Slow weight loss

nadizm0228

stress much? sleep little? I ALWAYS stall when I don't get adequate sleep. And, when I'm stressed, I don't sleep well. Could be a factor that you haven't considered...

jemhh

SRJ5820 wrote: »

I'll have to list them later. I don't have the info with me. How come there is no "button" when I click on someones name to view their logs?

It's possible to set your diary so that people can't see it. I have mine set to friends only, for example. You can also set it so that nobody but you can see it and so that only people who you give a password to can see it.

mfpmishka

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elsie6hickman

I have been reading this whole thread - and I guess my question to you is what are you trying to get from this discussion? People have said everything they know about losing weight, and apparently you know all of this. If you are eating what MFP tell you to eat and you are not losing weight, then drop your calories by 100 and see what happens. Are you wanting everyone to agree there is something medically wrong with you? And then what? You still aren't losing weight, even if everyone agrees with you. You say you have met with Drs. and met with a nutritionist and you've gotten nothing from seeing them. Perhaps you will need to turn to bariatric surgery this time. I can only imagine how frustrated you are. And btw, if you want to look at my food diary, please do.

HoneyBadger302

I've had weight loss seriously slow when my macros were off. In my case, it was not eating enough fat - too much low/no fat items. I added some full fat items in, cut back on quantity to keep my calories the same, and it kicked back into gear. Prior to that I was still losing but it had slowed significantly.

If you're eating just enough to keep your body going, making sure it's actually getting what it needs is going to be more important.

bpotts44

I agree with most of everything said. However, I will add that I think that you need to get into the kitchen and get your diet to be 80% whole foods and only 20% other crap. Your compliance will be much easier that way. Lean meats, vegetables, good starches, and fruits for a snack. Regardless of your bodyweight making real changes to your diet is going to help your health long term. Also, 8000 steps are great. I think you need to also get a workout program that you enjoy.

I would also suggest based upon your weight going up and down and the diet getting with your primary care doctor and getting Vitamin D, testosterone panel, cholesterol panel, A1c, fasted blood sugar, and thyroid before the metabolic testing. Make sure all of that is good and then get the metabolic tests.

MiaisMIAinMiami

Don’t believe the packages. Literally weigh things that are individual items. 1 46g hot dog roll is let’s say 140 cals...well turns out, they don’t all weigh 46g. Some are even 60g. That’s 1.3x what it says. Those errors can add up!
Edit: typo

middlehaitch

Though what you are eating is probably not meeting your nutritional needs, (both macro and micro nutrients) if it weighed, and you are using the correct entries, it shouldn't impede your fat loss.

It is a case of revisiting your logging. Not that I doubt your logging skills.

I, and probably others on this site, after logging for a long time get complacent.

My mandarin orange got a general 'small' entry, the sugar and milk in my coffee were made into a meal, so it was consistently entered as a specific count, bread was the per slice on the package.
Oh there were so many things that I thought were good or good enough entries, even when I used packages and the scale-most of the time.

It was when I, a petite older woman, got down to those last 10 lbs, and had nowhere to move calorie wise, that I went back and started logging from scratch almost.

Everything was weighted, entries were double checked against the USDA, mfg website, or the package.

I was amazed at how many things I had let slip subconsciously over time.

A good review of what and how I was logging worked magic.

Re read the excellent help you have read in this thread, and try to apply some of it.

Cheers, h.

bodojones

Thank you for the remarks. There is nothing medically wrong with me, I will be more careful with logging my entries. I was just getting discouraged and I guess I just wanted to hear that it has happened before and to just hang in there.

middlehaitch

Yeah, just hang in there (here).

No one loses consistently, everyone gets frustrated when there is no obvious answer.
Tightening your logging should help, it does in most instances.

Check back in a couple of weeks and let us know how things are going, please.

Cheers, h.

SRJ5820

HoneyBadger155 wrote: »

I've had weight loss seriously slow when my macros were off. In my case, it was not eating enough fat - too much low/no fat items. I added some full fat items in, cut back on quantity to keep my calories the same, and it kicked back into gear. Prior to that I was still losing but it had slowed significantly.

If you're eating just enough to keep your body going, making sure it's actually getting what it needs is going to be more important.

Thanks. I do know I eat too much crap food, and too much sugar. Maybe that is the issue, by body is not happy with the macros I am consuming.

SRJ5820

elsie6hickman wrote: »

I have been reading this whole thread - and I guess my question to you is what are you trying to get from this discussion? People have said everything they know about losing weight, and apparently you know all of this. If you are eating what MFP tell you to eat and you are not losing weight, then drop your calories by 100 and see what happens. Are you wanting everyone to agree there is something medically wrong with you? And then what? You still aren't losing weight, even if everyone agrees with you. You say you have met with Drs. and met with a nutritionist and you've gotten nothing from seeing them. Perhaps you will need to turn to bariatric surgery this time. I can only imagine how frustrated you are. And btw, if you want to look at my food diary, please do.

It took a lot for me to even begin this thread. I knew exactly what everyone was going to say. I guess I was hoping people that maybe had have similar stories with mine would be able to give me constructive help. Eat less this, eat more this. Dont eat at this time. Eat more breakfast. Exerecise more. Something helpful. Not "eat less" . You dont measure. Less cals is less weight. That isn't helpful. Or maybe someone would say "oh have the dr run this test".

SRJ5820

bpotts44 wrote: »

I agree with most of everything said. However, I will add that I think that you need to get into the kitchen and get your diet to be 80% whole foods and only 20% other crap. Your compliance will be much easier that way. Lean meats, vegetables, good starches, and fruits for a snack. Regardless of your bodyweight making real changes to your diet is going to help your health long term. Also, 8000 steps are great. I think you need to also get a workout program that you enjoy.

