Dieting it's been so hard
84candiwong
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I love food but it doesn't move me back. In the last 6 months I've gained about 30 pounds. I go to the gym 3-4 times a week. I know it's my diet but why is it going up?
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Because you eating more than you burn
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Exercise is great for overall health but weight loss mostly depends upon making sure that you are eating fewer calories than your body uses during the day. Weight loss happens in the kitchen.
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Exercise is great for overall health but weight loss mostly depends upon making sure that you are eating fewer calories than your body uses during the day. Weight loss happens in the kitchen.
Use the lemonlionheart chart above. It's good info !
If your not losing, your not eating at a deficit. Are you using a food scale .accuracy will help you a lot !0 -
If you know that your diet needs work, that's a good place to start. Sometimes it can be a simple case of calories in exceeding calories out but, this isn't always the case. In my experience its possible to have a calorie deficit and still add kilos if the food you're eating isn't appropriately balanced (just as it is possible to have a BMI in the healthy range and a body fat percentage that is unhealthy (i.e. "Skinny fat").
I'd suggest having a good look at the types and quantities of the food you're consuming on a regular basis and see if there's a trend emerging that might be sabotaging your efforts. It might be as simple as a bit of extra sugar creeping into your daily habit, eating too much of one type of food or not drinking enough water. Make sure you log your food consistently and honestly for at least a month. If there's nothing changes and you're still stuck on a cause you may need to seek advice from your GP or a registered nutritionist to help in narrowing down the issue.
Best of luck with the journey.
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I'm familiar with this! :]
I stopped tracking my food and stopped caring about what I ate for a few months. I still went to the gym 3 times a week but basically, the 'diet' was out the window! After weighing myself a few months later, I had gained 28lbs. I was horrified. The "I don't care anymore" attitude about my food caused significant weight gain despite working out because your diet is the most crucial aspect of weight loss! I certainly changed my ways after that! :]0 -
LadyLots2Lose wrote: »If you know that your diet needs work, that's a good place to start. Sometimes it can be a simple case of calories in exceeding calories out but, this isn't always the case. In my experience its possible to have a calorie deficit and still add kilos if the food you're eating isn't appropriately balanced (just as it is possible to have a BMI in the healthy range and a body fat percentage that is unhealthy (i.e. "Skinny fat").
I'd suggest having a good look at the types and quantities of the food you're consuming on a regular basis and see if there's a trend emerging that might be sabotaging your efforts. It might be as simple as a bit of extra sugar creeping into your daily habit, eating too much of one type of food or not drinking enough water. Make sure you log your food consistently and honestly for at least a month. If there's nothing changes and you're still stuck on a cause you may need to seek advice from your GP or a registered nutritionist to help in narrowing down the issue.
Best of luck with the journey.
You're suggesting that she could have gained 30 pounds in 6 months while eating in a deficit?0 -
sheldonklein wrote: »LadyLots2Lose wrote: »If you know that your diet needs work, that's a good place to start. Sometimes it can be a simple case of calories in exceeding calories out but, this isn't always the case. In my experience its possible to have a calorie deficit and still add kilos if the food you're eating isn't appropriately balanced (just as it is possible to have a BMI in the healthy range and a body fat percentage that is unhealthy (i.e. "Skinny fat").
I'd suggest having a good look at the types and quantities of the food you're consuming on a regular basis and see if there's a trend emerging that might be sabotaging your efforts. It might be as simple as a bit of extra sugar creeping into your daily habit, eating too much of one type of food or not drinking enough water. Make sure you log your food consistently and honestly for at least a month. If there's nothing changes and you're still stuck on a cause you may need to seek advice from your GP or a registered nutritionist to help in narrowing down the issue.
Best of luck with the journey.
