Day 24 of Whole30 and not lost one pound

[Anonymous]

If you read the Whole 30 forum, the first thing they would tell you to cut is nuts, and then fruit. Truly stick to vegetables, meat, and eggs.

I agree with everyone saying it's about calories in vs out because yes, of course. But when you are only eating meat and vegetables, it's REALLY HARD to eat a ton of calories because you are just stuffed. You can only force down so much protein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s your diet like now? Are you eating tons of bacon, nuts and fruit?

Nope. Lots of chicken, cauliflower rice, broccoli.

Rice is not permitted on Whole 30. Plus Whole 30 is not a weight loss plan. You can eat as much as you want. Quantities are not measured and some of the foods have a lot of calories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s your diet like now? Are you eating tons of bacon, nuts and fruit?

Nope. Lots of chicken, cauliflower rice, broccoli.

Rice is not permitted on Whole 30. Plus Whole 30 is not a weight loss plan. You can eat as much as you want. Quantities are not measured and some of the foods have a lot of calories.

Wow. Reading is fundamental, PP.

[Anonymous]

I'm in the same situation - I think it's a hormonal issue. I usually drop eight very quickly but postpartum it is takkng much much longer. Your body just doesn't function the same way after a baby. I feel like it's slower.

[Anonymous]

Yes, count calories.

Also, you mention several times that you do 35 minutes of exercise. What exactly are you doing for those 35 minutes? Can you honestly say that you’re sweating, working quite hard, and your heart rate is up? Because if none of those things are true, I don’t think you’re getting much out of the workouts. As the saying goes “it’s not the hours you put in, it’s what you put in the hours.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You were trying to do something other than count calories.

You’re 50 lbs overweight. You need to count calories.

This is correct. You just need to eat less. Sounds ridiculous but it's true.
- been there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, count calories.

Also, you mention several times that you do 35 minutes of exercise. What exactly are you doing for those 35 minutes? Can you honestly say that you’re sweating, working quite hard, and your heart rate is up? Because if none of those things are true, I don’t think you’re getting much out of the workouts. As the saying goes “it’s not the hours you put in, it’s what you put in the hours.”

Yes. I'm working hard. I only have 35-40 minutes so I make it count!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You were trying to do something other than count calories.

You’re 50 lbs overweight. You need to count calories.

This is correct. You just need to eat less. Sounds ridiculous but it's true.
- been there

I feel like I am eating way less than I used to. Like, much smaller portions and better food. Light food.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t lose weight on whole 30 either. Too many avocados

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You were trying to do something other than count calories.

You’re 50 lbs overweight. You need to count calories.

This is correct. You just need to eat less. Sounds ridiculous but it's true.
- been there

I feel like I am eating way less than I used to. Like, much smaller portions and better food. Light food.

You're wondering if something is medically preventing you from losing weight. There are basically two courses of action:

1) Go to the doctor and try to get him to run some tests even though you don't have 30 days of restricted calorie eating to base your concerns on. If it comes back clean, in the same position as now.
2) Actually spend 30 days carefully counting calories with a food scale, and THEN if you do not lose the weight you expect to, going to the doctor with real evidence of your concern.

Seems obvious to me you want to do #2.

[Anonymous]

Have you noticed a difference in the way your clothes fit?
Are they looser?

[Anonymous]

I don't recall losing a lot immediately on Whole 30, but my clothes started fitting differently. I'd give it more time.

For me, the helpful thing about it was kicking the sugar habit I had. Eating less refined food. I felt a lot better while I was doing it, because it made me eat more vegetables!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s your diet like now? Are you eating tons of bacon, nuts and fruit?

Nope. Lots of chicken, cauliflower rice, broccoli.

Rice is not permitted on Whole 30. Plus Whole 30 is not a weight loss plan. You can eat as much as you want. Quantities are not measured and some of the foods have a lot of calories.

Cauliflower rice is not rice. It is just ground up cauliflower.

[Anonymous]

Muscle weighs more than fat. So, are your clothes getting looser? Are you tracking everything you eat?

[Anonymous]

If your goal is to lose 50 lbs, whole 30 may not be right for you. The people I know who have had success on whole 30 were usually normal weight already, active, but had some vices or a couple months of terrible eating (ate terribly on a cruise, go out to drink too much, too much holiday partying, etc.) they wanted to clean up and the end result was losing a few pounds and feeling overall more energetic, having better habits when they were done, etc.

If you want to lose 50 lbs and are sedentary, a program like weight watchers--which focuses on weight loss long-term and considers a lot of things like introducing exercise at the right pace, rather than a short-term "cleanup" of eating habits, might be a better choice.