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

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.

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%

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

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

(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

(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

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%

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%

"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