Active and not losing weight? Unlocked the key for me

fabafter5
fabafter5 Posts: 200 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am a very active person and after my last baby I have 30lbs to lose. Last fall I started working out regulary( HIIT classes), Spinning, Kickboxing ( on a bag) and as of late running and outdoor mountain biking. I started working out in Oct. of last year 5-6 a week and active leisure activities on the weekend. Working out is my stress reliever so I enjoy it and workout at 6am every morning.

Anyways I was frustrated because I felt like I was eating pretty healthy and definitely very active and even mixing up my workouts. I do a Boot Camp class every year and told my instructor of my frustration with losing and gaining the same 2lbs. He looked at my food diary and told me that I needed to up my calories to 1600-1800 and significantly increase my protien.

He gave me an eating plan that includes a protein shake for breakfast, berries nuts and cheese for snacks, 6ozs of lean meats with 3 servings of veggies for lunch and dinner and another protein shake at the end of the day if I still feel hungry. I am to do this for 2 weeks and then I add back some grains and starches for my after workout meal and for lunch. I am on day 7 of this and got on the scale and lost 5lbs the 1st week! I've been spinning my wheels all winter and haven't seen any results but with this plan I am full, satisfied, the junky carb cravings are gone and I'm headed in the right direction.

I know this is not the answer for everyone but it seems to be working for me. I am more motivated than ever to get to my goal weight.

My diary looks a little like this...

My carbs are between 80-100g
My protein is between 80-120g

Not really concerned with my fat since the nuts skew it.

I had to choke down my first couple of protein shakes until my instructor had me put a tbls of low sugar peanut butter in it and I now like it. I never figured myself as the protein shake type person but I really feel that it has turned things around for me! Just thought I would put this out there to see if might be useful to anyone else. Oh and he is on the 2012 USA Triathlon team!

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  • missystracker
    missystracker Posts: 4
    i'm going to try this! thank you so much for posting. this is me in a nut shell. so are you still tracking calories? hoe much per day? do you eat you burned ones or not? Everyone kept saying i wasnt eatting enough calories. But it confuses me when i work out what i should be taking in.
  • fabafter5
    fabafter5 Posts: 200 Member
    I'm not really tracking calories but my calories seem to fall right around 1500 for the most part. The first couple of days I was eating more but all the protein is really filling. At night if I have calories left I eat some pistachios. I am also choosing foods from a 21 Power Foods list which includes Salmon, nuts, avocado, lean meats, omega 3 eggs, spinach, onions, greek yogurt...

    The meal plan is actually 3 protein shakes a day but I told him that I would rather eat and he had me replace one with fat free cottage cheese and another by eating almonds or pistachios in the evening. I don't really pay attention to eating back what I burn or not. I eat every 3 hours and stick to the guidlines.

    And I was instructed to never eat fruit alone, always with a fat or protein. So an apple with nuts or string cheese for example.
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
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