kkvls2004
Active Member
Hello all,
I am hoping some of you can help manage my expectations around diet changes I started on 6/1 in alignment with the principles of the Tom Venuto BFFM book, which I purchased after reading about it on these forums.
I am 5'2-1/2" and currently weigh 140 pounds, down from 153.5 a year ago. I have been doing Cathe workouts for about 7 months; previously I did mostly The Firm. I am on my third month of Cathe rotations. Diet-wise, I have been on eDiets, their signature plan, religiously for a year as well, which clocks at about 1400-1500 calories per day, but to be honest I was only eating two meals and one snack per day, skipping lunch in lieu of the snack and not eating anything after 8pm.
I know this sounds like not enough calories, but I have another consideration which is that the reason my weight went up in the first place was that at 36 (I am currently 39) I went through Ovarian Failure Syndrome/early menopause. My metabolism came to a *screeching* halt. While dealing with finding appropriate treatment, the weight crept on (and on and on). :-( Now I am fairly stabilized, with supplemented estrogen and testosterone plus synthroid and a course of progesterone every 3 months. Following my "reduced" eDiets plan plus doing 6 days/week of resistance + cardio exercise finally got the boat turned around, and was working. I have lost weight slowly and definitely gained muscle definition from Cathe's workouts (I would classify myself as an endo-mesomorph).
Previous to changing my diet from this regimen, I had hit a low of 138 and was losing about 1/2 - 3/4 pound per week. Then I read BFFM and got interested in trying to "rev" my metabolism back up by trying the 5-6 small meals every 3 hours approach. I switched to the Body For Life eDiets regimen on 6/1, 1400-1500 calories, six small meals (the only "normal" sized meal is dinner). Every meal has "clean" lean protein, complex carbs, veggies or fruit, and is low fat. One day a week is a "free" day.
I know I am only at the one week point but I have essentially gained 2 pounds and am kind of freaking out. My Tanita scale still has my BF hovering around 31% (skin fold test confirms this). I am planning to clip one small meal out next week and try again, but am I giving this enough of a chance? Have any of you made the transition from a traditional 3-meal/day diet to 6 small and had a temporary weight gain prior to the metabolism revving and noticeable progress towards leaning out?
My goal is 15-19% BF, around 118-123 pounds.
Any feedback or anecdotes are welcome. I really appreciate it.
--Kristina
I am hoping some of you can help manage my expectations around diet changes I started on 6/1 in alignment with the principles of the Tom Venuto BFFM book, which I purchased after reading about it on these forums.
I am 5'2-1/2" and currently weigh 140 pounds, down from 153.5 a year ago. I have been doing Cathe workouts for about 7 months; previously I did mostly The Firm. I am on my third month of Cathe rotations. Diet-wise, I have been on eDiets, their signature plan, religiously for a year as well, which clocks at about 1400-1500 calories per day, but to be honest I was only eating two meals and one snack per day, skipping lunch in lieu of the snack and not eating anything after 8pm.
I know this sounds like not enough calories, but I have another consideration which is that the reason my weight went up in the first place was that at 36 (I am currently 39) I went through Ovarian Failure Syndrome/early menopause. My metabolism came to a *screeching* halt. While dealing with finding appropriate treatment, the weight crept on (and on and on). :-( Now I am fairly stabilized, with supplemented estrogen and testosterone plus synthroid and a course of progesterone every 3 months. Following my "reduced" eDiets plan plus doing 6 days/week of resistance + cardio exercise finally got the boat turned around, and was working. I have lost weight slowly and definitely gained muscle definition from Cathe's workouts (I would classify myself as an endo-mesomorph).
Previous to changing my diet from this regimen, I had hit a low of 138 and was losing about 1/2 - 3/4 pound per week. Then I read BFFM and got interested in trying to "rev" my metabolism back up by trying the 5-6 small meals every 3 hours approach. I switched to the Body For Life eDiets regimen on 6/1, 1400-1500 calories, six small meals (the only "normal" sized meal is dinner). Every meal has "clean" lean protein, complex carbs, veggies or fruit, and is low fat. One day a week is a "free" day.
I know I am only at the one week point but I have essentially gained 2 pounds and am kind of freaking out. My Tanita scale still has my BF hovering around 31% (skin fold test confirms this). I am planning to clip one small meal out next week and try again, but am I giving this enough of a chance? Have any of you made the transition from a traditional 3-meal/day diet to 6 small and had a temporary weight gain prior to the metabolism revving and noticeable progress towards leaning out?
My goal is 15-19% BF, around 118-123 pounds.
Any feedback or anecdotes are welcome. I really appreciate it.
--Kristina
