Halfway there- Now what?

fitnesia
fitnesia Posts: 21
edited November 14 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone,

I lost 25 lbs after starting my weight loss journey last year (still losing) and it was a hard yet very rewarding journey. I am currently halfway there, and losing weight has obviously become slower and it requires extra work.

I read a lot of articles stating that upping your intake and exercising more are ways to continue the weight loss. I would like to know what you guys think about this since its my first time experiencing it (and hopefully the last) and I'm kind of clueless on what to do.

Thank you.

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  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    What are your overall goals? Hint: Please don’t phrase it as weight loss (because you can cut off one of your legs and reach your goal today).
  • kindrabbit
    kindrabbit Posts: 837 Member
    AllanMisner wrote: »
    What are your overall goals? Hint: Please don’t phrase it as weight loss (because you can cut off one of your legs and reach your goal today).
    ooo there's an idea ;)
  • melduf
    melduf Posts: 468 Member
    Cutting off legs are a bad idea lol :p

    If your calorie intake is very low (like 1200 cal/day) and you do cardio on a regular basis but no strenght training, you're probably burning calories, but not burning fat. So if you haven't yet, you might include strenght training in your routine. Once you do, then you'll probably have to up your calorie intake because strenght training will activate your metabolism and you'll be hungry.

    Feel free to add me. I log everyday!
  • fitnesia
    fitnesia Posts: 21
    AllanMisner wrote: »
    What are your overall goals? Hint: Please don’t phrase it as weight loss (because you can cut off one of your legs and reach your goal today).

    Hahaha, didn't try that. My main goals are to reach a healthy BMI, tone up, and start lifting and including more strength training in my workouts. Any other questions?
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Lift lift lift lift lift lift

    Not on machines

    New Rules of Lifting for Women or Stronglifts 5x5, amongst other programs
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    badgerbadger1 wrote: »
    Lift lift lift lift lift lift

    Not on machines

    New Rules of Lifting for Women or Stronglifts 5x5, amongst other programs

    i lift.on machines only.have lost 100lbs and 16 inches off my waist.

    to Op,keep doing what you are doing.
    i keep lowering my goals eveytime i achieve a new one.

  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    CandlesAndRain wrote: »
    AllanMisner wrote: »
    What are your overall goals? Hint: Please don’t phrase it as weight loss (because you can cut off one of your legs and reach your goal today).

    Hahaha, didn't try that. My main goals are to reach a healthy BMI, tone up, and start lifting and including more strength training in my workouts. Any other questions?

    Fair enough, but BMI isn’t much better as a measurement (BTW you don’t lose height cutting off just one leg, so still works).

    Toning up and strength, now that’s a solid fitness goal. You lose fat based on what and how much you eat. To “tone” and strengthen, you need resistance exercise. I recommend getting into a basic, heavy, full body, compound lifting program (New Rules or Stronglifts, and I’m currently looking into 5-3-1, which looks promising).


  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited March 2015
    melduf wrote: »
    Cutting off legs are a bad idea lol :p

    If your calorie intake is very low (like 1200 cal/day) and you do cardio on a regular basis but no strenght training, you're probably burning calories, but not burning fat. So if you haven't yet, you might include strenght training in your routine. Once you do, then you'll probably have to up your calorie intake because strenght training will activate your metabolism and you'll be hungry.

    Feel free to add me. I log everyday!

    Re. the bolded... Huh? Neither of those statements actually make sense - sorry.
    Do agree about strength training though.

    OP - your rate of weight loss should be slowing as you get closer to goal. You haven't said how slow. Your profile is completely private so you aren't giving people much information to work with.

    My main goals are to reach a healthy BMI - weight loss = appropriate calorie deficit.
    tone up - never know what people mean by this! Lean? Muscular? Athletic? Fit?
    and start lifting and including more strength training in my workouts - don't wait, do it now. Do something you enjoy and will stick to, a beginner free weight program would be optimal but you can get good results in many different ways,
  • fitnesia
    fitnesia Posts: 21
    edited March 2015
    Thanks all.
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