I am an absolute failure. I have not lost 1 inch.

Alatariel75

GiftedHealth wrote: »

I just tried on my 40 and they fit fine.40 maybe I should see a doctor maybe there’s something wrong with me

It's sensible to ensure that there's nothing medically holding you back, that's for sure. It's true that medical issues can hinder weight loss. It can also be easy to blame a factor out of your control when maybe something in your control would be better addresses.

As discussed above, you've been a little spotty in your efforts to date, and have gotten some really thoughtful and comprehensive advice. How are you going with implementing that?

GiftedHealth

Well, I have to start learning to use my scale and to prep my meals for every day and keep a clerk deficit.

Alatariel75

GiftedHealth wrote: »

Well, I have to start learning to use my scale and to prep my meals for every day and keep a clerk deficit.

Those seem like really good steps, and the sooner you start doing them, the sooner you might see some positive results

Honestly, doing that is a much, much better and healthier use of your energy than beating yourself up over and over. Self flagellation doesn't actually burn many calories!

GiftedHealth

But I’ve been reducing my caloric intake and I haven’t been losing weight, but I cheat I cheat

GiftedHealth

Here's my stats for the last few days
2/19 w 160.4, steps 21,530, calories eaten 1034, calories burned 2566
2/20 w 160.2, steps 23,622, calories eaten 1004, calories burned 2634
2/21 w 158.6, steps 21,292, calories eaten 1077, calories burned 2537, Met my mini goal of160 today next mini goal 157
2/22 w 158.6, steps 24,112, calories eaten 1043, calories burned 2702
2/23 w 158.6, steps 21,926, calories eaten 1235, calories burned 2832
2/24 w 157.6 [/quote]


I have to learn to understand this

Alatariel75

GiftedHealth wrote: »

But I’ve been reducing my caloric intake and I haven’t been losing weight, but I cheat I cheat

I'm going to be honest with you. It is REALLY frustrating to keep telling you the same thing over and over, and have you say the same things and not change anything. You know what you need to do. You have been given detailed, thoughtful advice that people have taken time out of their own lives to give you.

My dad had a saying - Poop or get off the pot. Basically, either do it, or stop complaining. I know that's harsh, but it's the best advice you can take right now. Doing the same thing and then complaining about the same result is a waste of your time and life and energy.

patriciafoley1

Well, I looked at your diary, and there's a lot of sugar and carbs listed. Carbs hold water while processing. And they can cause imbalances in blood sugar that can make you tired and foster mood swings. What you eat is of course up to you. But you might find yourself losing weight more consistently if you concentrate on protein and veggies. An easy breakfast (and snack in the evening, if I have the calories) is to spray a small bowl with olive oil spray, scramble one egg , microwave it with a slice of cheddar, and eat it on a piece of whole wheat toast. It is very satisfying, and it is 210 calories (if the bread is 60 calories). And it takes from 45 seconds to one minute to microwave. That's breakfast at 210. Cucumbers, sliced thin, can taste as good as an apple. A mini cucumber is I believe 9 calories. Take a baggie of them to work with you. Realgood is a low carb frozen food brand with good ingredients. 4 ounces of their chicken strips are like 140 calories. Or they make a low carb lasagna bowl that i believe is 270 calories. With a cup of low carb veggies or a salad, that's about a 200 -300 calorie lunch or dinner. I often have a small steak with green beans (fresh or frozen, the canned have too much salt) for dinner. Try sugar free gelatin - Walmarts Winky brand comes in individual cups -- for a quick snack. Nuts also make a good snack, in moderation. I am not trying to sway you on a keto lifestyle - I am low carb not exactly keto. But if you are having bloating from too many carbs, going low carb might help with the bloating, give you more satisfaction and less blood sugar highs and lows (which can make you tired), less weight fluctuations, and maybe your clothes will fit better. And watching salt will also help.

GiftedHealth

How can I look at other people‘s diary? Do I have to have a premium account? Or if a person‘s account is private then I can’t? Obviously I can’t.

PAV8888

I don't think that's an incorrect advice (to see a doctor) if you're coming home from work so tired and exhausted.

As to your milk, unless it is coming from a non commercial source, in most countries milk comes at certain fat levels that are written on the container. Or it is called "whole" milk which depending on your country has a definition of fat level (3.25% in Canada, 3.5% in Australia, etc)

It also usually has a nutritional label. You can pretty much take milk to be 1ml = 1g though in large quantities this is not 100% true. So you can tell how many calories your drip coffee and milk has. Instant coffee may have a few more.

Not sure that coffee logging is the hill we should die on.

But being too tired to think and function and also angry at one's self etc etc is not 100% standard for people. So a doctor's visit would be a good idea from where I'm sitting!👍

GiftedHealth

As for being too tired today, I don’t think I had enough protein. I really didn’t eat much today. That’s probably it, but I should still see a doctor by the way. Does anybody have any good meal prepping containers that could recommend that I could buy from Amazon

rt12568

You are doing great Gifted, its demoralizing for sure and the fact that you haven't given up is amazing.

Something I learned recently was about digestion of food. I'm no expert but I am feeling the things they are saying. I have always had a strong food drive that has put me in my predicament. Recently I started eating more fiber and protein in my diet. The research seems to say that these two are slow digesting foods that will help prevent the hunger urges for longer. Those hunger urges haunted me forever. Now I can feel the difference in my urges to eat. I never liked beans but now I'm mixing them in with eggs for breakfast and I'm barely eating anything for lunch now that I've started doing that. I'll have like a banana or an apple and I'm good. Switched my snack to peanuts and pistachios also to fend off that post dinner/before bed urge as well. If you google high protein high fiber food, I'm sure you can find some stuff to work into your meals that may help you out as well.

You got this!