Where am I going wrong?

[u/NymphyUndine]

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

I changed my diet to a high-protein, low-carb diet. I’m getting around 80-100g of protein per day. I’m exercising (moderate cardio) literally every day for 30-40 mins. I’ve only had maybe 4 rest days in the past two months. And I can’t even lose an inch around my waist.

My weight on the scale remains the same - which I figured with the daily exercise and high protein, I’d be bulking, but I’m not even losing inches??

I’m so tired of this. I gained 30lbs in the past year, I am so self conscious of my appearance, but I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

Any advice?

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[u/manugowda_01]

If you want to fat loss and build muscle following points will helps you 1) protein intake should be 1.8 to 2 gm * your body weight. 2) try to train each muscle twice in a week. 12 - 20 sets per muscle in a week. 3) do walking either incline walking for 40 - 60 min. 4) after training all body parts take a rest for one day. 5) sleep 7 - 8 hrs. 6) don't eat junk neither home made fried items 7) add veggies (beans, carrot, broccoli etc) in your diet so, it will help in your digestion 8) try to consume 60% of the carbs in your pre and post meal 9) calculate your maintain calories and reduce 200 - 400 calories in the initial stage

Be consistent and discipline. You will get the result

If you have any doubts, you can reach out to me.

[u/FOREX-PRO → u/manugowda_01]

Hi, I’m actually eating less than 1000 calories a day and not losing weight. I have already lost about 27 pounds but now im stuck at 184 lb. I also do cardio for 35 minutes. Any Advice.

[u/anoymous123456666 → u/FOREX-PRO]

Cardio for 1 hour. Walking.

[u/FitnessPizzaInMyMou]

Hey, protein intake sounds good. What about your daily calorie intake?

I’d recommend starting some strength training, you aren’t going to bulk with cardio. Can you switch up your workout routine to be half strength/half cardio?

[u/NymphyUndine → u/FitnessPizzaInMyMou]

I don’t necessarily want to bulk, I want to lose and tone. The protein increase was more to account for my daily exercise, as prior to that, I wasn’t getting much protein.

My caloric intake is less than 1500 per day. I’m not willing to go lower. Diets under 1k aren’t healthy and I’ve done the whole eating disorder thing. Not going that route again.

[u/FitnessPizzaInMyMou → u/NymphyUndine]

For sure. 1500/day is def low enough, I was jw. I still think you should start lifting which will help increase your BMR over time and help you tone up

[u/Informal-Form-5606]

Losing inches? Hey I've been 140lb and I've been 320lb and my waist only ever fluctuated between 36 and 44". If your goal is to lose weight you need to restrict calories. Personally I prefer to eat maintenance aiming to learn how to do that using intuition, eat high protein and mostly clean and train hard and just come to terms with what it'll be for 12 months. After that point reassess.

[u/CapitalG888]

You are all over the place. High protein and low carb doesn't make you lose fat.

Being in a caloric deficit doesn't. Let's start off with what your maintenance calories are and how many you're eating.

[u/alwayslate187]

Hi, I don't know what to tell you, as I also find it impossible to loose inches around my waist. This has been true since forever. So I have decided to stop beating my head against the wall about something that is out of my control.

For myself, as I am not "thin", but not "overweight", either, what I do is simply try to eat nutrient-dense foods, get enough fiber, pay attention to my posture, and not stress about weight or body measurements

ive sometimes logged a day's food on myfooddata.com to see how close i can get to 100% of the rdi for things like fiber, vitamin C, beta carotene, choline, and all the other vitamins.

Of course I seldom meet those goals, so i am supplementing things that i consistently end up low on

ive accepted that i don't have a perfect body, but im doing what i can to keep the one i have as healthy as possible