Feel frustrated!

BWBTrish

oke i try to explain one more time lol
I dont know why i do this but i just want you to understand it.

I cook some rice and i take about 3/4 cups and make an entree in MFP for it ( so i MAKE the entree) i log 1 cup of rice and put in 110 calories, 0 salt, etc etc

Now you are going to log your rice the next day...you find an entree ( my entree) 1 cup of rice 110 calories

Which isn't right. I brought a wrong entree in isn't it? I logged 3/4 cups for 1 cup...You dont know that!!!


Now the right way to do it is
go to the UDSA site look up 100 gram of rice
go into MFP database and see if there is an entree that is the same as the USDA site.....Now you have the right calories....always!

All entrees in the database of MFP are made by the users. A lot of them are wrong..why? well its their journey and they or dont care, or dont need to be accurate. Others make exactly right entrees and it is a task to find them


now another option is to make all your own entrees.
How...take your potato or rice...weight it! go to the usda site. Look it up
And make a new food entree here at MFP.

For brands like Albertson milk, Tesco ham etc etc go to their site and check it! make your own entree again in MFP or check if there is a right entree that says the same.


So i didn't say anywhere you are lying Read back! nowhere
My intention are helping you. I didn't patronize you at all. But i tried to make clear were it can go wrong.

I agree that 12 days isn't much and you can wait longer. But in my eyes to be fair...when you have 50+ pounds to lose, most people lose right away the first week if they eat in a deficit.
So my strong opinion is that you are NOT in a deficit.
And i try to make you understand to be accurate ( which you try i know) but unknowingly you have the wrong entrees.

so dont give up get your logging sorted out. And you will lose weight.
And it is cheaper to cook your self than eating by Burger King

lindasfisk

CBR500 wrote: »

I feel like just giving up

Don't give up! Your carbs need to be mostly in the form of fruits and veggies. Try upping your exercise and see if that helps. 12 days doesn't seem like very long to me to be expecting a drop. You will have a big loss all at once. Give it some more time. Watch the salt, that can make you hold water. Water is usually the first thing you lose.

You can do this! We are all in it together. Everyone means well. Just hang in there.

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MelodyandBarbells

I myself prefer to weigh ingredients raw, but some report excellent success using cooked entries. I think we used to link useful posts before the stickies got good, but it may be time again. Read he first post here OP and try to make sure you understand as much of it as possible:


http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

jschleit

Question: Earlier in the thread it was mentioned that the OP drinks 2L of orange squash per day. This does not appear on her log. We don't have orange squash in the US, but in looking up the nutritional info I found that 50ml can have 4-10 cals. Multiply that out and it is 160-400 extra calories per day (if I am getting the correct item). Perhaps she should try 2L water instead of the orange squash? Try a slice of lemon in the water if you need some flavor.

blankiefinder

jschleit wrote: »

Question: Earlier in the thread it was mentioned that the OP drinks 2L of orange squash per day. This does not appear on her log. We don't have orange squash in the US, but in looking up the nutritional info I found that 50ml can have 4-10 cals. Multiply that out and it is 160-400 extra calories per day (if I am getting the correct item). Perhaps she should try 2L water instead of the orange squash? Try a slice of lemon in the water if you need some flavor.

As far as I can tell, 2 L would come to around 150 calories. It's not huge, but day to day it does add up.

BWBTrish

like i said its the logging The juice the rice it all is wrong. Couple hundred here couple there. it all adds up.


Here another one or maybe she only ate one but her log says 8 biscuits

she logs
Fox's - Party Rings Biscuits, 8 biscuit 224 calories

when you go to the fox's site you will see that 1 biscuit is 118 calories when she had 8 biscuits that would be 8 times 118 calories ( according to the Fox site.)

Now i can be all wrong here. And maybe she only ate 1 biscuit...but i really see 8 biscuits in her log. So that should be over 900 calories!????

Now i am getting confused lol
oh well No use at all i think

I tried

Liftng4Lis

You're not in a deficit.

Mr_Knight

If the food diary is confusing, it's most likely wrong.

I think OP has received the correct advice.

Ang108

CBR500 wrote: »

CBR500 wrote: »

I put 3 cups of uncooked rice in the pan but when it was c

Was cooked I took out a cup using the same measure for myself and the rest my partner had.. Well what he could eat.. Is that not right?

Since I got way overweight from eating too much rice....living for 15 years in Asia made me dependent on this food, I did some research and found out that for the average size woman 50 grs of dry rice is a normal portion.
I avoided rice for almost two years as one of my trigger foods, but now can handle it ok. I usually re-bag a kilo of rice into 50 and 100 gr re-usable ziplock bags and with that I am fine. Three cups of dry rice is a lot for two people and quite a temptation for someone who is watching calories, unless you freeze it right after preparation.
In general rice, pasta, legumes, pulses are weighed in their dry state, because then, no matter with how much liquid you cook your food, you know the exact calories. Guessing is bad, measuring in a cup is better, but not optimal for knowing how many calories you eat and most of all how many you have left, so you can have some more food.
just take it one step at a time, if you need to ask, even if it is in a PM to avoid hassles in the threads, don't give up and with patience you will see success.

CBR500

The orAnge squash is the sugar free one and has only 1 cal per 250 ml
The biscuits are right, I checked in the packet and did not scan them

CBR500

BWBTrish

sorry leaves it to others with more patience

Good luck on your journey, hope you do well.

