i need a jump start :)

5'2 147 battling weight my whole life

ive tried every diet

ive worked out like crazy

nothing really works.

i tend to give up when i work out and diet like crazy for months at a time and dont see the scale budge.

i thought ive tried it all, but if ANYONE has any suggestions how i could jump start my weight loss and lose a quick 10 pounds i would be forever in debt.

i just would give anything to see that scale say anything under 140.

thanks in advance to anyone to gives suggestions.

Original Post by makeupbykaitlyn:

5'2 147 battling weight my whole life

ive tried every diet How about the one where you eat 500 calories less than you burn?

ive worked out like crazy

nothing really works. The one where you eat 500 calories less than you burn does, it works for everyone

i tend to give up when i work out and diet like crazy for months at a time and dont see the scale budge. Throw away you're scale.

 

i thought ive tried it all, but if ANYONE has any suggestions how i could jump start my weight loss and lose a quick 10 pounds i would be forever in debt. Stop trying to do it quick, anything worth doing takes time and dedication.

i just would give anything to see that scale say anything under 140. Lean on a counter while you're weighing yourself, that way you can make the scale say whatever you want.

 

thanks in advance to anyone to gives suggestions.

Original Post by floggingsully:

Original Post by makeupbykaitlyn:
i just would give anything to see that scale say anything under 140. Lean on a counter while you're weighing yourself, that way you can make the scale say whatever you want.

 thanks in advance to anyone to gives suggestions.

 

 

 Had to laugh at that one :P

Original Post by makeupbykaitlyn:

and i have tried it all. i have tried eating less calories then i burn and everything else you can name.

 If you maintain a reasonable caloric deficit you will lose weight, if you didn't you either A) had way to big of a deficit, B) aren't calculating your calories eaten/calories burned correctly, or C) the laws of physiology don't apply to you.

I really doubt it's C

What sully was trying to say, in his own, special way, is that losing weight takes time, and that "dieting like crazy" and needing to "jump start" your diet can be just as futile as doing nothing.

What you are asking for - a way to lose a quick 10 pounds - isn't really what this site does - it's more about a slow downward trend, and at some point you look at the numbers, and realize that you've lost 10 pounds - it doesn't all come off at once. And if you expect that, then you will be disappointed when it doesn't happen, and more likely to quit.

So, suggestions - use the tools to figure out how much your body burns, given your activity level (if you are sedentary, if you are always running around for your job, if you exercise regularly).  Say you burn 2000 calories a day (use the tools or www.phord.com/cc - you could eat 1500 a day, and lose about a pound a week (3500 calories = 1 pound of fat, so 500 deficit/day*7 days/week = 1 pound lost)

If you are exercising, you might eat a little more than that, because you want your deficit to stay between 500-1000 calories. You don't want to eat below, I'm guessing, 1400 calories (the phord.com site will give you a good minimum based on your stats).

Track your weight - I tracked mine daily, some people prefer weekly, but remember that included in your weight is more than just fat - it's also muscle, bones, water, food in your belly, etc. Your period might make you retain water. Salty foods might make your weight go up. If you had a big meal the day before, your weight might go up. So although you can use the numbers to guide you and see overall progress, don't think that they mean everything.

Hope that helps.

oh and in case anyone misunderstood. i didnt mean in like a week. i meant in like 3 weeks. jeez

Ok, well, 3 weeks is still too fast to lose 10 pounds. I mean, you might lose a little faster in the first week, but it'd be water weight, not fat.

In three weeks you can expect to lose about 3 pounds. Maybe up to 6 if you were a lot bigger, but at 5'2" and 147, you most likely won't be able to lose even that fast safely.

The whole reason that everyone is amused is because just as the Matrix has no spoon, there is no "jumpstart" in dieting.  What you're talking about is more of the same of what you've done.  Settle in and go for the long haul.  Stop the yo-yo.  Every time you yo-yo, you actually make your situation worse. 

Crash diets cause your body to eliminiate a lot of your muscle, since it's more active and metabolises more.  You drastically cut your calories so your body drastically cuts is caloric needs.  It does that by eliminating your muscle tissue. 

