Girls, I’ve tried and failed several times to lose 10 pounds. Any suggestions?

[ms_and_ms]

[theothersider]

after my last son was born I had gotten quite pudgy. I started intermittent fasting like 8 years ago and havn't looked back. I do not eat breakfast or lunch and then squeeze about 2400 calories in between 6-8pm.(my job is very active. I also don't obsess over it. like if I go to a cook out and it is before my window to eat I just eat. I do occasionally shift my eating window around randomly to keep my body from getting used to eating times. doing this I lost 45 pounds and have stayed in great shape. some times it is not about counting calories but working out a plan that you can follow and works with your metabolism

[Tiptoetamm]

This is what I did not saying it could work for. I recently lost 80 pounds. The one thing I really had to do was fight those hunger pains. Even tho you want that snack you don't need it find something healthy like fruit or veggies as a healthy snack. I only have 2 meals a day. Lunch and dinner I have 2 snacks as well. I average 2 pounds a week

[ms_and_ms]

80 pounds congrats! The last time I managed to lose any weight I was only eating two meals a day. I appreciate your advice

[Tiptoetamm]

Your welcome hon DM me anytime if you want to know anything else. I also do squats lunges dance when I'm not to sore I do some form of exercise I did forget to mention that

[ms_and_ms]

You would have to DM me first. I am still only level 1

[Tiptoetamm]

I just followed you

[ms_and_ms]

okay

[Dazed0N0Confused]

Slimquick mixed berry drink mix. It's all I drank & helped cut most of my cravings. I lost 30lbs in 6mo. I ended up losing more as I continued to drink it & make different eating choices & habits.

I also walked several miles a day, which was easy because of my profession.
Ate healthier - I managed to cut out ALMOST ALL my unhealthy sweets, except the ones I would make from scratch once or twice a week, but replaced the sugar for honey or 100% maple syrup. I ate a LOT of hummus & veggies, though.

[ms_and_ms]

Did you count calories?

[Dazed0N0Confused]

No, I didn't. I just ate healthy. Only ate red meat once a week, same with pork. My veggie portions were larger than my starch & protein portions.

[laurieluvsit]

My method is to eat breakfast and lunch and no dinner. I have a low cal energy drink that I use when I first get home from work and it prevents hunger from setting in.

It's called FU... lol... no, I'm not kidding!

It is an acronym for "Fuel Up" ... lol

My favorite is the berry flavor :)

[ms_and_ms]

So you do Intermittent Fasting?

[laurieluvsit]

Well, you could call it that, you just have to be careful that you don't make up the dinner calories by eating more for breakfast and lunch because you body will want to make up the difference :)

[CrazyGirl2]

Okay before we go to the advice on how to loose weight, most girls (including me) want to loose weight when we are already absolutely normal weight, or underweight. So what is your height and weight (DM me if you are not comfortable putting it out for public consumption)

[ms_and_ms]

I’m 5’2” and 152 pounds

[CrazyGirl2]

Okay so we’re almost the same height. That’s cool I tell everyone I'm 5’2, but I'm more like 5’1 1/2”. One of the best ways to loose weight is eating smaller meals more frequently through the day. And eating the right kinds of foods. If you don’t have time for all of the meal preparation, there are so many places that will deliver a weeks worth of food pre made. There is also Jenny Craig, they have a similar deal where you get all your meals delivered to your door! It’s actually really reasonable I heard, and if nothing else, you now have a peer-group that you are accountable to. The important thing if you go that route (like Jenny Craig) is to NEVER eat anything that you didn’t get from them. It could undo everything they are trying to do by changing your metabolism. Also… Exercise! Obviously, the most important thing will be exercising, and that I am not prepared to advise you on. You really should make an appointment with your doctor and just make sure you are okay to do whatever exercise regimen you want to do. Good luck sweetie, and remember, if you do this, do it because YOU want to do it, not because you think guys (or a specific guy) will like you better. If he doesn’t like you as you are, why would you ever want to be with him? Huggs, sweetie 🥰

[jennifer_bloom]

I read about a guy who lost 18 pounds in 14 days by eating nothing except vegetables for 14 days and I always lose body fat when I drink home made fruit smoothies, even if my weight does not change that much. I eat regular meals like always, but combine it with a fruit smoothie.

[bubbles08]

Sometimes as women our weight fluctuates for various reasons.. hormones, genetics, metabolism etc. It happens, but stay consistent.

I was having a hard time losing weight then I noticed that I needed to cut salt out almost completely. I didn’t put any salt on my foods or I would use a pinch. That helped tremendously

but don’t think diet. Think lifestyle

[Andro36]

Cut sugars and bread, cookies, most processed foods. doesn't mean you can never eat them again. I eat junk on Fridays so im not craving all the time. Be very active. If you dont want to hit the gym walk more, run, dance, anything you like. Cook your own food at least 80% of the times. Check your blood to see if there might be something else keeping from loosing weight.

[Sincerly_KittyCat]

Dont eat anything other than 3 meals a day. No snacking at all, lift weights and some cardio. Drink LOTS of water do not over do it so much that you flush your body.

[Redhead999]

Diet is all. Portion control, eating once a day helped me I quit dairy, sugar, crisps, bread

[ms_and_ms]

I have tried OMAD (one meal a day) and never felt better

[Redhead999]

Yeah I'm left less bloated. I was eating a lot of bread, quiting really helped.

[ms_and_ms]

When I started looking at calories I was surprised how many foods are high in carbs

[lrina]

i don't think eating once a day is the best way to do it... unless you have serious portion control problems (like binge eating) it's probably better to just balance out the meals however you feel comfortable. but i mean, different diets work differently for different people so if that worked for you, then that's great

[hi_it_is_me123]

I lose 5 kg by doing these work-outs that makes you burn 400-500 calories per 30-60 min. Workout. I did not do any diets etc. I did it several years ago. So i was 60 kg and so i am 55 kg now.

[Babygirl_S]

Drink coffee and run. Don't eat anything before your workout.
Avoid processed foods, sugar and eat healthy things like vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains etc.
All the best!

[douride2]

The only thing that has ever worked for me is eat less & become more active.

[ms_and_ms]

I tried calorie counting with My Fitness Pal but felt like it was taking over my life

I am trying to become more active when not at work. I also recently bought a FitBit.

[lrina]

seeing a dietician would be best.

[RebeccaBI2000]

Clean eating helps me.

[siseñor]

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