Not losing weight

lwatts2

How are you measuring your burn?

I use MyZone to track calorie burn

lwatts2

TavistockToad wrote: »

lwatts2 wrote: »

to lose 2lbs/week, MFP starts me out at 1500 calories everyday then adds the number of calories I lost from working out which usually gives a calorie total of about 2600/day. Can I eat all 2600 calories and still lose 2lbs/week????

How are you measuring your burn?

I use MyZone to track calorie burn

diannethegeek

kaewi123 wrote: »

no i have never used scale to weigh food. most time its from packaging and used the bar code to log it in. If i cook i try to estimate by logging in each ingredients.

There are two important parts to correctly logging food if calorie counting is the route you choose to take.

First is choosing correct entries in the database when you log. Scanning barcodes is great for this, but it is still prone to the same issues as the rest of the database. Be sure you're double-checking that the entry the barcode brings up matches the information on your package.

The other part is logging the same portion size as the amount you actually ate. This is where a food scale can be great. Personally I find it easier and less hassle than measuring cups and spoons, but anything would be better than eyeballing and guessing.

Think of it like trying to cut a piece of wood. If I need to cut a piece of wood so that it's one meter long, I can use the best measuring stick in the world, but it's not going to be accurate if I just whack at the wood with a hammer until it breaks in that general area. Likewise, even the most expensive saw in the world won't help my accuracy if I just guess at where the one meter mark is.

You need both accurate measuring tools and accurate entries from the database to be sure that you're eating the amount you think you are.

cerise_noir

msmusicbrady wrote: »

You're probably building some muscle with the swimming. I'd focus on the inch loss and not focus on the scales. You also may need to weigh out your food so you can accurately track. Are you eating back calories you're burning from swimming? You may also be having too little calories and your metabolism has completely slowed down.

Muscle building on a deficit in 35 days? Highly unlikely...

kaewi123

ok thanks all ! the comments were extremely useful! i have just realized that i measured in an inaccurate scale in the beginning which showed i was 60 kg 35 days ago. However, the gym changed it to a more accurate scale recently. I did measure again today and i am 59. So there is some progess, albeit a slow one. I do check my serving size when i scan the barcode of food. But when i cook I have been just eyeballing it. I realize that food scale is a really integral part of sticking with the strict calory count but I am a little reluctant to do that. Because i dont want to be that person that weighs everythibg that i eat and want to be able to eat normally in the future. But i do realize the importance of it and will consider getting one.

thanks all!