How to lose the last few kgs ?

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Pierre Ammoun - 30 Jun 2004 17:15 GMT

Hello,
This is my first post here ..
Im 37 years and I weight now 92.5 kgs. my height is 167cm
I know Im still overweight but Im quite happy because I just lost
25 kg in 3 months.

My problem now is that I have set a goal with my doctor to be 85kg.
It s been 2 weeks now, not only I haven't loset weight, but I have put on
2kgs !
Im really depressed.
what to do ?
please help.

Im following a normal diet (low calorie ) with ups and downs.
somedays I eat around 800 cal,. where as somedays I eat up to 1500.
but never higher than that.
thanks for your help.
pierre

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Ignoramus31546 - 02 Jul 2004 12:10 GMT

> Hello,
> This is my first post here ..
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> but never higher than that.
> thanks for your help.

Pierre, how do you know how many calories you eat? Do you record all
food that you eat, somewhere? Do you have a binge once a week or so,
as sometimes happens?

Also, sometimes weight loss "stalls", which is to say it temporarily
stops, and is then resumed.

How do you exercise?

i

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Heywood Mogroot - 02 Jul 2004 22:02 GMT

> Hello,
> This is my first post here ..
> Im 37 years and I weight now 92.5 kgs. my height is 167cm
> I know Im still overweight but Im quite happy because I just lost
> 25 kg in 3 months.

4lbs/week was way too fast for healthy loss. Most people aren't happy
knowing they've lost muscle.

> My problem now is that I have set a goal with my doctor to be 85kg.
> It s been 2 weeks now, not only I haven't loset weight, but I have put on
> 2kgs !

Not surprising. You can only starve yourself so long until the body
says, whoah there buddy.

> Im really depressed.

You have a choice. Fix it or be miserable.

> what to do ?

1) Stop starving yourself -- eat sensibly
2) Start a muscle-building plan, with intelligent use of carbs and
protein to help muscle gain
3) Eat a balanced diet that works for you

> please help.
>
> Im following a normal diet (low calorie ) with ups and downs.
> somedays I eat around 800 cal,. where as somedays I eat up to 1500.

1500-2000 should be your goal. If you don't lose at 2000 up your
exercise.

> but never higher than that.

Dieting shouldn't be about starving. It's about burning more than you
consume.

Eating less than 1000 kcal/day is a sure way to screw up your
metabolism, lose muscle, and feel shitty all the time.

Join a gym. Get advice about how to build muscle mass (the basics
aren't that complicated). Stop trying to lose all the weight in one
month -- shoot for 1kg/week max.

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Pierre Ammoun - 12 Jul 2004 11:58 GMT

Thx for the reply guys.
I have joined a gym and will start a body building plan (a soft one)
and will stick to loosing 1k or so per week.

> > Hello,
> > This is my first post here ..
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> aren't that complicated). Stop trying to lose all the weight in one
> month -- shoot for 1kg/week max.

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