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turtledove773
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I posted a frustrated post on the motivation board ..
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1197585-help-losing-hope
but I have a question on how long to give something to see if it's working before trying something else?
I am currently on 1200 diet, with weight training 2x week and cardio 4 - 5x a week. how long should I stay there? I am very frustrated because I have only loss 2 lbs in 2 1/2 mnths. I just recently started tracking calories with MFP.
Thanks in advance...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1197585-help-losing-hope
but I have a question on how long to give something to see if it's working before trying something else?
I am currently on 1200 diet, with weight training 2x week and cardio 4 - 5x a week. how long should I stay there? I am very frustrated because I have only loss 2 lbs in 2 1/2 mnths. I just recently started tracking calories with MFP.
Thanks in advance...
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It sounds like you might not be eating enough for all the exercise. Maybe think about increasing 100-200 calories or so and add a little more protein.
You're also getting a lot of sodium every day--I'd look at limiting your high-sodium choices to a couple a day. The coffee additives are empty calories--can you swap them out for skim milk, soy milk or almond milk?
It's all about patience and small tweaks.
More protein works well for me. I've added a couple mile walk each day at lunch (usually) and am parking farther away from my office to get my 10,000 steps in, in addition to my exercise.
Hang in there--it'll happen!!!
For me, online exercise calculators tend to say I've burned too much--I use a HRM to tell me what I really did.0
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