Loosing weight

beamsplit

Hi! I thought I would comment because I am in a very similar position to you (starting weight 63kg goal weight about 55kg). I've had some success this time after some failed attempts so maybe I can help.

My biggest mistake (and when I didn't see progress for months at a time) was when I was not carefully logging food. For those of us already close to our goal weight it gets pretty difficult to maintain a calorie deficit (more calories burned than eaten). MFP can recommend a calorie target for you with the settings of 0.5lb/week [/edit], but you must be very careful that you are not going over without realising. Even using too much olive oil on a salad can suddenly put you over by 100 calories and then you are sabotaging yourself without realising. When I was accidentally doing things like this, even though I was going crazy with cardio I wasn't seeing much change.

How to fix this:

1. Measure your food

The absolute best way is to use a kitchen scale for solid foods & measuring cups for liquids.

2. Log everything (seriously, everything!)

It is only by logging that you will start to understand the big picture of how you are eating from day to day. This is important to help you stay on track.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

chubbasophie1017 wrote: »

Ok so a stone then? So will be a slow process

it would be a little over a stone @ 1.71429. yes its going to be a slow process. the less you have to lose the longer its going to take. but since you havent lost in awhile then its safe to say you arent in a deficit. to lose you need a deficit.

chubbasophie1017

So @beamsplit have u lost any?

chubbasophie1017

So really i have quite a bit too loose? I thought it was only 7 kg i dont really get the whole kg weight thing

CharlieBeansmomTracey

beamsplit wrote: »

Hi! I thought I would comment because I am in a very similar position to you (starting weight 63kg goal weight about 55kg). I've had some success this time after some failed attempts so maybe I can help.

My biggest mistake (and when I didn't see progress for months at a time) was when I was not carefully logging food. For those of us already close to our goal weight it gets pretty difficult to maintain a calorie deficit (more calories burned than eaten). 1200 calories/day seems a good enough target, but you must be very careful that you are not going over without realising. Even using too much olive oil on a salad can suddenly put you over by 100 calories and then you are sabotaging yourself without realising. When I was accidentally doing things like this, even though I was going crazy with cardio I wasn't seeing much change.

How to fix this:

1. Measure your food

The absolute best way is to use a kitchen scale for solid foods & measuring cups for liquids.

2. Log everything (seriously, everything!)

It is only by logging that you will start to understand the big picture of how you are eating from day to day. This is important to help you stay on track.

1200 is not going to be for everyone. and since she has only 24lbs to lose 1200 would most likely be too low but it depends on her age,height and activity level. 1200 is for those who are outliers,sedentary,elderly or very short or a combo of those things. but I agree about weighing everything. its really to eat more than you think if you dont weight food.

beamsplit

I am down to 59kg now and it's been slow but steady by following the points I said. The hardest part is patience for me, but I know that the final result with be worth it both by being the weight I want to be and (more importantly I think) by learning how to feed myself in a way that works for my body.

chubbasophie1017

Im 23 5ft 8 and do treadmil 3 tines a week but am on my feet all day at work

beamsplit

Being active is good & healthy, but for weight loss what really matters most is the calorie deficit. If I were you I'd keep up with the treadmill and moving about, but focus most on making sure you aren't underestimating your calorie intake.

chubbasophie1017

Ok im so unpatient aswell its hard

beamsplit

It is hard, but as you work on it and figure out the foods you enjoy eating that fit into your new plan it does get easier. There is also a lot of support on this forum and there are successful people who eat in a variety of different ways (vegan, people who like to have high-volume meals, etc) so you can definitely find help with any questions you have

beamsplit

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

1200 is not going to be for everyone. and since she has only 24lbs to lose 1200 would most likely be too low but it depends on her age,height and activity level. 1200 is for those who are outliers,sedentary,elderly or very short or a combo of those things. but I agree about weighing everything. its really to eat more than you think if you dont weight food.

