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Sweet fruits are nature's candy. They are really nutritious, but need to be monitored similar to the m&m's. Try switching up your fat/carb ratio, and see if that doesn't breath new life into your progress. I did WW three times: the first time was a great success but the 3rd time was a complete failure despite following…
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BTW, its NET carbs, not total carbs. You subtract the fiber count from the carb count. And its true that when people go back to eating lots of carbs again they gain the weight back, because excess carbs make you fat. Its pretty simple.
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It depends. There's no easy answer. If simply cutting calories isn't working, then its the carbs. And you don't "give up" carbs, you cut them back to about 20% of you total calorie intake, give or take. And try to get those carbs from vegetable and dairy sources instead of grains and sweeteners. If you lower your ratio of…
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Why do you not consider the change in body fat percentage to be weight loss? You have lost lots of fat weight! And judging from your workout routine, you have added quite a bit of muscle weight. You are LEANER! You have replaced fat with calorie-consuming muscles. Isn't that what we want ultimately? Why can't you see that…
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Weight control is NOT a numbers game. Your body is a chemistry lab, not a bank account. Have you tried a carb restricting diet like Atkins? Look into that. Have you lost and gained weight repeatedly? If so you can't eat little enough calories to lose weight anymore. I have been struggling to keep weight off, and low carb…
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I recently saw a depressing Ted Talk about how after we lose weight, our brain's "thermostat" is reset, and it reacts to being in a famine situation. Basically it makes us put the weight back on by making us feel hungrier, and decreases our metabolism so that we don't need as many calories (ever again), all in attempt to…
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The elliptical is ideal for people like you. Good for you for all your hard work and accomplishments in the face of such difficulties. But many of us could go at it a little harder.
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I noticed that too. Once I looked around the gym to see what the fit people were doing versus every one else, and they were sweating like pigs on the stair-masters while the rest of us were taking it easy on the ellipticals.
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Ha!
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When someone sees you everyday, its so gradual that its hard to notice. There have been people who work in my building who have lost a lot of weight, and it took me a while to realize it. "Didn't she used to be pudgy?" And baggy clothes are not slimming, so make sure your clothes fit your new size.
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I've been doing it about a week, and have already lost 3 pounds. (Counting calories and WW points does not work for me anymore). I can not do the super-low 50 carb thing- I see no need to torture myself. I just try to make my diet around 20-25% carbs, which puts me at less than 100. The Fitbit will calculate that, even if…
