Miller Time
New member
Hi there. Almost a year ago I weighed over 310 lbs. After some decisions and realizations I decided to lose the weight and now I'm at a little over 180 lbs and 18% bf. But now that I'm nearing the end of the road, I am having more trouble then I ever had before.... especially since I got a new job. Prior to my job, I was trying to eat between 1500-1800 calories per day, and I would do some form of cardio every single day. Within the past couple months i decided to switch some things up and I dropped the jogging and elyptical and picked up HIIT and weight training. Here is what my exercise routine looks like:
mon: HIIT
tue: lower body
wed: HIIT
thu: chest, biceps, triceps
fri: HIIT
sat: Back, shoulders, core
sun: off
Since January I had been loosing weight at a constant rate of around 2-3 lbs per week. I would every once in a while hit a plateau, but they would eventually fade and I would go back to losing weight like normal. But lately my plateaus have been rather erratic....
It all started after I got a job at UPS. My job is pretty manual labor intensive as it involves lifting and moving alot of packages for anywhere between 2-5 hours per day 5 days per week. the average package size can be anywhere between 1-70 lbs, with the average being 15 lbs. On a pretty intense day I will be pushing out nearly 1200-1500 packages per hour, but it rarely ever gets that busy for any long period of time.
Needless to say, my weight loss has ground to a halt... I usually go 3-4 weeks at the same weight, but then when I try to do something to boost my metabolism (change workout routine, eat a little more calories per day, eating 5-6 meals per day) I'll keep up that new routine and I'll start to lose maybe 2 lbs the next week, but then it will grind to a halt... again... and I'll have to pick up the pieces and try again.
I talked to a nutritionist and was told that perhaps my problem was that it was a combination of my low cal diet and job and that perhaps I was eating far too little. Unfortunately she couldn't offer me a suggestion on how much I should be eating in a day... I just wanted to see if anyone here had any suspicions about how many calories I burn at work and what my calorie range for weight loss should be. I count calories like a fiend, usually planning out my meals for the rest of the day before I ever eat anything. I'm willing to do anything to finish this extra fat off! I'm so close!
Also, could anyone explain why my weight will drop for a week after I try eating a little more or changing my weight loss, but then then mysteriously stop a week later? I know the body adapts to diets and exercise, but only a week is a little ridicules...
mon: HIIT
tue: lower body
wed: HIIT
thu: chest, biceps, triceps
fri: HIIT
sat: Back, shoulders, core
sun: off
Since January I had been loosing weight at a constant rate of around 2-3 lbs per week. I would every once in a while hit a plateau, but they would eventually fade and I would go back to losing weight like normal. But lately my plateaus have been rather erratic....
It all started after I got a job at UPS. My job is pretty manual labor intensive as it involves lifting and moving alot of packages for anywhere between 2-5 hours per day 5 days per week. the average package size can be anywhere between 1-70 lbs, with the average being 15 lbs. On a pretty intense day I will be pushing out nearly 1200-1500 packages per hour, but it rarely ever gets that busy for any long period of time.
Needless to say, my weight loss has ground to a halt... I usually go 3-4 weeks at the same weight, but then when I try to do something to boost my metabolism (change workout routine, eat a little more calories per day, eating 5-6 meals per day) I'll keep up that new routine and I'll start to lose maybe 2 lbs the next week, but then it will grind to a halt... again... and I'll have to pick up the pieces and try again.
I talked to a nutritionist and was told that perhaps my problem was that it was a combination of my low cal diet and job and that perhaps I was eating far too little. Unfortunately she couldn't offer me a suggestion on how much I should be eating in a day... I just wanted to see if anyone here had any suspicions about how many calories I burn at work and what my calorie range for weight loss should be. I count calories like a fiend, usually planning out my meals for the rest of the day before I ever eat anything. I'm willing to do anything to finish this extra fat off! I'm so close!
Also, could anyone explain why my weight will drop for a week after I try eating a little more or changing my weight loss, but then then mysteriously stop a week later? I know the body adapts to diets and exercise, but only a week is a little ridicules...