PLEASE TELL ME I'VE GOT THIS RIGHT! :/

clairyfairy247
clairyfairy247 Posts: 425 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I think I've figured it out.

I've been eating a low calorie diet and doing cardio for a few months and I've lost 10lbs but now my weight loss has completely stalled.

I can't just carry on eating less and exercising more or my body will completely shut down.

So I need my metabolism to work faster.
And the only way to speed up metabolism is to eat more.
And the only way to stop the extra food being stored as fat is to get some more of the fat-busting factories we call muscles!

So if I up my calories and start weight training, I should kick start my body into losing fat as well as toning up, right?
Right?!

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  • LoveAustralia
    LoveAustralia Posts: 33 Member
    This is my plan so I really hope so!!
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    Yup. You have it perfect.
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    Well, having looked at your diary and having seen that you are rarely less than 500 calories under net, I would say

    YES, YOU NEED TO EAT MORE!
  • hattie9023
    hattie9023 Posts: 3
    I mostly eat way under my calories (sometimes a little over! But mostly not) and I exercise a lot. After a 6lb loss in two weeks, it's now all gone a bit wrong. But I don't want to up my calorie intake as I am already comfortable with what I eat. I think I will tailor my food more to my exercise though. I do a lot of cardio and a lot of weights (at a sweaty gym level, not just walking places) so I think I should act accordingly with protein intake, etc. I think it's all about trial and error until you figure out exactly what you want to achieve, what your output is and therfore what your input should be. My metabolism is ridiculously fast normally so hopefully I'll suss my balance ASAP! Good luck little sis, you'll be on track again before you know it. You are already looking amazing xx
  • clairyfairy247
    clairyfairy247 Posts: 425 Member
    It is definitely all about what is right for you. There is no magical weight loss solution that fits everyone!

    I'm about to start 30DS so that should hopefully get me going! :)

    xox
  • mandylooo
    mandylooo Posts: 456 Member
    I mostly eat way under my calories (sometimes a little over! But mostly not) and I exercise a lot. After a 6lb loss in two weeks, it's now all gone a bit wrong. But I don't want to up my calorie intake as I am already comfortable with what I eat. I think I will tailor my food more to my exercise though. I do a lot of cardio and a lot of weights (at a sweaty gym level, not just walking places) so I think I should act accordingly with protein intake, etc. I think it's all about trial and error until you figure out exactly what you want to achieve, what your output is and therfore what your input should be. My metabolism is ridiculously fast normally so hopefully I'll suss my balance ASAP! Good luck little sis, you'll be on track again before you know it. You are already looking amazing xx

    a lot of people lose weight quite quickly the first couple of weeks and then lose heart. Most of those 6lb was water weight - losing 3lb a week beyond this period is not healthy when you only have 15 lb to lose. you should be aiming for 1lb a week maximum, switching down to 0.5lb fairly soon. Put simply, this is to ensure that you lose fat not lean body mass; doing exercise helps stop muscle loss.

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