Not losing weight but counting calories and carbs!

I have been in a calorie deficit, work out mostly cardio and a couple times a week Strength train .. watching carb intake I have pretty much been trying to lose 10-15 for the past 3 years.. Keto diet helped but caused other issues and I realized I cannot be on it .. I used to be able to lose 10 lbs fast now it’s been 3 years, gym memberships , dedication , hard work and I actually weigh more than when I downloaded this .. any advice is appreciated! I’ve never had my thyroid checked that’s the only thing I’m thinking that could be wrong ..
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  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    By the way I am 31 , 5”10 , 165 lbs I used to always be around 150 and I was comfortable with that
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    I should add I did have my gallbladder removed 3 years ago! Not sure if that’s any thing to do with it
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    I’ve been eating 1,350 a day and plus excersize which usually burns 200-500 cal this app recommends 1500 but I won’t go that high
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Maybe I will try 1200 a day
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    If you're certain you've been in a calorie deficit for three years straight with no compliance issues then it's past time to get checked out by a doc. If you have 3 years of solid logging then that should help. Print it all out to take in with you.

    Otherwise, it's tough to give suggestions with a closed diary and not many details. I'm guessing you've been through the stickied posts marked as "must reads" by now and followed the advice there (food scale, exercise calories, tend weight app, etc)?
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Yes three years of logging besides holidays and I always have a cheat day on the weekends maybe that’s doing it? But the thing is I used to do the same thing before gallbladder surgery and always lost even with a cheat day but I will try and set this tk public so maybe I can get suggestions
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Also, so carbs has nothing to do with losing weight? I’ve heard so much debate on this!
  • naomi8888
    naomi8888 Posts: 519 Member
    I meant that if you're not losing weight then by definition you're not in a deficit. If you're really committed then weigh and record absolutely everything you consume.
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Thank you all so much!! I will do all that’s suggested even on cheat days! I didn’t think it was possible to actually gain 3 or 4 lbs in one cheat day but 🤷🏼‍♀️I guess I have been ? Lol
  • purple4sure05
    purple4sure05 Posts: 287 Member
    mlk1987 wrote: »
    Thank you all so much!! I will do all that’s suggested even on cheat days! I didn’t think it was possible to actually gain 3 or 4 lbs in one cheat day but 🤷🏼‍♀️I guess I have been ? Lol

    It's possible because of water weight from higher carbs, and an increase in the amount of food in your system. You have to eat 3500 calories over what you've burned in order to gain 1 pound of fat. If you've eaten somewhere over 5000 calories in one day, you may have gained a pound of fat. Otherwise, dont worry about it and itll come off in a few days.
  • bionicpuffy
    bionicpuffy Posts: 93 Member
    One thing that comes to mind is whether your measurements have stayed the same. If you’ve been exercises mich as you say, perhaps the weight is actually muscle gain.
  • Commander_Keen
    Commander_Keen Posts: 1,179 Member
    Wait..I have tons a questions for the OP.
    are you measuring your food. Do you weight it, with a food scale?
    Do you exercise? do you record how much calories you burn with a hear rate monitor. It doesn't need to be accurate, it just needs to give you a base line, and here why.
    If the scale is not moving, then exercise more, by burning off an extra 100 calories a day per week.
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Yes I do all these things I have a Fitbit that says I burn wayyy more than I consume I always keep a log on here of what I eat idk I guess I’ll have to just keep going
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    I excersize 5 times a week
  • Cahgetsfit
    Cahgetsfit Posts: 1,912 Member
    I could be completely wrong and will most likely get woo'd here but if you remove your gallbladder shouldn't you NOT have a diet very high in fat?

    I just recall reading something that said that in the last couple of days. No references, nothing, it was probably a random thing I scrolled past on Instagram, so yes, as mentioned previously - I don't actually know.

    Other than that, it is probably as others have mentioned. Not tracking accurately.

    Also, if you work out TDEE and use that instead of MFP method you don't need to worry about eating exercise calories, which could be wrong anyway.
  • Cahgetsfit
    Cahgetsfit Posts: 1,912 Member
    BTW - why not a cheat MEAL instead of a cheat DAY? On one day I can quite easily consume 5000+ calories. Which makes all my hard work during the week go down the toilet.

    HOwever, if I set a max calorie goal for one day, say 2500, I will eat normally all day and then have one nice big hearty solid meal of whatever it may be with all the sides and so on and still come in around the set target and not go absolutely stupid.
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    So should I cut cheat days out all together? I find that a diet is not sustainable for me unless I have one .. also should I not eat back excerrsize calories at all? This could also be what’s causing it and I tried Keto with no gallbladder and I got really sick with digestive issues almost had to go to Er so I
    I think maybe I was eating too much fat
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Sorry I didn’t read the comment before this that sounds like a good idea just a new calorie goal on days I want to have a cheat meal but I will say this one cheat days I only have 1 meal that day I just eat whatever I want and what ever I want sweet/chocolate/sugary after that but I only eat one meal a day on cheat days
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    One thing you might try is eating at your maintenance calories one day per week. That way even if you are slowing down your weight loss, at least you know you aren’t going backwards. The main thing is to log everything, even “cheat meals” so you know where you are and why.
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    I will try this! Thank you
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,662 Member
    mlk1987 wrote: »
    Yes three years of logging besides holidays and I always have a cheat day on the weekends maybe that’s doing it? But the thing is I used to do the same thing before gallbladder surgery and always lost even with a cheat day but I will try and set this tk public so maybe I can get suggestions

    I got to my highest weight a few years ago by eating reasonably during the week ... and losing a little bit of weight. Then throwing caution to the wind on the weekends ... and gaining a little bit of weight.

    It took a long time, but gradually I put on more and more weight.

    I have found that if I'm going to lose weight, I have to keep on top of it 24/7.

  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,138 Member
    mlk1987 wrote: »
    Sorry I didn’t read the comment before this that sounds like a good idea just a new calorie goal on days I want to have a cheat meal but I will say this one cheat days I only have 1 meal that day I just eat whatever I want and what ever I want sweet/chocolate/sugary after that but I only eat one meal a day on cheat days

    Why not just factor in something sweet into your normal day? If you're eating back your exercise calories that would easily account for a chocolate bar or snack or having some sort of fast food in moderation?