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woo_hoo

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Hi,

I'm just wondering if there are any helpful tips people could provide me.

Bit of background, I've not done any proper exercise for a while and started at the end of February to get myself in gear and sort myself out. I'm 5'9'' and 70kg in weight and I'm female.

When I started exercising I recorded my weight and also measurements of hips, waist, right thigh and left thigh as I know weight may be distorted due to muscle weighing more than fat so it's not always the best indicator.

To start with I was running between 30-35 minutes 5-6 times a week, but was getting frustrated and bored easily. Over the past few weeks I've changed that to 35-40 mins of interval training 5 times a week and 2 times a week swimming for 45 mins. My calorie intake is about 1400 or less (I'm not a big eater - though before I started exercising in February, I was a bit of a junk eater).

My problem being that since I've started exercising all those weeks ago, my weight has stayed EXACTLY the same and all my measurements have stayed EXACTLY the same. I'm getting very dishearted by it all to see absolutely no results for my efforts and I'm wondering why I'm bothering, so I'm looking now for more help, tips, advice, anything that will help me to be a bit slimmer (I only want to lose at most a couple of inches). It's really getting me down and I often get upset that I'm trying so hard and nothing is coming of it. Even a couple of lbs a week would be something but to stay exactly the same is so frustrating.

Thanks for reading, any help greatly appreciated!

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If nothing is changing, then you're eating more than you think you are. When you're at the lower end of the weight scale and your calories are so low (1200, 1400 around there), it's crucially important that you don't estimate your calories. Too many people think they're eating "about" X number of calories, but they're really eating a lot more.

If you don't weigh and measure your food and keep a log of it, you can't really know how much you're eating.

That's really the bottom line. You have ot eat less than you burn - if you're not losing, you're not eating less.
 
I agree with Kara. It's a common story. We see it all the time. Somebody starts an exercise program to lose weight, and nothing happens. Often they will not mention their diet, or say they are "eating healthy" but don't say how much of the healthy food they are eating.

Well, if you start to exercise, and keep everything else the same, you should lose weight. But the problem is that people work up an appetite, and eat a bit more without realizing it. Or perhaps they think they can get away with an extra snack because of the exercise. Either way, you have to track you food intake if you really want to know what's going on.
 
hi,

thanks so much for taking the time to reply.

Sorry, I should have mentioned, my food is actually being logged which is how I know it's 1400 or less. I put in everything down to the last grape which is why I'm so confused and frustrated.

thanks again
 
Woo hoo,

If you count your calories and know that you consume exactly that number plus exercise and the weight is not changing, then you should go to the doctor and ask him to check your thyroid gland-they will check your hormones.

It could be that there is a disbalance of certain hormones in your body and that is why you do not lose weight.

Also check your blood glucose.

Keep up updated.
 
Hi born

My online calorie counter is really good, it gives me a running total of how many calories I've got left for the day, I usually have calories left over but just have no room to put the food anywhere!

Thank you for your suggestions - I need to make an appointment with the doctor for something else so will mention that at the same time and see if they'll check it all out.

Really appreciate everyones help and taking the time to reply. I'll keep updated with how things are going and any outcomes

Thank you
 
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