I need a weight loss jump start

[Anonymous]

I was at 159 on New Year's Day and am down to 150 via Weight Watchers, working out nearly every day (sometimes only half an hour on the elliptical, but at least SOMETHING 6 days a week) and seeing a personal trainer for the last six weeks.

I am toning up and slimming down a bit, but I really want to be at 140. I feel like I need something to jump start this diet. I've been stuck at 148-150 for a solid month or two now.

I'm considering Sugar Busters or some other carb-denying diet for a few weeks, but what's hard is that I can't have eggs/red meat/cheese or anything with them in it (high cholesterol) so it's a very restrictive diet.

I've also heard about fasting or just eating during an 8 hour window....

Any thoughts about how to jump start this weight loss?

[Anonymous]

I think cutting carbs is a good idea for a while. Instead of red meat/cheese/eggs you can have fish, chicken, yogurt, etc. by the way, is it your doc who is recommending no eggs etc? There's actually new medical thought that dietary cholesterol is not what causes cardiovascular issues as has been thought, but rather inflammation from excessive sugar/carb consumption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think cutting carbs is a good idea for a while. Instead of red meat/cheese/eggs you can have fish, chicken, yogurt, etc. by the way, is it your doc who is recommending no eggs etc? There's actually new medical thought that dietary cholesterol is not what causes cardiovascular issues as has been thought, but rather inflammation from excessive sugar/carb consumption.

That is interesting. Yeah, my primary care doctor had me cut out all those things and then my cholesterol did go down, so we control it that way rather than through medication.

[Anonymous]

Log everything you eat. Fitday is a good site for that. I actually had to turn in a food log to my trainer and that was an amazing motivator to stay on track. I cut out all breads & pastas except for one day of the week. Alcohol is a big diet buster, too, so try to limit that if you drink regularly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think cutting carbs is a good idea for a while. Instead of red meat/cheese/eggs you can have fish, chicken, yogurt, etc. by the way, is it your doc who is recommending no eggs etc? There's actually new medical thought that dietary cholesterol is not what causes cardiovascular issues as has been thought, but rather inflammation from excessive sugar/carb consumption.

That is interesting. Yeah, my primary care doctor had me cut out all those things and then my cholesterol did go down, so we control it that way rather than through medication.

Pp here. Ok then. Well you can still have plenty of protein choices from what I mentioned. Cottage cheese is another good source. I'm on myfitnesspal, a site/app for logging calories and exercise. It's really helpful!

[Anonymous]

OP again. Forgot to mention that intermittent fasting (you also mentioned it in your post) really helped me too. There are different methods with different eating windows. If you don't have blood sugar issues I recommend it as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. Forgot to mention that intermittent fasting (you also mentioned it in your post) really helped me too. There are different methods with different eating windows. If you don't have blood sugar issues I recommend it as well.

Pp not OP, sorry.

[Anonymous]

Cut out all sugar. Try to stay under 2 grams a day and you will drop pounds and feel great.

[Anonymous]

You may also not be eating enough calories....

[Anonymous]

It's pretty much impossible to cut out all sugar, unless you mean granulated added sugar. Who has 2g a day? Even an apple will push you over.