On track...

[Stentatron]

So it was my weigh in yesterday and in the past 2 weeks I have lost 5lbs which takes my total weight loss to 14lbs. I am only weighing myself every second week.

I am pleased to have shifted a stone in the past 4 weeks. My target is to get down from 14 and a half stone to 12 and a half stone in 8 weeks so I am bang on track although it will get increasingly harder to lose weight as I get nearer to my target. For that reason I am going to increase the amount of cardio I am doing from 3 times a week to 4 times a week - a couple of early morning runs on an empty stomach should do the trick coupled with weight training and a very strict diet.

Hope your weight loss is going well. Keep your eyes on the prize, stay disciplined and witness the fitness!!!

[HRHGaby]

Wow you are doing great! A stone in 4 weeks is amazing! Have a great week!

[Stentatron in reply to HRHGaby]

Cheers Gaby, you too have a good week!

[fibronfedup]

Well done on such a great loss. You sound so determined and have a great plan is place im sure you will reach your goal. Stay strong and all the best

[Stentatron in reply to fibronfedup]

Cheers fibronfedup! Have a great week and enjoy the sunshine

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Stentatron,

Wow, you're making such great progress - that must feel so good! Hope you enjoy those early morning runs - and hope the weather stays good with lots of sunshine.

Have a great week.

Lowcal

[Stentatron in reply to Zest]

Cheers Lowcal, feels great. Will keep enjoying those early morning runs and hopefully the sun will continue to have his hat on.

You too, have a good week!

[OlsBean]

Well done great numbers, it's not unusual and perfectly normal to plateau at some point. I did for well over a month (6 weeks at least I think), I remember it being very disheartening, but it eventually passed, anyway pre-warned is pre-armed.

Good Luck

[Stentatron in reply to OlsBean]

Thanks for sharing your own experience mate, yes I expect I will start to lose less as time goes by so I am going to work harder in the exercise department.

Pre-armed!

[Hidden]

Hi When I lost weight previously my trainers at the gym said that I should try some different activity to restart my weight-loss rather than just doing more of the same activity e.g. if you run, don't go longer, try sprints/ interval training or run up more hills, if you cycle/ spin vary the pace and resistance and increase intensity. They also used to tell me to shock my body with foods - have a big intake day and then not. I guess it ties in with the 5:2 diet ideas. I plateaued years ago during a diet and one night had a pizza and then ice-cream and when I weighed in 2 days later I had lost 4 lbs! Not recommending a pizza and ice-cream diet but variation in diet and exercise does seem to help

[Stentatron in reply to Hidden]

Hi Mags,

I try and do steady state cardio and high intensity intervals. I haven't tried to 'shock' my body with a variation in my diet simply trying to eat approx 1500kcal a day. Maybe this is something I will try and do if / when my weight loss tapers off.

Thanks for your reply!

[Anna999]

Well done that's fantastic progress! Keep up the good work! 🌸