People in their 20s trying to lose weight ?

Hi I am Samaira. I am 5'1.5" and was 264 at my heaviest and now weight 133. My BMI is still on overweight and I am trying to get down to 110-120, the ideal weight for my height. Have been stuck in the 130s for some time now and it gets frustrating. I usually eat around 1200 calories, get 4-5 days of hour long workouts. Any tips or tricks for my last 10 pounds??

I'm going to lay some science on you- my trainer helped me with this and it's work so far so I'm sharing it!

A good place to start is making sure you don't dip below your BMR because your body tends to put itself in starvation mode if you go under that- your BMR is the basic amount of calories you need in your body to sustain your organs and everything. I would recommend calculating your BMR with this: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ and then determine your daily caloric need with this: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/ then you would take the daily caloric need for you, times if by 7 (for 7 days in a week) and if you're looking to lose one pound a week subtract 3500 (the amount of calories in one pounds) from your weekly total. If you must lose 2lbs a week then subtract 7000 from your weekly amount.

LETS DO MATH!!!! So, my BMR is 1500, and I have a moderately active lifestyle as I leisurely walk my dog 7 days a week and I work out at least three days. So my daily caloric need is 2325 to maintain my current weight. Which is 16,275 calories a week. Whoa! If I wanted to lose one pound a week I would need to eat 12,775 and if I wanted to lose 2lbs a week I should eat 9,275 a week. And when I divide that by 7..... *drumroll* it means I should eat about 1325- 1825 a day in order to lose 1-2lbs a week.

Another thing you can add is shorter higher intensity work outs. My trainer keeps telling me that none of my workouts should exceed 25 minutes but I should be really pushing myself. I do 30 minute bootcamp like workouts- we set up 6 stations (box jumps, rowing, crunches, squats, kettleball swings and jump ropes was my most recent) and I do as many of the exercise I can in one minute. I get 15 seconds of rest between each round, when I finish all six I get 30 seconds. I do the circuit 3 times. Then I stretch to cool down.

Hope this helps anyone who reads it! I only just started to lose weight again on 4/1/13 and I'm down 5lbs so far with the above. I should note also that I took out as many processed foods as I could- feel free to add me!

I'm 22! My start weight is 262 & currently at 258 (been having set backs but I'm back on track!)
Also I'm 5"3

Hi i'm 24 yeas old
i started 6 months ago and i lost 59 pounds so far
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25, currently 186... started last year, lost 34... goal is 50-60 total... add me =]

Hello wonderful people, I just turned 26 and still not in control of my weight! I joined this site to seek some motivation and guidance from people who are in my situation. I already lost 50lbs a couple years ago, kept it off all through 2yrs of college and now have been up and down 15lbs since. Every time it starts getting cold outside I stay in bed in the mornings and never go to the gym. Hence why I have been yo-yoing so much the past years. I know, excuses! I love new recipes and motivating pictures. Some of my favorite healthy foods are: mushrooms, spinach, avocados, salmon, chicken, grapefruits, bananas, peaches, strawberries, and occasionally some CHEESE. I hate those "get on floor" boot camp style workouts. I would much rather just run/elliptical and do some light weights. I don't only workout for loosing weight but also for some old fashion stress relieve. BTW, TheBerry lover!

Think we have some things in common? Add me! I would love to make some friends to chat and philosophy about our journeys.

Cheers! -Juliana

Hi!

I'm 22, I live in the Uk and when I started this journey I was 254pounds and I currently weigh 221 pounds. I'm looking to lose another 80-90 pounds!

Feel free to add me!
I could really do with some more MFP friends so we can encourage each other

I'm almost 23 and I have 5 lbs to go. So far I've been good at logging, hopefully I can stay on the wagon.

I turn 25 next month, and I'd love to have some more MFP friends. Please add if you'd like encouragement and support!

Will be 20 in 2months! looking to lose 15pounds and looking for friends to stay accountable with .Been logging for almost a week straight. I'm new here but I plan to commit for the long haul

23 and from the UK- feel free to add