This is just another one of those posts about slow weight loss.
I have posted before about how my weight loss has slowed and here I am again. I have only lost 1 pound in Oct. while staying on plan. Everyday I troubleshoot problems at work so I decided to take the same approach to look at this issue. I am asking you to look at my logic just as I would ask a work colleague if I were stuck on a problem.
Here are the possibilities that I see:
1- Slower weight loss just happens after a year and almost 70 pounds. This is possible but I don't see it as likely. I really think there must be a cause.
2- More likely, I am not creating enough of a calorie deficit. If that is the issue, I am either not burning enough calories or I am consuming too many calories for that deficit.
2b - Burning more calories - I have increased my aerobic exercise and added workouts with my resistance band (Thanks Robin, for the link to the Sparks People video!) so I don't think burning calories is the problem.
2c - Therefore, I think it likely that the issue lies in the amount of calories I am consuming. I have dropped my calorie intake from the 1500 to 1300 but I am wondering if I have an error in my calorie counting. Could something I am eating actually contain more calories than I realize?
2d - I looked at my food logs for the month. I have gone crazy eating grapes. I find it really hard to measure a cup of grapes and may have been under estimating how many calories I am getting with grapes. I also keep a bowl of grapes on my kitchen counter and have a tendency to grab a few when I walk by, or am cooking, etc.
I have decided to move the bowl of grapes to my kitchen table. I want to leave them out for my family but want it somewhere that I don't walk by as often. I will only eat grapes that I have taken off the stem and weighed so that I can be sure that I am getting the number of calories that I think I am getting. This morning I weighed my grapes on my EatSmart food scale. I was surprised by the calorie count my scale gave me for what seemed like a small helping of grapes.
Does anyone see any problems with my logic? Could grapes really slow down my weight loss? Let me tell you, I did not get fat on grapes but grapes may have become my candy alternative.
Thanks for any input!