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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Still stalled, and now I'm annoyed
Got weighed and measured at Curves today. I've been stalled since January, and I've been accepting it as a natural plateau, but now it's gone on too long and I'm not liking it. Not only did nothing go down, but my BF%, ab, and thigh measurements actually went up. The frustrating part is that I HAVE been eating less and exercising more. I work out 5 - 6 days a week now, weight training 3 days a week and some sort of cardio the other days (yoga, swimming, jogging, dancing, aerobics, etc). I stopped eating nuts, I'm limiting cheese to 2 - 3 servings a week, I'm using a lot less butter and oil in cooking, and less salad dressing on my salads. I never eat enough to feel "stuffed" but I never eat so little as to feel hungry either. Guess it's time to start letting myself feel hungry most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day.  SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. Eat less and exercise more, in a scientifically incremental fashion. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > Got weighed and measured at Curves today. I've been stalled since January, > and I've been accepting it as a natural plateau, but now it's gone on too [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > to feel hungry either. Guess it's time to start letting myself feel hungry > most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day. yep....go hungry before each meal and do lots of cardio...don't quit lifting...and consider counting.... :: Got weighed and measured at Curves today. I've been stalled since :: January, and I've been accepting it as a natural plateau, but now [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] :: I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 :: flaws. I would not worry at all about it, you can afford to go slow at this point. Ihad the same experience. Losing weight while at normal weight is atrociously difficult. i > Got weighed and measured at Curves today. I've been stalled since January, > and I've been accepting it as a natural plateau, but now it's gone on too [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > to feel hungry either. Guess it's time to start letting myself feel hungry > most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day. I think maybe that you, like me, need to actually count your calories instead of just eye-balling a reduction. I tried that, and it is too easy to slip up on. doug visit http://diet.lifemind.com On 3/19/04 4:04 AM, in article lunachick-84871A.14041618032004@news01.east.earthlink.net, "Luna" <lunachick@NOSPAMmindspring.com> wrote: > Got weighed and measured at Curves today. I've been stalled since January, > and I've been accepting it as a natural plateau, but now it's gone on too [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > to feel hungry either. Guess it's time to start letting myself feel hungry > most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day. Try more cardio, say 3 days and less lifting, one to two days. Also, try some four limb exercise-moving legs and using light weights in hands. This will help you sculpt muscle and loose fat. You have probably gained muscle mass under you fatty tissue from weight lifting. This is a good thing. This extra muscle will eventually help eat away at the fat! I actual weigh more, but have smaller measurements since I started the Firm workouts. Once your muscle kicks in to burning the fat, you should loose some inches. Sometimes the scale can be your worst enemy. I highly recommend The Firm workouts. Keep exercising, it's great for you, and don't go hungry, just modify diet a bit. Good luck! Signaturewww.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com > I think maybe that you, like me, need to actually count your calories > instead of just eye-balling a reduction. I tried that, and it is too easy to [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > to feel hungry either. Guess it's time to start letting myself feel hungry > > most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day. Lori, hon, that sounds like good advice, it really does, but (and this is not meant as an insult) I have a problem. Call it a mental block or call me an anal-retentive bitch if you want, but I have a difficult time taking anyone seriously who keeps typing "loose" instead of "lose." > Try more cardio, say 3 days and less lifting, one to two days. Also, try > some four limb exercise-moving legs and using light weights in hands. This [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > hungry > > > most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. :: Lori, hon, that sounds like good advice, it really does, but (and :: this is :: not meant as an insult) I have a problem. Call it a mental block or :: call :: me an anal-retentive bitch if you want, but I have a difficult time :: taking anyone seriously who keeps typing "loose" instead of "lose." I have a thing about it too....but "lose" is a commonly misspelled word...especially so in diet groups :) > :: Lori, hon, that sounds like good advice, it really does, but (and > :: this is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I have a thing about it too....but "lose" is a commonly misspelled > word...especially so in diet groups :) A partner in my firm once tried to "correct" my spelling of "lose" in a memo I wrote for her. I can't quite recall the context - it might have been a phrase like "this is a losing argument." I told her my spelling was correct. I was pretty shocked - I really would not have thought that a person thinking carefully (especially an educated person) could make that error. The care applied in creating USENET posts is one thing; that in legal work product should be quite another. carla Personally, I find I can actually loose more when I have eaten one large carb filled meal during the week. It's as if it throws my body off and causes it to loose more weight when I return to low-carb the next day. I also have been told if I eat too little, my body will go into "starvation" and not loose anything... may you actually have to add back some calories to loose again. Are you spelling "lose" as "loose" just to get on people's nerves? Just wondering. