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What am I doing wrong?
| Sat, 06-25-2005 - 8:19am |
Boo hoo...weighed in this morning, and no weight loss this week. I'm so bummed. I've been absolutely perfect. No cheating, eating what I think is enough cals (approx 1500), exercising daily (running, elliptical and weights).
What am I missing? :(

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I'm sorry you're bummed about your weigh in today-- I would suggest keeping on track, that weight may not disappear as fast as you want but with perseverance and patience it will start dropping. And as you posted last night you are feeling lighter these days!
Some things to remember-
Good Luck~
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Mel
You could be gaining muscles and losing fat. How do your clothes fit? Or, even if you are dilligent about cutting back on salt and what not, sometimes your body still likes to retain a couple pounds of water a week or so before your period.
That's why Bob Greene (Oprah's trainer) recommends not weighing yourself for the first TWO MONTHS.
http://health.discovery.com/tools/calculators/basal/basal.html
Hope this helps.
P.S. Remember, this is just a rough estimate. Our bodies are not like machines and each one is slightly different. If you are a super type A that fidgets all the time, you could easily burn an extra 100 calories or so a day. Also, I forgot the exact number, but a physician once told me that the brain actually uses up a significant percentage of our energy intake. When I studied for final exams (back in my college days) or when I work on some high-pressure projects I never gain weight even though I eat quite a bit (mostly protein rich foods) and exercise less (lack of time).
::: Jump for Joy ::: Summer's Here :::
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Just some general thoughts and personal experience:
1. Strange as it sounds, sometimes weight loss does not occur as an even curve. You may get stuck at the same weight for a while (up to several weeks) and suddenly it drops.
2. Going back to my previous post, maybe you are gaining muscles. Maybe you are losing inches?
3. If you have been running for a while, you body could become more efficient and requires less energy (which means it burns fewer calories). Try mixing it up with other activities, such as elliptical trainer, biking, etc. It will also give your knees a break. Or instead of running your usual 3 miles everyday, maybe do a day of speed work (faster but lower mileage) and a day of hill work (slower pace, but with steeper incline) each week.
4. Measure everything you eat.
5. I keep telling myself it took over 5 years of "neglect" for me to get to this point, it is not too bad it takes 5 months to fix it.
6. Relax, make sure you get enough sleep and schedule at least one (maybe two, depends on how you feel) rest day per week. Just go for a walk.
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