fitpetite's Journal, 07 August 2012

possibilities: (1)you have overestimated calories burned from your activities and/or underestimated calories consumed from diet [or] (2) intense physical activities, like running, can cause short-term inflammation in the body (though exercise in general reduces inflammation in the long term), and this may play a role in weight holding steady. Get a few days rest where you are not doing any intense physical activities and continue with a healthy diet and see if you get the results you are anticipating.  

Don't let the scale deter you. Stick with your regiment. Weight naturally fluctuates daily, so be sure to weigh yourself at the same time so there's consistancy. Also utilize the mirror, see if you notice changes there. That could tell you more than the scale. Calorie counting is good and all, but not if it's all crap. Try to opt for healthy foods or healthier alternatives; healthy and more natural is a better fuel source for the body and is much more efficient for someone who is very physically active. Your workout regiment sounds similar to mine. I keep my protein intake up in grams to match my body weight and watch the refined and processed carbohydrates. When I do this, I see the results I want; i.e. I'm lighter in the morning.  

CJT, your emphasis on not just quantity, but also quality of calories is spot on. It's one of of my gripes about fs, that it doesn't have a way of emphasizing or informing quality of quantity.  

Stick to it. And hidden calories are everywhere. A sandwich with mayonnaise you might think is 300 calories might be 600 instead. Eat grains, eat fruit to get your sweets - no sugar is a start. I am losing now. I really cut back. The worst time is bedtime because I want to eat - but don't. Maybe a few hundred calories more a day, your body may also think its in starvation mode and if so one will 'plateau' or level off for a while. We never learned kilos in the USA. I am 6'2" so I can eat a bit more and still lose. I think if one chooses grains, fruits and drinks lots of water and eats lean mean like chicken or fish mostly, in time one HAS to lose. My cousin gave me cake the other day - I gave it to a neighbor. 

Word! I don't agree with calorie caps. I think it's rediculous and an excuse to eat poor quality foods as long as it's under a certain amount of calories. I used to do it myself, but just didn't know any better. I always compare food to gas for my car. If I get the cheap, low grade stuff, the car will have sluggish performance with crap mpg. With good quality gas, the car will run at peak performance, max power, and max mpg; EFFICIENCY. Hey Glenn, try having a protein shake a couple hours before bed. A good protein shake will curb my apetite for a good 2-3 hours. I like body fortress' whey isolate. 30g of protein and 0-1g net carbs. Low in cholesterol too. 20 bucks for 27 servings on walmart.com  

Muscle weighs more then fat. You could be losing fat and gaining muscle to cover up the fat weight loss. Which looks the same on your scale but not on your body. 

Hi CJT - thanks - and you're right. One can substitute it for a meal or snack - because I often have severe arthritis pain issues unfortunately I can't get into a gym and work out. My twin sister is fairly thin. The last time I was there she ate after everyone else, and cleaned up after the big crowd instead. 3/4 of her plate was broccoli, she had meat and other food. And I have a feeling she left that table as full as others who ate cake. I probably can get that supplement at Walmart - there is a really large one not far away if the local one doesn't have it. And one will look thinner muscular too than if it is all fat. I am doing calorie counting and I like it better than Atkins. Maybe eventually I will do Atkins OWL, but for now I am eating fruit in a decent amount and no sugar and lots of water to drink. 

good catch Neopoe, that totally slipped my mind and I should know that.. i didn't pay attention that the OP was weigh training in addition to running. measuring both body weight and %bodyfat (using a handheld bodyfat analyzer is preferred)together would help you determine if you are losing fat weight or lean tissue (muscle) weight, or if they are both moving inversely and would appear as an unchanged overall body weight.  

thank you all, guys!!! i'm less discouraged :) yesterday, i tried to UP my caloric intake to rev up metabolism(please, body, don't ever think about starvation mode!). i had a short strenght training and a 14 km run. today, 1250 kcal and another run. i'll check the weight in a couple of days ;)