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I'm frustrated with trying to lose weight. It was going good for a bit but it's gotten weird. Does anyone else gain a pound while they sleep? I weigh myself before I go to bed (hours after eating anything) and when I weigh myself in the morning, I have GAINED a pound. What the heck? It's also slightly frustrating that my doctor is going to comment on the gains (if I can't get it off before my physical in September) even though I am still in a smaller size. I hate that he's only judging my health on my weight, not on the fact that I'm still down 4 pants sizes. I know that muscle is more condensed than fat, which is why I can be smaller and still weigh the same (or more) but it's all just very annoying.
Quote from: Pokeyonekenobie on April 28, 2022, 08:31:19 AMI'm frustrated with trying to lose weight. It was going good for a bit but it's gotten weird. Does anyone else gain a pound while they sleep? I weigh myself before I go to bed (hours after eating anything) and when I weigh myself in the morning, I have GAINED a pound. What the heck? It's also slightly frustrating that my doctor is going to comment on the gains (if I can't get it off before my physical in September) even though I am still in a smaller size. I hate that he's only judging my health on my weight, not on the fact that I'm still down 4 pants sizes. I know that muscle is more condensed than fat, which is why I can be smaller and still weigh the same (or more) but it's all just very annoying. I think I might gain overnight too. I tend to weigh myself a few hours after I’ve woken up because I was finding that if weighed myself exactly when I woke up I was coming in a pound or so heavier. Weird! My old doctor used to pester me about my weight too. She retired and did finally give me credit for losing some weight, but there was one time she actually made me cry because the way she worded her concern was so harsh. It made me mad too because she wasn’t exactly slim! I thought she’d understand my struggle. All my blood work was always normal.I seem to be stuck at around 168/167 pounds right now. My goal is just 165 but it’s still frustrating. I’ve been coming in significantly under my calorie budget most days so I’m not sure why nothing is coming off. Some days I’ll randomly come in really close to my goal but the next day it’s right back on. I think I need to start going back to the gym.
I'm not managing 300 crunches a day. My stomach hurts too much once I hit about a hundred. And I haven't remembered to do them every day yet. So maybe my goal is to eventually manage 300. I'm not on any meds so I know that's not the issue. It may just be that I need to change what I'm eating and focus more on proteins. I have been tracking my food and it seems like days with more protein I actually do manage to lose a little weight. I haven't ruled out an allergy but I am going to try and up my protein a bit and see if that helps anything.
300 crunches a day Pokeyonekenobie?! You’re crazy, I struggle with even doing like, 20! Even if you’re “only” getting 100 a day in that’s still a really good workout!I’m still sort of stuck, but tentatively I may have lost one pound. I see last time I posted I was stuck between 168 and 167 pounds, but now I seem to swing between 167 and 166 depending on the day. I finally decided to cut my calorie budget in Lose it… it was clear it was too high if I wasn’t losing after about a month of always coming in at or under my goal. When I was in the mode for maintaining my weight I had started gaining, so their calculation on calorie budget clearly isn’t perfect.Even though my weight loss is going slow, I’ve set some additional goals besides just cutting calories that I think will help. Since I have lost about 25 pounds from where I started, it makes sense these last few pounds may be harder to shed! -Eat more protein. From what I’ve been reading balancing your macronutrients is also important for weight loss. In general, I can see I’m eating way more carbs and fat than I am protein dense foods, so I am going to start being mindful of that. I read that for weight loss you should aim to eat your body weight in protein grams per day!! I’m WAY below that, so right now my goal is to at least balance my macronutrients to be close to a 33/33/34% split each day-Do more strength training. This one is somewhat counter intuitive since muscle mass can add weight, but my body fat % is so high that I know I need to start working on this. I’ve also heard that strength training is generally a better weight loss tool than cardio alone, so I’m optimistic that this will be beneficial to add to my workout routine.-Drink more water. I got a smart water bottle that will track my water intake. I’ve struggled to hit my goal since I got it, so before that I was probably dehydrated more often than not!On the upside I joined a new gym that is closer to m house, so I’ve been motivated to actually go close to every day! My old gym wasn’t that far, but the 10-15 minute ie was sill enough of a hindrance that I wasn’t going much at all. The new one is cheaper with all the same amenities to boot! They even have a couple of advantages over my old gym like being open 24 hours an having a movie room which is super fun! Even though my weight loss is slow, I’m still feeling optimistic about it. The changes I’ve made I think are sustainable lifestyle changes I can actually keep up with long term. If nothing else I haven’t gained a significant amount of weight back over the last year, so that’s a plus!