Weight Loss Saga

Keep busy, kiddo. And don't snack while you are on Gather. :) Unless you have something healthy like veggies, etc. You can do it!

good job, hang in there

Keep focused and keep exercising and those last ten pounds will be gone in no time, they are the hardest to lose. You can do it!

You can do it! Keep healthy snacks around, and don't let yourself get too hungry!

Be glad you've reached a plateau. Why? Your fat stores have diminished and you are building muscle mass, muscle weighs more. Don't go by the scale, go by how your clothes fit. Welcome this new phase, it means you are doing the right thing! Congrats on your weight loss!

The best weight loss I found comes from a change in lifestyle and habits and unfortunately, it takes time and a lot of patience. In 1999 I weighed 248 pounds. For the past several years my weight has maintained itself around 190 ounds give or take five pounds. I am not a proponet of fads or quickie diets. But I can't speak on the female perspective of this issue.

Sometimes we have to switch up the working out routine to start seeing a weight-loss again.

WOW That's great Carol keep up the good work ..snack healthy!!!!!!!!

Maybe you aren't eating enough? Maybe you need more protein to build some more lean muscle or something... You are doing great though!

Go Girl! That is wonderful 18lbs in 3mths

It sounds like you aren't eating enough. Before I realized that I had some of the health problems I have, I was gaining weight like crazy, even though I wasn't eating all that much and I was working out. I dropped my food intake way down, trying to lose weight. It didn't work. I talked to my doctor about it, and he said I should be eating a lot more calories every day, based on my work outs. I upped the food, and now I've lost over 20 lbs since May! I track EVERYTHING I eat. And try to keep my calorie intake around 1600 per day.

Another thing that could be slowing you down, is sodium. I have no idea how much sodium you eat, but I know that when I started really watching it closely at my house, my husband lost 10 lbs without doing anything else differently. He still ate a bunch of junk in between meals, and most of the meals I cook still pack about as many calories, carbs, fats, etc, they just don't have the sodium.

You lost 18 pounds and I found them, so I'm not the best qualified to offer advice. But I will wish you good luck.

change up what you eat...and your exercise routine

Great job on losing the weight. I hope the last few pounds start melting away.

Congrats on the weight loss..that's great! I agree, you're probably not eating enough. Find what your BMR is, if you don't already know it, and try to eat not much less than that every day. Keep track of everything you eat and your calories.

My BMI is 27 to 28. I try to change up everyday.

thanks for the update, congradulations. Keep up the good work

not your BMI..your BMR.. basic metabolic rate.. that will tell you how many calories you need to eat every day just to do regular bodily functions.. just to breathe. http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

If you use these equations
For sedentary people: Weight x 14 = estimated cal/day

For moderately active people: Weight x 17 = estimated cal/day

For active people: Weight x 20 = estimated cal/day

and subtract 500 from the result that's how many calories you should eat in a day to lose 1 lb a week. I think.. if I'm remembering correctly. LOL :O)

Hang in there...those are the tough ones..

Are you drinking enough water? I also have to agree that you may not be eating enough.

Great job!

hang in there

Yeh , I know .

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You can do it!! I believe in you. If I can maintain my weight so can you. I am steady at my current weight, have been for over three years.
Keep that chin up, and fight temptation!