Does anyone have a plan or an idea of how to fix a broken metabolism? I fear that my constant deficits and undereating for a long period of time (about 3 years) has caught up with me and is screwing over my efforts at weight loss. I used to be able to lose about 1 1/2 lbs. a week, and now it's slowed down drastically to where even losing half a pound a week is an extreme struggle. And then there are times (like in October) when I was trying to maintain after FINALLY reaching my goal weight, for no apparent reason I gained weight.. even though I was still STRICTLY watching my intake and continued to exercise. Just to be safe I even ate a tad less than I actually needed.
Right now, I already eat 1,400-1,600 calories a day, and on sedentary my BMR is 1,390. Days that I work I burn about 1,500-1,700.. and that's not even including the 3-4 visits to the gym during the week.
This is what I was considering:
I plan on beginning to lift weights again in addition to my cardio routine. (I admit I've greatly slacked on the muscle work) I'm also going to try cutting my carbs by about 10-15% from what I'm eating now, and increase my intake of "healthy" fats to 30g a day...as opposed to the current 25g. In addition to that... I have a few questions.
1. Should I keep eating 1,400-1,600 calories or increase it? Decrease it?
2. How can I avoid gaining weight during repair, or is it inevitable? If so, how can I minimize the amount?
3. Is there anything else I should do? Supplements I should take? I recently bought an all-natural herbal thyroid supplement, as I've suspected it may be underactive. I've researched the symptoms online and I have every single symptom listed on the box, so I thought why not give it a try.
4. How will I know when my metabolism is back up to speed?
Sorry for so many questions. I just need some answers from REAL people, and google isn't being very helpful. :sad: This is very frustrating as I only have 6 more pounds to lose.