Must try harder!

beanielou

I don’t think you are eating enough & so therefore your body is hanging on to it  if that makes sense. 

KajiKita

beanielou said:

I don’t think you are eating enough & so therefore your body is hanging on to it  if that makes sense. 

There could be something in this …
My other thought is when did you last have your thyroid function checked?

KK

jwil

I agree with Beanie.  Do you actually need to lose weight?  Your BMR that you posted the other day of like 1500 calories is really low considering they say the average woman needs 2000 calories to maintain weight.

Maybe focussing on exercise including maybe some weights might help sculpt your body shape a bit more and make you feel more comfortable with it?

CRANKY40

I just came to say the same as jwil. aerobic exercise (running) just made me hungry. I've read that if you want to lose weight you need to do resistance training (weights). Maybe carry a cat or two round the house for a bit. Our cat weighs 7lbs so she's cheaper than buying weights.

WinterWarrior

Thanks everyone. I am overweight. 11 stone 11 and 5ft 5. I do weight heavy so am a happy size 12 when I’m between 10 st 7 and 10 st 10. At the moment it’s hit and miss whether I’m a 12 or a size 14 depending on the shop. The TDEE calculator tells me at sedentary I only need 1570 to stay the same…and I’m pretty sedentary Monday to Friday with my long desk hours. I have been trying to increase my salad and veg intake and reduce the chocolate and biscuits in the hope that will help. Today I got a record 13,000 steps and had a real stomp around the beach and up some hills. Then I made a shepherds pie, light on the mince and high on veg and had a big bowl full of that 😋
Unfortunately with me being out and about a bit I thought MrWW have let dog out in the afternoon, he thought I had and dog had a senior moment and forgot to tell anybody she needed to go. By the time we realised at tea time and directed her to the back door she had a massive wee walking through the kitchen and utility. It was like a hose pipe. Poor dog. She’s had lots of cuddles and I’ve told her it’s naughty mummy not naughty dog 😢 I’ll have to be really aware that she might forget to ask to go out now, poor old baby. 

WinterWarrior

Great idea about weights….and lifting cats 😁 Maybe I need more cats to up the weights? 🧐

KajiKita

WinterWarrior said:

Great idea about weights….and lifting cats 😁 Maybe I need more cats to up the weights? 🧐

That sounds like a great excuse! 😂😂😂
Be warned though, Noe’s cats come with lots of spends for insurance, toys, beds, vaccinations, food, catio materials, litter … <KK trails off into distance as surveys carnage of last month on credit card …. 😂> 😉

WinterWarrior

KajiKita said:

WinterWarrior said:

Great idea about weights….and lifting cats 😁 Maybe I need more cats to up the weights? 🧐

That sounds like a great excuse! 😂😂😂
Be warned though, Noe’s cats come with lots of spends for insurance, toys, beds, vaccinations, food, catio materials, litter … <KK trails off into distance as surveys carnage of last month on credit card …. 😂> 😉

I have 4…and one time had 8 all at once when we had a run of strays turning up. I would love a catio! 

redofromstart

I had 8 cats at my worst...

and yes it gets very expensive.

i hate to suggest it as it is expensive but have you looked at the 'Zoe' stuff?  My friend did it when it first came out, did all the tests etc and now knows exactly what she should eat and is able to better manage her weight.  I just would ignore the results and still eat the things I know are a problem so it isn't for me. 

WinterWarrior

redofromstart said:

I had 8 cats at my worst...

and yes it gets very expensive.

i hate to suggest it as it is expensive but have you looked at the 'Zoe' stuff?  My friend did it when it first came out, did all the tests etc and now knows exactly what she should eat and is able to better manage her weight.  I just would ignore the results and still eat the things I know are a problem so it isn't for me. 

I’ve not heard of Zoe, I’ll have a look….but I agree, Imagine if they said no chocolate, crisps or bread 😮😮😮 just no!