Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 14:53     Subject: Scale not budging, not even an ounce?
Anonymous wrote:Way too many carbs for breakfast. Oats plus fruit? Setting yourself up for failure first thing every morning

You’re delusional if you don’t think it’s calorie in, calorie out.

Someone who lost 60lb eating fruit and oatmeal.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 14:05     Subject: Scale not budging, not even an ounce?
Way too many carbs for breakfast. Oats plus fruit? Setting yourself up for failure first thing every morning
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 12:19     Subject: Re:Scale not budging, not even an ounce?
Anonymous wrote:Sorry everyone, crazy work day.

I’m 39, 5’8” 166.5oz! So I am at the high end of a “normal” BMI.

My current calorie target is 1350 calories, and after exercise, I’m usually in a 50-100 calorie deficit on top of that, so around 1300 calories a day. I aim for mostly protein, I average around 90g a day, but have a pretty carb-heavy breakfast.

I eat pretty much the same thing every day, switching up only flavors of things:


Breakfast: Steel cut oats with protein powder and powder protein, strawberries

Lunch: 3oz leftover chicken, 1 chicken sausage, a couple dill pickles

Snacks: Greek yogurt, orange, mini protein bar

Dinner: 3oz grilled chicken, 1/2 cup rice, broccoli green bean mix

My leftover calories yesterday with the above day was 93

My exercises:

Outdoor bike ride: I ride on average 15-20 miles, takes me about 40 minutes, depending on wind.

I walk 20 minutes to a set of stairs and spend 10 minutes climbing them, then I walk home.



Ok this all sounds good on paper, but how are you doing in reality?

Have you really eaten this way and 1350 cal/day for 2 months straight with no days off or going over?
because here is the typical deal with those who "can't lose weight eating small amount of calories". They eat 1200 cal for a few days then wake up starving on day 3 so overeat. "Get back on track" the next day. Or they eat this way M-thursday then overeat all weekend. It is really hard to only eat 1350 cal EVERY day. the key to fat loss is a CONSISTENT deficit. That is eating in a deficit AT least 90% of the time so not going over set calories more than 3x/month.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2024 23:23     Subject: Scale not budging, not even an ounce?
The only thing that worked for me was 2 months of semaglutide. I got it from one of the med spas. It’s a compounded version so about $200 a month. I was on a dose so low it wasn’t therapeutic. Side effects were constipation and little muscle loss.

I went from 5’4, 143 to 128. It’s noticeable fo me and my clothes fit better. I have maintained the last month. I gained the weight from stress/SSRI use so my body reset what it was at for all my 30/40s. I’m active daily and one side effect was I completely lose my taste + interest in alcohol at all. I would solidly drink a few days a week at social occasions and completely lost that interest. I’ll sip a wine now at a birthday but never really want a drink. The one time on the meds I had two strong cocktails I threw up so that’s something to consider but overall I’m happy I did it because I was spinning my wheels and obsessing about my weight for a solid year and nothing I did had any impact.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2024 22:24     Subject: Scale not budging, not even an ounce?
Well you're not overweight and obsessed with the scale. Not a great sign.