gilly88

OK here is the first check in for Saturday I guess! I am down 0.4lbs since my last weigh in, but actually the same as last week. thats ok though as am only trying to lose 1/2 lb per week and have just upped cals for two weeks to break a plateau - think my body is stil adjusting! (plus i cheated yesterday woops!) how did u…

hey! i know what u mean, i plateau often as well since only have a small amount to lose. people on here like Banks and songbyrdsweet told me to up my cals so i did (from 1200 to 1300 then to 1500) and in a week and a half of eating 1500 i've lost 1.2lbs. this might pile back on next week hah but i will keep u posted. also…

i'm in too! have between 5 and eight lbs to lose and would LOVE some support! also will be good to know that i have some people to report to every saturday haha! i'm in on the 65 minute front - off the the gym now! thanks!

hmmm good question. well, seeing as upping my calories has only JUST started to work (its only been 1 1/2 weeks) i will wait about a month before doing anything else. i really dont want to decrease the cals again, but iam sure i will plateau again since i only have about 7 or 8 lbs to lose. i think if a plateau happens…

Just to quickly check in - in case anyone else is trying to break a plateau as well. i was eating 1200 + exercise and not losing. upped gradually to 1250 then 1300, and still fluffed about in same three or four pounds. eventually i upped to 1500 + exeercise cals. after one week i lost nothing (but didnt gain). it's now…

if you like oatmeal (I am OBSESSED) then another good suggestion is: 1/2 cup steel cut oatmeal 1 or 2 egg whites 100ml soy milk 100ml water just leave it to sit on the stove while you get ready or do something else, stirring occasionally. when the egg white turns white, pour into a bowl and mix in some splenda and some…

one thing that is always surprising to me is how much protein fills you up. i am not saying you should go on a low carb diet, but one thing that helps me after i have binged or gone mental in the kitchen is to have a day where i really reduce my carbs to almost nothing. for example, breakfast: omelette with ham, spinach,…

hey all so i was reading up on HIIT (both on some threads here and on the web) but have a question. most HIIT workouts go for only 20 mins max b/c they are so strenuous, and that includes probably 10 mins warm up and down. now when i do my hour of circuit training, i burn 350 cals. but if i HIIT for less time, i dont burn…

i agree with adopt4 - slim fast shakes are just sugar and water! buy some high quality protein if you like shakes (like optimum nutrition) and mix with water/oats/soy milk/banana for a really filling snack. i would advocate more protein, too - this will help fill you up. so for example instead of Greek Yoghurt (dont get me…

Thanks realta :flowerforyou: I won't pressure myself, don't worry, if I only lose another pound i'll be happy, but then again, even no loss is ok, its the dreaded gain that gets my back up :laugh: [/quote] Good luck, you'll be fine! I think what helps is to remember that although we weigh in terms of goals and mini goals,…

ok i am posting this so that i can return to it this week and know that i have to be accountable for what i put in my mouth. last week i significantly upped my cals in order to break a plateau, but was a bit lax with counting and cheated a few times :blushing: . throughout the week i dropped .4lbs then gained it back (so…

hey! me too, i need to lose between 7 and 10 lbs, but am struggling too. people here offer great support and slowly i am changing things up to try and shake off the lbs! i'd been at 1200 + exercise, what MFP gave me, for a couple months but no change. now for the last week i've upped to my BMR (1400) + exercise cals. i…

me too, on the cereal front! you know what is REALLY good? all bran, vanilla protein shake, soy milk and muesli - absolutely YUM!

Look up Ramona Braganza's Baby bulge be gone plan - it's apparently what Jessica Alba used to drop her baby weight. basically it's a brilliant work out plan that i use anyway (even though i havent had a baby!) because it's boredom-busting and fun! Also she advocates clean eating and constant meals to keep blood sugar level…

yeah, i think that's right. there's studies showing that a day over your maintenance cals can shock the metabolism into boosting into higher gear (providing that, as you say, the deficit for the week remains the same). :smile:

Has anyone tried this and gotten results? ta!:happy:

But what about calorie cycling/shifting? ie. spreading calories unevenly throughout the week to 'shock' the body - this is supposed to be quite effective? there's a good website: yayfood.com that explains it...would be interested to hear ur thoughts!

great, thanks everyone! think i will give it a go - esp since calorie burn is pretty good !

if it's any help, i weigh 125lb and i burn 280kcal in a 45 minute class. Losing the last few pounds sucks cos you dont burn as many cals!!!:ohwell:

Has anyone tried Bikram or Hot yoga?

hmm. good point. well on the advice of people here i changed my goal from 1lb/wk (which i now realise was unrealistic - but its what was 'recommended' by mfp) to somewhere around 1/2lb per week. perhaps that isn't even sustainable though - maybe when we get to very near goal weights it has to be like a pound every three…

thanks! i am now at 1300/day + exercise cals. i drink 2L water/day and i always eat every exercise cal! i agree, i am thinking of changing my exercise routine completely and spending a couple of weeks not gymming at all but doing yoga and swimming, or something completely different to what im doing now. maybe i should also…

OK i know i have posted to you guys before about the lack of success! but i have done what you suggested and upped my cals per day. i work out 3x week with weights and cardio and walk/pilates on the other days. i weighed three days ago and since then the scale says i have put on two pounds! this isn't possible right? its…

let us know how it goes!

only maximum ten pounds. i read somewhere that it's better to pick a range of goal weight rather than one number, so anywhere between losing seven and ten pounds is good. i work out three times/week with circuit training/weights and spin. on the other two days i do pilates and go for walks. my strength training is pretty…

hi, you seem to know what you're talking about! I posted a few days ago about what actually defines a plateau? maybe you could help. i've been yo-yoing up and down in the same two/three pounds for about six weeks - is this a plateau and do i need to change things up to see a change? thanks!

great, thanks! So I can legitimately call it a plateau if for about 6 weeks I've been within the same four pounds? People have previously given me good advice to up the calories and change exercise, which I have done. But now i think i need to up them again and do something different at the gym to maybe kick start the…

just wondering, what exactly defines a plateau? for example, could it be when you've been wavering with the same three/four pounds for more than about four weeks? or do you actually have to stay exactly the same weight? thanks!

Cheryl, just to check, are those numbers PLUS exercise cals? as in, 1650 + exercise you are now going up to? thanks

gosh a c02 leak thats scary! thankfully my housemate is feeling fine! yes, i do spend a lot of time on the computer writing essays for school - im sure that doesnt help!