Question About Weight Loss

inspired

inspired

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Hello board, this is my first post!

I know you probably get many post like this asking about the same thing but here goes.

I have recently started working out (not weights yet, just running and playing basketball) and have not lost a single pound. I have kept daily logs of how many calories I am taking it and I try to keep it at around 1200 calories. I am 6'3 and weight about 220 pounds.

For the last 3 weeks I have ran, played basketball, and done all other kinds of cardio exercises for AT LEASt an hour a day. I have only taken 3 days off during this time period. I have yet to drop a single pound. I know they say calories can creep up on you, but as I mentioned earlier I keep a very detailed journal with all calories consumed for the day.

Some days I may run a few miles and then play basketball for an hour, yet I still have not been able to shed any weight.

The main question is, can this be related to my thyroid? I currently take medication for a slow thyroid and I have not missed a day taking my medication. I would think that after 3 weeks of intense cardio and strict dieting that I would have been able to at least shed a few pounds.

Does anyone have any information on this subject? Thanks in advance!
 
what made you decide to keep your calories at 1200? at your current sizeand activity level it's quite low...

next question - are you sure what you're eating is really what you are eating? are you measuring and weighing everything? it's easy to under-estimate calories...

Thyroid can hamper weight loss - and it's something you want to discuss with your doctor - Especially what the side effects of the medications that you are on... can give you a pretty good indication of side effects...


and hello back at you... welcome to the forum
 
maleficent said:
what made you decide to keep your calories at 1200? at your current sizeand activity level it's quite low...

next question - are you sure what you're eating is really what you are eating? are you measuring and weighing everything? it's easy to under-estimate calories...

Thyroid can hamper weight loss - and it's something you want to discuss with your doctor - Especially what the side effects of the medications that you are on... can give you a pretty good indication of side effects...


and hello back at you... welcome to the forum
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On the calories, I keep a VERY detailed journal. A lot of the food I eat is "eating out" but it is healthy food. Such as today. I drank a smoothy from smoothy king for breakfast, a large fruit cup from chick-fil-a for lunch. I will have a small snack in a few hours and for dinner I will have some chicken and vegetables from Boston Market. I always look on the websites and see how many calories certain foods contain and keep up with it that way. I KNOW, it does not have to do with my calorie intake. I keep telling my doctor this and she does not believe me.
 
I went through a stage where I was eating well and exercising regularly and I gained 10 lbs. I was so freaked out I went to the doctor.

She tested my thyroid, but found no explanation. Eventually she and I just figured out I needed to relax, get some sleep, stay on the diet/exercise path and not stress.

And now the pounds are falling off! I think sometimes losing weight is like watching a pot of boiling water too closely (won't boil)
 
I'm not one of them, but there are quite a few people around the boards who were eating a certain amount of calories, weren't getting any results, decided to INCREASE their calories by 200-300 and then they started losing.

Honestly, 1200 calories for a 6'3, 220 male is awfully small, which is not good as some do believe. Eating fewer calories doesn't mean faster weight loss, it means little or no weight loss.

I am 6'0, 198 pounds, and I eat around 1500-1600 calories, although that is a rough estimation because I measure my food in Weight Watcher points instead of just calories. I am fairly consistent at losing 12 or so pounds a month with my intake. Someone more knowledgeable than myself will probably come a long and give you some more help with it!

Great job though on cutting back. Don't get discouraged; there is a TON of advice running around these boards and all of it will help you. Cruise around and learn as much as you can!

Best of luck to ya'.
 
CNNSarah said:
I went through a stage where I was eating well and exercising regularly and I gained 10 lbs. I was so freaked out I went to the doctor.

She tested my thyroid, but found no explanation. Eventually she and I just figured out I needed to relax, get some sleep, stay on the diet/exercise path and not stress.

And now the pounds are falling off! I think sometimes losing weight is like watching a pot of boiling water too closely (won't boil)
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Yeah I know that losing weight THE RIGHT WAY takes time and patience. However, I think that 3 weeks of exercising and dieting should show SOME results. A friend is the one that mentioned that my thyroid might play a role in me not losing weight. I really do not know. I am going to keep going at it. I figure at least if I am not going to lose any weight that I should at least be healthy!
 
how long h ave you been on the medication for you thyroid -there are some - like synthoid - that take a few weeks to kick in and actually start to do their job... so you might just h ave to be patient.

and eating alittle more wouldn't hurt either
 
inspired said:
On the calories, I keep a VERY detailed journal. A lot of the food I eat is "eating out" but it is healthy food. Such as today. I drank a smoothy from smoothy king for breakfast, a large fruit cup from chick-fil-a for lunch. I will have a small snack in a few hours and for dinner I will have some chicken and vegetables from Boston Market. I always look on the websites and see how many calories certain foods contain and keep up with it that way. I KNOW, it does not have to do with my calorie intake. I keep telling my doctor this and she does not believe me.
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Not all calories are created equal: that is not even close to what I would call a healthy diet, but be that as it may, undereating can sometimes be as detrimental to weight loss as overeating. Especially if it comes suddenly, and with a large increase in the amount of exercise you're getting.

