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you have a lot of cup measurments - my recommendation would be to buy a scale (I think mine was about $15) and weigh everything - cups/TBSP can widely vary on calories depending on how much you squeeze4
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It may be that your body is getting used to your routine .. can you change things up a bit? Your sodium intake could be reduced .. prepackaged foods are usually a big contributer. A person is more likely to retain water with increased sodium. I like the treadmill, spin and eliptical too much but I found that making a couple changes (enter rowing machine) and tried intermittent fasting (the 5:2 eating strategy) I was able to jump off the plateau. It wasn't a huge drop but a consistent 1/2 lb a week... and that is a good feeling. Good Luck
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One pound a week is great progress. Your goal should be to lose 1-2 pounds per week for safe weight loss, and you are right on track! GO YOU!!! I also agree with the excess sodium. It will definitely affect water retention. Also, it is everyone's preference on the amount of water to drink, based on your size, activity level, etc.. Maybe try drinking more water to offset the amount of sodium. I try to aim for about 1/3 of my body weight, as I have a very sedentary life. I don't often exercise, and I have a desk job. In my opinion, you are doing fantastic, and I say keep up the good work!1
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deannalfisher wrote: »you have a lot of cup measurments - my recommendation would be to buy a scale (I think mine was about $15) and weigh everything - cups/TBSP can widely vary on calories depending on how much you squeeze
I completely agree with this! I was shocked at the difference when I finally bought a scale for food. I bought my scale at Walmart for about $10.00.2 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »Everyone on this website has their "bad days" or at least their own definition of it. Maybe you could open it just to get help on this topic and close it back. If you don't want to open it, you are probably eating at maintenance calories, not accurately weighing your food, or lacking a bit of patience. For your height and size, under 1300 calories doesn't seem like enough. Also, remember that it doesn't matter if you go 'balls to the wall' in the gym - you must still eat under maintenance to lose weight. I used to bust my *kitten* in the gym - but I overate all the time. At that time, I saw little to no progress with weight loss. Keep in mind, you don't even have to work out to lose weight. Calories are King. best of luck.
Thank you.
You are welcome. Track condiments (ketchup, mayo, coffee creamer, salad dressings, etc) It is kind of a pain but it is important. Also, don't rely on the database for measurements. I cant tell by your diary if you are actually using a food SCALE. not measuring cups. That will make a big difference.
Check out this link and be sure to look under #1 http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
You got this! It just takes a little time to find what works for you!
I do use measuring cups. That's bad?
No, It's not "bad", but a scale will be most accurate. Take a look at the video rileysowner posted above2 -
its not bad, but a scale will be more accurate - you may find that you are eating a serving size compared to the weight in cups
i.e. every night I do a bowl of cereal - a serving is 3/4 a cup, or 29g - i'll give you a hint on which one was less...so I was essentially eating 1.5x the calories of the serving size - which adds up over time0 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »Make sure you are taking body measurements also - sometimes you will lose inches before you start to see it on the scale. And averaging a 1# loss per week sounds like a consistent and safe rate of loss to me - hang in there, it will happen *_*
North east Ohio girl? I'm in akron. (lol if it does stand for north east Ohio?)
I am in Cleveland - it is a combo of northeast OH and New England/Ohio, because I grew up in Massachusetts *_*
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GummyLionGirl wrote: »
Sometimes these measures are way over the mark - it's very frustrating, I know. Try to take a percentage off of these measures and see how you go.
You are doing great and unfortunately it does take patience - it took more than three weeks for the weight to go on so it stands to reason that it'll take a little time to come back off.
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ok - for some reason I'm not seeing Gummy Lion Girl's posts...what gives? did I get blocked or something0
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deannalfisher wrote: »ok - for some reason I'm not seeing Gummy Lion Girl's posts...what gives? did I get blocked or something
Did you accidentally block her?0 -
don't think so0
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I see her earlier posts, but just none of her more recent ones that people have quoted as replies0
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A few years ago I was at the same place you are. I tried using the bike and it didn't do anything for me. I had to get my cardio up a lot more. I know it's not for everyone but I started running (well jogging) and started from being basically a couch potato to being able to run 3 miles in 45 min.
