Everyone thinks I look great BUT I DONT!
BarbaraCarr1981
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Hi, I want to lose these last 10lbs. I am on the verge of giving up on MFP. I see no success. I track everything and do a bit of exercise. I'm usually very close to the 1200 cal BUT somedays I do eat fast food (FAT and CARBS!) But I feel that I eat really healthy 90% of the time. Why am I not seeing any progress? And why can't other people understand that having fat roll over my jean that never used to be there is making me look good. LOL. I don't think so. I will never be happy until I fit into my size 28 jeans again. No over flap standing OR sitting!!!!!
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We can't help you if your diary is closed.0
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Eating closer to maintenance and consistant strength training would do wonders for that bit of fat you are still carrying!0
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Just a "bit" of exercise?0
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Do you exercise? How long have you been on the 1200 cals? Did you choose "I want to lose 2 pounds per week" on MFP? (If so, change it to half a pound a week and see if it gives you more calories. 1200 isn't the appropriate amount for everyone, usually not for someone only needing to lose 10 pounds, unless you are very short)0
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I agree..could you open your diary? I eat things that some people might not agree as being "good" (Moe's, pizza, ect) BUT it fits into my daily goals. I'd say maybe change how many calories you eat, you might need more than 1200 depending on how much you work out.0
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Lift weights, the end! It's all relative, whether you have 10lbs to lose or more, when you don't feel like you look your best no one can tell you different! Just keep plugging away!0
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I was at a halt as well until I raised my calories. I did 1200 for a few months and did fine until the end. Once I raised it to 1500 I lost weight right away and continue too.0
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Hi, I want to lose these last 10lbs. I am on the verge of giving up on MFP. I see no success. I track everything and do a bit of exercise. I'm usually very close to the 1200 cal BUT somedays I do eat fast food (FAT and CARBS!) But I feel that I eat really healthy 90% of the time. Why am I not seeing any progress? And why can't other people understand that having fat roll over my jean that never used to be there is making me look good. LOL. I don't think so. I will never be happy until I fit into my size 28 jeans again. No over flap standing OR sitting!!!!!
How long have you been doing this? What kind of workouts do you do?
I'll echo another poster here and suggest eating a little more and getting some strength training in. Heavy lifting will build muscle (you won't bulk up, I promise) and burn fat, giving you a more sculpted look. But, you'll need more calories to supply the energy to do this.
"New Rules of Lifting for Women" is a great book and helped me a LOT.0 -
My diary is now open to public. I exercise by 2-3 walks with baby in stroller (sometimes with jogger) each week. Badminton once a week. Skating once a week. I life weights with my universal gymset 2 times a weeks. Full body with 30lbs. 3 sets of 15 if I can. I also do planks a coupel times a week. My MFP is set to lose 2lbs a week and I've only joined since like Oct 24th I think. But still! It's been a month so WTF!0
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My diary is now open to public. I exercise by 2-3 walks with baby in stroller (sometimes with jogger) each week. Badminton once a week. Skating once a week. I life weights with my universal gymset 2 times a weeks. Full body with 30lbs. 3 sets of 15 if I can. I also do planks a coupel times a week. My MFP is set to lose 2lbs a week and I've only joined since like Oct 24th I think. But still! It's been a month so WTF!
Presuming you are of average height (that's 5 ft 4 in the uk) 1200 cals a day would be a bare minimum to live on. To merely exist. You need to add extra calories if you want your body to do clever things like metabolise fat. It can't run on fumes.0 -
No over flap standing OR sitting!!!!!
while you might get rid of the flap while standing perfectly straight, while sitting is next to impossible. that area is one of the hardest to lose from.
my advice is to stop wearing super tight jeans if you want to get rid of the fat over the waist band.0 -
1. First, it's been less than 3 weeks. Be patient. 2. Strength training is your friend. It sounds like your issue is body composition, not weight per se. 3. You've had several days where you're way over your calorie allowance. As I've gotten closer to my goal weight I've really had to tighten up and not slip as much. That doesn't mean you can't have treats, it just means you might not be able to do it as often. 4. I see some homemade entries in your diary. Are those your recipes? If not don't use them. The database contains a lot of entries that are not accurate. Plus someone else's spaghetti sauce may be totally different from yours. 5. You may need to change your goal, but before you make that decision you need to stick with your current plan for long enough to know whether it is working. I see you started out with 1400+ calories, and honestly that's probably a more realistic goal. As you get closer to your goal weight (like you are right now) you want to change your settings to .5 lbs/week. I'm 5'4" 137 lbs and I'm eating 1420 plus half of my exercise calories.
