Exercising 3-5 times a week (orange theory) but not loosing weight

[Anonymous]

I want to lose the last 10 pounds. What should I do? I am exercising regularly. Should I be on diet? On the positive side, I feel great and my clothes generally fit.

[Anonymous]

It's LOSING. not loosing.

[Anonymous]

How long have you been at it?

[Anonymous]

How long have you been doing it? You may not lose a ton of weight as your fat gets replaced by (heavier but leaner) muscle. But generally making sure you are eating healthy (doesn't have to be a "diet") will accelerate any weight loss.

If you feel great and your clothes fit well, that feels like a good outcome so congrats!

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks for correcting the typo! It has been almost a year.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you need to be on a diet. Losing fat really is no rocket science. You just need to eat less than what you burn. The hard part is to accomplish that on a consistent basis as no one likes to be hungry. To make the diet less miserable focus on eating high volumes of low calorie foods (lean meats and fish, high fiber veggies, low sugar watery fruits like melon or strawberries, zero fat Greek yoghurt etc.) and make sure you have plenty of fiber and protein in every meal. That will ensure you are not hungry all the time. And by all means track your calories. Just eating healthy is not enough. I used to CrossFit five times a week and eat super strict paleo with no sugar, bread or dairy and yet I gained about 10 pounds over a course of a year. With calorie tracking and without restricting any foods, I lost those 10 pounds in 10 week.

[Anonymous]

You have to eat less. You’re not in a caloric deficit. That is it. Don’t listen to people who tell you to get your thyroid check or your body is in starvation mode. You’re eating too much. Cutting calories is how you lose weight. Exercise is just to make your body look and feel good.

[Anonymous]

Orange theory made me ravenous. I definitely ate more while working out there.

If your clothes fit better, why does the number on the scale matter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to lose the last 10 pounds. What should I do? I am exercising regularly. Should I be on diet? On the positive side, I feel great and my clothes generally fit.

Maybe you are at the perfect weight? Have you talked to a physician?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you need to be on a diet. Losing fat really is no rocket science. You just need to eat less than what you burn. The hard part is to accomplish that on a consistent basis as no one likes to be hungry. To make the diet less miserable focus on eating high volumes of low calorie foods (lean meats and fish, high fiber veggies, low sugar watery fruits like melon or strawberries, zero fat Greek yoghurt etc.) and make sure you have plenty of fiber and protein in every meal. That will ensure you are not hungry all the time. And by all means track your calories. Just eating healthy is not enough. I used to CrossFit five times a week and eat super strict paleo with no sugar, bread or dairy and yet I gained about 10 pounds over a course of a year. With calorie tracking and without restricting any foods, I lost those 10 pounds in 10 week.

I don't know why people keep saying this. If losing weight and keeping the weight off was so easy we would be a nation of thin people. Your fighting against your body which wants to keep those ten pounds. We aren't even sure op needs to lose those ten pounds. I read a great article in the Washington post about losing weight. People can look it up but, the title is called "what to know about detoxing from sugar" by Steven Petrow and it was in yesterday's paper ( 8/6/19)

[Anonymous]

What about clothes sizes? Have you dropped inches? Weight loss isn't all about the number on the scale

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you need to be on a diet. Losing fat really is no rocket science. You just need to eat less than what you burn. The hard part is to accomplish that on a consistent basis as no one likes to be hungry. To make the diet less miserable focus on eating high volumes of low calorie foods (lean meats and fish, high fiber veggies, low sugar watery fruits like melon or strawberries, zero fat Greek yoghurt etc.) and make sure you have plenty of fiber and protein in every meal. That will ensure you are not hungry all the time. And by all means track your calories. Just eating healthy is not enough. I used to CrossFit five times a week and eat super strict paleo with no sugar, bread or dairy and yet I gained about 10 pounds over a course of a year. With calorie tracking and without restricting any foods, I lost those 10 pounds in 10 week.

It is possible that your body needed those ten pounds that it put on even with all the CrossFit and strict diet. Being underweight can cause problems for your body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you need to be on a diet. Losing fat really is no rocket science. You just need to eat less than what you burn. The hard part is to accomplish that on a consistent basis as no one likes to be hungry. To make the diet less miserable focus on eating high volumes of low calorie foods (lean meats and fish, high fiber veggies, low sugar watery fruits like melon or strawberries, zero fat Greek yoghurt etc.) and make sure you have plenty of fiber and protein in every meal. That will ensure you are not hungry all the time. And by all means track your calories. Just eating healthy is not enough. I used to CrossFit five times a week and eat super strict paleo with no sugar, bread or dairy and yet I gained about 10 pounds over a course of a year. With calorie tracking and without restricting any foods, I lost those 10 pounds in 10 week.

It is possible that your body needed those ten pounds that it put on even with all the CrossFit and strict diet. Being underweight can cause problems for your body.

My diet was not strict. I was eating way too many nuts and paleo desserts, believing into BS that as long as you eat “clean” calories don’t matter. Sadly they do. I was never in my life underweight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you need to be on a diet. Losing fat really is no rocket science. You just need to eat less than what you burn. The hard part is to accomplish that on a consistent basis as no one likes to be hungry. To make the diet less miserable focus on eating high volumes of low calorie foods (lean meats and fish, high fiber veggies, low sugar watery fruits like melon or strawberries, zero fat Greek yoghurt etc.) and make sure you have plenty of fiber and protein in every meal. That will ensure you are not hungry all the time. And by all means track your calories. Just eating healthy is not enough. I used to CrossFit five times a week and eat super strict paleo with no sugar, bread or dairy and yet I gained about 10 pounds over a course of a year. With calorie tracking and without restricting any foods, I lost those 10 pounds in 10 week.

I don't know why people keep saying this. If losing weight and keeping the weight off was so easy we would be a nation of thin people. Your fighting against your body which wants to keep those ten pounds. We aren't even sure op needs to lose those ten pounds. I read a great article in the Washington post about losing weight. People can look it up but, the title is called "what to know about detoxing from sugar" by Steven Petrow and it was in yesterday's paper ( 8/6/19)

I did not say it was easy. All I said is that the formula is obvious but people keep looking for some other way. The hard part is to actually persist for long enough. I was not out there to judge whether OP needed to lose weight. She said she wanted to lose it so I told her what she needed to do.

[Anonymous]

Yes, to lose weight you need to change the way you eat. Why does this keep being a question?