I use measuring cups too. A scale is always better. I have not looked at your diary but if you are bringing in a lot of sodium that will hurt your weight loss because you'll retain water that you don't realize you are retaining. Losing 1lb a week doesn't seem like a lot but those start adding up. Losing weight takes time and 1-2lbs a week is what they consider safe.
I lost 90lbs changing everything I did. Sadly I fell off the train and am coming back to get my *kitten* in gear again. I have to lose at least 60lbs. I know I can do it and you can too!!2 -
deannalfisher wrote: »I see her earlier posts, but just none of her more recent ones that people have quoted as replies
Weird? You could pm her. I'm not sure if that's a real solution. I noticed this site gets a little wonky sometimes.0 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »Everyone on this website has their "bad days" or at least their own definition of it. Maybe you could open it just to get help on this topic and close it back. If you don't want to open it, you are probably eating at maintenance calories, not accurately weighing your food, or lacking a bit of patience. For your height and size, under 1300 calories doesn't seem like enough. Also, remember that it doesn't matter if you go 'balls to the wall' in the gym - you must still eat under maintenance to lose weight. I used to bust my *kitten* in the gym - but I overate all the time. At that time, I saw little to no progress with weight loss. Keep in mind, you don't even have to work out to lose weight. Calories are King. best of luck.
Thank you.
You are welcome. Track condiments (ketchup, mayo, coffee creamer, salad dressings, etc) It is kind of a pain but it is important. Also, don't rely on the database for measurements. I cant tell by your diary if you are actually using a food SCALE. not measuring cups. That will make a big difference.
Check out this link and be sure to look under #1 http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
You got this! It just takes a little time to find what works for you!
I do use measuring cups. That's bad?
Measuring cups are wildly inaccurate...a food scale is worth every penny, and once you get used to using it, it's really nice! Everything gets measured in grams. Also, the exercise calories burned on here are not often very accurate, so be sure to not eat back everything you "earn".
A pound a week is awesome, especially if you're new to the process! You'll fine tune your methods over the next few months, getting more efficient and direct in your approach! Just stick with it and always be honest with yourself!
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Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »ok - for some reason I'm not seeing Gummy Lion Girl's posts...what gives? did I get blocked or something
Did you accidentally block her?
No I didn't block anyone. I don't even know how to do that. it might just be messing up? Im here. I just had some dishes to clean. 0 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »Make sure you are taking body measurements also - sometimes you will lose inches before you start to see it on the scale. And averaging a 1# loss per week sounds like a consistent and safe rate of loss to me - hang in there, it will happen *_*
North east Ohio girl? I'm in akron. (lol if it does stand for north east Ohio?)
I am in Cleveland - it is a combo of northeast OH and New England/Ohio, because I grew up in Massachusetts *_*
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GummyLionGirl wrote: »I lost 3, but it just seems so little
3 lb in 21 days = 1 lb per week. That's usually pretty good. Has it come off little by little, or a bunch at first and nothing since?
If the former, I'd say keep doing what you're doing, because it's working.
I've lost about a pound a week. Not all at once. 0 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »Everyone on this website has their "bad days" or at least their own definition of it. Maybe you could open it just to get help on this topic and close it back. If you don't want to open it, you are probably eating at maintenance calories, not accurately weighing your food, or lacking a bit of patience. For your height and size, under 1300 calories doesn't seem like enough. Also, remember that it doesn't matter if you go 'balls to the wall' in the gym - you must still eat under maintenance to lose weight. I used to bust my *kitten* in the gym - but I overate all the time. At that time, I saw little to no progress with weight loss. Keep in mind, you don't even have to work out to lose weight. Calories are King. best of luck.
Thank you.
You are welcome. Track condiments (ketchup, mayo, coffee creamer, salad dressings, etc) It is kind of a pain but it is important. Also, don't rely on the database for measurements. I cant tell by your diary if you are actually using a food SCALE. not measuring cups. That will make a big difference.
