Can’t lose any more weight?
I’ve been over weight for as long as I remember and i’m absolutely SICK of it. So this summer I decided I was going to try to seriously shed some pounds before my I graduate high school may 2018. To be specific I started this June. So I start counting calories, making sure I stay in a good intake. A few days later started some home work outs with an app called SWORKIT. Shortly after (maybe 2 weeks later) I started going every morning to walk the track. Things were going GREAT. About time August came I had lost about 20 pounds. I’d check the scale everyday through the months and I noticed that my weight would fluctuate at the start of a week I would have lost about 3 pounds then for the next 4/5 days I’d be like 1-3 pounds heavier than the previous low, then I would drop like 4 more. So about every two weeks I was going lower than the last. I’d got use to this. When i would see a few pound come up i wouldn’t get devastated. Every since late August I have not been past the 20 pound mark. After i had been fluctuating between the 10-20 pound mark for whole month of September, I decided the at home workouts weren’t good enough anymore and I’d got too use to them. So I started at the Gym early October. It’s mid November now and I still haven’t seen less than 20 pounds. This is devastating me. I thought by now I would have seen 40-45 lost but nope. So please tell me how to get past this plateau. I NEED help
Why can I not lose any more weight?
You say you’re eating 1200 calories. Your BMR is only a little over 1500. You have described a fairly active lifestyle. You should be losing weight by your diet alone, but you’re not.Conclusion: Either you are not accurately measuring your calories, or you should see a physician and not rely on strangers on the internet who can’t examine you, don’t know your personal and family medical histories, and can’t order or interpret lab tests for you, to give you a medical diagnosis.I would also recommend sustained cardio instead of HIIT for weight loss. HIIT is great for improving your cardio fitness in a time-efficient manner, and evidence does show that it elevates your calorie burn rate for some period of time after you are done, but it’s not particularly good for weight loss. 15 minutes of intense HIIT won’t burn as many calories as 45 minutes of cardio at the max pace that you can sustain for the full 45 minutes. (I.e., a pace you can do for 45 minutes, but you’d fail if you tried to sustain it for an hour.)One last thing: if you’ve got a large frame (thumb and forefinger of your right hand don’t meet if you wrap them around the smallest point on your left wrist) and you are muscular, your weight is probably fine and you don’t really need to lose more weight. Your body could be telling you that by resisting your effort to lose. You should get your body fat percentage measured and check to see if you’re approaching the minimum of 10–13% that is recommended for women. See Ideal Body Fat Percentage Chart: How Lean Should You Be?
What should I do if I can't lose anymore weight?
Without details of where you are, where you started, and what you’ve been doing to lose weight up to this point - it’s impossible to help you in any meaningful way.It’s possible you’ve already lost too much.It’s possible you calorie-counted yourself down to a lower weight, and now you need to reduce your “maintenance” calorie target even more if you want to continue losing.It’s possible you aren’t tracking your food intake at all, in which case you’re likely under-estimating how many calories you’re eating.It’s possible you’ve been under-eating for so long that you lost valuable metabolically-active muscle mass, and now you have to work twice as hard just to maintain your current weight.It’s also possible you have a medical condition that’s hindering progress.Again, there’s no way to give you any suggestions with this no-details-provided question as is.
Will I lose more weight if I exercise at night?
You will probably not lose any more weight exercising at night than if you exercised in the morning. There isn't any persuasive evidence that one time is superior to the other. In my experience, the best time to exercise is whenever you can fit it in, regularly, so that it becomes a steady habit. To that end, there is some evidence that morning exercisers are more continuous/consistent with their exercise (more habitual). Also, some evidence that if you exercise later at night, you may find it harder to sleep. Not sleeping enough interferes (sometimes significantly) with weight loss. The following link has a bit more about other factors (like strength and injury data) for varying times of day:When Is the Best Time of Day to Exercise?
Why can't I lose anymore weight?
