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torchita
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i weight 271 lbs. MFP has me on a 1600 cal dail food plan and i walk 2 hours a day at a fast speed on my treadmill w it inclined also. MFP estimates im losing 800 calies aday from my walking. and i measure every bite of food by grams. I also discontinued all the diet and salt. but i am not losing weight.. the 2 hours of walking are so hard ut i do them every day 7 days a week. and the My diet is unposcessed food. its been a week now and i havent lost 1 lbs yet. What am i doing wrong//
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Have you tried eating every two to three hours. It dramatically boosts your metabolism. So have breakfast, then couple hours later snack, couple hours later lunch, then snack, then dinner. Hope it helps.-4
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Do not eat all your exercise calories, stay in a deficit. Also do NOT look at scale daily, measure your inches around stomach, arms, chest etc. you will see changes there. And I started at 270 so I understand your frustration but please hang in there, get a different exercise besides just the walking, yoga ball, weights, Dancing!0
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Have you tried eating every two to three hours. It dramatically boosts your metabolism. So have breakfast, then couple hours later snack, couple hours later lunch, then snack, then dinner. Hope it helps.
Time and how many meals doesnt matter at all
But @torchita give it a bit more time.
If you weigh all your food on a food scale ( so dont use cups and spoons or serving sizes) that is very good
But you also started to exercise and your body can hold on some water for repair
It also will help to open your diary to members here to see if your entrees are right ( there is a lot of wrong food data in the database)
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It's still very early days. Sometimes it takes weeks to see a loss on the sales, especially if you've just started a new exercise regime, which usually equals water retention, which can hide any losses on the scales.
Could you open your diary, you'll get more detailed help.
Also meal timing makes no difference...0 -
Are you getting enough water? Sleep? Maybe you need to up your calories? Are you eating back exercise calories? Some don't, others do, other people eat about half.
"A week" not showing it enough time.
Are you taking progress photos? Taking measurements? Sometimes seeing nothing on the scale can be annoying but still loosing inches etc
What do you mean by "discontinued all the diet"? Are you just eating healthier instead of a diet? Needs to be a lifestyle change.0 -
sashayoung72 wrote: »Do not eat all your exercise calories, stay in a deficit. Also do NOT look at scale daily, measure your inches around stomach, arms, chest etc. you will see changes there. And I started at 270 so I understand your frustration but please hang in there, get a different exercise besides just the walking, yoga ball, weights, Dancing!
not necessarily...i lost it all (101 pounds) with eating in a deficit and walking to start off with.
I weigh every morning and every Monday i measure too.
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Have you tried eating every two to three hours. It dramatically boosts your metabolism. So have breakfast, then couple hours later snack, couple hours later lunch, then snack, then dinner. Hope it helps.
The reason the last 10 pounds melted off me was because I found out this is not true.0 -
Are you getting enough water? Sleep? Maybe you need to up your calories? Are you eating back exercise calories? Some don't, others do, other people eat about half.
"A week" not showing it enough time.
Are you taking progress photos? Taking measurements? Sometimes seeing nothing on the scale can be annoying but still loosing inches etc
What do you mean by "discontinued all the diet"? Are you just eating healthier instead of a diet? Needs to be a lifestyle change.
Upping your calories if you are not losing weight is NEVER the solution
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You're going to be doing this for years. Many weeks will show no loss. Get used to that!
Any time I start new exercise, I pick up a couple pounds. It's normal. It's just muscles being all, "Hey, guys! Whoa! We are being used!" and getting themselves in shape.
Follow the MFP recommendations. If you don't lose anything in three weeks, try eating only half the additional exercise calories it gives you and then wait a couple more weeks.
It's a long process and much tweaking and adjusting will be done along the way.
Don't let a week without a loss throw you! Sometimes you may go three weeks without a loss and then drop five pounds in four days.
Don't let the waiting discourage you and never quit!!!0 -
Have you tried eating every two to three hours. It dramatically boosts your metabolism. So have breakfast, then couple hours later snack, couple hours later lunch, then snack, then dinner. Hope it helps.
This is NOT true. You cannot dramatically boost your metabolism.
OP- two things!
(1) a week is a very short period in the weight loss scheme and I find it's not usually consistent. Frustrating but true. Be patient and you will see results.
(2) try eating back 50% of your calories from walking rather than 100%. MFPS over inflates the burn a LOT.
I'm adding a third: Water. Drink lots!
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i weight 271 lbs. MFP has me on a 1600 cal dail food plan and i walk 2 hours a day at a fast speed on my treadmill w it inclined also. MFP estimates im losing 800 calies aday from my walking. and i measure every bite of food by grams. I also discontinued all the diet and salt. but i am not losing weight.. the 2 hours of walking are so hard ut i do them every day 7 days a week. and the My diet is unposcessed food. its been a week now and i havent lost 1 lbs yet. What am i doing wrong//
You are not burning as much as MFP says you are burning (one of the downfalls of MFP is their calculations of calories burned is over exaggerated) Are you eating all your exercise calories? If you are you should cut that number in half.
