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[Fynn]

Have have been living primal since January 2012. My weight was at 371 my type 2 Diabetes was in the 300 mg/dL and my blood pressure was well, lets not go there. I was on 4 meds for the blood pressure and one med for the Diabetes plus insulin. Over the last 7 months my weight is down to 300, I take no meds for blood pressure and only two pills a day for the Diabetes. My mg/dL is hovering around 130 in the morning. I am 6 foot 6 inches tall and 46 years old.

So what am I doing here seeking advice. Well the weight loss has stalled for the last three weeks. I have doubled checked my diet and found I might be a little low on calories. I am only taking in about 1600. Also i might have been over doing the exercise (Cardio a bit) I was doing 4 15 minute sessions a day on a stationary bike at a moderate level. I am also lifting moderate weights every other day.

Starting yesterday I have increased the amount of weights and am including more resistance work. I have dropped my Bike routine to 15 a day but increased the resistance. I am also walking nightly for 30 minutes (easy walk).

My daily numbers are 29 grams of fat, 51 grams of Carbs, 65 grams of Protein. On average per day.

So I think I am doing this right but, I must not be because of the stall. So any help would be wonderful.

[Miss Understood]

Everyone hits a plateau now and then. That may be all it is.

[Emmet Fitz-Hume]

First, I'd say you've done great so far. 70 pounds lost in 7 months is very good. With that said, I don't understand your macro numbers. 29/51/65 comes out to about 725 calories. That's way too low.

[cantare]

My daily numbers are 29 grams of fat, 51 grams of Carbs, 65 grams of Protein. On average per day.

(29 x 9) + (51 x 4) + (65 x 4) = 725 calories per day for a 6'6" 300lb [male, I assume] = insanity

Did you mean 129 g fat? That would make far more sense...1600 is still pretty low overall intake for a person your size, though. FWIW, I dropped my weight with similar macro ratios, but about 2600-2800 calories/day.

A 3-week pause--not even a proper stall, really--is nothing to get worked up about, in any case. What if you're adding muscle? Don't overtrain, get plenty of sleep, eliminate stress wherever possible, and just keep plugging away...what with 10 lbs/mo and all the improvements in health, you've made marvelous strides already!

[Fynn]

Ok todays numbers are Fat 46.1g, Carbs 23.5 and Protein 50.5g so 718 calories. So yeah i need to up my calories. Wow just was not seeing that.

[Emmet Fitz-Hume]

Yeah, you must be starving! I'm half your size and I eat 700 calories for breakfast. I know you're trying to lose weight but I think you need to double what you ate today.

[Raiken3712]

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[Lily Marie]

Your blood sugar numbers are really high - especially for being on meds.

I am also a T2. I found that I have dawn phenomenon - ONLY when I'm eating too many carbs and/or protein. Eating the wrong carbs for your body will keep your numbers up.

I used to just check my morning numbers and think those were fine. The truth is that you need to check in the morning(fast), 1 hour after the start of your meal, 2 hours after your meal and 3 hours after your meal.

Fasting should be under 86
1h should be under 140
2h should be under 125
3h should be back to the morning fasting number(or lower if you have dawn phenomenon)

If what you're eating is causing higher numbers than this, you need to stop eating that food - or at least eat a lot less of it.

You don't have to keep checking your levels like this. Do it for a few days and you'll know where your at with the foods you usually eat. I did it for 3 days and was able to go back to checking just my morning levels. I dropped my number from 170 to 84 in just a few days. Without meds. I'm in the 70's usually now.

I do only eat once a day, and get between 900 and 1350 cals a day. My ratio is usually around 10% carbs, 55% fats, 35% protein.

5'6"
female
sedatary

If my lazy ass can do it, I have faith you can do it too.

[federkeil]

EAT MORE FOOD

When I stopped playing football I was 305lbs, when I found MDA I was still 295 (about 3 months after I stopped playing football). 2 months later I was 270lbs and 4 months after that I was 250lbs. What was I doing? eating more than you. I was eating ~2000 calories a day and playing sports twice a week. That's it. So eat some food so you body doesn't think it's being starved.

[UniqueTII]

Ok todays numbers are Fat 46.1g, Carbs 23.5 and Protein 50.5g so 718 calories. So yeah i need to up my calories. Wow just was not seeing that.

To echo everyone's comments about eating more food, I'd say at least double the fat you ate today, go about 1.5x carbs and triple the protein. Enjoy your food.