Losing weight plea

andianneuk
andianneuk Posts: 5 Member
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Hi my name is Anne and I'm 64 today. I walk twice a day usually 50mins 2 steep hills my fitbit logs 10,000/12,000 steps daily i eat 1100 calories daily trying to balance protein and carbs but i am only losing 1lb or less a week. Where am i going wrong can anyone help. I live in Scotland

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  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,129 Member
    1lb per week is a good rate of loss. What are your stats - height and weight?
  • rockymir
    rockymir Posts: 497 Member
    Losing 1lb or less a week is good, keep going! Remember slow and steady works, but that isn't that slow either.
  • goodasgoldilox165
    goodasgoldilox165 Posts: 333 Member
    1 lb a week is good. It tends to stay off too.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    You might be going wrong on one or more of these areas:
    Aiming for a too aggressive calorie goal, so you get too hungry, because you're not getting in proper nutrition.
    Being hungry because of that above, so you end up eating unbalanced to get more energy, fast.
    Not logging correctly, so you're in fact eating more than your think.
    Overdoing exercise, eating strange foods and meals, at inconvenient times, and not eating food you like, so you only want to quit, and find ways to "sabotage" yourself.
    Expecting unrealistic results, like a lower than healthy weight, or a loss of more than 1% of your body weight per week, or each week to show the same drop on the scale.
  • andianneuk
    andianneuk Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you for your advise and encouragement
    My stats are height 63ins weight 172.2 aiming for 146
    Thanks again
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,129 Member
    andianneuk wrote: »
    Thank you for your advise and encouragement
    My stats are height 63ins weight 172.2 aiming for 146
    Thanks again

    Yep because of your age and height, you're going to have a relatively low maintenance intake of around 1600 calories so you're losing as expected really. Patience is key.
  • anl90
    anl90 Posts: 928 Member
    A pound a week is nothing to be discouraged from - you are doing great! Keep up the awesome work! :)
  • andianneuk
    andianneuk Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks all i lost 3lb this week tweeked a few things trying to balanve protein 30% carbs 40-45% fat 20% how does that look?
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    andianneuk wrote: »
    Thanks all i lost 3lb this week tweeked a few things trying to balanve protein 30% carbs 40-45% fat 20% how does that look?
    It looks like 90-95%, where is the rest? You didn't lose 3 pounds of fat this week; you have to look at your weight changes over time.
  • quzy07
    quzy07 Posts: 17 Member
    andianneuk wrote: »
    Thanks all i lost 3lb this week tweeked a few things trying to balanve protein 30% carbs 40-45% fat 20% how does that look?

    Andianneuk, I find at our golden age ;) it helps to increase protein. I set my protein to 1 gram per pound of body weight. It is hard to meet that goal, but it's the goal nonetheless. I have lost 100 pounds in two years and kept it off with that strategy. I feel like a pound a week is fantastic! Congratulations! It will be harder for us to build the lean muscle we need too, for strength as we age and for increased metabolism, and increasing protein will help with that!
  • andianneuk
    andianneuk Posts: 5 Member
    Guzy07 thank you for your reply and well done you. Should i then up my protein and lower my carbs and balance with healthy fats
    Thank you☺
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    andianneuk wrote: »
    Should i then up my protein and lower my carbs and balance with healthy fats
    You don't have to do that. What's important is that you can stick to your calorie goal. If upping your protein and lowering your carbs helps you do that, do that. If it makes it harder, don't. Forget "healthy" fats. Just eat a good mix of real foods. A diet based on home cooked meals made with normal ingredients, has a healthy balance of fats and other nutrients.

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