Tue, Dec-04-01, 11:09
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Posts: 11,512
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165
BF:
Progress: 100%
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Re: Not lost a pound (ever) ready to quit SOO frustrated!
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Originally posted by cosima22
BUT what she did say was "Are you skipping meals"?
I never ate breakfast, and I don't go in for inbetween meal snacks. She said maybe I should try eating something small every 2 hours, because my body thinks it is starving and is holding onto fat.
Does this make sense to anyone?
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Yes, it makes a lot of sense. One of most common reasons for not losing or losing more slowly than necessary is undereating. If you're using fitday, check out the section called "Activities" It will list your caloric expenditures for things like lifestyle and your basic metabolic functions. It changes with your weight so I can't give you an idea of what yours is (You haven't filled out your current weight ). Generally it works out to 10 - 12 times your body weight a day in calories. 150 lbs = 1500 - 1800 calories every day. This is just to for your body to function (i.e. cell division, cell respiration, etc etc) and does not take into account any walking, running, talking, weight lifting you do.
By not eating breakfast you're short changing yourself on calories your body needs and its reacting the only way it can. It's holding on to fat and water.
Have you had a history of yo you dieting? If, yes, this will also be a factor. Your body learns not to trust you; it takes longer to convince it that what you're doing is ok, that it wont be starving again.
My advice is to go back to Induction and do it by the book. This means breakfast, lunch and dinner; and whatever else it takes to get 10 to 12 times your body weight in calories in.
Nat
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