Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5542 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Losing Weight? Posted: 01-07-08 16:15pm
I'm so frustrated.
I wanted to post this in weight loss but
they're all like "I only eat 1000 calories
and work out six hours a day" - totally
unhealthy.
I had a health/fitness class last semester
where I learned that my appropriate
caloric intake to lose weight would be
around 1600 calories (given my age,
weight, and activity level) , which I
usually eat about that much. Also,
according to calorie counting websites, I
almost ALWAYS eat less calories than I
burn.
So why don't I lose weight? I gained 20
pounds on an IUD about a year ago, and
lost some of it, but I'm still working on
getting back to my regular weight. And I
CAN'T!!!
I'm on another progesterone birth control
and I have a suspicion that it has
something to do with it, but I don't
really have another option.
I'm frustrated and I just don't get it. I
am SO careful about what I eat, and I have
been for quite some time. And I an fairly
active too, I dance and I work out about
three times per week (which is really the
max I can do because I work and am in
school too)
Anyone else frustrated?? Grr....
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Flurries in the air
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 388 Location: Chicago
Posted: 01-07-08 16:48pm
omg i had the same problem. Okay so i was
in soccer and i would work out in soccer
for 6 days in the week for like 3 hours..
and eat sooo healthy and stuff
And i freaking gained 7 pounds! Nd it was
not muscle i swear ugh
so when i stopped working out and stopped
watchign wat i ate i lost 12 lmao
hm go figure
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 01-07-08 17:18pm
If you work out, it may be because you are
building muscles. Muscle weighs more than
fat. Don't focus on the number as much;
focus on the look. Do you look like you
have slimmed down some?
Another thing it may be is water
retention. Birth control makes your body
think you're pregnant, so that would make
sense.
When you work out 3x a week, how intense
and long is your work rate? Do you
monitor your heart rate? You don't start
to burn fat until your heart rate reaches
a certain amount, so maybe it isn't
getting high enough.
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 01-07-08 17:19pm
Also, are you stressed out? Stress can
play a HUGE factor in weight
gain/retention. If thats the case, maybe
try keeping a journal, talking to people,
or creating some down time for yourself.
Try taking a class at your gym like yoga
if they offer it. It will calm down your
mind and work out your body at the same
time
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unnamedny
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Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 88 Location: New York, USA
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Posted: 01-07-08 18:36pm
Girls the only valid way I know to lose a
lot is to work out a lot, best way is to
jog or walk long distances, 2-4 miles a
day, no I'm not joking, once your body
reaches it's regular weight it protects
itself from going any lower so after that
point you have to work 3 times (maybe
more) harder to lose some.
I can easily walk/jog 3-4 miles and I
still have some extra pounds.
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 01-07-08 18:42pm
gee i seriously wish i could gain some
weight im not joking. no
matter what i do nothing works
georgia i think that maybe you should
switch BC? what about a low doese bc pill?
like the one im on femecon fe?
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lele25
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Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 497 Location: Southland, USA
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Posted: 01-07-08 21:29pm
I had problems with gaining weight on the
pill. I started on Sesonale, nice not to
have a period, then Ortho-tri cyclen, and
eventually Yaz. Unfortunately none of them
worked for me, so I had to quit them all
together. Along with weight gain I had
horrible mood swings, spotting, and
headaches. I'm finally begining to loose
the weight by working out 5 days a week
and cutting calories. Its so frustrating!
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-07-08 23:04pm
In my health/fitness class I learned about
how to monitor my target heart rate and
stuff, so I think my work outs are pretty
effective.
I really think it has to do with my birth
control, but I really don't have any other
options. For health reasons I have to be
on progesterone only types, and I think
that's the kind that make me gain weight.
I'm considering non hormonal, but I
already tried an IUD and will NOT try that
again... I just don't trust barrier
methods...
grr....
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-07-08 23:05pm
Oh, and penguin-
I'm sure it's not muscle, I have only gone
up in size. Stress, though,
that could be it.
Thanks
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Strumphette
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 88
Posted: 01-07-08 23:25pm
Hormones and stress are big contributors
to messing up weight loss. They make you
hang on to the weight no matter what you
do. For my surgery last summer, I was on
progestorone and estrogen (alternating)
and I've only just started losing weight
this past month and I've been eating
healthy and exercising the whole time.
Everyone's different, but I'm sure that
those are contributing to not losing
weight, then you stress more about not
being able to lose, and that causes even
more of a problem....talk about a sucky
cycle to be in. Good luck to everyone.
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Mikolas
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Intruder Alert Posted: 01-07-08 23:31pm
Too bad you put this on the women's chat
forum. Some men who happen to be personal
trainers or also took nutrition classes
might have been able to assist you. Oh
well.
im not joking. no
matter what i do nothing works
