Posts by chewylotta

If you are really struggling you may want to check out Leigh Peele's Fatloss Troubleshoot or Metabolic Repair Manual.  She specializes in helping people with metabolic and thyroid issues.  I am in the middle of her program now and really enjoy her stuff.  She also has a podcast.  (I should be getting paid for the endorsement LOL)

Hi everyone, how is everyone doing?

I didn't post my stats last week but I did take my measurements.  It was strange, in the morning on my scale I was 138 but after work at my friends I was 135.  I definately like her scale better.  Saturday I weighed again on my scale and it was 135 and yesterday it was back up again.  Who really knows!  I guess I will go off the measurements and fit of my clothes instead.  The fact that it is that time of the month every other week doesn't really help either!

I had a Dr. appointment yesterday and I asked her if she had any suggestions regarding why I am having such a hard time losing.  Especially since I have been tracking calories and have increased my excercise.  She recommend getting a calorie counter device.  That way I know for sure how many calories I am burning in a day instead of going off a website based upon an average.  I guess knowledge is power!  Even though it was pretty expensive, I bought a go wear fit.  It is my early birthday present.  I can't wait to get it!

jocalo - I have been using that HIIT program you posted for a couple weeks.  How do you like it?  I got it off this site which also has several other programs, for anyone that is interested. http://www.intervaltraining.net/hiit.html

This sucks!  What the heck am I doing wrong.  I have been CC'ing for a month.  There are several days in which I missed.  However, I have been averaging 1400 calories on the days I have logged.  This is the recommendation this site gave me.  I figured it out and on the days I did miss I would have had to average almost 3400 per day just to hit my maintenance level 1900 (assuming my math is correct.)  I know there is no way I ate that much on each of the missed days.  So theoretically I should have lost at least 1 pound within the past month.  Not so much and I am so frustrated I just want to cry.  I have actually been trying lose since January and I think I have gained.  Granted I started working out harder which may mean and increase in muscle.  But wouldn't I see changes in inches or something.

Wt - 138, waist 28.5, belly 30, thighs 22, hips 36, (chest is small enough already no need to measure LOL)

I just looked back at last week and maybe I lost .5" off my thighs - but who knows how accurately I measure each time. 

For the past 3 days I have ate between 1100-1200 calories, since I ate a lot more than normal and did not log it last weekend.  Is that bad??  It seems like zig zagging, which some people seem to have success with.  As long as I average 1400 for the week is that ok? 

I am just so frustrated that I am not seeing anything happen.  And I am scared to death that I will end up weight 175 again.  And I am pissed that I let something like this control me, SERIOUSLY in the grand scheme of things I know that if this is my biggest issue I am a very lucky girl.  I want to lose it right this time since last time I just didn't eat much and obviously could not maintain that way.  Sorry for being so negative.  I hope everyone else had success this week.

It is that TOM so I am not going to weigh today.  Last time I was

135 lbs, waist 28.5, thighs 22.5, hips 36, chest 34 (hopefully this does not get any smaller!!)

I am eating 1200-1500 calories per day.  Most every day is

Breakfast - 1 egg, 2 whites cooked w/no fat; 16 oz nonfat sugar free latte

Snacks apples, oranges, 45 calorie bread, almonds, nonfat pudding & nonfat coolwhip (usually have a snack between every meal and desert after dinner) & easter candy lately............

Lunch - salad w/ light balsamic vinegarette, canadian bacon, mushrooms & tomatoes

Dinner - Chicken or lean beef, salad, sometimes potatoes or rice a roni 

Exercise is jogging 5 days per week at least 15 minutes, walking 40-50 minutes and horseback riding (trotting) 10-15 minutes.  I was also trying to do the Jillian Micheals 30 day shred video a couple times per week.

 What is everyone else doing?

Thank you all for your info.  My stats are actually pretty similar to all three of you.  I am 29 5'5'' and 135 lbs.  How active are you ladies?  I am not sure where to set my activity level I've used sedentary on the CC calculator and "a little more active" on the porahs calculator.  That is because I have a desk job and most of the day is spent sitting.  In regards to exercise, I am trying to become a "runner" so I have been jogging 10 min miles 5 days per week - takes me 15-25 minutes.  I also walk 4-5 times per week for 40-50 minutes.  I have been trying to either do the 30 day shred video or a 20 minute firm video to get in strengh 2-3 times per week.

I have been down to 125 lbs before but I did not eat much at all and my only excercise was walking.  I know I can get back down there but this time I want to do it in a healthy way so that I can maintain. 

dedicatedforlife, 

thank you for your response.  After your comments last week I used this website to log my calories and activities.  I had been writing things down but not analyzing anything but calories.

My goal is to lose weight - 10 lbs, tone up and then maintain for life.  Here is what last week looked like.  I should also disclose that on the days I was in the 1600 calorie range at least 300 calories were from dessert.  How important is the source of calories?  I normally try to only indulge a couple times per week.  But on one of those days I would have only eaten 1000 calories if it wasn't for the dessert.  If I totally eliminate, I have a tendency to binge.  Per your advice, I also tried to add protein to my lunch meal.   

My workouts included 4 mph walking, Jillian Micheals 30 day shred video, horseback ridding and jogging 5 mph.  The weekly average was 36 minutes.  Should I increase this?  Per this site total calories burned was 1712 from the exercise alone.  Since I have a desk job, I used Sedentary on the burn meter.  It calculated I burn 1700 per day.

Hopefully that is enough information for someone to make some suggestions.  I am tired of unsuccessfully trying to figure this out on my own.  Any advice is much appreciated!

Date  Calories  Grams  Fat  Carbs  Protein      &n bsp;        ;    

3-24  1403       1389     52    155     90

3-25  1512       1647     34    238     77

3-26  1343        ; 2364    33    164     105

3-27  1498        ; 1583    39    121     91

3-28   I missed this day

3-29  1620        ; 1895    51    214     94        &nb sp;    

3-30  1631        ; 2155    55    178     98

3-31  1122        ; 1524    18    121     67

Ave   1447       1794     40   170      89