Help - - Need ideas to get me losing again!!

I lose when I go vegan: all veggies, no dairy, no meat,no eggs and no refined wheat flour pasta, bread and baking (i.e.no gluten). I'm not fanatic about it, and break my vegan fast once a week to eat eggs, and meat. And when I eat with others, I don't impose my diet on them.

This would not be a great diet for a 7 year old because they need dairy, meat and eggs to grow and be healthy. So if you were to go vegan, you would have to supplement what you make for yourself with what she needs. School lunches could be where she could have the dairy, and the eggs. In the morning, while you are eating a porridge made of rolled oats, you could be adding milk or yogurt to her portion.

I also find that eating a good and hearty vegetable soup for lunch made with a home-made chicken stock (not pure vegan, I know) fills me up, and contributes to weight loss.

That is what works for me. Good luck on your journey.

No excuses Missy!! I have 3 boys and work fulltime. U have to sit down and really think about what u are eating and get rid of stuff u know is no good. Also switch up ur workouts...Lots of cardio, water and good sleep followed with a cleaner diet will make the change easier. Also never do the same workouts day after day so u won't hit a plateau. Keep ur body guessing.

How long have you been stuck? A couple weeks is normal, other than that and you're either not eating enough, so your body is clinging to everything it can, or you're eating too much. Or you have a medical issue.

We can't really say until you open your diary and give more info.

Also take a look at what you are eating versus what you are putting out. I find I hit different plateaus and need to ramp up the exercise for a week to get the metabolisms in over drive. Or if you slow down or stop the exercising all together the weight will also stop coming off. If you are still doing the same routine change it up keep your muscles guessing.

It might be helpful for you to open your diary. If we can see what you've been doing, we'd be able to help see what you need to change.

re storing yogurt etc - you can get one of those cool packs (rubbermaid and others have these) you put those in teh freezer the night before and slip it into your lunch box/bag with all your lunch and snack in the am before leaving. Keeps my wrap, greek yogurt, cheese and veggies nice and cool

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Hi all,
I have been struggling with weight loss for over a year now and I am currently down 47 pounds. This has been extremely hard for me to lose. I admit I have cheated a little throughout the time but not very much to the extent that it caused weight gain. I am basically thinking of going on a lower carb (not eliminating it) and higher protein diet but the problem is I am a full time student with a girl of 7 years also to look after and time is of the essence. Im just wondering if you have any ideas as regards what I can do to start losing consistently again as it is demotivating to see such little progress....maybe ideas on quick meals that will keep me full but not high in carb or fat and/or anything at all you feel might be of use to men...I appreciate any insight at all..

Maybe you need to start with basics, like logging your food. It is next to impossible to know how much one eats if you don't log. You also don't know how much you cheat. And by just eyeballing things stuff happens like it's happening to you right now. I know you are very busy and probably think you don't have the time to log. But if you don't have those 10 minutes, you also won't have/make the time to cook special meals.
My advise: set yourself a reasonable calorie goal and start logging so you can stay within the limits.....I am sure the scale will move.
Good Luck !

This. You need to weigh all your food and log it, otherwise it's total guesswork how much you are eating. I'm guessing, probably too much.

But losing 1-2 lbs at a time then stalling is normal though, weight loss isn't linear, heck I gain 2 lbs every month, but it's water weight and goes away within a week.

Hi RedDevil don't cheat yourself that is a goal for failure.. enjoy your food eat well but less.. as I get older I eat less.. but with my hubby ill I sit and watch him and don't have enough exercise.. crossing my fingers for you.. find a couple of good cook books and do the little foods that hit your fancy for vegs fruits and pasta.. enjoy but eat less... and do eat before 6 in the evening and take a walk for 30 minutes.. it helps really... go Team Go...