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Princesschichos

Hello I have been trying to lose weight for a while I quit drinking soda almost a year ago and have been going to the gym 3 times a week for the past couple months and have lost 5lbs but the body naturally fluctuates between 5lbs I feel like I'm putting in all this effort and getting nowhere I'm thinking about trying the keto diet, if anyone has any pointers please let me know.

nutmegoreo

How many calories have you been eating? That's the largest factor in weight loss.

malibu927

Are you counting calories and logging everything on here as accurately as possible (i.e. using a food scale)?

missysippy930

Are you weighing and measuring all the food you eat and drink accurately?
Are you recording everything you eat and drink and staying within your calorie budget everyday?
Are you eating less calories than your body is burning?
Losing weight is mostly about eating less calories than you burn.
Exercise is great for overall health, but consuming less calories than you burn is how you lose weight.

Princesschichos

I've been on and off keeping a food diary but i forget most of the time when I was recording it I was coming in under on most everything

malibu927

Princesschichos wrote: »

I've been on and off keeping a food diary but i forget most of the time when I was recording it I was coming in under on most everything

This is where you need to start. Log everything, every day. If you have a habit of forgetting, prelog it that morning or the night before.

Princesschichos

I will try that, thank you

TrishSeren

As per above, you have to log EVERYTHING and weigh EVERYTHING.

It does work as long as you are committed to logging everything accurately.

Pammipitt

I understand your frustration. I am going to see my nutritionist on Friday. This is one of the messages I have shared with her. It seems like you work hard and put in so much effort but the results are slow coming. Most of the people I have talked to tell me that it will take some time. Stick with it and stay encouraged.

Westschmeis

What per centage of your life did it take to gain the weight you want to lose?

It is reasonable that it will take a similar amount of time to lose that weight permanently!

But, eating fewer calories than your body burns will take off the pounds, just not as fast as you wish it could happen!

kommodevaran

Garbage in - garbage out. You have to do, not try. Weightloss is simple, but not necessarily easy. You lose weight in a calorie deficit. MFP tells you how much to eat, you decide what, and whether to stick to your target or not.

TavistockToad

Princesschichos wrote: »

I've been on and off keeping a food diary but i forget most of the time when I was recording it I was coming in under on most everything

Start tracking properly, you're eating more than you think

Raf702

First off, do you have any health conditions. Diabetes, thyroid issues, etc. you’re not obligated to disclose that info.

You want to be on a calorie deficit, find out what your BMR is. Which is how many calories your body burns just by being alive. Then from that you can determine your maintenance calories. Which is the amount of calories a day you need to remain the same weight. From that maintenance calories, you would subtract for example 500 calories a day. 1lb equals 3,500 calories, if you subtract 500 a day, in 7-days(1-week) you would lose 1lb. That’s why calorie counting is vital, keep this going and you WILL lose weight guaranteed. You can’t gain or remain the same weight on a calorie deficit.

elsie6hickman

When you can't lose, you must change something. Eat better quality, eat less and kick up your exercise. I personally think that it has to do with the quality of your calories too - if you are getting your calories from lean proteins and non-starchy carbs throughout the day, as opposed to taking in a bunch of calories from fast food or restaurant meals. I can feel it in my body when I am spending my calories on healthy food.

Lillymoo01

elsie6hickman wrote: »

When you can't lose, you must change something. Eat better quality, eat less and kick up your exercise. I personally think that it has to do with the quality of your calories too - if you are getting your calories from lean proteins and non-starchy carbs throughout the day, as opposed to taking in a bunch of calories from fast food or restaurant meals. I can feel it in my body when I am spending my calories on healthy food.

Weight loss has nothing to do with what you eat. Just how much. What you eat can however greatly affect how you feel. Some food combinations will make you feel more satiated than other so staying in a deficit is easier. Some foods can give you an energy boost so you move more without even realising, while others can make you feel lethargic. Give me protein and complex carbs and I am more full and have energy, give me foods which are high in added sugar, other simple carbs and fats and I feel like a slug (cakes and donuts I am talking about you). What you eat is also vital for nutrition so, while a fast-food diet while maintaining your appropriate deficit will result in weight loss, you will most likely feel like crap and be hungry much of the time.