GF needs advice from MISC (PIC) (HBB)

[PolskaPrimed]

Hey misc my GF needs help with her weight loss. Her starting weight was 80kg and is now 72kg at 5'9. She doesnt want to go to the gym so she only uses a cross trainer for exercise. She burns 500cals a day for 30min 6 days a week at high intensity. Shes been at 72kg for the past 2 weeks and isn't losing any more weight, but keeps saying shes changing in the mirror but not on the scale? Shes currently cutting on around 1300cals. Shes on a keto diet so about 10% carbs and approx 60% protein and 30% fats.

So should she drop more cals, do more exercise or both? Her goal is 60kg by end of August.

CLIFFS
- GF has stalled on weight loss
- Burns 500 cals a day on 1300 cals a day at 5'9 on cross trainer
- Keto diet



When she was 80kg



Recent pic at 72kg

[Klc123]

End well, this shall not.

[MareeWanna]

[Phaze2]

Woodbury

[Gringo12]

fckin lold at the brutalness

[OnDatPhaggyTyme]

eh....I'd hit it

[MetalliNattyCa]

Can´t see pics at work, but if you are on a deficit forever, your body will slow the weight loss and try harder to keep the storaged energy (fat). Maybe a cheat meal once a week would help.

[Klc123]

Can´t see pics at work, but if you are on a deficit forever, your body will slow the weight loss and try harder to keep the storaged energy (fat). Maybe a cheat meal once a week would help.

It looks like she's having cheat meals every day.

[SurfBrah69]

Don't ever use the term HBB again

[FancyLad]

She doesn't need to cut any more calories... She should cut ALL junk from her diet though. I mean all "processed food" (basically meaning pre-packaged) and eat as much 'organic' whole food as possible. No soda/pop, cut out carbonated beverages. She should start walking more, start doing short burst high-intensity exercises. I'd suggest she learn kettlebelling, specifically from Dragon Door (youtube Dragon Door Pavel). Eat a tablespoon (or two) of raw organic coconut oil 10-20 minutes before her meals (very healthy while sating her appetite, diminishing her appetite) and start drinking raw organic apple cider vinegar (with the "mother" included - I suggest Bragg's brand) - 2 tablespoons in a glass of water, 2-3 times per day. Also, at least 3 liters of fluoride free water per day. I'd suggest artesian (natural spring) water, or reverse osmosis. A whole-food derived multivitamin, preferably organic, as well.

[KingSSaid]

she aint counting calories properly bro, no way is she eatting 1300cal a day and burning 500cal and not loosing weight. Either she is not counting the cheat meals she has every other day, or just not counting properly at all. if she goes 2 weeks without loosing weight on 1300cal a day without any cheat days, then go see a doctor because thats a medical issue.

I would advise, cut out all the cheat days/binge eatting on weekend. Up calories to 2000cal a day. Stick too this for 3 weeks. I garentee she will loose weight.

[iCAMETOPLAY]

It looks like she's having cheat meals every day.

[Skythes]

You're gonna get a lot of horrible/horribly funny comments brah, fair warning..

[iamtheawesome]

she's sneaking oreos and candybars in when you ain't looking.

[DrWilliam]

Bunch of *******s ITT lol she's trying to lose weight, no need to be dicks about it

Fat seems too low for a keto diet, maybe try raising her fats and lowering protein? Fat loss section would probably have better advice

Calories also seem really low

[Knatcharn]

Pick up weight training maybe? smh

[Deeeluxe20]

You're gonna get a lot of horrible/horribly funny comments brah, fair warning..

This. Even though misc does have a heart and can help people out, I don't see this being one of those times OP.
I hope they prove me wrong though.

[-Lucifer]

No way is she eating 1300 a day. What does she use to track her macros? Also tell her to start lifting weights 3-4x a week.

