Advice appreciated.

Lythy89
Lythy89 Posts: 57 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey people,

Just had a quick question i wanted to ask. If you would be kind enough to share your opinions i would greatly appreciate it.

Basically over the past year ive lost about 24lbs. This has recently slowed down so ive switched up my exercise routine and started doing different things....all of which i cant put on MFP as i dont know how to calculate alot of it. (i do krav maga twice a week which is intense, i lift 3 - 4 times a week and do cardio like light jogging, walking, + boxing (mainly bagwork and some sparring 3 - 4 times a week also)

My question is this....With my current food diary (over the past week or so) Do you think i will start losing weight again slowly? (with my lack of leafy green things xD ) I have also upped my water intake from basically 100cl to near enough 3 litres a day.

Thank you for reading! any advice appreciated.

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  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    How long has it been since you last loss weight?
  • Lythy89
    Lythy89 Posts: 57 Member
    Well i switched my exercises routine up about 3 weeks ago and over the past 2 weeks ive lost 1lb..... which is more than i have done for about 3 weeks prior to that. Considering im taking on much more water i spose thats quite good though? even just 1lb i mean
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    Hey people,

    Just had a quick question i wanted to ask. If you would be kind enough to share your opinions i would greatly appreciate it.

    Basically over the past year ive lost about 24lbs. This has recently slowed down so ive switched up my exercise routine and started doing different things....all of which i cant put on MFP as i dont know how to calculate alot of it. (i do krav maga twice a week which is intense, i lift 3 - 4 times a week and do cardio like light jogging, walking, + boxing (mainly bagwork and some sparring 3 - 4 times a week also)

    My question is this....With my current food diary (over the past week or so) Do you think i will start losing weight again slowly? (with my lack of leafy green things xD ) I have also upped my water intake from basically 100cl to near enough 3 litres a day.

    Thank you for reading! any advice appreciated.

    I would monitor sodium and ditch the white bread for a bread with a lot more fiber.

    Mix up your food by eating more vegetables, fruit, fish, chicken, cheese, yoghurt, lentils, salads etc.
  • Lythy89
    Lythy89 Posts: 57 Member
    I normally eat alot more chicken to be fair but got bored with it...I will defo start again though. same with the fish!

    I did get into the habit of having brown bread as i know it's much better! spose ive overlooked that and started on the white again haha thanks. Ill pick some more chicken/fish etc when i go shopping.

    What would you say the best fruits are for filling you up? i tend to find i can eat salad like there is no tomorrow and it doesen't keep me full for long.

    Oh and yeah Sodium...perhaps not using the flavouring in my supernoodles? apparently those sachets are full of it?

    Thanks again
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    Normal body fucuations could cause your weight loss rate to stop for a few weeks. If you were losing prior then stick to your plan and give your body time to catch up.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Can you count this as cardio? --->> (i do krav maga twice a week which is intense, i lift 3 - 4 times a week and do cardio like light jogging, walking, + boxing (mainly bagwork and some sparring 3 - 4 times a week also)
    Count it as something close. That is all. If it is in the diary, as anything, it makes things easier for you.

    At Morrison's can you find vegetable choices like their steamed broccoli? Steamed cabbage? Do they have those at your location? You could try adding a squeeze of lemon to them.
    The green beans and broccoli would be o.k. How about the cabbage w/ butter? Both of those have butter so you would count butter in the tracker.


    The trick to salad is to eat Romaine lettuce. And a lot of it.
    I eat one 11 ounce bag of Romaine in a bowl with my fingers. The fork thing makes me feeling like a salad when it is really not -- I am eating leaves. They really do satisfy me.

    You can buy frozen berries (or whatever you like), move them to the freezer to the fridge in the night so that they are mostly defrosted by the morning, and add them to whatever you are eating during the day -- or eat them by themselves in a bowl.
    Canned is o.k. too but make sure that they do not have added sugar in the juice -- I cannot find those options in my neighborhood so I stick to frozen. How about unsweetened applesauce? Those are available in my grocery. They come in little containers -- the size that would go in a lunch pack. Apples and applesauce are good.

    Dried fruits count too but be careful because they can count as a lot of calories and you need to drink more water: dates, raisins, figs, prunes, apricots, . .
    For snacks you could have fresh apple/peach/pear/ plum with a small number of walnuts or pecans or other nuts.
    Bananas are filling (and have a lot of calories.) Yesterday we had cherries and watermelon. Do you like melons?
    You might feel a lot better and make more progress if you can eat 5-7 servings of fruits and veggies.
    If you do not like greens, how about zucchini, bell peppers, cucumbers, green beans, okra?


    Brown is the same as white bread. If you are going to eat bread, it does not matter. But try to keep bread limited.
    The sodium is the food from the restaurant.

    You are on the right track. Be patient.
  • SARgirl
    SARgirl Posts: 572 Member
    The less you have to lose the longer it takes to come off. I lost the first 20 pounds in about 5 months but it took another 3 to lose the other 10. Buy a Heart Rate Monitor to calculate your calories burned through exercise. I don't know if you measure your food or not, but this was huge for me! What I thought was a tablespoon of peanut butter and what actually was were two very different amounts. Lastly, weight loss is not linear so you may gain one week, lose one, week, stay the same for three weeks but as long as over time you are seeing a downward trend then you are doing it right!
  • missomgitsica
    missomgitsica Posts: 496 Member
    Look into getting a heart rate monitor so you can track the calories you burn during exercise. I've had mine a few months (Polar FT4) and I love it. It comes in really handy for the workouts that aren't in the MFP database.
  • Lythy89
    Lythy89 Posts: 57 Member
    Yeah i spose i could try getting more fruit down me which might help it happen a bit quicker! but generally im getting the impression if i just hold on and keep what im doing i should start to see it come off slowly again?

    I will get a Polar FT4 next time i get paid hopefully! i know im burning a decent amount because my sessions are always hard! would be good to see actual numbers though! thanks for that recommendation, hadn't thought of it!

    I am pretty sure the amounts i eat are pretty accurate as to my diary and i am always making sure to keep under the recommended calorie intake so i have a deficit + any exercise i do makes that deficit bigger i guess? unless i eat any of those exercise cals back that is...(dont do it often really)

    Blueberries are awesome! defo going to pick some of them up....and try some of that romaine lettuce! Thanks again all! good luck with your journeys as well! :)

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