Thread: Advise please

I followed the advise given last night. Went out with a friend and had a grilled salmon fillet, jacket potato and salad. Got on the scales this morning and tehy were down to 9 stone 8.5. Couldn't believe it. I did do my hour workout before hand too - dont think I could survive without my exercise. Maybe the secret is eat more to loose more. I think I shall continue this for a few weeks and see what progress is made.

Hey, that's fantastic news. Yep, definitely have to eat to lose. Keep going like this and let us know if you get rid of those few pounds then

And try not to weigh daily? I know it's tempting, but if you hop on the scales every day you're opening yourself up to unnecessary dissapointment just because you happen not to have pooped yet or something daft

Also remember that muscle weighs more than fat so doing lots of exercise may actually make you put on weight. I'd ignore the scales and see what you think your body looks like and how you feel; maybe you just have the wrong target weight. My ultra fit friend weighed herself the other day and she is half a stone heavier than my target weight but she certainly doesn't look it - it's just the muscle.

Originally Posted by Spannerwanner

Also remember that muscle weighs more than fat so doing lots of exercise may actually make you put on weight.

Just to clarify something here. Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat, though for the same weight, there is less volume.

Also you can't gain muscle when in a calorie deficit, which I assume shelz is planning on, though there can be some water retention after exercise which can give a misleading gain or STS on the scales

and today up to 9.12 - ate good all weekend, workout for an hour every day. I'm loosing my marbles - how the hell does it work!

Stick to it. All sorts of factors affect my weight from the type of food eaten, the amount of fluid drank/not drank, totm, fluid retention from exercise etc etc.
STOP WEIGHING EVERYDAY. It obviously distresses you when you see the little gains so hide the scales until your designated weigh-in day, or plot your daily weight over the course of a fortnight or so and work out your average weight at the beginning and end. You'll drive yourself doolally if you let the ups & downs of everyday life affect your motivation? And you run the risk of dropping your cals back down and ending up back at square one- on a plateau eating silly amounts of food & doing endless exercise. No-one can keep that up long-term?
Keep the faith & know you're not alone!

I know what you're going through here a little bit! I've upped my exercise considerably over the last few weeks but my weight stubbornly stays the same! Like you I'd just like to lose that last 7lbs but it won't shift! I'm maintaining really well and don't want to go back to 'diet mode' so was hoping to do it through exercise alone. I'm doing on average 2hrs a day with 2 rest days and this is a mixture of running, rowing,badminton and weights. It's so frustrating but I only weigh myself once a week, same day, same time, same place and once again.........sts!

does my nut. really infuriates me, i really dont know what to do. been so upset today I have only managed to eat a pear and apple. need i add not wanting to, but from boyfriends request.

dont know what to do, an hour a day is surely enough? do you enjoy your two hours exercise?

In my opinion it's too much for the amount you're eating. I can't say it any clearer.
The amount of food you're eating, and the amount of exercise you're doing simply isn't sustainable.

I totally agree with what IrishMum is saying. Expecting your body to cope with what you are asking it to do, with so little fuel is going to lead to your body hanging onto every ounce of fat for dear life. Then when you weigh yourself, you see a STS or even a gain, so you cut your food back even more and up your exercise, sending your body even further into starvation mode
I understand from your original post why you want to lose this last half stone, I totally get it, but in all honesty, I'm worried that you are going to make yourself ill, and get into a cycle that you are going to have trouble breaking free from hun.

Wise words alibalibee! Although I do a lot of exercise, I'm no longer dieting and am probably eating about 1700 cals a day now if not more some days. For example I know I'll be in the pub later after working out eating nuts and sharing a cheese board with my sis!

Originally Posted by shelz

and today up to 9.12 - ate good all weekend, workout for an hour every day. I'm loosing my marbles - how the hell does it work!

What do you call 'eating good'? Staying 1200 and above? Or less?

Why are you working out for an hour a day

Come on Shelz, you know the score. Take note of the weekly weigh ins, eat 1200 and above (get enough protein!). Exercise every other day.

You know what you need to do. Don't let the scales bully you around

Its being tried. 1200 calories a day being aimed for, 30 mins gym cardio one day and a DVD the next...

Breakfast: Bowl Bran flakes, Coffee with skimmed milk
Lunch: Apple, Pear, Cottage Cheese Sandwhich
Dinner: Jacket Potato and Cottage Cheese

How does this sound?

To be honest, this is still too low and where's your protein? Essential when exercising. Please also remember when I said I exercised for 2 hours every day, I said ON AVERAGE. Meaning some days I'll do an hour and others like today because I go fell walking, it'll be 3 hours. So it's not all in the gym and I ALWAYS have 2 rest days.