I must be doing something wrong...

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-14-2003
I must be doing something wrong...
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Thu, 04-01-2004 - 8:11am
Hello:

I'm on day 4 of the diet and haven't lost a pound (I'm 5'4 and 119 pounds). My daily diet has been the following:

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs and 1 LF cheese stick

Snack: 1 LF cheese stick

Lunch: cucumber slices with 2 wedges of Laughing Cow Light Cheese

Snack: 1 LF cheese stick

Dinner: 1 LF vanilla yogurt, 1 handful of nuts, steamed veggies

Snack: 2 deli-thin slices of LF munster cheese and 1 TBS. of natural peanut butter with celery sticks

If I'm starving, I'll sometimes have an extra TBS. of natural peanut butter or a few nuts. I realize that I am going a little over the amount of nuts 'allowed' per day, but figure I need the protein. (I don't really care for chicken or beef, but will eat fish).

I have been drinking only one caffinated drink per day. The rest of the day is water, or caffine-free soda, etc.

Exercise Plan:

Sunday- 1 hour on the elliptical doing speed intervals, walked two miles (DONE)

Monday- 1 FIRM video and half-hour on the elliptical, walked two miles (DONE)

Tuesday-Worked out for an hour and 15 min. with personal trainer. (DONE)

Wed.-walk two miles (DONE)

Thurs.-walk two miles, 1 FIRM video

Friday-walk two miles, half hour on the elliptical

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thank you!


iVillage Member
Registered: 03-31-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 8:51am
At 5'4" and 119lbs, how much thinner do you want to be? I believe your body is hanging on to all the calories you're consuming for dear life b/c you're not eating enough. You're well within the healthy weight guidelines for your height, if not below. Maybe your body is trying to give you a message?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-05-2004
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 10:07am
It sounds like you are doing a lot of things right.

Here are some thoughts, hopefully they will help, but I am no expert!

I think it might help if you try to have more vegetables with breakfast (mix spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, and/or peppers into your eggs, have a V8 or tomato juice with the meal). Do you like bacon? We just love Louis Rich turkey bacon, and you can have two slices with your eggs.

Also, vary your snacks so you don't have cheese for almost every snack. For example, try vegetables with hummus in the afternoon, or tomatoes & cukes diced over LF cottage cheese, etc.

I also think it might help if you eat more at lunch: as much as I really don't like the fuss of salad, I've forced myself to have salad virtually every lunch since I've been on SBD. Gives your body a lot to digest and helps increase metabolism. Have proten with it: LF feta in Greek Salad, chicken with caesar salad, tuna with salad nicoise, etc.

Do you like desserts? My DH & I love our ricotta cremes every night. I would much prefer that to a post-dinner snack, but I know everybody's different. I'm not sure if eating this helps you lose weight, but it's very filling and there's no sugar in it.

Also, you might try cutting out the sodas and drinking water instead.

I'm really impressed wtih your exercise program. Don't be discouraged, keep up the good fight!!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 12:24pm
Blue,

I just wanted to write because I think we are in sort of similar situations. I started this program on monday, together with my husband. I am doing it with him for moral support only. But like you,I am also at the lower end of what would be a healthy weight for me (5'2" and 112 lbs). Because I am already at the lower end, I really don't expect to loose a whole bunch of weight these two weeks, if any. There's not a whole lot that I could lose and the dietary change is not all that huge for me at least.

This is not to discourage you, but to explain that because you are already at the low end weight for your height, weightloss won't be dramatic for you. Not that you would want that either, you want to maintain a healthy weight, not be underweight and unhealthy.

Now from your menu, it seems to me, that you are not having a "regular meal". It's like a whole bunch of the snacks recommended in the book. Now, you don't want to body to shut down, and like the other poster said hang on to every calorie for dear life, because it goes into "survival" mode. Also remember that because you are exercising you could be building up muscle too.

Those are just my suggestions,

Happy

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Registered: 01-03-2004
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 12:55pm
You seem to be at a very healthy weight for you height. I am only 2 inches taller but 30 lbs heavier :0

If you are looking to tone up then try switching up your exercise routine. When, you are on the elliptical or any cardio machine make sure your heart rate is where you want it. People can run and run and run w./ a low heart rate and it will have minimal results or at a high heart rate and burn muscle not fat...YIKES :0 Make sure your's is correct for your height and weight. Stop to check it every few minutes until you know when you are right. You could also get a heart rate monitor to wear at the gym (little wrist band) or use the straps at your gym (if they have them). Does this help?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 1:03pm

Sounds like you are not eating enough.

Susan :)

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-14-2003
Fri, 04-02-2004 - 6:08am
Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to thank you for all your great advice. I will definately try some of your recommendations. I know that some of you were concerned that I was trying to lose too much weight...I'm just trying to follow the advice of my trainer. He feels that I would look my best a few pounds lighter...so I started the diet.

Anyway, thanks again!

:)

Blue

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Registered: 06-13-2003
Fri, 04-02-2004 - 8:41am
According to the iVillage health calculator, (http://www.ivillage.com/diet/tools/healthcalc/), your BMI is in the healthy recommended range at 20.26, and your weight is actually BELOW what is normal for your height. Your healthy recommended weight is 124-138 pounds.

Your trainer is asking you to do something VERY unhealthy and dangerous if he wants you to lose more weight. I suggest getting a new trainer ASAP!!!