Discouraged :(

I'm not expert, but I would say that is BS you can't lose weight if you don't exercise more than 30 minutes. there is a school of thinknig that you start burning more fat after 30 minutes. But I would argue....what if a person exercises for 60 minutes but totally dogs it. personally, I'd rather be a sweaty mess after a super hard 30 minute workout, working my *kitten* off.

trust me - you don't need to exercise crazy hours to lose weight. Plus - diet is 80% or more of the success to losing weight.

some people just walk daily - but really watch their food, and they lose weight.

but if you are good with working out and short on time - workout as hard as you can for that duration. don't worry about doing 60+ mins as long as you really focus and work hard.

hope that helps

Hello and please do not let this get you dowm. There is somuch "good" advice today from "all" of our health experts. I am not sure if I understand what she is saying but I will tell you that I could not get my heartrate high enough at curves. I only worked out for about 40 minutes and I just could not get into "fat burning" mode. Now my husband whom has worked out for 50 years says that I have a really low heart rate and that is why I have to use the arc trainer to get the calorie burn done! I wish you the best on this journey and ask that you keep your chin up and hang in because you are the only one that can give up on you! Friend me if you would like and stay in touch with the "elder's" bettr known as the ones that have walked this walk before you!! Keep smiling!
Shelia

I wonder if you need a new nutritionist? Sounds like you have the right intentions to me. I started this on 4.11 and have lost 15 lbs by following the 'lose 2 lbs a week' plan. I work out 5 days a week and spend 1 hour on the elliptical. I also watch what types of food I am eating. Not all calories are the same, right? One thing I did recently that helped was buy a food scale. I got it for $11 at Fred Meyer. I wasn't as good at estimating portion size as I thought Another thing? I have become diligent about logging everything I eat. No matter how small. Stick with it, though. The goal is to become healthy and to feed our bodies with the right types of fuel.

That sounds like a load of poo to me! Anything you do that's healthier than yesterday is a HUGE SUCCESS!

With the changes that you've make already, you ARE healthier. The weight will follow but don't lose sight of what's really important - which is a road to better health. Weight loss is just the icing on the cake!

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It could be what you eating. My friend was sticking to her calorie intake but wasn't losing really any weight, after she changed what she was eating she started losing weight. I'm supposed to eat about 1640 calories a day and even though I exercise I try and stay around the 1640 even though I earn more calories exercising. I notice that even if I exercise, if I don't eat a decent, for example I have pizza I don't lose. My body loves bread and so does my weight so to lose I have to limit myself on breads and potatoes. A lot of it has to do with how your body may process those foods as well. Don't give up hope though sometimes it just takes a bit for your body to catch up on the weight loss fad and then it will happen. I stopped drinking soda and never saw a pound lost from quitting for almost a month then wham I lost like 3.4 lbs in a week. Just keep trying! As for the exercise thing I swear every doctor tells you something different as far as weight loss. I've heard both, that you have to go over 30 mins as well as 30 mins a day is great. I think if you are trying to lose some serious weight then yes try for about 45 mins if you can, if you want to just go with the flow, lose weight at steady pace then 30 mins is probably fine. Don't stress yourself because that right there will help keep the weight on.

Don't give up ladies it will happen, your body just needs to catch up with your healthy habits. Feel free to add me if you would like some support along the way.

i agree with everyone on here who is saying that what they told you is a load of BOLOGNA!! don't get discouraged, and play around with your work outs to find what works best for you. i've only been on here for about 10 days, but in the past, ive done brisk walking/jogging for 30 minutes and seen results.

keep it up!

Maybe you can change your ratio of protein, carbs and fat. I know that for me a higher protein and lower carb diet is better. The recommended diet had the carb percentage too high. I've adjusted it to 40% Carb, 30% Protein & 30% Fat. I have success when I eat more lean protein and choose complex carbs. This tends to work well for people like me with glucose intollerance go into the "fat burning mode". Also the reason she may have increased your calories is that your metabolism may need more calories and if you have too little you can go into "starvation" mode which causes you not to lose weight. Food for thought as it were!

So sorry you are discouraged. Are you on any meds right now? There are so many that can change your metabolism,
and thwart weight loss. Also. Not sure about "Curves". If you have been on corticosteroids, there is a very high likelihood
that you have lost muscle mass. You need to build muscle to burn fat.