my story of frustrated/not losing dilemma...

Hey Skyler.
Im new here but I read some of your diary and I can understand your plite. I didnt pick up how you are eating your 1050 Calories but how you eat it can affect your metabolism. Try to spread them out a bit so you are not eating enough at any given moment in time to raise your insulin levels. Especially carbs. Our fat cells need insulin to bring sugars into the cell so if you spread your calories apart throughout the day you will not get enough of an insulin surge to drive all the sugar into your fat cells. This is why we shouldnt eat at night. We want to give our bodies energy when it needs it, but not enough to store it. Hope that helps! :cool:
 
Skyler.. sorry I didn't know you were doin gbiggest loser, but I'd ask someone else in that group, because I don't know for sure.. Just hate to see you get too severe with your calories :) 1200 probably is the lowest I can manage right now! :)
 
Hi Skyler. Moabnut is right. Spread your calories through the day. I eat 1300 spread over 5 "mini meals" and all food ends by 7pm. As a personal preference, I don't eat carbs at night unless they are veggies. I figure, my body doesn't need energy to go to bed, but I need the protein to keep me full so I don't wake up in the middle of the night for a snack like I used to. ( I also don't dive into the cookies first thing in the morning anymore! LOL)

Hope this helps in some way.. Keeping going is the biggest thing. You will get it worked out. :D
 
thank you for all your support. i definitely dont want to get into 'starvation mode' and plateau again but i need to see some changes so they say - gotta change something. i dont know how much more cardio i can really add...hmm..not sure..
 
Skyler, don't stress too much on it. Try the 1050 see how that works for you for a few days!! :) It really isn't THAT much of a leap if you were doing 1200 before. I just jumped from 1500 to 1200 myself. So lets hope that works! :)

I do agree spreading out meals seems to help with the metabolism, and to me its kinda nice cause its like "Ooh I get to eat all day! lol." Even if they are "small meals" :) So you'll do just fine.. keep up the great work!! You'll keep me inspired! ;)
 
Hi, Skyler,

I know what you mean about wanting the scale to move! It can be incredibly frustrating not seeing any results on the scale, but you also have to listen to your body - do you have more energy, do you feel like you have more stamina, like it is easier to do thing? If the scale does not give you a positive reinforcement, look for it somewhere else.

As far as actual suggestions... I don't have many. I think you are doing everything right. Here's what they are:

1. Double-check your math and make sure that portion sizes you eat and put in fitday are the same. If I don't know the portion size, I usually weigh everything I eat and just enter it in oz. Some "servings" can be surprizingly small.
2. Double-check "background" activities for fitday. They slightly overestimated how many calories I burn per day, by about 200. I don't know if online version of fitday has that feature, I'm using the stand-alone program.
3. Exercise. As far as aerobic goes, if you cannot exercise longer, you may try exercise harder if you can. Doing interval training is supposed to be the best. You may want to do more strength training, as it will build muscle and will help raise your metabolism. I think cardio raises your metabolism temporarily for couple of hours after exercise. Also, for that reason, you may try splitting up your cardio in 2 sessions, one morning one afternoon. I've read articles that say there is no evidence that exercising more times a day in smaller amounts is any better then exercising once, if total amount of exercise is the same, but it is something you may try. I noticed I felt better and had more energy throught the day if I did morning, lunch and evening small doses of exercise, and if I had more energy, I was more likely to move overall.

If you're doing some strength training now, I think you may also be building muscle, which may show your weight loss as "slow", but it will speed up once you do have more muscle, because your metabolism will be higher.

All the best, I know you can do it!
 
count me in as someone who eats many times a day.its amazing how full a person can get eating 200 cals at a time, 6 times a day, if they are good filling choices. water before during and after a meal helps too. Keeps the energy up and the blood sugar steady all day long.

It difficult sometimes to work out whats best without going into plateau stage. Off all the things I hate the most when losing, its this.:(
 
Hey Skyler Your Doing Great! Ypu Have 200 Extra Calories To Go With That 1,050 And I Am Sorry It Wasnt All Posted For You Earlier I Was Just So Busy I Didnt Do It Right And I Am Sorry! If You Want You Are Welcome To Join Our Club There Are A Few Of Us Trying To Get It Going Cndshehulk And I Lost 4 And 5 Pounds So We Know It Works And We Are Not Following To The T But Close Enough. I Think It Is Just Good Healthy Eating And Changing Habits! Keep Up The Good Work And I Am Glad My Info Helped You!
 
