For those of you who have been successful in weight loss...

Haha yea I guess my height would help...I am 5 feet 5 inches

Thanks everyone, I feel a lot more motivated hearing your success stories

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Posted by tstaa1vw

Haha yea I guess my height would help...I am 5 feet 5 inches

Thanks everyone, I feel a lot more motivated hearing your success stories

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You are definitely not eating enough calories. When you do that, your body goes into starvation mode and you will not lose weight. I second the weight watchers advise. They will tell you how many pts you should be eating. Or, do some research online...to find a formula to help you calculate.

You definately need to be consuming more calories. I think 1200-1500 is the norm for someone who is dieting and working out. In addition to your cardio workouts, you should be strength training. I know, it sounds hideous, but, it will help your body burn fat more efficiently.

Totally agree, you need to go at least 4-5x a week, and mix it up dont do the same routine every day, or else your body will get immune. I have been doing 2 Total body conditioning and then cardio the rest of the week and i try to do yoga at the end of the week to wind my body down.
WW works! I lost 15lbs on WW. No lie. I was 135 now i am 120. I need to be at 115 for my height (5f 0in) so iam working on it.

Definitely aren't eating enough...

Try breaking up your calories into 5 meals. I am 5ft and I eat just under 1500 calories a day. On workout days (weight training) I am closer to 1500 and on cardio only days I am a bit less.

My meals look like this...
1.Cup of egg whites, cream of wheat, 1tbs peanut butter
2. Protein Shake (after workout), 2 plain rice cakes
3. Chicken, Broccoli, Brown Rice
4. Greek Yogurt/ Strawberries
5. Chicken and Salad (or some protein and veggie), orange

On cardio only days I dont have any fruit, rice cakes or brown rice. I add 1 tbs of peanut butter to meal 2 and 4.

I weight train 4x per week and do cardio 5-6 times. Try to mix up your cardio. Do some interval training a few times a week and then do some steady state training the other days.

If you have any questions let me know!
But eat, eat , eat!! Your body needs food to work!

AND LOTS OF WATER!!!

I lost 8lbs in 2 weeks on South Beach Diet. It's absolute H@LL the first 2 weeks because you can't have any sugar or carbs, but that's what helps you lose the weight. If you just want to lose the pounds for the wedding, I would go on that. I always go on South Beach about a month before I go on vacation each year and I always seem to lose the weight. And it's hard for me to lose weight! Just be careful...you don't want to be slipping out of your dress! =O

FM me if you want info on South Beach.

What are you doing when you work out? I find lots and lots of cardio works best for me and most women. I do about 4 times a week 45 minutes to an hour of good hard cardio (running, elyptical, stairs, bike) but make sure you are keeping your heart rate up the whole time. GL I know it is frustrating! PS I also hear every bride loses about 5 pounds a week or two before the wedding just from being frantic...it happened to me!