AIBU To wonder why I am so fat and unhealthy?

[PandaEyes25]

I am 25 years old, 5ft 3 and weight 11 stone 3lbs.cMy BMI is 28, so I am overweight.
I work in an office for 10 hours 5 dyas a week but I do have to walk up and down quite a bit so on average I usually cover about 4000 steps during the day.
My heart rate is always high- usually 80 bpm resting.
I go to the gym between 3 and 5 times a week for an hour where my heart rate often goes over 180 bpm. It has been known to reach more than 200.
I just feel constantly knackered, regardless of how much I've slept, and I'm fed up of being so chubby and unhealthy.
I don't feel like I eat massive amounts of food. I'm on weight watchers and always eat less than the allowed points, So I don't know where I'm going wrong!!
Here is this weeks list.
Monday
No Breakfast
One small white bread roll with 2 slices of ham
4 slices of left over roast beef in gravy. No sides/mash/veg or anything.
2 cups of tea with one sugar and 2 litres of water over the course of the day

Tuesday
Breakfast- One crumpet with a little bit of butter
Lunch- One chicken salad sandwich and melon
Dinner- half a nest of noodles, one slice stirfry beef with a splash of oyster sauce, half a pack of stirfry veg.
Snacks- One cuppasoup
One cup of tea with one sugar and 1.5 litres of water.

Today
Breakfast- One weetabix with skimmed milk
Lunch- Salad with beetroot and chicken
Dinner for tonight- Lentil soup
Snack- 1/4 of a melon
Two cups of tea with one sugar and so far 1.5litres of water.

I genuinely don't know where I'm going wrong. Please help!!!

I congratulate you for trying, but your diet is poor and I would suggest that your exercise regime isn't working for you, either.

Your diet seems to be quite high in terms of processed foods (cuppasoups etc), and low in protein, good fats and fibre.

When you go to the gym, what are you doing? Basically just on a treadmill for 30-40 minutes? Cardio (outwith Phartlek-type interval training) is a pretty inefficient way to burn calories.

Weight and strength training are much better, and have the added benefit of both toning your shape and increasing your resting basal metabolic rate (meaning that you continue to burn calories during resting/recover phases).

If you can afford it, I would recommend a couple of sessions with a PT who has a specific interest in/knowledge of functional training and nutrition to get you on track - this will normally set you back about £30-40 ph, but it's worth it, I promise!

PS - yes, starvation mode is a thing, but it takes quite a lot of effort to get there, ordinarily at least 3-4 months on a VLCD, so

That's only 3 days though ? If I ate that little I'd never keep it up !! Are you having a day off say Saturday n making up for eating so little by going crazy with what u eat ??

You don't mention whether your weight is static at 11st3 or you are losing at all but slowly?

I'd change up the gym, can you do spinning or some weights or a class?

Do you eat like this every single day or are you in a binge/diet cycle ? So a few days/a couple of weeks eating as you describe, then a fewer, but very damaging, days of bingeing which cancel out the losses.

A couple of weeks very controlled eating can be cancelled out very easily.

OP hasn’t posted on this for a year so this may no longer be relevant - SomeonesMummy reanimated a zombie.

This is a old thread, don't know why it's popped up but would be interested to see if anything has changed for the OP

I lost a bit of weight on WW a few years back. Assuming it hasn’t changed dramatically, most fruit and veg had 0 points so you could essentially eat as much as you want! I’d start by aiming for your 5 a day - I appreciate it’s more difficult with allergies, but I’m sure you’ll start to have more energy if you’re getting more fibre (keep things moving), vitamins etc. I’m not a particular advocate of low carb diets (tho my DH is!) but I’d also up your protein and reduce refined carbs - I reckon if you aim to eat to your points allowance but stick to healthy, unprocessed food you should start to see results!

Could you also find sneaky ways to up your step count eg get off the train/bus a stop earlier, take the stairs, go for a walk at lunchtime? Good luck - it’s not easy!

Do you go to the WW class, OP? If so, I'd consult with your group leader. That's what you are paying them for. They should be able to advise. I'd also go to the docs for a full health check-up too.

If at all possible I'd suggest going to a class instead of doing it online. You need to talk to an expert. I lost 3 stone with WW- but it took time: approx half pound a week. WW are also moving away from simple point counting and trying to encourage you to make better choices for higher nutritional value foods (wholemeal, lean protein etc)