To give you an idea, I am 10 lbs lighter than you and 5 inches shorter. I am currently taking in roughly twice the calories you are, and losing 2.5 lbs/week. You are most likely in "starvation mode", in which your body will do whatever it has to NOT to lose weight. There are all sorts of other possibilities, but this one seems most likely.

I recommend increasing your caloric intake by 200 calories/week, until you start to see some results. Also, when starting out, it's not necessary to do intense cardio, and can even be a bad idea. Moderate and sustainable is the key to winning that race. :rant: And clean up your diet. I don't know who you've been talking to, but pure sugar for breakfast followed by more for lunch is not even close.
 
maleficent said:
how long h ave you been on the medication for you thyroid -there are some - like synthoid - that take a few weeks to kick in and actually start to do their job... so you might just h ave to be patient.

and eating alittle more wouldn't hurt either
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I have been on synthroid for a few years now.... I am not going to let this get me down and stop the good habits I have formed over the last few weeks. I just for the life of me can't figure out why I have yet to see any sort of results!
 
inspired said:
I have been on synthroid for a few years now.... I am not going to let this get me down and stop the good habits I have formed over the last few weeks. I just for the life of me can't figure out why I have yet to see any sort of results!
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See above. ;)
 
[Focus];389313 said:
Not all calories are created equal:
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I think you mean not all nutrients are created equal.

A calorie is always a calorie. Just as a kg is always a kg. It can be nothing else.
 
Well... maybe this was part of the problem.... My scale messed up this afternoon so I went and bought a new one. According to the scale I have bought I have lost 7 pounds over the last 3 weeks. Although, I can't notice it just from looking at myself in the mirror.
 
Steve said:
I think you mean not all nutrients are created equal.

A calorie is always a calorie. Just as a kg is always a kg. It can be nothing else.
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Sure, if you like. For me, it's more of an existential statement than a nutritional one. To give you a random homicidal analogy, which would you rather power your car with, ethanol or baby oil (and I'm not talking about the stuff you put on your skin, I mean oil made from actual human babies)? :D

But for all intents and purposes, I stand corrected. ;)

Inspired, sometimes different scales will give you different measurements, which is why it's a good idea to stick with what you have (provided it's not malfunctioning). My digital scale (a Tanita) is remarkably accurate, and consistent. Is/are yours analog? Just wondering.
 
[Focus];389452 said:
which would you rather power your car with, ethanol or baby oil (and I'm not talking about the stuff you put on your skin, I mean oil made from actual human babies)? :D
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Are your Girl Scout cookies made with real Girl Scouts? ;)
 
[Focus];389452 said:
Sure, if you like. For me, it's more of an existential statement than a nutritional one. To give you a random homicidal analogy, which would you rather power your car with, ethanol or baby oil (and I'm not talking about the stuff you put on your skin, I mean oil made from actual human babies)? :D
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Oh I understood the gist of what you were saying. I just like things to be right, lol.

Your analogy fits the statement, "not all nutrients are created equal."

Hence the reason I spoke up. :)

No biggy.
 
[Focus];389452 said:
Sure, if you like. For me, it's more of an existential statement than a nutritional one. To give you a random homicidal analogy, which would you rather power your car with, ethanol or baby oil (and I'm not talking about the stuff you put on your skin, I mean oil made from actual human babies)? :D

But for all intents and purposes, I stand corrected. ;)

Inspired, sometimes different scales will give you different measurements, which is why it's a good idea to stick with what you have (provided it's not malfunctioning). My digital scale (a Tanita) is remarkably accurate, and consistent. Is/are yours analog? Just wondering.
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It is a digital scale. However, I had noticed that my scale was stuck on the EXACT same weight for 3-4 days. Everytime I weighed it said the exact same thing. This was with me weighing in the morning and at night. I kept telling my roomate that I thought something was wrong with it. Not because I was not losing weight, just because I did not think that I would weigh the exact same weight like 8 times in a row...
 
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