 Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, mjffey, an welcome. Bravo for being a vegan.
We currently offer a vegetarian meal planner route, which will become vegan in the very near future.
Indeed, 1000 calories is not enough. As you go through this program, there will be an adjustment period at the beginning, as you feel full and your weight situation will seem to not change – however you are getting your metabolism back up to par. You can speed this along by swapping out your exercise method for something new, at least for a little while, to wake up new muscles.
You are welcome to post here along the way if you need some help or “tweaking”. In addition to myself, we also have an exercise specialist who participates in these forums. |
 mjffey 10 years ago | Bev, you probably have the same problem as I have. Not eating enough. I can happily live on 900-1000 cals a day and feel great. Even when I was walking a lot and doing cardio I didn’t loose anything, but only gained weight.
Next week will be my first week here. Being vegan it might be a bit of a challenge, but with help from Sharon, it will hopefully work. |
 BevNorman 10 years ago | I heard there are four foods that you should not eat if you want to lose your belly. Can you tell me what they are. Thanks. I was going to send my menu for the week but I am in the midst of changing jobs and find my life is a little unstable right now so I find my eating habits are sporadic which is probably one of the reasons I am not losing weight as quickly as I should. Hopefully things will change once I move to my new job and things stable. |
 lis56beth 10 years ago | Hello Meagan. Not much as I had surgery about 3 weeks ago so walking, short aerobic videos and a bit of toning. Thanks |
 Meagan Lee 10 years ago | lis56beth,
Have you recently been working out? If so what have you been doing? This will give me an idea of your fitness level so I can give you proper guidance. |
| lis56beth 10 years ago | Hello Meagan,
Please would you advise how much cardio, toning etc. I should be doing each week. I look forward to your reply.
Many thanks |
| Meagan Lee 10 years ago | Bev,
I look forward to seeing your progress! If you have any specific questions or concerns please do not hesitate to ask! |
| BevNorman 10 years ago | Thanks for the ideas. I m tracking what I am eating this week and will let you know so you can tell me what I may be doing wrong and what I should change. Looking forward to seeing your response and I do hope I loose weight otherwise I will have to ask for my money back. |
| Meagan Lee 10 years ago | Bev, You are doing quite a bit of cardio and your body adapts very quickly if you do the same things all the time. I would suggest adding 2 more days of weight training and make sure you switch up the exercises or the reps and sets every 1-2 weeks. Do slower controlled movements and focus on the muscles you are working. This will add definition and lean muscle mass for fat burning at rest. Cardio only burns calories while you are doing it but adding lean muscle mass will burn calories while sitting at work! If you need more exercises to do let me know what you are currently doing and lets get you started on some new exercises! Meagan |
| Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, Bev. We’re happy to help. Hopefully some common foods can be found so that you don’t have to prepare two sets of meals. It may take time, but it is definitely good to grow into some common ground. |
| BevNorman 10 years ago | Okay what I am going to do is try and follow the menu plan but it is a little difficult because my husband does not eat like I do and it would mean having two meals. I am going to record everything I eat this week and then you can tell me what i should change. I will check for what new exercise I can do. I am extremely excited about working with you guys on getting on track. |
| Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, Bev. Unless something has been omitted (i.e. carbs from lunch), it actually looks like you are not eating enough, and your metabolism has slowed down. I suggest you try the Menu Planner application and take a look at the menus that it generates for you to get an idea of the overall amount of food you need in a day. Then you can substitute with the foods you are eating now. Don’t worry – it will be overall high in protein and fiber, and low in available carbohyrates.
To jump start your metabolism, I suggest trying new exercises, in which you have already expressed an interest. I am forwarding your query to the Club fitness specialist.
At first, your weight may not change, as your body gets used to normal amounts of food, but then the loss can take place. It is imperative that you get your metabolism back up to normal. |
| BevNorman 10 years ago | My height is 5’4″ and my weight is 138 (too much). I usually put in a bunch of kale, one tbsp peanut butter, one scoop of protein whey, one banana and a cup of blueberries, or strawberries or whatever I have in the fridge. I started one week ago, but can’t seem to drop more than 1 lb and then I go up again. I am pretty consistent with my lunches (usually a salad) and then for supper it varies but I do try and portion everything out appropriately. More veggies than meat. I don’t normally follow any particular diet but I was intrigued with this club so decided to try it out and lose some weight around my belly and generally tone up. Can you suggest anything I.e. different exercises, etc. I generally do a step class Monday evening, a Zumba class on tues, a core and step class on we’d, a do it yourself weight training session in thurs and a power class on Friday. |
| Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, Bev. Thanks for the info. What is your height and weight? Also, could you copy and past a day’s worth of your menu here? It will help.
Also, the recipe of your shake would also help alot – what are the amounts of the ingredients you listed before that you drink each am?
Thanks. |
| BevNorman 10 years ago | Okay my age is 60,I am extremely active (I usually do a gym class 3 Times a week) my menu for the day is I have a smoothie for breakfast, some fruit for a snack (apricots, strawberries or whatever is in season) then for lunch I usually have a salad (includes everything in my fridge lettuce,tomatoes, mushrooms, broccoli,cauliflower’ etc)) and sometimes tuna or salmon. If I have a snack at 3 it is usually fruit again. Then I work out for 1 hour and than some protein and a glass one two of red wine. |
