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  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,660 Member
    Hi

    I've been dieting for the past 10 weeks and I'm delighted to say I've lost 18lbs. :happy:

    My weight loss plateau'ed about 5 weeks ago so I added in half an hour of aerobic exercise, 4 times a week and the weight started to come off again, although slowly. (less than 1lb per week)

    My weight has plateau'ed again (in fact I'm pretty sure I'll have put on 1lb this week) so I'm about to start to do more intense metafit style exercise to try to boost the weight loss.

    I'm eating around 1200 calories per day. I'm 5'4 and obese (13 stones)

    Am I doing the right thing? I don't mind losing weight slowly....and the exercise should become a good habit in my life if I keep it up over the next few months but it is disheartening when the weight isn't going down and I'm trying really hard.

    Any advice would be gratefully received,

    TIA

    Ann

    You have lost 18lbs in 10 weeks, that is excellent.

    What you are doing is working for you, why try to fix something that is not broken.

    Just continue logging and sticking to your calories.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    I think you are doing well, but a little fine tuning is in order. I agree with those who said you should be eating a bit more..and logging exercise. Seems counterintuitive, but it does work. And also agree with "cleaning up" your food choices a bit more. I'm not a "clean eating" person by any means, but eating real whole foods does make a difference in your nutrition...and in how you feel and how your body performs. Hang in there...I think you're at a fine tuning phase, not a complete re-tooling phase...you can do this!
  • anngallagher123
    anngallagher123 Posts: 10
    Hi everyone,

    Thanks for all your advice and support.

    To answer some of the questions raised...my weight loss 'plateau' 5 weeks ago didn't cause me much concern.I guess it was more of a slow down rather than plateau. I simply introduced some exercise into my extremely sedentary lifestyle and the weight started to drop again.

    I'm more than happy as long as I'm losing around a pound a week....I guess I just got disheartened when I didn't lose anything one week (I postponed logging my weigh in for 24 hours so that I could log a reduction) and then the following week I put on a pound. I haven't been 'cheating' although I'm sure there are areas where I could make 'better' choices.

    I've decided to stop overthinking and relax for a few days. I'm going away overnight tomorrow and I intend to eat a nice dinner and the cooked breakfast without feeling guilty.

    We'll start again on Monday and hopefully can continue the downward trend.

    Ann

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