Check out this link and be sure to look under #1 http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
You got this! It just takes a little time to find what works for you!
I do use measuring cups. That's bad?
Not bad, but not accurate either. I would recommend getting a digital food scale. It will make things easier and you will know you are being as accurate as possible.0 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »I lost 3, but it just seems so little
That equates to about 1 Lb per week...that's pretty much par for the course...I think your expectations are the issue. Weight loss is a pretty slow process.4 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »GummyLionGirl wrote: »I lost 3, but it just seems so little
That equates to about 1 Lb per week...that's pretty much par for the course...I think your expectations are the issue. Weight loss is a pretty slow process.0 -
ahhh that explains it...yeah - the trick is finding what works for you (which what you are doing is) - do you want long-term sustainable results or quick results1
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GummyLionGirl wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »GummyLionGirl wrote: »I lost 3, but it just seems so little
That equates to about 1 Lb per week...that's pretty much par for the course...I think your expectations are the issue. Weight loss is a pretty slow process.
My sister (who is also over weight) is the reason I was doubting myself. She told me last night that I need to 'listen to her' if I want to succeed in this. But honestly, she isn't eating ENOUGH. She's losing faster than me, but I also know that she will probably gain it back faster too because she's depriving herself of enough to keep going at her pace.
People who aggressively cut weight have a tendency to burn out...even if you're aggressive, it's a long process and many people just don't hold out. I lost at a rate of about 1 Lb per week and dropped 40 Lbs in about 9 months...going on four years maintenance this spring. A buddy of mine started at the same time and went very aggressive with about the same amount of weight to lose...by the time I had lost my 40, he was down a net 15 because he kept falling off the wagon for weeks at a time, often regaining some weight...it took him about 1.5 years to drop the same amount of weight that took me 9 months just going slow and steady and not torturing myself.4 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »I lost 3, but it just seems so little
You are losing. It is working. You just have to adjust your expectations. This isn't The Biggest Loser... you aren't going to see big losses in a matter of weeks. Just a pound here and there and it will add up over time. The more you stick to your calorie limit and don't go over (even a little bit) the faster this will go.1 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »Everyone on this website has their "bad days" or at least their own definition of it. Maybe you could open it just to get help on this topic and close it back. If you don't want to open it, you are probably eating at maintenance calories, not accurately weighing your food, or lacking a bit of patience. For your height and size, under 1300 calories doesn't seem like enough. Also, remember that it doesn't matter if you go 'balls to the wall' in the gym - you must still eat under maintenance to lose weight. I used to bust my *kitten* in the gym - but I overate all the time. At that time, I saw little to no progress with weight loss. Keep in mind, you don't even have to work out to lose weight. Calories are King. best of luck.
Thank you.
You are welcome. Track condiments (ketchup, mayo, coffee creamer, salad dressings, etc) It is kind of a pain but it is important. Also, don't rely on the database for measurements. I cant tell by your diary if you are actually using a food SCALE. not measuring cups. That will make a big difference.
Check out this link and be sure to look under #1 http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
You got this! It just takes a little time to find what works for you!
I do use measuring cups. That's bad?
Measuring cups for anything but liquids is not accurate enough. Get a digital food scale. They are cheap and easy to use, pretty much a necessity.0 -
deannalfisher wrote: »ahhh that explains it...yeah - the trick is finding what works for you (which what you are doing is) - do you want long-term sustainable results or quick results
Oh of course sustainable 0 -
GummyLionGirl wrote: »GummyLionGirl wrote: »I lost 3, but it just seems so little
3 lb in 21 days = 1 lb per week. That's usually pretty good. Has it come off little by little, or a bunch at first and nothing since?
If the former, I'd say keep doing what you're doing, because it's working.
I've lost about a pound a week. Not all at once.
