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You all will hate me for this, but I need to lose a measely 6-10lbs.
I am looking to lose 6-10lbs and I think I've hit the ceiling and the
"law of diminished returns." I am currently 5'9" and 146lbs and I run about 15 miles a week, but I do not seem to be losing any weight. It's extremely frustrating and I've talked to my nutritionist about this and he said something about me reaching a "ceiling" weight and it will be very difficult to lose weight from here on. I've never been more than 150lbs, but my lowest weight ever (for my height) was back in December (weird month too, since I always gorged!), when I was 137lbs. I am trying to limit my calories to 1500 a day and take vitamin supplements because I do not eat enough protein. Everyone on this newsgroup is losing tons of weight left and right. Does anyone have any practical (read: non-starvation) solutions for me? My typical eating: Breakfast: 1 cup of cereal and milk fruit Lunch: salad and dressing Snack: celery with peanut butter Dinner: rice and vegetables Thanks! L 146/146/135 |
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Linda C. T. wrote:
I am looking to lose 6-10lbs and I think I've hit the ceiling and the "law of diminished returns." I am currently 5'9" and 146lbs and I run about 15 miles a week, but I do not seem to be losing any weight. It's extremely frustrating and I've talked to my nutritionist about this and he said something about me reaching a "ceiling" weight and it will be very difficult to lose weight from here on. I've never been more than 150lbs, but my lowest weight ever (for my height) was back in December (weird month too, since I always gorged!), when I was 137lbs. I am trying to limit my calories to 1500 a day and take vitamin supplements because I do not eat enough protein. Everyone on this newsgroup is losing tons of weight left and right. Does anyone have any practical (read: non-starvation) solutions for me? My typical eating: Breakfast: 1 cup of cereal and milk fruit Lunch: salad and dressing Snack: celery with peanut butter Dinner: rice and vegetables Thanks! L 146/146/135 You need to eat more protein. There are plenty of lean meats you can eat without breaking the calorie bank. If you're a vegetarian there are protein sources other than meat. Taking a vitamin supplement won't do anything to replace protein. Your body needs protein to help build and maintain muscle. Maintaining muscle burns more calories than maintaining fat so not only will you lose weight easier you'll be healthier. Try adding weight training to your aerobic exercise. That also will help build and maintain muscle and in return burn more calories. Also check to make sure you really are eating 1500 calories. Without amounts I can't be sure but your typical menu doesn't look like it would add up to that much. Fitday is a fairly easy way to track not only daily calorie intake but protein, fat, and carb amounts too. http://www.fitday.com Good luck! -- Jeri 265/189/120 Atkins since 11/5/01 Change is inevitable, except from vending machines. |
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Linda C. T. wrote:
I am looking to lose 6-10lbs and I think I've hit the ceiling and the "law of diminished returns." I am currently 5'9" and 146lbs and I run about 15 miles a week, but I do not seem to be losing any weight. It's extremely frustrating and I've talked to my nutritionist about this and he said something about me reaching a "ceiling" weight and it will be very difficult to lose weight from here on. I've never been more than 150lbs, but my lowest weight ever (for my height) was back in December (weird month too, since I always gorged!), when I was 137lbs. I am trying to limit my calories to 1500 a day and take vitamin supplements because I do not eat enough protein. Everyone on this newsgroup is losing tons of weight left and right. Does anyone have any practical (read: non-starvation) solutions for me? My typical eating: Breakfast: 1 cup of cereal and milk fruit Lunch: salad and dressing Snack: celery with peanut butter Dinner: rice and vegetables Thanks! L 146/146/135 Yes. I'll be terse because you can google all this, but here's my suggestions for you. Add chicken breast to every meal. Seriously. Google "protein requirements balance diet" Add some high intensity interval training days to your regimen. Google "high intensity interval training" Get more sleep. Google "sleep cortisol" Add some resistance training. Google "weightlifting fat loss" Stop thinking about WEIGHT and think about body fat percentage. You don't want to lose bone density, skeletal muscle or smooth muscle tissue (like heart strength), you want to lose FAT. Get your body fat percentage tested and think about what range you're in and why you'd like to be in a different range. If you're carrying 6 pounds of fat on your hips it may just mean you're female. Dally 42%/26%/23% |
