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candysweet
candysweet Posts: 3
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I have been tracking my food and exercise for about six months now and have only lost around 10 lbs. I weight 155 and am 5 5. I eat between 1200-1400 calories a day. I have an active job with lots of lifting so I do not work out much outside of that. I don't understand why the weight is coming off so slowly. Any suggestions?

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  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    You're either not accurately logging and weighing out food or you're under eating.

    Or both.
  • leotardbanshee
    leotardbanshee Posts: 92 Member
    Make sure you're eating the right kind of calories. Fruits vegetables and protein. :) walking is cheap and easy but weight lifting ( or even some squats and pushups) can build muscle which will metabolise more energy and burn more calories. Good luck to you! If you need support feel free to add me :)
  • leotardbanshee
    leotardbanshee Posts: 92 Member
    It also took me like a year to learn proper portion sizes so measuring things out can really help. I told my bf that a serving size of cheese is 2 dice and he flipped!
  • twelfty
    twelfty Posts: 576 Member
    with a bmi of 25.8 you're not that far out of the healthy bmi, so in short you're on "the last 10lbs" which is notoriously hard to get through, you might find exercise is the way to get that last bit off quickly, remember though you do have an active job, you're used to doing that all day every day, it's what you do outside of that, that will give you weight loss

    for example: me being a builder and eating lots of calories everyday a few years back saw me gain barely anything muscle wise even when lumping around 40kg sand bags and climbing up and down ladders with weight on my shoulder etc but as soon as i started weight lifting after work i started to gain muscle, and as knackered as i was doing that work i found extra sleep and cleaner foods and extra protein helped me do the exercise at the end of the day.

    my suggestion: more protein, more sleep, a half an hour weight session 4/5 times a week, and 2 days of intense cardio for 45 mins each week and either keep to the top end of your calorie allowance maybe even a touch more... say... 1600-1700 a day don't eat back exersize calories and see where you are in a months time, also during this time keep a watchful eye on your measurements

    this is toning and fat burning time :)
  • candysweet
    candysweet Posts: 3
    Thank you guys I'm glad I asked! I know I am logging correctly because I am OCD about portion sizes (I am earning my nutrition minor) so I'm sure I need to up my exercise. I had no idea that a 500 deficit didn't actually come out to 500 calories but that definitely makes sense.

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