NO WEIGHT LOSS! what am i doing wrong?

trogalicious

...I looked at your diary. You also need to watch your sugar, it is high every day...

Not relevant, and unless there's a specific need for the OP to watch their sugar intake (diabetes, etc) there's no real need to obsess over the sugar macro.

Eating sugar or not has nothing to do solely with diabetes or what not. You could be perfectly healthy and still tolerate carbs/sugar to a certain degree and not be a diabetic. Carbs/sugar have to do with how it makes you feel. After eating them, are you hungry after 2 hours? You shouldn't be. If you are, then you can lower your carbs/sugar and increase protein/fats and you will be sustained for much longer. And again, this process is differently for everyone. Your metabolism is not my metabolism and while your body may tolerate more carbs, someone else's body does not. Hunger is the big clue. Choose your foods based on how YOU feel not what others tell you to eat and not to eat. 2 hours later you should still be satisfied, if not, check your meals.

My point was apparently missed.

The post I was quoting was telling the OP to watch their sugar. Unless they have a medical reason and have been told to watch it for said reason, there's no need to obsess over it in order to lose weight.

Juliane_

...I looked at your diary. You also need to watch your sugar, it is high every day...

Not relevant, and unless there's a specific need for the OP to watch their sugar intake (diabetes, etc) there's no real need to obsess over the sugar macro.

Eating sugar or not has nothing to do solely with diabetes or what not. You could be perfectly healthy and still tolerate carbs/sugar to a certain degree and not be a diabetic. Carbs/sugar have to do with how it makes you feel. After eating them, are you hungry after 2 hours? You shouldn't be. If you are, then you can lower your carbs/sugar and increase protein/fats and you will be sustained for much longer. And again, this process is differently for everyone. Your metabolism is not my metabolism and while your body may tolerate more carbs, someone else's body does not. Hunger is the big clue. Choose your foods based on how YOU feel not what others tell you to eat and not to eat. 2 hours later you should still be satisfied, if not, check your meals.

My point was apparently missed.

The post I was quoting was telling the OP to watch their sugar. Unless they have a medical reason and have been told to watch it for said reason, there's no need to obsess over it in order to lose weight.

Again, it has nothing to do with the medical diagnosis of the person. It's about what works for the individual person and NO ONE can tell them what works and doesn't work unless they test and try it on themselves and figure out how they feel. If I had not been that in tune with my body I would still be stuck banging my head not understanding why I wasn't losing weight. If you read from bloodsugar101 you'll understand better. We all have different carbs/sugar thresholds. I can go to the doctor and they'll tell me I'm perfectly healthy, yet I know that when I limit my carbs/sugars to a certain number of grams a day I'm less hungry and in better control. And again, that number is different for everyone. The poster can eat all the carbs they want and feel satisfied while another person is not.

My message is: take the advice of others with a grain of salt and research/read into the information yourself. Additionally, study how different combinations of foods make you feel after eating them and don't let others tell you otherwise. Only you know how you feel, only you live in your body. Are you satisfied? Are you hungry? Watching your diet and losing weight becomes so much easier when you start listening to your body and start understanding/reading how the body actually works and how your body might be working.

Best of luck to the OP.

trogalicious

...I looked at your diary. You also need to watch your sugar, it is high every day...

Not relevant, and unless there's a specific need for the OP to watch their sugar intake (diabetes, etc) there's no real need to obsess over the sugar macro.

Eating sugar or not has nothing to do solely with diabetes or what not. You could be perfectly healthy and still tolerate carbs/sugar to a certain degree and not be a diabetic. Carbs/sugar have to do with how it makes you feel. After eating them, are you hungry after 2 hours? You shouldn't be. If you are, then you can lower your carbs/sugar and increase protein/fats and you will be sustained for much longer. And again, this process is differently for everyone. Your metabolism is not my metabolism and while your body may tolerate more carbs, someone else's body does not. Hunger is the big clue. Choose your foods based on how YOU feel not what others tell you to eat and not to eat. 2 hours later you should still be satisfied, if not, check your meals.

My point was apparently missed.

The post I was quoting was telling the OP to watch their sugar. Unless they have a medical reason and have been told to watch it for said reason, there's no need to obsess over it in order to lose weight.

