Anyone else trying to lose 1kg or 2.2 pounds a week?

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marioz49
marioz49 Posts: 51 Member
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I like to see results and can get easily disollusioned if I don't see them. I have set my goals to loose 1kg per week until I reach my healthy weight. I am finding that even with 50 minutes of walking every day which adds 247 calories, I don't really eat that much each day to get to a total of 1200 calories which includes the exercise.

Is anyone else losing weight this fast? How are you managing with food and exercise?

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  • xDeannaGarciax
    xDeannaGarciax Posts: 675
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    I like to see results and can get easily disollusioned if I don't see them. I have set my goals to loose 1kg per week until I reach my healthy weight. I am finding that even with 50 minutes of walking every day which adds 247 calories, I don't really eat that much each day to get to a total of 1200 calories which includes the exercise.

    Is anyone else losing weight this fast? How are you managing with food and exercise?

    Yep mee! Check out my group It's loads of fun
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/92304-dancing-for-daily-cardio-who-would-ve-known-it-d-work-so?page=4
  • mallieh
    mallieh Posts: 10 Member
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    I am as well! I try to sneak in as much "insignificant" exercise as I can, like parking WAY far away from the store, taking stairs ANY chance I get, walking BRISKLY and with a purpose (like in the grocery store, i don't allow myself to wander, which then cuts down my temptation to buy food i don't need .. win - win!) plus my daily workout routines :) I also try to stay away from breads and pastas :)

    good luck!
  • aareeyesee
    aareeyesee Posts: 65 Member
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    I have averaged about 2lbs a week since mid December. Of course I am male so I have a pretty significant advantage over you lol. I have went from 230-188 since then. I run 5-8miles Tues,Sat mornings. Do exercise bike 25mins after weight training Mon, Weds, Fri and Sat. And I do Vinyasa Yoga 3 afternoons a week when it fits in usually Tues, Thurs and Sat. And every night for 10 mins before bed I do foam roller and stretching with a focus on the muscles that were worked earlier that day. My diet log is public if you want to look at it I certainly dont starve to death and I have recently had to add a 5th meal a day to keep up with my calorie needs.

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    http://www.liamrosen.com/fitness.html

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  • marioz49
    marioz49 Posts: 51 Member
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    Yep mee! Check out my group It's loads of fun
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/92304-dancing-for-daily-cardio-who-would-ve-known-it-d-work-so?page=4
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    Good for you, but I am not really a dancer. I prefer walking with my dog. I don't really like getting hot and sweaty!
  • Bleux
    Bleux Posts: 186
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    Yep mee! Check out my group It's loads of fun
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/92304-dancing-for-daily-cardio-who-would-ve-known-it-d-work-so?page=4

    Good for you, but I am not really a dancer. I prefer walking with my dog. I don't really like getting hot and sweaty!
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    Sorry, but if you are really looking to lose 1kg a week then you are gonna have to sweat a bit! Sweating is your body cooling itself off from exertion... which will happen when you get your heart rate up into cardio training, which will burn more calories.
  • aareeyesee
    aareeyesee Posts: 65 Member
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    You would probably do well to follow the MFP suggestion of 1lb/week. If you set maximum effort goals and expect to use minimum levels of effort you are just going to fail. My post was more of a warning to the amount of workload you should be expecting if you really want to lose 2#/wk for any useful amount of time. Its hard, thats why its the last choice.
  • marioz49
    marioz49 Posts: 51 Member
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    I have just discovered that if I follow this eating plan; Breakfast; 1 toast, 1/2 tomato, margarine Lunch; 3 crackers, 1/2 tomato, 1/2 tin of salmon Dinner; chicken, salad, baked potato Snacks; coffee, yoghurt, apple ..then I still have calories left and sometimes can have a glass of wine. This is still only with a 50m walk each day.

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