Tear me a new one,gained 8lbs despite diet and exercise, please help
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3400 calories yesterday, and lots of unweighted guesstimate entries.
Not seeing much of a mystery here....
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TimothyFish wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I am going with inaccurate logging + no food scale for 1000.00 Alex....
Cosigned.
I know some people are resistant to the idea of weighing their intake, but it is soooo very effective in getting your portions correct.
Here's a video showing the difference between eyeballing and using a scale:
And here's another one where vismal is using spoons and such to measure and is measuring a packaged food:
When you purposefully lay out a table to hide calories and demonstrate how much difference there can be between weighing food and eyeballing it, of course there is going to be a large difference. Most people don't underestimate their calories by as much as the guy in the video did. The larger the meal, the more people underestimate. For smaller meals, people are pretty good at guessing. Weighing one's food is one way to handle the problem, but not having a food scale isn't necessarily going to cause someone to eat too much.
Please stop generalizing.
This person who started this thread is obviously having a problem.
You coming in here with your anti-food scale agenda isn't being helpful.
There was also the matter of the second video I posted. You didn't address that one, I noticed.
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »you eat to much
When you gain you eat to much calories
Now the cause can be not weighing your food
Here a small video in addition to the earlier posted video's
Short one showing only what a difference it makes for some peanut butter and oats So two kinds of foods that makes hundreds of difference by weighing on a food scale or measuring cups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
Just be more accurate in your logging!
I'm so glad you posted this one. I was looking and looking for it, but couldn't remember what it was called!
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Obviously it is not literally required to use a food scale to lose weight, but especially if you are going to the trouble to log your food, why not actually increase your accuracy?0
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isulo_kura wrote: »No one has mentioned the thyroid yet
because as well as MFP being able to build muscle at incredible rates it also has the highest rate of thyroid issues on the planet
Also I have noticed that for anyone 30-39, the 30's are when it gets harder to lose weight. Repeat for the 40's, 50's and 60's. Everyone struggling is just in that one decade where it's not as easy as it is for everyone else.
Oh and I'm happy to have learned today that pointing out when someone is incorrect is exactly the same as nailing them to a cross and letting them die in slow agony. I guess from now on I'll take my hammer wherever I go...
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lol I'm actually having the easiest time in my 30s because I took my head out of my tuckus.0
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girlviernes wrote: »lol I'm actually having the easiest time in my 30s because I took my head out of my tuckus.
And I'm finding it not so bad in my 40's since mostly I'm too tired to go out drinking. SO MANY LEFTOVER CALORIES.0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »I am going with inaccurate logging + no food scale for 1000.00 Alex....
Cosigned.
I know some people are resistant to the idea of weighing their intake, but it is soooo very effective in getting your portions correct.
Here's a video showing the difference between eyeballing and using a scale:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKPIcI51lU
And here's another one where vismal is using spoons and such to measure and is measuring a packaged food:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5sovhvLAig
I LOVE both of these!0 -
girlviernes wrote: »lol I'm actually having the easiest time in my 30s because I took my head out of my tuckus.
And I'm finding it not so bad in my 40's since mostly I'm too tired to go out drinking. SO MANY LEFTOVER CALORIES.
Yay for fatigue!!0 -
Donuts, potato chips, pizza OH MY! You need to weigh/ measure everything! Try cutting out some of the crap, you take in alot of sodium! One day you were over by almost 2000 caloires, it only takes 3500 to equal 1 pound, and you were over a couple other days too, it adds up. Allow yourself a "cheat" once a week, not everyday!
Yeah I read the thread and looked at her diary, she's way over and inaccurate. Its amazing how people crucify you for suggesting a little clean eating. You don't have to be so exact with your measurements when your eating whole foods. Palm size serving of lean meat, one piece of fruit, handful of nuts. If measuring and weighing is too overwhelming this is an option
Oh please. A handful of nuts has more calories than my two pieces of bacon weighed out on the scale.0 -
Donuts, potato chips, pizza OH MY! You need to weigh/ measure everything! Try cutting out some of the crap, you take in alot of sodium! One day you were over by almost 2000 caloires, it only takes 3500 to equal 1 pound, and you were over a couple other days too, it adds up. Allow yourself a "cheat" once a week, not everyday!
Yeah I read the thread and looked at her diary, she's way over and inaccurate. Its amazing how people crucify you for suggesting a little clean eating. You don't have to be so exact with your measurements when your eating whole foods. Palm size serving of lean meat, one piece of fruit, handful of nuts. If measuring and weighing is too overwhelming this is an option
Oh please. A handful of nuts has more calories than my two pieces of bacon weighed out on the scale.0 -
I remember my 20s when I'd "watch" what I ate, changed to "lite" beer, worked out 20min a day, and lost 89lbs in a year.
Now it's complicated weighing, measuring, logging, and macro this and micro that. *kitten* I know it's worth it but damn it's so much harder than I ever thought0 -
sciencenovice wrote: »I remember my 20s when I'd "watch" what I ate, changed to "lite" beer, worked out 20min a day, and lost 89lbs in a year.
