Armed with this info, I asked the Head PT Honcho what the deal was. Here's his take:
1. I'm training very intensely. It's highly possible that my muscles are holding water (wth?)
2. see #1, but add: you've most likely added some lean muscle mass, OR
3. I'm eating TOO MUCH. Wait, what? 1500 calories is too much? He gave me the center's eating plan for women. Depending on serving sizes and choices the caloric range of these plans is 1200-1400 calories.
Um. I'm going to starve to death. I didn't know this was the Biggest Loser: Glam edition.
So I'm going to try his plan and see what happens. If I really do feel like I'm not eating enough, I have no qualms about upping it back to where I was. I'm not in this business to starve. I'm in it to be healthy.
He was very supportive, regardless of his quest to see my ribs jutting out from my body (kidding.) He explained that any time I'm feeling frustrated or discouraged to pop in and see him, and we'd reevaluate. I'm due to be weighed and measured in a week, so I'll definitely be talking to him then.
In other news, I rocked PT last night -- air chairs, bosu ball crunches, bag flips, major arm work, balance and stability exercises, and duel muscle group exercises. Like I said, ROCKSTAR!
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1200-1400 seems awfully low to me, but then again, I am not a nutritionist or personal trainer or any kind of expert (although I am a consummate eater). I think that trying his plan for a while & adjusting if it doesn't work sounds sensible. I would definitely eat at the high end of the calorie range on workout days, of course!
It is always good to get your info straight from a PT, even if the diagnosis is really frustrating. Maybe try his way for a while, but if you're not feeling 100% about it you don't want to discourage yourself.
Had to laugh at "regardless of his quest to see my ribs jutting out from my body". Too true, right?
Have a good day!
Love the enthusiasm.
Just remember to listen to your body as well. They have a vested interest in seeing you shrink super-fast. Try not to feel too pressured.
Eating too much? Hmphf. I doubt that. But give his idea a try and see what happens. Keep busting butt girl!! You are kicking some ass!! Remember your body may be in shock from what you are doing to it at first.
Are you clothes fitting better? If so, then you are almost surely increasing lean muscle mass and losing fat. Remember, a pound of muscle and a pound of fat WEIGH the same, but the fat is denser and so takes up less space.
Also, adding potassium supplements to my diet has made a huge difference in my water retention ... as is drinking dandelion root tea, spiced up with a dab of sriracha sauce to make it more palatable. A somewhat controversial suggestion I've gotten from my diet is to drink 1/2 my body weight in ounces of water each day. That means I'm drinking over 100 oz a day! So far, my body seems to love it!
Rock on with your bad rockstar self. Those workouts totally kick ass!
No, he's completely on. I have to eat about 1100-1250 to lose weight, which is the plan I'm on.
1500 would be a good number for maintaining, IE a good number to shoot for in general when you're happy where you are.
It's not actually that hard, just takes a little creativity and a LOT of vegetables.
Have you taken any other measurements? Body fat %? Tape measure? The scale does lie and it sounds like you're a lot like me... lose slowly on the scale but with how hard you're working, it's no doubt some muscle mass growing! And that's always good news!
Remember, the cleaner you eat, the more quantity of food you get for your caloric buck!
ok. just my opinion, but I think he's RIGHT ON with #1 and #2.
When I start Body for Life, they tell you to stay off the scale for at least a month because your muscle mass and water retention is all out of whack.
I don't know, 1200-1400 sounds ok ...if you weren't working out. But at the rate that you're burning calories, it does seem kind of low. Honestly I think just listening to your body will let you know.
Yes, your muscles can hold on to water if you've been exercising intensely.
In general, I don't think you would be putting on muscle fast enough to see it show up on the scale, but there are all kinds of reasons why the scale might not give you a true indication of progress.
As for how many calories to eat - that it is a tough one. Everyone is different and I think you have to listen to your body.
Also keep in mind that weight loss can take time. Try to be patient. :)
also sometimes it's like when you grow plants from seeds. You plant them and water them daily and then you watch them intently for a couple of weeks and nothing happens. but stuff is happening! you just can't see it yet
keep watering and doing the good stuff and eventually you'll be able to see what you will reap!
I have actually noticed that when I was forced to stop running due to injury I lost weight and it was water from my muscles.
hmm good luck with the lower cals.
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