College Student Seeking Advice About Losing Weight?
I am 5'2 1/2 and I am currently 135. On June 18th I was 150 and I started to go on a diet which consisted of veggies and lean meat (turkey). I had approximately 200 calories of veggies (8 servings) and 450 calories of turkey (3 packets of turkey meat) a day. I ate 650 calories a day for a month and lost 15lbs. Since then, I added special K red berries to my diet. Its been about a week and a half and I have not lost a single pound! Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I excercise a lot too. I do 40 mins on an elliptical (500 cals), then 35 mins on another elliptical (300), then 60 mins of fast walking (300). So I am burning 1100 cals a day and only taking in 750 a day. I should be losing weight right? Any tips for me to lose weight. I really really wanted to be down to 120 by the time school starts in late sept.
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There is a point in which your body will sloooowwwllly loose the remaining weight. Just keep doing what you are doing and you will start to loose again.
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Oh, dear! Your body is going in to starvation mode. Your body thinks there is a famine going on and has adjusted your metabolism to put you into survival mode. You are overdoing everything in your rush to take the pounds off too quickly. Sure you would like to start out the year being a "new" you on campus. It is not worth risking your health. You can have that weight off safely by winter break or Valentines day at the latest. Up your calories to around, 1200 so that your body can adjust to a healthy intake.... (When you calculated your calories you neglected to take into account the calories you burn while sleeping, eating, resting, etc.) The amount of calories you burn varies with age, weight, intensity of exercise and the amount of food ingested. You have made some mistakes that all "dieters" tend to make. It took me months to get my metabolism back on track after a crash diet. I have learned not to restrict my calories. I have learned to keep close tabs on my exercise levels too. Add exercise time slowly and intensity slowly. Take a vacation from exercise every now and then. Vary your exercise program so you get positive returns. Speaking of variety. While your food intake is moderately healthy you are not giving your self enough variety. Add some fish and real fruit. You also need some whole grains.
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