Hello, new here. I have been on a tear losing 28 pounds since July 9th. I was losing just about 3 pounds per week, 2-3 per week. Over the last two weeks I am only losing 1 per week. Is this just normal? Do I have to rededicate myself? I was eating just about 1,200 calories a day, now its 1,300-1,400. Should I drop back down to 1,200 and see if that jump starts things? My goal is only 44 pounds more. Thanks for any help.
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Weight loss slowing reasons?
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MiddleAgeSHRED
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Hi and welcome, good work so far. Perhaps a little info on your nutrition, I.e what you’re eating and your weight etc.
Hi and welcome, good work so far. Perhaps a little info on your nutrition, I.e what you’re eating and your weight etc.
Thank you for the post and question. I eat a variety of things sort of. Let me explain. Non-fat Chobani yogurt is every morning, most of the time with a banana, but if I run out of bananas I have a granola bar. That is breakfast. Lunch is identical everyday, chicken salad cup from Wellsley farms made with low fat yogurt, and 2 polly-o string cheese sticks. Dinner is Purdue grilled chicken strips fresh not frozen. and either just spring lettuce/baby spinach leaves, green peppers diced, red onion diced, sometimes with a hard boiled egg but most of the time not, with balsamic vinegar dressing. Sometimes I skip the salad part and just have the grilled chicken with steamed veggies. I then have again 2 Polly-O string cheese sticks. For a snack at about 7 O-Clock I will have either more non fat Yogurt or another granola bar. Now I will admit when I crave something sweet I will have a spoon full of Skippy peanut butter around 7 PM also. That is basically everything that has gotten me down 28 pounds but slowing now.
MiddleAgeSHRED
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No problem. You may or may not have seen any of my other other posts on nutrition but if not, bear in mind I’m coming at this from a low sugar point of view (that’s the way I tend to favour for dieting). Others away have other opinions. I’d suggest trying a few changes for a couple of weeks and see how you get on. Just a general point ‘low fat’ is very often code for high sugar and I don’t know what you’re drinking but if you could make water your ‘go to’ drink for a while or a zero calorie drink without artificial sweeteners that would be great.
Breakfast - Eggs is a great way to start the morning, however you like them, 3 egg omelette or scrambled etc. Good protein and fats. If not look at whether a full fat Greek yoghurt has less sugar than yours and swap it out.
Grilled chicken salad for lunch is spot on. Make sure it’s good amount of chicken (like a breast equivalent) not just a couple of strips. Best dressing is some extra virgin olive oil (tbsp) and a bit of balsamic vinegar. With an egg is fine.
Dinner - try the same principle as lunch,
Snacks. Depending on which granola bar you have it may be high sugar (most are). Nuts is a great ‘go to’ snack, full of good fats,just a small handful perhaps instead of granola, banana or heese strings.
The theory of this is to drop your sugar down and increase your healthy fats. You could give it a try for a couple of weeks and see how you get on but that’s where I’d make changes. Good luck buddy!
Breakfast - Eggs is a great way to start the morning, however you like them, 3 egg omelette or scrambled etc. Good protein and fats. If not look at whether a full fat Greek yoghurt has less sugar than yours and swap it out.
Grilled chicken salad for lunch is spot on. Make sure it’s good amount of chicken (like a breast equivalent) not just a couple of strips. Best dressing is some extra virgin olive oil (tbsp) and a bit of balsamic vinegar. With an egg is fine.
Dinner - try the same principle as lunch,
Snacks. Depending on which granola bar you have it may be high sugar (most are). Nuts is a great ‘go to’ snack, full of good fats,just a small handful perhaps instead of granola, banana or heese strings.
The theory of this is to drop your sugar down and increase your healthy fats. You could give it a try for a couple of weeks and see how you get on but that’s where I’d make changes. Good luck buddy!