Seriously discouraged

Change things up...you can't let your body get into the same habit. It knows what to expect, change your meals around and what you are consuming for a few weeks. Confuse your muscles with a variety of different workouts so it doesn't know what to expect to break through.

Are you measuring your exercise with a heart rate monitor? I pretty much do the dog walking thing as my exercise and when I got an HRM I found that MFP seriously overestimates the calories burned. Also, our bodies adapt well to walking exercises and the more you do and get your body used to it, the less you will burn in any given time period.

At the very least a good pedometer will give you a better estimate than MFP does on this articular form of exercise.

First off, congrats on the 59lbs lost so far!

I just looked at a few days of your diary and noticed a few things. The first thing is that you haven't been logging water intake. How much water do you drink during the day? Although you don't need to drink tons, drinking water for me has helped

I'd also recommend adding sodium intake to your diary. For me, I know that I do retain water if my sodium level is high for several days. For that, go to settings -> diary settings -> and add sodium to nutrients tracked.

These are just my recommendations. I know that's worked for me, but what works for one doesn't always work for everyone. I hope that some of this helps. Also, don't get too discouraged...you're making a lot of progress!

Congratulations on your success. There are many good things about your food log. Two things I noticed and they kind of go hand in hand.

Maybe more fruits and vegetables... there were quite a few days with none. Most of your days have very little fiber.


Another idea would be go to maintenance for a week and then go back to calorie reduction. Just to give your system a week-off of having to operate at a deficit.

GOOD LUCK!

Hi! I know I just started this thing here, but I've been watching my weight forever.....and I have a few suggestions for you. I am not at all a Guru or anything like that, but this is what has worked for me for years.
Try to eat 5-6 smaller meals throughout the day, complete with protein, carbs and fruits/veggies. The ideal would be 3 modest meals plus 1 healthy snack and 1 protein smoothie (look up the Green Monster Smoothie, it is packed with everything you need!).
Limit your carbs at dinner time, and try not to eat past 7 pm.
I noticed you often stay well under the calories you should be eating, and you always are way over in protein and way under in carbs and fat. I would try to stay closer to the range suggested. It's ok to stay a little under in carbs and fat, and eat more proteins since you seem to exercise a lot, but I would try to stay closer to the guidelines, because your metabolism needs a certain amount of fat to stay running smooth.
You need to eat to lose weight!!! You shouldn't feel hungry, you should eat before you feel hungry. That will boost up your metabolism a great deal. As soon as you get up in the morning, have a smoothie or a small apple to kick start your metabolism.
If you have to eat let's say 10,500 cal per week, try not to eat exactly 1500 cal. per day. Eat one day 1400, one day 1600. Change it up a little, it's another way to trick your metabolism and keep it guessing!
Drink lots of water.

This is exactly what I am trying to do. I hope it helps at least a little. Please don't give up. You have done so much and so many people would do anything to get to your results. A small set back is more than normal. You just need to make some small adjustments and you will see, you will be losing again in no time

Let me know how it goes.....

hey there, i have been plateau...ing for a bit too...

After advise from my great mfp...ers i have done the scariest thing and increased my calories over 300 per day.

I exercise like the fat lass at boot camp with blood (maybe not) sweat and tears and generally burn 500-1800 cals per day without a rest day.

I am changing down slightly my exercise routines, to every other day to give my muscles chance to repair and maybe only work out for 60 minutes instead of 2hrs.(when i could, not always).

I am determined to win this battle...its just scarey increasing to 1540 cals a day instead of the 1240...but it has to be done...lol

xx

Ok, looking at your diet diary I would highly highly suggest that you start trying to stay away from processed foods and refined carbs. Processed foods like deli meats and cheeses, canned veggies etc are riddled with chemicals and preservatives. The muffins and cakes and candy I see in the diary are horrible refined carbs. You need to stick to eating as close to nature as possible. Get at least your body weight in grams of protein everyday. Lean protein from lean grilled chicken breasts, lean turkey, lean pork, lean fish. Get a good protein supplement to help as snacks. I HIGHLY recommend Advocare Muscle Gain (www,advocare.com/1202314) You need to be getting your carbs from non-starchy veggies: broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, carrots, peppers, squash, zucchini, brussell sprouts etc. Throw in sweet potatoes or white potatoes now and then. Fruit is ok sparingly. You also need to get good doses of heart healthy good fats. These are ESSENTIAL FOR FAT LOSS! Good fats come from things like Olive oil, flaxseed oil, avocados, peanuts, almonds fish etc. These healthy fats actually help with fat loss and keep your heart and cardiovascular system running smoothly. By eliminating processed foods it frees your liver up to do what is was meant to do, help burn fat. When you eat a bunch of processed things it is so busy filtering all the chemicals and preservatives out of your blood that it can't spend as much time on fat burning.
Also, as far as exercise goes, definitely make sure that you are changing your workout routine about every 3 weeks. Definitely want to keep your body guessing to avoid hitting a plateau. Do something that you know is going to be challenging for you! Hope all this helps!

Why are you drinking milk? Cow's milk is for calves, not humans. No animal in nature drinks its mother's milk after its weaned, but the Dairy Council says you never outgrow your need for milk...a blatant lie.

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