What am I doing wrong?

I'd love to have some of you nutrition pros take a look at my diary and tell me what I'm doing wrong. I've been between 141 and 138 for the last month. I exercise regularly and weight/measure my food. What am I missing?

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arditarose

Did you START the month at 141?

stefanie18810

Haha. Not March, but February. I lose 2lbs, gain 2, lose 1, gain, etc, etc.

stefanie18810

And, I do struggle with binging, but I've tried to keep that under control. Once a week, max and they haven't been horribly bad.

strong_curves

Why do you think you're doing something wrong?

Also need more info from you like height, weight, age, sex, have you lost any weight, how long have you been at this, etc.

stefanie18810

Sorry, wasn't sure how much information you can see. I'm female, 5'3, 35 years old. I am down from 178 about 2 years ago (yay!!). Since then it's been a struggle trying to get the last 15 off.

strong_curves

From a quick glance at your diary I would suggest using a food scale instead of cups, teaspoons, etc.

betuel75

a binge can ruin a whole week of a calorie deficit progress. Do you understand the concept of a calorie deficit?

stefanie18810

betuel75 wrote: »

a binge can ruin a whole week of a calorie deficit progress. Do you understand the concept of a calorie deficit?

Yes, I know that binges can ruin a week. And, I do understand what a calorie deficit is. I was more interested in what others thought of my typical diet and if there were areas for improvement.

jkal1979

Your diary is set to private.

StaciMarie1974

I can't see your diary. Common errors are eating more than you think and burning less than you thin.

Use scale for solid foods. Even for items like bananas, piece of bread, etc. where there may be an entry in the database for '1 medium banana' or the package may say '1 slice of bread(25g) = x cals'. The actual weights will vary and so will the calories.

Log condiments, cooking oils, etc.

Don't use other people's recipes. Enter your own - this way you know what goes in them and how much. My recipe may use different ingredients and/or different amounts than yours.

Be careful that you're not eating back too many exercise calories. At ~135-140 pounds you DO NOT burn a high # per minute.

Are you logging the binges? HOw much of a deficit do you aim for during the week, and how much do you go over on your binge day?

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With just a little left to lose, and your current stats, your TDEE is probably 1750-2250 per day depending on activity level. Lower cals burned translate to needing more accuracy in your calories in/out equation to make sure you're at a deficit. And even then you may see loss at the rate of 2-3 pounds a month. So patience and logging accuracy/honesty are important.

stefanie18810

Hi, I opened up my log again. I'm under TDEE for sure.

I'll start weighing my fruits, etc. That's something I haven't been doing at all.