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Hi, I'm 5'6", aiming to lose 40-50lbs. I started Jillian's 30 Day Shred and am on day 4 today, although I'm not feeling it right now!! I will have a go at it in about an hour though! Good luck on your 'journey'!

Hi! I'm 5'6" and my goal is 150-160, although it still feels soooooooo far away! I've got 8 months until my wedding and if I can get down to 175 ish by then I'll be happy, maybe 150 by Xmas? Who knows, I'm just gonna keep going and see what happens! :)

Do level 1 of the 30 day shred - mental cardio easy to do inside and it's free on youtube :)

maybe you're swapping weight for muscle, if the inches are coming off then it IS working, but if you've upped your exercise then you're probably toning up while losing

Seriously though, try and up your water intake whenever you can - it might even help when you say you feel starving too as quite often a good, large glass of water can fill you up. Sodium is a huge cause of water retention and therefore weight gain. Try the ten minute thing where you feel hungry so you have a drink, then…

Also, you might be swapping fat for muscle. Are you taking measurements of yourself regularly to see if there is a difference there, or do your clothes fit better?

your body might be going through withdrawal symptoms. For example, if someone drinks 4-5 (or more) cups of coffee with sugar every day and then just stops drinking it, their body will crave the caffeine and when it doesn't get it, it will go into withdrawal - intense headaches, nausea, etc. Go through your diary and note…

Also, I know this goes against what everyone else always says but why not go for a while trying NOT to eat back your exercise calories and see if that has any effect. You might just need to kick start your metabolism again

I can understand your frustration but don't let it get you down. I only looked through the last couple of days in your diary so this may not apply but it looks like you're taking in a whole load of sodium and your water count is really low at 3 glasses a day. Try drinking lots more water, more than twice what you're…

You shouldn't get hung up on what other people are losing, you'll drive yourself crazy!! Just remember that anything you lose, however small, is a brilliant achievement :wink:

Don't beat yourself up, if you find yourself around tempting foods you know you shouldn't be eating then just force yourself to have a little of it and not binge on loads. One slice of pizza and a couple of glasses of water would fill you up. Resisting is hard, really hard. Just keep trying!

Wow, well done! Thanks :)

No worries :) It seems like whenever I eat soup and fat free yogurts - which I would consider to be healthy, they are really high in sodium so I'm going to try and limit those. Also, sandwiches come up high in sodium too, I don't normally eat sandwiches but there were some provided at a work buffet today so I had a three…

Thanks, I don't actually mind stuff like Rivita, etc and am happy to eat it as long as it's making a difference. I just felt quite demotivated today and everyone at work was eating pastas and curries and biscuits while I was on rye bread! Haha!

Also, if you're doing lots of work outs and adding weights maybe your "weight" gain is muscle build?

Hi, I'm feeling the same at the moment. If people are telling you that you're losing weight, it's because you are so trust them!! People have suggested to me to make a change in my exercise or food intake to trick my body out of the plateau. I'm gonna give it a try and see what happens. Good luck!

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate all your comments. With regards to eating back exercise calories - is that where you input exercise and it says you've earned more calories? If so I do eat back some of them but never all of them, never even half of them usually - but mostly because I'm not hungry.

Kasya - thanks for that, I'll try some veggies over the fruit and see what that's like :) (I think I need to be a bit less scales obsessed and leave it longer between weighing in!! Patience eh?!!)

Hi, I often think the same so I give myself a few options - put them into MFP and see which ones still keep me from going over the allowances, then I make sure I only have that. E.G. If I put in some Rolos and it says I can eat 6 before spilling over on the calories, etc, then I make sure I only eat 5 or 6 and no more.…

Hi Gardenkat, thanks for all the advice - great stuff, really appreciated! I did wonder about the starvation mode thing, but I've been trying to stick to the MFP target of 1330 per day. I am quite good and staying below the recommended levels for carbs, fat and protein too. I've recently started taking in more calcium as…

Maximal - I am dieting for my wedding, that is my inspiration but I think I've done pretty well so far to NOT follow a starvation diet, I am not starving myself, I always eat when I'm hungry but now I reach for a piece of fruit or a drink of water instead of a handful of biscuits or some chocolate. I am making changes for…

That's really helpful, thanks :) I think I'll try upping my water intake as I was drinking lots but I've slipped on that lately as work has been busy and I haven't had a chance to stop. I might also switch to swimming for a bit and go back to the gym in a few weeks. Thanks, you've made me feel loads better :)