sarahann727 said:
Hey guys im new to this place and need some help bad. In Feb i began a total diet makeover. I was 232 pounds and im only 23 y/o & 5'1! Today i weigh 186, and im having a terrible time trying to lose more. Its like im stuck. I do cardio for 1 hour 6 days a week and weight train every other day for about 30 min. I eat around 1500 calories a day. Is it ok to double my cardio and lower my calories by 10-20%? Ive always been overweight so getting down to this weight has only happened once before, and it didnt last long. I want it to last, and i still want to lose atleast another 52 pounds! Im ready and willing to exercise 1-3 hours 5-6 days a week and eat whatever to make this goal. Anyone- everyone Tips please!
Welcome.
Congratulations on your weight loss so far!
~50 pouns is a HUGE amount of weight - especially in such a short amount of time! WOW!
Firstly - don't panic about your weight and wanting to speed it all up... Weight loss does stall and it is completely understandable after you have been dieting for so long!
Secondly - I do not think you need to do anything like doubling your cardio or cutting calories by 10-20%. Doing these things, especially all at once, is just going to cause your body to pack up and you will get nowhere very quickly.
Now - what does your current diet look like? How much protein are you eating? What times are you eating? etc etc
(eg: can you post your diet in a format something like -
breakfast - 1 cup of cereal, 1 medium apple, 1 cup skim milk
lunch - 1 cup of salad, 120g can of tuna etc etc)
This allows the people on the board to see what you are eating and to make suggestions to that.
You might find that it is simply a matter of altering what you eat so you get the same amount of food but from different sources and it will make all the difference!
Also - when was the last time you had a 'diet break'? When you just took a planned week or two off your diet plan and ate at a little higher calories? Although it seems contradictory to eat more - these types of short breaks are very useful in getting your body to speed up it's metabolism and to restore itself so you can start to lose weight again.
In terms of cardio and weights - when was the last time you altered what you were doing for either of these? What type of weight training are you doing? How heavy are you lifting? What exercises on what days? What type of cardio? How fast/intense is it?
Sometimes all that is required is to alter these things so you can stimulate your body back into action.
