jenju's Journal, 18 March 2010

Or maybe try having a range of 1402-1708. I checked my RDI on WebMD & it said 1508 for a loss of 2lbs/wk. My range to begin w/ was 1200-1500. So I kept the range but daily I'm trying to keep it ~1300. Also modified a few other #s after some research yesterday & hopefully it'll pay off. My current weight is a major plateau for me. I've spent more time around this weight than any other & previously it took me about 4 months to break through it. Hopefully it won't take that long again. Good luck ; ) 

Actually, I was thinking the EXACT same thing. I just planned my food for tomorrow and I'm keeping it in the low 1600's. I'm just sooo scared of gaining... 

One site I was on suggested that if you're trying to lose weight that you should keep your carb intake below 100g/day & someone else posted this morning fat intake based on daily caloric intake. I may be mistaken but I think it was 60g of fat/day. Adjusting those 2 things might help too. Plus LOTS of water (80-100oz). I'm trying to get my water back up. 3 yrs ago I was drinking 120oz of water/day like it was nothing (and doing it on top of about 80oz of other fluids). Just remember it's trial & error. If something doesn't work, tweak/change it. I'm trying to shoot for 40g of fat & 50g of carbs/day & it's a challenge w/ the fat but I also take into account that I'm eating good fat so being over doesn't bother quite as much. 

I know it's hard to do but I wouldn't worry too much...why not stick to what you've been doing for a little longer? You've been doing SO WELL! Maybe your body is just having a few adjustment days. I would give it another week before I worried about a few days without weight loss. Sometimes that happens but then all of a sudden, it all comes off at once one day. My personal, unprofessional opinion is that you should continue doing what had been doing and see what happens in another week. Good luck! 

I tried to change my RDI, but couldn't figure out how to do it on the website???? 

Thanks so much everyone! The scale did in fact move this morning - and in the right direction which was fabulous. Strangely enough it was after an extra glass of wine and a baked potato with dinner. I've been keeping my carbs under 100g/day and my fat around 20/day. I'm thinking that I just need to increase both just a bit. I don't know, it's trial and error I suppose. I shouldn't have panicked but it's so easy for me to do. What an awesome support system though! Thanks everyone!