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Starting weight : 165 Current weight : 150 October goal : 145 Ultimate goal : 125 October 1st : 150.5 lbs October 8th: 149.5 lbs :) October 15th : 150.0 :( Noooo.... what is happening to me!!! October 22nd : October 29th : Total loss for October : 0.5 pounds

I actually use a bigger plate now! 1. Salad and greens and veggies take a lot of space. 2. I don't do seconds, so my whole meal has to fit in my plate!

October 1st-10th total steps: 125'235 October goal: 465'000 Remaining: 339'765 (~16'000 a day)

Starting weight : 165 Current weight : 150 October goal : 145 Ultimate goal : 125 October 1st : 150.5 lbs October 8th: 149.5 lbs :) October 15th : October 22nd : October 29th : Total loss for October : 1 pound so far :)

Update almost 4 weeks after my original post... I lost another 4 pounds with an average intake of 1600 calories a day (goal of 1500 calories but went a bit overboard some days). So good news 1600 kcal is NOT my maintenance :smile:. I still don't really know why I stalled though. I am sure this will happen again. I will…

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My fitbit tends to overestimate calories burned so no I don't use those. Maybe start by eating 80%-90% of the fitbit number and see how that goes... if you are losing too fast then you can eat more. Or go the other way and eat the fitbit calories and if you don't lose fast enough lower your calorie intake.

Hope to get to 465'000 steps this month. With less walking and more running. Time will tell! October 1st: 14'945 October 2nd: 16'623 Good luck everyone!

Starting weight : 165 Current weight : 150 October goal : 145 Ultimate goal : 125 October 1st : 150.5 lbs

How are you even maintaining at less than 1200kcal?

5'5 and 125 pounds

I have a goal of 1500 kcal, but averaged 1600kcal a day this month and losing steadily. 1200kcal doesn't work for me simply because I can't stick with it for long enough. For people saying 1200 kcal a day doesn't work for them... are you really being honest with yourself and really eating 1200kcal? And have you done it…

Starting weight : 165 Current weight : 150 October goal : 145 Ultimate goal : 125 (edit to change my October goal from 143 to 145... let's stay reasonable! :wink: )

If I were you I would check your logging. Also, if you are out of shape your heart rate will be very high even for moderate exercise. The charge HR will overestimate calories burned. So with your numbers: TDEE is of 2901 according to fitbit. According to actual weight loss TDEE is 2'357. Overestimating by 23%. That is…

Hi, I'm also 5'5 and have a Charge HR and average 15'000 steps. Looking at data for the last two months, my TDEE is of 2556 according to fitbit. According to actual weight loss, my TDEE is 2'377. So the Charge HR is overestimating my burns by about 7.5%. I actually expected more of a difference! (something like 20%).

Thank you all for the ideas! I will try to cook it with chicken broth for more flavor. Also curried, with black beans / chickpeas / egg. I will keep the coconut milk idea for when I have a higher calorie allowance.

Again thank you for the idea. I live in Switzerland so I have never been to a Whole Foods or Sprouts ;). But I just checked and my local grocery store sells it.

Thanks, I am definitely going to try this... probably tonight :)

I guess our bodies for the most part use the LIFO method of accounting ... Last In First Out. ;). So since the last 10 pounds were packed around my belly, I lost around my belly first. I hope to lose evenly after that. Except for my breasts. I want to keep my breasts :blush:

I don't think the bmi is a good indicator of wealth for someone that just spent 9 months growing a little human inside them! Give yourself time! Maybe you are hungry because you are not eating enough and since you are breastfeeding you NEED to be eating enough. So how many calories are you eating?

Completely off-topic and coming from someone who was an exchange student in Canada (and had a wonderful experience)... Your avatar coupled with the title of your thread and the fact that you didn't do anything wrong, just made me smile. :smile:

I really don't think at 37 you should be worrying about menopause yet. ;) Your logging seems fine to me. Not weighing an apple isn't going to change anything. Just don't let that become a trend. I have a scale at home and one at work so I can weigh everything. I see you eat around 1500 kcal. I am also 5'5 and 152 pounds…

Main factors : age and rate of loss. Nothing can be done about the age factor (but you are youngish!). You can control the rate of loss. If 50 pounds is your total goal I don't think its going to be a big problem. I am currently getting (red, angry) stretch marks from weight loss :'( but that is not stopping me.

Hi! Good job on losing 14 pounds. It can't be all water weight, specially because you eat a sensible amount of calories. However you don't seem to weigh your food and use "slice, cup, 1 large" measurements which are very imprecise. Down the road this could stall your weight loss as you could be eating more than you think.…

Your food diary seems to be closed.

Sadly, I just started exercising so I don't think I have gained muscle. But this week I had to punch a new hole in my belt so something is happening :)

Maintaining on 1800 kcal is depressing :(. I actually weigh all food and drinks and try to overestimate when I am not sure of the number of calories (when eating out). I really hope this is not what I get to eat at maintenance!

Thank you for the info. I am doing body weight exercises so that I can progress to proper strength training. Those leave me sore for 1-2 days. I do not log those and don't think I burn many calories. I also started running. For now only 30 minutes of running 4 times a week and I run very slowly. I have a fitbit and it…

It's up to you. I think for now it would be safe for you to lose 2 pounds a week if you have the time and will to be active. But if you aren't very active, I think losing 1 pound a week would be more sustainable than eating only 1200 kcal a day. People here often suggest eating half your exercise calories. As for the…

I still drink wine. I just measure and log it and usually drink 100ml-150ml. No takeaway because I can't count the calories. As for the rest, I just eat smaller portions (way way smaller... like 20g of crisps instead of 120g)..