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techigirl78

Agree with others. You should eat more. You may end up falling out of your good workout routine if you stay too low on the calories too long. Your body will run out of energy.

YoungerNextYear59937

Looked at your diary. I don't believe you are eating enough. Try eating a minimum of 1200 calories a day, no less. If you exercise, bump it up by 100-200.

MB_Positif

my suggestion would be to eat more, instead of replacing a meal with the protein shake, have either a meal instead (300 to 400 calories), or if you really just don't have time, still have the protein shake but add some string cheese or something else with it to get your calories up!

LoraF83

you're not eating any real food! almost everything on your diary is processed. try feeding yourself something more nutritious and stay within calorie goals.

^This. Are you going to eat/drink those shakes for the rest of your life? They are promoted as healthy, but it's just processed food wrapped up in a pretty package. Yes, they may help you lose weight in the short term, but as soon as you stop drinking them, you will probably put the weight back on. The same goes for the Lean Cuisine and other "diet" food.

Try some fresh fruits, veggies, lean protiens, dairy, whole grains, etc. You need to learn to feed yourself with real, healthy food if you want to make a change for the rest of your life.

Feel free to send me a friend request! I'd be happy to share recipes and ideas

hillm12345

If you feel like you aren't progressing (plateau) maybe shake up your workout routine. Your muscles will get "used": to the work out and adjust accordingly rendering them ineffective. Maybe add some weights, change the incline or speed, walk backwards, find another machine to get your cardio in?

I agree with this wholeheartedly! I had lost about 10 lbs, and then spent months on a plateau. I was walking anywhere from 3-5 miles every other day and was getting frustrated that the scale hadn't been moving. I switched up my workout to something with a little more burn and added some light hand weights and I'm down three pounds.

Walking wasn't doing it for me, I needed something with more intensity.

pattan59801

I took a peek at your diary and it look like you might be starving yourself! Lots of days, you come in under 1000 calories. My guess is that your body is trying its hardest to hold onto every single calorie you're feeding it.

Try eating more! I'm a few years younger than you (40) and I don't think there was a single day that I ate less than 1600 calories - and often I ate over 2000 a day. I still lost weight easily - over 50 pounds in about eight months.

You might try eating more fresh vegetables and fruit. Vegetables look very rare in your current diet. They're good for you and most of them are loaded with fiber, which should help you feel a little fuller.

Also, I would suggest you find a way to fit a little more intense exercise into your schedule. I have a 100% sedentary, indoor desk job. I get up a few times a day and run up and down the stairwells in my building. I found (according to my heart rate monitor) that I was burning over 200 extra calories a day just by take a few short fitness breaks in my workday.

I agree you are starving your body!!!

my31169

I have a protein shake at night and it helped me a lot! I don't wake up hungry anymore.

rubysphoto

I have a protein shake at night and it helped me a lot! I don't wake up hungry anymore.

My wife does the same thing. It is helping her.