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riagalgate
riagalgate Posts: 22 Member
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Hi everyone, I've joined this app and linked it with my fitbit. I'm desperate but focused to lose weight and wondered if anyone else on here is doing the same. I have 3 stone to lose and it would be great to have a losing weight buddy. Im sticking to the 1200 calories a day 6 days of the week and in 3 weeks I've only lost 1.5lb, I'm also doing the couch 2 5k 3 times a week along with some yoga and strength exercise. What am I doing wrong??? I cant seem to lose anything!!

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  • bdale1966
    bdale1966 Posts: 3 Member
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    Hi, goodness gracious 1200 calories is a tough one-- I applaud you! My goal is 1200 but if i go over I don't sweat about it. My BMR is 1540 so anything below that will help me. I have went on a real diet probably 3 times in my life. this is my 4th time. I usually lose about 5-7 pounds water weight the first month then flatten out. It is very frustrating! If I stick to the diet the long term (after 3 months) is the only time i see real loss as far as weight and my clothes then it starts coming off pretty quickly.
    I also want to ask what is the couch 2.5K? I assume it is some type of exercise. I don't exercise per se as I work full time and I'm pretty lazy. I rarely get in more than 3500 steps per day. My problem is eating after 7pm and sweets/carbs.
  • Ginacoates95
    Ginacoates95 Posts: 13 Member
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    Hi 👋 I’m Georgina I’m 25 and from the UK I started my journey 5 weeks ago and I’m currently 18lbs down, looking to make new friends :) please feel free to add me I post daily and always here for a chat :)
  • jimyjeanjamili9464
    jimyjeanjamili9464 Posts: 1 Member
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    Ginacoates95 wrote: »
    Hi 👋 I’m Georgina I’m 25 and from the UK I started my journey 5 weeks ago and I’m currently 18lbs down, looking to make new friends :) please feel free to add me I post daily and always here for a chat :)
    Ginacoates95 wrote: »
    Hi 👋 I’m Georgina I’m 25 and from the UK I started my journey 5 weeks ago and I’m currently 18lbs down, looking to make new friends :) please feel free to add me I post daily and always here for a chat :)

    How? :((
  • shirazumdraws
    shirazumdraws Posts: 63 Member
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    riagalgate wrote: »
    Hi everyone, I've joined this app and linked it with my fitbit. I'm desperate but focused to lose weight and wondered if anyone else on here is doing the same. I have 3 stone to lose and it would be great to have a losing weight buddy. Im sticking to the 1200 calories a day 6 days of the week and in 3 weeks I've only lost 1.5lb, I'm also doing the couch 2 5k 3 times a week along with some yoga and strength exercise. What am I doing wrong??? I cant seem to lose anything!!

    Are you weighing your food?
  • Rich71bat
    Rich71bat Posts: 195 Member
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    Hi all, I’m also on here to lose weight. Started my journey mid February with a target of losing 50lbs. I’ve lost 24lbs so almost half way there but could also do with some support! Feel free to add me all, good luck!
  • lisapaul752017
    lisapaul752017 Posts: 1 Member
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    In relative newbie too . Not quite 3 weeks into diet and lost 4.5kg /10 lbs .im female , age 45 . I just do it mostly mathematically , I don’t exercise that much ( only about 1 hour dog walk per day ) so need to get deficit through calories .
    I calculate my bmr at 1497 using this equation : Adult female: 655 + (4.3 x weight in lbs.) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years) = BMR
    My daily calorie allowance is 800 . You need to burn roughly. An additional 7000 calories a week to lose 2 pound a or nearly 1kg a week . Hence 4900 deficit comes from diet and 2000 I try from exercise . ( which for me is do-able . I’m also following fasting so consume all those calories in an 8 hour window . ( which actually makes it easier as otherwise I’d go way over 800 .
    Is there any reason / why you Chise 1200 ( obviously depends on your bmr etc) , ie have you worked out what you’d hound be losing or what you were aiming to lose based on those calories ?

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