Weird week .. Some help please!

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  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    im no expert but if your goal cals is 1700 try to go for around 7-80 minimum?

    Under?
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    75g minimum but also not sure if you might be overtraining and not eating enough
  • debbielane56
    debbielane56 Posts: 4
    I understand perfectly well! I lost 6 1/2 lbs in 2 weeks, then suddenly 4 lbs. popped up. I was livid. Then I gave up Splenda and they pounds went away. It seems I have a reaction to it that isnt good. Bye Bye splenda and hello smaller pants! Since giving up Splenda and the other sweeteners I have dropped that steady 2 lbs. a week again. Down by 14 1/2 lbs. in about a month. I watch my sodium intake, do not drink soda, and leave the bread in the package. Try going with any sweeteners at all for a week, if it is a sensitivity to them, then it will begin to show up on day 5 or 6. Suddenly, there goes some pounds. BTW, I rarely exercise, but I am a CNA on the weekends so my job is quite strenuous. I didn't get to 2## lbs. overnite and won't loose it overnite. This is my tortis and the hare approach.
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    75g minimum but also not sure if you might be overtraining and not eating enough

    I don't weight train as of yet, I was doing the 30DS but stopped on day 8, level one.

    Eating 1710 cals p/d.
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    I understand perfectly well! I lost 6 1/2 lbs in 2 weeks, then suddenly 4 lbs. popped up. I was livid. Then I gave up Splenda and they pounds went away. It seems I have a reaction to it that isnt good. Bye Bye splenda and hello smaller pants! Since giving up Splenda and the other sweeteners I have dropped that steady 2 lbs. a week again. Down by 14 1/2 lbs. in about a month. I watch my sodium intake, do not drink soda, and leave the bread in the package. Try going with any sweeteners at all for a week, if it is a sensitivity to them, then it will begin to show up on day 5 or 6. Suddenly, there goes some pounds. BTW, I rarely exercise, but I am a CNA on the weekends so my job is quite strenuous. I didn't get to 2## lbs. overnite and won't loose it overnite. This is my tortis and the hare approach.

    Hmm, that's something to think about. I am wondering, myself, if it's all the sugar I've been consuming recently ..
  • dlcam61
    dlcam61 Posts: 228 Member
    Your weight can fluctuate up to 10 pounds in water weight. Also, if you are weight training this is normal too. Don't rely on your scale, it won't tell you what you want to know. Use a tape measure & take your measurements. Get your body fat checked monthly. Those number are fare more accurate that a scale that can't tell the difference between water, fat, muscle etc etc

    I started lifting weights & have lost 4% of my body fat. At the time I weighed the same as when I started lifting 3 months prior but I am a lot smaller and my clothes are looser. My measurements didn't lie :flowerforyou: But my scale sure as hell did :tongue:

    PS I would watch that sugar/carb intake. That will also pack fat on you. I speak from experience as a dieter, student (I study nutrition, anatomy etc) & I am a patient of a registered dietitian. Carbs store as fat if you have too many and your body can't burn it all off. They also attract water (similar to salt). Try reducing your daily carb intake to no more than 100/day and keep those sugars down. I bet you will see faster results. Also make sure to get good lean protein (meat, shakes, doesn't matter) and lots of veggies :flowerforyou:
  • SoozeE512
    SoozeE512 Posts: 439 Member
    Working in a place with temptations in front of you all the time is always the hardest but you should really try to incorporate calories from healthier places (fruits, veggies, lean meats, whole grains) - even if you're under your calories on pastries and coffee, you're always over on sugar and under on protein so you're not providing your muscles the nutrition they need to burn the sugar.

    Also, I'd be curious to see what your saturated and transfat intake looks like - the total fat number can be deceiving, and if the pastries and drinks have transfat, it's going to make it that much harder for you to lose, especially if you're not keeping up with exercise. I find that the healthier I eat, the easier it is for me to get motivated to exercise - and the more I splurge on pastries, the harder it is for me to get up and work it off. Bring some healthy snacks to work with you - like baby carrots or an apple or something, anything to keep you from eating the pastries and to get some real nutrition into your body!
  • skyeashlee
    skyeashlee Posts: 108 Member
    Oh no!!! Im in the coffee industry and know exactly what you mean!!!!!hehe..but plse stay strong, its worth it :O)
    i feel on the same line as u at the mo, needing to get focused and back on track again, so we can do it !!!!!!! youve helped me without even knowing it,
    lets up those veges and water and be rid of an extra coffee a day hehe, best of luck
    starbucks would do it... also lack of fruit & vege ......
    weight loss should be a life style change not a sticking within cal intake kinda thing....... if you stay within ur cal intake but have no appropriate intake of fruit, veges, protein , water etc then you can expect to see no changes... also, one week surely is normal to go to and from a particular read on the scales, however bodies take time to change and naturally will show up and down 'figures' on the scale despite the fact always changing - if that makes sense.
    90% of healthy lifestlye (weightloss) is what you put into your body :)

    Ahh, I work there so it's so hard to resist temptation. I have been sticking to short steamed soya milks with caramel syrup. Which is miles away from the venti fraps with every syrup imaginable, whipped cream AND pouring cream blended in PLUS a mountain of whipped cream on top with caramel AND chocolate syrup (yeah, I know). So my drinks have gone from probably well over 1000 cals to just over 100.

    But, yes, more fruits and veggies! Need to get back on track.
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