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Sometimes, slimming just 10lbs can be very hard. Many people who only
want to lose 10 lbs are already eating well, and exercising - so there's no 'big gains' to be had like there is for someone who isn't eating well or exercising and just begins. I would say: 1) you're currently eating too *few* calories. Your metabolism may have slowed based on the foods you describe below (also, it seems very 'unbalanced' nutritionally - fat and protien are important too). 2) you probably don't really want to lose weight. If you're not happy with your appearance at that weight it's likely more a matter of 'composition' rather than weight. You'll want to add muscle by adding resistence exercise to your routine. Just my 2 cents! :-) Good luck! On 2 Sep 2004 02:47:00 -0700, (Linda C. T.) wrote: I am looking to lose 6-10lbs and I think I've hit the ceiling and the "law of diminished returns." I am currently 5'9" and 146lbs and I run about 15 miles a week, but I do not seem to be losing any weight. It's extremely frustrating and I've talked to my nutritionist about this and he said something about me reaching a "ceiling" weight and it will be very difficult to lose weight from here on. I've never been more than 150lbs, but my lowest weight ever (for my height) was back in December (weird month too, since I always gorged!), when I was 137lbs. I am trying to limit my calories to 1500 a day and take vitamin supplements because I do not eat enough protein. Everyone on this newsgroup is losing tons of weight left and right. Does anyone have any practical (read: non-starvation) solutions for me? My typical eating: Breakfast: 1 cup of cereal and milk fruit Lunch: salad and dressing Snack: celery with peanut butter Dinner: rice and vegetables Thanks! L 146/146/135 |
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(Linda C. T.) wrote in message . com...
My typical eating: Breakfast: 1 cup of cereal and milk fruit Lunch: salad and dressing Snack: celery with peanut butter Dinner: rice and vegetables Eat like Budha - look like Budha ( or Dean Ornish). Vegetarianism was made popular in this country by John Harvey Kellogg ( who also invented jogging). He was 5' 6" and weighed 350 lbs. The head nutritionist of the Cooper Clinic here in Dallas has been eating reduced calories and fat for 30 years. During that time he has also jogged 35 miles per week. He also weights 350 lbs! ( source Wall Street Journal) Why not try eating a healthy diet? The Kellogg Foundation already has their $12 billion and Jimmy Carter will still get his peanut subsidies. Your health is more important than their profits. Ray Audette Author "NeanderThin" www.NeanderThin.com |
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(Linda C. T.) wrote in message . com...
My typical eating: Breakfast: 1 cup of cereal and milk fruit Lunch: salad and dressing Snack: celery with peanut butter Dinner: rice and vegetables Eat like Budha - look like Budha ( or Dean Ornish). Vegetarianism was made popular in this country by John Harvey Kellogg ( who also invented jogging). He was 5' 6" and weighed 350 lbs. The head nutritionist of the Cooper Clinic here in Dallas has been eating reduced calories and fat for 30 years. During that time he has also jogged 35 miles per week. He also weights 350 lbs! ( source Wall Street Journal) Why not try eating a healthy diet? The Kellogg Foundation already has their $12 billion and Jimmy Carter will still get his peanut subsidies. Your health is more important than their profits. Ray Audette Author "NeanderThin" www.NeanderThin.com |
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I have had my body fat measured and I am 20% body fat. About 30lbs of