One pound per week is great! It means that what you are doing is working. I put your stats into a TDEE calculator and I'm guessing based on your calorie goal of 1300 kcal/day that you have set the app to lose 2 lb/week. So while you are losing at a good pace, I can see where you might expect to be losing faster. I believe the discrepancy is here:GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »GummyLionGirl wrote: »bmayes2014 wrote: »Everyone on this website has their "bad days" or at least their own definition of it. Maybe you could open it just to get help on this topic and close it back. If you don't want to open it, you are probably eating at maintenance calories, not accurately weighing your food, or lacking a bit of patience. For your height and size, under 1300 calories doesn't seem like enough. Also, remember that it doesn't matter if you go 'balls to the wall' in the gym - you must still eat under maintenance to lose weight. I used to bust my *kitten* in the gym - but I overate all the time. At that time, I saw little to no progress with weight loss. Keep in mind, you don't even have to work out to lose weight. Calories are King. best of luck.
Thank you.
You are welcome. Track condiments (ketchup, mayo, coffee creamer, salad dressings, etc) It is kind of a pain but it is important. Also, don't rely on the database for measurements. I cant tell by your diary if you are actually using a food SCALE. not measuring cups. That will make a big difference.
Check out this link and be sure to look under #1 http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
You got this! It just takes a little time to find what works for you!
I do use measuring cups. That's bad?
And here:GummyLionGirl wrote: »
Measuring with cups is fine if that works for you, but (as others have stated) it is not as accurate as using a kitchen scale to weigh your food. If you get a kitchen scale, I suspect you'll start noticing some serving sizes are off in terms of their weight. Plus, many people find it much easier to use a kitchen scale rather than a bunch of measuring cups.
As far as logging your workouts, it is pretty well known that MFP overestimates calories burned by quite a bit. A safer bet is to log half of the amount you actually did in the app. For example, if you rode a stationary bike at the gym for an hour and logged that into MFP it would say you burned about 600 kcal. But instead of logging that, most people use 50% of their estimated MFP calorie burns, so you could change the calorie burn to 300 kcal.
That being said, if you get a kitchen scale and switch to logging 50% of your calories burned you may find that, while you are losing at the expected 2 lb/week, it is much more difficult since you are eating less food and/or working out more (have to work out twice as long to achieve the same burn). If you are ok with the difficulty, keep it up! But keep in mind that you can always adjust your calorie goal to something not as aggressive, like the 1 lb/week you've been achieving so far. Either way it adds up over time. 1 -
for scale users, how do you deal with eating out?
I have a scale I use at home, but I often eat in my work cafeteria (which, awesomely, has MFP barcodes for a lot of what they serve!) But when I go to the salad bar, I eyeball it by cup/tablespoon. And I'm getting stuff I don't normally eat at home to weigh.0 -
for scale users, how do you deal with eating out?
I have a scale I use at home, but I often eat in my work cafeteria (which, awesomely, has MFP barcodes for a lot of what they serve!) But when I go to the salad bar, I eyeball it by cup/tablespoon. And I'm getting stuff I don't normally eat at home to weigh.
Generally I guess based off of what I eat at home, and then add 25-50%. If it looks like I just put 2 tbls of dressing on my salad (based off of what I think 2 tbls of dressing looks like at home with my scale), I log 3 tbls. Restaraunt says this is a 6oz steak? Better log 8-9oz to be safe. If I'm at a restaraunt that doesn't provide nutritional info for their food, I just go with a restaraunt with a similar item, guess the amount based on the serving size at the other restaraunt, and then add 50%. If you really want to get technical, they make these: https://www.amazon.com/Weigh-MS-600-BLK-Digital-Pocket-Scale/dp/B000P1NYE81 -
@JennyRATL , I eyeball it the best I can on portion sizes if the nutritional info isn't posted on their website. And if you are estimating, estimate a slightly larger portion. @GummyLionGirl , please do NOT listen to your sister. I'm guessing she isn't a dietitian, nutritionist, or physician. Your journey to better health is yours and yours alone; you need to figure out what will work best for you. And because it's your journey, you shouldn't compare your results to hers either, only compare where YOU are to where YOU'VE been. As long as you keep making progress, you are winning your own personal race. If she keeps pressuring you, just stop talking about it with her, and let the results speak for themselves. Good luck!0
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