Thank you all! This is great. I don't have any of the info on the biggest loser diet so that would be great. I love to learn as much as I can - red - maybe i can join your group to see what is going on! i'll check the club thread.
Had a good day yesterday overall, managed to eat pizza (my favorite!) and not go over my 1100 calories limit :). That was a great treat. Today I am starting another 2 week challenge. Hopefully I can get down a couple pounds this time around. I truly appreciate the support and the advice. THANKS!!!
 
Thanks for all the encouragement. I am determined. This is going to be the time I get to where I need to be - for my health, mind and soul!!!! AAAARGGGHHH. I can't say i'm not frustrated. I have been SO Good. I have been exercising (cardio) 4 days a week (upping that to 5) on elliptical ranging from 35 to 55 minutes and 2 days of pilates + 1 day strength training. calories are at about 1050 per day. water level is high. still havent moved on the scale but what else can i do???? my goodness, i have even been taking my vitamins. i am doing the 2 week challenge and the 10 lb, i better lose something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hey! doing good this weekend. a little too much vino but i counted it towards my calorie intake so hopefully i'll be okay. trying to double up on water so the dehydration doesn't screw me up. been eating a lot of seafood (mussells, scallops, shrimp, etc) which is so low in calories and very filling. i refuse to weigh myself until wednesday so hopefully i'll see any kind of budge (in the right direction!!)
 
i weigh in in the morning. hoping for a budge myself! Ive peaked but Im not sayin anything:p

Im thinking itll budge for ya. Youre doing everything right! In fact, reeally drink on Tuesday, flush that fat out, and itll happen!
 
Hey Skyler, you're doing great! And the scale WILL budge, it is frustrating I know. So you're not alone !! :) But it'll happen sooner or later, you might be hitting a little plateau(sp) right now, so keep up the good work, you'll get there. :) I'm rooting for ya! And PM me any time you need to vetn your frustrations! :)
 
Hi Skyler, stop stressing. First of all, stress not only makes people want to eat more, but there's actually medical connections in stress and weight gain. Personally I don't focus so hard on exact daily calories. I actually try to vary my calorie intake at least every few days. My body seems to be very easy to trick! When I stick with a set # of calories every day I lose slower than if I have 1200 today, 1000 tomorrow, 1500 the next day, etc. Obviously you have to stay in a reasonable range, but anything you do every single day the body will get used to and adjust. So, if I keep changing it, the body can't adjust to it! Just a thought because it works for me and it allows me to have days that I can have something special or just something I'm craving without feeling like a failure!
 
thanks april. yes, stress doesnt help ANYTHING. i'm trying. just get so frustrated. happy to see this plan works for everyone else but i just desparately want this time & energy and HARD WORk to pay off for me as well. i ve read so much, i cant see what i could change , so i stick with it...hoping for the shock when i step on that scale to see a budge...
 
Hey Skyler! :) Don't fret too much, maybe you should hide your scale for awhile, so its not tempting you to weigh your self frequently!! :) I'm really hitting a plateau I feel myself too, so you're not alone. I'm equally frustrated, so feel free to vent to me. But you WILL get there.. Don't throw the towel in!!
 
No towels being thrown in. That is for sure. Not only do I want that # that i set for myself on the scale, but I want to be fit and healthy so there is no quitting here. Just some frustration ;). I hope i am not on ANOTHER plateau. The last one lasted WAY too long! Only weighing myself once weekly so I don't worry about it. Doing the best I can! Also, thinking of investing in a % fat loss scale instead of just the weight number. Anybody know how accurate they are?
 
from what i have read the scales that measure fat% are not very accurate but they might give some idea of what your %fat is, calipers are a more accurate method and there are plenty of websites around that explain how to use them. I have my BF% checked every 6 weeks by the trainer at the gym.
 
that is what i heard, that you didnt get a good reading other than with the caliber technique. thanks - before i went out to go buy one!
 
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