Im a 5ft woman with a size 14 clothes size. With this size i just look round and dumpy.
I have been trying to lose weight for the last month, have completely changed my diet. No fizzy drinks, no garbage, more fruit and veg etc and i havent lost a pound.
I go shopping for my xmas party outfit in 4 weeks (3rd december) and i have my first xmkas party on the 11th (and another on 19th). As this will be my first xmas party with my work colleagues i want to show im not a fat frumpy thing and have been trying oh so hard to lose weight. Why is it not coming off. I even drink water all the time instead of any teas, fizzy drinks etc., occasionalyl il have flavoured water but thats like one maybe twice a week at a push.
I excercise every weeekday morning (sometimes weekend) for 30 - 40 mins, walk the dog, and have another job that can be quite demanding. What am i doing wrong. I use tae-bo dvds, hip hop abs and have just purchased bellydancing cardio ( i like to do fun things). I also have a lateral thigh trainer that i do although thats quite boring. I have done sqauts, etc to work out legs and my dad is taking me through a weight lifting regime (light but repeititive).
How can i kick start my body to start losing these extra pounds? I dont want to try the silly Little Black Dress diets you get in newspapers but im desperate now.
How many calories are you eating a day? Are you eating a good distribution of fats, carbs and protiens?
When I first start working out and eating healthy... sometimes it takes my body a little bit of time to adjust. I don't see the scale move for a while and then BAM. 5 lbs in week.
You should also not rely on the scale so much. Try to measure yourself. You may see the inches come off before you see the pounds drop.
Good Luck!
I hate looking at the scale so i mostly measure by the trousers etc i wear. but even that has proved unsuccessful, havent lost anything
:(
Typical diet for me is (yesterday i ate)
Breakfast :Oat clusters with dried strawberriers and bio yogurt.
Lunch : Veg soup (sometimes with salad) or Toast with Tuna
Snack : Apple/ Banana etc whatever fruit i have
Dinner : Toast with peanut butter. Mac and Cheese or roast beef.
Snack : Fruit again
You are probably gaining muscle weight and will lose suddenly as the last poster said. From looking at your typical meals I would say you need more vegetables and need to cut carbs. I think you are eating too much bread/pasta. You have lot's of protein but need to add way more veggies.
Good luck, don't be so hard on yourself...the main goal is to be healthy!
You did not answer beaniej's question, but she might point to your problem. You need to count your calories. Start measuring your portions and use the food log. The food log will show you the total calorie count for a day with the carb, protein and fat distribution. It even shows if you get your daily vitamins amounts.
The foods you list, not taken in moderation, can be counted for too many calories. I am referring mainly to your dinner items.
Original Post by 0400772:
:Oat clusters with dried strawberriers and bio yogurt.
Lunch : Veg soup (sometimes with salad) or Toast with Tuna
Snack : Apple/ Banana etc whatever fruit i have
Dinner : Toast with peanut butter. Mac and Cheese or roast beef.
Snack : Fruit again
Are you counting presisely on your calories? You sound really active from your original post, it could be your under eating actually. I had a similar experience recently when I realized I was over exercising and under eating. When I upped my intake I lost 2 lbs right off the bat *well once the body stablized from the undereating* You might want to look at the difference between how much your taking in and how much your putting out a bit more closely and see if that might be the issue.
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Your day menu you posted up is probably putting you into Starvation mode. I had the same problem because I was training like mad and not giving my body a small but regular input every 2-3 hrs. As soon as I changed the lbs started to come off and I lost 16 lbs in a month.
If you are doing all that cardio and the weights you need (as someone already said) to up your intake. Use low G.I. (glyceamic index) carbs to pre fuel your workout and plenty of good clean protein to rebuild your muscles. Your muscles will burn more calories for you.
Drop the snacks, and go for 5- 6 small but healthy meals a day instead, and above all count your calories.
Ask your Dad to show you how to do "Deadlifts" with good safe form. It is the King of calorie-burning but only do them once a week and do them safely.
I wish you good luck...and patience 
Original Post by skurtgurk:
Your day menu you posted up is probably putting you into Starvation mode. I had the same problem because I was training like mad and not giving my body a small but regular input every 2-3 hrs. As soon as I changed the lbs started to come off and I lost 16 lbs in a month.
If you are doing all that cardio and the weights you need (as someone already said) to up your intake. Use low G.I. (glyceamic index) carbs to pre fuel your workout and plenty of good clean protein to rebuild your muscles. Your muscles will burn more calories for you.
Drop the snacks, and go for 5- 6 small but healthy meals a day instead, and above all count your calories.
