Help needed with the last 15 lbs!

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Hello Everyone!
I am new to this forum but not new to weightloss. I am in my late 20's and over the past year I have lost over 50lbs from my 5foot 4 inch frame.
However for the past while I have been stuck at about 154 lbs / 11 stone and I really want to get down to at least 140lbs as that would put me well within a healthy weight range.
Most of the excess weight I have is around my lower half. I am a classic pear shape with large thighs, calves, hips and bottom. I also still have a pot belly and my upper arms are quite chunky. My skin has pretty much caught up with my weightloss but my breasts could do with a little perking up.

My current gym routine is as follows:

3 days a week: Aerobics in the form of brisk uphill walking on the treadmill for 40 mins with a 10 min run to finish. Followed by some sit ups and other ab exercises eg the plank.

1 day a week: Weights: Mostly squats and work on my lower half although I do use the wide arm pull up machine and the roman chair for leg raises.

I also try to go to one yoga class a week and go swimming once a week.

This is seemed okay to help me lose the 1st lot of weigh and I am not putting anymore on but I am struggling to lose anymore.
Could anyone advise what is wrong with my current routine or what I could add / do diffrent to lose another 14 lbs?

Any tips on diet would be helpful too. I am a strict vegitarian but I have a very very sweet tooth and find it hard to resist sweet treats especially carby ones like fruit breads and scones. I anyone had any advice on how to beat this addiction I would be very greatful.

Thank you in advance for reading this and for your responses!

Betty
 
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Congratulations on your weight loss!!

I think you need more of an organized weight lifting program. You should be lifting weights at least three times a week. Just focusing on your lower body isn't as good as doing a full body in my opinion. Having muscle in your upper body helps to raise your metabolism. It also wouldn't hurt to shake up your cardio routine a bit by adding in another machine (stair mill, bike, elliptical, etc), running outside, or doing aerobics. Sometimes if you do a program for too long your body doesn't get results from it anymore.

I think the only way to temper that sweet tooth is to keep yourself satisfied with good, healthy foods. If you're not eating enough your sweet tooth will always get the best of you. That being said, fruits are good for getting something sweet or maybe you can just eat a few bites of whatever you're craving (easier said than done something though...I know that! :))
 
That amount of weight loss is fantastic, but what could be hampering your efforts now is possibly the fact that you are doing the same exercises all the time. Do you push yourself to do more each time or are you repeating the same amount of effort each time you work out?

Another thing is possibly retaining water that could possibly be helped by replacing sodas and tea or coffee with fresh juice or water. This can help to decrease water retention since this is more likely to occur when you are not giving your body enough water and liquids. It can happen when people neglect to increase their intake of water or liquid in proportion to the increased amount of exercise that they are doing.

Hope those ideas help you :)
Jules
 
I agree, congrats with the success you've had! That's fantastic.

I would suggest changing up your routine a bit by doing longer cardio sessions or trying a different type of cardio. Or maybe add a class like yoga on your "rest" days. For weight lifting I agree, that you should increase the number of times you lift in a week. Also, you could try increasing the weight you're lifting.

After a while your muscles get used to the type of exercise you do so your body doesn't work as hard during the workout. That's why it's important to change up your routine.
 
BETTY!!

That's great! Congrats on your accomplishments. :D I am also a vegetarian. I say that because you probably need more protein in your diet. You definitely need a program. One that focuses on an eating plan and workout routine.

You have had excellent results so far because your body was screaming, "Thank you for moving! It feels good. As your reward we are dropping 40 + pounds of fat!"

Now your body needs something else to boost it. It needs to shatter its plateau. You are there. Now's lets "break on throgh to the other side!" Here are 5 tips to fat loss... no matter what keep things simple. Contact me through my website should you want to ask more questions about getting more protein and being a vegetarian.

5 tips...

1) Eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day. Each meal should be 2-3 hours apart. Each meal should contain one protein and one carb. The first meal should be eaten within an hour after waking.


2) Drink a cup of water at each meal.


3) Rest properly. This means taking at least 48 hours between strength training the same muscles, and it also means getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night. Lastly, it means taking 1-2 days off from exercising per week.


4) Cardio. This should be done at different intensity levels and different session lengths. Consider doing a low intensity/long session, a high intensity/short session and a few medium intensity/medium length sessions.


5) Strength Training. Strength train each muscle 1-3 times per week. You should lift a proper weight and perform the proper amount of sets/reps for your strength training method. If you need more guidance or exercise ideas you can head over


All of the above things combined will result in fat loss. Best of luck and congrats so far!
 
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