[Chunkx]

Bunch of *******s ITT lol she's trying to lose weight, no need to be dicks about it

Fat seems too low for a keto diet, maybe try raising her fats and lowering protein? Fat loss section would probably have better advice

Calories also seem really low

If you want ACTUAL advice, post in other sections (nutrition, supplement, etc) and not the misc lol

[Klc123]

Bunch of *******s ITT lol she's trying to lose weight, no need to be dicks about it

Fat seems too low for a keto diet, maybe try raising her fats and lowering protein? Fat loss section would probably have better advice

Calories also seem really low

Come on man, if this was a serious thread why would it be posted in the misc of all places by a red haha?

[DrWilliam]

If you want ACTUAL advice, post in other sections (nutrition, supplement, etc) and not the misc lol

Yeah that's why I recommended the fat loss section but people like to post here because of the high traffic lol

[Meatboy123]

Horrible Butt-Ugly Bird

[Condyle]

End well, this shall not.

It looks like she's having cheat meals every day.

Don't ever use the term HBB again

she's sneaking oreos and candybars in when you ain't looking.

Oh misc. How did you not predict this, OP?

But listen, your girl's doing the right thing, but the smaller your overall body mass, the fewer calories needed to maintain it. She's lost more than 10 per cent of her bodyweight, so her maintenance calories are around 10 per cent lower as well.

So, she needs to up to cardio 10 per cent to cover this, or work on developing some lean body mass to increase her maintenance calories.

The fact she can see changes in the mirror but not on the scale reflects increased LBM from the cross-trainer. So this is why I recommend more cardio rather than fewer calories.

If she bitches it's all too much, bertstare. It wasn't meant to be easy.

Ex-fatass crew.

[PolskaPrimed]

she aint counting calories properly bro, no way is she eatting 1300cal a day and burning 500cal and not loosing weight. Either she is not counting the cheat meals she has every other day, or just not counting properly at all. if she goes 2 weeks without loosing weight on 1300cal a day without any cheat days, then go see a doctor because thats a medical issue.

I would advise, cut out all the cheat days/binge eatting on weekend. Up calories to 2000cal a day. Stick too this for 3 weeks. I garentee she will loose weight.

I am said gf here.. i am counting calories everyday as i am preparing for a formal event later in the year so i am being very strict. My confusion is that while the scales are not moving down every few days i can see a distinct difference in my appearance in the mirror as is evident by my midsection in photo 2 and i am buying xs and s sizes in clothes compared to m and l previously.. why do you think this is? i do have an inactive thyroid which i take iodine drops for and feel someway this may be holding me back??

[-Lucifer]

Yes, your hypothyrodism is definitely responsible but you can still lose weight. Have you done TSH, T3, T4 recently?

[TheSkins]

At some point just mincing around on the cross trainer just isn't going to be enough (as you have found). Your body will hold on to fat if that's all you have. She needs to pick up a weight and build a little muscle. That will increase her metabolism and just overall make her look better. All she's doing now is becoming a slightly smaller version of the same fat person. You need to change her mind about "not wanting to go to the gym".

[mrcarlpedal]

Hey misc my GF needs help with her weight loss. Her starting weight was 80kg and is now 72kg at 5'9.

80kg you what m8?! Also cant tell any difference betweent he pics. She probably have to loose another 35lbs to look decent.

[Condyle]

I am said gf here.. i am counting calories everyday as i am preparing for a formal event later in the year so i am being very strict. My confusion is that while the scales are not moving down every few days i can see a distinct difference in my appearance in the mirror as is evident by my midsection in photo 2 and i am buying xs and s sizes in clothes compared to m and l previously.. why do you think this is? i do have an inactive thyroid which i take iodine drops for and feel someway this may be holding me back??

Inactive thyroid. Yes, this is significant. Why aren't you taking thyroid medication?

See my post above explaining why you see physical changes but not weight changes. You're developing lean body mass on your quads, glutes and hamstrings from the cross-trainer. These are large muscle groups, so any change is significant. You are doing the right thing but need to up your workload. Don't cut calories any more. You're already borderline and invite injury if you cut further.

[Blacryan]

It looks like she's having cheat meals every day.

Idk why I laughed =[

[glossin]

She needs to do a carb refeed day once a week.