Weight not coming off...HELP!
taylor2533
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I have been logging my food since January, staying under my caloric intake 90% of the time, working out 5-6 times a week and I lost 5 of the 10 pounds I wanted to loose. Now, I've gained the 5 back and I haven't changed what I'm doing, if anything, I'm eating even better...I have 3 weeks to loose my 5 pounds again. Any suggestions???
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Eat fewer calories than you burn. It's that simple. So you are overestimating your activity or underestimating the food calories.
I'll just go ahead and say it now because 20 others will...are you weighing your food?0 -
Can you make your diary public?0
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I hear ya, I went 4 months doing the exact same (under cals, exercise every single day) to no avail. I lost NOTHING. I am now losing 1 to 2 pounds a week on a Liver Cleansing Diet. I highly recommend trying it! Has been an absolute life saver for me and I don't have to count calories, I eat when I'm hungry and have heaps of energy.-5
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I hear ya, I went 4 months doing the exact same (under cals, exercise every single day) to no avail. I lost NOTHING. I am now losing 1 to 2 pounds a week on a Liver Cleansing Diet. I highly recommend trying it! Has been an absolute life saver for me and I don't have to count calories, I eat when I'm hungry and have heaps of energy.
I use booze to clean my liver.0 -
ncboiler89 wrote: »I hear ya, I went 4 months doing the exact same (under cals, exercise every single day) to no avail. I lost NOTHING. I am now losing 1 to 2 pounds a week on a Liver Cleansing Diet. I highly recommend trying it! Has been an absolute life saver for me and I don't have to count calories, I eat when I'm hungry and have heaps of energy.
I use booze to clean my liver.
Good for u
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taylor2533 wrote: »I have been logging my food since January, staying under my caloric intake 90% of the time, working out 5-6 times a week and I lost 5 of the 10 pounds I wanted to loose. Now, I've gained the 5 back and I haven't changed what I'm doing, if anything, I'm eating even better...I have 3 weeks to loose my 5 pounds again. Any suggestions???
How far over do you go the other 10%? Are you weighing your food?
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I notice. That stress is been my killer as well as not drinking enough water and not sleeping at least seven hours. Food alone will not do it. So I am trying to rest my body rather than go every day to the gym. I go every other day0
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Can you open your diary?0
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »Can you open your diary?
Yep. If you want detailed advice you're going to have to make your diary public.
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DO IF (intermittent fasting). im eating 5 to 6 meals a day and working out 6 times a week but the result was frustrating even when i lowered my calories intake still the same, but when i switched to IF the fat melt off instantly.0
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Thank you everyone, I just made my diary public. I think that might help, along with weighing my food.0
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Drink 16 oz of water before every meal big difference buy the book the biggest loser by bob Harper it is great I lost 30 lbs since dec 2 good luck0
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It looks to me like you have your calorie goal set too high to lose weight. For many women, 1700 calories is their maintenance level. To lose five pounds in three weeks, you're looking at needing to drop your calorie goal to 1200 and not eating your exercise calories.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »It looks to me like you have your calorie goal set too high to lose weight. For many women, 1700 calories is their maintenance level. To lose five pounds in three weeks, you're looking at needing to drop your calorie goal to 1200 and not eating your exercise calories.
How could you possibly know that? You don't know her stats or activity levels. And there are plenty of women on here that maintain on 2500+ calories. That doesn't make it right to assume that'll suit everyone.0 -
Hi Taylor, I would say you need to used a scale. It will make the biggest difference. You also have gaps in logging. The last few pounds are the toughest to lose. So accurate logging is essential. watch this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
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terricherry2 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It looks to me like you have your calorie goal set too high to lose weight. For many women, 1700 calories is their maintenance level. To lose five pounds in three weeks, you're looking at needing to drop your calorie goal to 1200 and not eating your exercise calories.
How could you possibly know that? You don't know her stats or activity levels. And there are plenty of women on here that maintain on 2500+ calories. That doesn't make it right to assume that'll suit everyone.
