help losing weight PLEASE read

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Originally Posted by Ciqala

Hello,

You most likely aren't losing weight because you aren't eating enough. Obviously the reason you lost weight easily before was because you were eating enough and weren't working out...
You've increased your amount of exercise. You've changed your foods to healthy foods, which compared to unhealthy foods you need to eat more of in order to fuel the body. And you would be surprised just how much you need to eat.
For example, if I ate a cheesecake i would just need 2 slices before im full. Unhealthy foods seem to be more filling. If I ate vegetables I would need to eat about 30 plates before i am full. Literally. But I need to eat over 5,000 calories in a day and i usually get hungry within 5 minutes of eating things.

A good rule of thumb is if you feel hunger pangs before 3 hours of eating, you aren't eating enough. Unless you've totally dieted your body out of being able to feel hunger pangs, then you need to just eats lots, and try to every 3 hours. The more you exercise the MORE you need to eat.

For example if you weigh 160 pounds you need 80 grams of protein a day, more if you work out. And that's just protein.

A lot of people get trapped with false lies of society. It is untrue that if you eat less you will lose weight. The opposite happens.

The true FACT is that if you restrict your food for a long amount of time your body will hold onto fat and gain weight. Also, the more you weigh, the more you need to eat.

You can lose weight if you starve yourself and reduce caloric intake. But here's the fact with that too - you will gain weight once you begin to eat and then you will gain even MORE weight, and then after that your body will hit starvation mode, which basically means you will never be able to lose that weight for possibly many years. The only way of reversing this is eating LOTS and not exercising. This happens to all people recovering from anorexia.

Reducing calories has been brainwashed around in the states to make people fatter, unhealthier and cause health problems. But here are the facts. You need to eat lots. But those things need to be healthy.
The things causing weight gain, are toxins, chemicals, food allergies and not eating enough and yo yo dieting.

If you don't eat enough you are going to gain weight or get stuck in a plateau!!!! Actually the more you eat the better, but it has to be all good things like raw veggies.

Here's another fact:
You need rest days in-between working out or else you will never get any results.
You've seen those bodybuilders? They don't get like that from working out every day and all day. They get like that from only working out maybe 3 times a week and for a small amount of time. 1 hour of working out is considered TOO LONG. IT's overworking. And when you overwork your body it ruins your progress. The ONLY thing that builds muscle is the REST. Working out just tears the muscle. That being said, its also a lie that women hulk out through heavy lifting.
Stop lifting 3 pounds at the gym because there is no such thing as "toning".
Toning isn't doing anything! Your muscles need constant progression in order to firm up. Strength training is completely necessary for weight loss, as muscles rev that process up.
Another thing is, your fat does not turn to muscle. It can't, they are two separate things. I just mention that because you hear all the time "turn your fat to muscle!" You need cardio in order to burn fat so you can be toned.
Likewise, marathon runners and olympic athletes, people who specialise in cardio sports, or plyometric sports like muay thai kickboxing, they all get lots of rest...
For example, you can't up your endurance time unless you give your body 1-2 days rest in-between runs or even longer depending on how you feel after.

summary, if you don't eat enough you'll stay fat
if you workout too much, you'll stay fat and never see any progress, PLUS it causes injuries due to overtraining.
these are facts that should really be more accesible in the world.

really nice information!
wowww @ you eating 5,000 calories a day!! hehe



yes, consume all that and consider this as icing on the cake:

let's take breakfast (which you should eat within 30 minutes of awaking, preferably at least 20 grams of protein if not closer to 30 in my opinion)

let's say the breakfast has a moderate 300 calories.
let's multiply that by 365 days a year
that gives you approximately 100,000 calories


guess how much a person who doesn't eat breakfast/those 100k calories weighs compared to a person who does consume those extra 100k calories?
the person who doesn't have all those calories will weigh an average of 10 pounds more!

when you don't eat, your body wants to go into hibernation mode, like a bear in Winter.. so your body hangs onto that fat for its own protection an your excess weight is the result!


also, I commend you on your dedication and commitment to exercising, but I think when you do it 5x a week that's a bit excessive