Mon, Nov-03-03, 12:42
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There and Back Again
Posts: 1,590
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 200/194.4/140
BF:42%/42%/20%
Progress: 9%
Location: Northern Colorado
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Are you exercising?
Metabolism is a quirky thing. There are times when you can consume a lot and lose weight, and other times where you don't eat much and the scale won't budge.
My personal formula is to go on fitday.com, figure out what my average maintenance calories are, and try to stay under that, ideally 500 calories below that, combined with 20 - 30 net g of carbs. Although technically this diet doesn't require calorie control, I know that I have portion control issues and that I have problems recognizing true hunger vs. the munchies, so it helps to keep me honest.
I've lost weight regularly eating between 1800 and 2200 calories. I've read that other people on this site have struggled at 1300 calories. I think that's too low and could be an indicator of a sluggish metabolism and/or not enough physical activity.
I think that regular exercise (at least 30" a day) helps to rev up the metabolism best for me.
Our bodies don't like to diet. Even with the "body fooling" that goes on with low carb where we eat generous fats and proteins, sooner or later our body figures out what's going on.
Some people have found that by briefly increasing carbohydrates by a small amount temporarily, this helps to get weight loss started again.
I find that using lipostrips (or ketostrips) helps to keep me encouraged when I'm on that plateau.
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