8 Months Out N Stalled For 5 Months!

[gwynne 14]

Is it even possible? I don't know what im doing wrong.

I track food, normally at 800 cals, i up my cal, drop my cals, excercised more,less, i tired everything...

But a 5 months stall is seriously maddening and disheartening.

What should i do now? Is this all i can lose?

To eat or not to eat?

Helllllllpppppppp... :-(

[susanfaye 162]

Wow. Thats rough! Have you talked to your Dr and Nut?

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Maybe try focusing on Protein, low fat, low carb foods. I believe that's what your already doing. You are at a period where your weight loss does slow down but should be coming off a little at a time......Also go see your nutritionist and talk with your surgeon's office. If you haven't had any blood panels done yet, call your primary doctor and ask them to order some for you. It will come off....

[johnlatte 1,232]

up your protien...drop the carbs..add one more day of cardio, stay off the weights (if you do them). Should jump start you.

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

Wow unbelievable, 5 months!! Have you tried different things in those 5 months? As suggested VLCarb is good, I find 500-700 calories is where I need to be to lose weight. Drink all of your Water everyday.

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

I just looked at your weight and BMI. You now are at a normal weight, it may be that this is the weight you need to be at. A BMI of 18 seems pretty low.

[desertmom 297]

Hi

23.49 BMI seems good to me but I can undertand wanting to lose a little more.

Post pics (with the head cut off if you dont want your face to be seen) in tight fitting clothes lets see what you look like now.Maybe you just dont need to lose more?How tall are you?

[Eat That Frog 53]

I can understand your frustration. Do you weigh and measure your food? I find that from time to time I need to weigh and measure to remind myself of what size my portions should be.

Your height and weight seem to be reasonable...

[amytug 996]

I know it's not popular but I 100% suggest you look into the raw vegan diet and do it for one week and see if that doesn't jump start things. Or. Maybe just start with a green smoothie every day for Breakfast.

Are you getting your Water in? Eating too much sodium?

[gwynne 14]

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for posting. To answer all questions at a go:

I'm asian, and our healthy BMI should be between 18-23. So im still on the heavy side here in Singapore.

I'm 170cm, about 65-67KG (as you all know ive been hovering around this weight for 5 months).

I tried excercising 5 times a week each about 1-2 hours, initial month, i did purely cardio, weight didnt move.

Then, i change to 3 days of cardio, and 2 days of strength traning, weight didnt move.

I basically don't touch carbs at all. My daily diet is usually a Protein Shake in the morning, which contains no sugar (meant for diabetics. its nestle nutren diabetes) for about 200 ml drank between 2-3 hours.

lunch usually tofu, with shredded chicken breast. Or steamed fish.

dinner is usually again chicken or beef, some vegetables etc.

I drink alot of Water. well as much as i can accomodate.

I don't drink any soda, alcohol, or anything sweetened. I do have coffee and tea occassionally.

Honeslty i think my diet now is pretty standard.. i have no clue what's wrong. n i dont have a clue on how else i can improve this other than what amytug suggest, perhaps vegan...

But i think i might faint? lol

As for blood works, i use to have high BP, high cholestrol, diabetes, they were all gone now by the 3rd month out.

my medications are reducing slowly and steadily. (Drs refuse to drop them off at once).

my bloodworks including Vitamins etc are all (according to my Dr.) text book standard.

My surgeon refuse to let me see a NUT. His thoery, "don't fix what's not broken".

He thinks that if im all well and vitamins etc are good, there is no need to see a NUT.

He told me to excercise more.

seriously? can i do anymore than what i'm doing now? i probably have to give up my job and work out full time.. LOL

I honestly have no clue, what is going on.. i've given up weighing.. I don't think this is all i can lose, because my lowest adult weight was about 60 kg, but that was when i have eating disorder, i was anorexic for awhile during my early adulthood.

All that said, i'm still trying to figure out how to post a picture here.. will do that later ..

Thank you all for responding...

still disheartened,

G

[halfofheather 8]

Hi, do you think maybe you need more calories?

[Bella86 82]

U r 170cm and 65-67kg?? I would think that is considered normal healthy weight with a bmi of 23.2? U r quite tall, what weight were u trying to drop to?

[gwynne 14]

Hi Bella,

International standard, bmi at 23 is healthy. But for asians, it is set at 18-23.

Im trying to get to bmi 20.

Im am still considered over weight here

[ftomivec 7]

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for posting. To answer all questions at a go:

I'm asian' date=' and our healthy BMI should be between 18-23. So im still on the heavy side here in Singapore.

I'm 170cm, about 65-67KG (as you all know ive been hovering around this weight for 5 months).

I tried excercising 5 times a week each about 1-2 hours, initial month, i did purely cardio, weight didnt move.

Then, i change to 3 days of cardio, and 2 days of strength traning, weight didnt move.

I basically don't touch carbs at all. My daily diet is usually a Protein shake in the morning, which contains no sugar (meant for diabetics. its nestle nutren diabetes) for about 200 ml drank between 2-3 hours.

lunch usually tofu, with shredded chicken breast. Or steamed fish.

dinner is usually again chicken or beef, some vegetables etc.

I drink alot of Water. well as much as i can accomodate.

I don't drink any soda, alcohol, or anything sweetened. I do have coffee and tea occassionally.

Honeslty i think my diet now is pretty standard.. i have no clue what's wrong. n i dont have a clue on how else i can improve this other than what amytug suggest, perhaps vegan...

But i think i might faint? lol

As for blood works, i use to have high BP, high cholestrol, diabetes, they were all gone now by the 3rd month out.

my medications are reducing slowly and steadily. (Drs refuse to drop them off at once).

my bloodworks including Vitamins etc are all (according to my Dr.) text book standard.

My surgeon refuse to let me see a NUT. His thoery, "don't fix what's not broken".

He thinks that if im all well and Vitamins etc are good, there is no need to see a NUT.

He told me to excercise more.

seriously? can i do anymore than what i'm doing now? i probably have to give up my job and work out full time.. LOL

I honestly have no clue, what is going on.. i've given up weighing.. I don't think this is all i can lose, because my lowest adult weight was about 60 kg, but that was when i have eating disorder, i was anorexic for awhile during my early adulthood.

All that said, i'm still trying to figure out how to post a picture here.. will do that later ..

Thank you all for responding...

still disheartened,

G[/quote']

Hi Gwynne !

I am from Singapore too !

[SouthernSleever 234]

I'd get off the shakes and sub in some eggs or meat and more of it. I think your body might be in starvation mode with 800 calories. So eat more times a day but stay low carb and ditch the shakes.