Does exercise not work for some of us?

kshama2001

kpuzzuoli wrote: »

You guys are all absolutely right. It has to be intake, and it could also be constant inflammation from the workouts, and water retention. One the days I manage the program perfectly, I am often up 8 times a need peeing (which is another TERRIBLE downside.) I do have a food scale. So you're saying use the MFP weight option over the other service size options?

I'd very much like to say I could cut my cocktails, but they're the last of my vices and my kids stress me out! I could maybe reduce them ...

Lack of sleep can sabotage your weight loss efforts. I've battled insomnia for years and one thing that really helps is not drinking liquid after dinner. I drink lots of liquid, but earlier in the day.

Timshel_

kshama2001 wrote: »

kpuzzuoli wrote: »

You guys are all absolutely right. It has to be intake, and it could also be constant inflammation from the workouts, and water retention. One the days I manage the program perfectly, I am often up 8 times a need peeing (which is another TERRIBLE downside.) I do have a food scale. So you're saying use the MFP weight option over the other service size options?

I'd very much like to say I could cut my cocktails, but they're the last of my vices and my kids stress me out! I could maybe reduce them ...

Lack of sleep can sabotage your weight loss efforts. I've battled insomnia for years and one thing that really helps is not drinking liquid after dinner. I drink lots of liquid, but earlier in the day.

X's 100! I just posted last week about a sudden increase in weight loss, with nothing else changed except finally getting a few hours more sleep a night and drinking A LOT of water through the day.

daniwilford

kpuzzuoli wrote: »

many think MFP overestimates exercise calories.

For some exercise it does. I found there are also many descriptors that might not jive with my estimate. I found I could be walking at what I thought was at least a moderate or fast pace, I would be tired, sweating profusely, breathing hard and have an elevated heart rate. It was actually "leisurely pace" when I divide distance by time. When I chose the correct descriptor it gave me an accurate exercise calorie allowance. With walking it was easier to measure correctly than aerobic dance. It is much like the food data base, you have to select the most accurate entry.

Yi5hedr3

You might still lose weight while having alcohol, as some have suggested, but unfortunately it won't be fat. It will be Muscle and water, leaving you lighter, but fatter than before. Also known as skinny-fat.