Not lossing
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EranceClarke wrote: »Try lowering your calories by 100 each week and soon you will start to see a change in your weight.. Get your self a polar loop 2 or a ft7 watch and heart rate monitor so you can see the amount of calories you burn in a day then you'll know what to stay below.. It's all calories in vs calories out..
No. She's at about 1400 and has been actively logging for only a few weeks - no need to keep cutting. And she already has a tracking device.
All info visible if you would have taken a look at her diary and exercise..0 -
zoe_rothery wrote: »Hi there,
I'm guessing you get this question a lot but I really need your help,
I'm just not lossing weight. This week I put on weight.
I'm weighing all my food and I don't cheat. Yet nothing us shifting.
I'm trying hard not to start some silly detox or crazy diet.
I've increased my exercise to try loss but no luck (Fitbit walking/jogging/swimming)
If someone wouldn't mind looking at my diet and giving me some advice I would be really greatfull
Thanks in advanceAliMalek21 wrote: »No worries if you are under your calorie maintain you will lose weight, and if you are gaining while you are on calorie deficit then that's water weight !
My advice to you is :
1- lower your sodium intake
2- make sure your carbs are under 50g
3- drink a gallon of water so the water weight goes off and drinking water boost fat loss
4- if you can go on an intermittent fasting period (1 month) intermittent fasting will also increase fat loss
5- walk and walk and walk
Hope this helps you
I am not sure why people are knocking this, and thinking this is Bro science.
Let look at them
1 --- Salt absorbs water. Drop the salt, which should help with the water weight.
2 --- Carbs, carbs again absorbs water, again, drop the carbs, drops the water weight.
-- Side note, if the user was to eat a plain salad, vs a steak, she would consume less calories but more volume
4 - walking - exercising, which causes a deficit. and how does one drop weight, but creating a deficit.
At the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding, my recommendation would be to go to the successful stories tab,look for people who dropped 50 lbs or more and ask them how they did it. Then look for the common denominator.
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20yearsyounger wrote: »I took a quick look. In addition to what was said before, The biggest thing that jumps out to me is that you are averaging 1000 calories a day in exercise and having a huge deficit. Your body is probably wondering what is going on. Be patient and you will see results. You dont even have to exercise that hard to see them.
This! Plus, as stated before, you don't have to "low carb" it.0 -
Here's another hint. Whenever you lose a bunch, recalculate your goals. You should get a new calorie goal, unless that goal is 1200. Last time I checked, which was a long time ago, MFP won't go any lower than that.0
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Commander_Keen wrote: »zoe_rothery wrote: »Hi there,
I'm guessing you get this question a lot but I really need your help,
I'm just not lossing weight. This week I put on weight.
I'm weighing all my food and I don't cheat. Yet nothing us shifting.
I'm trying hard not to start some silly detox or crazy diet.
I've increased my exercise to try loss but no luck (Fitbit walking/jogging/swimming)
If someone wouldn't mind looking at my diet and giving me some advice I would be really greatfull
Thanks in advanceAliMalek21 wrote: »No worries if you are under your calorie maintain you will lose weight, and if you are gaining while you are on calorie deficit then that's water weight !
My advice to you is :
1- lower your sodium intake
2- make sure your carbs are under 50g
3- drink a gallon of water so the water weight goes off and drinking water boost fat loss
4- if you can go on an intermittent fasting period (1 month) intermittent fasting will also increase fat loss
5- walk and walk and walk
Hope this helps you
I am not sure why people are knocking this, and thinking this is Bro science.
Let look at them
1 --- Salt absorbs water. Drop the salt, which should help with the water weight.
2 --- Carbs, carbs again absorbs water, again, drop the carbs, drops the water weight.
-- Side note, if the user was to eat a plain salad, vs a steak, she would consume less calories but more volume
4 - walking - exercising, which causes a deficit. and how does one drop weight, but creating a deficit.
At the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding, my recommendation would be to go to the successful stories tab,look for people who dropped 50 lbs or more and ask them how they did it. Then look for the common denominator.
Water weight will fall off on its own (especially since adding in new exercise can also increase water retention due to increased cortisol levels.
Instead of doing everything you can to see some number on the scale (and possibly try to follow rules that the OP will not be able to follow long term), have patience and log as accurately as possible. The weight will come off.0 -
From someone who does low carb (but not high fat) CICO is what it boils down to at the end of the day. Whether you go high or low carb boils down to what YOU like to eat and what YOU feel work for YOU and keeps YOU full. Personally I eat low carb only because for me personally it makes me feel full for longer, most my carbs comes from fruit and vegetables, there is very little bread etc in my daily food intake. But this is what works for Me personally, my best friend becomes a "cranky cow" if she cannot have her carbs.
I suggest not to make much changes to your diet at the moment, but to ensure all gets logged correctly, keep up the exercises and then, if there are still no losses, revisit your diary again, you might need to eat back some of your calories if you truly burn 1000 a day. But it is still early days.
Patience and logging accurately will get you to your goal no matter which eating and exercise plan you choose to follow. CICO0 -
Commander_Keen wrote: »zoe_rothery wrote: »Hi there,
I'm guessing you get this question a lot but I really need your help,
I'm just not lossing weight. This week I put on weight.
I'm weighing all my food and I don't cheat. Yet nothing us shifting.
I'm trying hard not to start some silly detox or crazy diet.
I've increased my exercise to try loss but no luck (Fitbit walking/jogging/swimming)
If someone wouldn't mind looking at my diet and giving me some advice I would be really greatfull
Thanks in advanceAliMalek21 wrote: »No worries if you are under your calorie maintain you will lose weight, and if you are gaining while you are on calorie deficit then that's water weight !
