Mix.
Microwave 1 minute (or more). Take out. slice, butter, eat.
I added cream cheese to mine, but there are a ton of variations on MFP...just type in MIM in the search box in the message boards.
Other than that, keep up with the exercise and water and it should kick in. Focus on health & feeling better instead of just weight loss and I think it'll help 0 -
Basic MIM
Serving Size: 1
1/4 cup flax meal (8.09 total carbs, 7.6 fiber)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (0.64 net carbs)
1 packet Splenda® packet (0.9 net carbs)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (1.84 total carbs, 1.2 fiber)
1 large egg (0.6 net carbs)
1 teaspoon butter
(total calories 234; total carbs is 12.07, fiber is 8.8; net carbs is 3.27)
Put the dry ingredients in a coffee mug. Stir.
Add the egg and the butter. Mix.
Microwave 1 minute (or more). Take out. slice, butter, eat.
I added cream cheese to mine, but there are a ton of variations on MFP...just type in MIM in the search box in the message boards.
Other than that, keep up with the exercise and water and it should kick in. Focus on health & feeling better instead of just weight loss and I think it'll help
what's flax meal?0 -
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Basic MIM
Serving Size: 1
1/4 cup flax meal (8.09 total carbs, 7.6 fiber)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (0.64 net carbs)
1 packet Splenda® packet (0.9 net carbs)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (1.84 total carbs, 1.2 fiber)
1 large egg (0.6 net carbs)
1 teaspoon butter
(total calories 234; total carbs is 12.07, fiber is 8.8; net carbs is 3.27)
Put the dry ingredients in a coffee mug. Stir.
Add the egg and the butter. Mix.
Microwave 1 minute (or more). Take out. slice, butter, eat.
I added cream cheese to mine, but there are a ton of variations on MFP...just type in MIM in the search box in the message boards.
Other than that, keep up with the exercise and water and it should kick in. Focus on health & feeling better instead of just weight loss and I think it'll help
what's flax meal?
It's just ground flaxseed but I buy the kind that's already ground aka: flax meal. Do you have a Trader Joe's where you are? If not I would check out any health conscioud stores, here in CA we have Whole Foods, Mother's Market, Sprouts. You may even be able to order it online. It's got so much fiber and is so good for you. Just make sure to drink lots of water or you may get a tummy ache from all the fiber. 0 -
like others mentioned, i would be concerned with sodium and quality of food choices. also depending on how many calories you are ACTUALLY burning it is possible that your caloric deficit may be a little too high. Those of us with less weight to lose aren't going to lose fast anyway... and it doesnt help if your body starts to slow it's metabolism. I will tell you that i stopped losing weight when i was eating 900-1200 calories and burning off almost all of that from exercise. It is not simple math or i would have lost weight FAST using this unhealthy method... upping my calories to 1500-1600 has already started my weight loss again. There are many articles on this issue (search things like "eat more to weigh less" "starvation mode" etc and you will find a million things).
Finally, i believe you are already in or very close to a healthy weight.... so if you are unhappy with your size perhaps you need to focus more on your fitness than the scale. Your goal of 128lbs at 5'8" is very UNLIKELY to be a healthy weight for you especially since you seem to have hips... unless you have like no muscle tone (also unhealthy)! And if you are trying to get pregnant i can't imagine you will have enough body fat to do so at that weight... I stop menstrating in the 130's and i am 5'7". I know every body is different but i guess i am just asking if when you were 128 you would say you were healthy? If your goals are unhealthy your outcome and methodology is likely to be unhealthy as well...0 -
**** oops! i see that your goal isnt to be 128 (i based this on your 1st picture). well good! haha0
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I never said it was scientifically proven. Chill out already! I said it worked for me and it has. I also said it was my opinion.
I agree, whether science or not certain things works for some n not others. I don't eat after 8pm usually cause it does affect me.0
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