5lbs CAN make a difference!

kokonani wrote: »

That's fantastic. I've also lost about 7 lbs in the last few months. From 122 down to 115. It does make a difference to those of us that are already at "ideal" weight. I think that losing the inches means that our fat percentage has dropped a little bit, which will make us look more toned and leaner. Great job! What is your eating plan/excersise routine?

In terms of food I'm trying to stick to the 80:20 idea where I eat healthily 80% of the time (things like swapping spaggheti for courgette noodles or having frozen yoghurt instead of icecream) and letting myself eat the stuff I love in moderation the other 20%. The 'in moderation' bit is something I find difficult though, I always find I'm either full on or off- totally motivated or totally demotivated, so I struggle with consistency.

I'm aiming on three major meals a day that keep me from snacking a lot in between and I've cut down on the amount of tea I drink as I add sugar to it. I've also cut out alcohol and fruit juices entirely.

Breakfast can be something like porridge with a generous amount of frozen berries and honey, Lunch is along the lines of Cajun chicken breast with roasted peppers, courgettes, tomatoes and red onion with a side of cous cous and dinner something like lemon and herb Cod with baked sweet potato fries or wedges and vegetables. Snacks are usually fruit and cereal bars.

Exercise at the moment isn't a lot (I'm quite unfit and have an old knee injury that hasn't totally gone away but isn't painful yet) but I either run or use an elliptical trainer twice a week for 30 mins, do some at home interval training and pilates twice and a light weights circuit session once a week.

I'd like to lose a bit more body fat and tone up quite a bit more so I'm planning on gradually increasing the weights

Syneea wrote: »

Great job!!! Five pounds DOES make a big difference when we are at/close to ideal weight. I'm 5'8, 140 (going for 135) - and just going from 145 to 140 was a big difference in my pant's size. I weight train so that plays a role as well. But anyway, You look FAB, like a Barbie Doll.. you actually lost in your thighs as well, right?? :-)

Thankyou! I DID lose weight in my thighs which amazed me, I'm putting it down to running as that's the only thing I've never really done before (I'm not a cardio girl...) but it seems to have helped! I don't know what they measured before so I don't know how much they've shrunk