Need help Weight Watchers diet plan. : Community Message Boards
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hedonist
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Thu, Mar 19, 2009 12:03
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Need help Weight Watchers diet plan.
I have been following weight watchers since just after xmas - and successfully lost 10 lbs. In January I joined the gym and my workouts are 6 days a week (3 days 60 minute cardio-treadmill, elliptical, bike; 3 days 30 minute cardio - mostly treadmill intervals up to 5.4 mph and weight training doing 3 sets of 12-15 reps using 5-15 lbs upper and up to 75 lbs for legs). I also do 90 minutes of yoga 2 days a week and walk as much as possible.
Since working out - I have not lost any weight whatsoever. I have, however, lost 10 inches. Great! But, Weight Watchers insists on weekly weigh-ins. I am about to enter my 9th week of working out and no weight loss. I am 5'4, 154 lbs.
I eat my "activity points" - have increased my protein intake and eat a lot of vegetables (lots of color) on every plate.
I don't understand what more I can do to get that scale to move. Any suggestions?
I know the number shouldn't matter - but it does in Weight Watchers and I believe I should have lost weight by now. My activity level is high and my caloric intake is around 1500 cals.
ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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TechCowboy
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Fri, Mar 20, 2009 15:03
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What I found out
So, I just started physical training and the trainer told me that the heartrate at which you burn the most fat (weightloss) is different that the heartrate for cardio. I am 6'4, 240 lbs, at 32 year old so I try to keep my heartrate around 120 for maximum weight loss. For cardio my heartrate would be around 142. Maybe you should talk invest in a cardio assesment at the local gym to learn your optimal heartrate for wightloss. It has helped me so maybe you will get the same result. Good luck.
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juice76
Palatine IL
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Mon, Jun 15, 2009 11:06
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hmm
Every body is different a personal trainer will help but also try changing what you are eating make it different then and include some higher point foods see if that helps any
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Mr_E
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Tue, Jun 16, 2009 10:06
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You not doing anything wrong!
The changes you are seeing in your body are a reflection of gains in all the right ways. I did weight watchers for almost a year, I lost 30 lbs which was great but I found the only time I was losing weight was when I was strict to the the diet and cardio only.
Like you I incorporated weight training into my workout (althought I never achieved the cardio level you are talking about). When I did train on weights, althought my body diminsions were still changing I didn't lose weight.
I think when you are considering fitness you have a to look at the larger picture: energy level, strength, endurance, weight and body tone. Remember, weight watcher only measures one of these.
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sbg77
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Fri, Jun 19, 2009 15:06
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Weight Watchers
I too ran into the same problem with you on WW. I started WW and working w/ a personal trainer at the same time, but have always been a solid athlete (meaning, even when I was a size 6 at 5'5, I weighed in at 140 -- this was my peak performance when I was a college athlete and an USLA lifeguard). I switched from counting points to the WW alternate program which worked to some extent because I was able to eat more food and avoided the process food that I was eating just b/c they were low in points, but never really saw the weight loss on the scale that my peers were acheiving that weren't working out. While I gave up on WW (I decided to put more money toward the gym/trainer than to WW meetings), if you need accountability, use WW to make sure that you are not putting on weight. I had my trainer weigh me twice a month together with my measurements.
While WW is a great program, I do not think it accounts for building lean muscle and athletic people, but rather it is a program for inactive people that want to lose weight by merely cutting calories.
Keep up with the working out!! Size/heath means more than the number on the scale.
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JabariParker
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Sat, Aug 15, 2020 23:08
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I have been trying different kind of diets, including Keto. I “keto” for 10 days, going from 49 kg to 47 kg. And I felt it’s enough for me that time and I stopped.
And I found out that Keto is not for everyone who wants to lose weight. There are some good and not - very good sides when it comes to Keto https://whatroseknows.com/keto-bodytone-review/
During that 10 days, I basically ate protein, fat, cheese and fiber. I ate whenever I feel hungry and the hunger came quite often cause I almost ate no carbs during that 10 days.
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