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Thank you so much I’ll definitely stick to Pilates!

I appreciate your response but I’m sorry I’m not interested in lifting weights. I’ve already done it for years so I’m not one “those women”. I love Pilates and it’s like body weight training so it does have progressive overload. I’m sticking with Pilates because I enjoy it.

Thank you this was helpful! I feel like I can’t have too much fibre as it makes IBS worse so a little more fats might help me! I will try that. I’m okay with hitting 2100 so just need an extra little bump of calories on some days.

No a doctor didn’t give me the number. It’s something I’ve calculated myself after tracking my food intake for a while as well as TDEE calculators.

Thank you I think I’ll try and prep something for breakfast the night before.

I started more intense workouts on 29th October and yes I use a food scale.I’ve counted calories for many years on MyFitnessPal. I’m more wondering when the scale will go down.

The scale went up by 4 lbs and I increased calories in mid October

Mid October is when I increased my calories

I’ve added the info in a comment

So I’m 5” 4” F and I weigh 205 lbs. I used to weigh 222 lbs but lost 17ish lbs. I was initially eating approx 2100 calories But I wasn’t moving much then and now I’ve started exercising and being more active so I didn’t realise but my TDEE went up. I’m aiming for 2400 calories now.

I think she meant yo-yo dieting

My brain likes two meals a day because sometimes I’m busy/lazy/forget to eat but my body needs 5-6 meals a day! Also my caloric needs are higher…I don’t think I could eat 2200 calories in two meals (1100 per meal) I would feel sick! Maybe I could have two meals and three snacks. So 400/300/500/300/700 per day.

Yes they did- they told me to eat whole grain carbs and complex carbohydrates but sometimes I want to have white rice and potatoes because that’s what is cooked at home. I have adhd and find anything new difficult so it’s more difficult for me to have brown rice when everybody else is enjoying white rice. I don’t mind…

Okay so I’ve realised I’m not used to eating small frequent meals! This is so difficult for me because I have ADHD and often ignore internal cues. I often end up undereating which is making things worse because I can only eat a small amount of calories each time. I have to eat about 2000-2500 depending on my activity so…

Thank you for the advice! Could you please elaborate on the high glycemic carbs? Can I still eat small amounts of white rice (I’m Asian) and noodles or is that a no no? What about white potatoes or pasta in small amounts with a protein and veggies?

Do you batch cook all your meals?

It’s only been a month and you started lifting weights too. Give it another month until you make changes.

Thanks for the messages everyone! So yesterday I felt low again and hypoglycaemic even though I ate enough (or I thought I did). I assessed my daily activities and found that I’d been sewing on a machine for 7ish hours and I googled how many calories does that burn and apparently it burns 80-100 calories per hour! So I had…

Update: So I’ve lost a total of 5 lbs in 11 weeks which is around 0.5 lbs per week. It took me nearly three months to notice this! Also my clothes are fitting looser and I look visibly leaner. I’m so glad that everyone told me to stick it through and trust the process because it’s definitely working. The best part is that…

Wow everything you just wrote is exactly what I’m going through! I have long Covid too and I found that Pilates has really helped me and it doesn’t make me panicked and anxious. Move with Nicole beginner Pilates has saved my life and sanity. Also I have pcos too and balancing my blood sugar has also helped me. So eating…

It is weight loss. Fat loss to be specific!

Your story was really inspiring…I guess I just have to trust the process. I do look leaner and my family has said so too. Just don’t understand why the measurements didn’t change much!

Thank you for giving me a rough time line of how long I should wait. I’m going to wait until 3 months to check progress.

I’m 5’ 4” and my clothing size is U.K. 12-14 and in the US it would be 8-10 if that gives you an indication of my size. Aiming to be a U.K. size 10/US size 6. But you’re right I’m not too overweight but I am heavy though (naturally) and in the past I’ve lost muscle too hence why I’ve increased my protein intake but…

Hey everyone! Instead of creating a new post just thought I’d ask on here. Considering my health problems above are gentle Pilates and light workouts with 2-3 lbs dumbbells enough to maintain muscle during a calorie deficit? I also walk around 5000-8000 steps a day. I’m also increasing my protein to 130-150g per day which…

Lol haha I’m glad I didn’t disappoint then! Nope those frogs can stay away from me…I just want my Prince Charming ☺️ Well if I gave my brother any more opportunities then I’m sure he would’ve but he kept himself pretty tame and it was all verbal from him!

I agree! I started taking vitamin D and magnesium and they have helped me tremendously! Just need to ease into weights some how…want to feel strong again…

Auw well thank you for the translation!

I guess I just wanted someone on the same wavelength as me. I’m 29 and a typical millennial in the sense that we need to share common interests in order for the relationship to work. We’re not like the older generations unfortunately. I don’t know how my generation ended up like this but it seems pretty ingrained in us…