Hi all,
First of all, happy new year! You are all doing such a wonderful job and your continued success and willingness to push forward in such a trying and stressful year is inspirational. Keep it up, you will hit your goals.
I am struggling a little bit at the moment and any help or advice that anyone can offer me will be greatly appreciated and will surely go a ways to getting me back on track.
Beginning my weight loss/fitness journey in December 2019, I am 12-13 months in. I am happy with my progress, if a little frustrated. I am going to outline some information below so it is easier to quickly skim through:
- Starting Weight (December 2019): 275lbs
- Current Weight (January 2021): 202 - 205lbs
- Height: 5'8
- Sex: Male
- Weigh in: Every morning (It's not obsessive, I use it because I like following stats on my FitBit)
I have calculated my TDEE, here they are below:
- BMR - 1,874 Calories
- Sedentary - 2,249 Calories
- Light Exercise - 2,577 Calories
- Moderate Exercise - 2,905 Calories
I have been weighing in at 202 - 205lbs from November 11th 2020. No matter what I do, this number has never gone below 202 or above 205; I am constantly hovering in this range. I have been tracking my food with MyFitnessPal for some time now and I am actually on a 328 day streak, I weigh all of my food using kitchen scales and I scan the correct food in to the app. When I say I track everything, I mean I track everything. If I add 1 spoonful of almond milk to a coffee, it is added to my food diary. So, I know exactly what I am eating and how much.
I have, essentially, completely cut sugar out of my diet; sugar free almond milk, no confectionary, sugar-free muesli/porridge, etc. The sugar I get is from small amounts of fruit or tiny amounts in food. I usually stay under 28grams of sugar per day. I also stay under 150grams of carbs, I'd say probably 75% of the time.
I do not eat takeaway food. No fast food. No read meat. No soda. My diet consists of a lot of fish, chicken, vegetables, fruit, eggs, zero-sugar greek yoghurt, coffee, green tea, almond milk, muesli, porridge and I drink anywhere from 2.5 - 5L of water per day.
On MyFitnessPal my caloric intake has been around 1,100 - 1,300 calories for months. I was actually completely fine eating this amount, I wasn't starving myself (or it didn't feel like it!), I wasn't intentionally sticking to this number. I was eating for nutrition and when I was hungry. If I hit 1,800 one day, that's fine. Hell, I had around 4,500 calories at new year - 1,700 in food and the rest in beer!
As for exercise, in Spring/Summer/Autumn I was walking 10,000 - 20,000 steps per day. We are now in Winter, my entire area has been encased in ice for weeks so I am only averaging 3,000 - 5,000 steps per day, as I am also on lockdown. I have incorporated some extremely minor weight exercises in to my routine now, every 2 days. I was quite weak as I was ill for a long time so I have started with a 12kg Kettlebell and 50kg weights. I will up this when my body becomes more fit.
From January 1st I have made a conscious effort to eat more - I have seen some suggestions that eating too little can have a negative effect. I have been trying to force myself to eat 1,500 - 1,900 calories per day for 7 days before dropping again. (Is this something I should be doing? Am I in the right ballpark?)
So, In conclusion I have been eating well below my TDEE and this was working for me, I didn't feel hungry, weak, etc. I have done the same thing for months and my weight loss has completely stopped. My measurements have stayed the exact same for months, so it doesn't seem to be a case of losing inches but not weight.
Clearly I am doing something wrong here, somewhere. I have no idea. I am looking for advice so I can learn, grow and correct any mistakes I am making to get me back on track. It could just be a case of a plateau that will go away if I keep on keeping on, but I am not sure if that is actually a thing or not?
Sorry for the long post, I tried to include as much information as possible in here. All help is appreciated.
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