Counting calories, working out...no weight lose

cindy7215

Hi I'm a 44 year old female and discouraged. Need meal and snack ideas.

elaiesay2

Hey there. Keep your chin up. I've been back on MFP for a month now, and have mostly used the site to pinpoint my problem areas and how to change them. Like realizing if I save my walk/run on the treadmill for late afternoon, that usually keeps me from eating half a bag of cheese curls at that time. You can friend me if you want, just getting "you go girl" messages can help too.

jgrummert123

I know it's hard to not get discourage but really it's a slow process, losing weight. If you are working out a lot, you are gaining muscle which is weight. If you are eating right, working out and feeling healthy that's a great thing. I have lost 20 pounds since November. I make sure I eat at the exact same time every day. I eat a small bowl of grain cereal with small glass of orange juice, some nuts for morning snack, tuna on salad with fruit for lunch, a healthy snack in the afternoon and then a meat, potato and veggie for dinner. I make sure my portions are small and I drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. Plus I take turmeric (vitamin Supplement) daily. I work out directly after dinner for 10-20 minutes and I do not drink or eat anything after 7pm. These are just examples of what I might eat. If I eat out, I order healthy and if the portion that they serve is large, I get a to-go-box right away and put half of it in the container, then I eat the rest. You mind seeing an empty plate, makes you feel full. I treat myself to "1" piece of dark chocolate a day, just satisfy my sweet tooth.
It is really hard but if you keep with it, it will work. Do not worry about counting calories. The only thing about calories, if I work out and myfitnesspal gives me additional calories because of that, I do not eat more to get rid of the calories earned. I stick with my 1200 calories a day. Some say that wrong but it works for me. If you ever want to talk, I'm here.

jgrummert123

P.S. My name is June and I am turning 50 March 23rd. Ugh! I was 154 pounds on November 11th and now I am 133.8 Keep up the good work!

beanrider

It is hard, and it is slow, but stay the course and you will see results! Seems like when I turned 45 my body decided it luvs all of the fat and must hold on to it! I am just keeping within my calories, tracking and working out and I KNOW it will change my body. Try not to get discouraged, the changes will come. I try to keep my meals simple, it is just easier for my blonde brain. Breakfast is mostly cereal or oatmeal, maybe some eggs on the weekend when I have more time, wrapped in a high fiber tortilla with cheese and salsa. Lunch is salad with grilled chicken, or sometimes a lean protein and veggies if the cafe at work is making something decent. Dinner gets more variety, it can be anything from a protein bar and fruit to salmon and baked potato and every now and then pizza. Snacks are usually fruit, I really do love all fruits, almonds, Greek yogurt with a little granola, apple with PB, carrots and hummus. Feel free to friend me.

My_Butt

I weigh right around 150, and I've been working out real hard and eating very healthy. I haven't lost any weight, but I've noticed I am doing much better in my workouts. I can run longer on my treadmill, I can get through my insanity DVDs a lot easier, so it doesn't matter that I'm not seeing a change on the scale. I know good things are happening, so that's what keeps me going.

MKEgal

Here's a newbie help post you might find useful.
It includes links to an assortment of helpful info, including sexypants (go read it now), goal setting, weighing/logging food accurately. motivation...

If you've been paying attention to what you eat, and exercising, and you've been at it for a month with no weight loss or gain, you're eating at maintenance. In order to lose 1 lb per week, cut 500 cal/day from that.
(Or else you're eating more than you think, which is really common. Weigh &/or measure all your food until you get a handle on what portions really look like.)