Not losing?

josephine_x

Hi, seem to be stuck for the last two weeks? I put it down to TOM but that's over and the scales are still not moving. I'm fairly sedentary and try to stay below 1500, is that too many cals? I'm 39, 5'3 female. I'll open my diary, any advice would be appreciated

sijomial

Two weeks is too short a timeframe to worry about a stall.
My typical weight loss pattern (and I don't have the hormonal swings to consider) eating at a level to give 1lb/week loss would often be.

Week 1. Lose 1lb
Week 2. No change.
Week 3. No change.
Week 4. Lose 3lbs in 3 days.

You might be better to compare your weight against the same week of the previous month.
Your diary shows you aren't meeting your protein goal, would try harder on that macro. Maybe work harder on your plenty of fish.

josephine_x

Yes changing my profile pic is something I've been meaning to do!

sijomial

josephine_x wrote: »

Yes changing my profile pic is something I've been meaning to do!

People won't get the joke now!
Congratulations.

josephine_x

Was more dieting advice I was after rather than taking the mickey out of my years old profile pic

sijomial

josephine_x wrote: »

Was more dieting advice I was after rather than taking the mickey out of my years old profile pic

OK serious then...

More patience. Accept good and bad weeks happen. Look further ahead to where you intend to be in months or years.

Don't use your weight as sole means of making progress (measurements, health, fitness, clothes fit....)

If you get a long term stall have a real close look at your logging accuracy. Food scale is very revealing regarding portion sizes.
Protein is really important when dieting, worth making some food choice changes to prioritise protein, then ensure adequate fat. Carbs can fall wherever they fall within your overall calorie goal.

Exercise (of a type you enjoy) for health and fitness.

Try and build general activity into your "sedentary" day, walk or cycle instead of using the car for local trips, stairs instead of lifts or escalators, modify your daily commute or routine to increase time on your feet and reduce time sat on your bum.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

Your choosing entries on the data base that are not correct. IE you log 200g of chicken breast as only 92 calories.

That and you have days where you don't log, just tighten up on your diary and you'll start to lose.

josephine_x

I'm much more sedentary than I used to be so maybe my calories are too high and maybe try and cut down on sugar in my tea etc and replace with more protein then. Find it hard to get motivated for exercise after working long hours sat on my bum in an office, I often don't finish till midnight and wouldn't like to walk home that time of night but could definitely do with more exercise, the most I do is the 10 min walk to my boys school. I do weigh everything but yes could be clicking on the wrong things on database. Using options chocolate drinks as the "better" option when all around me are eating chocolate and crisps through a shift!

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

If you weigh everything then log what it actually weighs rather than a cup of this and that or a tblsp of this and that.
There is a good guide to accurate logging some where I'll find it for you and copy it in here.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1

Here you go

josephine_x

Thank you