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What is the best way to loose weight

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Laursjayne123 · 26/04/2020 09:44

Hey guys
I'm currently 5 months postpartum and I've got on the scales this morning and I'm 10 stone my weight before birth was 8st 4 pounds I really feel unhappy in myself and I literally hate my body I really want to do something about it now before I put more weight on. Please tell me ways I can loose weight I was looking into slimming world but with the Coronavirus going on I can't got to the classes i was looking into Herbalife but I've seen good reviews and bad reviews so I'm kinda stuck if anyone could help me that would be great xxSmile

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MaggieTheFrog · 26/04/2020 10:01

I've been trying to lose weight for a few years, I'm 2 years post partum Confused I've done a lot of diets including Cambridge, WW etc. I Always put the weight back on!

I've now lost 1 stone and got another 1 to go Smile
What's helped me is tracking all my food using My Fitness Pal app. Staying to 1400 calories, upping my protein. I also do at least 30 mins of exercise a day be it a walk, Joe Wicks HIIT videos etc.
I've started reading James Smith: Not a Diet book- it's really opened my eyes to a lot of things and worth a look.
Also don't be too hard on yourself and it takes time. If you have a bad day, have a better day the next day.

Imboredinthehouse · 26/04/2020 10:03

Log onto My Fitness Pal and track calories. It’s amaing how ‘just that little bit’ can push you 400 cals over your daily target.
Work out your tdee -which is the amount of calories you need to stay exactly as you are-then reduce that number by 20% to find out how many calories you need to stick to to reduce weight.
tdeecalculator.net
Unable to exercise due to health conditions I’ve lost 2 stone by sticking to my daily calorie target.

PinPon · 26/04/2020 11:27

It boils down to this: Eat fewer calories and exercise more. You don’t need diet supplements to make it happen.

If you’re looking for an online exercise program with some nutrition tips for new mothers, I’d go for MUTU mamas.

pinknsparkly · 26/04/2020 11:53

It really is as simple as ensuring that the calories you eat are less than the calories you burn. HOW you choose to ensure that is up to you.

Personally, I like the MyFitnessPal to track my food and calorie intake - if you tend to cook from fresh then I would recommend getting a cheap food scale as "eyeballing" your portion sizes will usually be well underestimated! I also always find that when I make a serious effort to increase my fluid intake, I am less hungry generally overall so perhaps try that as a starting point?

Other people like to eat low carb or low fat (so reducing their calories by cutting out the calories in carbs or fat), intermittent fasting (where you eat say 500 per day 2 days per week and then "normal" but healthy foods on the other 5 days), one/two meals a day (where they skip breakfast and eat only lunch and/or dinner). Some people find the alternative methods of "calorie counting" used by Slimming World and Weight Watchers to be more helpful (as counting "syns" is basically a method of moderating the amount of high calorie foods you eat).

I'd suggest you sit and think about the biggest issues you have with eating at the moment and how to address those. Are you a big snacker? If so, can you replace snacks with sugar free squash/fizzy drinks instead? Or lower calorie snacks? Or find something else to do entirely when you feel the desire to snack? Do you not really snack, but eat huge portions of food at meals? If so, load your plate up with low calorie veggies so you still get the quantity of food but with fewer calories. Are you active at all? Try adding in a little more activity into your day such as a walk. It won't be enough to help you lose weight on it's own and don't add enough to make you more hungry so you eat more but it will help a bit towards increasing your calorie burn as well as making you feel generally better!

I would strongly advise taking the time to think about a plan that will work for YOU (your lifestyle, food preferences etc) and that you can maintain long term. Things like Herbalife can make you lose a lot of weight if you are strict about it, but it won't be sustainable long term unless you also change your eating habits once you stop on Herbalife/Slimming World/ etc.

AuntieStella · 26/04/2020 11:59

This is the Exercise topic, and you might find it helpful to browse (and re-post?) in Weight Loss Chat because, as the saying goes, 'you can't outrun a bad diet' and it probably is 80% about what you're eating.

But exercise is will help. What are you doing (if anything) at the moment? What sort of things did you enjoy before pregnancy? How much time do you have for exercise these days?

Pentium85 · 26/04/2020 12:21

It's really simple, you eat less and move more.

But evidently from your post you're looking for a quick and immediate results with crap like Herbalife etc so the actual way won't be of any use to you

PlugUgly1980 · 26/04/2020 16:40

Run!! I lost all my baby weight from taking up running again!

BarbeDeMaman · 26/04/2020 17:10

Imbored has it upthread. It worked for me too after running didn't (it did tone me but weight loss was down to cutting calories and making better choices for those calories)

Womenwotlunch · 27/04/2020 15:47

I lost my baby weight by walking for one hour a day ( six times a week)
I would put dd1 in her buggy and power walk.
Changed my diet, ate five small meals a day as I was breast feeding. I upped my protein and reduced my carbs.

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