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My diary is now open to public. I exercise by 2-3 walks with baby in stroller (sometimes with jogger) each week. Badminton once a week. Skating once a week. I life weights with my universal gymset 2 times a weeks. Full body with 30lbs. 3 sets of 15 if I can. I also do planks a coupel times a week. My MFP is set to lose 2lbs a week and I've only joined since like Oct 24th I think. But still! It's been a month so WTF!
Okay, there is your problem. Set it to half a pound a week. It will give you more calories to eat.0 -
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I am actually 5'9" so I guess 1200 cal is way too low for me.0
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I say up your calories a bit. Have you checked out helloitsdan's road map post-if not I suggest you search for it and look up what your actual BMR and TDEE are0
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No over flap standing OR sitting!!!!!
while you might get rid of the flap while standing perfectly straight, while sitting is next to impossible. that area is one of the hardest to lose from.
my advice is to stop wearing super tight jeans if you want to get rid of the fat over the waist band.
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Eating closer to maintenance and consistant strength training would do wonders for that bit of fat you are still carrying!
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eating more calories and doing strength/weight training will be more effective since you're so close to your goal weight. good luck :flowerforyou:0 -
thx for the advice people. I just adjusted my thing to lose only 1lb a week and so my cals were set to 1500 per day. I feel like eating 1200 is quite a bit so now with another 1500 i hope it works out. I hate trying to lose weight and once i get here I NEVER want to have to lose weight again. It effing sucks!0
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More calories, more protein, heavy weights. GO. Post again in 3 months and let us know how it goes.
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Whats considered heavy on universal gym set? Right now i use 30lbs.0
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Whats considered heavy on universal gym set? Right now i use 30lbs.
heavy is relative to you.
can you lift it 15+ times in a row and not feel too sore/winded/tired?? then it is too light.
can you make it to a gym? if so, you should be using free weights and barbells. the weight lifting bench marks you should be shooting for are: squat 1x body weight, chest press 1x body weight, over head press 0.75x body weight, dead lift 1.5x body weight.0 -
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Are you actually only drinking 1 or 2 glasses of water a day, or are you not logging all of the water you drink?0
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No over flap standing OR sitting!!!!!
while you might get rid of the flap while standing perfectly straight, while sitting is next to impossible. that area is one of the hardest to lose from.
my advice is to stop wearing super tight jeans if you want to get rid of the fat over the waist band.
this, in conjunction with the fact that if you are pushing a baby in stroller, unless it's not your baby, some of this overflap is from having a baby! I have overflap when I sit - even if I sit up REAALLY straight.
And if my jeans are at a certain height, I have overflap even when I stand. I have what I call a joey pouch, and even though my bf is low, it will never get completely rid of the fact that I carried two almost 9 pound babies.
It took me three years to lose 15 pounds... patience, healthy diet, and exercise... THAT is key. Unless you have massive amounts of weight to lose, I recommend against trying to shed it any faster.
EDIT: might I ask how heavy you currently are - i.e. what is your goal weight? at 5'9" that means that you and I are relatively close in height (I'm 6'1" and I'm 166 lbs).0 -
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throw your scale away and switch to focusing on body fat % already, you're way behind and should have started this ten pounds ago.0
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Hi, I want to lose these last 10lbs. I am on the verge of giving up on MFP. I see no success. I track everything and do a bit of exercise. I'm usually very close to the 1200 cal BUT somedays I do eat fast food (FAT and CARBS!) But I feel that I eat really healthy 90% of the time. Why am I not seeing any progress? And why can't other people understand that having fat roll over my jean that never used to be there is making me look good. LOL. I don't think so. I will never be happy until I fit into my size 28 jeans again. No over flap standing OR sitting!!!!!
are u eating back exercise cals?0 -
another vote here for strength training0
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