Posts by nutriwks

Original Post by nutriwks:

Canucker,

I have been stuck on 185 for a month and half now. Same calories and exercise. If you find out something that works for me let me know.

UPDATE: wt 179.6

Well it's been about a month now and I finally got off my plateau. I have been eating 1600 calories and not really working out. I had extensive oral surgery, so not eating has not been a problem. Been drinking lots of protein shakes. Whereas I am happy to see the scale finally moving, I am concerned that I am losing muscle weight.

Hope all are well :)

 

 

Canucker,

I have been stuck on 185 for a month and half now. Same calories and exercise. If you find out something that works for me let me know.

Original Post by lindsayanne:

I'm not sure how much this will help given that my weight loss process has been erratic, inconsistent and constantly changing but here goes...

Height: 5'10"

8/1/08: 195 (SW)

9/23/08: 180

10/30/08: 175 (SW on Calorie Count)

1/16/09: 159

2/17/09: 157 (Plateau began here)

5/26/09: 145

So, as you can see I got stuck somewhere around mid-February. Up until that point I had been a faithful calorie zig-zagger aiming to average 1800. I spent a fair amount of time at the gym where I would do about 30 to 60 minutes of cardio and a minimum of 30 minutes of strength training five days a week. In March I made a big move and started a new job, so weight loss was put on the back burner beginning then. In April I made a concerted effort to start counting calories again. Since then I've averaged 1600 calories a day and have been running about 3 miles every day. For strength training, I've been doing pilates, lunges, tons of push ups, squats, etc. I've been fluctuating between 145 and 150, which is quite normal for me. Throughout the journey I've eliminated all soda and most processed foods. My goal weight is 140. Sorry for being long winded!!

Thank you soooo much!

It is so helpful to see someone else successful journey. It makes me want to continue and be patient. I had eliminated processed foods and soda years ago. I eat very healthy. It's always been about portions for me. There are weeks where I burn 5000 calories in one week, stick to 1800-1900 calories and still do not lose. But fortunately, I did lose some inches otherwise I think I would have felt defeated. I can definitely see going down to 1600 calories after losing so much weight since your body is smaller and needs less. I bought a food scale a few weeks ago to make sure I was eating the right number of calories. I have been stuck on 185, eating about average 1700-1800 calories, I fight the hunger I feel at times with warm beverages like tea or decaf tea. I really dont think I can possibly eat less calories, I would be way too hungry. At this point, I either have to eat more or less to get off this plateau. I may give it one more week.

 

 

Original Post by zji8bek:

nutriwks -
we do have very similar situations! 

I've heard the meniscus tear is way harder to recover from than the ACL. 

I'm trying to stick to 1500 cal per day because I don't have a scale or a great way to measure anything while at work so that way I figure if I'm off by 10-20% I'm still at 1800 or below.  They say most of us underestimate our calories by that much.

When you do weight training, do you do whole body twice a week or upper/lower?

 

Zji8bek

Yep we will have to help each other out.

I don't want to whine but yeah it really sucked. My right knee was never the same. My left leg can workout everyday but the right one always cries. So I am limited by it. I do whole body twice per week (specifically it's called bodypump (www.bodypump.com). I started to do pilates, only did it twice so far but I like it. I hope it brings my body into balance, especially my legs. I also spin about twice per week...been doing it for years, great for knee problems, well at least mine. I also like Zumba..too much fun.

Well 1800 should be fine. It doesn't take expensive equipment. You can use measuring cups (found at any dollar store). I highly recommend keeping a food journal with times and calories of foods. You would be surprised how off you can be. I got a Escali Primo digital scale $25 on Amazon. It not only helps me keep my calories in track but it helps me make sure enough protein (which my food journal showed me I wasnt). It's also great for recipes.

I also like the weight tracking log provided by cc. I like how it shows the trend. I get a kick out of weighing myself everyday just to see the pattern, lol

Joss

 

I would love to have a twin. I never meet women like me :)

Ht: 5 11

current wt: 185

Frame: Large / Apple shape

goal wt: 160

age: 35

I went through all the pages, the closest were mgeorge08, xxwhitxx, erinw43, nazrafel .. let me know what you think.