How Can I lose faster

Becca21
Becca21 Posts: 361 Member
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
How Can i lose weight faster;
atm its 1lb a week
5month and 29lb i want this weight of a little quicker tips and ideas are much needed.
also when i do lifting weights my weight loss slows down.

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  • WoWmamaErin
    WoWmamaErin Posts: 148 Member
    You may want to log your food and then others can review it and provide you with feedback. How much weight are you trying to loose? What are you doing for exercise and how many times a week are you doing it? Need more information posted so that others can help :)
  • LoveLifeToday
    LoveLifeToday Posts: 20
    I know it can be annoying when you look down at the scales, and it shows a 1lb loss. However, I think a huge problem when losing weight is that we don't award ourselves for the little achievements, we just set our sights on the huge goals. 1lb a week is a decent (and healthy!!!) amount to lose (and it is also 52lbs in a year!), and you will be unlikely to gain again as you are losing slow and steady. If you are feeling frustrated maybe start working out a little more. But honestly, 1lb a week is great!! 1lb is 2 blocks of butter (in the UK anyway) so be happy with your losses and stay on track :) x
  • FatDadSlim
    FatDadSlim Posts: 497 Member
    Slow and steady wins the race, why are you in such a rush when 1Lb a week is such a perfect and safe weight to lose?
  • millionsofpeaches
    millionsofpeaches Posts: 372
    When you lift you are building muscle... To me I rather have muscle than fat.

    There is not quick fix to this process... You have already lost over 20 lbs so go you! Perhaps amp up your water, amp up your workouts, and stick to your new healthy way of life!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    ^That... i would work on building muscle.. It will make your smaller as the more muscle you have, the more fat you can burn.

    Also, keep in mind, the closer to your goal, the slower your weight will come off. It takes a lot of people 6 months to lose that last 20 lbs. But if you are serious, look into a program like p90x or insanity. The both work you like crazy. I will note, that you have to increase your caloric intake with both of those programs. If you don't, your body can plateau easily.
  • superbman
    superbman Posts: 15
    Hey Becca,

    I agree with others. It's better to have muscle than fat. Also take it slowly and be consistent and weigh yourself every week. You might also want to check this website out. It helped me a lot to shed over 80 lbs so far! http://www.learntolose10poundsfast.com/
  • HarveySmith123
    HarveySmith123 Posts: 9
    1: Drink plenty of water or other calorie-free beverages.
    2: Think about what you can add to your diet, not what you should take away.
    3: Consider whether you are hungry.
    4: Be choosy about nighttime snacks.
    5: Enjoy your favorite foods.
    6: Enjoy your treats away from home.
    7: Eat several mini-meals during the day.
    8: Eat protein at every meal.
    9: Spice it up.
    10: Stock your kitchen with healthy convenience foods.
    11: Swap a cup of pasta for a cup of vegetables.
    12: Use non-food alternatives to cope with stress.
    13: Be physically active.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    When you lift you are building muscle... To me I rather have muscle than fat.

    There is not quick fix to this process... You have already lost over 20 lbs so go you! Perhaps amp up your water, amp up your workouts, and stick to your new healthy way of life!
    You don't build muscle on calorie deficit.
  • superbman
    superbman Posts: 15
    When you lift you are building muscle... To me I rather have muscle than fat.

    There is not quick fix to this process... You have already lost over 20 lbs so go you! Perhaps amp up your water, amp up your workouts, and stick to your new healthy way of life!
    You don't build muscle on calorie deficit.

    After a point yes you don't. But if you are really out of shape, and just started on a caloric deficit diet with adequate protein intake, then you will add some muscles if you lift weights. Most importantly you will preserve muscles throughout your weight loss!

    So if you one can keep getting stronger and keep pushing heaving weights with each workout, they should definitely keep doing it even if they are on a calorie deficit.
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    Your lucky if you can consistently lose 1 lb each week... i have weeks I don't lose anything.. If you are lifting weight's your likely adding muscle... when I exercised a week solid I put on more from body storing water to heal muscles.. when I just had 2 weeks break (forced from injury) I dropped another couple of pounds.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Slow and steady wins the race, why are you in such a rush when 1Lb a week is such a perfect and safe weight to lose?

    this.

    and lifting weights will not slow your weight loss down in the long run... you will lose inches a LOT quicker with strength training!
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I found this thread very interesting - want to see what "only a pound" of fat looks like?




    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/380011-ugh-i-only-lost-one-pound

    Well done on your loss so far - keep it up!
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hey Becca,

    I agree with others. It's better to have muscle than fat. Also take it slowly and be consistent and weigh yourself every week. You might also want to check this website out. It helped me a lot to shed over 80 lbs so far! http://www.learntolose10poundsfast.com/

    You are promoting a site that has a bad web reputation.. http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/fatburningfurnace.com
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    After a point yes you don't. But if you are really out of shape, and just started on a caloric deficit diet with adequate protein intake, then you will add some muscles if you lift weights. Most importantly you will preserve muscles throughout your weight loss!

    So if you one can keep getting stronger and keep pushing heaving weights with each workout, they should definitely keep doing it even if they are on a calorie deficit.
    In some cases you can build on calorie deficit. But even then the amount of muscle gained is not as much as some think.
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