I would also suggest based upon your weight going up and down and the diet getting with your primary care doctor and getting Vitamin D, testosterone panel, cholesterol panel, A1c, fasted blood sugar, and thyroid before the metabolic testing. Make sure all of that is good and then get the metabolic tests.

Thank you. The last time at the drs (maybe 2 years ago), all of my tests came back terrefic. At that I point I was 250 but was platuead for like 3 months. I'll go back to the dr and get a wellness exam.

SRJ5820

nadizm0228 wrote: »

stress much? sleep little? I ALWAYS stall when I don't get adequate sleep. And, when I'm stressed, I don't sleep well. Could be a factor that you haven't considered...

Very stressed. Not so much right now, but still am. I lost my job of 24 years last June and was unemployed until June this year. That is when I gained 55 pounds back.

SRJ5820

Thanks to all for the comments, I do truly appreciate the time you took to respond. I know you are all trying to help. Hopefully I didn't come off as unappreciative, or a know it all. I think my net steps will be eating healthier food, less sugar, and try to get my macros in line. Add back some cardio, and get in to see a doctor.

emmamcgarity

Since you are open to adding more healthful choices I’ll mention that you don’t have to make sweeping changes all at once. Start where you are. If you aren’t currently eating any fruit or vegetables set a goal to add one or two into your daily diet. After you are doing that consistently look for other small swaps. You might be surprised what your diet looks like after several weeks. And you may find maintenance easier after you reach goal.

kommodevaran

SRJ5820 wrote: »

I do know I eat too much crap food, and too much sugar. Maybe that is the issue, by body is not happy with the macros I am consuming.

But what are you going to eat instead? Are you magically going to enjoy other foods and magically stop craving what you're eating now? If so, why haven't you changed your diet a long time ago?
What do you mean with "maybe that is the issue" and "my body is not happy with the macros I am consuming"? Do you think the "wrong" foods are preventing you from losing weight? If so, that is not the issue. The issue with eating so much crap and so little food, is that you feel like crap, and when you feel like crap, you don't want to move, you want to eat, and it's easy enough to eat and not move, these days.

SRJ5820 wrote: »

I guess I was hoping people that maybe had have similar stories with mine would be able to give me constructive help. Eat less this, eat more this. Dont eat at this time. Eat more breakfast. Exerecise more. Something helpful. Not "eat less" . You dont measure. Less cals is less weight. That isn't helpful. Or maybe someone would say "oh have the dr run this test".

Haven't you read a weightloss article in your life? That's what they are filled with. And I suspect it's where you have that idea from. And if it worked, you wouldn't have been asking for help here, you'd tried those tips, and succeeded. But they don't work. But they do appeal to you still. That's why they are given, to appeal, not to work. That's why you struggle. You resist advice that works. Actually, the mainstream weightloss tips is why so many people struggle. Adults should never be told when and what to eat. Adults need to make their own decisions, because that's what they do anyway. Everybody gets tempted to say "screw this". Smart, responsible adults just make it easier to make better decisions, and harder to make bad decisions.

Lillymoo01

I haven't read all of the posts here but I spent just a minute looking at your diary and know that your logging is way off which is why you would not be losing weight like you want. You do not weigh everything. Not even close. You eat many solids which you measure with cups instead of using scales. Anything prepackaged is not weighed but you have simply assumed that what you are eating is one serving. The weight of these can be over by as much as 20% and this adds up to a significant amount over the course of a day. You are also eating a reasonable amount of takeaway food. It is not uncommon for the calorie count of these to be significantly under also. If you only eat out occasionally you wouldn't see any effects from this but on a regular basis, you would.

My suggestion is to smarten up more on your logging. Weigh everything you eat that is solid using digital kitchen scales. Never use cups. Reserve measuring cups and spoons for liquids only. Try to eat out less frequently and when you do log as 1.2 or 1.5 servings instead of 1 because this is probably closer to the amount you are actually eating when out.
Things like meat, rice and pasta are normally weighed before they are cooked and not afterwards (unless otherwise mentioned) so be sure to do this. Double check the database entry you have chosen against the nutritional information on the label or against the USDA database online. As the database here is user entry there are some truly woeful entries.

Redordeadhead

SRJ5820 wrote: »

elsie6hickman wrote: »

I have been reading this whole thread - and I guess my question to you is what are you trying to get from this discussion? People have said everything they know about losing weight, and apparently you know all of this. If you are eating what MFP tell you to eat and you are not losing weight, then drop your calories by 100 and see what happens. Are you wanting everyone to agree there is something medically wrong with you? And then what? You still aren't losing weight, even if everyone agrees with you. You say you have met with Drs. and met with a nutritionist and you've gotten nothing from seeing them. Perhaps you will need to turn to bariatric surgery this time. I can only imagine how frustrated you are. And btw, if you want to look at my food diary, please do.

It took a lot for me to even begin this thread. I knew exactly what everyone was going to say. I guess I was hoping people that maybe had have similar stories with mine would be able to give me constructive help. Eat less this, eat more this. Dont eat at this time. Eat more breakfast. Exerecise more. Something helpful. Not "eat less" . You dont measure. Less cals is less weight. That isn't helpful. Or maybe someone would say "oh have the dr run this test".

The reason nobody said those things is because (perhaps apart from the doctor in some specific cases) none of them impact your weight loss. You can eat whichever foods you want, so more or less of a particular food will do nothing. It doesn't matter what time you eat. Of course exercise can help increase the calories you burn, but it's not a requirement for weight loss if you control your calories in.

At the end of the day, the only thing that matters for weight loss is calories in <calories out.