Want some tips for those last 10 pounds

loislenski
loislenski Posts: 89 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I would appreciate some tips as to losing the last ten pounds. I am currently 19 years old, weigh 135 lb, and I’m five foot three. My goal weight is 120 lb. I haven’t lost weight in about four months… I’ve been on My Fitness Pal for about seven months.
I eat 1300 calories a day plus eating back most of my exercise calories. My exercise isn’t exactly consistent… not in that I don’t do it consistently (I do work out every day… maybe missing one day a week), but what I do isn’t the most consistent. I walk mostly, do some jogging, and if I get to the YMCA (which is rarely) I’ll do the elliptical. I’ll exercise anywhere from twenty minutes to an hour per day. Since starting nursing school in August, I have had less time to workout than normal but I have still managed to stay pretty consistent with my exercise. I’m afraid of my exercise cutting too much into my study time though.
I will cheat about once every two weeks but besides that I’m good and I stick with it. I don’t have a food scale but I do measure everything out with cup measures. I don’t have a heart rate monitor (and I don’t really have that kind of money either).
I have opened up my diary for now so you can look at it and give me some advice. Thank you!

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    1. Set account to 1 lb per week max
    2. When you exercise, eat 50% of the exercise calories
    3. When you exercise, do a little cardio and start lifting.
    4. Measure and weigh all foods (is easy to under estimate)
    5. If you do a lot of moving in school, set your account to lightly active
    6. Add more protein and less carbs
    7. Give it time.
  • loislenski
    loislenski Posts: 89 Member
    To lose one lb a week MFP puts me at 1200 calories... I manually put it to 1300 to give me a bit of leeway. I honestly am not a big fan of lifting... I did the 30DS about a month ago and I did lifting then but I haven't since. I wouldn't say I do a lot of moving in school... though it depends on the day... mostly I sit around in class or sit around and study.
    And I"ve given it a lot of time...
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    To lose one lb a week MFP puts me at 1200 calories... I manually put it to 1300 to give me a bit of leeway. I honestly am not a big fan of lifting... I did the 30DS about a month ago and I did lifting then but I haven't since. I wouldn't say I do a lot of moving in school... though it depends on the day... mostly I sit around in class or sit around and study.
    And I"ve given it a lot of time...

    I would suggest find a resistance program that you can enjoy. Resistance training is huge for muscle retention, strong bones and maintenance of lean body mass. Even if you don't lose weight, you will see composition changes.

    I would suggest picking up a food scale. They are $20 or less on amazon. Below is what I got and I love it. After buying it, I found a huge difference in my portions. I was under estimating by several hundred calories a day.

    http://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-Digital-Kitchen-Capacity-Stylish/dp/B003E7AZQA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1379608062&sr=8-3&keywords=food+scales
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    1. Set account to 1 lb per week max
    2. When you exercise, eat 50% of the exercise calories
    3. When you exercise, do a little cardio and start lifting.
    4. Measure and weigh all foods (is easy to under estimate)
    5. If you do a lot of moving in school, set your account to lightly active
    6. Add more protein and less carbs
    7. Give it time.

    all of this but perhaps consider doing .5lb a week...you don't have a lot to lose...

    The most important thing is weigh your food when I started doing it I lost 2x the weight in half the time it took before.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

    As well defiately consider resistence training but do be prepared for a slight gain through water retention for the first bit (note resistence)

    On 30DS did you measure yourself before you started??? I lost 9 inches but only 3lbs...
  • loislenski
    loislenski Posts: 89 Member

    all of this but perhaps consider doing .5lb a week...you don't have a lot to lose...

    The most important thing is weigh your food when I started doing it I lost 2x the weight in half the time it took before.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

    As well defiately consider resistence training but do be prepared for a slight gain through water retention for the first bit (note resistence)

    On 30DS did you measure yourself before you started??? I lost 9 inches but only 3lbs...
    I would measure myself except I happen to be extraordinarily ticklish so I really can't measure myself without bursting into fits of laughter... you should have seen someone try to practice the heimlich maneuver on me during CPR training... :(
  • Sparksfly
    Sparksfly Posts: 470 Member
    I am an inch taller than you, but when I weighed 130lbs I was eating 1500 NET calories a day to get into the 120's.

    I was consistently under eating at 1400 calories and not eating my exercise calories back and my weight loss stalled for months.

    I would try to measure everything you eat and up your calories for a few weeks and see how it goes.

    Some days I would burn 500+ calories so I was eating 2000 + calories a day and I would see the scale drop little by little daily.
  • loislenski
    loislenski Posts: 89 Member
    I am an inch taller than you, but when I weighed 130lbs I was eating 1500 NET calories a day to get into the 120's.

    I was consistently under eating at 1400 calories and not eating my exercise calories back and my weight loss stalled for months.

    I would try to measure everything you eat and up your calories for a few weeks and see how it goes.

    Some days I would burn 500+ calories so I was eating 2000 + calories a day and I would see the scale drop little by little daily.

    I've thought a lot about upping my calories but never have gotten up the nerve... maybe I should. Thanks! :)

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