Hi Princess,
I too am looking to loose 40 lbs. before my next WDW trip in May. We will be there May 16th. I just had my third baby 4 months ago, and I am REALLY having a hard time losing it. I have lost 12 lbs. so far, and suddenly hit a plateau. I think I finally busted through it.
I learned one important thing recently... even though I am trying to cut calories, I have really picked up the exercise. The reason I hit a plateau for so long, was that I was not taking in enough calories. My body was going into "starvation mode". I was expending more calories than were coming in, so it made sense that I should be loosing weight, right? But if your body thinks it is starving, it stores calories. Therefore, the weight does not come off.
Here is what I am doing to try to loose those 40 lbs. I am keeping a food journal. It really helps to see what you are putting in your body. It helps you keep your ideal number of calories. I am very active, and excercise 5-6 days a week for 1.5 hours at least. I WAS consuming 1200-1500 calories a day. It turns out that it was not enough. I decided to boost it to 1800 - 2000 calories. It seems to be working now.
If you have a gym membership, that's great. But I know it can get expensive. If you don't, get some hand weights at 3,5, and 8 lbs. Do a ton of lounges ans squats. I do 3 sets of 25 each. Then be sure to do your upper body as well. Chest presses, bicep curls and trycep exercises help a lot. Remember that lifting weights will help build muscle, which helps burn fat.
I also went to GNC and bought Green Tea. It helps to burn fat.
I hope this helps. I would love to cheer you on! I need some cheering too! It you need someone to talk to, e-mail me at
secox28@msn.com.
Good luck... I am here for you!
Keep this in mind when you are hungry... It can take up to six weeks for your body to break-down a single french fry. I haven't eaten one since I found that out!!!
