exercise vs. calories
I want to start off by saying WLS was the best thing I have ever done for myself! I love the new me. But the new me is stuck. I have been a slow loser since day one and happy for it. But now that I am 'active' (Running 3-4 days a week, walking (4miles) 3-4 days a week, golfing, etc) my weight loss has slowed down to nothing. I have talked with my Nut who said that I am doing everything right but something is just off. My calorie intake is 1,000 per day. My protein intake ranges from 75-90 grams a day, my water intake is 60-80 ounces a day. Getting in 1,000 calories is a chore (I never thought I would be saying that! LOL) I have had so many people tell me that I am gaining muscle that is why the scale isn't moving, but I have a hard time believing that is the whole reason.
Does anyone have suggestions as to what I can do differently to get the scale moving again?
Does anyone have suggestions as to what I can do differently to get the scale moving again?
If you are doing that much activity, 1000 calories a day is probably not enough and your body has likely dropped your metabolism down to try to squeeze everything it can out of those 1000 calories.
Lora
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Have you tried upping your calories a little? I remember well when getting in 1000 calories seemed impossible but it sometimes can mean the difference between your body getting stuck in starvation mode and getting those last few lbs off....And yeah, muscle weighs more than fat so gaining muscle may look like not losing weight but the plus side is muscle burns up your metabolism!!
First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.
Hillery: I know increasing my calories will help. It is difficult because I do not feel hunger and have a limited amount of foods I can tolerate. I am going to try to add another protein shake to my day and maybe some more trailmix as that will boost my calories. THanks for the input, it is greatly appreciated. Keep up the great work you have done awesome!