I posted this on the calorie counter website and got some responses but I'd like to hear what you all think, too since this is my home! I stepped on the scale after a month of SB and Calorie counting and only dropped 4.6 pounds . Here is an excerpt of my post over there....
Some things you may need to know to help me figure out this nonsense! I drink a ton of water and nothing else (way more then 64 oz) so I'm good there. I cut out bread, pasta, oatmeal, potatoes, rice and fruit (just to get a hold of cravings for a bit...I'll add fruit in soon). I measure everything! Kitchen scale (salter brand) and measuring cups and spoons. I am not low carb as I am eating lots of beans and veggies and yogurt. I am most certainly not giving up Even if I ONLY lose 4 lbs every month I will still be 48 lbs thinner by next year. But I am not pleased and am in FIX it mode...not give up mode! I do not eat back my exercise cals. My calorie level (according to lose it is 1528 (to lose 2lbs per week). I stay under most days ...that may be my problem. I earn about 500 exercise cals a day (avg) doing high intensity interval training and weight lifting (heavy). Sometimes I work out twice a day. I do take a day of rest. I do take one cheat meal a week but log everything. I take a multi, CLA and GLA...My job is very energetic...I am a house cleaner (work for myself) and do whole houses by myself (ceiling fans, shower scrubbing, washing floors on hands and knees, etc...). I clean 3 days a week ( on average) and do it for approx 4 (sometimes more) hours a day. I did not add that to my calculations for calorie budget. Do you think that is the problem?? Could my intake be too low? Last weeks cal intake...Mon 1386 (low, I know), tues 1933, Wed 1689 thurs 1526, Fri 1550, Sat 1206 (oops), sun 1970. 11,260 for the week which is 630 cals under weekly budget (so that would be 2.5 lbs for that week alone). The week before I was 1403 under weekly ..before that 3380 under weekly, and 600 under weekly. Those numbers are under the budget allowed for me to lose 2 lbs per week so it should be more!!! Okay...criticisms...I'm ready.....