Stuck for months

coralp123 wrote: »

Hey Hun can I add you? Iv opened up my diary and no I don't weigh unless it's something like nuts or cereal x

Sure I've sent you a friend request I still can't access your diary, make sure it's set to public. Not weighing is probably your problem, you may be eating a lot more than you think! Especially if you've only got 8lbs to go, it'll mean that your deficit is very small and it'll be easy to accidentally eat into it. Get some food scales and weigh everything for a few weeks and see how you get on.

Lot's of cardio workouts which you can do at home. Try youtube there are some great cardio dance workouts for beginners. Will slim and tone your legs in no time.

coralp123 wrote: »

Thank you guys I'll get on with weighing everything, to be honest iv been avoiding doing it because I didn't want to get obsessed I was just trying to get my head into the "it's not a diet it's a lifestyle change" zone. But I want to see myself with this last 8lb off so bad, thanks for your help xx

You don't necessarily have to weigh food for the rest of your life, weighing stuff now can show you how much a portion should be, so you can know for the future. Lots of people weigh food for the duration of their weight loss, then when they feel ready they stop weighing things because they've got to the point where they know how much they should eat. Personally I don't intend to stop weighing everything any time soon, when I stopped weighing stuff I put a load of weight back on, so I think I need to weigh. I don't think of it as obsessive at all, but even if you do, surely it's better than putting the weight back on!

Also (meant to mention before but forgot) remember that, with 8lbs to lose, you should be aiming for a loss of about 0.5lbs/week, which means that progress can look very slow. Especially if you're weighing weekly, since your progress can be easily covered up by fluctuations. 2 months should easily be enough time to have seen a difference so I'm not saying that's the problem here, just something to bear in mind in the future!

coralp123 wrote: »

My partner got me a gym In our garage and I do 30 mins treadmill and bike, and weight training, squats with weight, leg press, star jumps, and abdominal weight exercises, at least 5 times a week, do you recommend upping my cardio? I really wish I loved working out

Lol, I know this feeling-I hate working out, but wish I loved it!

I think at this point, you're best bet would be trying to weigh all your foods for the next couple of weeks and seeing what happens, as other people have suggested. I don't have too many pounds to lose either and was stuck for a good couple of months, but then I started weighing all my food and ban! Weight loss started again. It really is incredible once you start weighing how off portion sizes and things can be, and as @DemoraFairy said, if you only a small deficit it can make all the difference. Good luck

coralp123 wrote: »

Yeah your right DemoraFairy I will star to weigh everything, I'm not a naturally slim person I think I'll always have to work for it, iv been at it for over a year now since I had my 2nd child and I'm down to a size 12 which is the smallest Iv been since I was a teenager I was always a 14-16 but I think this extra bit off will hopefully take me to a 10. Which is where I want to be. How is it you see in magazines celebs loose like a stone and drop 3 dress sizes? Iv lost 3st 8lb since May 2014 and gone down 2 xx

I know what you mean about celebs losing small amounts of weight and dropping lots of dress sizes, even on here and other weight loss sites I see people posting before and after pictures of losing 3lbs and the difference is huge, then I look at my pictures that are 17lbs apart and can't see a shred of difference.

coralp123 wrote: »

Thank you guys I'll get on with weighing everything, to be honest iv been avoiding doing it because I didn't want to get obsessed I was just trying to get my head into the "it's not a diet it's a lifestyle change" zone. But I want to see myself with this last 8lb off so bad, thanks for your help xx

when you've just a few pounds left to lose we have to tighten the logging to get there, tighten that up, be as accurate as you can and aim for 1/2lb per week. Stick with it and you'll get there

As for the legs, try running, I know it made mine lean and strong

I don't like cardio either

I'm on the treadmill now surfing the net walking fast to burn calories

Later it will be 25+ mile bike ride

The fat does burn off. It will go away. It is just very hard to lose the last 5-10 with diet alone.

I just have it in my head each 20 miles is basically 1000 calories

So in about 200 miles as long as I'm eating in a slight deficit..... I will see half of my goal

I think having a plan you can mark your progress on helps

Your mileage may vary

coralp123 wrote: »

@KittensMaster wow your really hardcore with the exercise, I have 2 children and my partner works away so I do walking in the day with the kids then I have to go in the gym when iv put the little ones to bed normAlly 7pm which is probably why I'm finding it a chore I'm usually tired out, ground down by my not so angelic Angels and dreaming of a bubble bath

We all have our challenges and you definitely have yours!!

I'm 54 trying to make my body in the shape I was at 35.

Oddly enough in many ways our bodies will adapt.

You have a big job with kids. The most important job there is.

My daughter has 4. And is working off the weight of those pregnancies while trying to take care of them

Quite honestly... It seems like an impossible task!!!

I don't see how moms do it!!

You have my admiration for trying!