Havent lost a thing!!!!!

trayceemcknight

Ok so its been a month since ive buckled down and really started trying to lose weight. I HAVENT LOST ANYTHING!!!!!
I try and net 1200 calories, and burn 4-800 calories 3-5 days a week... I started at 182 and went down to 177, im going with that was water weight and that was the very first week. I dont eat exactly the healthiest but its not to freaking outragouslu bad lol.

Is there some kind of weight loss trick im missing or somthing? Am I just doomed to being the fat girl forever????

And should I satrt taking a weight loss pill to jump start thing?

SmittenKitten70

I hit a plateau around that weight EVERY time.. as a matter of fact i'm stuck right now so i'm not an expert by any means.. but I do better when I keep my protein a little higher with lean sources.. I do better when I limit my carbonated drinks, salt, and sugar. Maybe take a closer look at your specific nutrients and make sure you're getting in enough water and fiber and not too much salt. Also, when your sore from working out you retain water. I noticed you're burning a lot of calories. I retain 3-4 lbs when my muscles are sore and repairing themselves.. even more when it's my legs that are sore. Good luck and no, you're not doomed!

Putcake

First things first - don't take a pill. It might be a short term fix, but that will be all. You will not get any results that will be long lasting.

Sorry to say, but 1200 calories just isn't enough. I told MFP that I was "sendentary" when I started at 170, and I was advised to eat about 1200 calories. I was starving and despite exercising, lost nothing for 2 weeks. I switching to "lightly active" and I was upped to 1480. I try not to eat back my exercise calories, but there are some days it happens. I started in March and while my exercise level hasn't been as great as I would like, I've lost 10 lbs. I'm down a pant size and I'm noticing that my stamina has definitely increased.

It might seem weird to eat more calories, but from experience, I can tell you that it works.

cinrn68

No, there is no weightloss "trick", and no, you will not be the fat girl forever. However, fit and healthy people generally eat healthy food and exercise regularly. It sounds like you've got the exercise part under control, so now you need to focus on eating better. Try eating foods with less carbs and sugar, and increase your protein intake. At your weight you could be aiming between 70-90mg of protein per day. Increase your water consumption to at least 2 litres/day, and drink a little more when you exercise. And no, there's no need to take a diet pill to jumpstart anything. Read the message boards -- there are tons of tips on effective weightloss. I started in January and I've lost 42lbs so far. It takes time. Be patient and stick with it. It WILL happen!!

Mia_RagazzaTosta

Do you use a food scale? Log everything accurately?

trayceemcknight

i usually drink 1-2 gallons a water a day so i dont think thats an issue lol. and yes all my food is weighed and counted! I guess I just dont know how to eat healthy lol.....

magnum26

Could you put up a typical day's food intake? Do you do any exercise?

Mia_RagazzaTosta

Opening your food diary will get you more answers.

cookiealbright

I was at 183 for so long, I put one of my grandkids on the scale to see if he would weigh 183! lol no he weighed 33 lbs. I'm now stuck between 174 - 178. You just got to stick with it. :flowerforyou:

cwolfman13

Chances are you are underestimating your consumption and/or overestimating burn. 9 times out of 10, that's what it is. Where you getting your "burn" numbers? 800 calories is huge...what are you doing exactly and where are you getting that number? If it's from the data base, it's most likely bunk...even a HRM is only about 70% accurate or so. I always ate back 70% of the calories my HRM said I burned to account for BMR calories and estimation error.

Also, weigh and measure everything that goes in.

You shouldn't be at any kind of plateau in a month...like I said...9 times out of 10 you don't have your calories tracking properly. Otherwise, go see the doc and have some blood work done.

trayceemcknight

i just made it viewable....

prairiewalker

If you are truly eating at a caloric deficit then get your thyroid checked now!!!! If you do have hypothyroidism or hashimoto...you will still have to keep dilgent with burning more than you're ingesting. I've been doing everything right for a year now and my progress is very, very, very slow...I did the same exercising and eating regime when I was younger and went from a size 12, 36% body fat to size 5, 22% body fat in 3-4 months!!!! This go round I'm still the same size after 11 months..but I'm much stronger..lifting heavier weights..and more toned..but the fat is being very stubborn...and the scale is ridiculously cruel...but I am not stopping until the fat burns away to reveal my wonderful muscles below....that is my life with hypothyroidism. Think of this as long term... til death do you part.. :flowerforyou: Good Luck!!!!

trayceemcknight

i have a polar hrm that i use... i never go over 1500 calories and if i even get that high i dont eat back my calories... Everything i eat is measured and tracked....

prairiewalker

i just made it viewable....

Too many processed foods..too many carbs, not enough food...
Eat more fresh veggies and lean proteins...boiled egg whites should become your new best friend..and raw almonds and fresh fish!

knightreader

i just made it viewable....

Too many processed foods..too many carbs, not enough food...
Eat more fresh veggies and lean proteins...boiled egg whites should become your new best friend..and raw almonds and fresh fish!

this. and this again.

prairiewalker

also...unless you're doing an intermittent fast..which is fine..you should eat 3 small meals a day with small, high protein snacks in between... think plain greek yogurt with berries, or almonds or hard boiled eggs as your snacks....

magnum26

Looking through there seems to be a lot of pop (Soda to some of you) and things like chocolate brownies, pie slices, pizzas etc. These aren't the foods you should be dieting on. Some days your log is over 2000 cals. Try just having cereal for breakfast, a sandwich without sauce for lunch and dinner something like chicken breast with veggies. If you get hungry snack on fruit or a handful of nuts/seeds.

gigglybeth

There's very little actual food in your food. Everything seems to be ready made or fast food, IOW, highly processed. Make some eggs, grill some chicken with some veggies, have some fruit as a snack.

