M / 5ft 10 / 35 years old / SW 262lbs / CW 199lbs / GW 172lbs (?)
Lost 63lbs so far and I have not lost weight this week despite weighing myself under the same circumstances. I know it is normal for weight loss to fluctuate, but I am overthinking it. So for my own sake of mind I thought I would list reasons why here. It would be great to get feedback:
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I ate more during the holiday period (but not enough for weight gain), despite being back on track since the start of the week.
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I reduced my amount of 5k runs from four to twice due to it being dark before and after I finish work.
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I have focused on other forms of exercises like pilates, stretching and strength training for 30-45 mins a day, which burns less calories than running (whereas in the past I would do a 5k then the above). I am also not using heavy weights (only have 10lbs dumbbells), which reduces effectiveness and calorie burn.
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I have not slept well (approx. 5 hours a sleep a night this week since restarting work).
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I am back at work, which I find stressful /anxiety inducing at times. I cope a lot better with it now, but it still rears its head. Especially this week as I work in strategy /planning in health so having to pick up more coronavirus related work on top of the day to day.
In the back of my mind, assuming I have less calories in then out (which I am pretty sure of):
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Is there something about running that makes it so effective for weightloss beyond CICO? I ran from Aug-Dec and lost weight consistently. While I am sure I burned a lot of calories, is there anything else about it that makes it so effective?
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Is strength training only worthwhile if you are forever increasing weights? I'm in the UK in lockdown and any reasonably priced dumbbells above 10lbs (which is the heaviest I have now) is sold out or not affordable. 10lbs dumbbells for each arm have been fine for the first month, but I know I could lift a lot more with some exercises.
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If the culpret is stress / anxiety / lack of sleep - does that mean it was a 'wasted' week? In other words, my body doesn't catch up after a a few nights good rest, etc. for a bigger weight loss down the line.
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