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What else should I do?

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Flappingflamingo · 19/07/2020 14:22

I'm 5ft 2, about 5-8 yrs ago I was between 8-9st, I was happy, admittedly I had gone to slimming world but I worked for me at the time. Over the years my weight has crept up, too much wine, not thinking about what I was eating etc
Anyway I'm now over 11st which is overweight for my height and I hate it, nothing looks good on me, I hate looking at photos of myself and just generally hate it. I go back to work in 2-3 weeks so I've decided to use this as an incentive to start sorting myself out as I want to feel comfortable in my work stuff.
So for 15 days I've not touched a drop of alcohol and have been doing 25-30mins of exercise, not eating crisps, making homemade meals, not just stuff I can bung in the oven but I've not lost a thing!
No weight, no inches-nothing! I know it's only been 2 weeks, I'm not expecting miracles or for it to happen overnight, I'm realistic, I know it takes time but I honestly thought there would be some difference by now, I'd look a bit different, feel different or my clothes to feel a bit looser but there is absolutely no difference 😢 I'm loosing confidence and hope. What can I do to help me lose this weight? Obviously I'd love to loose 3st but I'd be happy with 2, please help before I give up completely!!

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FatherBrownsBicycle · 19/07/2020 14:39

Start logging everything you consume on My Fitness Pal and I mean EVERYTHING. It was an eye opener to me to see how many calories I was actually eating in a day. Also the 2000 calories a day for women is too much for a lot of women.
Work out your tdee
tdeecalculator.net
That’s the amount of calories to aim for if you want to stay the same weight. To lose weight reduce the amount by 20%
I’ve lost 2 & 1/2 stone painlessly by logging everything I eat. It helps me make better choices. Some sandwiches have more calories than a portion controlled roast dinner!

Flappingflamingo · 19/07/2020 15:14

Thank you, I'll look into that now

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