OK, I need advice/evaluation
I have to be doing something wrong. Advice would be very very appreciated.
I've gained four pounds. I've been trying to lose since January 1st. Here are my stats:
I'm 5'2", 220 lbs, 24 years old. I eat 1400 cals on non-workout days and about 1700 on workout days. I typically burn around 300 cals at the gym (I'm doing the Couch to 5K and I do some weight training). I've been trying really hard to eat more for breakfast, because it's generally not something I'm very good at. Typical food for the day:
BF: Yogurt, piece of fruit, piece of toast with PB
Lunch: Fat Free Jello, Triscuits with Laughing Cow Cheese, Carrots and Green Peppers
Dinner: Salmon or Chicken, Grilled Vegetables, Sweet Potato or WW Cous Cous
Snacks: Fruit Leather, handful of Cashews or Wasabi Peas, Low Fat String Cheese
PLEASE, What am I doing wrong??? I've been sick for the last week or so, so haven't been working out, but have kept my calorie count to the non-gym day level. I have a sedentary job, I just sit at a desk all day.
It sounds like you need some detox...
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it is a 7-day program to lose up to 10 pounds in a HEALTHY way. It changes the way you eat and the way your body process food. I did it because even though I was doing everything right, my scale just moved up or kept the same.
Since my 7-day program, I lost 5 pounds and my husband lost 10. I only lost less because I didn't do all the suplements. I will try in a couple weeks again with them. I feel much better, my colon works, my skin is radiant and I feel more energy than before. I was always tired while dieting before.
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Original Post by cscgrl04:
My burn meter says I burn 2100 cals in a normal day (that's when I don't work out).
if you burn 2100 then your BMR is probably around 1800, if you are only eating 1400-1700 then you aren't eating enough, up your calories to at least 1800 calories per day and if you want a bigger deficit increase your exercise.
Forget the detox IMHO; all you lose is water weight, and 10lbs in 7 days is not healthy gradual weight loss.
Back to the OP: have you measured your servings accurately and do you include things like cooking oil? It looks to me like you are doing everything right, but I'm not a professional nutritionist or anything.
Do you feel tired or run-down at all during the day? That could be a sign that you're not eating enough, especially on workout days.
Original Post by music2harvest:It sounds like you need some detox... Detox diets are worthless and generally unhealthy.
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it is a 7-day program to lose up to 10 pounds in a HEALTHY way it isn't possible to loose 10lbs in a week in a healthy way. It changes the way you eat and the way your body process food Your body has been evolving for millions of years to process food efficiently, starving yourself isn't going to improve on that. I did it because even though I was doing everything right, my scale just moved up or kept the same.
Since my 7-day program, I lost 5 pounds and my husband lost 10. I only lost less because I didn't do all the suplements. I will try in a couple weeks again with them. I feel much better, my colon works, my skin is radiant and I feel more energy than before. I was always tired while dieting before.
If you can't find the link to sign up for email try this one
Hope it helps...
(By the way, it is NOT a crazy diet, lose weight quick, or unhealthy program)
Um, how is losing 10lbs in 7 days not "lose weight quick" program? and how is it healthy?
I agree with floggingsully - you need to eat a little more.
Your meals look fine except lunch - could you add something a little more substantial? Maybe some chicken or tuna (light on the mayo, of course).
If you start eating 1800, on days when you exercise, you'll be burning 2400, which will give you a lovely 600 cal deficit. On days when you don't exercise it'll only be a 300 deficit, so try to get a little activity in to get the deficit higher, but don't compensate by lowering your intake.
And if you are sick, take a little time to recouperate - exercise if you can, but don't restrict your calories too much - depriving your body of nutrients when it is trying to get better isn't going to speed things up - just make sure it's healthy food.
Oh, and I agree with you, cscgirl, about detoxes - never saw the point.
How much yogurt? What kind of fruit and how many pieces? How much PB? What kind of toast?
You should know by now that it's not about what you eat but how much of it.
Right? :)
And you might want to think about not worrying about eating less or more on your workout days; I don't. If I workout, great but I don't change what I eat because of that; working out is a bonus.
And If I don't workout, oh well, then I stayed within my caloric limit and I didn't gain that day.
Also, please measure, don't just "eye" it and figure that's "about right; when my husband and I started counting quantity, I filled a cup of orange juice for him for breakfast and he thought it was only a QUARTER of a cup! Not a full cup! He thought a WHOLE "cup" was HUGE! But it isn't.
Your "eye" cannot be trusted; we must re-learn that. :) Buy a scale and a measuring cup and use them every time until you know what is truth. :0
Good luck! :)
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- Plot your weight curve
- Analyze the trend of your weight (see under Recent in the figure above)
- Determine the projected target date (see under Overall in the figure above)