Anyone else who doesn't weigh much, and is only losing a lit

i have about 15 pounds to lose too and its a b****

i eat 1200 calories as well but i also eat exercise calories on top of that. what i have found is that eating more is what i need to lose the weight, not less, although you will have to see what works for you.

incorporate strength training into your workout for toning. because you're already at a healthy weight, it will be more beneficial to you.

I'm trying to get down to 110 if not 105. I doubt that would ever happen. I'm about 5 feet and have a lot of muscle in my legs. I work out a lot, too. It takes longer because those of us that only have a few pounds to lose is just extra skin really. The people who are overweight have a lot more fat to shed and are consuming more calories in their diet.
I've heard it all the same. The people who have less to lose because they are relatively in a healthy weight class, take almost twice as long.

Try different things every week so you don't plateau. Being on a routine is fine and dandy, but your body gets used it!

I'm 5'3" and started out with MFP at 142 lbs. in March. I'm down to 127. So I've lost 15 lbs in about 3 months. I eat my exercise calories most of the time. This site has me set up for 1200 a day, and I've been losing about a pound a week. I do "work out" 3 days a week (circuit training for 45 minutes each time). Since summer's finally here, I can get out and golf too. So that adds to my exercise. I almost always eat my exercise calories. The staff at my workout place told me several months ago that I wasn't eating enough. I kept gaining weight slowly and steadily no matter how much I worked out. I'm a believer now! If you burn 600 calories raking the lawn, or walking the golf course, eat 600 more calories that day.

Please nobody take this the wrong way.....but I can't wait til that's my problem.

I might make it one of my new goals....tee hee.

With 93lbs lost it looks like you are well on your way! That is awesome! I want to know YOUR secrets. :happy:

I'm in the same boat! I'm 5'8'' and started out at 147...I've been here on MFP for 1 month and have lost about 5 pounds already. MFP has me starting at 1500 calories a day and I always eat my exercise calories. I think the key is to log every single thing you eat and long any kind of physical activity you do that will add to your calorie deficit. Following the numbers that MFP recommends for you is the fastest way to lose the weight. I didn't believe eating more would help me lose, but I've never steadily lost .5-1 pound a week and kept it off this long before when I've done low calorie dieting.

i started mfp with an idea of losing 20lbs this would make me 132lbs in the middle of my ideal weight range not a big believer of the one size/weight for all as i weigh more than my friend who is same height and weighs less but fit in smaller clothes so frame work has alot to do with what is right for us now ive lost 12lbs i decided i would aim for the ideal weight mfp says i should be (125lb) but if i get as i feel no this is the best weight for me then i will stop

i do find it harder now to shift the weight but as all my old clothes now fit size 12uk im also happy as long as i dont gain anyback moree off is great stay same is ok gaining id cry if you see what i mean

i do love my wii fit board though i have so much fun i never notice how long ive been on and i find i lose better when ive been on that daily as well as any other exerecise i do like my cleaning ironing walking to get kids from school and when i drink the 8 glasses a day i lose better i am terrible for having only 5 or 6 drinks a day usually herbal tea which tastes great doesnt help my weight loss

and all of us who are impatient isnt it suppossed to be slower off more likely to stay off please say it is or i have nothing to cling to when scales stay same lol

Same problem here, I'm 5'1 and started at 126, after 3 weeks of pretty clean eating (cheat here and there) I manged to loose 3 pounds, my goal is 118 then maybe 112. Its hard I do weight training 5 days a week and cardio 7 days. I'm trying to be patient and I keep telling myself I didn't gain the 10 pounds in 2 months so why do you think you can loose it that fast............ Lets hang in there and keep each other posted.

Stasha83: My tip is to completely change the way you eat and stick to around 1000kcal a day at the very beginning. I used to eat Dominoe's pizzas, biscuits, crisps, beer, wine, large luxurious cuisine and whatever I really ever wanted, even if I wasn't hungry! Now I've swapped it all for rice cakes, fresh vegetables, water and calorie controlled dinners.

Sounds sometimes like a bit of a compromise but I'm loving it. Quickly enough I don't want any bad junk food and crave fruit and veg with a high water content and I'm really enjoying getting back into cooking again and exploring combinations and flavours. Just bought the Bettie Crocker 300 Calorie Recipe book too, so that should help!

So no real miracle tips, just swap out bread for low calorie stuff like rice cakes and ryvitas, eat everything fresh and freshly prepared and keep a really close eye on calories. You'll see a difference soon enough! I was 150lbs plus a little from a 4 day holiday with my best friend and from the day after I came home I've totally changed my diet. A lot of bloating is gone I didn't know I had and what I assume was fat and water weight. I've lost 6lbs in 5 days just by changing my diet

That is ME! I'm in "healthy" weight range but still see where else I can loose.

The only thing I can say is, if you work out a lot, do not go with 1000 kcal a day. It is WAY too little. Eat at least your BMR + at least a half of your work out cals.:flowerforyou:

Oh, I'm 5'4" (and 1/2) tall and about 123 lbs. Shooting for 120.

