bookworm0901
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Hello!!
I started trying to lose weight at the end of January and I lost 35 pounds! yay! I still have about 15 to go but recently I've just STOPPED losing weight. It doesn't seem to matter what I do. I'm going to give you guys a little bit of info about what I've been doing and maybe someone can help me identify the problem?
OK:
--I started losing weight by using MyFitnessPal and straight up counting calories.
--I'm pretty strong willed and I've been very dedicated to counting every single calorie. When I stopped losing, I got even stricter on myself and went from 1320 cal/day to 1200. It didn't make a bit of difference.
--I stopped breastfeeding not long after I stopped losing weight (but my DD is 13 months old and was only nursing 1x/day anyway).
--In the past week, I added cardio to try and help, no difference. I started 30 mins on the treadmill every other day (and I did 1 hour one day).
I don't understand what the problem is, but I did read that if you cut calories too much, your body goes into "starvation mode" and holds on to every single pound. This *might* be the case because sometimes if I'm feeling pretty good, I'll end the day on 1000 calories or 1100. But if this is the case, what do I do to get back on track?! I'm so disappointed because I've seen great results and now- nothing. And I'm working SO hard to have NOTHING to show for it!!
Help? advice?
I started trying to lose weight at the end of January and I lost 35 pounds! yay! I still have about 15 to go but recently I've just STOPPED losing weight. It doesn't seem to matter what I do. I'm going to give you guys a little bit of info about what I've been doing and maybe someone can help me identify the problem?
OK:
--I started losing weight by using MyFitnessPal and straight up counting calories.
--I'm pretty strong willed and I've been very dedicated to counting every single calorie. When I stopped losing, I got even stricter on myself and went from 1320 cal/day to 1200. It didn't make a bit of difference.
--I stopped breastfeeding not long after I stopped losing weight (but my DD is 13 months old and was only nursing 1x/day anyway).
--In the past week, I added cardio to try and help, no difference. I started 30 mins on the treadmill every other day (and I did 1 hour one day).
I don't understand what the problem is, but I did read that if you cut calories too much, your body goes into "starvation mode" and holds on to every single pound. This *might* be the case because sometimes if I'm feeling pretty good, I'll end the day on 1000 calories or 1100. But if this is the case, what do I do to get back on track?! I'm so disappointed because I've seen great results and now- nothing. And I'm working SO hard to have NOTHING to show for it!!
Help? advice?