hey you guys, thanx for that info! I have been doing some mental arithematic (and drivin my family mad asking - how many metres in a mile... how many pounds in a kg...... how many minutes in a day lol!).... no seriously i've had a think about what you both have said - hope you both read this and can give me further thoughts....
Firstly: water intake - 2 litres minimum. I've been using one vanilla packet per day and making hot tea/coffee throughout the day. I usually drink 8 cups per day. Am I right thinking 8 cups is 2 litres? I am going to add on a litre of water for next week. And second question on the water intake: is the 2 litres to include your shakes or the 8oz/1 cup you should drink with the shakes etc to the 2 litres? (if its extra that may explain a lot and as one of you said, my stick was very dark).
Calories: Wow i'm becoming a walking brainbox on this! I had a think about what you said and came to the following logical thinking (pls hope you read to the end, bear with me its bit longwinded sorry)........
1lb of fat = 3500cals. So to lose even 1lb per week conventionally you would have to burn 500 cals per day.
I thought right - i want at least an extra pound on my weigh ins to be lost so i'll adapt this info along with doing lipotrim. Obviously i cant do anything about the cals i'm ingesting so i figured right additional exercise, walking further.
Invested in a pedometer:- To lose the extra 500 per day, depends on the persons weight. I listened to what Lincs said and so researched approx weights and how many steps each weight would need to walk each day to burn 500. If anyone is interested i can post this as a new thread.
Steps:- i calculated it into steps (one step being the 60cm) primarily as i could split it throughout the day and it would be more accurate to keep track of than mileage (for anyone interested you can convert your steps into miles, hence quizzing how many metres in a mile)....
eg. 70kg, to lose 500 in a day hence 1lb/wk, steps = 12,835. (metres: 12835 x 60 = 7700m, metres -> miles, 7700/1624 = 4.75Miles per day).
So i've got my pedometer if i want to double check steps, or do just under 5miles each day. And i'm hoping all of that will burn a measley extra 1 pound per week. As i want to be losing at least 4 lbs a pop!
Am i really being too hard on myself? I honestly thought i would lose 2/3lbs a week on a "normal" diet, hence expecting more on lipotrim. I will be looking at the water issue more closely too.
I've always been approx 9st but worked flippin hard to be around that weight, half stone either side. Running/army training/scuba diving. The reason i went on lipotrim and shot up to 12.2st was i broke my leg badly this year. I really want my fitness back, my figure back, my confidence back. Perhaps i'm being impatient but i feel so deflated. I'm so pleased for all of you having great results, i just feel very left behind even amongst the lipo group now
I know Rome wasnt built in a day but it wasnt built in my lifetime either!!x