me is fat. Also, I hate hate hate meat, especially red meat. I am not vegetarian, but meat really is not my favorite thing in the world. What would you all recommend to replace eating meat? Tofu? Beans? Thanks! L Dally wrote in message ... Linda C. T. wrote: I am looking to lose 6-10lbs and I think I've hit the ceiling and the "law of diminished returns." I am currently 5'9" and 146lbs and I run about 15 miles a week, but I do not seem to be losing any weight. It's extremely frustrating and I've talked to my nutritionist about this and he said something about me reaching a "ceiling" weight and it will be very difficult to lose weight from here on. I've never been more than 150lbs, but my lowest weight ever (for my height) was back in December (weird month too, since I always gorged!), when I was 137lbs. I am trying to limit my calories to 1500 a day and take vitamin supplements because I do not eat enough protein. Everyone on this newsgroup is losing tons of weight left and right. Does anyone have any practical (read: non-starvation) solutions for me? My typical eating: Breakfast: 1 cup of cereal and milk fruit Lunch: salad and dressing Snack: celery with peanut butter Dinner: rice and vegetables Thanks! L 146/146/135 Yes. I'll be terse because you can google all this, but here's my suggestions for you. Add chicken breast to every meal. Seriously. Google "protein requirements balance diet" Add some high intensity interval training days to your regimen. Google "high intensity interval training" Get more sleep. Google "sleep cortisol" Add some resistance training. Google "weightlifting fat loss" Stop thinking about WEIGHT and think about body fat percentage. You don't want to lose bone density, skeletal muscle or smooth muscle tissue (like heart strength), you want to lose FAT. Get your body fat percentage tested and think about what range you're in and why you'd like to be in a different range. If you're carrying 6 pounds of fat on your hips it may just mean you're female. Dally 42%/26%/23% |
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I have had my body fat measured and I am 20% body fat. About 30lbs of
me is fat. Also, I hate hate hate meat, especially red meat. I am not vegetarian, but meat really is not my favorite thing in the world. What would you all recommend to replace eating meat? Tofu? Beans? Thanks! L Dally wrote in message ... Linda C. T. wrote: I am looking to lose 6-10lbs and I think I've hit the ceiling and the "law of diminished returns." I am currently 5'9" and 146lbs and I run about 15 miles a week, but I do not seem to be losing any weight. It's extremely frustrating and I've talked to my nutritionist about this and he said something about me reaching a "ceiling" weight and it will be very difficult to lose weight from here on. I've never been more than 150lbs, but my lowest weight ever (for my height) was back in December (weird month too, since I always gorged!), when I was 137lbs. I am trying to limit my calories to 1500 a day and take vitamin supplements because I do not eat enough protein. Everyone on this newsgroup is losing tons of weight left and right. Does anyone have any practical (read: non-starvation) solutions for me? My typical eating: Breakfast: 1 cup of cereal and milk fruit Lunch: salad and dressing Snack: celery with peanut butter Dinner: rice and vegetables Thanks! L 146/146/135 Yes. I'll be terse because you can google all this, but here's my suggestions for you. Add chicken breast to every meal. Seriously. Google "protein requirements balance diet" Add some high intensity interval training days to your regimen. Google "high intensity interval training" Get more sleep. Google "sleep cortisol" Add some resistance training. Google "weightlifting fat loss" Stop thinking about WEIGHT and think about body fat percentage. You don't want to lose bone density, skeletal muscle or smooth muscle tissue (like heart strength), you want to lose FAT. Get your body fat percentage tested and think about what range you're in and why you'd like to be in a different range. If you're carrying 6 pounds of fat on your hips it may just mean you're female. Dally 42%/26%/23% |
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"Linda C. T." wrote in message om... I have had my body fat measured and I am 20% body fat. About 30lbs of me is fat. Also, I hate hate hate meat, especially red meat. I am not vegetarian, but meat really is not my favorite thing in the world. What would you all recommend to replace eating meat? Tofu? Beans? Thanks! L Tofu is a good way to get protein into your diet. It's very flexible. I use it for smoothies, stir fries, soup, and even chocolate pudding. I also eat it marinated and grilled. Another good source for protein is fat free cottage cheese. It's very flexible in that it can be mixed with all kinds of things (fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc) depending on what kind of taste you're looking for. Also, soy milk has more protein than regular milk and it does come flavored for those who haven't developed a taste for it. You could also try adding whey or soy powder to your diet for a protein boost. Some people sprinkle it on cereal. I mix it with plain yogurt or make a shake with soy milk. Jenn |
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