40 Day Weight Loss Challenge..

Lifestyle Health & Fitness
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Hey, thanks for the support

Agreed, I need to keep an eye on my calorie count

I need to keep my calorie intake down to 1800

Lunch: Was 5 Oatcakes (250 calories) & 2 laughing cow triangles (200ish )

Total today: 550+350=900, so have 900 left for dinner & finished my curves session too

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You are keeping your calorie intake 1800 or 900? Confused!

1800 is a bit too much in my opinion if you are trying to lose weight in such a short period. Also, I think you are consuming food that doesn't fill you up but has too many calories.

My bkfast today was Pam fried egg which is rougly about 90 calories, a slice of wheat bread, about 90 calories, and a cup of tea with skim milk which is about 100 calories. So, I kept my bkfast under 300 calories and I am full. I usually have a fruit (sometimes more than 2... you can totally have as much fruit as you like) and a cup of fat-free yogurt for lunch. My dinner is usually early. I try to make myself a big whole wheat sandwich with lots a veggies and cold cut meat so that fills me up GOOD. It takes time to make all the things I mentioned but try not to eat processed food which has too many calories and it doesn't fill you up.

Also, you've been working out for a while (a month), your workout time should slowly go up as you get more and more used to the workouts. You have to challenge your body. I can easily workout for 2 hours. When I started I could barely do 15 mins. Do different exercies because your body gets used to the same routine.

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calorie counting isn't ideal as ultimately the plan is to lose the weight and maintain it , so do you plan to count calories for the rest of your life?

An alternative is to simply cut back the carbs and eat more high protein foods ....... with excersise

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1800 was going to be my intended Calorie Intake (so I have eaten 900 cals and would have 900 more for dinner)

How many calories do you feel I should take, I am rubbish at dieting so any tips would be really helpful

Totally agree with you on the workout time, unfortunately Curves is a strict half hour thing (2 circuits) so I try and focus on making it harder each time I go by more repititions but will definitely start running in the mornings or evenings to push myself

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Hey Shabnaam, That is what I have been doing, I have cut down on carb stuff , focusing on more veg and fruit .. lekin I have gone wrong somewhere :(

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confucius you say your calorie intake is 1800 and you plan to spend 900 of that on dinner - first of all 900 calories is a too high amount of calorie intake to consume in one sitting , what exactly is the 900 calorie dinner you plan to eat ?

An ideal dinner meal for healthy weight loss would be piece of grilled chicken breast with side of steamed green veggies which would equate to approx. 300 - 350 calories .

Cut down your daily intake to 1600 , and spread the range over smaller , healthier meals throughout the day .

Goodluck

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You may also have a single serve of carb per day for breakfast or lunch ( piece of bread , 1/2 cup rice , etc ) but that is all and for dinner must consist of a serving of protein alongside steamed or raw vegetables (except for potatoe and carrot) OR soup.
so something like grilled chicken and steamed brocolli , seared steak with beetroot salad,

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continue doing your curves daily workouts and do not give up when you see no results on the scale , persistance pays off ! I PROMISE :)

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Shabnaam is right about eating right. You have so much you can eat so make the most out of it by adding healthy food to your diet. I eat EVERYTHING but I know how much to eat. I have pretty much everything in my diet, carbs, protein, fruits, veggies, dairy products. I couldn't eat just protein so I had to include carbs in my diet too, umm because I love carbs. So instead of eating way too much bread or rice I just eat brown bread. Eliminating carbs completely is definitely not a long term solution at least for me. I want a lifestyle where I eat everything... just healthier. More fruits and veggies, whole wheat instead of white, more lean meat etc. And luckily, I am not a fan of sweet stuff.

And like Shabnam mentioned, 300-350 calorie dinner is a good, you don't need 900 calorie dinner.

