why amn't i loosing weight? somebody who knows what they're talking about help!?

Question

I'm 5ft 6", i weigh 140pds (i do lots of light weights), i eat about 1000-1500 cals a day, i go to 3 spin classes a week and am quite active over all. However, i cannot loose excess fat and at this stage i am getting desperate and have begun looking at surgery as an option. This is the heaviest, but slimmest i have ever been. I am a UK size 12. Can anybody tell me what the hell i am doing wrong? and please dont say that it is my thyroid, because it isnt. please help me I'm desperate.

Answer 1

OK, here's the deal. Think of the body as an extremely adaptive creature. When you go out in the sun, your body has the ability to darken your skin to protect itself from the sun's harmful rays. Right? It's adapting to its environment. Now to me, it sounds like your body has effectively gotten used to your routine. In a sense, your routine has become too much of a routine. With your caloric intake, try mixing things up. Go for "high" and "low" calorie days, to keep your body guessing. Also try some exercises that you've never done before, especially things relating to strength training. Try adjusting the frequency of your workouts. Try decreasing the amount of times you work out each week, but increasing the intensity and focus for the times you do exercise. You'll send your body a message that you mean business. Do this and I guarantee you, you'll kick start your program again in no time. Good Luck ~ Andrew

Answer 2

Here are some tips:

Your calories should be consumed in small meals spread out throughout the day , aim for at least 6.

What heart rate are you achieving in your spinning classes? You need to be reaching at least 85% of your max heart rate. You should reach this heart rate in intervals. Search: high intensity interval training.

As your body adapts to exercise you will be able to perform the same activity using less calories.

When I first started using the bike, Level 5 would easily take me to 160 bpm (beats per minute). Today I cannot get my heart rate beyond 120 bpm at level 5. This is because my body adapted to the activity.

To reach 160bpm I have to now use at least level 12. Then every minute or so I raise it to the max levels 18-20 on the bike to get my heart rate 180bpm +.

For weights I would incorporate exercises that stimulate the metabolism the most like squats. One misconception about females and weights is that they fear looking muscular if they lift weights, however most females lack the testosterone levels to achieve a "butch" look.

Answer 3

You are a size 12 & you are thinking about surgery?! Please don't say such things! Surgery is for people 100's of lbs overweight. You have about 20 to lose IF that! You're a great size & you shouldn't be freaking out about it.....
BUT, try something different w/exercise. Sometimes your body gets used to all the things your doing & just stays the same. Do some different work outs at different times of the day. And try some new foods....

Answer 4

The more muscle you build the more you will weigh. Muscle is much heavier than fat. If you are not "big", just heavier than you'd like, don't worry about it (as you said this is the slimmest you've been). The number doesn't matter, especially if you are doing it for the way you look. And even if you are doing it for health, you have a lot of muscle so you're fine.

Answer 5

120-145 is safe for this height you crazy chica! I'm 5'6" so I've researched this. If you are in shape and fit then just stay at it and stop trying to lose more weight!
If you need to tone up do yoga. Long periods of stretching helps. You don't want to just build muscle you want to tone it up:)
Don't worry about your weight deary! 140 is GOOD!

Answer 6

when you work out, you can't just use the same amount of weight and do the same thing and the same number. Keep increasing your weight and the number of times you do them. You should do them until you absolutely can't do another one, or it's not helping you. You should be exhausted when you get done and you should only work out every other day, but you should REALLY work out.

Answer 7

I'm 5 5 and 145 lbs and I thin I look great. You dont sound obese, i dont think you should worry. You dont want to be too skinny, you should try to maintain your weight and not worry about extreme weights loss.

Answer 8

look it is not easy i just went to the doctor like four days ago and he said i have lost 17 pounds and im proud now im 200lbs even and im tryin to get to 145lbs i don;t wanna be lil because eveybody is not made to be skinny.I can help u all u have to do is find some fast music that u like and dance to it everyday i bey you 1,000,000 dollars u will lose weight ita all about moving parts of your body .TRY IT!!!

Answer 9

I would think if you are not losing weight than you would need to further cut your caloric intake eating lighter healthier meals.

Cutting calories in diet to lose weight

Losing weight effectively will always require cutting calories in some way or another. If the excess weight was due to a diet based on convenient, fast foods then some people may be tempted to try cutting calories by simply reducing the amount of total food eaten. In other words, the diet of highly processed foods is the same but food portions are reduced in order to lose weight. For this technique to be effective it will require a strong motivation. Without strong self-discipline the dieter may struggle because previous eating habits always means there's a strong temptation to eat a bigger portion or have extra foods, even if its "just for today". After cutting calories this way it is too easy to refer back to old eating habits by increasing the size of food portions to what the individual was used to.

Cutting Calories and Increased Appetite

When people cut food intake right down they often experience an increased appetite and a general craving for food. Some believe this is because they are eating less however, it may actually be driven by a deficiency or lack in the correct amount of certain nutrients. In other words, the appetite is trying to force the individual to eat more food in the hope that eventually these nutrients will be consumed. Most convenient foods are low in nutrients so if only fast, processed products form the basis of the diet then the appetite may crave the consumption of more food in order to gain essential nutrition.

If the dieter is exercising to lose weight the body requires more essential nutrients to aid recovery and growth of muscles. A diet devoid of nutrient dense foods may only cause further cravings and a larger boost in appetite. Cutting calories by reducing the amount of high-energy, fast foods is an effective way to lose weight permanently but only if other processed foods are replaced with healthy, nutritionally dense foods that are low in calories.

Cutting calories will be more effective if we learn to eat healthy meals regularly. This requires the introduction of healthier choices into the diet by gradually replacing each meal with low calorie, highly nutritious food or varieties. The dieter must veer away from the idea that they are "on a diet" by changing eating habits for the long term. Calories will automatically reduce when nutritiously dense foods replace high-energy package foods for most meals. An occasional treat should be left for when one has earned it by achieving a small goal or weight loss target.

Cutting calories by replacing high-energy packaged food with nutrient-dense foods, examples of these are....

Fresh fruits including dried fruits

Vegetables

Fresh fish

Lean meats

Poultry

Eggs

Natural yogurt

Natural nuts & seeds

Wholegrain foods & ingredients (wholemeal breads, pasta & brown rice)

WARNING!

If you possess a high number of fat cells you MUST exercise & diet using correct scientific principles in order to empty fat cells, any other way will result in water loss and potential regain after diet stops. Read more on Fat Cells here!

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