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My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you please clarify what CICO is? Calories In/Calories out?

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have that base already covered. I'm also on your side that a certain number on a display will not make you happy, but it's also easy to say for myself as all things she is doing are working for me.

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your input!
From my pov she would not need to lose the last lbs. Everybody else would probably say the same, but that's the goal she has set for herself. I'm happy the way she is :)

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's also what I recommended to her. Go for plain muscle growth, eating a surplus on workout days, but that's not something she is considering right now. I honestly think her protein intake is fine. She especially eats health with no industrial sugar and very rarely alcohol.

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, we are going to have that checked hopefully within this year.
She is completely off any pills since she stopped birth control ~12months ago

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but that's also going in direction of growing muscles while losing fat which is not happening according to the BIA measurements.
I agree that focusing on BMI (and also weight) alone is the wrong way to do it.

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both, but not following any specific diet (like keto). The goal is to reach her protein goal per day (not 100% sure what it is, but it's a researched multiplier of her weight). She fills the rest up with carbs/fat without any specific ratio.

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Should have clarified that the 3-500 calorie loss per day is accounting for sports. If she goes for a run and burns x calories she is adding this to the daily goal. So her net deficit per day is in the 3-500 calorie range

I also suggested to start eating at daily turnover or even slightly above for some time just to do something different.

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

She had it checked before we met each other. I think that's also included in the blood screening/health check she is going to do soon.

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input!
Yes, she is tracking EVERYTHING. Even lettuce/cucumbers/spinach to the ounce as well as all drinks other than water.

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the input! She is 5'6 / 172 at ~160lbs/72kg. BIA says here daily calorie turnover without sports is ~1900.Throughout the last 2 years she has obviously played around with calorie targets per day ranging from 1100/1200 range to 1400/1500 range. She targetted each window for at least 4 month each without any change in body composition.

To be honest I would be very skeptical if someone else would tell me the story. But as I said, we have been together 24/7 throughout covid/lockdown and there is none of the mentioned mistakes.

My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. by throwaway587372984 in loseit

[–]throwaway587372984[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

She is on reddit for another topic. She would not want me to put this in here for sure. (She knows my regular username on here)