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Seriously mama! You are being way too hard on yourself - 13 pounds in a month? Most of us on here would kill to be doing that well! Keep up the good work - you'll get to where you want to be. Remember - the weight didn't go on over night (no matter how much it may seem like it!), and it takes time for it to come off!

Hi Jacquelynkay,

Losing 13 pounds in a month is amazing. Don't get discouraged, keep thinking positively and set realistic goals. Try lifting weights in addition to the elliptical machine. The more lean muscle mass you have, the extra calories you are going to burn throughout the day. Muscle requires and extra 40-50 calories so if you added an extra 5lbs of muscle - you are looking at a deficit of 200 calories x 7 days = 1400 calorie deficit from just lifting weights. Combined with a nutrition plan with the right amount of complex carbs, lean protein, right types of fat and plenty of water you can't go wrong

You have lost 13lbs in a month. What the hell you expecting?

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OMG< THATS AWESOME!!! I would keep it up until you hit a Plateau. Then I would add some strength training. It burns fat faster and longer!!

you doing great! i'm sure everyone would just like to wake up one day and be at the peak of their physical fitness and healthy

No need to rush! Weight-loss is a journey, not just a destination. It took me 15 years to gain 60 pounds, so I knew I couldn't expect it to come off quickly. In the last five years I have lost over 40 of those pounds and am on track to lose the rest this year (or next depending on how hard I work at it). My goal is to make incremental changes to my eating and exercise habits - ones that I can sustain for the rest of my life without feeling deprived. I still eat what I want, when I want, just a bit less of it. I exercise - and especially love a good long walk - but don't kill myself over it. I am thrilled with every pound lost, and don't worry about the occasional regained pound ("it's only weight, I'll lose it again" is my motto). You have lost 13 lbs in over a month...CELEBRATE! Bravo, bravo, bravo!

I think that 13 pounds is wonderful. Don't get discouraged. Any pound lost is moving in the right direction.

I can't quite tell if the OP is serious or sarcastic?

Don't be frustrated....13 lbs is GREAT!! Keep up the good work!

Don't exercise every single night. Your body needs to have a rest day, to help it recover from all the exercise. Also, don't just do the eliptical machine. Mix it up a litte with other forms of exercise such as walking, jogging or weights. Your body gets used to doing the one exercise at the same intensity all the time. Maybe try some light weights with high reps to tone. You're doing very well to lose that amount of weight in just one month, but your body is now adjusting to the work you're doing and fighting it. If you cross train and keep on at the healthy eating, you'll soon start losing weight again, But it probably will still be at a slower rate than your first month. Well done, and keep it up.