Why has my weight loss stopped?

Question

I am female 5'9, 19 years old and i weight about 140 pounds. I walk/light jog for 30 minutes and exercise at a moderate pace for 15-20 minutes on the elliptical trainer about 4/5 times a week. Sometimes i swim for half an hour too... but i seem to have hit a weight loss plateau. I know my diet is ok because i lost some weight, but now i seem to have stopped. Im trying to lose 5/6 pounds. I wonder if it could be that i added carbs back to my diet? just special K cereal in the mornings (1 cup with non fat milk) and 2 small slices of whole grain bread each day. I dont really eat carbs after 6pm, i usually have protein and veggies for dinner. I just really want to get rid of these 5/6 pounds, should i cut out the carbs?

Answer 1

Your weight is PERFECT.

Here is a simple rule of thumb.

100 lbs for 5 feet of height and

5 lbs for every inch over five feet.

For you that is 145, so you are perfect
at five pounds under that.

Answer 2

Hello Nicky,
First of all let me Congratulate you on all your effort and success in your health.

What's happening to you is fairly normal, It happened to me and it happens to many people trying to shed some weight.
What happens is that the initial weight we lose is mostly water and other substances that can easily be loss.
Then comes the fat, that requires more effort and time. Your on the right track, just don't stop, you'll keep the weight down.

But remember, the pounds are not as important as for you fat percentage and muscle mass. That's what you should focus on. You'll look lean and fit and not just thin which can look unhealthy.

Hope this helps out. I know you can do it!!

May the force be with you!!

p.s I don't think adding back carbs to your diet is that significant unless you added a lot. Just keep it on the low side.

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Answer 4

Everybody has heard of “low carb" diets -- since they are emerging as the newest trend in dieting.

But do they really work? ...And if so, are they the solution to weight loss that everybody is looking for?

We don’t think so, because most low carb diets have several problems which make losing weight very difficult for the “average” dieter.

For example, if you follow the Atkins diet (a popular low carb program) then the restriction on carbs for the first couple weeks is very severe (by almost any standards).

The Atkins program allows just 20 grams of "net carbs" per day during the first phase of the diet (which usually lasts for 2 weeks).

Just to give you an idea of how few carbs that really is – even a large apple has more than 20 grams of "net carbs".

This low level of carbs is often too severe for the “average” dieter to tolerate for 2 weeks straight, and in fact eating such a low level of carbs can make a person feel “weak” and “miserable” all day long (because your body needs more carbs than that for energy).

Other low carb diets (such as the South Beach Diet) are not quite as severe as the Atkins Plan, but in our opinion even the South Beach Diet is not as easy to follow as it could be.

We believe that a successful diet needs to be easy to follow – because that’s the only way that people will stick to the diet and lose weight.

We believe that diets should not make average people feel “miserable” and “weak” all day long, because if a diet makes people feel miserable and weak then it’s going to be very difficult for average dieters to adhere to such programs.

We’re not saying that all low carb diets are as restrictive as the Atkins Diet is, but we're saying that most low carb diets are so hard to follow that “average dieters” will probably wind up feeling hungry and weak all day long (which is not a good thing for dieting success in our opinion).

We believe that “low carbs” is not the answer to losing weight, since your body needs a reasonable amount of all 3 types of calories to lose weight consistently (protein, carbs, and fat).

The truth is that your body needs a reasonable amount of protein, carbs and fat calories too.

To lose weight quickly you must eat all 3 types of calories in the right proportions, and that’s why most dieters fail. They fail because nobody knows what the right proportions of calories should be.

Answer 5

go 20 mph on your bike for 6 1 2 minutes

Answer 6

soups can be both filling and comforting try making a garden or bean soup with low salt broth and store in portion sized cups for later

Answer 7

jump on a trampoline for 29 minutes

Answer 8

Consume honey before bed because consumption of honey may help to burn more fat during those early hours of sleep

Answer 9

Eat five servings of fruits and veggies a day

Answer 10

use a dash of cinnamon to give fruits such as bananas and melons a richer dessert feel without the sugar