Struggling

soonerkt87

Losing weight used to be easy for me, I would cut out fast food and the weight comes off....not like that anymore. It seems like no matter what I do I can't lose the weight....I am getting frustrated and want to stop trying. I worked out with a personal trainer for 6 months and haven't lost much of anything...maybe a couple inches here and there but over 6 months i feel like I should have lost more. I struggle trying to eat right and healthy but the TDEE and BMR and all of that stuff makes sense to me but I don't see myself eating that many calories and losing weight....My boyfriend just started and has lost almost 20 pounds, I know it's easier for guys to lose weight but argh!

I am 5'8", weigh 190, and 26 years old I have a desk job but I am constantly getting up and moving around. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

melissams

I am trying something new this week myself so here it goes!

5-6 small meals a day (every 2-3 hours to keep metabolism going - here are some examples
Snacks:
-Fruit w/Triscuits & whipped PB
-Celery w/whipped PB & Fruit
-2 scrambled eggs, JD turkey sausage crumble & a fruit (sometimes add 2 light toast and a little butter)
-Joseph's flatbread wrap w/lf mayo, 2 oz deli meat (not great but convenient), thin sargento cheese & 1 cup of veggies
-2 Cups of salad, HB egg & grilled chicken w/paul Newman's Oilve Oil & Vinegar Dressing
-5 oz steak tips w/2 cups of veggies

DRINK 1/2 YOUR BODY WEIGHT IN WATER! UGH - I KNOW! I'm a diet soda junkie and allow myself at least ONE a day.

Cut out extra salt, don't cut out all fat and definitely stay away from fast food (like you said you are).

I just bought Chris Powell's new transformation book, I'm only 40 pages in but I am going to it out - can't hurt!

I hope this helps - I am trying too! Hang in there!! You totally can do it!

tdotali

Are you doing any fitness? Eating is 80% of the challenge, but building muscle will help your metabolism to burn. I can't see your diary so I don't know what a typical day looks like for you: I did the following along with regular exercise and I got great results:

Breakfast: Oatmeal with pb, chia seeds and almond milk
Snack - egg whites or almonds, or greek yogurt with berries and a titch of honey
Lunch - fish or chicken with greens
snack - shakeology with almond milk
dinner - fish or chicken with greens
snack - sometimes a square of dark chocolate with herbal tea.

Seefylol

Losing weight requires patience and determination, It's not easy! I'm sure you've done great in these 6 months. But don't give up!! Because a few years down the line you'll think back to this time and wonder, what progress would I have made If I continued from now until then.

Do not give up, ya hear me?

labeachgirl

Don't give up!

You just have to figure out when your body gives up that pound and work that angle. I've found that I don't lose by diet alone, I have to hike almost every day to get weight loss. And if I eat something with high sodium, like chinese food, it'll set me back a couple pounds. So, just keep monitoring, try different things, until you figure out what your body responds to.

supermodelchic

I eat 5 small meals a day, I don't do dairy, sugar, white anything, I do not eat processed food, Everything I eat I try to make it count for something. I know it is harder & boring to eat clean all the time, as a 49 year old chic, I refuse to gain weight as I head into menopause, trust me it just gets that much harder to maintain a lean body. Gather friends that have fit profiles and see what they are eating on a daily basis.

luckydays27

Losing weight used to be easy for me, I would cut out fast food and the weight comes off....not like that anymore. It seems like no matter what I do I can't lose the weight....I am getting frustrated and want to stop trying. I worked out with a personal trainer for 6 months and haven't lost much of anything...maybe a couple inches here and there but over 6 months i feel like I should have lost more. I struggle trying to eat right and healthy but the TDEE and BMR and all of that stuff makes sense to me but I don't see myself eating that many calories and losing weight....My boyfriend just started and has lost almost 20 pounds, I know it's easier for guys to lose weight but argh!

I am 5'8", weigh 190, and 26 years old I have a desk job but I am constantly getting up and moving around. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Dont give up.

I have not been struggling with losing weight or getting fit since I upped my calories mainly because I dont have to eat healthy at every meal. I can enjoy the food that I like and not constantly be thinking about what my next meal is supposed to be. Most days i eat 1700-1800. On days that I work harder, I eat more than 2000.

And the results are fantastic since joining MFP/changing my thoughts on food and how much of it I am supposed to eat. Today is my 75th day since joining and I have lost 12 -13 lbs. It took me a year to lose the first 20 but only 11 weeks to lose 12. Thats the beauty of following TDEE -20%.

Oh, and I eat pizza, beer, hamburgers, tacos, chicken wings,, pretty much everything I want, just not as much as I used to want.

Good luck and friend request me if you are looking for supporting MFP pals.