Not losing weight but I'm doing everything right!
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My starting weight was 137 and I'm 5'5", and my friend and I decided that this summer we were going to make healthier choices and exercise almost everyday. We've been at this for about 2 weeks now and I weigh 141 right now. [We have ran/walked 1 mile each day and occasionally ride our bikes 4.6 miles the same day, on top of that we have been doing a small set of exercises like crunches, squats, planks, leg lifts and tricep dips.] [For breakfast it's either oatmeal with strawberries/blueberries or egg whites and a piece of fruit, lunch is usually a asian chicken salad with a strawberry green tea smoothie, and then usually a snack of yoplait yogurt that's been frozen (aka frozen yogurt) and then dinner is something my mom made or a salad and grilled chicken wings.] That's mainly what it's been like but it sounds healthy to me!!! Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong. I stay under the 2,000 cal limit and I exercise, I'm getting really discouraged.
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Are you weighing your foods, counting everything you eat? You might be gaining muscle and according to your profile you have 41 pounds to lose. Maybe open your diary, you might get better feedback that way.0
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Do you weigh everything you eat on a food scale?
Do you measure all your caloric liquids including salad dressings and oils in measuring cups? Do you log everything in your mfp diary?
Have you entered your weight, height etc into mfp to get your calorie goal?
If you are gaining instead of losing, you are eating more than you think.
ETA-if you lose 41 pounds you will be severely underweight!!!
That would be very unhealthy so no! Do some research and find the correct amount you should lose!!!0 -
How do I open my diary?0
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Are you seriously trying to lose 41 pounds?0
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craziedani wrote: »Are you weighing your foods, counting everything you eat? You might be gaining muscle and according to your profile you have 41 pounds to lose. Maybe open your diary, you might get better feedback that way.
While she won't be gaining muscle...I didn't notice the ticker. Just the username. So...0 -
I'm trying to lose weight (the healthy way) and I just don't see what I'm doing wrong. I don't weight my food but I do measure everything and I don't always finish it but I still put in the entire amount of cals. And when I made this account my goal was to lose 41 lbs but idk how to change it, my goal now is 20-25.0
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Anorexicdiary wrote: »I'm trying to lose weight (the healthy way) and I just don't see what I'm doing wrong. I don't weight my food but I do measure everything and I don't always finish it but I still put in the entire amount of cals. And when I made this account my goal was to lose 41 lbs but idk how to change it, my goal now is 20-25.
How old are you? Also you might be taken more seriously if you change your username.0 -
healthygreek wrote: »Anorexicdiary wrote: »I'm trying to lose weight (the healthy way) and I just don't see what I'm doing wrong. I don't weight my food but I do measure everything and I don't always finish it but I still put in the entire amount of cals. And when I made this account my goal was to lose 41 lbs but idk how to change it, my goal now is 20-25.
How old are you? Also you might be taken more seriously if you change your username.
I'm 20. I just got back onto MFP last week for the first time in awhile so I haven't really checked the settings or anything, I was mainly focused on the calorie counting.0 -
2000 as daily goal seems quite a lot, I wonder how you got that. Do you have a very active way of life? And looks like you are eating way less veggies than you should be.0
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It doesn't matter what you eat but how much. Your diet can be completely "healthy" (which is really subjective btw, as I don't consider any foods good or bad) and you can still gain weight if you eat too much. But I'm confused. You're a healthy weight now...and trying to become an unhealthy weight...and your username doesn't help you out much. Have you considered speaking to a professional?0
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2000 as daily goal seems quite a lot, I wonder how you got that. Do you have a very active way of life? And looks like you are eating way less veggies than you should be.
My goal used to be 1,200 cals but I heard 2,000 was the general amount of cals and yes, I would say I have an active life. And unfortunately I don't like any veggies other than carrots (yes I've tried them) so I usually stick to fruits (I know they can be high in sugar)0 -
If her profile photo is really her, we already have a red flag.0
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OP, you're within a healthy weight range for your height. If you want to 'look better naked', then add resistance training. Your diet seems balanced, but I am concerned due to your nickname that you may have an eating disorder and are trying to use this site to restrict and lose more weight. Are you in recovery or are you trying to restrict? Your original goal of 40lbs loss would lead us to believe the latter. Please make sure you are approaching health and fitness in a positive way and not in a way that will harm you. Anorexia can kill you, it is very serious, and we want everyone here to be healthy, mentally and physically.
If you need information on ED treatment, please speak to a doctor or visit http://www.something-fishy.org/
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Anorexicdiary wrote: »2000 as daily goal seems quite a lot, I wonder how you got that. Do you have a very active way of life? And looks like you are eating way less veggies than you should be.
My goal used to be 1,200 cals but I heard 2,000 was the general amount of cals and yes, I would say I have an active life. And unfortunately I don't like any veggies other than carrots (yes I've tried them) so I usually stick to fruits (I know they can be high in sugar)
Stop picking random numbers! How often do we need to say that here? The 2000 calories is a general recommendation you see on labels that is outdated. Put in your stats in the MFP app, choose your goal, then log accurately. Or go use a TDEE calculator and figure out what your personal calorie needs are.
Better yet, why are you trying to lose that much weight? Just focusing on fitness and strength training, because your weight looks pretty healthy.0 -
I am going to go with attention seeking troll for ten points please.
Many of us regular chunky folks stick to a 1200 plan. I don't think anyone needs to worry that this is a real anorexic person crying out for help. On 2000 they will be just fine
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SherryTeach wrote: »If her profile photo is really her, we already have a red flag.