Now it's complicated weighing, measuring, logging, and macro this and micro that. *kitten* I know it's worth it but damn it's so much harder than I ever thought
I don't think that is a typical experience (losing close to 100 lbs with very minor changes). Welcome to the club of most people who have to really pay attention.0 -
I've lost weight in my 20s and 30s and don't feel that there is any difference. Today I have an easy app for logging calories instead of slate, chalk, and an abacus. But other than that it's the same.0
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Donuts, potato chips, pizza OH MY! You need to weigh/ measure everything! Try cutting out some of the crap, you take in alot of sodium! One day you were over by almost 2000 caloires, it only takes 3500 to equal 1 pound, and you were over a couple other days too, it adds up. Allow yourself a "cheat" once a week, not everyday!
*sigh* ..eating "crap" has nothing to do with it. It is the fact that the logging is not accurate and non use of a food scale.
You can eat donuts and what not, be in a deficit, and still lose weight.
Well since eating crap at a deficit isn't working for her..... For me if I eat junk I don't lose weight, I feel bloated and my performance suffers in my workouts. When I eat good healthy food my body responds much better to my efforts. That's all I'm saying!
OP is no where near a deficit.
Please list some healthy and unhealthy food and the reason that each said food is either healthy or unhealthy ...0 -
arditarose wrote: »Donuts, potato chips, pizza OH MY! You need to weigh/ measure everything! Try cutting out some of the crap, you take in alot of sodium! One day you were over by almost 2000 caloires, it only takes 3500 to equal 1 pound, and you were over a couple other days too, it adds up. Allow yourself a "cheat" once a week, not everyday!
Yeah I read the thread and looked at her diary, she's way over and inaccurate. Its amazing how people crucify you for suggesting a little clean eating. You don't have to be so exact with your measurements when your eating whole foods. Palm size serving of lean meat, one piece of fruit, handful of nuts. If measuring and weighing is too overwhelming this is an option
Oh please. A handful of nuts has more calories than my two pieces of bacon weighed out on the scale.
The idea that a handful of nuts is a good snack is so misleading. I can have all of about 12 almonds for that. It sometimes does the trick but not always.
For 30 more calories I can eat an english muffin with a scrambled egg, cheese & turkey sausage. So much more bang for my buck there.
ETA:I've lost weight in my 20s and 30s and don't feel that there is any difference. Today I have an easy app for logging calories instead of slate, chalk, and an abacus. But other than that it's the same.
lol!
~Lyssa
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I love my fatty nuts, but yes, measuring is required.0
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macgurlnet wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Donuts, potato chips, pizza OH MY! You need to weigh/ measure everything! Try cutting out some of the crap, you take in alot of sodium! One day you were over by almost 2000 caloires, it only takes 3500 to equal 1 pound, and you were over a couple other days too, it adds up. Allow yourself a "cheat" once a week, not everyday!
Yeah I read the thread and looked at her diary, she's way over and inaccurate. Its amazing how people crucify you for suggesting a little clean eating. You don't have to be so exact with your measurements when your eating whole foods. Palm size serving of lean meat, one piece of fruit, handful of nuts. If measuring and weighing is too overwhelming this is an option
Oh please. A handful of nuts has more calories than my two pieces of bacon weighed out on the scale.
The idea that a handful of nuts is a good snack is so misleading. I can have all of about 12 almonds for that. It sometimes does the trick but not always.
For 30 more calories I can eat an english muffin with a scrambled egg, cheese & turkey sausage. So much more bang for my buck there.
~Lyssa
Agreed. Nuts have their place but are not a low calorie snack. At least for people like me who prefer volume.0 -
arditarose wrote: »macgurlnet wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Donuts, potato chips, pizza OH MY! You need to weigh/ measure everything! Try cutting out some of the crap, you take in alot of sodium! One day you were over by almost 2000 caloires, it only takes 3500 to equal 1 pound, and you were over a couple other days too, it adds up. Allow yourself a "cheat" once a week, not everyday!
Yeah I read the thread and looked at her diary, she's way over and inaccurate. Its amazing how people crucify you for suggesting a little clean eating. You don't have to be so exact with your measurements when your eating whole foods. Palm size serving of lean meat, one piece of fruit, handful of nuts. If measuring and weighing is too overwhelming this is an option
Oh please. A handful of nuts has more calories than my two pieces of bacon weighed out on the scale.
The idea that a handful of nuts is a good snack is so misleading. I can have all of about 12 almonds for that. It sometimes does the trick but not always.
For 30 more calories I can eat an english muffin with a scrambled egg, cheese & turkey sausage. So much more bang for my buck there.
~Lyssa
Agreed. Nuts have their place but are not a low calorie snack. At least for people like me who prefer volume.
30 grams of pistachios seriously fills me up. I eat them slowly and relish every one.0
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