not your everyday weight loss problem HELP

[DIPSLICK]

three years ago i clocked in at a heavty 128kg, went to a dietician with a good steady diet and exercise i got down to 110 kg, and stopped dead with losing weight, went back to her asked if i could change the diet since nothing is helping she said no its a plateau i must push through, months later no change. went to dietician number 2 she put me on a high protein low carb " shock" diet droped down to 105kg.......she then put me on a balnced diet, now i am stuck at 100kg . i train min of 8 hours a week(min) i have done 3 sani2c and towers and and and..(when i train for a race i train 12-14 hours a week) i have done all the blood tests and all the tests(hormone,thyroid,and and ) had a full blood work test, the only thing that was slightly low was my testosterone and the specialist said " it is slightly low but not low enough yet for treatment" i know all over weight people say they dont cheat, but i am stupid strict, i even fight with the wife when she does not take the absolute best option even with stuff like yoghurt, i know weight loss is 80% diet and exercise is a small portion, but it must count and surely i should loose........long story short i dont think its the diet it must be something else, does anyone have advice

[Escapee..]

Do you track exactly what you eat in a week?

[Wet Ears]

The question is - are you overweight?

[DIPSLICK]

i do track what i eat since i follow the diet to the ttttttt

and yes i should be clocking 80kg,,,,,

[Escapee..]

i do track what i eat since i follow the diet to the ttttttt

and yes i should be clocking 80kg,,,,,

 

Why 80kg? According to what?

[jcza]

Kinda the same as Tim Noakes - http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf

 

If you're not losing weight then you need to eat less or train more.

[geecee]

whats is your daily caloric intake ?

 

you will lose weight if you burn more calories than you eat

[krl747]

The question is - are you overweight?

 

This is a question most of us miss IMO. What is your fat %? If you weigh 100kg with 16% body fat there you are doing very good.

 

I weigh 91kg with 19% body fat and the Dietitian says we should get to 16% which will mostly probably get me down to 16% body fat

Edited November 14, 2012 by krl747

[DJ84]

Do you track your calories in and out,

because that is the only thing that matters with weight.

 

A high protein low carb diet can assist,

but what helps as well in upping your good fats.

 

You must also try to up your metabolism,

do you eat every 2.5 to 3 hours?

 

Maintain a steady inflow of food and your body wont see the need to hold on to any excess nutrition.

[MONS]

Make sure you are eating ENOUGH to feed your excercise routine - had the same problem and after going to a sports nutritionist as a last resort - turns out I was eating way too little - affected basal metabolic rate etc. ( I do several spinnnig sessions a week and also run once a week and our weeekend sat/sun cycles) Body just hangs on to whatever you feed it . The difficult thing is to up kj intake and visits twice a month to measure fat/muscle changes. Timely procedure but should be worth it in the end. Maybe you should see someone in the line of a sports nutritionist ( I went to TUKS HPC) - they seem to be a bit more in tune to a training routine. If all else fails - up your training a bit and add a couple of morning interval sessions to boost metabolism.

 

My 2c worth....

 

Good Luck.

['Dale]

Do you like sweeties and chocs like me?

 

[DIPSLICK]

jcza..... i eat like a healthy squirel and train like a race horse, i have even cut my dieticians portions and i have tried to maintain my

training efforts, but as you know engine needs juice to run, dont get me wrong i dont eat more cause i think i train more

[DIPSLICK]

Do you like sweeties and chocs like me?

 

like them for sure!!!!! still eat them nope

[jcza]

jcza..... i eat like a healthy squirel and train like a race horse, i have even cut my dieticians portions and i have tried to maintain my

training efforts, but as you know engine needs juice to run, dont get me wrong i dont eat more cause i think i train more

 

I hear you! I know how hard it is to lose a couple of kgs. However, I find that the low (no) carb diet really works for me. Also drinks loads of water. Try not to eat too much AFTER training or racing. Yes take the recovery drink/shake but don't eat too much. I'm often guilty of this.

[DIPSLICK]

This is a question most of us miss IMO. What is your fat %? If you weigh 100kg with 16% body fat there you are doing very good.

 

I weight 91kg with 19% body fat and the Dietitian says we should get to 16% which will mostly probably get me down to 16% body fat

i wish my body fat is 24% and its all around my gut and handles!!!!! zero on my legs, and very little on my arms

[DIPSLICK]

I hear you! I know how hard it is to lose a couple of kgs. However, I find that the low (no) carb diet really works for me. Also drinks loads of water. Try not to eat too much AFTER training or racing. Yes take the recovery drink/shake but don't eat too much. I'm often guilty of this.

the losing would be great even if it were slow but it is standing dead still, again i say three years of good traing and still standing still??? makes no sense,,,, in the last 3 years the only " off" time i had was when i tore my ligaments,