Again, it has nothing to do with the medical diagnosis of the person. It's about what works for the individual person and NO ONE can tell them what works and doesn't work unless they test and try it on themselves and figure out how they feel. If I had not been that in tune with my body I would still be stuck banging my head not understanding why I wasn't losing weight. If you read from bloodsugar101 you'll understand better. We all have different carbs/sugar thresholds. I can go to the doctor and they'll tell me I'm perfectly healthy, yet I know that when I limit my carbs/sugars to a certain number of grams a day I'm less hungry and in better control. And again, that number is different for everyone. The poster can eat all the carbs they want and feel satisfied while another person is not.

My message is: take the advice of others with a grain of salt and research/read into the information yourself. Additionally, study how different combinations of foods make you feel after eating them and don't let others tell you otherwise. Only you know how you feel, only you live in your body. Are you satisfied? Are you hungry? Watching your diet and losing weight becomes so much easier when you start listening to your body and start understanding/reading how the body actually works and how your body might be working.

Best of luck to the OP.

...We're apparently talking about two different things.
You're arguing about satiety. I'm making the point that in order to lose...weight... it doesn't really matter what they eat as long as they're in a deficit. Has absolutely, positively, 100% nothing to do with how they feel.

Yes, if they feel good, that's awesome... the thing is, FAR too often, people throw around food allergies and gluten intolerance as an instant go to. Great that you found what worked for you, but the MAJORITY of people - OP included - need to find their balance of calories in versus calories out... since that's what it effectively boils down to.

I don't need to read bloodsugar 101 to understand that you're arguing a completely different point that I am, either.

VorJoshigan

OP;
I would say that your English is as good as the average American high-schooler. Perfectly understandable.

Some things to try:

-MOAR protein! at least 80grams/day This won't help you lose weight any faster, but it will ensure that the weight you lose will be more fat than muscle. You will still lose muscle, but definitely less. You will be thankful you did this when you get closer to your goal.
-EAT more! / Lose slower - I would highly recommend that you change your loss to .5 kg per week & eat back 50% of exercise cals. In my opinion, this makes the change more sustainable, and gives you better control over the process.
-Less cardio - 7 hours per week of cardio can be pretty stressful on your body. One response to chronic stress is to slow your metabolism down. I would say 4 times per week is better.
-Try non-cardio exercise. A lot of my friends seem to love them. If you don't want to do weights, body-weight exercises are great too. http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

Good luck!

Ashkea76

...I looked at your diary. You also need to watch your sugar, it is high every day...

Not relevant, and unless there's a specific need for the OP to watch their sugar intake (diabetes, etc) there's no real need to obsess over the sugar macro.

Eating sugar or not has nothing to do solely with diabetes or what not. You could be perfectly healthy and still tolerate carbs/sugar to a certain degree and not be a diabetic. Carbs/sugar have to do with how it makes you feel. After eating them, are you hungry after 2 hours? You shouldn't be. If you are, then you can lower your carbs/sugar and increase protein/fats and you will be sustained for much longer. And again, this process is differently for everyone. Your metabolism is not my metabolism and while your body may tolerate more carbs, someone else's body does not. Hunger is the big clue. Choose your foods based on how YOU feel not what others tell you to eat and not to eat. 2 hours later you should still be satisfied, if not, check your meals.

My point was apparently missed.

The post I was quoting was telling the OP to watch their sugar. Unless they have a medical reason and have been told to watch it for said reason, there's no need to obsess over it in order to lose weight.

Again, it has nothing to do with the medical diagnosis of the person. It's about what works for the individual person and NO ONE can tell them what works and doesn't work unless they test and try it on themselves and figure out how they feel. If I had not been that in tune with my body I would still be stuck banging my head not understanding why I wasn't losing weight. If you read from bloodsugar101 you'll understand better. We all have different carbs/sugar thresholds. I can go to the doctor and they'll tell me I'm perfectly healthy, yet I know that when I limit my carbs/sugars to a certain number of grams a day I'm less hungry and in better control. And again, that number is different for everyone. The poster can eat all the carbs they want and feel satisfied while another person is not.

