Trying to lose 10 pounds
theramoscrew
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I am 40 years old and I am struggling to loose 10 pounds. I feel tired and no energy. I used to be happy and drop weight easily. Help me lose weight and gain my energy back!
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What are your daily calories set to? Are you getting enough food to fuel your body? If not, that could make you feel tired. With only 10 pounds to loose, a healthy weekly weight loss goal would be 0.5 lbs.
Are you getting enough sleep?0 -
Hi. I am Erica. Same situation here. I have gained back 10 lbs in the last month from overeating, mostly at summer gatherings. I am at 138, and would like to be at 128. So much for beach body... I used to run regularly but hAve not been finding time lately. How has your progress been lately? Want to be friends and encourage each other? I don't have any here on mfp but I think it would help.0
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hi Ladies! I am 50 and am working to lose 9 pounds. It is SO hard at my age. I am post-menopausal. I just started revisiting an old friend/enemy - the Insanity workout. If this doesn't do it nothing will! Oh, plus instead of eating 5-6 small meals a day, I'm actually finding that eating 2 substantial meals lunch and dinner with intermittent fasting (bedtime until about 11 am) is working better for me. When I was eating all day, I was never satisfied and always thinking of food! Stay tuned!0
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I am trying to eat something every three hours or so, 6 9 12 3 6 9, so I guess that's six meals a day. I run into trouble when I go to someone else's house for a party or even just dinner. I just control myself when there is a lot of good yummy food around. To control this, I suppose I am going to try to drink more water especially in these situations and journal what I eat.0
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Tired and no energy could be because your calorie goal is too restrictive. Are you on 1200 calories per day? If so, that's a good sign that you could be trying for too great of a deficit. With 10 pounds left to lose you should be aiming at .5 pound per week.
I've found that strength training has helped me tremendously. At 49, I have more energy and I'm fitter and firmer than I was 5 years ago while weighing 10 pounds less. You might consider it for yourself.0 -
Hi everyone - I'm Lisa. I'm 46 and also trying to lose 10 pounds. Well, actually, more like 12. I've played around with dieting before, but the scale keeps going up, so I need to get more serious. Would love any encouragement and will be happy to encourage! I empathize with @milemarker61 - it's so hard not to overeat at social engagements. I also have a desk job and I want to eat constantly - especially in the afternoons. I do find that adding everything into the diet journal in MFP makes a HUGE difference. It keeps your food intake at the top of mind. @cherrie_mcburney, I may try the two larger meals if eating smaller ones doesn't work. I just like feeling "full."0
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Yes, @lisamware1 I have a desk job too. It doesn't help anything to sit for so long!! I am on my way to a friends house for dinner right now... We'll see how I do...0
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