I'm a lil frustrated.... I know I shouldn't be but darn it I am!
I have been stuck at 285 for three weeks. I started exercising since then and went up from 1200 cal to 1500 cals.... should I go back down on my cals or should I just maintain what I'm doing. I have lost a couple of inches but no weight.... Is this normal? Am I back tracking? Am I going crazy?
Honestly, 1500 calories seems a bit low. Are you exercising? I started out by taking a brisk walk every night for 45 minutes. I now jog for about an hour. I feel better than I have since I was 23. I'm 28 now. Losing inches seems promising though, which leads me to believe that you are exercising. How do you feel overall?
I would persevere with what you're already doing because even though the scale isn't moving, your losing inches and that is still a loss. The chances are your body is just taking a well deserved rest and will start again when it's ready! The best thing you can do it stay healthy and if you get frustrated just do osme intense workouts.
Well, I would say that since you've only been at this weight since you started exercising that you are probably building muscle. And as you probablyl know, muscle weighes more than fat! So I wouldn't worry so much about the scale at this point. I would focus more on the inches you are losing-which is awesome by the way! Because if you are losing inches, then you are losing fat. Which is the whole idea right?
So my vote is to just keep doing what you are doing and eventually the scale will start to reflect the loss that you're body is undergoing. And as a bonus, your metabolism will kick up into a higher gear bc lean muscle (which you're building) burns more calories than fat. Which is why men tend to lose weight faster-they have more lean muscle. So yay for building up muscle! (I'm in a really good mood today for absolutely no reason, can you tell? haha).
I'm doing Curves three times a week and burning 550 per session which is really good for 30 min. I really don't want to ear MORE cal.... I just feel funny about it since I haven't lost.... but you all are right... inches are still a loss. That makes me feel better.
Oh another reason why it's frustrating is b/c my roommate is so negative. She told me I'm not losing b/c I'm cheating which is not true! It makes me want to slap her. She's a size zero and doesn't understand.
Oh another reason why it's frustrating is b/c my roommate is so negative. She told me I'm not losing b/c I'm cheating which is not true! It makes me want to slap her. She's a size zero and doesn't understand.
There is no cheating in weight loss, you either lose or you don't. I wouldn't listen to what she has to say 0 you're doing this for you not her, and if jealousy causes her to say negative things then just show her compassion for feeling so insecure.
Hmm...well, as far as the roomie goes-ignore her! Seriously they have done studies where one person starts to diet and suddenly friends, co-workers, etc start to sabatoge. Either by constantly offering cheats or just being negative. It's like they want to maintain the status quo. And it's not just the skinny friends and family that do it-it's the bigger ones to. Bc you looking better makes them feel bad about themselves or something. So just ignore the haters! You know the truth and that's all that matters-and we're here for you too!
I would also recommend that you stick with what you're doing, because if you're losing inches then it IS working.
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Oh another reason why it's frustrating is b/c my roommate is so negative. She told me I'm not losing b/c I'm cheating which is not true! It makes me want to slap her.
UM- You're so funny. I fought the urge to slap her.... but it was a nice thought. She's a size 0 and like 5'3, I'm 5'11 and 285 and know how to fight. I would seriously hurt her w/o much effort. So I know it's sad, but I kind revel in that kind of power.
Am I on a plateau?
