Simple ways to loose weight

pollypenny

I don't remember which day I weighed, might have been Tuesday. However, I decided to make Saturday my day, easier to chart and avoid Friday treats.

I have put on 1 1/2 lbs! Unbelievable!, no wine or sweets, exercise!

closed

one big meal and a drink can weigh 2 pounds easily, and domestic scales aren't always accurate or consistent.

calorie control is the only easy way, far easier than exercise.

Katexx

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Doesn't matter what you eat or how it's cooked, too many calories in = add weight, too few in = lose weight.

Light mayo, chips, sugar, milk, biscuits all have calories

Limit yourself to 1000 calories a day, the weight will come off.

1000 calories is far too little. 1200 is more like a minimum, but most people will eat more than that and still lose weight, especially if they're overweight to begin with. I'm fairly slim and only 5'3" and I can lose weight at a pretty reasonable pace if I stick to 1300 calories. I'd have absolutely no energy on 1000 calories!

closed

0 is far too little, 1000 or 1200 calories is neither here nor there, a bar of chocolate, it all depends how fast someone wants to lose weight, 1300 calories is 3 pounds a month slower than 1000, lack of fast progress is why a lot of people give up or go fad hunting.

Sharon87

closed wrote: »

0 is far too little, 1000 or 1200 calories is neither here nor there, a bar of chocolate, it all depends how fast someone wants to lose weight, 1300 calories is 3 pounds a month slower than 1000, lack of fast progress is why a lot of people give up or go fad hunting.

I disagree. 1000 calories is way to little, its a crash diet that puts your body in starvation mode. 1200 is much more of an ultimate minimum. That extra 200 calories wont be a bar of chocolate, it'll be a meal, or at least most of a meal. I can't eat 1200 calories stay full and eat chocolate! 1200 calories for me is enough to keep full if I eat healthily.

closed

All going off the point, the point was to lose weight, monitor and reduce calorie intake.

olly300

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All going off the point, the point was to lose weight, monitor and reduce calorie intake.

If you have too low a calorie intake and no energy you will not stick to it.

Reasonable calorie intake - my fitness pal does this for you - with some activity exercise helps you stick to it.

pollypenny

Years ago I lost weight on the F Plan, which was fibre based with calorie counting, too.

I am hoping the gain was a blip and am continuing to cut down portion sizes and to exercise. Wine is completely out. If I want a drink I have vodka and slim line tonic.

motch

Katexx wrote: »

1000 calories is far too little. 1200 is more like a minimum, but most people will eat more than that and still lose weight, especially if they're overweight to begin with. I'm fairly slim and only 5'3" and I can lose weight at a pretty reasonable pace if I stick to 1300 calories. I'd have absolutely no energy on 1000 calories!

agree, 1000 calories would be very very tough for most people, also depends on size of person, a 6foot2 fairly heavily muscled bloke would need more calories than a 5 foot slender female.

If 30 mins or more of exercise can be done several days a week then you can have the same effects eating more healthy food and not getting too hungry.

kelly_cole

Eat less move more

Ive lost nearly 2 stone now by just making simple changes to my diet like don't use olive oil use fry light and changing to skimmed milk (you cant notice the difference after a couple days)