Comments on: I’m officially MORE than frustrated!!!

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:56:19 +0000

It is your diet. Totally, but wait for it... you're simply not eating enough! I understand you're in a contest with Israel, but I'd rather you both win, so I'm offering this advice from my experience and once you understand the concept, it will become totally clear. You'll have to use it a few times during your life as you progress and get stronger. You just went from being dormant, not moving, not exercising to exercising 5x a week plus the workout in the river valley with me on Sunday mornings. Your body just came alive Jessie. You're eating based on what your activity level is, eating regular meals 5x a day. Perfect You're weight training, your building muscle. The increase in muscle and the increase in your metabolism from the weight training and cardio and digestion process requires more food. That's all. You're following Tom Venuto's Burn The Fat program and you based your daily caloric needs on what your activity level is, or maybe was, and now you're even MORE active and going even harder than you had first intended to do. I'm pretty sure that you're just not eating enough. Your body needs more fuel to support this new activity. Add in 200 more calories from your favorite protein source per day. Spread it out over the 5 meals you're eating. No more than 200 calories thought and that's only a couple of ounces of chicken breast right? Metabolism may be slowing down just slightly because you're not taking in enough food to compensate for the increase in activity level. You would probably want to lower your calories, but I'm telling you to do the opposite, increase them. Tom's trademarked term is eat more, burn more. The idea is to increase activity level (you have blown that out of the water) AND increase fuel intake (food). However, increase the lean protein, not the starchy carbs. That should do the trick. Report in next Friday again with your results. Stay clean again. also, one last thing. You just put a ton of energy into this post about being frustrated. What are you focusing on exactly? Results or lack of results? Come on Jessie, you know better than that **kick in the ass** Be grateful for the 21 pounds of fat you've lost and the increase in exercise level. Be grateful for overcoming your fear of the gym and getting a membership at Golds Gym. Be grateful for how much you've learned from Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle Be grateful, let go of the attachment of results and enjoy your journey of health and fitness. Be Well

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:47:12 +0000

Hey Jessie, hang in there. It is good to know you are human and not a machine!

I know it must suck to be in this rut but I bet there are THOUSANDS out there reading this and are totally relating to you.

What Rob is saying makes sense but what a new way of thinking…we are so programmed to think that starving ourselves is the way to lose weight. If you want a different result, try something different. Grip your jacket, Chickie, grip your jacket!

By: Jessie

Jessie — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:56:35 +0000

It’s funny actually.
I removed a meal from my plan not even thinking that I was actually reducing my caloric intake….so like Michele said “starving myself”…

I have put that last meal back into my plan and just decided to start eating earlier in the morning. I have also added more calories (the 200 that Rob suggested) in the form of lean protein.

I know it will all come together shortly…

It’s all in the details…it’s allllllllllll in the details.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:08:51 +0000

Yes, and if you don’t have the time for that extra meal, just spread the calories from that meal over the remaining ones.

By: Israel

Israel — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:24:46 +0000

hi jesse, just keep at it and try implementing some of the stuff these fine folks have suggested. although i may win tomorrow, we are both winners since we helped push each other. i ‘ll be posting my stats tomorrow.