It's not0 -
Sorry about the unfortunate user name. That is difficult to support.0
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auroranflash wrote: »OP, you're within a healthy weight range for your height. If you want to 'look better naked', then add resistance training. Your diet seems balanced, but I am concerned due to your nickname that you may have an eating disorder and are trying to use this site to restrict and lose more weight. Are you in recovery or are you trying to restrict? Your original goal of 40lbs loss would lead us to believe the latter. Please make sure you are approaching health and fitness in a positive way and not in a way that will harm you. Anorexia can kill you, it is very serious, and we want everyone here to be healthy, mentally and physically.
If you need information on ED treatment, please speak to a doctor or visit http://www.something-fishy.org/
I have been in recovery once before but had to leave early bc there was an issue with my insurance. I relapsed and now I'm trying to get healthy. I appreciate everyone's concern but I really would just like to know what I can be fixing about what I'm doing now that doesn't involve ED comments.0 -
I changed my avi to a picture of me, hope that helps. Sorry, but I don't know how to change my username or else I would do that too.0
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Anorexicdiary wrote: »auroranflash wrote: »OP, you're within a healthy weight range for your height. If you want to 'look better naked', then add resistance training. Your diet seems balanced, but I am concerned due to your nickname that you may have an eating disorder and are trying to use this site to restrict and lose more weight. Are you in recovery or are you trying to restrict? Your original goal of 40lbs loss would lead us to believe the latter. Please make sure you are approaching health and fitness in a positive way and not in a way that will harm you. Anorexia can kill you, it is very serious, and we want everyone here to be healthy, mentally and physically.
If you need information on ED treatment, please speak to a doctor or visit http://www.something-fishy.org/
I have been in recovery once before but had to leave early bc there was an issue with my insurance. I relapsed and now I'm trying to get healthy. I appreciate everyone's concern but I really would just like to know what I can be fixing about what I'm doing now that doesn't involve ED comments.
If you've relapsed, then you need to see if you can work with your treatment team again. When people see the username you chose, and your loss goal (even if you've changed it) compared to your stats, those are huge signs.0 -
Fill out your mfp profile accurately. Your activity level does not include exercise. That is logged separately. Set yourself up to lose .5 pounds per week. Eat all of those calories plus 50%+ of your exercise calories. Be patient. Losing 20-25 pounds will take a year.0
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I am going to go with attention seeking troll for ten points please.
Many of us regular chunky folks stick to a 1200 plan. I don't think anyone needs to worry that this is a real anorexic person crying out for help. On 2000 they will be just fine
I was originally on a 1200 cal plan as I said before, but someone mentioned to me that if I wanted to take the healthy route that I should up my cal intake. They could have been telling me that bc of my user, but I was looking for advice and that's what I got.0 -
Fill out your mfp profile accurately. Your activity level does not include exercise. That is logged separately. Set yourself up to lose .5 pounds per week. Eat all of those calories plus 50%+ of your exercise calories. Be patient. Losing 20-25 pounds will take a year.
Thank you, this was very helpful. I will do all of this now and I am more then open to advice and tips!0 -
craziedani wrote: »Are you weighing your foods, counting everything you eat? You might be gaining muscle and according to your profile you have 41 pounds to lose. Maybe open your diary, you might get better feedback that way.
While she won't be gaining muscle...I didn't notice the ticker. Just the username. So...
Yeah when you click on the name to her profile it says progress 0 lbs lost, 41 lbs to go. Not really sure what you were going for here.
Back to the point. Still 20-25 pounds is a lot of weight to lose. you might want to consider just sticking with maintenance. as for not liking veggies, that's not really going to help you in the long run as you run the risk of not having enough of different nutriets. Maybe try green smooties using kale, spinach, collard greens, etc and sweeten them with fruit. You might want us to stop referring to the fact that the weight loss seems a bit high and refer you to get help, but no one here is going to recommend that much weight loss for someone of your size now. Like others said, add resistance training to your regimine and that would help you most likely "look better naked" and be healthy.0 -
If you are exercising a lot when you hadn't been before your weight gain is probably water weight. Your muscles need it to repair. Eventually it will settle down.
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craziedani wrote: »craziedani wrote: »Are you weighing your foods, counting everything you eat? You might be gaining muscle and according to your profile you have 41 pounds to lose. Maybe open your diary, you might get better feedback that way.
While she won't be gaining muscle...I didn't notice the ticker. Just the username. So...
Yeah when you click on the name to her profile it says progress 0 lbs lost, 41 lbs to go. Not really sure what you were going for here.
Back to the point. Still 20-25 pounds is a lot of weight to lose. you might want to consider just sticking with maintenance. as for not liking veggies, that's not really going to help you in the long run as you run the risk of not having enough of different nutriets. Maybe try green smooties using kale, spinach, collard greens, etc and sweeten them with fruit. You might want us to stop referring to the fact that the weight loss seems a bit high and refer you to get help, but no one here is going to recommend that much weight loss for someone of your size now. Like others said, add resistance training to your regimine and that would help you most likely "look better naked" and be healthy.
Thank you, I will definitely try green smoothies I've never had them before so I'm always up to trying new things. As I mentioned before, my profile is old and I'm slowly updating it (I don't even know what you guys are seeing). I understand it can be alarming but I'm here seeking advice for REAL healthy alternatives and I hoped everyone on here would be more than happy to give me nutrition advice (which I see now you all are) so thank you!0 -
Her name says it all.0
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