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i agree completely with shabnam and spiral ... i consume 1200-1300 calories in a day plus excercise and i am gradually increasing my excercise timings and what shabnam says persistance pays off :)

yesterday my excercise routine was like this 45 mins of walk and jog,15 mins of jumping rope and 15mins of yoga.. breakfast an apple and a cup of oats,lunch a plate of daal with few apricots and had an orange after an hour,dinner ghar ki roti with salan and a cup of green tea ... tadaaaaaa :)

best part is i feel REALLY GOOD AND FRESH after my workout routine .. how r u guyz feeling !!

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Hey All,

Thanks for the advice, I realise now 1800 is way too much ..

I took on your advice and had 2 sides of veg and some chicken last night.. I cut down on the white rice totally and feel good

Unfortunately I had a deadline so wasn't able to run yesterday so will start running from today as well as doing my curves

Breakfast
6am: Banana
8am: Oat cereal - 250 cals
2 Glasses of water

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GOOD breakfast :k:

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Just talking to myself please accept my apologies

lbs to lose =22
Calories to expend 1 lb = 3500

To expend 22 lbs worth of calories (22 x 3500) = 77,000

BMR (As in calories expended if I was doing nothing) per day = 1500 (slow BMR during fasting)

Calories used by BMR for month (1500*30days) = 45,000

Remaining Calories to expend = 77,000-45,000 = 32,000

Exercise & burn 500 calories a day for 30 days = 500 * 30 = 15000

Remaining calories to expend = 32,000 - 15000 = 17000

Calories to burn per day for 30 days =17000/30 = 566 calories..

So in essence , I need to produce a calorie deficit of 1066 calories through eating less than 1500 calories and expending atleast a 1000 calories a day..

So that 1000 needs to be by cutting down on my diet and getting my exercise..

Reality hurts when you realise the real picture.. but IT CAN BE DONE

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^ well done first of all for being this motivated and actually doing something about it! unlike me :bummer:

i wish you lots of of luck and inshallah u will achieve your goal weight! reading this thread and the 30 day shred thread

has really motivated me to get up and get on with the exercises as i dont eat much bad food its just that i dont make time for

exercise, i have 3 young kids and its gonna be mega hard with the summer holidays and ramadan but inshallah

i want to lose some weight by eid! :bummer: good luck to you all :slight_smile:

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Hey Join in the more the merrier, on a positive note, summer holidays you can take the kids and yourself out for walks maybe or get involved in a lot more calorie expending activities

How much do you plan to lose?

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Update :

Curves - Done
Lunch - Veg Soup with whole Cauliflower, Broccoli - 150 cals only

Total Cals til yet: 400 cals

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Hello again,I have been sticking to my diet for the week or so and so far I don't see a difference. I am trying to lose 10 pounds by eating less than 900 calories and working out for an hour. My workout is jumping rope for the most part and some stretching. Jump rope if you want to sweat like a pig. It also burns more calories than running. Because I am tiny I burn about 400 to 500 calories an hour. I have cut out soda and junk food from my diet and I have a lot more energy. I am drinking less coffee and drinking more water. If anything, I just feel more motivated to keep going. I am scared to weigh myself because I am probably heavier than I think, lol.

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Glad you're feeling good.. If you have based your calorie intake on 900 and 1 hr of skipping, I am sure you have lost..

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Hey All, where you all at..

Update frm moi..

Had a really good dinner last night

Ommelette, Veg Boiled and a very clear lettuce soup that aunty made

I then did half an hour skipping, which knackered me, how do you girls do it for an hour.. i must have spent half my time stationary trying to catch my breath

I still haven't gone for a run, I must must do it.. Please ALLAH give me the willpower to wake up in the mornings and run..please

This am..

6am - Banana
9 am - Coffee and a whole pint of lemon water

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hiding :(
i went to my friends house yesterday and had a plate of biryani for dinner and 1scope of ice cream and didnt do excercise :(
for breakfast i had an omlette sandwich in brown bread,lunch a bowl of boil corns and 1 orange and few apricots.