ETA: It's fine to have those thing once in a while, but they are making up the bulk of your daily menu.

trayceemcknight

there isnt any soda on there lol, and the brownie things are fiber one bars 90 calories.... wow yall made it sound like i eat straight trash lol and i dont... and i had a moemt of weekness once and ate 2000 ish calories and went and workout like crazy!!!!!!!

cingle87

i have a polar hrm that i use... i never go over 1500 calories and if i even get that high i dont eat back my calories... Everything i eat is measured and tracked....

If you are using MFP you have to eat some of you burn calories back. As someone mentioned above its very likely that and under over estimate is going on, so if you burn "800" calories eat 500 back. I know this sounds weird eating more to loose but if your body isnt getting enough calories it will hold onto what little it is getting just to keep you alive, because thats what your body is best at doing, keeping you alive!

trayceemcknight

let me add lol.... i dont burn that much every time its usually like 400ish

coco3382458

looking at your diary it looks like you need to clean up your eating habits. remember weightloss is 80% of what you eat

juliegrey1

its been one month! keep doing what you are doing and see how it is in 6 months also get someone to take a photo of you in the same clothes standing in the same position every month even if you dont see it on the scales you could well see a big difference! I really surprised myself this way!!! Dont give up!

missymakayla

I took a peak at your food diary, I would watch carbs, and sugar intake, also sodium. Add more fresh fruits and veggies.

Suffer4beauty

I don't know what your maintenance calories are - but if you eat more than 500 calories less than your maintenance calories, your body goes into starvation mode and starts to resist letting you burn the fat calories. That being said - a deficit is still a deficit. You could also not eat back your exercise calories (to have a 1,00+ calorie deficit). Lastly - this may sound weird - but I don't lose anything until the week after my period. The scale says roughly the same number, plus or minus 1 pd, for 3 weeks. I have a monthly and then all of a sudden I drop 2 or 3 pounds - say 132 to 129.5. Then I see 129 for about 3 to 4 weeks, finish the next cycle and it says 127. So take heart - hormones play a huge role too.

Karmarie24

I used to net 800-1200 calories a day, eating very similar to you. I felt that if I could fit pizza, Taco Bell, and Mcdonalds into my calories I could still eat how I wanted. I was stuck and frustrated!

I had a personal trainer/nutritionist look at my food diary and he said I needed to revamp my entire diet. Fresh veggies, fresh fruit, eggs, chicken, tree nuts, low fat beef, dairy products became my staples. He told me the 90 calorie bars, and breakfast bars were not good for me despite being low in calories. I thought losing weight was based solely on counting calories, but I found that if you eat a higher quality of food you feed your body nutritionally, you can eat a lot more quantity of food, and you feel a lot better during your workouts.

It was not what I wanted to hear, I loved fast food, and cookies and ice cream. I still wanted to eat that way, but I knew he was right so I tried it. It worked for me. I increased to 1600-1700 calories a day net, and finally lost. I personally try to eat about 40% carbs, 30% fat, 30% protein. I'm a distance runner and after playing around with several percentages that is what worked best for me in terms of energy to do 10 mile + runs. Of course I do eat back all the calories from these runs, so it's not why I lost.

That's what worked for me, so I thought I'd share. Good luck!

helpthepiggys

I went though your food diary and some of your callories counts are off... (1 cup of home fries 20 callories). Also 1 or 2 gallons of water a day is too much water too much of anything is not good and it does have weight. You are not eating healthy either all your foods are processed and I am sure the sodium levels are much higher then you think too...as is the carb contents. I love very slowly myself so I don't eat cereal...I like it...but the caloriesand carbs I consume at one meal of cereal and the fact I'm hungry 2 hours later...it's just not worth it. Don't give up just make a few "tweaks" in your daily eatting and the pounds should start to come off.

helpthepiggys

I ment I loose weight very slowly.

Shaylam82

I went though your food diary and some of your callories counts are off... (1 cup of home fries 20 callories). Also 1 or 2 gallons of water a day is too much water too much of anything is not good and it does have weight. You are not eating healthy either all your foods are processed and I am sure the sodium levels are much higher then you think too...as is the carb contents. I love very slowly myself so I don't eat cereal...I like it...but the caloriesand carbs I consume at one meal of cereal and the fact I'm hungry 2 hours later...it's just not worth it. Don't give up just make a few "tweaks" in your daily eatting and the pounds should start to come off.

This...sometimes the recipes/listings in MFP are off. No way a cup of fried potatoes was only 20 calories no carbs and 1 gram of fat. Sometimes you have to use the make your own recipe option on here to get an accurrate number for things.

Francl27

1200 - 800 means you live on 400 calories some days. It's not healthy. Eat 1200 and your exercise calories.

jenns1964

Where are your vegetables, fruit and water? You are mainly eating processed crappy foods. 1200 calories + burning that many calories will not help. You have to eat more healthy calories. Drink and log your water . Your body will appreciate it.