Not losing weight but counting calories and carbs!

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  • kpennick83
    kpennick83 Posts: 1 Member
    i had the same problem however i have now upped my calories to 1450 a day and keep it all the same every day - so no cheat days!
    then its easy to maintain
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    I don’t believe in cheat days, or even cheat meals. Treat meals for special occasions, yes. But “cheat” makes it seem like I’m doing something wrong or bad. I much prefer fitting treats into my daily or weekly calorie goal than saving it up to “go crazy and cheat.” Eating in a way that’s sustainable long term is a better strategy for keeping the weight off once you’re theough “dieting.”
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Any chance you'd be willing to open your diary? Without solid information we're all just guessing. With three years of solid logging and no losses, the issues should be easy to spot.
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Thanks so much .. I did open my diary it should be open
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    mlk1987 wrote: »
    Thanks so much .. I did open my diary it should be open

    It still appears closed or possibly set to friends only.
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    I think I fixed it! Lol .. would love any insight on diet changes!!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I can see a lot of things like 1 cup, tbsp, piece, medium, pat, slice, etc...
    Some people can get away with logging like this, but it's obviously not working for you. A best first step is to try and weigh everything you use. How much is a pat of butter anyway? I'm curious how it's measured. Do you measure it with a ruler?
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Each block of butter has 8 tablespoons so each little square is a 1 tablespoon .. thanks so much again for looking and seeing what I need to correct I really appreciate it I am going to take in all this advice!!
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    Should I get a digital scale for weighing ?
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    mlk1987 wrote: »
    Should I get a digital scale for weighing ?

    YES.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited May 2019
    mlk1987 wrote: »
    Should I get a digital scale for weighing ?

    Yes. Today I had the same breakfast as yesterday. A simple cheese sandwich with two medium tomatoes. The cheese was cut into uniform cubes and I used an equal number of them, but every single component of my sandwich today did not weigh the same as yesterday, and today's breakfast was 88 calories higher than yesterday's. If you look at them side by side you wouldn't be able to tell the difference!

    ETA: go back to the peanut butter picture upthread, no way you would guess one is several hundred calories higher.
  • blobby10
    blobby10 Posts: 357 Member
    I actually weighted out my peanut butter yesterday and found that I was having much less than I was logging so it can work both ways!! :D
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    blobby10 wrote: »
    I actually weighted out my peanut butter yesterday and found that I was having much less than I was logging so it can work both ways!! :D

    Yes, happens to me with frying oil and ice cream, but sadly that's all there is.
  • mlk1987
    mlk1987 Posts: 23 Member
    So li lowered my calorie intake but 100 last week and I’ve lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks! Finally !

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