where did i go wrong:(

been keeping my calorie intake at around 1300 was losing at a pace of about 1.5 a week then had a week with no loss then went down 1 lb then about 3 days a nothing now this morning i am up 1.5 lbs . such a struggle and getting no where :( any advice, ideas anything that you think might help? thanks

fancy

ps: anyone got any ideas why this is happening? 

Hello fancy!

Believe it or not you may be eating to few calories!

When I first started with this whole calorie counting business I was only eating 1200-1300 cals. At first the weight dropped really fast. I'm talking 8 lbs in one week. But after awhile I think my body started to retain the weight because I wasn't taking my activity level into account. I have my activity level on cc set to sedentary but I wasn't adding in the little extras like housework or working in my storeroom (I work for telephone linemen and order and put away all their materials like heavy boxes of bolts that can weigh up to 25 lbs each). Plus all the walking I do all over the construction yard at work. I also didn't add in the exercise. So I was basically putting myself in starvation mode without even realizing it!

I upped my cals to about 1400-1500 and the weight started coming off again!

Also if you notice the 1-2 lbs difference in weight change a lot of times it is just water weight that we lose and gain on a regular basis. So a great tip that I learned on cc was to make sure I'm drinking enough water. I now drink about a gallon a day. It may seem like a lot at first (especially since you're running to the potty quite a bit) but I noticed a difference right away and I really think it jump started my weight loss again.

One more tip and I'll stop blabbing.lol!!

Sounds like you hit a plateau and for me the best way to shake that off has been to zig zag my cals. like this:

Monday eat 1200 Tuesday eat 1400 Wednesday eat 1600....

You see the pattern. I usually push myself up to my maintenance level and then drop myself back down to 1400-1500. I think it kind of mildly shocks your metabolism and gets the weightloss ball rolling again.

Well, hope this has helped! I've lost 23Lbs doing it this way so maybe it will work for you! Good luck.

Red Raven

 

thanks for the reply v850434 i will have to try that. For the water part i drink 4-5 500ml bottles  a day. when your trying so hard  and go 3 or 4 days see nothing happening and then when you do  see a  change it's up 1.5lbs gets to be very discouraging . It's like all the hard work is for nothing. :(

I know how you feel. My biggest problem is that I obsess over the number on the scale. I weigh myself everyday when I should really only do it once a week. I need to get a tape measure and get some measurements I'm sure seeing the lost inches is a better motivator than the scale. Sometimes I just want to throw that damn thing out the window! It would make such a wonderful crunching sound! LOL!!!

Red

LOL i hear you. maybe we do obsess to much over the number on the scale . But DAMN it looks so good and feels so good when you step on there and see lower number on the scale.

You didn't mention your exercise routine, but it could be that it's time to mix things up.  If you haven't been exercising much up until now, it might be a good time to start introducing it.  If you've been doing the same things for a while, it might be time to try new things or kick it up to the next level in intensity.

snozzberries  my exercise routine  has stayed the same    usually 2-3 times a week . MY  dinner meal is the one with the most calories..i don't know its just gets so frustrating  to  watch everything that go in your mouth and then in the end  see that you  gained  .. sometimes just makes me want to give it all up.

Hey Fancy,

I'm going thru the same thing right now too.  I've been exercising 5 days a week and eating a 1500 calorie diet for about 3 weeks now.  At first I dropped about 5 lbs really quickly, mostly just due to the introduction of exercise.  After that I dropped another 3 pounds steadily.  Then, yesterday, after a weekend of travel, I stepped on the scale and I had gained back 5 lbs!!! There are a number of things to take into account (including the Mint Condition I had from Caribou, and my overall caffiene intake) but for the most point, I managed my eating very well over the weekend.  It is really frustrating, and makes me want to quit all together!