lisaishere Member

SW: 157 (2/1/16) Current weight: 151 GW: 125 GW by 7/2: 137

I'm in the same boat. I'm 45, and also 5' 2". I have to net 1200 to lose weight, and it's a slow process. I have days I am super hungry and here are a few not too damaging snacks I have found that help on those days: - scrambled egg whites with broccoli and a little salt (40cal) - A cup 'o soup and a bunch of herbal tea…

Just did a TDEE from http://mytdee.com/: It says: 1920 is my TDEE, and We suggest the following for your goal to Lose Fat 1536 Calories per day Your goal weight of 125 lbs can be reached by: Sun, Jan 15, 2017 Or, 36 weeks 4 days from today I'm confused now? Maybe eating 1500 calories a day is better than eating 1200??…

I am going to try an cut the carbs for a bit. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are not really an issue. Even the Chipotle, I get that usually once a week. Looking back at my food diary, I think dinners are the issue. I have to come up with a better strategy. Right now, my sitter cooks for us while I am at work (I don't get home…

This may be an issue too. I just changed birth control pills and haven't had a period in 6 weeks as a result! Maybe I'm just backed up! Lol.

OMG - That alone is motivating! i don thin it's harder for short people... we have less bone mass to moeve around, so less BMR! That amazing for you thought... motivating to hear that it can be done. I am going to go and get my thyroid checked... hypothyroidism runs in my family. I really feel like I am doing everything…

MFP tells me 1200 net calories to lose 1 pound a week. If I go to sites basedon my BMR, they say that 1200 calories is more like .8 pounds a week. I am finding it to be more like .25 pounds a week! It's soooooo painfully slow!

That is a really good point. They probably load it on much thicker than what is published. I am sure there are calories snuck in everywhere. It gives me anxiety every-time I eat away from home!

Maybe I will give the low-carb thing a try for a bit to see if I can swing the scale.... anything at this point! I don't eat a ton of carbs or processed food to begin with, but maybe a specific effort to cute them out completely will make the difference. Do you do ATKINS when you go low-carb?

Yes! I have done this in the past. I am sure that would help. Just have to start setting aside more time on the weekends for food prep!

I could give that a try... cheese is my absolute favorite food... so I try to keep in a slice of low-fat cheese in my day, so that I don't feel totally deprived. Deprivation diets have always backfired on me in the past.

That's interesting! I have never heard that, and that probably is one area I could definitely use some improvement.

Thank you for the suggestions! Will try harder. Just need to see some scale results soon!!!

That's a good idea.... so frustrating though, that on a hungry day, a banana could put me over the edge and prevent weight loss!

My clothes do feel a little looser, and my BF says I definitely look more toned, I can even see it, but the number not budging on the scale is really bumming me out!

Here's a typical day: Breakfast: Kale & 1 egg plus 2 Egg-whites omelette, with one slice of reduced fat swiss, plus coffee with skim milk. 250 caloires (I isually keep my breakfast to a eggs and veggies, sometimes 1/2 piece of toast if I am really hnugry - but usually in the 250 to 350 calorie range). Lunch at work:…

I actually DO weigh my food and measure it when possible. At work in the office - if I grab a banana from the deli I do not. But that's a good point. Maybe I will skip fruits and get pre-measured things like a simply 100.

Full-time working mom in a blended family here with 2 girls ages 7 and 13, and 2 boys ages 7 and 9. You can add me too. :-)

I have been squeezing in a half hour in the morning - in my basement. One of the beach-body videos. I have to get up at 6am to do this, then shower, then get the kids off to school, then I leave my house for work at 7:30am, and I don't get home until 7:30pm from work. I have four kids, ages 7, 7, 9 and 13, and they are on…

I'm in! SW 2/15: 157 CW 4/20: 153 GW by 7/4: :137 Ultimate Goal weight: 125 So I have 28 lbs to go to my ultimate goal weight, but I think I can lose 20 lbs from my starting weight by Jul 4th! That's 16 pounds between now and then! It's coming off soooooooo slowly.

I'm in! 5' 3" CW 153 GW 125