Weight loss slowdown
Friends,
I am in the middle (hopefully) of a recent weight loss journey. On July 15th I was 232 lbs. This is the heaviest I've ever been and I really hated how it felt. I have my stats listed below. Here is my question for everyone. I currently consume between 1600 and 1800 calories. (I have seen recommendations for alot more than this, but when I have eaten more, weight slowed down even more) I'm not super active during the week, other than some walking during the day at work and a two hour Kung Fu Class once or twice a week. I've hesitated to do cardio or other exercise because it's ALWAYS messed with my weight loss. I am completely aware that this is water weight or an increase in muscle, but I just want to lose the gosh darn weight. Last year I made amazing progress just by eating 1600 calories a day and not exercising. Then when I was at a better wait (ideally 180-190) I would start to run or bicycle. Here is the issue this year. Currently (10/8/16) I weigh 203.4. This is great progress but over the last two months, I've only lost 12 lbs. Usually I would have lost 16-20 previously. What the heck am I doing wrong? Is this an age thing? I'm at a total loss and sad to say, I'm kinda devastated. I'm not super patient and just want to be "thin" again. I know its a process, but I have a ton of older clothes I really want to wear lol. I'm a little tired of wearing my "fat pants." Any advice or info is super appreciated. Just want some guidance. Please let me know if there is anything else I need to provide. Thanks again, friends.
Dave
My main questions are:
1. Is there something wrong with me? lol
2. What should I be consuming daily?
3. If I do exercise, how do I adjust my intake for that?
4. What am I doing wrong?
Age: 36
Height: 5,9"
Weight: 203.4
Diet: Paleo/Primal
Alcohol: One drink twice a month at most
Sleep: 6-8 hours
Bad habits: I use a vaporizer
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