Weight loss frustration

bethcothern

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biosciencegal

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ReaderGirl3

bethcothern wrote: »

Well, I haven't gone to the extreme of actually weighing solid foods but I lost about 15 pounds a year or so ago doing the exact same thing except I'm actually a lot more active than I was then. I basically stick to a common sense low glycemic foods diet for the lost part.

Weighing your food isn't extreme, it's being accurate. It doesn't matter what kinds of foods you're eating- if you're eating too many calories you won't lose weight.

Accurately log your food intake, accurately measure out portion sizes on a food scale set to grams, and then stick to the calories number MFP sets for you. That's all that you need to do to lose weight.

cerise_noir

bethcothern wrote: »

Thanks for your reply. I am soon to be 45 and have recently noticed my energy level has gone down and I don't have the strength I once did. I weigh 139 and I'm 5'3" and have a medium frame. I don't look overweight but I feel like I am all flab and don't have a lot of stamina as I once did. I will sometimes go over in my calories if I have been very active during the day. I will start weighing my food. Thanks for the tips.

I think body recomposition would be best for you instead of losing weight. Basically, this is eating at your maintenance level while doing a progressive heavy lifting program such as stronglifts 5x5 or strongcurves.