Difficulty Shedding the Last 10 lbs

AnnKoch7
AnnKoch7 Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've been controlling my diet for almost a year but I find it hard to shed the last 10 lbs I've gained during pregnancty.
Any advice?

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  • nellyett
    nellyett Posts: 436 Member
    I know what has worked for me....I had been eating low cal, working out, and had stalled for months! I did some research on BMR and TDEE, and figured out where I should be calorie wise.

    I have UPPED my calories to a NET of 1450 per day, so I eat back all of my exercise calories for the most part....some days I'm under, some are over. I try to balance it out for the week.

    Lift heavy....do some cardio. I do a bootcamp 3 times per week, and I run on my off days. I used the C25K program and built myself up to running a full 5K!! so proud of that! :)

    Last, I've set my expectations to about a 0.5 lb loss per week, and trust the process. I try to keep my protein % up as much as possible, but I seem to be falling by the wayside a bit in that regard. I still eat chocolate, and whatever else I may crave, but I make sure it fits in my calories for the day and I balance it with healthy choices. I want this to be a sustainable lifestyle, and it has been.

    Oh, and water, water, water!! :)
  • AnnKoch7
    AnnKoch7 Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks for the advice, I do exercise but mostly cardio, I guess I'll try lifting in some days. I like running but winter is not so friendly so I'll try running in the basement instead, I use C25K too :smile:
  • nellyett
    nellyett Posts: 436 Member
    Don't you love it??!! :)

    I really noticed a difference when I started really pushing with heavier weights. Make sure to fuel your body though.

    There are a lot of people here who do at home workouts like Insanity, 30 day shred, and P90x. Makes a huge difference from only doing cardio!! There's also a book I think called the New Rules of Lifting for Women...or something like that. I hear that it's highly recommended. There are several threads around about all of these. :)
  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    If you've been at this for a year maybe you just need to shake things up a bit. Go up to maintenence or maybe a hundred under for a couple weeks to reset your metabolism then change your macros to slightly higher protein than what MFP starts you out at and yes by all means start some weights. Or even bodyweight exercises like push-up, sit-ups, squats, lunges, palnks.

    What worked for me was a bootcamp class I went twice a week for a while now I do once a week plus some cario a couple other days. I eat right at my BMR and I eat back my exercise calories...and i cheat a least once a week. I really haven't lifted at all (maybe some kettle bells or weighted medicine balls) and after 2 months I'm much more toned than i have ever been and down 8 pounds in all!

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