So, you go in the SuperSlim 2000 diet or whatever.  You drop 10 pounds.  5 of that is muscle. 2 is water. 3 is fat.  You go off the diet.  You gain the 10 pounds back. The trick is you gain back 10 pounds of fat. 

Then you go on the WickedSlim2000 diet.  You drop your 10 pounds again.  5 is muscle.  2 is water.  3 is fat.  You still have 7 pounds of fat from the SuperSlim2000 diet and you've now lost 10 pounds of muscle. 

Every time you do that, you just continue to compound the problem.  Stop the yo-yo.  If you've been doing the yo-yo, you need to run to the nearest weight machine you can find and start lifting.  You need to get your muscles back so that you can loose weight and keep it off.

i really liked the way you put that, and its true i have no muscle at all. i cant even flex my arm really. its sad. i have no no no no idea though how to do strength training

Do you know your current calorie intake? 

500 deficit x 21 days (you said 3 weeks) = 10500

1lb is = to 3500 calories

10500 divided by 3500 = 3lbs.  I believe calorie count suggests between 500 and 1,000 calorie deficit is ok.  So you could double it to 6lbs.

However your intake can not be lower than 1200 as a female (assuming you are nt a teen, sorry didnt look at your profile before responding) this is essential for your organs to work correctly so make sure you do not go below.

Take care.

p.s Other suggestions cut out all junk food, eat your veggies, get plenty of protein and I like to drink green tea.

I know what you are talking about, i consider myself the "psycho diet princess" because i have tried everything out there and i am ALWAYS at a plateau.  I would love for my scale to see under 150.  (I am also a scale slave).  BUT, there is hope.... The group is right, there is no magic to budging the scale, but there are a couple of tricks I have tried that will help.  Are you drinking all of your water a day?  I drink half my weight in ounces daily. so I get down at least 75 ounces a day.  I also try to only drink purified or distilled water to help cut down on the salt.  Of course the first few pounds ARE just water, but if you cut back on the sodium intake, you will "jumpstart" yourself and at least get yourself used to drinking the water you need.  Silly thing about water. the more you drink, the better your system will be at flushing out the toxins that build up which not only makes you feel better, it also helps start weight loss.  As far as strenght training, there is are DVD's out there from Jari Love that are easy to use.  I rented from Netflix before i purchased, but it is easy to follow and gets you introduced to strenght training with dumbells.   Good Luck...~

for strength training I love using a resistance band.  It came with a thing that you can close in a door and I can use it anywhere.  You can buy one anywhere and some of them probably come with instruction videos for training routines.  I really like it because I don't have to mess with the weights, I can adjust the resistance by how far out I am from the door.  And building muscle will really help you lose the last few pounds you want.  It will also help define and tone your body, so you may find you are happy where you are once you start getting that muscle tone.

I have been using Leslie Sansones Walk at Home series on dvd and it s the first thing I have ever been able to stick with. Have lost 17 lbs in about 4 months. You can order it on QVC

Hey there MakeupbyKaitlyn, Have you ever tried an all raw food diet? Meaning you eat nothing but raw fruits and veggies? You can drop weight quickly by doing this, I've done it before, but if you go back to eating cooked food and meat, you can gain it back quickly too. It is not as boring as it sounds either! You can combine different fruits and veggies to make awesome flavor combinations to keep you from getting bored. A really great web site to check out the raw food lifestyle is www.therawdivas.com. These chicks are wonderful and offer tons of support and recipes to ease the transition to an all raw diet. I don't eat raw all the time, just maybe 40% of my daily food is raw, and I've kept off the weight I lost eating 100% raw for a few weeks. Just know that you may experience fatigue and some stomach cramps in the first few days as your body adjusts to all raw food. It is extremely healthy for you though and is great for our planet too!

