1100 calories a day and still negligible weight loss

[Anonymous]

Sending hugs to you, OP. It sounds like you have tried everything you can. Have you seen a physician? It sounds like some specialized expertise is in order here.

[Anonymous]

Stick with it, OP. This is too soon to be losing large amounts of weight but you're on the right track!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drop every carb but vegetables. Add more protein than you "need." Drink a lot of water. Stop exercising except for fun until you drop some weight.

Good luck.

+1 What you eat makes a big difference in how quickly you lose weight. Cut out sugar and bread, but keep olive oil, nuts and cheese in moderation. Eat lots of green vegetables - spinach, broccoli, kale, celery, wheatgrass juice, etc. Don't eat between meals regardless of what anyone says about eating 6 small meals. That spikes your insulin all day. Stick to three healthy meals and don't eat in between. Allow yourself a cheat on Sundays and do some kind of exercise that gets your heart rate elevated. Walking doesn't cut it. Good luck. You can do it.

[Anonymous]

You are not eating enough and your body has gone into preservation mode!

Eat a few hundred calories more - there are websites that can help you calculate exactly how much calories you need to ingest in order to lose weight. Keeping a journal is extremely helpful at the beginning until you can guesstimate correctly the amount you eat.

Make sure you cut out all animal fat, sugar and most salt (except after a heavy workout session). Keep the healthy fats in moderation. Lean protein. Green vegetables (less roots). Less carbs. Water. Sleep. Cardio and weight training.

You can do it!!!

[Anonymous]

Absolutely log what you are doing! Get apps to help or get yourself a device that helps (like a Jawbone UP or a FitBit). It sounds ridiculous, but for some of us they help us stay honest and they come with tools that help alot. Just don't give up. You can do it! GL!

[Anonymous]

I am on a low calorie diet and last week I didn't lose a pound. My dietician said I wasn't eating enough, that my metabolism had slowed down, going into starvation mode. It's critical to eat every few hours and enough to keep your metabolism working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are not eating enough and your body has gone into preservation mode!

Eat a few hundred calories more - there are websites that can help you calculate exactly how much calories you need to ingest in order to lose weight. Keeping a journal is extremely helpful at the beginning until you can guesstimate correctly the amount you eat.

Make sure you cut out all animal fat, sugar and most salt (except after a heavy workout session). Keep the healthy fats in moderation. Lean protein. Green vegetables (less roots). Less carbs. Water. Sleep. Cardio and weight training.

You can do it!!!

This is a myth. If the OP weighs 200 lbs., it will take a long time and a lot of weight loss before she goes into the mythological starvation mode.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am on a low calorie diet and last week I didn't lose a pound. My dietician said I wasn't eating enough, that my metabolism had slowed down, going into starvation mode. It's critical to eat every few hours and enough to keep your metabolism working.

Again, myth.

[Anonymous]

1100 is not sustainable and any weight you lose will come right back the second you eat anything. Count calories, lift heavy weights and get in your cardio. I've lost 40 lbs in just the last 4 months doing that. And I definitely don't starve myself. I get in about 1600 calories a day. I started at 230.

[Anonymous]

PP, could you give an example of what you eat?

[Anonymous]

I started at 196 last year. I was working out with a trainer twice a week and doing other exercises on my own. I really found MyFitnessPal to be very helpful. The biggest change to my diet was cutting portion size.

Some weeks I lost no weight. Some weeks I lost 5 pounds. I really had to play with my calorie intake to make sure I was actually getting enough calories, especially on days I had a big workout. It took me 4 months to lose 25 pounds.

I don't get to exercise as much anymore, but I'm still slowly losing. About 20 more to go.

Stick with it. Make sure you're eating good calories and drinking plenty of water. I drunk 80-100 oz a day.

There are websites you can use to calculate your calorie requirements.

[Anonymous]

I eat oatmeal (usually the pre package portion) about an hour before the gym. Protein directly after. Maybe two eggs or one eggo waffle an hour later before work.

I usually have a turkey sandwich for lunch (one slice of wheat bread or the sandwich round, two slices of deli turkey, one slice of chesse, .5 tbl light mayo) a healthy choice meal or dinner leftovers.

I snack throughout the day on straight tuna, sometimes crackers, nuts. I eat baked sweet potatoes a lot (with olive oil)

Dinner is chicken, veggies (zucchini, chinese broccoli, whatever). I am not very strict with what I eat for dinner as long as it isn't a lot.

I drink a smoothie everyday with beets, spinach, OJ, and a banana. The smoothie is what really got the numbers moving and actually lowered my blood pressure into the normal range. I highly recommend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are not eating enough and your body has gone into preservation mode!

Eat a few hundred calories more - there are websites that can help you calculate exactly how much calories you need to ingest in order to lose weight. Keeping a journal is extremely helpful at the beginning until you can guesstimate correctly the amount you eat.

Make sure you cut out all animal fat, sugar and most salt (except after a heavy workout session). Keep the healthy fats in moderation. Lean protein. Green vegetables (less roots). Less carbs. Water. Sleep. Cardio and weight training.

You can do it!!!

This is a myth. If the OP weighs 200 lbs., it will take a long time and a lot of weight loss before she goes into the mythological starvation mode.

Your initial weight has nothing to do with your body's immediate metabolic reaction to what it perceives as starvation. This is triggered when the caloric intake decreases suddenly and significantly. Eating around a thousand calories daily is widely recognized to be the cutoff for most people. I have experienced this myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I eat oatmeal (usually the pre package portion) about an hour before the gym. Protein directly after. Maybe two eggs or one eggo waffle an hour later before work.

I usually have a turkey sandwich for lunch (one slice of wheat bread or the sandwich round, two slices of deli turkey, one slice of chesse, .5 tbl light mayo) a healthy choice meal or dinner leftovers.

I snack throughout the day on straight tuna, sometimes crackers, nuts. I eat baked sweet potatoes a lot (with olive oil)

Dinner is chicken, veggies (zucchini, chinese broccoli, whatever). I am not very strict with what I eat for dinner as long as it isn't a lot.

I drink a smoothie everyday with beets, spinach, OJ, and a banana. The smoothie is what really got the numbers moving and actually lowered my blood pressure into the normal range. I highly recommend it.

Can you post the smoothie recipe ??!!! I hate beets - does it taste like beets?

[Anonymous]

Go see a nutritionist. Best thing I ever did! They'll help you understand what your body needs, and break it down to a real life plan. I think I paid $120 initially, the $55 for follow up visits.