Posted on November 17, 2014
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Sign in to CommentSometimes you have to eat more to lose more. Doesn't make sense? Yeah, I know. But if your body has at all decided that it is never sure if it is going to get enough calories, especially from carbs (it's favorite food), your body will go into starvation mode, and your basal metabolic rate will slow to a crawl and your weight loss will stop. I've just started a "carb-cycling" program that is supposed to trick your body to thinking carbs are so plentiful it nevers goes into that mode, but you still have low-carb days where you burn loads of fat. Anyhow, I've only been doing it a week, but I lost 3.8lbs in the first week after being in a quasi-plateau. Maybe it is time to switch it up and make friends with your carbs again (complex carbs, not sugar).
I read your post by chance and it touched me because I know exactly what you are feeling. It really is frustrating isn't it? When I was eating really fattening food and exercise was 0 my weight didn't go down but it didn't go up either. Now that I'm eating super clean, cardio + weights the lost is so minimal if any and slow (except for last wk cuz I couldn't really eat). Just keep going don't let the evil scale get to you, at the very least you are doing something good for your body and health and the darn thing will eventually move! Hugs best of luck to you!
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Jillian, I can definitely understand your frustration, but PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP!!! QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION!!! You've been doing a great job working out, but you have to re-evaluate everything to find the culprit.
1. Are you logging what you eat daily?
2. Are you drinking enough water?
3. You mentioned that you work out M-F doing cardio & weights, & with that being the case, are you eating enough protein??? When lifting weights, you have to increase your protein. Try switching up your routines too.
4. What types of carbs are you eating (mentioned you had some carbs).
5. Are you eating foods with a lot of sodium in it??? You could also be retaining fluids.
6. What about food with sugar? Are you preparing your own meals or are you eating out???
7. Are you stressing about something (besides this)? Stress causes our body to hold on to weight too.
Jillian, these are some of the questions you need to ask yourself. Re-evaluate everything. I hope it works out for you. Good luck!!! :-)
1. Are you logging what you eat daily?
2. Are you drinking enough water?
3. You mentioned that you work out M-F doing cardio & weights, & with that being the case, are you eating enough protein??? When lifting weights, you have to increase your protein. Try switching up your routines too.
4. What types of carbs are you eating (mentioned you had some carbs).
5. Are you eating foods with a lot of sodium in it??? You could also be retaining fluids.
6. What about food with sugar? Are you preparing your own meals or are you eating out???
7. Are you stressing about something (besides this)? Stress causes our body to hold on to weight too.
Jillian, these are some of the questions you need to ask yourself. Re-evaluate everything. I hope it works out for you. Good luck!!! :-)
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