Bandraid's Journal, 27 July 2018

What's going on with the multiple successive weighins?  

Ehm I was monitoring it during July but wasn't very happy about it. Lol. Felt like I was going backwards again. Once more for like the fifth time this year. 

we all have some odd shifts for me it is mostly water weight 

Baskington .. thanks for that, I am trying to keep positive. But its driving me slightly crazy being so mindful and careful of every bit I consume .. and then seeing no results for all the effort. I was practically here in March .. I'm just going round in circles. Its insane lolol 

I hope its water retention or the like, I guess switching up to way more protein than I've ever consumed may affect that. But still its like an ongoing issue. I suppose if I average out over each successive 4 weeks .. I would guess the averaged number is coming down slightly month on month. So, maybe the general trajectory is positive if not overly consistent or aligned with effort!! 

What's your calorie intake? Is it enough? My OH has been on a plateau for ages. He's been advised to up his cals. 

Hi Tracey my intake is around 1100-1300 per day? 

it is tough to try and help as you have not been logging your food here. are you weighing your food?? are you keeping track?? been overeating maybe?? Not that we all don't go there sometimes in frustration, but if you are not keeping track at least for yourself every morsel you put in your mouth, it is hard for you to tell what is up. I looked also at your weight history and it bounces all over the place too. If you are highly active with exercise and burn a ton, maybe you need a change of pace. reduce you snacking, cut out sugars, reduce carbs and hopefully those changes may jumpstart things. I personally think women need protein, definitely more when working out more than 3 times a week. I work out daily, rebuilding my body. It is a work in progress and a real struggle for me. But I try to make sure I get 80gm's of protein every day. If you are tired of logging where ever you do this, just focus on cutting out those things or some of those things. exercise and kind of do your thing. I have hit a plateau myself, but switched things around and dropped a pound. But honestly with the amount of resistance work I am doing I don't expect to lose much.  

I am logging everything on the US version of the site, as I got there first before realising there was a baby UK Site too. So yeah .. I am tracking vigorously.. so I know I am consuming 1200 calories or less on average per day, and that is a usual deficit of around 1200+ calories a day as I'm quite active. So no, its not over eating lol not in the slightest. I wouldn't be moaning if I was over-eating, there would be no point. I don't snack lol I have two small meals and some fruit or nuts a day. I don't consume sugar at all or sodas or juices never have ? I have a low carb intake between 40/60 grams. I think I am pretty much doing everything right .. The only think you've said that I probably don't do is a high protein intake, I tend to veer more to vegetarian options than meat..> But I do appreciate you taking the time to write this all out. I may actually just have built up more muscle as my training has gotten way more intense and more frequent. But still I would expect more scale action!!  

I would find 80gm of protein difficult to achieve, but maybe that's what I need to try.. thanks so much for your response btw... sorry I have come off completely frustrated. ITs been really helpful to hear all your thoughts. 

If you don't like to eat meat that can be hard, but a big piece of salmon tends to have a nice amount of protein. I am struggling right now to add more calories to my diet to get closer to maintenance. I have to force myself to eat more. I was too low for a while and tapped my reserves and I think that slowed me down. Upped the protein, which is easy for me, and struggling to eat more  

Bandraid regarding your cal intake, You'd know if it wasn't enough as you'd feel rough and very hungry. I've been there a few times. Maybe trying different combinations of fat, carbs and protein might kick start your metabolism. We need to stay one step ahead in this game 😉 

It looks like my story so far. For more than 3 weeks I didn't see major results, despite of sacrifice much of my food passion, I forgot beers and wine (I haven't exceeded the 1 pint/1 glass per week), forgot all kind of cheese except the dash of parmesan to make pastas or risotto tastier (but we are talking of 12 grams per day when I use it), some small sweet treat to remind me that I am not dead and in hell. And still I am not sure of the results so far. All of this whilst on the other side the strength in weight lifting has improved dramatically, and this means also higher volumes in the gym. Now in the 4th week of my diet I have the feeling that every day is a good day, I am losing weight and I don't think it is muscles (I assume those are either stable or growing to the higher weights) and hydration seems to be fairly constant. Patience is a virtue I tend to lack of, but I guess there is no other way to achieve our goals than keeping focused, stick to the plan and being confident that good work pays back in the mid-long run. Good luck! 

Thanks Neneeto .. that's given me some courage to keep at it! Its tough when you can't really see the improvement. But I'm going to try and keep vigilant :) You the best :) 

Thanks Tracey . Tbh I have tried increase of protein for me that's tough .. but I find it means I am never really hungry, only on the odd occasion. Sometimes I feel a little fatigued in the gym. . and can't quite get the full 5km done well. I am also sleeping way too much like 10hrs a night which is ridiculous!! 

Ketogenic Intermittent Fasting ..............check this group on facebook, to join you MUST promise to read the pinned post under announcements, there is a lot of information there.take a look at how many members have had fantastic results.This is a low carb,high PROTEIN way of eating,not low carb high FAT. why eat high fat when we have lots of it to burn? I'm sure a lot of people will now disagree with me, but check out this group on facebook and make up your own mind .... Ketogenic Intermittent Fasting 

By the way, I was 217 lb when i joined above group at the end of April 2018, I am now 180 lb. 

we all get frustrated and being tired may be a sign you are not getting enough and wearing your body down. vicious cycle. with that comment I would definitely encourage you to raise your calories up and reset. after about 11 weeks you need to cycle a bit so your body does not slow down too much. I am struggling now to eat enough myself. It is so hard when you are full.