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > Personally, I find I can actually loose more when I have eaten one > large carb filled meal during the week. It's as if it throws my body [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > "starvation" and not loose anything... may you actually have to add > back some calories to loose again. and spell-check doesn't block it SignatureDiane Atkins since 12/4/2003 234/208/150 5"8 > :: Lori, hon, that sounds like good advice, it really does, but (and > :: this is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I have a thing about it too....but "lose" is a commonly misspelled > word...especially so in diet groups :) Sorry Luna, spelling has never been one of my strong points, and the darn spell check let this one through. If I can't laugh at myself, who can I laugh at. Sorry about the spelling, hopefully, it won't happen again. Lori Signaturewww.inharmonytravel.globaltravel.com > Lori, hon, that sounds like good advice, it really does, but (and this is > not meant as an insult) I have a problem. Call it a mental block or call [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > hungry > > > > most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day. I'm glad you didn't take offense. I think it's just my hang-up, personally. I should probably just ignore it. I don't expect spelling perfection, the occasional typo doesn't bother me in the least, but for some reason certain common mistakes really irk me. It also drives me up the wall when people use "internet shorthand" like typing "U" instead of "You." Whenever people I don't know instant message me with "hi, how R U?" I can't help but picture them as either 13 years old or severely mentally retarded. > Sorry Luna, spelling has never been one of my strong points, and the darn > spell check let this one through. If I can't laugh at myself, who can I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > me an anal-retentive bitch if you want, but I have a difficult time taking > > anyone seriously who keeps typing "loose" instead of "lose." SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. >It also drives me up the >wall when people use "internet shorthand" like typing "U" instead of "You." >Whenever people I don't know instant message me with "hi, how R U?" I can't >help but picture them as either 13 years old or severely mentally retarded. Amen Sistah! Carol Signature227/220/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie >>It also drives me up the >>wall when people use "internet shorthand" like typing "U" instead of "You." [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Carol The worst has to be "ppl" instead of people. <shudder!> Even my 2nd grader wouldn't do that! LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 5'7" 265/219/140 & hubby- 6' 310/239/180 Yup, looks like. Ok, back to using Fitday. Something interesting about that. I can never get an accurate picture of how I "normally" eat when I start journalling, though, because the very act of having to measure and write stuff down makes me self-conscious, which makes me eat less. Either that or writing and carrying a notebook burns more calories than I thought it did. ;o) > I think maybe that you, like me, need to actually count your calories > instead of just eye-balling a reduction. I tried that, and it is too easy to [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > to feel hungry either. Guess it's time to start letting myself feel hungry > > most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > Yup, looks like. Ok, back to using Fitday. Make sure you have an accurate scale, too. I use the tare function on my digital scale ALL THE TIME. I wish I had gotten it a long time ago. > Something interesting about that. I can never get an accurate > picture of how I "normally" eat when I start journalling, though, > because the very act of having to measure and write stuff down makes > me self-conscious, which makes me eat less. And what's wrong with that? You already know your "normally" eating doesn't work for losing weight. Consider the journal a diet aid! > Either that or writing and carrying a notebook burns more calories > than I thought it did. ;o) http://www.delorie.com/health/ Print the daily food form. It's only a single sheet of paper, you shouldn't work up a sweat carrying it around ;-) >Got weighed and measured at Curves today. I've been stalled since January, >and I've been accepting it as a natural plateau, but now it's gone on too [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >to feel hungry either. Guess it's time to start letting myself feel hungry >most of the time. And guess it's time to start doing cardio every day. Luna are you doing Atkins or SBD or some other general LC diet? How many carbs a day are you eating? Do you have any medications or typical stalling foods in your diet? Did you introduce anything in January into the diet? DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/316/Mar-315/200 Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 >> Got weighed and measured at Curves today. I've been stalled since >> January, [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > 350/316/Mar-315/200 > Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 I'd try a variety of things. First, up your protein. You could be losing muscle mass. Alternatively, you could be gaining muscle mass, which can increase your measurements (personally, unless the bodyfat is 100% accurate, I'd ignore it). I've been gaining muscle mass (as evidenced by the mirror and weights), and my waist has gone up, not down. Also, increase your calories and perhaps carbs for one day a week. In other words, do something different. I've often found that I lose the most weight after I splurge. (Not always true, but is true most times, as long as I get back to my groove.) 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