betsy 14
o good'

Sports Girl32
k

betsy 14
thats me

Lucy RD
That's when a person stops losing weight after losing for awhile

betsy 14
lol

Sports Girl32
alrighty then

Lucy RD
Tell me about your betsey

Ashley 16
i did that before i gained it all back

betsy 14
well i lost like 8 pounds'

betsy 14
then gained back 4

Lucy RD
So it sounds like people here plateau then gain weight back instead of keeping it off

betsy 14
yeppers

Lucy RD
hmmm

Sports Girl32
i haven't experienced that, because i would have to lose weight to gain it back...lol

Lucy RD
lol

betsy 14
lol

Ashley 16
lol

person 13
lol

Lucy RD
I wonder if everyone has gained weight back because the plateaus can zap the motivation to continue to work on losing weight!?!

betsy 14
ya

Ashley 16
yes

Sports Girl32
perhaps

person 13
what

Lucy RD
We are talking about when your weight plateaus when you are working on losing weight. everyone here said they gained weight back after one

Sammy 13
omg that happened to me

person 13
me to

Lucy RD
I recommend to clients when they go through a plateau to change their meal plan around a little bit or step up the exercise.

betsy 14
monty an me r both plateaued

person 13
am i overweight

Lucy RD
I would check the weight calculator on this site

Sammy 13
i was losing weight and then like after two week span i lost like 15pounds and then stopped and i gained most of it back over like a 3 week span

person 13
k

Sammy 13
it sucks

Lucy RD
I wonder if your 15 pounds of weight loss was mostly water weight--did you go really low carb during the diet?

Sports Girl32
over my time out for my ankle injury i gained like 15 pounds back

Lucy RD
Sammy

Sammy 13
nope

Lucy RD
How did you lose the weight?

Sammy 13
i did weight watchers myself and then i went away and i stopped cause iw as with friends and we went out alot and i couldnt

person 13
how do i lose weight

Lucy RD
oh, so the diet took you away from your friends, sammy?

Sammy 13
no because of my friends i was taken away from the diet

Lucy RD
I cannot give out direct diet advice since we are over the internet yet I can give out general suggestions. Check with your doctor or dietitian for a specific diet for you, person.

Ashley 16
i lost 30lbs in a 6 weeks but then i could lose anything then i gained it all back plus some

Sports Girl32
person 13, we have similiar stats are you a girl or a guy

Sammy 13
i went away with them and we would get togetehr alot and then like when we would go out to eat or carnnivals or parties there ws junk food so that what i eat

person 13
guy

Lucy RD
oh, so hanging out with your friends made it harder to lose weight.

person 13
yes

Sammy 13
yeah

Sports Girl32
yep...i'm the same height but weigh a lil less

Sammy 13
lucy i have a quiestion

betsy 14
yep

Lucy RD
Sounds like a lot of you have lost weight fast. I would recommend concentrating on slower more steady weight loss. THen you might not plateau so soon and keep the weight off.

Sammy 13
um, do u suggest like making a goal cause someone told me not to cause u get ur hopes up and soemone else said to cause its easier

Sports Girl32
i have a question too

betsy 14
goals r good right?

Lucy RD
Some people work better at weight loss when they have a specific goal. WHat does everyone else think?

Sammy 13
well right now i have a goal

Lucy RD
Sammy, consider breaking up your goal into 1 or 2 pound increments

Sammy 13
what does RD stand for?

Lucy RD
Registered dietitian

Sammy 13
like per week or something?

Lucy RD
yup--sorry i forgot to mention that

person 13
how should i lose weight

Sports Girl32
low carb/low fat...which is more effective

Sammy 13
but you know what i really learned from weight watchers that i thought was the best?

Sports Girl32
what

Sports Girl32
sammy

Sammy 13
i learned to listen to my body

Sports Girl32
cool

betsy 14
like how?

person 13
why am i always hungrey

Sammy 13
befoer i would eat and eat and eat and then after a couple of days i knew if i was hngy, full or satisfied and u learn to eat until your satisfied

Lucy RD
I don't recommend any specific diet to anyone here. I recommend to clients, generally, to drink less high calorie drinks like soda and juices and drink more water. include more fruits, veggies, and high fiber grains. include low fat dairy and protein. lastly, don't skip meals!

betsy 14
does ur metabloism make u plataeu?

Lucy RD
being active helps burn stored fat so i am glad everyone is active

Lucy RD
sometimes, betsey.

betsy 14
k

Lucy RD
When we lose weight, our metabolism gets used to less calories in.

Lucy RD
At that point, it is good to switch around a person's meal plan or increase the exercise

betsy 14
can u make ur metablolism better lucy?

Lucy RD
Betsey, make sure you don't skip meals and be active!

Sports Girl32
what happens if someone doesn't eat enough calories or cuts out certain food groups

Lucy RD
I think it is unhealthy to restrict too much and unhealthy to cut out a whole food group. doing things like that is a characteristic of unhealthy and possibly disordered eating

Lucy RD
it is characteristic of unhealthy eating--sorry

Sports Girl32
would you say that under 1200 calories is too little if i'm running 7 or8 miles a day?

person 13
we just learned about eating disorders in haelth

Lucy RD
yes

Lucy RD
what did you learn?

bored 13
you shouldnt eat much less than 1200.

person 13
about anerixiea and buliemiea

Lucy RD
i cannot give out diet advice yet i can tell you that i never recommend a person to go under 1200 calories

Sports Girl32
because i used to eat around 2500 during track but i need to eat less my coach says

bored 13
*anorexia, person

person 13
sorry

Lucy RD
have you put in your ht and wt into the calculator, sports girl?

Sports Girl32
yep

Sports Girl32
it says i'm over

Lucy RD
what are your stats?

Sports Girl32
5'11, 200, size 10

Sports Girl32
dresses

Sports Girl32
i've only been eating 1200 for about a week and a half...like i said i gained weight during my injury

person 13
how many calories should i have a day

bored 13
person, i say around 1300-1600

Lucy RD
oh. 1200 calories may not be enough for you even though you have not been as active. it may lead you to break down your muscles to change the number on the scale.

Sports Girl32
not good...

Ashley 16
i have a question i know its about plateaus but what about keeping the weight off

betsy 14
eeping weight off is hard

betsy 14
keeping*

Ashley 16
what about keeping the weight off

Lucy RD
keeping off weight IS hard!

person 13
why

Sports Girl32
losing its pretty hard too

Lucy RD
i think the key to keeping weight off is staying active

Ashley 16
i know i gained it all back and some

Sports Girl32
clifford inspired me to run today....yay clifford

Ashley 16
i did lose 30lbs but it all came off

bored 13
*first

Lucy RD
jessica, weight plateaus is what happens to some people when they are losing weight and then suddenly stop losing weight. it happens to many people

.::*Jessica*::. 16
oh thankz lucy

Taylor 13
ok whats your best advice for keeping weight off that you lost already?

person 13
is 1500 calories good for a day

Sports Girl32
so much for plateaus...lol

> Lucy RD
stay active! continue to do things that get your heart pumping and continue to make healthy food choices everyday, taylor!

Lucy RD
we did talk about plateaus a little, right?

betsy 14
yep

Lucy RD
we never seem to stay on topic long!

Sports Girl32
i know, i was just messin' with ya'all

betsy 14
lol

Sammy 13
bye everyone

Lucy RD
that's okay!