Im in the same boat here, and it is so discouraging. I am 5'10" and 167. Im technically in the "normal weight range" on the BMI calculator, but I was 149 my whole adult life, until we did fertility treatments. I have ballooned up and cant seem to get the scale to go down no matter what I do.
I workout 4 or 5 days a week. I can tell that I am gaining muscle and endurance because I can run much longer stretches than I ever could, even when I was at my lowest weight. I know Im making positive changes, but thts just not enough for me. I know it should be, but its not. I want to wear my skinny clothes again, dammit!
MFP gave me 1200 cals a day to lose 1+ lbs per week. Thats just not reasonably for me, as I was losing weight, but the second I looked at a steak and potato, or a glass of wine, I gained all the weight back, plus some. So I took the advice from one of the threads here and upped my calories to match my calculated BMR. I have been eating 1500 calories plus my exercise calories for about 3 weeks now, and Im gaining and losing the same 4 lbs over and over. Ive been as high as 170 and as low as 165. SOOOO frustrating!
Im not giving up, as I KNOW I can be 149 and maintain it....i just cant seem to GET THERE. Stupid fertility drugs wrecked my body (Of course, the emotional eating played a large role in my weight explosion, too i guess...blah)

If anyone has any ideas or motivation or tricks or tips, please fill me in I dont really care if I only lose .5 lb per week...i just want ot be LOSING instead of GAINING for once.

Hi,, i'm in the same boat really! I'm 5'10 and 159 lbs,, my goal is around 145lb, as I know I put on about 20 lbs in the last year or so, so want to get back to where I was.

I've been eating really healthy and lots of working out, but only losing about 0.5lb per week, if that!
The only thing is I have noticed a difference in my body shape, it is really starting to tone,, and a few people have started to comment that I've lost weight, and I'm like "I've lost 3 pounds!" , so it must look like more than 3 lbs,,

So, yeah, the only advise I have is to keep with it,, its encouraging to me to see others in the same boat to be honest. and now, instead of aiming for 1-2 lb loss each week, I'm aiming for about 0.5 lb..

Another thing, as I quizzed a personal trainer on this,, is to look at your body fat. I've gone from 24.1% to 23.1%,, which is apparently pretty good, He said that aboud 0.1% per week is a good amount, and that's the figure I should really go by, not weight as I'm building muscle etc so the weight isn't going to change very much.

I also only had about 10 to 15 lbs I wanted to lose, although I was in my "healthy zone" I was looking a little too fluffy for my liking. I am a tad taller than 5'5" and weigh 123. What worked for me thus far is to follow MFP religiously 6 days a week. This means eating the calories alloted, if you exercise...eat those calories (or most of them). Also exercise when you can five days a week (I have an advantage, I teach group fitness so it is not an option to skip). The hardest part is that it takes time, I started in Jan. 2010 and it has taken me 6 months to lose 12 lbs. I also don't stress when I have a bad day (like yesterday). If you stick with it long enough you will find the right formula that works for you whether it is cardio or weight training or a combination (I am an advocate for both!) Good luck all!!

Hi,, i'm in the same boat really! I'm 5'10 and 159 lbs,, my goal is around 145lb, as I know I put on about 20 lbs in the last year or so, so want to get back to where I was.

I've been eating really healthy and lots of working out, but only losing about 0.5lb per week, if that!
The only thing is I have noticed a difference in my body shape, it is really starting to tone,, and a few people have started to comment that I've lost weight, and I'm like "I've lost 3 pounds!" , so it must look like more than 3 lbs,,

So, yeah, the only advise I have is to keep with it,, its encouraging to me to see others in the same boat to be honest. and now, instead of aiming for 1-2 lb loss each week, I'm aiming for about 0.5 lb..

Another thing, as I quizzed a personal trainer on this,, is to look at your body fat. I've gone from 24.1% to 23.1%,, which is apparently pretty good, He said that aboud 0.1% per week is a good amount, and that's the figure I should really go by, not weight as I'm building muscle etc so the weight isn't going to change very much.

Hi Edelq!
Our numbers are so similar Im wondering how many calories you are eating each day. I am tempted to drop back to 1200 cals a day (plus exercise cals), but I keep hearing that BMR is the way to go (1560 according to MFP).
What is working for you? I dont mind .5 lbs a week....i just want to be moving DOWN the scale My ulimate goal weight is 145lbs., but i'd settle for 149

I started a year ago very close to the OP's numbers. I'm almost 5'5 and last June 1, I weighed 129. I started p90x the second week in June 2009. In those 90 days I got down to 120, lost 7% body fat and numerous inches. I ate about 1700-1850 calories a day during that time. I followed that up with a round of Insanity...didn't really lose any more weight, but gained some definition. Then January of 2010, I did another round of p90x mixed w/Insanity and 1.5 months into that I got to 117 and had dropped about 7% more body fat since the end of my 1st p90x round. I now bounce between 117-120 pounds and don't consider myself at all on a "diet". I continue to workout 6 days/week and still eat pretty much the same amount of calories...although I'm not working out as intensely right now and so I've dropped cals down to about 1600. I could could not go as low as 1200 calories. I would not have the energy to workout & would be moody as all heck!

Good luck in your journey!! I used to think i just HAD TO weigh 116 (weight I've been most of my adult life)....now I find I'm pretty happy at 119-120 because I can pretty easily maintain it without making myself nuts!

I plan all my next day's food the night before so that I know what I'm working with & not trying to cram 300 calories in at 7pm. But planning ahead for me is the key.

Yep! I do the same thing. Sometimes I even log my next day a night before, so I do not struggle with choosing last minute what to eat and how many calories it will be! I'm totally addicted to this website!:blushing: