Why the F am I not losing weight?

CurvyPrincess66

I am 5'5
25 yeas old
calorie goal is 1660 a day I count my calories.
start weight was 330 last February this years start was 310 I need to lose about 150.
Last year I got down to 285 before I fell off the wagon. This year I lost 5 pounds so far but I Feel Like I cant lose weight Like I was mostly because i havnt lost in 2 weeks. I started working out last Monday I do 5 min on stair climber, 5-10 on exerscize bike, and 20-30 on the tredmill at 2.5 - 3.5 speed and sometimes an incline. ( is incline better than flat?) I am making sure to eat at or under my calorie goal. I eat about 95% Veggies and fruit. I'm taking benifiber shape. I was taking vinegar but stopped. I drink green tea but not every day. Im not weighing or measuring everything but I fallow servings as close as I can.

Last year I was Drinking Green tea very day at least 3 cups, I was taking regular benifiber (not shape) I was weighting and measuring everything. I was taking a protein shake, I as doing Circuit Training I was taking a multi vitamin, folic acid and biotin, and I was working out. I ate farm to table 99% of the time and carbs were a big no no.

I had it down last time why is this time so hard. My husband is giving me 100$ this week to get some stuff to help me with my goals and diet. Any recommendations on stuff I should get? Should i be doing everything I was last time? Is there somthing im not doing but should do? Can someone give me advice?

DasBombshell

If you're having different results this time around, I wonder if it's because you aren't measuring carefully like your said you were before? Even if you're only off by 10% on your serving sizes in an entire day 1600 calorie day 10% off could be as much as an extra 160 calories. Just a thought.

If you meal prep you could spend some money on a new set of meal prep containers or a food scale. Otherwise, resistance bands are nice to have too because you can use them to do a little extra work out while watching TV at home. Or you could invest in new headphones for the gym to motivate yourself. Good luck!

malibu927

Im not weighing or measuring everything but I fallow servings as close as I can.

This is your answer right here, as well as everything mentioned in your post from yesterday. Get your food scale back out.

CurvyPrincess66

malibu927 wrote: »

Im not weighing or measuring everything but I fallow servings as close as I can.

This is your answer right here, as well as everything mentioned in your post from yesterday. Get your food scale back out.

I have to get a new one and I have been planing to. I try to stay 200 or 300 under because i dont have the scale. I have been stressing out so bad the last 2 days. Then I sat down and looked back at last year and saw how diffrent I was doing everthing then.

AnvilHead

CurvyPrincess66 wrote: »

...My husband is giving me 100$ this week to get some stuff to help me with my goals and diet. Any recommendations on stuff I should get?...

A food scale.

Weight is lost by consuming less calories than you expend. Exercise can help create the calorie deficit and is a good idea for a lot of reasons, but if you're consuming more calories than you're burning you won't lose weight. It's where the old saying "You can't out-exercise a bad diet" comes from (not "bad" in the sense of what you're eating, "bad" in the sense of how much you're eating). Green tea, benefiber, vinegar, etc. are all a waste of time and money, as none of them will have any significant effect upon weight loss. It all comes down to CICO (Calories in/Calories Out).

Kst76

OP, take it from me..lol.
A food scale is your answer. I can't do it without one. I gain weight every time I stop weighing ALL my food. The only thing I don't weigh is lettuce for my salad. ..
As soon as I start to weigh my food I lose weight. It's almost magic, even though it's not.

Psychgrrl

You also had some helpful answers on the other thread you started with this topic. It was titled something like “Am I Doing This Wrong?”

CurvyPrincess66

Psychgrrl wrote: »

You also had some helpful answers on the other thread you started with this topic. It was titled something like “Am I Doing This Wrong?”

I know. I read those and tryed to edit the post and couldn't.

Lesscookies1

So you've lost 5 pounds so far this year congrats. Not losing weight in 2 weeks is normal, but the fact you're not using a food scale to weigh all your food will play a part in not losing as much as you'd like. Good luck!!!

Jthanmyfitnesspal

First thing I learned about dieting was: dieting is hard! (My creds: SW: 215, CW: 170, GW: 165. Also, I have a goal to be a faster runner, cyclist, and swimmer.)

@malibu927 is always in on these threads early with the right answer: If you get control of your intake (portions), you will lose weight. Bam, physics!

I love that you list a budget to invest in yourself. No better way to spend your money! I would invest in advice: dietitian, life coach, personal training, or physical therapy, depending on your needs.

Best of luck!

Silentpadna

A food scale.

Your guesses may be close, but if you are starting or changing an exercise program, you may be holding water (a good thing btw). But don't guess - use a food scale.

A food scale is "magic". Not really, but it matters. A lot. At your size (not a jab at you to be clear edit - this is based on a TDEE calc with your age, size, weight, gender), there is zero chance that an accurate 1660 calories would not work.

toxikon

Here are some general words of wisdom:

1. It's all about calories. Green tea doesn't matter, drinking vinegar won't help. Trust CICO.

2. Double-check your TDEE with a few online TDEE calculators. If you have a desk job, choose Sedentary.

3. When you have your estimated TDEE, compare your current calorie goal to it. Eating 500 calories below your TDEE every day will result in about 1lbs lost per week. 250 calorie deficit = .5lbs lost per week. 1000 calorie deficit = 2lbs lost per week.

4. You may be holding onto a lot of water weight and poop. More fiber = more poop. More strenuous exercise = more water weight.

5. Be patient, track your calories accurately (with a scale), eat back 75% of your calories burnt through exercise (adjust as needed), stick to a calorie deficit based on your TDEE.

6. Don't expect linear progress. If your weight is averaging a downwards trend after a month or two, you're doing great.

try2again

CurvyPrincess66 wrote: »

I started working out last Monday

Along with what's been said, your body is retaining water for muscle repair due to the new workouts. It will level out soon and beyond that, it sounds like you are losing at a decent rate.

mazdauk

Weigh and measure everything with a food scale - they are not expensive, you can get one delivered from Amazon if you don't have time to go out. Make sure you measure liquids as well as solids. Do not use cup measurements!
Set yourself to sedentary and losing 1lb a week, then make sure you HONESTLY track your exercise calories (don't think you are walking at 4mph because you are hot and tired at the end of your walk, find a measured distance and get to know your average walking speed) and use them. If you are worried you are over-estimating your effort then only use 75%.
Only weigh yourself once a week. You might also find it useful, as more weight comes off, to measure - as you get fitter and your shape changes, sometimes there is no change on the scale but your measurements have gone down. My weight actually went up at one point which caused major stress til I realised it was because I had leg muscles instead of flab!
You've done it before, you can do it again, you just need to use CICO accurately.

Lounmoun

It has only been 2 weeks. Be patient.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

Water weight from increased exercise. Time of month in your cycle?
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10575000/water-weight-gain-stop-panicking/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634529/why-did-the-number-on-the-scale-go-up-this-week-heres-why/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10359984/women-menstrual-cycle-weight-and-fitness-matters/p1

Not weighing and measuring enough. It is good to increase your logging accuracy if you are not losing. Use a food scale and check that the entries you log are correct.

Gilgamesh

You got this! Get a food scale and weigh away!

dorkyfaery

There's a lot of good info already provided. Here's a blog post a wrote a couple of years ago that might also help you...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/dorkyfaery/view/reality-denied-comes-back-to-haunt-philip-k-dick-723939

Livgetfit

Definitely a scale.

Also, Benifiber? Do you need it? How much fiber are you getting from food? I over did it on the fiber supplement for about 6 weeks once. I was so bloated by the time I realised I was totally over doing it and had been getting enough soluble fiber from veggies anyway. It went as soon as the benifiber did.

busyPK

The biggest advice I can give you is keep at it. Get a food scale and start weighing all your foods and log it before you eat. No need for any certain teas to lose weight - just eat within your calorie goal to lose 1-2lbs per week. Be patient. Starting exercise can also cause your body to hold onto water weight to repair muscles.

ITUSGirl51

Make sure you are logging everything. Be honest with yourself and you will find the problem. Log even a few bites of something here and there. It all adds up and then your deficit is gone. Also some people post they haven’t lost weight and then after asking more questions they reveal they have a cheat day or cheat meal once a week. You can’t do that every week and expect to continue to lose weight. That “cheat” can wipe away your deficit for the week. It’s all calories in, calories out.

jdwils14

To add to the posters above, I can say two things:
1. be careful of hidden calories. For instance, if you use some oil to sautee some veggies, make sure to include the whole serving of oil in your calculation. Even though there is some runoff, or left in the pan, most will be absorbed by the food.
2. You can get a fitbit or a tracking device, if you don't already have one. My fitbit charge 2 is freakin' awesome, though you might need to ask the hubby for a few more dollars. It can help establish your base scientifically instead of a computer guessing game, assuming the device is accurate in it's measurement.

Weight loss starts in the kitchen, but you need to know how much your body uses energy throughout the day. Types of exercises are irrelevant in this equation.

You are doing great!!
Hasta luego!

aeloine

AnvilHead wrote: »

CurvyPrincess66 wrote: »

...My husband is giving me 100$ this week to get some stuff to help me with my goals and diet. Any recommendations on stuff I should get?...

A food scale.

Weight is lost by consuming less calories than you expend. Exercise can help create the calorie deficit and is a good idea for a lot of reasons, but if you're consuming more calories than you're burning you won't lose weight. It's where the old saying "You can't out-exercise a bad diet" comes from (not "bad" in the sense of what you're eating, "bad" in the sense of how much you're eating). Green tea, benefiber, vinegar, etc. are all a waste of time and money, as none of them will have any significant effect upon weight loss. It all comes down to CICO (Calories in/Calories Out).

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Erfw7471

Great advice above, but I do have to ask - you're eating 95% fruits & veggies? Is that correct? So no meat, eggs, dairy, healthy fats? I'm just trying to figure out what type of plan you're attempting to follow.

CurvyPrincess66

Erfw7471 wrote: »

Great advice above, but I do have to ask - you're eating 95% fruits & veggies? Is that correct? So no meat, eggs, dairy, healthy fats? I'm just trying to figure out what type of plan you're attempting to follow.

I eat brussel sprouts for brekfast strawberries, blueberries, cucumbers or green Beans for snacks. Can soup for lunch or an avacado with tuna (thats where the most meat comes from) And salad for dinner every night. I eat 2 kinds of salad one has Baccon peices in it but very little. And sometimes I eat a wrap with chicken or turky lunch meat and spinich.

seltzermint555

I would weigh my food, eat a little more protein, lay off the Benefiber, drink more water & see how it goes.

It sounds like you're exercising quite a bit and I don't know how much sodium is in your soup but those two things can give you a false "gain" due to water retention.

While fruit & vegetables are wonderful, sometimes they can have the opposite effect if you're actually getting too much fiber and cause bloat and constipation. I didn't see whether you mentioned either of those but just a thought. I used to eat about 2 cups of baby spinach with my lunch every day and loved it, but I would get super constipated.

Also...I wouldn't eat salad for dinner every night. Mix it up. Make your meals enjoyable!

I feel like you're spending a lot of money on fad items that may or may not even help. Keep it simple. I started at 307 lb and have lost around 140 lb not doing most of the stuff you mention. Just lots of walking, hiking, and religiously counting calories. I've kept it off for 4 years and counting. I don't say that to brag or act like I'm an expert because I am certainly not. I just know a lot of friends who do similar things (lots of gym time, copious green tea, protein shakes, supplements, salad for dinner or lunch daily) and don't have success that I have had with simply using MFP & eating smaller portions of all types of food.

I truly wish you the best and hope this doesn't sound too rude. I usually do NOT give people "advice" on this stuff so I feel like it does sound rude.

sympha01

If you don't have a scale, AT LEAST use measuring cups and spoons. Don't let not being perfect stop you from doing the most important thing, which is measuring to hold yourself accountable for intake.

FWIW I used to weigh >340 lbs. I had tried and failed to lose weight many times. I thought I was eating < 1000 calories a day (during weight loss efforts). I THOUGHT I was good at estimating portion sizes.

Turns out I was wrong.

So wrong.

Once I started measuring consistently, everything fell into place. It's true that SOME people can estimate portion size accurately, but they are unicorns. Do not assume you are a unicorn. If you're not losing weight, start there. ALWAYS.

Also, lots of people will tell you you "have" to use a scale. While I agree that a scale is way more accurate than measuring by volume -- and I also think that using a scale is WAY WAY WAY WAY more convenient than measuring cups -- if not having a scale is your reason for not measuring, then use measuring cups and spoons. It's just a must.

wizzybeth

It doesn't sound to me like you are getting enough protein or fat. Just saying

JDixon852019

Use a food scale and trust the process.

pogiguy05

I agree with everyone that is saying WEIGH everything cause to go by servings you are eating much more then you think.

CurvyPrincess66

seltzermint555 wrote: »

I would weigh my food, eat a little more protein, lay off the Benefiber, drink more water & see how it goes.

It sounds like you're exercising quite a bit and I don't know how much sodium is in your soup but those two things can give you a false "gain" due to water retention.

While fruit & vegetables are wonderful, sometimes they can have the opposite effect if you're actually getting too much fiber and cause bloat and constipation. I didn't see whether you mentioned either of those but just a thought. I used to eat about 2 cups of baby spinach with my lunch every day and loved it, but I would get super constipated.

Also...I wouldn't eat salad for dinner every night. Mix it up. Make your meals enjoyable!

I feel like you're spending a lot of money on fad items that may or may not even help. Keep it simple. I started at 307 lb and have lost around 140 lb not doing most of the stuff you mention. Just lots of walking, hiking, and religiously counting calories. I've kept it off for 4 years and counting. I don't say that to brag or act like I'm an expert because I am certainly not. I just know a lot of friends who do similar things (lots of gym time, copious green tea, protein shakes, supplements, salad for dinner or lunch daily) and don't have success that I have had with simply using MFP & eating smaller portions of all types of food.

I truly wish you the best and hope this doesn't sound too rude. I usually do NOT give people "advice" on this stuff so I feel like it does sound rude.

You do Not sound rude at all... Actually very helpful. I eat alot of fruit and vegies mostly because I like it. I was a vegetarian for awile. The Benifiber is because i feel like i need the fiber.

seltzermint555

Oh good!

BTW my husband is pescetarian and he eats a lot of different food besides fruit & veggies. I'm not saying you don't...obviously we don't know what all you eat on a daily basis and you mentioned beans, tuna, etc, all great. He likes to cook a lot with lentils, chickpeas, and a few meat alternative products. I think variety keeps you from getting too bored. Actually we get a lot of ideas for what we cook/eat from people on YouTube and Pinterest who are vegan. We aren't vegan (he eats seafood/eggs and I eat some meat) but they just seem to have a lot of really good ideas. Also cookbooks from Isa Chandra Moskowitz have a lot of great ideas.

Anyway I am rambling but I wish you the best!