Why Can't i shed the Kg's?

:wall: I am so frustrated!!!! I've been working hard (although I could also step it up some more) and eating a lot better (smaller amounts and better food) yet I'm NOT losing the weight :wall:. Initially I lost a couple of Kg but now (and I haven't slacked off at all) I've put that back on + 1Kg. :dunno:

Here is what I do with my time poor life...

5 min warm up on the teadmill.

30 min + at powerwalking speed with occassional running. I can still talk (although puffed - but then I can talk underwater with a mouthful of marbles). I also vary my incline.

5 min cool down.

2 reps of 10 pushups against the wall (building up to proper ones)

2 reps of 20 sit ups on fit ball

2 reps 10 lunges

I do this at least 4 times a week - no set days as I have to work in around my shifts and DH's work commitments. Last week there was a 3 day break in a row but the week before the longest break was 2 days in a row.

WHAT am I doing wrong? I don't eat excessively. I am also on my feet all day at work and walk a fair bit at work (I'm a nurse). I'm devestated. I NEED to lose at least 30Kg. :crying:

That sounds like a great program to start of with. Just a quick question, have you had any medical ests recently just to make sure all thryroid levels, etc are okay. Always good to do when starting off a new program or regime.

What is your alcohol consumption like? Lots of hidden calories in wine, etc.

Keep at it. You are getting healthier and stronger by the day. ALso try measuring yourself with a tape measure rather than getting on trhe scales as so many things can affect the numbers on the scales. :hug:

I know this is the age old, but don't forget that your muscles may be growing and they will weigh more. Go by measurements if you're worried about what the scales tell you ;)

Mother Goose - I know how disheartening it can be when you don't get results but as Niliac said, muscle does weigh more and I think (could be wrong) that it also retains water unlike fat... Definately do measurements to make sure you're not getting down for no reason.

Also have you thought about a set eating plan. I know a guy at work did a diet where for 6 days a week he ate healthy and the 7th day he ate what ever the heck he wanted and as much as he wanted, it's based on the fact that your body absorbs based around what it expects to get.

Good luck, chin up and persistance is the key :lol:

Ali - I don't actually consume ANY alcohol. My biggest vice is the old coca cola :redface: I use to easily drink 2-3 600ml bottles a day and have since cut back to 1-2 300ml bottles a day (or however big those small ones are).

:lol: Cailin - I told myself that exact thing when I got off the scales at work today (WHY I weighed myself at the end of the day is beyond me :rolleyes:. Someone at work did say to me the other day that I look like I've slimmed down (I've not told anyone about my new resolve). And I DO feel better within myself most of the time (legs felt really good today!).

Elle - I know people who have done that too but I don't think I have the restrain to not blow all the good work I did during the week!

Aiaiaiaiai. I'm so frustrated right now!

Theres about 150cals in a 300ml bottle of coke - two of those is really going to add up. That really is a lot. Is there anything else you can substitute it with? It's almost as bad for you but how about diet coke? Obviously water is best but if you like something fizzy...

Write down the compliment that you got and put it on the fridge. If other people are noticing then what you are doing is working. Maybe only weight yourself every 2 weeks.

It is good you cut down on the coke but it is still alot of extra sugar. WOuld you drink coke zero or diet coke?? I know it is hard to change but I know people who have lost alot of weight just from changing from coke to diet.

HI MG...

Good on you for starting your weight loss, it can be really hard, but try not to loose sight of your goal... you will possibly have weeks of plateu or weight gain, but as the others have said, its how you feel and also your measurements that will give you the better idea of how you are going :)

The thing that i always do when i am starting to loose weight (or trying to) is i rule up a chart...i divide it into 7 days and the columns into sections as follows
*breakfast
*snack
*lunch
*snack
*Dinner
*snack
*Exercise

In each box i write what i consumed for the day (including drinks at those times and if the food has a Kj content, like on a coke bottle or i estimate using the values i know (like slices of bread salad values etc etc) and total them up for the day
To loose weight you need to be consuming less than 7000KJ a day...its amazing how quickly these things add up...

AND if i actually have to write down what i am eating and put a value next to it, it really makes me think about whether i still REALLY need that food i am about to put in my mouth.

Its suprising where you get a lot of your Kj from, and tbh i had no idea what my problems were until i did this for a week or so...
Also if you leave this chart in an area that your DH can see it, it may help motivate you not to eat badly as he can see what you are doing (and see how well you are doing too :))

Weigh yourself ONCE a week only, do it at the same time of day and on the same day, dont think about it for the next 6 days.
Get a tape measure out and measure the widest part of your upper arm, your bust, your waist (the narrowest bit), your hips (the widest bit) and your thighs (a good spot is where your fingertips stop when you hang your hands down...
If you are not to embarrassed about it (i always am) get someone else to do the measuring for you as it will be more accurate (and they can celebrate with you when you get results)

HTH :)

ETA: i drink things mixed with soda water so that i am having a fizzy drink without the Kj... another option you may be able to consider

Thanks Sammie - they're great tips. I think I'll give that chart a go!

How did you go with your first day back at work?

Having been in this boat before I would bet it's your diet letting you down. You may now be at the point where you need to be more precise than just cutting down portion sizes and generally eating better.

Record everything that you eat and you will probably see where you can improve. Cutting the Coke out altogether will make a difference without you doing anything else. For example, my DH can't say no to cheese. When he did stop eating it he lost 6kgs in a month without doing anything else. (he eats a lot of cheese lol).

You are doing so well. I lost 12kgs (over 17 weeks) a few years back and I found the hardest part was putting in the consistent effort. It was easy to eat well and exercise for one day, even one week...but to keep going and keep going even when I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere definitely took a lot more discipline than I thought it would.

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming (Dory from Finding Nemo ;))

I just wanted to say in responce to the amount of KJ you need to connsume to lose weight - it's really different for everyone, i've posted a bit about a persons BMR and it's an invaluble tool to work out the KJs you should be eating (if thats the way you want to work out your diet). Here is a link to the last thread that I posted it in https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ml#post1613333 The info you want is almost at the bottom :)

HTH!

CQ i don't suppose you have specific knowledge for those with metabolic disorders...? As you can see i'm going nowhere fast on my weightloss plan!

I'm chasing the GP today for a medication adjustment, because after several weeks of training my legs still feel "dead" for the whole run and i want to have well-controlled TSH for ttc...

But can you tell me ways to increase my BMR? Just now i'm running x4 a week (all on hills, 3 shortish runs at 6am in the freezing cold and 1 long run (double the short distance) at the weekend) and lifting weights twice (basically your workout plan cut roughly in half, though TBH i do about 60% of it twice (legs, chest, abs one day and then arms, shoulders, back, abs the other but i occasionally do one or other bodypart twice if i'm feeling in to it). Calorie intake is stable at about 1900 spread over 5-6 small meals. So how else can i increase my BMR? The way my thyroid condition was explained to me, it costs me the same amount of calories to squat 30kg as anyone else, but it takes more reps for me to gain the increase in muscle and thus BMR than a normal person.

Bx