ChrissieP80 Member

I'm not sure you will get the results you want at 30 minutes once a week. I don't exercise every day any more (but I did 5-6/week when in the weight-loss phase - I'm at maintenance now), but still do 3/week to maintain strength and condition. Just want to ask - do you still feel the same way about exercise immediately…

'Toning' I think is all about body composition. I have found that as a rule of thumb my weight is ruled by how much I eat and how much cardio exercise I do (how many calories I burn). But my 'tone' or how good my body looks is dependent on how much strength/resistance training I do, whilst keeping a reasonable calorie…

You can't eat it unless you log it. That helps. You'll feel ridiculous logging in 1/6th of a slice of bread (crusts). OT, but my kid loves the crust best! He'd kill me if I cut the crusts off!

Yep I learnt to listen to my body and upped my cals when I was consistently hungry. I think as your body composition changes your TDEE might change too. I tend to up cals when I plateau.

I'm 5 ft 3 and am at my goal weight ~117-8lbs

"Look at that hot chick who only weighs XXX lbs on the scale" said no-one, ever. I'd much rather lose inches than weight! To the PP re rate of weight loss having decreased - I'm not a doctor but that does not sound healthy. Exercising to the point of being sick and starving yourself may be why your weight loss is stalling.…

Hi you need to eat more but you already know this. I also do workout DVDs at home (finished 30DS now doing RI30) and started out on 1200 cals (more than you) but weight loss stalled eating too little. Feel free to friend me if you'd like to see my diary. I'm 5ft 3 and my TDEE is less than yours and I eat ~1400-1600/day. If…

I don't eat it much but my just-turned-4 year old eats 1/3 cup with milk, honey and berries, so I'd say 1/4 cup is too little for an adult...?

Welcome! I'm also a mum from Oz (Melb) and have found MFP to be very helpful in losing weight and getting healthy! Good luck to you.

It does sound like you might need to eat more. I also started on 1200 cals and 'exercising like crazy' and although the weight came off very fast I did hit a plateau for a month where I lost nothing. The first 9 lbs came off in a month and the next 9 lbs took nearly 4 months to lose because I hit a plateau. I agree with…

I have before and after pics in my profile pic, I didn't lose a heap of weight but very happy with the results nonetheless. Dress size is better than weight, in my opinion! :-) For diet, my advice is to keep the protein high and don't eat too little. I started out doing the 30DS with too little food and felt weak and tired.

I had elevated testosterone and insulin from PCOS which I have always been able to gauge by the symptoms and condition of my skin etc. I have found exercising and eating a controlled diet (particularly lower-carbs and higher-protein) has greatly reduced my symptoms and hormone imbalance is much improved. However, as PP…

I did 30 DS over 60 days (with pilates, running and swimming on non-30DS days, plus one day of rest per week). I am happy with my results and had similar stats to you (a little shorter and a little heavier than you). Feel free to friend me! :smile: ETA: I eat ~1500 cals/day with my macros set at 40C:30F:30P

I've done 30DS over about 60 days (only did it about 3-4 days a week and mixed it up with some running/swimming/pilates) and halfway through RI30. Edit to add pic, and then resize, sorry first time pic posting!

I also think it's not possible, it gets harder as you get leaner as well. I started about 33-35% in November and now about 23-24%. The last couple of % points have been slowwwww. Starting stats: 5ft 3, 137lbs, ~33%-35% BF 3 months in: 5ft 3, 121lbs, ~26% BF 5 months in: 5ft 3 (doh, I haven't grown any taller), 117lbs,…

I've never thought about it either but now I'm looking at that number 12,000 and thinking 'some people eat less than that in 10 days'. I think before MFP and calorie counting I could have easily eaten 4000+ in a day without realising. And probably more when I was a teenager and a competitive swimmer.

I'm not sure the OP is paying any attention to the posts that are warning her to be less clingy (only responding to the ones which said they got married after a few days or weeks of dating). Imagine this post on MFP: "Hey, 11 days ago I met this super girl, she is sweet and lovely and she is even a Christian which I really…

Height 5' 3.5" Age/Gender: 32/F HW: 164 (pregnant) Current weight: 117 BF: ~24% Lowest weight: 112 (at 18 years) Goal weight: no longer have one Goal BF: ~20-22%

I'm 5ft 3.5in and starting weight 137lbs pant size US 6 or UK 10 (tight). Now 118lbs pant size US 4 or UK 8 (comfy). Waist has gone from 30 to 27 inches.

Maybe because 30DS is available for free online on YouTube? Of course she wants to sell her new vids. I've done 30DS and part-way through RI30 and I have found them to be similarly effective. I've lost ~15lbs, dropped a dress size (lost tons of inches) on 30DS. I'd happily drive that old Ferrari!

1.) Evenif I don't feel like it, I put on my exercise clothes and running shoes and get my iPod ready. I trick myself into thinking 'if I still don't want to go I won't go'. I've never gone to trouble of putting on clothes etc and then NOT exercising 2.) I have never ever regretted the exercise I did or the food I didn't…

I'm 5 ft 3,I was 137 and now 119, took me about 4 months. Biggest thing for me was to be consistent about what I did and plan meals, keep a small deficit, do cardio and body weight exercises. I eat 1400-1600 cals per day depending on my activity. I log daily and often log in advance (ie before I eat) so I know that it will…

I was with my husband 5 years before we got engaged. Now we have been together nearly 15 years. Trust me, he's into me. I'd just tell people that we'll get engaged/married when the time is right. Oh and don't think it stops there. Once you're married it will be 'when are you having kids'. Get used to it and develop some…

I find FitBit is good for: running and walking (including on the treadmill) daily non-exercise activity (e.g. cooking/cleaning/looking after kids - surprisingly active activities) It is not so good for swimming (because you can't take it with you into the pool) ice skating weight lifting (but neither is a HRM) going on the…

The important thing here is not to be impatient. If you are hungry and dropping weight at 1.5lbs a week you'll stall out. You need to ask yourself - can you do this forever? Because the last thing you want is to get to some goal weight, go 'yippee' and then go back to eating 'normally' and stack it all back on. I didn't…

I have 2 pieces of advice: 1.) I don't believe you can tone by dieting 2.) You can out-eat any exercise results So I think you need to keep your eyes on both, and find something (in both) that you can maintain for more than a month (to avoid going into reverse).

To be honest I'd rather see it in the mirror than on the scale. I started out on MFP eating 1200 cals and doing cardio ++ but still very unhappy with results. Added in a bit of strength training and the weight loss slowed right down but the inches came off a LOT faster. I'd only be concerned if neither the scale NOR the…

I have an almost 4 year old who has given me over 4 years of sleep issues (yes, even before he was born :tongue: ) I say just drink the damn coffee woman...anything that gets you through the day. I don't know what the studies say but I have always drunk coffee (and tea) and I don't think it makes a jot of difference to…

Me too. Any reviews or pics?

I like mine. I do think it's a little bit more than a 'glorified pedometer'. I like the way it syncs with MFP and I don't bother adding any unplanned exercise (like walking) any more. (I still have to add my swimming for example). It also gave me a better idea of what my actual calorie burn was per day. I was trying to do…