You're suggesting that she could have gained 30 pounds in 6 months while eating in a deficit?
from the extra sugar....0 -
PinkPixiexox wrote: »I'm familiar with this! :]
I stopped tracking my food and stopped caring about what I ate for a few months. I still went to the gym 3 times a week but basically, the 'diet' was out the window! After weighing myself a few months later, I had gained 28lbs. I was horrified. The "I don't care anymore" attitude about my food caused significant weight gain despite working out because your diet is the most crucial aspect of weight loss! I certainly changed my ways after that! :]
It happens to the best of us, @PinkPixiexox is giving you her example
You simply have to log your food, pretty much no way around it if you are gaining that fast you need to pay attention wholeheartedly and MINDFULLY of what you are putting you your mouth.Exercise is great for overall health but weight loss mostly depends upon making sure that you are eating fewer calories than your body uses during the day. Weight loss happens in the kitchen.0 -
Because you are eating more than your body needs, even taking into account the calories you burn at the gym.
Eat less so you are at deficit.0 -
Gaining weight in a deficit is in no way the same as having a BMI in the healthy weight range and yet a higher body fat percentage than is considered healthy. The first thing is like having your car's gas tank getting more full as you drive rather than less full. The latter is just due to how BMI is defined.TavistockToad wrote: »
from the extra sugar....sheldonklein wrote: »
You're suggesting that she could have gained 30 pounds in 6 months while eating in a deficit?LadyLots2Lose wrote: »If you know that your diet needs work, that's a good place to start. Sometimes it can be a simple case of calories in exceeding calories out but, this isn't always the case. In my experience its possible to have a calorie deficit and still add kilos if the food you're eating isn't appropriately balanced (just as it is possible to have a BMI in the healthy range and a body fat percentage that is unhealthy (i.e. "Skinny fat").
I'd suggest having a good look at the types and quantities of the food you're consuming on a regular basis and see if there's a trend emerging that might be sabotaging your efforts. It might be as simple as a bit of extra sugar creeping into your daily habit, eating too much of one type of food or not drinking enough water. Make sure you log your food consistently and honestly for at least a month. If there's nothing changes and you're still stuck on a cause you may need to seek advice from your GP or a registered nutritionist to help in narrowing down the issue.
Best of luck with the journey.
The only way that "extra sugar" or "eating too much of one type of food" would cause weight gain is if that action caused a calorie surplus. Extra water intake is encouraged for a feeling of fullness but extra water doesn't burn extra calories.
Food type doesn't matter for weight loss, only calorie content. 30 pounds gained means 105,000 more calories were consumed than used over that period of time.0 -
Gaining weight in a deficit is in no way the same as having a BMI in the healthy weight range and yet a higher body fat percentage than is considered healthy. The first thing is like having your car's gas tank getting more full as you drive rather than less full. The latter is just due to how BMI is defined.TavistockToad wrote: »
from the extra sugar....sheldonklein wrote: »
You're suggesting that she could have gained 30 pounds in 6 months while eating in a deficit?LadyLots2Lose wrote: »If you know that your diet needs work, that's a good place to start. Sometimes it can be a simple case of calories in exceeding calories out but, this isn't always the case. In my experience its possible to have a calorie deficit and still add kilos if the food you're eating isn't appropriately balanced (just as it is possible to have a BMI in the healthy range and a body fat percentage that is unhealthy (i.e. "Skinny fat").
I'd suggest having a good look at the types and quantities of the food you're consuming on a regular basis and see if there's a trend emerging that might be sabotaging your efforts. It might be as simple as a bit of extra sugar creeping into your daily habit, eating too much of one type of food or not drinking enough water. Make sure you log your food consistently and honestly for at least a month. If there's nothing changes and you're still stuck on a cause you may need to seek advice from your GP or a registered nutritionist to help in narrowing down the issue.
Best of luck with the journey.
The only way that "extra sugar" or "eating too much of one type of food" would cause weight gain is if that action caused a calorie surplus. Extra water intake is encouraged for a feeling of fullness but extra water doesn't burn extra calories.
Food type doesn't matter for weight loss, only calorie content. 30 pounds gained means 105,000 more calories were consumed than used over that period of time.
