Best way to lose small amount of weight?

annban12131

Losing half a stone by christmas??
Hi. I am 19, 5.4 tall and weigh 120ish pounds (BMI 21) but i would like to lose a few pounds before christmas, I want to be back at around 8 stone 3, so just have about 4/5 pounds to lose by christmas. I go the gym about 3/4 times a week and usually do a class. I have been eating around 1500 calories a day but haven't noticed any weight loss. I was eating 1200 but it was to low and i was feeling faint so increase my intake when i am exercising. I seem to maintain my weight around 1500 with no exercise. So whats the best way for me to lose weight? I do like to have a small treat after my dinner, eg a biscuit or chocolate bar.
My food from yesterday as an example) I know its uhealthy, but where can i improve??
Breakfast- Cornflakes with very little milk (dont really like milk all that much)
Lunch- Sliced chicken and bread, and a packet of crisps (usually baked one, could remove this i suppose as unhealthy)
Snack: Banana
Dinner- Chicken, salad and today chips :S but normally, i will have cous cous, rice or boiled potatoes with chicken
Snack: Bag of maltesers
drinks: squash and a can of pepsi max.
Thanks where can i improve?

randomtai

I would read this thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

alechua

We're on the same boat. Need advice too.

melissalatzel24

just by replacing the sodas with water will save you a few hundred cals a day.... try 1 week to drink water only. and instead of maltesers try a giant green apple (i love golden delicious, i grab the BIGGEST i can find , and slice it up and for 110 calories i have a fulling snack, sweet and lots of fiber

and of course if you really want to you could replace crisps with something healthier lol

MiloBloom83

5'4" and 120? You sound fine to me. Do you do any exercise? If not, you are probably skinny fat. Do some type of strength training. It will change your body composition and give you the look i'm thinking you want. :flowerforyou:

annban12131

Yeah I go the gym and have begun strength classes.

callie006

When you are close to your goal, the weight comes off slower because you are eating closer and closer to maintenance for the lower weight, and even a tiny measurement error can push you into maintenance.

From your stats, your BMR is around 1470, and your TDEE is over 2000 calories, so at 1500, you should be losing weight. Without exercise you should maintain at around 1766. If you really are maintaining (and not losing so slowly that you don't notice) when recording 1500, you either have a slower than normal metabolism (probably not) or more likely, you are underestimating the calories you consume. Most people, even registered dieticians, do this unless they weigh and measure everything.

If I were you, I would probably consider eating at or near maintenance with adequate protein and starting strength training. At 5'4 and 120, you will probably not get the visual results you want by just losing weight. Your body composition would have to change. If you are determined to just lose weight, I'd try to add more whole vegetables to your diet (a source of fiber to keep things moving as well as a source of important micro nutrients) and good protein sources and weigh everything you eat to make sure you are actually eating at a deficit.

Hezzietiger1

drop the junk in a bag/can/jar..

eat protein with your meals like egg or powder with breakfast

drink a gallon of water a day

exercise.