To start off, I lost my mom May 28th at the age of 57. I buried her on Monday. I have been eating like a bird and biking each day to releave stress. My question is, I have only lost 4lbs since Apr 29th. I have only had one bad day when I ate chinese food and realized I can't do that.
I eat 1700 - 2000 calories a day. my burn meter says 2700. I bike 30 minutes twice a day at a pace of 15mph. Due to injuries from an accident I can't lift weights with my upper body.
I drink water, tea, and coffee - NO soda No juice
What am I doing wrong? I am 31 5'4" 181 lbs.
I know I am greiving but I need to accomplish something to make me feel better. I have tried so hard and I can't seem to get anywhere.
Thank you for any help you can give me.
first of all, i'm very sorry to hear about your mom. i can't even begin to fathom what you're going through, but i hope you can heal and regain your strength.
in terms of weight loss, why not take a different outlook? like, you want to accomplish feeling physically strong and energetic. i often find if i am depressed that if i maintain my diet, i feel much more in control of my life and less like everything his chaotic. let your focus be on what you're putting into your body and what you're doing with your body and mostly how you feel, and less about the number on the scale.
that said, often just getting a nice balance of carbs and protein can help with weight loss. for example, make sure you're eating protein and complex carbs every time you eat, and put yourself on a schedule with it so that you know when and what is coming and you don't have to think about it. you could also cycle your calories to keep your body guessing. raw nuts are also a fantastic weigh to boost the metabolism and speed weight loss.
first and foremost, take care of yourself. try to get as much rest as possible and treat yourself well. this is a difficult time and sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is just to let things go, let yourself off the hook.
i hope that helps... :)
Are you getting enough sleep? Are you drinking enough water? Do you have a well balanced diet?
sleep doesn't come very easy or stay for very long.
I have been eating balanced meals but just not a lot. Like I ate a small chicken breast fillet that was boiled, a few brocoli flowers, and 2 bites of a pasta dish for dinner last nite.
Thank you for your advise - maybe like with everything in my life - it will just drag on :-(
I'm very sorry for your loss as well. My uncle recently succumbed to brain cancer at 59 and I'm going down to his funeral this weekend. Very difficult time.
With regards to weight loss, I would strongly advise you to check out the Paleo diet. The diet is composed of foods that are 100% natural in origin: meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. THAT'S IT. No processed sugar, no pasta, no rice, no dairy, no grains whatsoever. There is literally nothing in grains or dairy that you can't get from a more healthy choice, such as fruit and vegetables. If you adhere strictly to this diet, fat will melt off and keep coming off until you're at your body's natural weight. It sometimes is difficult to eat ENOUGH food on this diet. All that said, it's extremely difficult to stay on this diet because most Americans are addicted to sugar and grains as much as some are addicted to cigarettes. If you can break this addiction and stay paleo, you will lose weight and be much healthier in general.
Your body is going through a lot lately. I think that grief is just as physical as mental. Your body goes through a lot of changes. Just make healthy choices and let yourself grieve.
Not sleeping really screws with your ability to loose weight. It messes up all the regulatory hormones in your body. Be patient. Stick to your guns. It will come off. Just keep doing what you're doing. I know it's hard when you don't see results. But once your life settles down some and you start sleeping again, all the good that you're doing now will catch up to you.
Sorry, for your lose. Lost my dad in 2001, dealing pretty well most of the time, but last night I just had a pretty good cry because I missed him so much. So I know how hard it can be. As far as the weight loss I just had to comment cause I have been having pretty much the same problem. I was running at a 1000 or over many days and not losing. I decided to use a spreadsheet to figure out any patterns in my weight. By weighing every day and looking at my intake, calories, sodium sugar etc, from the day before to see if I could figure out the culprit. What I found out is days that I would think "oh, no I blew it" I lost the next day on the scale. If I got between 500-700 calorie deficit between my intake and my burn, I lost. If I got higher than 1000 I gained and the next day I felt puffy, if you know what I mean. At first I thought it was a sodium sensativite but I had my highest day ever yesterday and this a.m. I'm down by 1.5lbs and looking back it didn't seem to have anything to do with it. However, I do find another thing which seems to correlate with my stats. Those days where I have eaten quite a bit of fruit and veges I lose, too. I don't know whether it would work for you. But my suggestion, eat more fruits and veges, and try to up your calories to achieve a lower deficit. It's worth a try any way. People say not to weigh every day but I find that it is all in the mind set. If you are looking for a trend it has helped me. I my morning and evening weights fluctuate quite a bit but my morning is pretty steady and I have been following my morning weight for my stats. By the way sleeping really does help your weight lose. I don't know if that is a normal problem or as a result of the grieving process. I know I didn't sleep for quite some time after my Dad's passing. If it's because of the stress, don't worry about it too much it will pass but if you have it all the time, try to find a way to deal with it cause it really does mess with weight and metabolism!
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