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my2mcwtqh8
my2mcwtqh8 Posts: 3 Member
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Has any one got any good tips to help lose my last 3 stone . I have been stuck on my weight now for 16 weeks.

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  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,605 Member
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    The best few tips I can think of for starting out are:
    • Plan to go slow. If you are trying to lose weight, remember you didn't gain it in a month or a year; take the slow route to help assure success. Then it will be easier to maintain when you reach goal.
    • Don't plan any strategies you aren't willing to continue indefinitely. Only do things that are sustainable in the long run.
    • Plan on having a reasonable calorie deficit, on average, each week. Best if you can manage a small deficit each day, but if you miss a day, don't fret. Just keep going forward. Stick to it.
    • Yeah, that's it's own point: STICK TO IT!
    • Set reasonable but challenging goals. Set long-term and short term goals. What are some specific goals you have set for yourself?
    • Check in often. Don't stress if the scale is up for the day. Look over the long term trend; weight loss is not linear. You'll have up and down days. Over time, if you maintain a deficit, you'll trend down.
    • Exercise is very healthy for fitness. It can contribute to a calorie deficit and aid in weight management. You still must manage your food intake to assure a calorie deficit. Logging your food and your activity in MFP will help you get an idea how to slowly adjust your target for success.

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,114 Member
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    If you still have three stone to lose and you haven't lost for 16 weeks, congratulations, you have found your current "maintenance" calories.

    Drop 500 calories per day below your current intake.

  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,585 Member
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    To add to mtaroot's advice.

    Log *everything* as best as you can. Even if you binge. Especially if you binge. Be careful to double check the MFP database entries you pick.

    You can save meals in MFP. Makes it easy to fill out future days when you likely repeat.

    If you weigh daily, use a multi-day rolling average.

    Get a bit more protein than usual.

    Don't add 100% of exercise calories and assume you can eat those back, for a couple of reasons it's not worth going into here. Do assume you can eat some of those calories back. Some go with 50%.

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