I have lost 142 lbs and now I am at a pleatu

[Iammotivated]

What should I do, I exercise 2 hours a day. burn 900 calories in the total combined workouts. I eat 1600 cal. a day. I have 60 more to lose. What is your opinion on my next more. I also have heard that your body has a "set rate" and some people have told me that I could be at that now, well how can I if I have 60 more lbs to lose.

The people on these boards seem to knowledgable I would love to hear feed back and feel free to send me a messge.

Thank you

 

[cyrex]

Stats please?
you may be overtraining and undereating.

What did you start at and when?
Over what period of time have you lost 142 lbs?
What is your end goal.

 

[Mr.X]

What should I do, I exercise 2 hours a day. burn 900 calories in the total combined workouts. I eat 1600 cal. a day. I have 60 more to lose. What is your opinion on my next more. I also have heard that your body has a "set rate" and some people have told me that I could be at that now, well how can I if I have 60 more lbs to lose.

The people on these boards seem to knowledgable I would love to hear feed back and feel free to send me a messge.

Thank you

You're probably overtraining, I would give my guess about 80% likelyhood without knowing more about you.

your diet, stats, and your complete workout regiment

 

[Iammotivated]

What should I do, I exercise 2 hours a day. burn 900 calories in the total combined workouts. I eat 1600 cal. a day. I have 60 more to lose. What is your opinion on my next more. I also have heard that your body has a "set rate" and some people have told me that I could be at that now, well how can I if I have 60 more lbs to lose.

The people on these boards seem to knowledgable I would love to hear feed back and feel free to send me a messge.

Thank you

I dont know what stats mean. I eat two fruits a day, tons of veggies, 1 calicum = 140 calories, 9 - 12 oz of protein, 6-7 servings of grain, all whole grain. My diet is healthy, I keep my fat intake at 20 -35 grams a day. I eat organic and no white flour.

In 2004 I lost 25 lbs. and in 2005 I lost 116 lbs. I have been losing 10 - 12 lbs steadly for since March of last year. I did cut down calories by about 100 - 200 over the last 3 months. My exercise is mostly cardio, but I have now been doing classes with weight resistance in them. So I dont know if I am gaining muscle. I weigh 215 lbs and my body fat comp is 24.7, I want to lose 60 more lbs.

I hope this helps, thank you very much!!

 

[Mr.X]

I dont know what stats mean. I eat two fruits a day, tons of veggies, 1 calicum = 140 calories, 9 - 12 oz of protein, 6-7 servings of grain, all whole grain. My diet is healthy, I keep my fat intake at 20 -35 grams a day. I eat organic and no white flour.

In 2004 I lost 25 lbs. and in 2005 I lost 116 lbs. I have been losing 10 - 12 lbs steadly for since March of last year. I did cut down calories by about 100 - 200 over the last 3 months. My exercise is mostly cardio, but I have now been doing classes with weight resistance in them. So I dont know if I am gaining muscle. I weigh 215 lbs and my body fat comp is 24.7, I want to lose 60 more lbs.

I hope this helps, thank you very much!!

stats = weight, height, bodyfat

your diet is vague at best, please list what you eat meal by meal and times + your stats

in addition, please make a second row with exactly how and for how long you train

FORMAT:

DIET:
meal 1 - time - *** (food) amounts
meal 2 - time - ***
meal 3 - time - ***
and so on

Training:
mon - cardio 30min? at 4pm
tues
wed
thru
so on...

 

[ortiz34]

Congrats on your weight loss! That's alot of weight and I know where you are coming from. I lost 100 lbs 5 years ago.

 

[eh!]

great job on the wieght loss.