You should be loosing weight at a weekly rate not a daily rate. Being stuck for 4 days is not a big deal at all. Once you are closer to a healther body fat percentage, the harder it is to loose weight and the slower the rate will be. When someone is really overweight or obese they will loose weight at a much faster rate. So be patient when it comes to the rate of weight loss. When it comes to your diet. The first error I see in your diet is your breakfast. Breakfast should be your largest meal of the day and it should have a high amount of protein in it. A large breakfast will start up your metabolism and the protein will decrease your appetite. I also see that you don't eat lunch till 6:00. You should eat more frequently than that because it will slow down your metabiolism. You also didn't mention dinner in there. Eat more frequntly, and make sure breakfast is your largest meal and dinner your smallest. Don't eat too close to bedtime either. If you are working out as much as you say you are then you are not eating enough. Not eating enough can cause you to gain weight rather than loose weight. Working out builds muscle mass and muscle weighs more than fat so loose your obsession with the scale. You say you workout 5 hours a day but you didn't mention what your routine is. Make sure you get some weight training in during the week but don't work the same muscles everyday because they need recovery time in order to get results. THe muscle mass weighs more than fat which may increase or maintain the numbers on the scale but it will speed up your metabolism and show results on your body. 4 days of maintaining weight is not nearly enough to get frustrated with lack of results or question a thyroid problem. Don't obsese with the scale and only consult a doctor if you are very overweight and change in diet and that much exercise doesn't give you any results of body fat percentage or your body fat percentage increases enven though your diet and exercise should not result iin that. Don;t obses with the scale and get yourself a pinch tester to measure your body fat percentage instead. You should only check weight and/or body fat once a week. Not every day! It is not healthy to loose more than 2 punds of body fat per week.
I don't want to lose anymore weight but I can't eat!!!?
I am 5ft 6 and I currently weigh 111 pounds. I have battled with my weight since I was about 14, I am now 18. I started getting stricter last October where I weighed 9 stone 4 and was horribly depressed about my weight. I started weight loss protein shakes and exercising and low calorie intake. I became obsessed and would go days with out eating, if I ate it would be an oat bar and that was it. I am a vegetarian so I don't get much protein so thought the shakes would help in that respect. I have been strict about what I eat for about 4 months straight now and I have now reached 7 stone 13. Problem is I don't want to lose anymore weight. I told everyone I knew when to stop and that I would as I have the will power. People are now telling me I look too skinny and I can see it. I am happy I lost the weight but now I look anorexic and I hate it. I don't want to lose any more weight but it's dropping off me. I feel like I can't eat anything anymore. Today I had half a egg sandwich and it filled me up. I got bloated and now not hungry. That's all I have eaten all day and I feel fine. But I WANT to eat. I just can't. I may be wheat intolerant as well as being vegetarian my diet is very strict and hard to comply with. Especially when trying to maintain weight and not lose it! Please help me, I don't want to lose anymore but I can't eat. Help me.
What should I do if I can't lose any more weight on a 1200 calorie diet? I'm 16, 168cm, and 60kg. Should I increase or decrease my daily intake?
1200 calories is bare minimum for a grown man. I have no idea what it would be for a 16 year old kid, but probably not much less. I’d ask a doctor if I were you since that’s what helped me. Also, it’s almost impossible not to lose weight if you have a large calorie deficit, however if you are 10 pounds overweight, the necessary daily calories to maintain body weight are far lower than if you were 100 pounds overweight. This means you will not see very good progress towards the end of your weight loss journey since the process slows down naturally. That being said, you may also be eating ‘hidden’ calories in soda, sauces, butter, restaurant food or underestimating calorie intake. Watch for that and remember to record your calorie intake truthfully. If you do this you will start to see patterns in food consumption and can adjust accordingly. Based on your stats, I think its best to tone your body rather than focus on fewer calories. I’m a guy thats 5ft 8in and 180 pounds (178 cm and about 80 stone) but nobody would consider me overweight as a result of going to the gym.
How can I lose body fat without losing any more weight? I'm 16, 168cm and 58kg. My body fat percentage is 25 and I want to have <20% body fat. I currently eat 1400 calories.
Can you provide some more details? Would like to know:What are you currently pursuing?How active would you consider your lifestyle?Do you play any sports etc?Weightlifting?It isn’t really possible to lose fat without losing weight, unless you are a beginner at weightlifting. Still, if you can answer above questions some guidance can be prepared.Edit:This is what I would do if I were in your situation.Continue doing yoga and brisk walk. Might add a few minutes of heavier intensity running. Like in 50mins, you can add 2 min of running every 5–6 mins, that should give you some additional caloric burn3 weightlifting sessions per week, around 40–45 minutes is sufficient. Just do 3 full body workouts. Since you are a beginner, you should gain some muscle easily without even adding more calories and that will bring your fat % down.Focus on deadlifts, rows, squats, lunges, bench presses, overhead presses etc - basically do 5–6 exercises per session, 4–5 sets of each and don’t be afraid to go heavyProgressive overloading is important (increasing weights/reps every session/week/month)Continue eating 1400–1500 calories, but make sure you are eating close to 100gm proteinLots of water, rest etcYou might lose some weight, but that’s a part of the process. Once you are at a more preferable body fat %, you can always start a slow clean bulk and gain the weight. Even if you go down till 53–54kgs, it’s pretty solidI hope this helps you in your fat loss journey. All the best