Not losing weight... ugh doing everything wrong..

GuddaB

Hey everyone,
I seem to be always hitting a wall , I bought a gym membership a month ago almost..and have been going a few times a week until recent because school started and i failed to go...( btw I have hypothyroid, not extreme but it´s there)
anywho, I´m just having a hard time losing weight in general, not sure what to do. Do i need to simply eat almost 100% clean and meal prep everything 6 days a week to see a difference or what?
Do you guys seem to do better if you´re writing everything on here?

I don´t have a written down work out plan, i just try to go for around 20 minutes ski machine /etc, 10 minutes step machine or something else, then choose body part i wanna focus on and choose machines concerning that.
then end with around 20 minutes on jogging/running
Hopefully joining judo again in september so that + gym probably later on.

I just don´t know what i´m doing wrong, If that I´m not eating a lot which is affecting me.. or if it´s because i´m super picky with food...

any people willing to help me here? : (
open to making some friends on here ^_^

I´m 20 , and around 80 kgs right now, aiming for 50-60kgs , and I´m 167,5 cms

piheart

How do you measure your food? Have you been tracking your weight also?

Ninkyou

How's your logging?

Weight loss stems from a calorie deficit. Which means if you're not losing weight, then you're eating too many calories.

Weigh and log your food and stick to a deficit. You don't have to eat clean or have a special diet. Eat your normal foods within your calorie goal.

bwogilvie

If you haven't taken a look at this page, and the pages linked from it, please do so:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177907/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads/p1

I think the first one is the most useful:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

lemurcat12

The links cited are really good ones.

GuddaB wrote: »

Do i need to simply eat almost 100% clean and meal prep everything 6 days a week to see a difference or what?
Do you guys seem to do better if you´re writing everything on here?

No, you don't need to "eat clean" (whatever you personally mean by that). Meat prepping may help, but I've never done that beyond lunches (which I prep in advance off and on). What absolutely is important if you want to try the MFP/calorie-tracking approach is logging everything you eat on here and meeting a reasonable calorie goal (and modifying the goal if it isn't right, but usually MFP's goals will be).

What makes it easier for you to meet the goal will depend on you. I found it helpful to think about my current diet and figure out some easy ways to cut calories and still be satisfied. I tend to have a standard breakfast or two, to prep lunch in advance and take it to work (often dinner leftovers although occasionally I'll make a batch of something on Sunday for some lunches), and then a general plan for dinner -- typically I have some meat or other protein ready to cook and work with that, whatever vegetables I have and need to use up, and whatever starch seems appealing based on the other ingredients or if I'm low on calories I leave out the starch and add more green vegetables. But this are things that work for me, based on how I cook and my preferences. Thinking about what will work for you is key.

The workout stuff sounds good -- remember that you should eat back some exercise calories if using MFP's calorie goal.

At your weight and height 1 lb/week is likely a good goal. Being really consistent and tracking everything you eat is a good way to start--consistency instead of cutting lower and then having trouble meeting the goal or going way over once or twice a week or forgetting to track things or just deciding you can't stand it anymore. Time passes and if you just stay consistent you will be surprised at how much progress is possible.

booksandchocolate12

GuddaB wrote: »

Do you guys seem to do better if you´re writing everything on here?

The fact that you ask this question tells me that you don't log your food, or at least don't log all of it. If that's the case, then that's a big part of the problem. How do you know how much you're eating?

Get a food scale, weigh everything and log everything. Work with the number of calories MFP gave you.

zoeysasha37

booksandchocolate12 wrote: »

GuddaB wrote: »

Do you guys seem to do better if you´re writing everything on here?

The fact that you ask this question tells me that you don't log your food, or at least don't log all of it. If that's the case, then that's a big part of the problem. How do you know how much you're eating?

Get a food scale, weigh everything and log everything. Work with the number of calories MFP gave you.

Agreed