Not losing weight but counting calories and carbs!

kpennick83

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

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.”

cheryldumais

interesting graphic of the effect "cheat" days/meals can have:

cheryldumais

Here's another one that really hit home with me cause I'm a lazy weigher...

cathipa

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

diannethegeek

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

Thanks so much .. I did open my diary it should be open

diannethegeek

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

I think I fixed it! Lol .. would love any insight on diet changes!!

amusedmonkey

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

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

Should I get a digital scale for weighing ?

ceiswyn

mlk1987 wrote: »

Should I get a digital scale for weighing ?

YES.

amusedmonkey

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

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!!

amusedmonkey

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!!

Yes, happens to me with frying oil and ice cream, but sadly that's all there is.

mlk1987

So li lowered my calorie intake but 100 last week and I’ve lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks! Finally !