Yep, low testosterone, thyroid problems, stress, and a lot of other things can inhibit weight loss. I think along with the nutritionist, you might want to get a routine physical from your regular doc if you haven’t been to see him/her in a while. Let your doc know what’s going on with your weight and ask them to do some basic bloodwork and thyroid checks. It can’t hurt.
I am going to go against what everyone else on here is saying. **I don’t think you are eating enough!!! **If it’s not a medical problem that you have, my opinion is that your body is going into a fat preserving mode. There is no way that the menu you provide in addition to normal HIM training is enough calories for a standard sized person. Not to mention that you are 210. You need more calories then.
I have battled my own weight loss going from 320 down to 180. The one thing all the time that I love about tris is that you do NOT have to diet. I train hard. Choose 90% healthy food choices. Cheat a little. And the weight falls off. Even our club sports nutritionist says that you do not get into triathlons to lose weight. It’s a byproduct of training. If you get a nutritionist, make sure he/she is a sports nutritionist. I know a fellow athlete who was put on a 1500 calorie diet. She didn’t know why she was so tired all the time. Not nearly enough food!
Also, how do your pants feel? Maybe stop looking at the scale and start looking at how much room there is at your jeans waistline.
I’m so glad to see this thread going along with some other larger guys like myself. I was 280 and now i’m around 230 and it’s been very hard to go lower BUT I will hit my target weight of 190. I am 6’0" and have a large frame so I wonder often if 190 is possible given my size but i’m working each day towards the goal. When you plateau it gets really hard but thats right around where most give in and fail. Let’s work hard and be the ones that did it. Here is a photo of me with a couple team mates and you can see i’m just a larger guy but I am hoping to shrink down a bit. There isn’t much info floating around about losing muscle but I am hoping to lose muscle as well.
Qualitatively your diet looks good. I suspect that you are underestimating your overall caloric intake. Even healthy food can make you gain weight if your intake exceeds your expenditure. Check out the recent discussion.
Drop the afternoon Clif Bar and the evening protein shake. Do you have any idea how much exercise it takes to work these off? If you need an afternoon snack to keep from nodding off, pack a few carrots (the mini ones if you don’t like peeling or eating peels).
When you work out so hard you smell ammonia, then you can have a protein shake.
I coach a recreational marathoning group and it’s amazing what many people think 5 hours of exercise per week entitles them to eat, and then they’re surprised they’re not losing weight!!
I agree with Zone2. I had trouble losing weight because I was limiting my daily caloric intake to about 1700 calories a day. So I decided to take in more calories around 2500 and eat better (more whole grains, fiber, fruits and veggies) Theweight is coming off noticeably. I’ve lost 7 pounds in 4 weeks.
I think it helps to eat 4-5 small meals and do most of your hard workouts in the morning or at lunch.
I’ve upped my calorie intake, from 1700 to 2300-2400. I also started the food diary. Thanks for all the information and advice.
I have that same Wheaties jersey!
So I’ve been stuck at 210lbs for a long time now. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I do something active at least 5-6 times a week (HIM training). Here is my typical diet for the week:
5am-Oatmeal with fruit or yogurt, granola and fruit
8am-PBJ sandwich
12pm-Sandwich (turkey, multigrain bread and lettuce)
3pm-Clif bar
8pm-Protein shake after my workout
Weekends have longer workouts but frequency of meals shrinks to 2 big meals and clif bars.
What am I doing wrong here? Should I talk to a nutritionist?
Congrats on your success you have already had!
For 210 lbs you have so VERY VERY few calories.
This means your metabolism has probably slowed or is very slow already. There are really only a few ways to increase your metabolism.
IMO the thing is NOT the amount of calories but what you are eating. Meals seem to have too many simple carbs.
I would do away with the jelly, the cliff bar and replace them with more complex carbs. You say protein shake, what exactly is in that?