Trying to move from the 150's to 140's

Cherese1983

For some reason I seem to be stuck between 151 and 155. I really would like to get in the 140's and my ultimate goal is 135-140. Does anyone have any exercise tips or food tips they can give me to help? In my diary I did horrible one day this week as far as food goes and not so great yesterday, but I do not normally eat like that. Anywho, any help is greatly appreciated because these last 15lbs are super hard to lose. : (

ShellyKay67

i am in the same boat............the first 50+ came off nicely, but these last 10 or 15# is terribly hard. I am at 150 wanting to go to 135 or 140. I just started 30DS and think it's gonna kick my losing in gear again since it's a "new challenge" to my body. My body had gotten very comfortable with my usual workout routine!
we have to fight a little harder for it since it is more difficult to lose at this point!!!!!!

katzav

i could have written your post exactly! i'm in the same boat. i can't give you any advice, but i can tell you you're not alone!

hope that helps

graysmom2005

For some reason I seem to be stuck between 151 and 155. I really would like to get in the 140's and my ultimate goal is 135-140. Does anyone have any exercise tips or food tips they can give me to help? In my diary I did horrible one day this week as far as food goes and not so great yesterday, but I do not normally eat like that. Anywho, any help is greatly appreciated because these last 15lbs are super hard to lose. : (

Oh my gosh....yes, PLEASE! Can I get an amen? LOL! I have been stuck back in the 150's for over a gosh darn year, teaching at least 9 fitness classes a week. I just want to see that gosh darn 4!!! I'll be checking back!

morganadk2_deleted

Just looked at your diary in my opnion your not eating enough and what you are eating is not very healthy! less proccesed food more whole grains , fruit and veg!


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficit


This is just a part of it! please read the link above


Generally someone with a BMI over 32 can do a 1000 calorie a day (2 lbs a week) deficit
With a BMI of 30 to 32 a deficit of 750 calories is generally correct (about 1.5 lbs a week)
With a BMI of 28 to 30 a deficit of 500 calories is about right (about 1 lb a week)
With a BMI of 26 to 28 a deficit of about 300 calories is perfect (about 1/2 lb a week)
and below 26... well this is where we get fuzzy. See now you're no longer talking about being overweight, so while it's still ok to have a small deficit, you really should shift your focus more towards muscle tone, and reducing fat. This means is EXTRA important to eat your exercise calories as your body needs to KNOW it's ok to burn fat stores, and the only way it will know is if you keep giving it the calories it needs to not enter the famine response (starvation mode)


Also this might be helpful http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/00trayn/view/how-to-bust-a-3-month-plateau-87677

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/153704-myth-or-fact-simple-math-3500-calories-one-pound-eat



Good luck on your journey

Romba

I agree. I just did it! and here is my advice: Eat alot of whole foods...raw fruits and vegetalbes with your meals. An example of what i do is:
Breakfast-I eat high protein cereal with skim milk (or yogurt with fruit in it) and a fruit like banana or strawberries or blueberries, etc.
Lunch-I'd eat a carrot, a sandwich on whole wheat (look at the ingredients when you buy bread. the first ingredient needs to be WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR. if it says just wheat flour, get something else) and turkey with lettuce and tomato and grapes and part-skim string cheese.
Dinner- if you like fish, awesome because it is very great for weight-loss. Anyway I eat something like salmon with steamed brocoli/cauli. To snack on eat almonds/walnuts/pecans (no salt or sugar added, just plain) and count your portions out. Good luck!

Romba

also, check this Yahoo Shine article out. Makes alot of sense:

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/loveyourbody/why-you-cant-lose-those-last-10-pounds-1964849/

00trayn

I got stuck in the 150s (right at 150) for 6 months, and I was 147 this morning so I think I've finally figured out how to bust it. But it really required looking at my eating and cutting out the bad habits.

- Started bringing healthy lunches to work instead of relying on the cafeteria or going out somewhere, MUCH less sodium

- Started having protein smoothies for dinner (see my diary for my recipe) and getting 100g of protein daily

- Being MUCH smarter with my eating out choices.

I also started more strength training. And within about a week of cleaning up my eating, I was losing again. It was quite the miracle. And if I don't stick that closely to this plan, I stay the same, but I haven't seen the wild weight swings I used to.

getfitdiva

Increase your protein (include at every meal), eat as clean as possible, don't eat out (for now until you bust through if that's possible), lower your carb intake (monitor it) and your sodium.

Kick your butt at your workouts - interval running, Insanity workouts, or HiiT workouts. Trick your body out of the plateau!

Hope this helps.