Friday, July 14, 2006

Am i overexercising/under eating? -

Recently, I ve been on a weight-loss program, and I ve lost just about 30 lbs. I started out at about 155 lbs at the end of October, and I just want to lose a teensy bit more to be totally satisfied. The problem is, I m no longer losing weight. Ive looked online to read up about weight loss plateaus, and I m wondering if I m overexercising or under eating.I exercise for about an hour to an hour and a half a day, doing cardio and moderate to vigorous calesthetics (i probably just misspelled that horribly) on top of walking to and from school, and walking around school all day. I eat from 1100-1300 calories a day, sometimes even less. i don t really track my calories other than having a general daily number, and some days it feels like eating more than 1000-1100 would mean force feeding myself. anyways, it s frustrating to be so close to my goal, and im trying to figure out what to do next. in my mind, stopping the exercise and eating means gaining weight, but if changing the way i see a weight loss program means i ll get better results, than im definitely willing to try a change.

It could be very possible that you are over-training yourself. It is very important to listen to your body. There is a difference between pushing through and ignoring your body s pain. Make sure you are giving yourself plenty of rest, drinking enough water, and getting plenty of sleep. Also, your diet dictates what energy your body has for activities. If you are not getting the essential fuels you need to exercise than your body could be in a survival mode causing you to burn muscle and store foods your eating. Another thing to try and do is switch up your exercises. Try to start using weights. You can lift weights without getting too muscular or anything along those lines. Working out is all about muscle stimulation and if what you re doing isn t leaving you sweating and/or feeling pumped then it s time to try something new. Don t be scared or intimidated when it comes to exploring new exercises.

i can understand your fear to cut down on exercise and eat more food. i would get a professional opinion-- just in case! try eating/drinking things that speed up the metabolism--eg. green tea, chilli (or hot food) grapefruit, coconut oil... a normal diet would restrict calories to about 1500 so you might need to eat a bit more to give yourself enough energy for exercise. eat more protein and eat fruit for quick energy.good luck!

you are doing an extraordinary achievement ,congratulation you need to give your body time to recover and that by slowing down your pattern of workout as you can do your workout every other day and try to change if you start with aerobics try to start with running this will confuse your body and make it lose more best of luck and enjoy your life

Pig out on junk food for about a week then get back on the horse...if you diet too long it messes with your hormones. The only way to get them back on track is to eat properly for a while. if you continue to diet you will lose mostly muscle at this point

nahh i think ur doin greattttt! =]]