Thread: Frustration!

You're not eating nearly enough for your level of activity! No wonder your body doesn't want to give up what it's got.
Aim for around 1800 calories a day for the next week and see how you feel. Your body needs that energy to rebuild after working out. If there's not enough there, it takes the good stuff (muscles, organs, etc)
Your breakfast today should have been the cereal AND the eggs and toast. Try for 3 meals of around 400 calories and 3 snacks around 200 calories. With a balance of good carbs and protein.

By the way, you are a healthy weight for your size. You should focus more on over all health rather than weight loss.

I don't think I'd give a second thought to gaining 3 to 5 pounds. That could be nothing more than water weight.

However, you mention weight training and other various forms of exercising. I'd expect you to be gaining muscle.

As sourpuss said you should be more focused on over all health rather than weight loss.

Jeez! i thought it would be easy to increase my calorie intake.. i mean, I love to eat. So then after dinner I added up everything I ate, and it wasnt even at 900! and that was 3 meals and a snack. I really want something sweet for a treat, does anyone think that Skinny Cow ice cream sandwhiches are ok. I mean they obviously arent healthy, but they sure do taste good and will increase the number of calories i ate!

If you want good calories and a sweet treat, try a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread.

good thought! Pb and j with a glass of milk actually sounds really good!

I am so annoyed. I have increased my calorie intake to a reasonable amount, eat a good breakfast each day, and have continued to work out, and am only gaining weight. I dont know if it is partly because of my birth control pill or what, but it is incredibly annoying.

I began my day off with a bowl of oatmeal with strawberries
Took an hour long spinning class
Had an egg white and cheese omlet

Would homemade Chili be a good dinner? It has been about a month of intense work outs and watching what I am eating and nothing is working.. advice?

How do you feel and does your body look? At this point, your body should be pretty comfortable at the weight it's at. You should just be toning and improving your fitness. If you feel good, then that's the key. Birth control, in my experience will add about 5 pounds, but that shouldn't matter at your size and your activity level. If you're working out you'll gain muscle so the scale isn't a good judge of your progress.