My message is: take the advice of others with a grain of salt and research/read into the information yourself. Additionally, study how different combinations of foods make you feel after eating them and don't let others tell you otherwise. Only you know how you feel, only you live in your body. Are you satisfied? Are you hungry? Watching your diet and losing weight becomes so much easier when you start listening to your body and start understanding/reading how the body actually works and how your body might be working.

Best of luck to the OP.

...We're apparently talking about two different things.
You're arguing about satiety. I'm making the point that in order to lose...weight... it doesn't really matter what they eat as long as they're in a deficit. Has absolutely, positively, 100% nothing to do with how they feel.

Yes, if they feel good, that's awesome... the thing is, FAR too often, people throw around food allergies and gluten intolerance as an instant go to. Great that you found what worked for you, but the MAJORITY of people - OP included - need to find their balance of calories in versus calories out... since that's what it effectively boils down to.

I don't need to read bloodsugar 101 to understand that you're arguing a completely different point that I am, either.

Imma just call Trog SUGAR, cause he's sweet for trying to help.. Trog, you're awesome! I'm glad you share your wisdom and success with us... Thanks! :flowerforyou:

cmriverside

I see that OP is in southern Spain. She may not (or maybe she does, I don't know) have ready access to buy a food scale there at her age.

Regardless, please eat more. At your weight and age, 1800-2000 cals a day would be more likely to help you lose weight. 1200 is way too low for a 19 year old woman who exercises and has 17ish kg to lose.. No wonder you aren't losing weight.

Do you somehow believe Spain is an underdeveloped country ? And what does age have to do with food scales. ?Are they somehow on a list of illegal things forbidden to buy under a certain age?
Almeria is a big modern town and the OP can just go to the " Corte Inglés " ( The Macy's of Spain ) or at least to half a dozen of kitchen stores, or even a super market and buy a scale . They come in various prices.....no problem.

Hm. Sensitive?

I've actually been to Almeria. If you will notice, I said,

She may not (or maybe she does, I don't know) have ready access to buy a food scale there at her age.

But, thank you for your concern about my world knowledge. As usual, you'll argue with anything.

steffie36

I think maybe you're not being helpful by posting that. Some places don't allow people to buy things at a certain age for whatever reason their government has implemented. Some people use food scales for drugs.

And i think they're right in saying that eating more is going to do you some good, however, i'm confused about eating the burnt calories... Isn't that against the point of burning them off in the first place? To keep them off?

trogalicious

I think maybe you're not being helpful by posting that. Some places don't allow people to buy things at a certain age for whatever reason their government has implemented. Some people use food scales for drugs.

And i think they're right in saying that eating more is going to do you some good, however, i'm confused about eating the burnt calories... Isn't that against the point of burning them off in the first place? To keep them off?

1. if the OP has internet access and a credit card, they can buy a food scale wherever they want.
2. The number that MFP gives you already has a calorie deficit built in. If you exercise, MFP is DESIGNED for you to eat those back in order to maintain a caloric deficit that is enough to lose weight in the first place. If you have a deficit that is too large, wonky things can happen... including "OMG, I ARE NOT LUSOZING TEH WAIGHSTS?!?" and other symptoms.

Mia_RagazzaTosta

Something tells me the guy who lost 153 pounds might know a thing or two about this here rodeo. I'd listen.

steffie36

I think maybe you're not being helpful by posting that. Some places don't allow people to buy things at a certain age for whatever reason their government has implemented. Some people use food scales for drugs.

And i think they're right in saying that eating more is going to do you some good, however, i'm confused about eating the burnt calories... Isn't that against the point of burning them off in the first place? To keep them off?

1. if the OP has internet access and a credit card, they can buy a food scale wherever they want.
2. The number that MFP gives you already has a calorie deficit built in. If you exercise, MFP is DESIGNED for you to eat those back in order to maintain a caloric deficit that is enough to lose weight in the first place. If you have a deficit that is too large, wonky things can happen... including "OMG, I ARE NOT LUSOZING TEH WAIGHSTS?!?" and other symptoms.

Fair enough. I wash't sure, since i've heard not to eat them back and i've heard that i should eat them back. I was confused.