WhatLouAte

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

like i said its the logging The juice the rice it all is wrong. Couple hundred here couple there. it all adds up.


Here another one or maybe she only ate one but her log says 8 biscuits

she logs
Fox's - Party Rings Biscuits, 8 biscuit 224 calories

when you go to the fox's site you will see that 1 biscuit is 118 calories when she had 8 biscuits that would be 8 times 118 calories ( according to the Fox site.)

Now i can be all wrong here. And maybe she only ate 1 biscuit...but i really see 8 biscuits in her log. So that should be over 900 calories!????

Now i am getting confused lol
oh well No use at all i think

I tried

I looked them up too, they are 28 cals a biscuit, here http://www.foxs-biscuits.co.uk/biscuits/Party/

WhatLouAte

I did notice that the cottage pie on one day has 1200mg of sodium and on another day the same one has 2mg. Did you just eat cereal for the day yesterday as nothing else was logged?
Even when you scan a packet you have to double check it as some of the nutritional info can be missed out, especially sodium.

MelodyandBarbells

PeculiarLou wrote: »

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

like i said its the logging The juice the rice it all is wrong. Couple hundred here couple there. it all adds up.


Here another one or maybe she only ate one but her log says 8 biscuits

she logs
Fox's - Party Rings Biscuits, 8 biscuit 224 calories

when you go to the fox's site you will see that 1 biscuit is 118 calories when she had 8 biscuits that would be 8 times 118 calories ( according to the Fox site.)

Now i can be all wrong here. And maybe she only ate 1 biscuit...but i really see 8 biscuits in her log. So that should be over 900 calories!????

Now i am getting confused lol
oh well No use at all i think

I tried

I looked them up too, they are 28 cals a biscuit, here http://www.foxs-biscuits.co.uk/biscuits/Party/

Is it wrong that I'm thinking of ordering this? "perfect colorful finger foods - mainly because they fit on one!"

NoIdea101NoIdea

JaneiR36 wrote: »

PeculiarLou wrote: »

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

like i said its the logging The juice the rice it all is wrong. Couple hundred here couple there. it all adds up.


Here another one or maybe she only ate one but her log says 8 biscuits

she logs
Fox's - Party Rings Biscuits, 8 biscuit 224 calories

when you go to the fox's site you will see that 1 biscuit is 118 calories when she had 8 biscuits that would be 8 times 118 calories ( according to the Fox site.)

Now i can be all wrong here. And maybe she only ate 1 biscuit...but i really see 8 biscuits in her log. So that should be over 900 calories!????

Now i am getting confused lol
oh well No use at all i think

I tried

I looked them up too, they are 28 cals a biscuit, here http://www.foxs-biscuits.co.uk/biscuits/Party/

Is it wrong that I'm thinking of ordering this? "perfect colorful finger foods - mainly because they fit on one!"

Do you not have them where you are?! Party Rings are pretty much the epitome of every English child's birthday party-it an't a party unless you have Party Rings!

You truly are missing out

(I know i said i wasn't going to post here anymore because i was frustrated, but i HAD to reply to the party ring thing).

WhatLouAte

Love a good party ring! although haven't had one of those for a long time. Perfect dunked in tea

MelodyandBarbells

Aww man, I knew I hadn't started living yet. This just confirms it! :laugh:

CBR500

The orAnge squash is the sugar free one and has only 11 calories per 100ml but will log it from now on

amandarunning

I use squash as hate plain water! I like mine quite strong so would be worth measuring just how much a serving is when you next make a glass up.

CBR500

I have done.. 100ml of dilute is 11 calories and that makes up enough to fill my 750ml bottle when topped up

shroodle88

CBR500 wrote: »

I feel like just giving up

Hey, dont give up! :-) and don't get bogged down by feeling you're being told off. People here are honestly trying to help although it sometimes doesn't sound that way. Be patient with yourself, establish good routines and trust your body to catch up - I've been stuck on a bloody annoying plateau for some maddening 8 weeks in spite of exercise & deficites. Sometimes it just takes time or a change of routines? Different exercise? No cordial? More breakfast less dinner? In any case - don't give up after & give yourself time. We're not machines :-)

kshama2001

CBR500 wrote: »

I put 3 cups of uncooked rice in the pan but when it was cooked I took out a cup using the same measure for myself and the rest my partner had.. Well what he could eat.. Is that not right?

That sounds like a lot of rice. I cook 1 C dry and eat 1/2 C cooked rice with lots of meat and veggies. The bag says a serving is 3/4 C cooked. My fiance probably has a cup of cooked rice. There's at least one serving left over that I send home for his mom and possibly another serving for me. Rice is problematic for me so I only make it once per week.

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editorgrrl

Please look at the bigger picture, OP! Rather than focussing on how you measure your rice, just make a conscious effort to log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. The more you log, the better you will get at it. Weigh everything you eat, even packaged foods. Learn proper portions.

Take measurements and progress photos. Trust your Fitbit. Most of all, be patient! This process is going to take way more than just twelve days.

CBR500

Well everything is logged for today and have weighed everything to double check it was what it said it was and to my shock all was under what the packaging said..

CBR500

KrunchyMama

Mmmm your dinner looks delicious!

whmscll

Love your plates as well!