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jessicalynn987

jessicalynn987

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Hey everyone...i am pretty new to this site and was wondering if i could get some help...i have been working out everyday for the past week and i have not lost any weight...i have been eating extremely healthy...i was hoping to see results by now...and suggestions about what i could do or some motivation to keep me going...thank you i would appreciate it :)


current 135
goal 115
height 5'0"
 
Do you know how many calories you are eating? Are you weighing and measuring your food?

Although you are eating very healthy you could still be going over on your calories.

Matt
 
Hi Jessica and welcome.

A couple of thoughts for you.

One is that you need to be patient. At your current weight, it's possible that it might take you a little longer to see results than most. A healthy rate of loss for you would be an *average* of 1.3 lbs a week. But it may take a few weeks for your body to actually show that on the scales.

Another thought is that if you're working out hard, your muscles will retain fluid that can, to some degree, offset any fat loss on the scale. It doesn't mean you're not losing fat, but it might not show on the scale. This is a good reason to not let your scale be your only measure of progress. Are your clothes fitting any better? Have you lost inches? Try measuring from that perspective and not focusing on just the numbers on the scale.

Finally, if you truly aren't losing weight/changing your body composition, I'd take a very hard look at how much you're eating. A lot of people say they're eating "healthy" -- but what exactly does that mean? Are you eating a reasonable amount of calories (not too many and not too few)? Are you getting a good balance of carbs/protein/fats? Are you drinking enough water and getting enough fluids? Are your meals sodium heavy? In my experience a lot of people have a vague idea of what "healthy" is, but when asked for specifics, aren't really sure about the details. And, it is possible to eat too much healthy food - if you're eating 2000 calories a day of fruits and veg and lean protein, you're still not going to lose weight - because too much healthy food is still too much.

Hope that gives you a few things to think about and maybe help pinpoint the problem. If you wanted to list out what you eat on an average day, I'm sure there are people who could take a look and offer more detailed advice.
 
i honestly dont eat much as it is...my portion size is always small...for example i could eat 1/3 of of a boneless chicken breast and feel too full to eat anything else...i used to eat really unhealthy foods...now i only eat healthy and i thought that kinda of change would help...you know....from big macs to salads lol...currently my meals are pretty much the same everyday...morning i will either have special k with skim milk or 2 eggs.....lunch is either homemade chicken salad or a turkey wrap with one slice mozerella cheese and lettuce....and dinner half a piece of chicken and broccoli ...and tons of water
 
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Ah. I see the problem. :)

It looks like you're not eating enough. I know that sounds counter intuitive, but you can stall out your metabolism by eating too little - especially if you're working out hard.

You need to eat more to be healthy and give your body somethign to work with. :)
 
the problem is that i get full really fast...i have never been able to eat alot at one time....i usually just eat a little throughout the day....i didnt include snacks in there....i may eat some strawberries or almonds, grapes, apples etc.
 
i didnt include snacks in there....i may eat some strawberries or almonds, grapes, apples etc.
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Ok, now we're back to you may be eating too much.

Honestly I do think this is the main problem you're having. If you're not tracking what you're eating and you don't KNOW how many calories you're consuming, there's no way to know what the problem is.

I would recommend that you register with a site like thedailyplate.com or fitday.com or something like that and spend a few days tracking exactly (and I mean *exactly*) what you're eating. If you eat 2 almonds, log it. If you lick the spoon while you're cooking, log it. Etc. Until you know for sure, it's all going to be guessing and speculation. :)
 
I think you should wait to make a whole bunch of random changes until you know what you're eating, to be honest.

How many calories you burn while working out is a function of how high your heart rate gets and your current weight and a bunch of other stuff. But you can estimate a very rough figure of around 300-400 calories per hour burned doing cardio, depending on your intensity. So increasing cardio isn't really going to make that much difference until your food intake is under control.
 
well i have somewhat the same case as you except for the fact that i am trying to gain and ur trying to lose lol.

first of all dont expect alot or even any results in a week. i joined the gym about 2 weeks and i have yet to see any noticble results.

eating healty or eating little is good yes but try to drink alot of water because it makes you feel less hungry and also try to eat foods containing alot of fiber because that also helps you feel less hungry aswell.

try jogging or walking if thats your thing or just hit the gym and do some cardio on maybe the elepticle thats my choice of machine.

well anyways goodluck:)
 
Try and eat 5 - 6 small meals a day.
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Or not. :)

The diet myth is that eating 5-6 small meals a day will increase or stabilize your metabolism, which isn't really true.

However, the BENEFIT to eating 5-6 small meals a day instead of 2 or 3 big ones is that it might help you to never get truly hungry, which will help you not overeat at your meals.

I"m not against eat 6 times a day plan - I've used it myself successfully. For me it definitely helped me to not overeat because I was never actually starving.

Currently I'm experimenting with IF (Intermittent Fasting) which means that all of my daily food intake is concentrated into a 5 hour time frame each day. I can honestly say that this would NOT have worked for me 2 years ago. I'd have felt hunger pangs and have given up and binged once my 5 hour "feeding time" hit.

But for people who naturally eat this way or who can control the binge monster, it doesn't really matter how many times a day you eat as long as you eat healthy food in healthy amounts. :)
 
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