This. OP, what are your stats? How tall are you, what's your current weight, goal weight?
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queenliz99 wrote: »Hi Taylor, I would say you need to used a scale. It will make the biggest difference. You also have gaps in logging. The last few pounds are the toughest to lose. So accurate logging is essential. watch this videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
This video totally made me get a scale and start logging with more accuracy. I've lost 17lbs so far, and I totally believe that its because I'm staying consistent with logging, and incorporating exercise.
I have heard that the last pounds are the toughest, but you'll get there! Just log accurately, and stay within your deficit... It will happen 0 -
Eat less.
Move more.
If you aren't losing, you aren't in a deficit0 -
It seems to me that there is an awful lot of bread, carbs, pasta, doughnuts, chips, etc in your log. Now I know people will say that as long as you're within your calories that's okay, but I would definitely not lose weight eating like that. Maybe I'm able regulate better when I'm low carb - which makes me wonder if you're under judging what you're consuming.
For instance, I know I'm not drinking only 5oz of wine.
But again, that's all me, not necessarily you.0 -
I looked at the last ten days: one day wasn't logged, one looked partially logged and a few entries seemed off like "green smoothie". I would probably tighten up the logging a bit and see if that helps.
I think my biggest question is, how long have you been doing this? And why do you only have 3 weeks to lose 5 lbs.. 5 lbs makes almost not difference in people. Heck, I can eat chipotle and gain that over lunch.0 -
Yes. Eat less.....0
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taylor2533 wrote: »I have been logging my food since January, staying under my caloric intake 90% of the time, working out 5-6 times a week and I lost 5 of the 10 pounds I wanted to loose. Now, I've gained the 5 back and I haven't changed what I'm doing, if anything, I'm eating even better...I have 3 weeks to loose my 5 pounds again. Any suggestions???
Could the 5 you've gained back be due to hormones? Food still digesting? Water retention? For me, a 5 lb gain is temporary, it usually whooshes after a few days. How does your body feel? Have you noticed a difference? Pants looser, or more snug? Your food looks normal to me (at least for the few days I checked out for the days you've logged). If you have a bit of extra cash maybe look into getting a FitBit (They are ~$100). I found that with MFP I was set to 1200 calories to lose 1.5 lbs a week, and I was always tired, my body started retaining a lot of water, and my fat started to feel really squishy. I upped my calories and all the water I was retaining just dropped right off. Then I got a FitBit, which really helped me to be able to gauge my activity levels a little better, and I'm eating more food now (about the same level your'e eating), and still losing because I make sure that there is a 500-1000 difference daily between my MFP food and my FitBit activity.
Just keep going, if you are making positive changes to your lifestyle you WILL see a difference. I would also recommend logging EVERYTHING, every day. It can be a pain in the butt, but it really does help a lot. If you check out my diary you'll see that I've had a few 3,000 calorie days, and the scale is still going down. I'm sure next week you'll be right back down to where you were!0 -
And your stats are...?0
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TimothyFish wrote: »It looks to me like you have your calorie goal set too high to lose weight. For many women, 1700 calories is their maintenance level. To lose five pounds in three weeks, you're looking at needing to drop your calorie goal to 1200 and not eating your exercise calories.
except for the fact that i eat at least 2000cal/day and am losing weight consistently.....0 -
leooftheyear wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It looks to me like you have your calorie goal set too high to lose weight. For many women, 1700 calories is their maintenance level. To lose five pounds in three weeks, you're looking at needing to drop your calorie goal to 1200 and not eating your exercise calories.
except for the fact that i eat at least 2000cal/day and am losing weight consistently.....
Agreed. Most active women (like the OP) I know are losing at 1700-2100 calories, which means maintenance around 2200-2600
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question: why was my post flagged?
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You need to be more accurate with your logging. You're eating more than you think and burning less than you think.0
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You've gained 5 pounds back by eating practically nothing? That's... Unusual, to say the least.0
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