7 pounds Junked in July :-)

alared

Going to state the obvious here,if your daily intake of calories is, for instance, 2000,and through counting the calories and exercise you manage to stay below it

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you WILL lose weight over a given period.
Otherwise

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you will NOT.

The other thing I`d point out is that you must WANT to lose weight.

Keep counting. :T

sharronloves2spend

Had a manic couple of days, so havn't caught up, hope everyone is doing well. Day 3 for me, feel good less bloated and quiet confident i can do this!!!

Had porridge for my breakky, having soup for lunch with a piece of bread and salmon with new potatoes and salad for tea. Drinking loads of water due to the weather.

Will be back later to catch up xxx
Sharron

tara747

alared - it may be obvious, but thanks for stating it!!! I must find out my BMR and how many cals I burn exercising on an average day and aim to be 500 below that combined figure.

sharron - what changes have you made and how are you finding it?

Today's going ok so far, but haven't done any stairs yet or had my protein shake!!

tara747

I just had the shake, mixed it with half water/half SS milk like sharron recommended... much nicer!!! I'm feeling pretty full and hopefully won't snack all day.

tara747

I also worked out my BMR... 1375 cals per day! That's without lifting a finger. I've worked out that I walk at least 70 minutes a day at min. 3mph and (from this week) spend at least 10 minutes a day climbing stairs, so that's 228 calories minimum every day. Total is 1603 calories. So I need to do more exercise to burn a total of 1900 cals and eat about 1400 cals a day. Is that about right?

tara747

I still haven't snacked, apart from half an orange and few strawbs... and still feeling fine!

Yesterday evening was the worst time for snacking... maybe the effects of the shake had worn off by then? I'll have to be ready this evening, maybe try some meringue nests with natural yogurt (I heard they're only 50 cals each).

Not going to get much exercise in this evening, I'm meeting a friend for coffee after work and it'll be too late to go for another walk by the time I get home and have dinner (sorry - meant to add - AND do the ironing - I have been promising myself that I'd do it on the first wet day and this is it).

Ironing burns calories right?

tara747

This is like my personal blog! Where are y'all?

The_Dragon

tara747 wrote: »

This is like my personal blog! Where are y'all?

Sorry trying to sort out a problem with yahoo groups!

coffeeholic_2

tara747 wrote: »

This is like my personal blog! Where are y'all?

Yoohoo I'm here as well :hello: Have just finished work so am debating whether to sit out in the sun with a book and a cold drink.....or make up for my missed exercise yesterday. I know which one I'd rather be doing :rotfl:

Maybe I'll got for a walk and get some sun and exercise at same time. I haven't snacked all day so far - had my choc shake this morning yummm and beans on toast for lunch and I don't feel peckish at all. We'll see if I'm still feeling the same when I get the munchies around 9pm which usually happens.

According to the calorie count website ironing burns 165 cals an hour. I'll send mine over as well if you like, anything to help out a fellow slimmer!

tara747

coffeeholic, go for a walk in the sun!

I am impressed with the shakes, I must say. I would normally be climbing the walls with snack attacks by now but am fine. It's the evening I have to be careful! I would have another wee half-portion shake now but it says only one per day.

No thanks to your ironing, I have SO much of it I'll be there for hours!!! 165 cals per hour you say? That sounds good

Hello Dragon, hope you get your techno problem sorted xo