 

[Iammotivated]

stats = weight, height, bodyfat

your diet is vague at best, please list what you eat meal by meal and times + your stats

in addition, please make a second row with exactly how and for how long you train

FORMAT:

DIET:
meal 1 - time - *** (food) amounts
meal 2 - time - ***
meal 3 - time - ***
and so on

Training:
mon - cardio 30min? at 4pm
tues
wed
thru
so on...

weight - 215
height 5'6
body fat 24.7

meal 1 4:30 am fruit
8:00 go lean cereal 1 cup
yogart
meal 2 11:30 turkey or tuna 3/4 oz.
veggies
piece of pumpernickle bread
fruit
meal 3 2:00 salad with veggies or soy nuts or almonds 1 serving
meal 4 before work out - 5:00 3 or 4 oz of protein, cliff bar,
meal 5 after workout 8:00 4 - 6 oz meat lean only, veggies, serving of grain ( whole grainonly brown)

this is just a snap shot I try and eat different all the time, or I eat all different sorts of things and as far as snaks go I try and eat 1600 calories a day so I may add snaks depending on my caloric intake at the time.


workouts - the time can very

Monday - 2:00 eliptical 1 hour HR140
5:45 Aerobic class cardio the whole time
Tuesday walk 40 minutes bike 20 minutes HR at 130 - 140
6:00 eliptical 1 hour hr 135 - 140
Wednesday Elipitcal 1 hour (time noon - 5:00 anytime in there)
5:45 Class definitions 1 hour cardio and weights HR 140
Thursday walk 40 min. bike 20 min HR 120 - 130
Eliptical 1 hour HR 140
Friday 9:30 am calss 75 minutes, body training HR moderate 120 130
6:00 p.m. Eliptical 1 hour

THis is a snapshot sometimes I am doing two hours in a row that can be taxing on my hamstrings, but some days that is just how it is. Generally this is what I do for the two hours a day,

My resting HR is 46 so sometimes it is difficult to get my HR up

Thanks for all your help

 

[eh!]

I have read that sleep is a factor in weight loss.

Recent research has shed light on why it's important to get enough sleep if one wants to lose weight. A sleep researcher, Dr. Eve Van Cauter, of the University of Chicago, published an article in the October 23rd, 1999, issue of the British medical journal Lancet. Dr. Van Cauter's team studied the effects of varied amounts of sleep in 11 healthy men, ages 18 to 27. The men spent eight hours in bed during the first three nights, four hours per night for the next six nights, and twelve hours per night for the remaining seven nights. Just one week of sleep deprivation revealed that the production of the growth hormone that helps control the body's proportion of muscle to fat was reduced. This hormone is secreted mostly during the first round of deep, slow-wave sleep (to a greater extent in men than in women). This hormone is extremely important in controlling body weight. When the body produces less of this hormone, there is a tendency for the body to store fat. Depriving ourselves of proper sleep limits the production of this hormone. Also, as we age, the time we spend in deep sleep lessens, making it even more imperative for us to get the sleep we need.

 

[cyrex]

Age?
I assume you are a guy so:

you are definately over training. Try only doing cardio 4 times a week and upping your caloric intake.

First find your BMR (basal metabolic rate ~2000-~2100 /day)
Then figure out how many calories a day you eat (~1600 /day)
Figure out how many calories you burn a week from cardio (??)
Then assume that 1 lb of body fat = 3500 calories.
You shouldn't be losing more than 1-2 lbs per week (your bf is too low now to have dramatic 5+ lb/week losses)

So losing 1.5 lbs per week means you need a 5250 Caloric deficit per week
BMR (weekly) = 14,000
Caloric intake = 11,200
Caloric deficit (with no exercise) = 2800
This leaves 2450 calories that you need to burn from working out throughout the week:

if you (on average) are burning 300-500 calories each workout session (out of the 10 sessions you've listed) that is 3000-5000 calories you are burning.

I think you should probably take a break and shoot for only 1 lb loss a week for a few months. (safer on the muscle)
I don't recommend doing this by adjusting your diet. Mostly because if you've come down from > 300 lbs at 5'7" there was a major issue with your eating habbits. Losses like you've accomplished are not possible without some major rewiring on your eating habbits. You seemed to have done this very well and I don't recommend moving backwards. Also, if you plan on losing another 60 lbs that you puts you at a BMR of ~1700 Cal/day so if you just stick with where you are, you will never have to "Diet" again.
I say cut out a few cardio sessions and if you must workout, replace them with strength training.

Good luck!