EMAIL THREAD don't know what to do now, help i am about 15 lbs from my goal weight as of now. a few months ago, against better judgment, i started a very low cal diet, VERY low cal, ran an hour at a time several days a week, did strength training, and lost about 5 lbs. but one day, i was just so hungry, i binged. and continued to binge.. and gained the 5 lbs back. i dont know if, had i continued the low cal diet and severe exercising, would i have lost more? or maybe i was just losing muscle and water... anyways.. i binged mindlessly for about 2 months. about 2 months ago, i started back eating healthy, not too little, about 1400 cals a day. running, doing HIIT, doing strength training 3 days a week, and i can tell my clothes are just slightly looser on me, but i am actually at the same weight. am i just gaining muscle and thats why im gaining weight? i want to lose fat, im not necessarily concerned with gaining muscle. i just want to know, why i lost weight when i did the "wrong" approach, and now that im doing it "healthy" and within a healthy calorie range, im not really seeing any different results? should i up or down my cals? do more exercise? its so frustrating to me, i read all these websites that say, dont take your cals too low!! but then my father, in his wisdom, says, you cant eat much and be trim. you have to sometimes be a little hungry to lose weight. and i agree, to a certain point. so, if anyone has had this experience, please help! i have an important deadline for losing this weight, and i really need some advice... thanks! Sun. Oct 25, 10:15pm

Your father, in his wisdom, is right. You can't eat a lot and be trim. After a fairly short period of time you will get used to eating less and you won't feel hungr and you will love the lighter, lithe feeling of weighing less. 1400 calories/day will get you down to 140 pounds. If you want to weigh less than that, cut back on the calories a bit more. Keep track of calories and keep up the exercise. Good luck to you! Sunday, October 25, 2009, 10:34 PM

Definitely do not starve yourself. To keep your metabolism high eat 5 small meals a day (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner). Eat low fat and high fiber foods - they are healthier and more filling for you. Snack on fruits and veggies. Drink low calorie/fat drinks and make sure you drink water (flushes out your system, easier to lose weight, fills you up). Walking about an hour a day (outside) really helps me (if on a treadmill do on an incline for 40 minutes). You burn more fat walking than running the same distance - it just takes longer. At the low intensity, you will burn fat and tone up. Using the elliptical also burns alot of fat (I do the foothills at a 2 resistance at 6-7 mph for 35 minutes). Only do light weights with multiple reps - this builds slender and lean muscle - no added bulk. Pilates and Yoga also promotes lean muscle as well. If you dont lose weight and your clothes feel looser - you are gaining muscle and losing fat. Muscle weighs more than fat - but also muscle burns more calories as fat as well. I also listed some great tips, recipes, snack/food ideas, etc on my personal website that might help you out a lot! Link Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 2:18 PM

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