Why am I not losing weight?
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ok so i'm about 5'10", and around 180 pounds(bmi of 27), i've been exercising+dieting for over a month now, and i see no visible results, i eat about 1600-2000 calories a day, and i upto about 30 pushups/60 situps/80 sqauts per day(i use the apps on play store ;D) am i doing something wrong, or is 2000 calories too much(i don't think it is becuase i live in a cold climate, and am a very busy student)
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You have to consider:
Your meal intake
Any sweets/junk food -sugar is your enemy.
Water drinking
Are you taking Protein/Fruit/Vegetables -
i don't eat junk food anymore i drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day, i do drink a lot of artificial grape or orange juice ,but thats like 3 litres a week so i doubt its a lot
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The exercise you're doing is not good enough, and not intense enough. You eat too much too. You need a combination of weightlifting to gain muscles, cardio to burn fat, and diet to keep your calorie deficit. It is also possible that you cheat when you eat as well.
From what I've seen, you're not lifting weights. Doing it through calisthenics like you do is possible. I did it this way when I lost my first 74 pounds. The resistance of calisthenics decreases as you lose weight when you should be increasing your load as you get stronger. At this point, I assume that you've lost some weight, but the progress just stops; am I right? You've hit a weight loss plateau. You need to increase the intensity of your workout, or decrease your diet, or both. Weights help you do that. For calisthenics, this is possible only through doing more. Which means more time spent, and more tedium. I had to double the amount of work to break through this point. At the run, I increased up to the point that I had to do like 300+ reps per exercises and spend half a night doing everything. Ate like chicken. I lost my weight. 74 pounds was definitely an achievement, but it was stupid. I had little muscles. Lost hair to boot.
By using weights, you save time. Instead of doing 300+ reps of something, you only need to do 36-48 reps of each. You will be instructed to increase weight until you can do only 10-12 max per set, so your progress will be steady. You need better program than an app to help you. Try BodyBuilding.com , training section, and find the right program for you. I personally really recommend Lee Labrada's program. Lost 20 pounds the second round. (I was already lean.) The progress is not drastic in terms of weight loss, but it really shows in the mirror as you replace your fat with muscles. Try it.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/lee-labrada-12-week-lean-body-trainer.html
It's totally free, and I've got very obvious results from it. It even has meal plans and optimal calorie calculator. I'm not even at the end of it yet, but I note the increasing number of guys who want to date me. (Seriously.) Keep us updated on how you fare.
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well i won't be able to start right away, but ill let you know once i do
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If you are just looking at the weight scale, then you need to remember that muscle weighs more than fat. I've seen many people freak out because they actually started to gain weight, rather than lose it.
Ignore the weight scales and judge it by how you feel and look. I gained 3 pounds, but lost 4 inches off my waist. Of course that was when I was younger.
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you need more exercise and reduce your food intake
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Heavy breakfast, moderate lunch, light dinner. ;D
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i don't eat junk food anymore i drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day, i do drink a lot of artificial grape or orange juice ,but thats like 3 litres a week so i doubt its a lot
9,6g sugar per 100ml
1g sugar = 4kcal
3l=3000ml
(3000ml/100ml)52weeks9,6g*4kcal=59904kcal
1g fat = 9kcal
59904kcal / 9kcal= +6,656 Kg/Year
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Slice the carbs off, if you really cut the cereals and potatoes starch off and watch the sugars like a hawk you will lose weight, due to allergies I watch my sugars and even a natural yoghurt has around 5 gr in it… there are protein bars with stevia and poliols as sweetners those might help since most others are loaded with sugar... you will get craves after a month so eat something like bread once a month it's ok, just not everyday as you try to lose some weight... also your taste will change, bitter things will turn way more rounded in flavour and two months on this and after you try something with "average" sugar content will make you nausiated and wanting to puke. That is how much extrasugar people are used to eat without actual need.
