Trying so hard

normav67

I just can’t understand why I can’t lose weight I do 800 cal on cardio some times 1000 I go five times a week to the gym And I still can’t lose anyway oh and I tried to eat 1800 calories a day I don’t know what to do...

peaceout_aly

Tried to check out your diary, but you're on private.

I suggest making sure that you measure (and weigh) all the food that you eat, not estimate. Also, don't eat back exercise calories.

kommodevaran

Don't try hard. Do smart.

You can lose weight without exercise. But you can't lose weight without eating less. You can think you're eating less, but that doesn't count if you aren't. Weightloss is also a slow process. Even if you do everything right, all the time, it takes time to show up on the scale.

Be accurate (enough) and patient. Set your account to weightloss, pick a weekly rate that is close to 1% of your bodyweight. Use your food diary and a food scale. Hit your calorie target every day.

BipolarSora

We need wayyy more information... How long have you been doing this and have you lost any weight at all yet? What does your diet look like? Are you sleeping enough? Your cardio sounds intense? Have you been doing that a while n now hit a plateau? Do you do cardio only? How many calories are you consuming? Mind you. If it's too low your body will retain what you eat as a precaution because it's being starved constantly. Can you elaborate more on this??

BipolarSora

As long as you're in a caloric deficit you should be losing weight

normav67

I start seven months ago yes I did 10 pounds in seven months i think I do sleep enough about 8 hours I eat anything but I tried to keep it under 1800 cal a day And no I do muscle to not A whole bunch but I try. Since I started I’ve been doing one hour of cardio 30 minutes of muscle... sorry if I don’t know how to explain myself

peaceout_aly

normav67 wrote: »

I start seven months ago yes I did 10 pounds in seven months i think I do sleep enough about 8 hours I eat anything but I tried to keep it under 1800 cal a day And no I do muscle to not A whole bunch but I try. Since I started I’ve been doing one hour of cardio 30 minutes of muscle... sorry if I don’t know how to explain myself

Are you measuring all of your food or estimating?

normav67

Well I just started scanning everything I eat and recording everything I eat like 16 days ago..

diannethegeek

normav67 wrote: »

Well I just started scanning everything I eat and recording everything I eat like 16 days ago..

But how do you measure how much of something you eat: food scale, measuring cups/spoons, or eyeballing/guesstimating? There's a big difference between the three.

diannethegeek

Have you read any of these yet? https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

rheddmobile

normav67 wrote: »

Well I just started scanning everything I eat and recording everything I eat like 16 days ago..

This is probably it - you are eating more than you think. Weigh everything with a food scale, even packaged food needs to be checked with a food scale at least once, since it can be more than the package says. Log everything, including condiments. Give it three weeks after you tighten up your logging, and come back if you aren't getting results.

normav67

I usually use cup and spoons but now I will try scale everything I eat

kimberly1534mfp

If you ever need just someone to talk to or some new techniques send me a message i’ll be happy to share my secret .

mbaker566

weigh all you can

you will lose weight when you are in a deficit which is hard to do with cups and teaspoons, etc

diannethegeek

Please be careful of users who want you to message them to learn more. Some of them are just people who don't like the forums much, but many more of them are trying to get around the community guidelines against selling you unnecessary products. Walk away from anyone who tries to sell you something to enhance your weight loss. Those products are all nonsense

LesIckaBod

This is a blog that has a lot of great information, written by a woman who's been through it all. Maybe it will help? The link goes directly to her story about the early days of her weight loss, when she had the same kind of problems it sounds like you're having bgg2wl.com