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Reply With QuoteWhat does your 1400 calories consist of and what do you do for exercise?
What do you weigh? How tall are you? How much do you want to lose?
maybe not working out enough
I have been working out but have not had much luck in the weight loss area. I have been sticking to 1400 calories a day. I would like to work out in the morning and at nite 5 days a week to get a jump start. I'm stuck and advice?
What does your 1400 calories consist of and what do you do for exercise?
What do you weigh? How tall are you? How much do you want to lose?
I agree with Sourpuss, we really need more information to determine your calorie intake needs. You should be able to find a calculator online that tells you what you need basically to maintain. Then you should subtract 500 calories a day to lose about a pound a week. If you can work out and burn another 500 calories a day 7 days a week or 700 calories a day 5 days a week (probably 60-90 minutes of cardio depending on your weight) that would bring you up to about 2 lbs a week.
You might lose a bit more the first week due to water weight loss. Also make sure you are eating lots of fruits and veggies, lean meats, low fat milk products and whole grains. That should send you on your way!
Weight loss takes time... BUT if you do it the right way and stick to eating healthy and working out, you will be able to maintain that weightloss. I fell off the wagon for about 10 months and I managed to put on 15 lbs! It can happen fast if you don't watch, but I am back on track now so you're not alone!
Hang in there!
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Thanks for responding
I'm 5'2" and 158 I want to loose 30 pounds
Breakfast
Lower Suger brown sugar oatmeal
1/2 glass of 50% less sugar OJ
1 piece of whole wheat toast with a tbsp of peanut butter
snack 1/2 cup of Chicken breast chucks
lunch 2 cups of lettuce, with 1/2 of cottage cheese, 2 tbsp of sunflowers seed, 1 tbsp of bacon bits, 2 tbsp of lite ranch, 1tbsp of lite french
snack 1 cup of watermelon
supper always depends but here is common meal
whole wheat bun with one patty of lean hamburger, and a brocolli, bacon, raisen salad.
That is a normal day for me
My workouts is interval walking and running, I'm trying to train to run, I'm up to 3 min running and 2 min walk for 30 mins, I do that 3 times a week and weight training for an hour 2 other days of the week.
is that enough?
How long have you been on this regimen - your workout and diet?
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your exercise seems like it is good - you're mixing it up with cardio and weight training, which will really stimulate your metabolism and help you shed some pounds.
Your diet is good - but I think there are some spots that you could improve that would really help you to lose more weight! I think you're overloading a bit on sugar and protein, which can create a challenge for losing weight.
For example, your breakfast is LOADED with sugar - 50% reduced sugar OJ, low sugar oatmeal and peanut butter are all full of more sugar than you need, actually depending on the brand of OJ and oatmeal, you could be eating more sugar in that one meal than you should have all day. Try eating plain oatmeal, and jazz it up with berries or other fruit, drink on 100% non-sweetened juice, and look for natural peanut butter (Smuckers makes it) that isn't loaded with high fructose corn syrup.
Lunch - try cutting back on the light ranch dressing, cut it down to 1 tbs or even 0 - its very high in fat and sugar, even if it is light. Bacon pieces, cottage cheese, and sunflower seeds are all protein - cut one or two of these out, and if you do put meat on your salad, make it a lean meat if you can like poultry or fish.
Snacks - fresh fruits and veggies - their fiber will keep you more satisfied than the protein in the chicken will, and you're body will have more energy.
Yes, it does seem like a lot - but if you're having trouble, even just changing ONE of you meals will help you! Trust me, I was working out 5 hrs a week and wasn't losing a pound, I worked with a nutritionist and was given the guidelines to follow for a healthy diet and I've lost over 20 pounds since changing my diet 12 weeks ago... and I'm not starving myself or keeping myself on any "diet," I'm just replacing my usual meals and snacks with healthier options, and keeping my proteins, carbs, and fiber in balance - and it works!
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