Extra Easy Days I'm stuck.....

Hi all, I Got to target May 2010 and stayed target until Feb 2011... I'm now really struggling with my weight - I'm half a stone heavier now!!!
I don't seem to be losing any weight no matter how hard I try... I've started a running program (3 weeks ago) and I run 3 times a week, and walk my Daughter to and from school. I weighed myself this morning and I'm exactly the same as last week!!!!

hiya

am going through the same thing only am trying to get to target no matter what I do its not moving or am getting 0.5lb (which I no is better than nothing )

this week am trying speed soup everyday for lunch and fish for dinner also trying to increase my water intake

have u tried eating more speed foods

what type of foods are u eating? are u eating enough to cope with the extra exercise

have u measured urself in inches incase the increase in exercise is moving ur inches

dont worry we will get there

Thank you for replying to me... I've been eating superspeed soup for lunch every day, I try and drink loads of water, and I think I'm eating enough!!!!
I get so disheartened by it all.....

sarahod72 said:

Thank you for replying to me... I've been eating superspeed soup for lunch every day, I try and drink loads of water, and I think I'm eating enough!!!!
I get so disheartened by it all.....

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Perhaps your converting fat to muscle with all that running

I wish i measured myself before I started running....

why dont u measure urself now and see what happens this week

ano how disheartening it is I ate scan bran and speed soup everyday this week and sts, but chin up we will get there

I thought a varied week was best not sticking to the same meal everyday?

I know some ppl at my group don't drink large amounts of water as they think it makes them gain on the weeks they do it.

Have you tried success express?

I gained 7lb on holiday (March) and lost the first 3lbs ok but the rest just didn't want to shift. A few weeks ago our C mentioned success express & I gave it a try & I'm now 1lb over target

Success Express is 2/3 superfree & 1/2 free. A first it seems a bit of a facing but I love mashed carrots & swede, cabbage, spinach, rocket, toms, etc give it a whirl it could just work.

Thank you all for your support. I weighed myself this morning and lost 2 pounds!!!! I will measure myself too

I think i'll try success express and see how I get on

Braxs said:

Perhaps your converting fat to muscle with all that running

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Er,not possible.

Fat is fat, and muscle is muscle - one cannot magically turn into the other!

Muscle can be built after (sustained) levels of exercise, conversely fat can be burned off and lost, but they are two entirely separate entities.

Muscle is not "heavier" than fat by the way - but has greater density - so 1lb muscle is the same weight as 1lb of fat - but the muscle is denser and hence 1lb would take up less space than fat.

What can happen at the beginning of a new exercise regime is that water is retained as it is needed to help repair the muscle that is damaged when starting out on new exercise, which may sometimes explain unexpected gains/maintains when starting out on a new exercise regime.

Stick with it, i'm sure it will pick up. I've just dropped out of target range too and am struggling to get back in, so am also having a full on superspeed soup/fishy/scan bran/ sucess express/ water challange week!