AAAAHHH!!! Frustrating!!! Already low caloric intake and exercising to no avail!!


Question: AAAAHHH!!! Frustrating!!! Already low caloric intake and exercising to no avail!!!?!?
Out of curiosity, I counted up my daily caloric intake!. I eat pretty much the same things everyday, so it was pretty easy!. According to a healthy caloric intake calculator, I found that I am 1,000 calories below what I should be eating to MAINTAIN a healthy weight!. Now since I am not a healthy weight, I calculated how many calories I would need a day to lose 2-3lbs a week!. And what do you know, I am about 500 calories shy of that amount!. So, I'm just wondering, why am I gaining weight when I have been eating this way for a long time and for the past 2 weeks I have been exercising 2 or more hours a day 6-7 days a week!? What is wrong with me!? My routine is as follows:

Breakfast: Yogurt (w/fruit)
Lunch: Chicken or vegetable soups (no crackers)
Exercise: 1 hr

Snacks: Fruit, or cheese w/crackers
Dinner: Grilled or baked chicken/fish/pork w/veggie side or Pasta and a little something sweet!.
Exercise: 1 1/2

So, any ideas about what I'm doing wrong!? I have got to lose some weight, fast!Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
You you don't eat enough, your body goes into starvation mode, and anything you eat is automatically stored as fat!. So, you HAVE to eat enough!. Decrease it little by little and fluctuate it week by week!. If you need to eat 2000 calories to safely lose weight, try eating 1800 every day one week and 2200 the next!. this keeps your body from starvation mode!.

Also eat after you exercise, you metabolism is up then!. Eat 4 to 6 small meals a day which also boosts metabolism!. And if you want to have that little something that's a little more fattening, you should eat it in the morning when you have the rest of the day to burn it off!. Use the calculator below to determine how many calories you should eat to lose weight, and it will tell you whether or not your weight goal is reasonable!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Try giving your body a little more protein to use during these intense workouts!. Cut back on the soups, cheese and pasta sauce -- lots of sodium!. You may be retaining water!. You are building muscle and losing fat - muscle weighs more than fat so you may gain rather than lose weight b/c of that!. Weight isn't your real concern, tho looks are!. Go by how you look not by how much you weigh!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

cut down the Carbohydrates increase the Protein and eat six small meals a day!. You may actually take in more calories but you will speed up your metabolism!. sounds like you are starving yourself and your body is fighting back!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

cut down on the chicken (protein) and carbohydrates!.!. You shouldn't have that every day, it bad!. Maintain a healthy diet!. Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Im sorry to be the one to tell you this, but your efforts are actually working against you!
Your body is in starvation mode, during which it saves up everything that its taking in, anticipating a time of famine!.

First of all, you don't really NEED to exercise more than about 30 minutes a day!. If you do so, you also need to make sure your caloric intake acommodates what's burnt during exercise!. If you're looking to lose 2 lbs a week, which is really the healthy maximum, then a 1000 or so calorie deficit needs to be made daily!.
Figure out your caloric intake for weight maintenance, subtract about 1000 from that!.!. Then ADD however many calories you burn off from exercise!. Depending on what you're doing, you may be burning off 2000+ calories everyday, with your 2 1/2 hour workout!.
You're robbing your body of essential nutrition, depleting/breaking down lean muscle, and ultimately slowing your metabolism!.!. which is most likely the opposite of what you want!.

A healthy plan would be to follow what I said earlier, to figure out how many calories you need daily!. Instead of eating just 3 meals, split that up into 6 meals!. This will keep your metabolism stoked all day!. Drink plenty of water, at least 64 ounces!.
As far as exercise goes, try to get atleast 30 minutes of cardio a day!. Incorporate strength training at least 3 times a week to rebuild the muscle you've lost, this will increase the amount of cals you burn at rest!

Also, remember variety in your diet!. You mentioned that you eat pretty much the same things everyday!.!. your body needs a wide variety of nutrients, so make sure to incorporate lots of whole grains, lean proteins, and fresh fruits and vegetables everyday!. Try to change it up :]

Hope this helped!
Good luck in your endeavorsWww@Answer-Health@Com





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