Ask your Dad to show you how to do "Deadlifts" with good safe form. It is the King of calorie-burning but only do them once a week and do them safely.
I wish you good luck...and patience
Drop the snacks? Her snacks are fuit! Its not like shes munching Doritos between meals. Is her dad a body builder or something? If he is, he can help you a lot with starting to weight lift.
I would either cut down on the exercise (sounds like overkill to me) or up the intake. You havnt provided us with any stats or info, and you dont know your calorie intake vs. output, so we cant really help you until you figure these things out.
Original Post by healthisinplease:
Original Post by skurtgurk:
Your day menu you posted up is probably putting you into Starvation mode. I had the same problem because I was training like mad and not giving my body a small but regular input every 2-3 hrs. As soon as I changed the lbs started to come off and I lost 16 lbs in a month.
If you are doing all that cardio and the weights you need (as someone already said) to up your intake. Use low G.I. (glyceamic index) carbs to pre fuel your workout and plenty of good clean protein to rebuild your muscles. Your muscles will burn more calories for you.
Drop the snacks, and go for 5- 6 small but healthy meals a day instead, and above all count your calories.
Ask your Dad to show you how to do "Deadlifts" with good safe form. It is the King of calorie-burning but only do them once a week and do them safely.
I wish you good luck...and patience
Drop the snacks? Her snacks are fuit! Its not like shes munching Doritos between meals. Is her dad a body builder or something? If he is, he can help you a lot with starting to weight lift.
I would either cut down on the exercise (sounds like overkill to me) or up the intake. You havnt provided us with any stats or info, and you dont know your calorie intake vs. output, so we cant really help you until you figure these things out.
Yes I DID say drop the "snacks"...and replace them with a small healthy meal, ...
which could contain fruit and Veg...could it not?
With all that exercise you need to fuel properly or you will go into Starvation mode. Instead of "snacking" on a (singular) small piece of fruit, a small balanced healthy meal 5 times a day will do the trick.
it's working for me, I hope it works for you 
Original Post by skurtgurk:
Original Post by healthisinplease:
Original Post by skurtgurk:
Your day menu you posted up is probably putting you into Starvation mode. I had the same problem because I was training like mad and not giving my body a small but regular input every 2-3 hrs. As soon as I changed the lbs started to come off and I lost 16 lbs in a month.
If you are doing all that cardio and the weights you need (as someone already said) to up your intake. Use low G.I. (glyceamic index) carbs to pre fuel your workout and plenty of good clean protein to rebuild your muscles. Your muscles will burn more calories for you.
Drop the snacks, and go for 5- 6 small but healthy meals a day instead, and above all count your calories.
Ask your Dad to show you how to do "Deadlifts" with good safe form. It is the King of calorie-burning but only do them once a week and do them safely.
I wish you good luck...and patience
Drop the snacks? Her snacks are fuit! Its not like shes munching Doritos between meals. Is her dad a body builder or something? If he is, he can help you a lot with starting to weight lift.
I would either cut down on the exercise (sounds like overkill to me) or up the intake. You havnt provided us with any stats or info, and you dont know your calorie intake vs. output, so we cant really help you until you figure these things out.
Yes I DID say drop the "snacks"...and replace them with a small healthy meal, ...
which could contain fruit and Veg...could it not?
With all that exercise you need to fuel properly or you will go into Starvation mode. Instead of "snacking" on a (singular) small piece of fruit, a small balanced healthy meal 5 times a day will do the trick.
it's working for me, I hope it works for you
Whats the difference between a singular piece of fruit, and a small meal with the same amount of calories? I've always just had fruit.
Just have a re-read of the amount of cardio she is doing (+ weights).
I can only re-iterate that 5 small healthy meals a day has helped me to lose 16lbs in a month, and I have had no loss of muscle mass. As soon as i started to fuel my workouts correctly, the weight started coming off.
That is my experience, if it helps others...then all the better
What should these meals consist of? I tried doing it today. I ended up just splitting up my dinner into many snacks. LOL
Ok, first work out your daily allowance. Then try to balance this out with 5 meals during the day.
I have a bowl of porridge oats for breakfast because it gives me slow release carbs during the day.
10:30 1 chicken breast an apple or banana
13:00 tin of salmon or mackerel with some salad
15:30 1 chicken breast, sliced bannana on 2 crisp breads
Dinner: steak/turkey/or cod fillet with fresh veg
22:00 if I'm hungry, I'll have to spoons of low fat cottage cheese
I drink plenty of water during the day.
45 mins cardio x 5 days
weights x 4 days,
I mix the menu up a bit, but stick to small regular meals.
hope this helps?
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