My advice to you is :
1- lower your sodium intake
2- make sure your carbs are under 50g
3- drink a gallon of water so the water weight goes off and drinking water boost fat loss
4- if you can go on an intermittent fasting period (1 month) intermittent fasting will also increase fat loss
5- walk and walk and walk
Hope this helps you
I am not sure why people are knocking this, and thinking this is Bro science.
Let look at them
1 --- Salt absorbs water. Drop the salt, which should help with the water weight.
2 --- Carbs, carbs again absorbs water, again, drop the carbs, drops the water weight.
-- Side note, if the user was to eat a plain salad, vs a steak, she would consume less calories but more volume
4 - walking - exercising, which causes a deficit. and how does one drop weight, but creating a deficit.
At the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding, my recommendation would be to go to the successful stories tab,look for people who dropped 50 lbs or more and ask them how they did it. Then look for the common denominator.
Because
a) most people have kidneys and a thing called homeostasis regulates salt dependent water weight.
2) water weight loss is not what we are trying to achieve
iii) your 4 had nothing to do with 4 (intermittent fasting)
IV) OP already exercises significantly (several 1000 cal burns)
You know what people that lose 50lbs have in common?
Consistency over a long period of time.
Stick-to-it-ness.
You get consistency from using a method that is relevant to you, simple and useful. Not from eliminate salt as a major win.
Stick to the majors, not the minors.
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From someone who does low carb (but not high fat) CICO is what it boils down to at the end of the day. Whether you go high or low carb boils down to what YOU like to eat and what YOU feel work for YOU and keeps YOU full. Personally I eat low carb only because for me personally it makes me feel full for longer, most my carbs comes from fruit and vegetables, there is very little bread etc in my daily food intake. But this is what works for Me personally, my best friend becomes a "cranky cow" if she cannot have her carbs.
I suggest not to make much changes to your diet at the moment, but to ensure all gets logged correctly, keep up the exercises and then, if there are still no losses, revisit your diary again, you might need to eat back some of your calories if you truly burn 1000 a day. But it is still early days.
Patience and logging accurately will get you to your goal no matter which eating and exercise plan you choose to follow. CICO
Yes! I totally agree and love the way you wrote this. Low cal is a technique that is great for some but not others. I started dreaming about bread, I was so hungry all the time and obsessed about all the foods I "couldn't" eat. Low carb just wasn't for me. I do intermittent fasting and for me its great but it wouldn't work at all for my husband. Thankfully, since weight loss comes down to CICO, it doesn't matter.0 -
Zoe, with all the above, all I'll add is to re-affirm to tighten your logging, and look at your burns. It looks like those are auto syncing. Is that from steps from a phone or fitbit?
Use the recipe builder, weigh the final product, and make the serving size based off that. So if the final product weighs 420g, you can make it 42 servings of 10g and then if your serving is 110 grams, log 11 servings. I even put the serving size in the recipe name. Also, some items in the database are wrong, so you have to be careful with that.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside#latest
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Keep doing what you're doing, the weight will come off if your intake of calories is less than your expenditure of calories. Do you track your monthly cycle? The only week I really lose a decent amount is the week after ovulation. I know it's frustrating when you know you are doing the right things and you're not seeing the results.0
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thorsmom01 wrote: »If your not losing its because your not at a calorie deficit .
Weight loss - calorie deficit
Eat less then you burn and you'll lose weight
Your logging is not accurate . use a food scale for all solids.measure liquids.
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Thank you everyone for your help and advice.
You've all been helpful, insightful and most importantly helped me feel more positive.
I track steps with a Fitbit charge hr and speed walk at least a hour a day mid week up and down hills (& sweat doing it)
Weekends I go crazy and hike miles.
I also have a very active job
I swim a lot Fitbit can't help me there & normal cycle a fair bit.
Anyway, thank you everyone. I'll keep at it.
If you fancy continuing your support feel free to add me to your friends list.
Thanks again
P.s I 'apologise' for my spelling mistakes, however I'm seriously dyslexic and struggle to make sense of the words bouncing around in front of me. More so when people make unkind comments with little insight into the person that wrote the message in the first place.0 -
Get your metabolic rate tested. I always felt like I had to starve to lose weight. After learning my Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) is 1140, I understand why! Running 3x per week only takes that up to about 1450. That means that to lose weight I had to eat less than 950 per day, which works but is not the solution. I understood on a new level the importance of strength training to build muscle (to increase RMR) and calorie expenditure. Not everyone will lose weight eating 1200 calories per day. If you really want to know what you need to do - get your Resting Metabolic Rate measured so you know what you're working with. Then burn more than you eat. But you have to count every single bite! Good luck!0
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zoe_rothery wrote: »Thank you everyone for your help and advice.
You've all been helpful, insightful and most importantly helped me feel more positive.
I track steps with a Fitbit charge hr and speed walk at least a hour a day mid week up and down hills (& sweat doing it)
Weekends I go crazy and hike miles.
I also have a very active job
I swim a lot Fitbit can't help me there & normal cycle a fair bit.
Anyway, thank you everyone. I'll keep at it.
If you fancy continuing your support feel free to add me to your friends list.
Thanks again
P.s I 'apologise' for my spelling mistakes, however I'm seriously dyslexic and struggle to make sense of the words bouncing around in front of me. More so when people make unkind comments with little insight into the person that wrote the message in the first place.
Zoe, if you are confident in your calorie counting (weighing everything but liquids) and burns (fitbit settings are accurate) and continue to not lose, I would book an appointment with your dr to get things checked, like thyroid levels.
Don't worry about the spelling, it is against the rules here for people to make fun of spelling. That is what the report function is for.0
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