Rockstar..

AmberStarr_87
AmberStarr_87 Posts: 1,291 Member
edited November 11 in Health and Weight Loss
27 year old mom of 4, youngest is 1yr old. I weigh 185 & I'm 5'8. I was steadily GAINING weight after having my youngest. I was Probably consuming anywhere from 1800-2500 calories a day. Now I'm at about 1300 a day, I walk everyday- chase 4 kids around all day & try to do 30-60 minutes of yoga/body weight training everyday. The only thing I haven't changed- is that I drink 2 sugar free rockstars a day. I have been at this a month & lost 1lb. Is it possible that the sodium in the rockstars is making me stay FAT?! Help? I am not good at this, I've never had to diet before- my choices and the weight I gained with this baby are foreign to me. Any insight would be appreciated- thank you!

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  • LeanButNotMean44
    LeanButNotMean44 Posts: 852 Member
    edited January 2015
    You say you're consuming anywhere from 1800-2500 calories per day, which leads me to believe that you aren't weighing/measuring your food/caloric beverages. Your Rockstar drink may be sugar free, but I bet it has calories.

    Weigh and log everything (even beverages) and use the calorie goal that MFP sets for you.

    ETA: You are consuming too many calories to lose weight.
  • AmberStarr_87
    AmberStarr_87 Posts: 1,291 Member
    Edit- was consuming 1800-2500, now consuming 1300. Sorry.
  • LeanButNotMean44
    LeanButNotMean44 Posts: 852 Member
    edited January 2015
    Are you weighing your foods? If not, you are likely eating more than you think.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    A pound in the month is a good start, so you have lost something. You are simply eating more than you realize. Weigh your food, accurately log everything you eat, including those sugar free/calorie free Rockstars, and make sure not to eat all your exercise calories back if you are using the MFP database for your calorie burns.

    How much are you trying to lose? The less you have to lose, the longer it takes.
  • AmberStarr_87
    AmberStarr_87 Posts: 1,291 Member
    I will admit I only weigh my food 60-70% of the time. I log everything, including black coffee, water etc. I have a goal of loosing 40lbs. And I don't eat back my exercise calories (I worked for those to be gone- I want them to stay that way haha)
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    You have to weigh every solid food, and measure every liquid.

    Here a small video how easily you can under estimate your calorie intake.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    edited January 2015
    Here's your sign:
    amberstarrcogle wrote: »
    I will admit I only weigh my food 60-70% of the time.

    How do you know what you eat ... unless you know what you eat.

    HINT: you don't.

    Weigh and measure everything.

    Everything.

  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
    Losing a pound in a month is not bad at all! Just remember, this is not a quick process, but it's one that will be sustainable for the rest of your life.

    And also, logging your food accurately is essential, espically when you first start out. You have to know where the journey is starting to figure out the best path to take.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    Like everyone else said, it's not the Rockstar, it's the weighing.

    You can knock out a 750 calorie deficit EASILY just by using a bit too much oil, a bit too much peanut butter, heaping your measuring cup of granola, having a piece of meat that's 8oz instead of 5oz...it doesn't take much.
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