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Re: Am I eating too much??
Kathi, I don't think you are eating too much but I have found that with each year, I need to do more exercise to lose than I ever did before, and if I don't exercise 4-5 times per week, I don't lose. Period.
Also, watch the amount of cheese. That is something I have to watch or it slows me way down. The two things that help me get things going are more non salad veggies such as peppers, broccoli, beans etc. and drinking a lot more water. Don't know if either of these pertain to you but that is what works for me. Also, I have had to severely limit my use of diet soft drinks and Propel because they also slow me down.
Truthfully though, 40 pounds in five months of active dieting is pretty much 2 pounds a week. That is a good, solid safe rate of loss.
One last note--others have noticed that as they lose they also must be watching calorie intake because as they lose their bodies can no longer burn the same high levels of calories that they used to. If you don't use fitday you may want to be brutally honest with it for a couple of weeks and see if your intake may possibly be higher than your calorie output. I have discovered that Fitday tells me I should be losing 2x faster than I actually do so I have a really resistant body, therefore I do have to watch my calories too. Hope some of this is useful. Jill
Kathi, I don't think you are eating too much but I have found that with each year, I need to do more exercise to lose than I ever did before, and if I don't exercise 4-5 times per week, I don't lose. Period.
Also, watch the amount of cheese. That is something I have to watch or it slows me way down. The two things that help me get things going are more non salad veggies such as peppers, broccoli, beans etc. and drinking a lot more water. Don't know if either of these pertain to you but that is what works for me. Also, I have had to severely limit my use of diet soft drinks and Propel because they also slow me down.
Truthfully though, 40 pounds in five months of active dieting is pretty much 2 pounds a week. That is a good, solid safe rate of loss.
One last note--others have noticed that as they lose they also must be watching calorie intake because as they lose their bodies can no longer burn the same high levels of calories that they used to. If you don't use fitday you may want to be brutally honest with it for a couple of weeks and see if your intake may possibly be higher than your calorie output. I have discovered that Fitday tells me I should be losing 2x faster than I actually do so I have a really resistant body, therefore I do have to watch my calories too. Hope some of this is useful. Jill
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