stressless
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Hi all, I’m looking for some advice on fat loss. I used to equate weight loss with fat loss, but since I have gained some more muscle since eating peaty, I’m less concerned with the number on the scale. That being said, I still have a lot of fat (especially around the hips, waist, stomach) that I’d love to lose.
Some background…
I had lost 15 pounds in 2020 but then plateaued since then and can’t figure it out. I know there are a lot of posts on here about weight loss which I’ve gone through, but would love any more ideas, especially for women. I’d like to understand why the weight loss suddenly stopped when I was having so much success.
Mid-20s years old, female, and hold a lot of my fat around hips and stomach.
Macros:
Protein 100-110g
Fat: 30-40g
Carbs: whatever is left to get me to ~2250 calories
Get lots of calcium, at least 1800mg-2500mg everyday
Supplements:
Coffee 2x per day with food
Careful to avoid PUFA
Try to eat fruit and potatoes for carbs, but find this difficult and tend to resort to more starch-y food to get my carb amount up.
Temps are around 97.6-98.0 when I wake up, but get up to 98.6 or above a few hours after waking up/eating
Have always struggled with low blood pressure and have trouble taking/finding my pulse but it’s usually around 76-84bpm resting
WFH job, not very stressful but does take a lot of brain energy and my brain usually feels tired/foggy at the end of the day.
Don’t get much exercise.
I’m usually in a pretty good mood, very motivated, love what I do, don’t feel depressed or sad most of the time.
Get lots of indirect light living in a moderate, sunny climate
Skin is looking pretty good, although I struggle with eczema and dandruff on my scalp.
Struggle with sleep - I go to sleep around midnight and wake up around 8:45am pretty consistently.
Looking for any suggestions, ideas why I plateaued and not losing weight anymore and any ideas in general for tweaking my eating to lose a bit more fat while still being healthy would be very appreciated!
Some background…
I had lost 15 pounds in 2020 but then plateaued since then and can’t figure it out. I know there are a lot of posts on here about weight loss which I’ve gone through, but would love any more ideas, especially for women. I’d like to understand why the weight loss suddenly stopped when I was having so much success.
Mid-20s years old, female, and hold a lot of my fat around hips and stomach.
Macros:
Protein 100-110g
Fat: 30-40g
Carbs: whatever is left to get me to ~2250 calories
Get lots of calcium, at least 1800mg-2500mg everyday
Supplements:
- Aspirin
- Vitamin A:
View: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N3NS5JZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - B12: Sublingual B12 by Bio-Alternatives
Coffee 2x per day with food
Careful to avoid PUFA
Try to eat fruit and potatoes for carbs, but find this difficult and tend to resort to more starch-y food to get my carb amount up.
Temps are around 97.6-98.0 when I wake up, but get up to 98.6 or above a few hours after waking up/eating
Have always struggled with low blood pressure and have trouble taking/finding my pulse but it’s usually around 76-84bpm resting
WFH job, not very stressful but does take a lot of brain energy and my brain usually feels tired/foggy at the end of the day.
Don’t get much exercise.
I’m usually in a pretty good mood, very motivated, love what I do, don’t feel depressed or sad most of the time.
Get lots of indirect light living in a moderate, sunny climate
Skin is looking pretty good, although I struggle with eczema and dandruff on my scalp.
Struggle with sleep - I go to sleep around midnight and wake up around 8:45am pretty consistently.
Looking for any suggestions, ideas why I plateaued and not losing weight anymore and any ideas in general for tweaking my eating to lose a bit more fat while still being healthy would be very appreciated!
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