Help?

xmeggiefacex
xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
Okay so I dunno what to do anymore..I'm 5'6 and anywhere between 140-144 and I just cant seem to get out of the 140's. I've been trying to eat 1200 cals a day but then I usually end up binging at some point and even when i dont, i still dont see results so I dunno what I should do..just thought you guys could maybe help. Oh, and I try to workout 6 times a week and my UGW is 120..

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  • squishycow7
    squishycow7 Posts: 820 Member
    education is the keyyyy (not to be a total cheese-ball)

    read these:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6556-the-answers-to-the-questions

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/8977-your-body-s-thoughts-on-calories
  • jjblogs
    jjblogs Posts: 327 Member
    You probably need to eat more if you're bingeing. Might try uping your calorie in take for a while, eat regularly throughout the day but stay away from crap. Snack on protein....nuts, lean meat, etc.
  • Obliviousk
    Obliviousk Posts: 9
    Apple days is what the doctor recommended to me when I hit plateau. Where you eat 5 to 6 apples (not over) for a day and its suppose to break the plateau.
    ( Being the environmentalist that I am, I no longer eat apples (switched to fasting to break plateaus but a lot of people don't like that). But the apple day always helped for me).
  • xmeggiefacex
    xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
    I sorta tried to do that apple detox thing and that didnt go so well..haha. I mean I think I could do it but i'd be sooo drained. Maybe ill try again.
  • sweetiepaia
    sweetiepaia Posts: 68 Member
    up your calorie intake if you binge...

    change your work out routine

    and stop looking at the scale
  • xmeggiefacex
    xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
    But I dunno how much to up my calories..like I dont completely trust MFP on some things, haha.
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
    How are you at measuring your food - are you just eyeballing it, or do you get out the measuring cups, teaspoons and do you have a food scale. I found that I was underestimating the amount of food I was actually eating because I wasn't taking the time to measure it out. Just a thought that might help.
  • xmeggiefacex
    xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
    Well I generally use measuring cups and teaspoons and that stuff but I dont have a food scale..yet. I plan on getting one, I just dunno when yet /:
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Read this read: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/506349-women-who-eat-more-than-1800-calories-a-day

    And this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/395881-people-who-lost-weight-eating-more

    And the posts in this group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/34-women-eating-2-000-calories-per-day

    And check out the profiles of the women who eat that way. They're achieving or have achieved their goals.
  • sweetiepaia
    sweetiepaia Posts: 68 Member
    up it to 1500 and see if you binge on that

    if no...lower it slowly....if yes up it a bit

    find a happy medium
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    What is your workout schedule like? # of days of cardio and strength training?
  • xmeggiefacex
    xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
    Ummm well lately ive only been doing cardio and like my usual day will beee..
    Walking uphill at 80% at 4mph for 15 mins
    then go on the cybex machine or elliptical for 40-60 mins
    then strength train for 20 mins
    and on mondays and wednesdays i have pilates for 40 mins.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Other things to consider:

    You're already at a healthy weight for your height, so losing WILL be slow. It should be slow. You shouldn't aim for any more than one pound a week, and a half pound a week would probably be better. That will give you more calories.

    Eat most of your exercise calories back. It's how the site is designed to work, and it DOES work.

    Take photos and measurements to gauge your progress, and don't get hung up on the number on the scale.

    Increase your protein on here. I felt SOOOO much better - more energy, more satisfied - once I aimed for a minimum of 100g a day.

    Use a site like this - http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html - to get an estimate of your current body fat percentage and lean body mass. It's not terribly accurate, but it's easy and convenient. Once you know your lean body mass (LBM - that's your muscle, organs, water weight, bones, etc... everything but your body fat) you can get a better idea if your goal weight is realistic or not.

    For instance, I was 110-115 pounds in high school and through my early 20s. Gained a little, got married, lost a little down to 120 about 10 years ago, gained again, lost again, gained again, and lost for good this time... and I'm now a little over 130 pounds. When I was under 120 pounds, my lean body mass was about 92 pounds. NOW, my lean body mass is about 107 pounds, so there's NO WAY I could ever weigh 110 or even 120 without losing a big pile of my muscle. I'm wearing the same size clothes (actually, some of the same clothes) at 132 pounds now as I was when I was 120 pounds a decade ago... I just have more muscle. If I tried to weigh 120 pounds now while keeping all my muscle, I'd only have like 11% body fat, which would be really really hard to achieve and harder to maintain.
  • xmeggiefacex
    xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
    I'll try to eat my exercise calories back >.< and i did increase my protein on here i have my macros set tooo...45-30-25 right now but with all my working out i found it hard to get in that much protein..but I guess upping my calories would give me more room to have more protein, haha. Im also kind of bad about too many carbs...i dont mean to most of the time but i try to find ways to get my calories in and..yeah.
  • xmeggiefacex
    xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
    I did that lean body weight thing or whatever and it all said this...


    Body Mass Index: 22.6 kg/m2
    Waist-to-Height ratio: 0.45
    Percent Body Fat: 27.6%
    Lean Body Mass: 101.4 lb

    Your weight is in the normal range.
    You do not need to lose weight.
    Minimum caloric requirements: 1855 Calories per day
    Your diet should contain at least 76 grams of protein per day.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    That's right about where I was last year at this time. I'd already lost about 20 pounds, and switched from 1# a week to .5# a week. I noticed more change to my body in the next 10 pounds (especially after I started strength training with heavy weights instead of 5# dumbbells) than in the first 20. The weight came off slowly, but made more of an impact.
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