Hi everyone! My name is John and I'm a 33 year old government worker from Scranton, Pennsylvania. I am on a low-carb diet combined with personal training sessions 3 times a week and I have slimmed down from 250 lbs. to 165 lbs. I began my journey on October 22, 2015. I'm not sure exactly how it happened but on that day, I just woke up, looked in the mirror, and said "I'm done with this!"
I honestly didn't have much faith in myself. I had never been into fitness and had always been a bit impulsive and driven by emotions rather than logic or discipline. I had a major problem with emotional/boredom compulsive eating. I expected to lose maybe 30 lbs. and I was shocked when it kept coming off. I can't believe I made it through Thanksgiving and Christmas and kept losing.
I follow the Atkins diet but I do not buy any of their products even though I did in the beginning. I do find the book very useful and it has been my Bible throughout my journey. My breakfast consists of a Vega Protein shake and eggs, lunch is usually a salad with tuna and another protein shake, and dinner is salad with grilled chicken or tuna and sometimes another protein shake when I get home from the gym. I have almonds, cheese, or berries for a snack. I do change it up from time to time but I try to be cautious because I'm one of those people that tends to hang himself if given too much rope.
I'm very pleased with my progress but around the middle of last month I hit a plateau. I seem to be anchored to 165. At Easter, I did allow myself a cheat day but that was weeks ago. I weigh myself daily and some mornings I'm 162.8 and others I'm 163.8 or 164.4. I have tried increasing my carb count a bit and then backing off but that hasn't helped. My trainer makes sure that my workouts get gradually more intense so it's not like I'm slacking off at the gym.
I'm not sure how to proceed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I honestly didn't have much faith in myself. I had never been into fitness and had always been a bit impulsive and driven by emotions rather than logic or discipline. I had a major problem with emotional/boredom compulsive eating. I expected to lose maybe 30 lbs. and I was shocked when it kept coming off. I can't believe I made it through Thanksgiving and Christmas and kept losing.
I follow the Atkins diet but I do not buy any of their products even though I did in the beginning. I do find the book very useful and it has been my Bible throughout my journey. My breakfast consists of a Vega Protein shake and eggs, lunch is usually a salad with tuna and another protein shake, and dinner is salad with grilled chicken or tuna and sometimes another protein shake when I get home from the gym. I have almonds, cheese, or berries for a snack. I do change it up from time to time but I try to be cautious because I'm one of those people that tends to hang himself if given too much rope.
I'm very pleased with my progress but around the middle of last month I hit a plateau. I seem to be anchored to 165. At Easter, I did allow myself a cheat day but that was weeks ago. I weigh myself daily and some mornings I'm 162.8 and others I'm 163.8 or 164.4. I have tried increasing my carb count a bit and then backing off but that hasn't helped. My trainer makes sure that my workouts get gradually more intense so it's not like I'm slacking off at the gym.
I'm not sure how to proceed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