Don't get discouraged MakeupbyKaitlyn.  Remember, anything worth having doesn't come easy.  After complications from a bone marrow transplant packed an extra 40 pounds on me, I lost it all the old-fashioned way.  Less calories, more exercise (which is really difficult due to joint problems due to steroid use following my transplant).  I logged every bite eaten & every activity done on a free website every day.  Some times it would take 5 weeks for me to lose 1 pound.  But for every pound lost it is one you will never have to see again if you are careful.  It took about a year, but I did it and have maintained a healthy 125 lbs since.   Do not give up, do not give up, do not give up.  Take it from one who knows, if you have your health, you have everything and this is about so much more than attaining a goal weight.  It is about living the healthiest, longest life you can.   btw -- don't do anything weird like whatever the latest fad is.  Go to DQ, but have a baby cone.  Occasionally allow yourself a treat like pizza, but eat 2 pieces and have a filling salad with it.  Your body needs a wide variety of foods to be healthy and free of disease.  Take a nutrition course at your local community college - you'll never look at food the same wayy again.  Best of luck and don't give up.

I think I understand your frustration. I am 53 pounds heavier than I was 20 years ago, have eaten healthy food all my life, don't snack but do little exercise. Each year the weight creeps on. I have found that a tape measure is more encouraging than a scale for me. I recently began a protein shake program and although did not experience dramatic weight loss,have lost inches and  have had much more energy and interest in being healthy. I also a special diet (3 day scientifically and nutritionally sound diet) and lost 5 lbs in one day. This diet can only be used once a month but is used when people plateau in their weight loss. I agree that consistent steady weightloss is optimum and comes from modifying the diet in a sensible way. Also,have you heard of "sparks". It's a simple way to work activity into your life;walk instead of drive, take the stairs instead of the elevator etc. I hate exercise but can psych myself up to do 10 minutes 2 or 3 times a day. Everything I have read supports, lowering caloric intake and increasing activity. Good luck!

I agree with everyone who's brought up weight and resistance training. We have the bow flex dumbbell weight system, not the big system that they sell. I learned at one of my Juice Plus health seminars that "the best exercise is the one you will DO" and so I've followed that ever since. This is what I do:

• I regularly do yoga and stretching exercises, especially and at least five minutes of back aligning stretches before going to sleep
  
  
• I walk outside about a half hour a day and jog as well, approx. 2 miles - I prefer doing this in the morning when it's cooler outside
  
  
• I practice some belly dance moves while I dance or do low impact aerobics occasionally, 1-2 times a week. I get bored with a lot of work out routines so I mix it up
  
  
• I always manage to get in about 40 ab crunches at least every other day
  
  
• I lift 30 lbs of free weights for upper body workouts every other day
  
  
• I do hindu squats everyday, somedays only 2 or 3 reps of 10 other days 4 or 5 reps of 10; I do these within a minute or so at work during the day, no one notices and it gets me out of my chair (I sit at a computer all day - which is challenging when you want to be more active)
  
  
• I perform some arm/back stretches at my desk at least once per hour while I'm at work also, which I hope will prevent carpel tunnel from setting in - and this also uplifts my body so that I do not slouch as much
  
  
• I take Juice Plus everyday, eat raw foods from the Wholefood Farmacy, and continue to limit the amount of dairy products I consume

If you don't know how to do strenght training, you can hire a personal trainer for just a few sessions.  Have them work with you, because with weights, form is everything.  Once you're sure you can do it on your own, work the plan they create for you.  It will be slow but it will work.  Fortunately, muscle is one thing you can grow back.  Ask at your local gym to recommend some trainers.  They're sure to have someone reputable.  And yes, most are happy to work with you on an occasional basis.  Investing a few bucks in your body instead of books, pills, and junk food will pay off a lot more in the long run. 

With the strengh training I bought the 30 day shred from Jillian Micheals. It's great and all you need is some hand weights and a mat if you are on a hard surface. I can not believe some of my definition and along with eating about 1500 calories and training for a 5k. I have lost 40lbs since Feb. and gained muscle. My husband looked at me stange when I told him to feel my tush I have never had some of the definition I have now.  Just remember to allow 1 to 2 days in between working muscle's so they can heal and get stronger. Do cardio on your off days.