I just posted this as a comment but I think it is worth a post all on its own! I might even go and take some pictures of what it looks like!
So many of us, me included, are disappointed at only half a pound weight loss. BUT we WANT to be losing at a rate of about a pound a week. The slower it comes off the longer it stays off and it means we are losing fat and not fluid.
A wee experiment for you all. Go and raid your fridge for some butter or margarine or lard. Measure out half a pound and put it in some clingfilm/glad-wrap. Roll it out so it is about 1cm thick and just LOOK at how much fat it is. When you lose half a pound that is how much fat you are losing. Imagine that wrapped around a leg or an arm or stuck on your stomach or bottom. IT'S HUGE!
So next time you get on the scales...REJOICE at any amount of weight loss, no matter how small as it is all going in the right direction. If you really are disappointed with your progress or you have reached a plateau, examine your routine and diet. If you have been doing the same fitness day in and day out for weeks then your body becomes used to it and you need to step it up a gear. Throw in some interval training - vary your running speed, put in some sprints, do some stairs or hill running or try a circuit type of routine. In between your lunges or squats or any of your strength training, do 60second of skipping, with or without a rope (I don't have a rope but I do all the motions LOL!). Do this for a week and you will be surprised at the progress. Also you may need to drop your cals again as you have lost weight so try and reduce by 100cals a day.
As I have said before, this is not an exact science and all our bodies are different but the rule that DOES work is eating healthily and within your calorie allowance and exercising.
Now I am off to roll out some butter and post some pictures!
Happy Blitzing!
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