I've been eating clean and exercising since October and I'm starting to get really discouraged by the fact that not only have I not lost any weight, I seem to have gained a few pounds :(
I'm 5 foot 6, and currently weight 14 stone 10 and seem to carry it all around the middle (39 ich waist!!!). And frustratingly, all the time in the gym seems to have made this worse, as my arms and legs have toned up, but I still have a horrible huge fat belly.
I gym 3 times a week for an hour doing a mixture of cardio & weights
For food I;ve been aiming for around 1500 a day which should be well withing the range for a steady loss at my weight & height:
Breakfast: Overnight oats with chia seeds, OR meusli and soya yogurt. Coffee with milk no sugar.
Lunch: Noodle salad with tofu & veg (either veg based noodles for lower carbs or japanese buckwheat noodles) OR Oatcakes with nut butter and carrot sticks.
Snack: Apple
A few coffees throughout the day (just normal instant coffee, not calorific takeaway ones)
Dinner: Curry (Usually lentil & veg based) and rice Or Pasta etc. Normal veggie dinner things. Pudding once a week.
I don't drink, I rarely eat out (probably about 3 or 4 times in the last 6 months)
I'm feeling a bit confused about where I'm going so wrong! I know that my diet could be more restricted, but that is something I know couldn't work as it would be unsustainable, and low/no carb would be tricky as I;m a vegetarian. I don't have the free time or energy to up the hours at the gym. It's depressing as I would have thought considering how heavy I am I would have at least lost a few pounds!
Any suggestions? Am I missing something obvious? Am I doomed to never shifting a single pound?? I'm feeling so discouraged that I'm considering Orlistat...
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Dieting and exercise for over 6 months and lost no weight
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RabbitsPikasAndHares · 15/05/2017 16:34
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