https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 15 May 2026 15:58:51 +0000 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:36:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=32191 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=966347&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#966347 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 32191
Posted: 12 March 2010 at 4:36pm

breastfeeding doesnt mean the weight will 'drop off' as promised..haha
i am in the same boat. but because i am still BF my body is just holding onto that extra stores ( which makes sense )

cardio, cardio and definetly muscle work as the more muscle mass you have the more effectively your metabolic rate will be.

basic rule.....output MUST excede input!!!
good luck]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:36:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=966347&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#966347 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=965578&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#965578 Author: Brizzle
Subject: 32191
Posted: 11 March 2010 at 10:23pm

Hi all,

Just read all the great advice on here re. exercise and food intake - awesome!]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:23:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=965578&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#965578 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964741&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964741 Author: myonlineself
Subject: 32191
Posted: 11 March 2010 at 11:06am

Hey lou - with the ww points thing, do you know how many extra points to allow for bf? (sorry to thread jack!)]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964741&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964741 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964735&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964735 Author: LouD
Subject: 32191
Posted: 11 March 2010 at 11:00am

Thanks for that ladies........will def start a food diary and drag out and start using my points books.........ive got my free maccas 6.5 points meal

The only thing that i couldnt get my head around was the fact that before i was eating almost the same before i started exercising and i wasnt Gaining any weight so by my calculations when i started exercising and burning cals i shouldve started losing........and ive adjusted a couple of things also........

Will keep pushing on, cos im getting toned and fit in the mean time anyway........im just hoping i dont have to buy a whole new wardrobe for winter cos i dont have the money to atm]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964735&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964735 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964695&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964695 Author: jazzy
Subject: 32191
Posted: 11 March 2010 at 10:24am

I read an article saying that exercise does not necessary mean weight loss but does help tone while losing weight.

I agree it is all about what you eat, how much you eat & when you eat. I also think you should not beat yourself up over things you eat instead try & include them in your cal intake.

Find out your cal limit then plan your meals & make sure you don't deprive yourself, just limit things.

I drink heaps of cold water & have stopped weighing myself every 5 mins.

I think when I stopped stressing about losing weight I started to, lol.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:24:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964695&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964695 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964654&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964654 Author: bun_in_the_oven
Subject: 32191
Posted: 11 March 2010 at 9:56am

Exercize is only 20%
what you eat is 80%

so you can be swimming...running...cycling till the cows come home... unless you reduce your calorie intake you wont lose the weight

Portion control... thats also important.
Eat a high protien diet.. that will help to fill you up without all the calories.. yoghurt, chicken, cottage cheese, fish...etc

I joined WW when DS was 6 weeks old and have lost 17kg in 21 weeks.
I know the weeks i really keep to my points and 'eat less' i have a good loss on the scales..

Oh yeah i am breastfeeding too..

You mentioned metabolism.... bigger people actually have a faster metabolism than thin people.. ways you can boost yours is...

a black coffee first thing in the morning
drinking very cold water through the day/night
chilly and spicy foods

Good Luck and Keep going !]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:56:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964654&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964654 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964146&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964146 Author: Peanut
Subject: 32191
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 6:56pm

One of the big things I was taught in regards to weight loss was to make sure you mix things up e.g don't eat the same breakfast and lunch everyday and to mix up your exercise so that you don't do the same exercise everyday.

I am not sure how true this is but it appears to be working for me.

I rotate my breakfasts so one day cornflakes, next toast and marmite etc.]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:56:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964146&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964146 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964107&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964107 Author: LouD
Subject: 32191
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 6:22pm

Thanks for that.
I need to do a food diary thats for sure. Im actually pretty bad at remembering to eat, but have been making myself eat a small banana on toast on two peices of vogels every morning......the middle of the day is a bit of hit and miss, but have been having a sandwich lately and then dinner......ive never been any good at snacking.

Got some digital scales that do fat, muscle and water %.......not that its gonna help me, but at least i will see a small loss as opposed to my other scales that i can only notice kg loses]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:22:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=964107&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#964107 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963692&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963692 Author: lilfatty
Subject: 32191
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 12:52pm

A load of it depends on what you are eating, how often you are eating, when you are eating and what exactly you are doing in terms of exercise ... those factors determine whether you are doing too much and your body is fighting to keep what you have because you need it, or whether you are eating too much without realising it.

To be on the safe side, I would work out your daily calorie requirements (including the extra calories you need to breastfeed) and then take it from there, you only want to decrease your calories by 500 at a maximum.

Hope that helps some

Edited by lilfatty]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:52:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963692&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963692 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963691&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963691 Author: xLUCKYx
Subject: 32191
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 12:52pm

Hey it sounds like you are doing great and maybe your body is trying to hold your fat stores for your BFing. Perhaps if you increased your food that you are eating a bit by adding some extra fruit or even a protein shake?
At least you will be getting very fit!]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:52:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963691&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963691 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963681&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963681 Author: LouD
Subject: 32191
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 12:45pm

I am doing measurements but I just did them a week ago so gonna wait another week to remeasure, but i would have to say i dont think i have noticed any changes in the way clothes fit me....my two pairs of pre preg pants that fit me snuggly are still snug........

I do plateau real easy when trying to lose weight but initially you expect to lose a little in the beginning before you plateau, not plateau straight away

Damn my stupidly slow metabolism.......wish there was a way to bump that up a few notches!!
]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:45:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963681&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963681 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963665&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963665 Author: kebakat
Subject: 32191
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 12:28pm

Yup, if you go back through the weightloss thread I hit a period where I was going really hard and my eating was excellent and I didn't shift any weight. I ended up just swimming lots.. ie I was swimming between 6-9km a week depending on how many days I went and that helped get over that.

But yeah like eva said keep track of your measurements too.]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:28:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963665&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963665 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963659&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963659 Author: ooEvaoo
Subject: 32191
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 12:22pm

Are you taking your measurements aswell?. I know how disheartening it can be when you work your butt off and there is little or no reward....but it will come...Sometimes the scales may not move and I get a bit down but I can see changes in measurements can that lifts me back up. ]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:22:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963659&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963659 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963649&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963649 Author: LouD
Subject: 32191
Posted: 10 March 2010 at 12:16pm

I have been going hard for 4 weeks now. started walking, or swimming at least 4-5days to start, now ive kicked it up a notch and am walking, swimming, doing WII boxing, WII personal trainer (which does muscle group toning and cardio)

Im doing between 40-60mins of exercise 5 days a week now and i have not lost ANYTHING!!!

I am BFing, so im wondering if my body is going into shock and my metabolism has slowed right down to stop me from not having any fat stores for the breast milk.........if thats even possible

So has anyone else worked their tail off and got no where??? I have 10kgs to lose, which im not bothered about it happening immediately but just something for my hard work would be nice before i just give up altogether!!!

just to add i have changed a few things to my eating, nothing major cos i wasnt eating that bad to start with.

Im just finding it very disheartening cos its not like im sitting on my butt doing nothing and expecting my weight to drop.......but the funny thing was when i wasnt exercising my weight stayed the same as it has since i have started exercising so very hard to stay motivated when i know i could be this weight and not do anything

Edited by Chickielou]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:16:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32191&PID=963649&title=no-weight-loss-can-anyone-else-relate#963649