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Weight probably varies quite a bit anyway, I think. If I drink half a liter of water my weight temporarily goes up by half a kilo too.

But mystery remains why there are more endomorphes these days, do they make more babies?

I nevver said endomorphs are meant to be fat. I stated, they gain fat easier.

Use both a scale and tape measure. There are times when your scale won't budge but you'll find you're down 1/2 an inch somewhere and other times when the tape stay the same but the scale drops a pound or two. I personally find it's best not to obsess about daily measurings, I do mine twice per week, but by using both a scale and tape, I see if there's progress somewhere and it's far easier to stay motivated.

Oh, and consistency is key. If you take measurements in the morning one day and right after dinner the next time, you'll always have variance. I try to do mine first thing in the morning, after using the toilet but before drinking a glass of water.

Try a higher intensity firm of cardio, running or P90X cardio or Plyometrics, Tapout XT is fun if you like striking.

Source: my veins and muscles pop out everywhere and I do over a thousand repetitions per workout.

Your weight will vary for all sorts of reasons throughout any given month. I don?t think there?s anything wrong with weighing yourself more than a few times a week, it?s easier to get used to the fluctuations in weight and to see when your daily calorie estimates are too high or too low (assuming you?re being pretty laid back about it and aren?t measuring all your food etc.). But 1300 kcal seems very little to go on, especially if you?re exercising everyday..? Just make sure you don?t overdo it or do anything at the expense of your health, the slower and smaller your changes are the easier they will be to maintain (in most cases).

This is what I ate today:
A brown bun (80 grams) with salmonfilet on it (350 calories total)
A few artichokes (50 cal)
80 grams of wheat spaghetti with 75 grams of carbonara sauce and veggies (550 cal)
A chocolate cookie(200 cal)
An apple (50 cal)
A diet coke (0 cal)

It doesn't make sense to think I won't lose weight but for some reason I think I wont. Also when I've eaten a lot in the evening I'm afraid my body will store it as fat and thay it's no use to cut calories.

How fast do you walk the 3.5 miles?

If you do it in 50 minutes, you're going at a pretty good rate. If you do it in 1 hour, you might be going too slow.

I walk about 5 kilometers an hour so it takes me about 70 minutes to complete. I would have burnt about 280 calories with this. 1450 (bmr) + 280 = 1730
1730 - 1200 = 530 calories deficit

LOL.....we should go walking together. I'll be your pace setter

I've been so lazy lately....but when I do walk, I walk about 4 to 4.5 miles per hour.

Back in the 90's, I used to run marathons. In one, I achieved an 8:48 minute mile, for a 3:47:03 time.

Cafeaulait: don't get obsessed with the numbers. Yes, pay attention to calorie intake so you're not eating more than you think you are, and get exercise. But beyond that....

I had a serious wakeup moment in my late teens -- I was in college, teaching aerobics, working out hard nearly every day, lifting, and still fatter than I was comfortable with. In retrospect I can see I was just getting used to my adult body after being a tiny skinny track thing, but I was dissatisfied at the time. And one day it hit me: I wasn't going to be eating less food. I wasn't going to be working out more. This was my body. Solution: Buy bigger clothes.

That's been pretty much my attitude ever since. I had another adjustment period after I had my daughter, and one more after I became a single mom responsible for supporting us and raising her with pretty much no help from anyone else, meaning I get less sleep and exercise and spend more time working in front of a screen than ever before in my life, a situation that'll keep on for another several years. I don't doubt I'll have another adjustment to make when I hit menopause. But from what I can tell, it's made life unusually sane -- and except when I've been ill, it's kept me in the same ten-pound range my whole adult life. So long as you're eating reasonably and getting good exercise...you know, man, that's your body. Love it, take care of it, don't fret at it. It's where you live, it's the thing that keeps you alive. Don't be mean to yourself about your weight, and don't worry too much about the numbers.

What's important, to me, is aerobic effect. Burning fat, while not burning muscle.

I'm not an advocate of people working out too hard at all. I believe people should enjoy their environment while working out. Working out at 135 beats per minute will enable you to enjoy your environment.

Do you have a heart-rate monitor, Café au Lait? I would say, if you work out at about 135-140 beats per minute, you won't get worn out, and you will burn many calories.

At 135 beats per minute, I can still talk to people. If you could talk to people while you work out, you're not working too hard.

If you walk at 4 miles per hour, for 1 1/2 hours, you'll burn off about 600 calories, I believe. I walk 6 miles in about 1 1/2 hours, I weigh 185 lbs, and I burn off about 730 calories.

I'm an old, fat fart at 53 years of age, 5 foot 5, 185 lbs LOL You're still young and nimble--you have advantages over me.

I would say that the ideal workout rate is where you could talk to people, yet are feeling like you are "working out."

Up until a couple years ago, I had a steady weight since I was in my early 20's, hiking, chopping wood, working construction, etc. I rarely needed to exercise to keep in fair health. then once I gave up on romantic relationships I been more like a castrated bull, care about little and gain lots of weight. One of the biggest reasons I gave up, is it seems I am most always the one putting all the work into the relationship, and with the first bump in the road its over, seems once the honeymoon is over they don't even really try, and if you had kids by them once its over they try and rip your heart out by taking the kids lock stalk and barrel then leaving me to hold the bag. I have never been abusive or the like in my life, but I sure been screwed in bad ways by women, and some were aggressively abusive then tried to blame me for setting them off. then all I hear is how bad men are to women. I am so sick of the double standards, its so not worth it any more..

Thanks for all of your advices. I was 70,2 on the scale this morning so obviously I'm very happy!
And I do 200 squats with dumbells every day btw.

What if they used drugs to lose weight instead of willpower?

As long as the weight is lost, without sacrificing health, and is kept off, it doesn't matter all that much HOW it was lost--though it is better, of course, if the weight was lost through exercise, rather than pills.