Side advice: Start some sort of heavy weight training... It has been extremely beneficial to me in my weight loss and I wish I started in the beginning.0 -
i weight 271 lbs. MFP has me on a 1600 cal dail food plan and i walk 2 hours a day at a fast speed on my treadmill w it inclined also. MFP estimates im losing 800 calies aday from my walking. and i measure every bite of food by grams. I also discontinued all the diet and salt. but i am not losing weight.. the 2 hours of walking are so hard ut i do them every day 7 days a week. and the My diet is unposcessed food. its been a week now and i havent lost 1 lbs yet. What am i doing wrong//
I'm going to take a guess here and say that you just started exercising this week as well. So some information for you:- New Exercise or Increased Intensity in Exercise can cause water retention. This can mask weight loss and will sometimes even cause the scale to show a slight gain. This is because your muscles are holding water for repairs. Once they are done repairing, it comes right off and usually takes a bit of it's fat buddies with it as well.
- TOM is another very common cause of water retention in women. It can also mask weight loss/show a gain. Comes off on it's own.
- High sodium also can result in water retention.
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Also, if you want to get a more accurate measure on your exercise calories, maybe invest in an activity tracker like a fitbit.
Do NOT believe what machines are giving you, as they are most always inflated.0 -
I'd suggest two things.i weight 271 lbs. MFP has me on a 1600 cal dail food plan and i walk 2 hours a day at a fast speed on my treadmill w it inclined also. MFP estimates im losing 800 calies aday from my walking. and i measure every bite of food by grams. I also discontinued all the diet and salt. but i am not losing weight.. the 2 hours of walking are so hard ut i do them every day 7 days a week. and the My diet is unposcessed food. its been a week now and i havent lost 1 lbs yet. What am i doing wrong//
Rest one day a week from exercise, and drink more water.
Be patient. Your results will come.
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i weight 271 lbs. MFP has me on a 1600 cal dail food plan and i walk 2 hours a day at a fast speed on my treadmill w it inclined also. MFP estimates im losing 800 calies aday from my walking. and i measure every bite of food by grams. I also discontinued all the diet and salt. but i am not losing weight.. the 2 hours of walking are so hard ut i do them every day 7 days a week. and the My diet is unposcessed food. its been a week now and i havent lost 1 lbs yet. What am i doing wrong//
Walk outside, a treadmill moves for you so you use less energy, and thus burn fewer calories.
Make sure you weigh food before you cook it?
Drop calories more.
Weight yourself naked, on an empty stomach, after a bowel movement and emptying of the bladder at the same time each morning. How much do you think a turd weighs? What about a full bladder?
Try swimming or something or ATLEAST take a day off from walking - it can be quite hard on the knees and ankles if you are overweight - and they need time to recover.
Your diet should probably consist of low carbs, high fat and high protein. Say:
15-25% C,
40-50% F,
20-30% P.
(I am not a nutritionist)
What do you mean by "unprocessed food"?
That's all I can suggest.0 -
When choosing entries to log exercise in MFP, I use distance more than effort to measure. If I walk 5 miles in two hours that's a leisurely pace even If I feel I am walking fast, sweating like a pig and have an elevated heart rate, I still am only burning calories at the rate of a leisurely pace entry.christinev297 wrote: »Also, if you want to get a more accurate measure on your exercise calories, maybe invest in an activity tracker like a fitbit.
Do NOT believe what machines are giving you, as they are most always inflated.
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christinev297 wrote: »Also, if you want to get a more accurate measure on your exercise calories, maybe invest in an activity tracker like a fitbit.
Do NOT believe what machines are giving you, as they are most always inflated.
FitBits don't really work, you could sit there masturbating all day and it would say you've burnt 1000+ calories.
Exercise is such a small part of weight loss.
"Do NOT believe what machines are giving you, as they are most always inflated" A touch contradictory - don't you think? (PS not having a pop at your its just that you suggest investing in a machine, and then say not to trust it.)0 -
I Never eat back my calories that i burned off. i only allow myself to eat the daily amount mfp states. And I divide my 1600 calories into three 300 calories meals, and have two protein shakes that are each 150 calories each.. the last 400 calories left i have are for nacks like a banana, an apple, Most everything i consume in my diet is organic and has 2 cups of kale. that is also included in my protein shakes. I began using diluted amino acid insead of table salt, and walking 2 hours a day at the fastes pace posible , which is a spead of 3 with an incline of 3 also. i never been physically fit so do not have much muscle.. i feel exsuasted and only able to do my 2 hours 40 minutes at a time.. I also stay away from bread and tortillas. and the only carbs i do have come from my fruit or beans. Thank You All for your advice.. I read your comments and will take everyones advice into consideration.. Thank you ..0
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ThomasWright1997 wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »Also, if you want to get a more accurate measure on your exercise calories, maybe invest in an activity tracker like a fitbit.
Do NOT believe what machines are giving you, as they are most always inflated.
FitBits don't really work, you could sit there masturbating all day and it would say you've burnt 1000+ calories.
Exercise is such a small part of weight loss.
"Do NOT believe what machines are giving you, as they are most always inflated" A touch contradictory - don't you think? (PS not having a pop at your its just that you suggest investing in a machine, and then say not to trust it.)