Good point and my mistake there, I misunderstood something earlier. Let’s say I retract that but stand by the rest~

I think the reality is that most people starting out wildly underestimate the calories they are consuming and as they tighten that up they can then also tighten up their calorie goal to something more reasonable à la 0.5lb/week.

chubbasophie1017

So really i wouldnt even be able to loose that by the summer?

chubbasophie1017

For august

RAinWA

Excuse me if I did weight conversions wrong but you are 5'8" and 139 pounds (63 kilos) now and you want to get down to 115 pounds (52 kilos)?

If I mathed right - you are already at a healthy weight and aiming for a very low weight for your height.

Are you sure you need to lose weight? You might be better off doing a recomp (there's a good thread here on recomp but for some reason my search isn't working).

kimny72

chubbasophie1017 wrote: »

So really i wouldnt even be able to loose that by the summer?

Did you ever get a food scale?

1. Make sure your height, weight, and goal are correct in your profile. Set your goal for 0.5lbs per week, no more than that. You keep changing the numbers you are posting here so I'm confused, but it seems like you are trying to get quite lean, so it will be quite slow.
2. Start logging, accurately and consistently. Log EVERYTHING: whole food, packaged food, beverages, condiments, cooking oils, snacks, everything.
3. Use a food scale to measure your portion for all solids, as often as possible.

As you haven't lost in awhile, you now know that guessing isn't going to work. That's okay. Just start really using this app and committing to the process. Best of luck!

chubbasophie1017

Haha why thank you for sayimg am i sure i need to loose weight! Ive always been 55 just put a lot of weight on whats a re comp?

beamsplit

To lose weight in a sustainable way it will be slower to get to your goal, but you will be able to deal better with plateaus and small changes, and will be able to maintain your new weight goal without so much difficulty.

If we take your stats (age 23, 5'8", moderate activity) then your TDEE is 2225 (calculated here). This number is the amount of calories your body burns each day. If you eat fewer calories than this, you should lose weight (not accounting for other factors that only you may know).

The trick as you get close to your goal weight (and you ARE close, very close) is to measure food/drinks very carefully and maintain a small deficit (recommended to be about 0.5lb/week as stated before by a few people). So for you, if you aim to eat 1800-1900 properly-measured calories each day, you will lose weight.

We have about 10 weeks until august, so with accurate measuring you might be able to see about 5lbs or 2-3 kg lost.

mkculs

If you are 5'8", then you are probably at your healthiest around 63 kg or 140 lbs. If you are very slight (small bones, narrow shoulders, etc), you could probably go a BIT less, but 53 kg or 121 lbs is 20 lbs under the "ideal" weight for your height. Aiming for too thin can cause a host of issues. It's ok to be a bit underweight, but at 120 you would have a BMI of 18.2, which is NOT in the healthy range. Healthy for women is 18.5 to 24.9. In the context of BMI, "underweight" should be understood as unhealthy (not just underweight), if that makes sense. My daughter is 5'6" and very slight and weighs 120 and looks slim and healthy. Just keep in mind that weight goals for an adult cannot be based on where you were as a teen, b/c your metabolism and needs are now very different. Good luck in staying fit and healthy.

RAinWA

chubbasophie1017 wrote: »

Haha why thank you for sayimg am i sure i need to loose weight! Ive always been 55 just put a lot of weight on whats a re comp?

Take a look at this thread

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

chubbasophie1017

Yea im no longer a teen though this weight all happened last year when i was around 56kg

ceiswyn

chubbasophie1017 wrote: »

Im 63 now so have to get to 52 so thats 7 kilos right?

No. 63 minus 52 is 11. Where did you get 7 from?

In pounds, that would be from 139 lb (9 st 13) to 115 lb (8 st 3). So that’s almost 2 stone. And your goal sounds very small to me.

Have you started weighing your food yet? You seem to be willing to do almost anything except the one thing that will actually work - why is that?

lynn_glenmont

chubbasophie1017 wrote: »

So really i have quite a bit too loose? I thought it was only 7 kg i dont really get the whole kg weight thing

Then why are you weighing yourself in kilograms? You can change your settings on MFP to use pounds. But if you're going to use kilograms, they work the same as pounds. 64 less 53 is 11, whether you're dealing with lbs or lbs -- don't overcomplicate it.