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Hmmm... Actually, my job did change (I got a promotion and am on my feet 6 out of 8 hours now; before the promotion, I was I in my chair 8 hours a day).
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And: no. My situation is precisely as described. When I stick to 1450 calories, I gain weight. When I hit 1650 calories, I lose weight (approx 0.5 to 1lb per week). My thought was perhaps that I was unintentionally putting my body I starvation mode? So I wanted to check with others who are also on this weight loss journey.
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All of my food is weighed and measured. I gain about 2 lbs. water intake is the same day to day.
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I've been in the same place - for 3+months I lost weight steadily (between 4-5 lbs/month). Then in early September, everything just... stopped. That wasn't fun. I was stuck at 188 lbs. (Trying not to cringe at admitting that--but at least I am overweight and no longer obese!) I was stuck, until late last week, when my…
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Nerds are awesome. (-->queen of the nerds right here.)
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Ditto--I had no idea that 1)I ate that much and 2) I was only drinking 750 mL of water every day (and plagued by headaches and constant fatigue). 2 lbs is a great start!
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Please add me. (I have another 63 pounds to lose!)
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Hi! I know where you're at with the weight gain and depression (some of the tricyclics and SSRIs and mood stabilizers make you gain weight like crazy). I hit rock bottom when I stepped on the scale a few months ago and saw that I weighed 205lbs. 205?!? That's when I realized that wishing it away/ignoring it was not going…
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I am no expert. However, I am in the same boat as you (wanting to lose weight while building muscle). I talked to my doctor about it and he told me that as you exercise, you build muscle (weight gain) and lose fat (weight loss). It's not an overnight process, unfortunately.
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The foods I don't eat (because I can't control my portions): cookies, chocolate, sweets of any kind. The foods I can't eat (because of allergies): milk, shellfish, mustard, cauliflower, broccoli.