My fitbit has worked perfectly for me. I have the basic zip, so no HR monitor.
My dreadmill will give me over double the calories my fitbit does.
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ThomasWright1997 wrote: »i weight 271 lbs. MFP has me on a 1600 cal dail food plan and i walk 2 hours a day at a fast speed on my treadmill w it inclined also. MFP estimates im losing 800 calies aday from my walking. and i measure every bite of food by grams. I also discontinued all the diet and salt. but i am not losing weight.. the 2 hours of walking are so hard ut i do them every day 7 days a week. and the My diet is unposcessed food. its been a week now and i havent lost 1 lbs yet. What am i doing wrong//
Walk outside, a treadmill moves for you so you use less energy, and thus burn fewer calories.
Make sure you weigh food before you cook it?
Drop calories more.
Weight yourself naked, on an empty stomach, after a bowel movement and emptying of the bladder at the same time each morning. How much do you think a turd weighs? What about a full bladder?
Try swimming or something or ATLEAST take a day off from walking - it can be quite hard on the knees and ankles if you are overweight - and they need time to recover.
Your diet should probably consist of low carbs, high fat and high protein. Say:
15-25% C,
40-50% F,
20-30% P.
(I am not a nutritionist)
What do you mean by "unprocessed food"?
That's all I can suggest.
Those macro percentages are arbitrary. I've lost 60 pounds with 50% of my calories coming from carbs.
OP, as everyone said, it's been a week and you're likely retaining water from the exercise. Keep with it and if you don't start losing in another 2-3 weeks, then it's time to reevaluate what you're doing.0 -
Make sure you're weighing your food on a digital scale0
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I think the 6 meals a day thing was to prevent hunger cravings and keep you full so you don't snack between meals.
On the flip side it's also to gain weight because you can eat more in multiple sittings than you can in a few.
There was also something about hormones or something? I don't know.
Anyways OP, just eat how many meals you normally do a day.
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ThomasWright1997 wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »Also, if you want to get a more accurate measure on your exercise calories, maybe invest in an activity tracker like a fitbit.
Do NOT believe what machines are giving you, as they are most always inflated.
FitBits don't really work, you could sit there masturbating all day and it would say you've burnt 1000+ calories.
Exercise is such a small part of weight loss.
"Do NOT believe what machines are giving you, as they are most always inflated" A touch contradictory - don't you think? (PS not having a pop at your its just that you suggest investing in a machine, and then say not to trust it.)
I find my Fit Bit very accurate, however my daily activity differs significantly from what you have described.0 -
If you have issues with high blood sugars and insulin resistance (T2D), you may benefit from a low carb diet. Eating low carb will help reduce your insulin levels which is helpful for many diabetics in weight loss because insulin helps with fat storage. When insulin levels are high, it is harder for diabetics to lose weight - not impossible but the losses are usually less than those who eat low carb.
Good luck.0 -
nvsmomketo wrote: »If you have issues with high blood sugars and insulin resistance (T2D), you may benefit from a low carb diet. Eating low carb will help reduce your insulin levels which is helpful for many diabetics in weight loss because insulin helps with fat storage. When insulin levels are high, it is harder for diabetics to lose weight - not impossible but the losses are usually less than those who eat low carb.
Good luck.
Dont make it hard on your self OP
You can eat everything... as long a syou dont have a medical condition for certain foods
You just started, it can be water weight because you exercise suddenly so your muscles want to repair
can be TOM indeed
Or you weighing of food can be off.
Open your diary will tell us that too.
I lost my 101 pounds eating everything. Don't cut food ( groups) out when there is no reason to.
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And btw...MFP gives you your calorie allowance how much to eat without exercise ...so when you do exercise you burn more your body needs more.
So most people eat back between 25 to 75% of those calories.0 -
i weight 271 lbs. MFP has me on a 1600 cal dail food plan and i walk 2 hours a day at a fast speed on my treadmill w it inclined also. MFP estimates im losing 800 calies aday from my walking. and i measure every bite of food by grams. I also discontinued all the diet and salt. but i am not losing weight.. the 2 hours of walking are so hard ut i do them every day 7 days a week. and the My diet is unposcessed food. its been a week now and i havent lost 1 lbs yet. What am i doing wrong//
Are you set at sedentary?
How many pounds per week do you have it set at?
If you are set to more active, MFP may be adding calories to your allowable calories, and then you are adding additional calories when you are logging your walks. This may cause you to think you have more calories than you actually have.
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My goal is set to lose 1.5 lbs per week. and set to seditary due to working a desk job at home. so rarely get any excersize. i also bought a new treadmill so i can walk 2 hours daily since i cant be in the sun or i would walk outside.. i'm going to keep pushing through the next 4 weeks to complete the 5 week goal and hope i see some sort of result.. Alot of the comments said it takes time to show up. i wld like to at least 1 lbs lost from all this walking.. 800 cals a day times by 7 does equal 4000 an that is not even counting the colories i did stop eating to stick withing my daily amount allowed. Im sticking to it for the 5 weeks & hope to see something positive.. at least a pound..0
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Open your diary...
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