I thought the extra sugar comment was sarcasm.......?0 -
NoIdea101NoIdea wrote: »
Gaining weight in a deficit is in no way the same as having a BMI in the healthy weight range and yet a higher body fat percentage than is considered healthy. The first thing is like having your car's gas tank getting more full as you drive rather than less full. The latter is just due to how BMI is defined.TavistockToad wrote: »
from the extra sugar....sheldonklein wrote: »
You're suggesting that she could have gained 30 pounds in 6 months while eating in a deficit?LadyLots2Lose wrote: »If you know that your diet needs work, that's a good place to start. Sometimes it can be a simple case of calories in exceeding calories out but, this isn't always the case. In my experience its possible to have a calorie deficit and still add kilos if the food you're eating isn't appropriately balanced (just as it is possible to have a BMI in the healthy range and a body fat percentage that is unhealthy (i.e. "Skinny fat").
I'd suggest having a good look at the types and quantities of the food you're consuming on a regular basis and see if there's a trend emerging that might be sabotaging your efforts. It might be as simple as a bit of extra sugar creeping into your daily habit, eating too much of one type of food or not drinking enough water. Make sure you log your food consistently and honestly for at least a month. If there's nothing changes and you're still stuck on a cause you may need to seek advice from your GP or a registered nutritionist to help in narrowing down the issue.
Best of luck with the journey.
The only way that "extra sugar" or "eating too much of one type of food" would cause weight gain is if that action caused a calorie surplus. Extra water intake is encouraged for a feeling of fullness but extra water doesn't burn extra calories.
Food type doesn't matter for weight loss, only calorie content. 30 pounds gained means 105,000 more calories were consumed than used over that period of time.
I thought the extra sugar comment was sarcasm.......?
it was.... :laugh:0 -
Awesome flow chart. I too am an example of "You can't out-run your fork" syndrome.
Weight loss is primarily dependent on eating habits - exercise for fitness.Exercise is great for overall health but weight loss mostly depends upon making sure that you are eating fewer calories than your body uses during the day. Weight loss happens in the kitchen.
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Yours was sarcasm but the post from LadyLots2Lose that I quoted specified extra sugar and I didn't notice that you were a different poster. I should have "This"ed sheldonklein's post.TavistockToad wrote: »
it was.... :laugh:NoIdea101NoIdea wrote: »
I thought the extra sugar comment was sarcasm.......?
Gaining weight in a deficit is in no way the same as having a BMI in the healthy weight range and yet a higher body fat percentage than is considered healthy. The first thing is like having your car's gas tank getting more full as you drive rather than less full. The latter is just due to how BMI is defined.TavistockToad wrote: »
from the extra sugar....sheldonklein wrote: »
You're suggesting that she could have gained 30 pounds in 6 months while eating in a deficit?LadyLots2Lose wrote: »If you know that your diet needs work, that's a good place to start. Sometimes it can be a simple case of calories in exceeding calories out but, this isn't always the case. In my experience its possible to have a calorie deficit and still add kilos if the food you're eating isn't appropriately balanced (just as it is possible to have a BMI in the healthy range and a body fat percentage that is unhealthy (i.e. "Skinny fat").
I'd suggest having a good look at the types and quantities of the food you're consuming on a regular basis and see if there's a trend emerging that might be sabotaging your efforts. It might be as simple as a bit of extra sugar creeping into your daily habit, eating too much of one type of food or not drinking enough water. Make sure you log your food consistently and honestly for at least a month. If there's nothing changes and you're still stuck on a cause you may need to seek advice from your GP or a registered nutritionist to help in narrowing down the issue.
Best of luck with the journey.
The only way that "extra sugar" or "eating too much of one type of food" would cause weight gain is if that action caused a calorie surplus. Extra water intake is encouraged for a feeling of fullness but extra water doesn't burn extra calories.
Food type doesn't matter for weight loss, only calorie content. 30 pounds gained means 105,000 more calories were consumed than used over that period of time.0
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