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Today marks 6 weeks back on the wagon, using fat secret instead of my fitness pal. My starting weight was 152. I work out 4-5x a week 30 mins to an hour each. When I first started, I was consuming 1500 calories and after almost 2 weeks with NO progress, I dropped down to 1350 calories. I had lost about 1" in most areas that I was measuring during the first 4 weeks. My last weigh in was 4 days ago and that was 149.6, so down 2.4lbs in 5 weeks. That's sad!
Today, I decided to weigh in again and I'm back at 150.2. WHAT THE HECK!!!?? I know muscle weighs more than fat, but I'm not seeing any real progress here. It's been 6 weeks and I only have a 2lb weight loss and 1" gone in hips, butt, and waist to show for it. My clothes don't feel differently on me yet either. I don't get it. Why is it so hard? I don't want to give up, but I need to figure something else out. EVERY site I've gone to says for ME to lose weight, based on my age, gender, and activity level, I need to consume 1300-1400 calories. 1700-1800 to maintain. I don't want to maintain my weight and I KNOW I'm not eating that much so I don't know what the deal is. I have 1 cheat day a week. Am I supposed to be EATING the calories I gain by working out? Because that seems a bit counterproductive. Seems like I'd be maintaining instead of losing. HELP!
Diet Calendar Entries for 13 May 2015:
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1183 kcal
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Fat: 52.87g | Prot: 88.53g | Carb: 91.68g.
Breakfast: Member's Mark Spinach and Asiago Cheese Chicken Sausage, International Delight French Vanilla Coffee Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Sugar in the Raw Natural Cane Turbinado Sugar. Lunch: Trader Joe's Organic Gala Apples, Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil, Tuna in Water (Canned). Dinner: Dole Romaine Lettuce, Ken's Steak House Apple Cider Vinaigrette Dressing, Prego Traditional Spaghetti Sauce, Contadina Italian Style Bread Crumbs, Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese, Perdue Thin Sliced Chicken Breast. Snacks/Other: Frigo Cheese Heads Original String Cheese, Boiled Egg. more...
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1974 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Zumba - 15 minutes, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Sometimes, numbers can be misleading. Take a look in the mirror and compare your reflection to how you looked before getting back on the wagon. You might be surprised to see the change.
13 May 15 by member: LoadGod
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Have you worked out your macros that you should be eating? My personal trainer told me different values to that listed on my fitness pal i.e 45% protein 35% carbs 20% fat. Before he told me about eating according to your macors I had no idea! If you havent already done this along with clean eating, that will give your body a push.
13 May 15 by member: pixierose
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Yes, take a before and after picture(s) to compare your progress, and measurements as well. Sometimes weight can be misleading. It's hard to see progress when you look at yourself every day, so taking pictures and measurements can give you evidence of actual changes.
13 May 15 by member: oferrek
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have you considered counting carbs instead of calories. I used to do low fat and all that and even spend about $1000. on a personal trainer and lost 14 lbs in like 6 months. I switched to Low Carb and lost that much in two weeks. Also I would give up the cheat day.. its sets you back all the work you did that week at least till the weight comes off. Also, I read somewhere you 30 m a day is a misconception, you actually need 50 m day to lose weight. This is what works for me and maybe it might help you. What ever you decide, I wouldnt stop working out, no matter what the time frame is. Even 20m is something .
13 May 15 by member: redgirl1974
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The cheat day defeats all your hard work. Instead of eating all your treats in one d" or save calories on certain days so I can have a little extra on other days.
13 May 15 by member: Lakeontario
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Eat clean, and healthy. Dont eat nothing with to much carbs and fat from 2-3 hours before sleeping. Exercicing is very important, you said you workout 4-5 days per week, but you didnt mention what type of exercises you do. What you do and HOW you do are the key elements. I am gonna go ahead and assume that you workout is not to intense for your body, so your body is not getting to much stimulus and is not needing to burn the fat stored under your skin. You can change that by changing your Exercises, more reps, more time, variation so it become more intense, try to challenge your body every day! Also Rest is important, its when all the chemical process happen. Good luck, i wish you the best!
13 May 15 by member: lgonzz
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Pixie rose, I don't know what macros is.
I did start taking pics about 2 weeks ago. I am checking measurements every 2 weeks. And like I said, I haven't seen much change.
Redgirl1974, I do try to limit my carbs, especially in the evening.
When I work out, I do 1 hr on Monday, Wed and Fri and 30 mins on Tues and THurs. The 30 mins include intervals.
My cheat day is usually Sunday and I Only call it a cheat day because I eat lunch at church and dinner at my mom's. So it's hard to document. I do practice portion control and don't eat dessert at lunch but might have it at dinner. That's the only day I eat dessert. Hence why I call it my cheat day lol.
Ignozz, I use Leslie Sansone's walking dvds. It's about the equivalent of a 4 mile power walk. I do this 3x a week. Then I do my manual stepper 2x a week. I do the stepper at night while watching tv. During the commercials, I pick up the pace, so I'm doing intervals. When I do the power walking dvds, I sweat like crazy, I lose my breath and certainly feel it the next day. I don't do the same video every time. I do mix it up. Some days include weights, squats and lunges, while others are just jogging in place with kick backs, front kicks, knee ups, arm movements, and side steps.
13 May 15 by member: amyskids
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so if you log your food into an app like myfitnesspal then you can set in your goals what percentage of carbs fats and proteins you need to eat per day. Based on your info the app will calculate your calories and percentage of all these for you. These percentages and grams listed of carbs/fats/proteins are your macros! In myfitnesspal, if you click on the 'nutrition' tab it will tell you the breakdown of percentages you ate that day.
13 May 15 by member: pixierose
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and its listed in fatsecret as well when you log your food, see the little pie chart- i could see your entry and youre carb intake is higher than your protein which you should correct. Protein should be higher than carb.
13 May 15 by member: pixierose
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Yes, I try to aim for my protein to be higher than carb. It's a struggle because fruit has lots of carbs in it. My carbs today come from an apple, salad dressing, and my coffee. I know I need to work harder on that.
13 May 15 by member: amyskids
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What kind of work outs do you do? Do you make sure to vary it each time and include both cardio and strength training? Sometimes your body just gets used to a routine and maintains regardless of doing things "right" calorie wise. So maybe it's that your body needs a change in what you are doing? Good luck! :)
13 May 15 by member: JaimieLBoles
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As you are working out you are probably building muscle, concentrate on the inches lost and how your clothes feel rather than the weight. My body shape changed when I started exercising , although the scales did not change much. Good luck
13 May 15 by member: eclipsesolaire
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I was experiencing the same situation .I was so frustrated with myself but I did not quit . But recently a comment by my sister changed my perception . She said that I was looking slimmer and had a glow in my face . She saw me after 6 months. Exercise is not only about weight loss but also about health . Dont quit even if you are not loosing . fat is more stubborn than us . We have to prove that we are more determined
13 May 15 by member: namramn1
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