If I Already Eat Low Carb And Work Out, Why Can’t I Lose Weight. I’m Female Age 43?
I’ve been on the grapefruit diet, which is all low carb meals and a glass of grapefruit. Three meals a day, no in between nibbling. I do cardio work outs for 40 mins each morning. I drink a gallon of water (including my decaf green tea) each day. It just seems like the scale is not budging.
I love Dr Phil for one reason and here it is
He continually asks his guests one simple question: “How’s it working for you?”
Success in anything comes from FINDING WHAT WORKS then DOING WHAT WORKS.
Here is what works when it comes to weight loss (fat loss).
There is process that your body goes through to burn body fat. That process is the same for every human being. I will outline the steps and then show you how you can easily apply some fundamental rules to allow your body to burn the maximum amount of fat with less effort and minimum time
Here are the steps:
Step #1: The body fat need to be released from the fat cells. You can accomplish this step successfully with your nutrition program.
Step #2: The fat needs to be efficiently transported to you muscle cells for burning. This is accomplished by incorporating cardio training.
Step #3: Your muscles cells burn the fat and turn it into energy. This is where the magic happens.
Now here are the basics strategies to use to makes that process as effective as possible.
Step 1:
Your nutrition program is the major factor that allows fat release. Here are some basics things that you need to do:
1.Eat 4-6 small, frequent meals and never skip meals.
2.Include small amounts of good fats.
3.Eat natural foods; avoid processed & refined foods
4.Eat lean proteins with each meal.
5.Eat more complex carbs, fruits & vegetables.
Step 2
Then you need to do some MODERATE cardio training. The key word here is moderate.
Doing too much cardio can be detrimental and I am sure you have seen those people that are doing cardio on a daily basis and still not getting anywhere. The reason is excessive cardio combined with a restrictive diet burns muscle tissue. The result is a low metabolism. Low metabolism means, your body fat is not going anywhere, anytime
soon.
1.Do some moderate cardio training; the key word here is moderate
2.Burn more calories than you consume, (No starvation diets, Please…)
Step 3
The only thing in your body that burns fat is Muscle. Your muscle tissue is your best friend when it comes to burn body fat. You need to preserve muscle tissues in order to keep losing weight. Most people go on a starvation diet combined a lot of cardio to lose weight. At first it may seems like this is working because they are losing scale weight. However, scale weight does not tell you if weight loss is from fat, water or muscle tissue.
Losing fat is what you are after,
Losing water is only temporary,
Losing muscle will simply lower your metabolism and put you in the Yo-Yo dieting bandwagon.
To maintain muscle tissues you need to:
1.Do some resistance training. (This is not optional, it is mandatory)
Don’t like the results you have been getting? Then CHANGE YOUR STRATEGY.
How do you change your strategy? How do you find one that works?
DO NOT continue doing something just because “THEY” say it’s the way things should be done. Allow yourself to choose the solution that will work for you, regardless of what it may be. The only way for you to know who is right is to measure your progress and ACTUALLY track your results.
CHANGE IS HARD, but it’s also worth it. Not getting results makes change EXTREMELY HARD.
The best strategy is to think positive, Get support from friends, family or a coach. Losing weight is not as hard at it seems once you know what to do.
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You are aware that in order for your body to burn off fat deposites efficiently you MUST have good carbs in your system. In my opinion you should get on a real diet, one that you can maintain and has all the good fats and carbs that your body needs. Figure out how many calories you need to simply sustain your current body wieght then subract 500 calories from it. Keep doing your cardio and maybe some resistance training, and keep adjusting your diet every so often to remain 500 calories below you sustained body weight.
Good luck.
Losing Weight is a tough one… First you should measure your waist as you may be losing inches just not pounds at this point… Plus I believe that stress has a lot to do with weight control try to add a few Minutes of Meditation
Hello – Have you spoken with your doc? The 40’s is when thyroid disorders can start raising their ugly heads. Might be worth having it tested. It slows your metabolism down terribly. Otherwise, I’m wondering about why a low carb diet would have you drinking grapefruit juice at almost 3 carbs an ounce? Any more than 20 carbs a day and I can’t lose any weight at all!