Why am I not losing any weight?

levitateme

OP flat-out said she is not logging everything she eats. Stop telling her to eat more, she isn't losing weight because she's not in a deficit.

missomgitsica

i've been keeping it mentally cause it becomes a hassle to add everything in the app. But i do need to do that. And I just read a few articles about how those types of foods could be affecting weight loss

I think you just answered your own question. Log EVERYTHING.

But really, if you've lost 8 pounds since mid February you're losing at a healthy rate, so I kind of think you're freaking out about nothing.

yo_andi

I know this is a common question, but I was hoping maybe somebody can help me with this. I'm 20 years old, 5'5" and 150 lbs. I was 150 in mid February when I started this change in lifestyle and I am still 150. I cut out dairy, gluten, wheat, added sugar. I drink herbalife shakes for breakfast and eat super healthy throughout the day, about 1500 calories. I workout twice a day; an hour of cardio and sometimes also weight training in the morning and different intervals like running stairs at an arena and Insanity workouts in the evenings. I store a lot of fat in my lower half and I know that is the last place it leaves so I really need to start losing weight so that I can wear shorts in the summer. It's super discouraging because I feel like I work so hard and get nowhere and my friends will ditch soda and drop like 10 lbs. Does anyone know of anything that might help me or what my problem could be?

If you don't log every single bite, lick or nibble, you just can't know what you're actually ingesting. Listen to everyone here. Ditch the expensive shakes and LOG EVERYTHING.

Ready2Rock206

i've been keeping it mentally cause it becomes a hassle to add everything in the app. But i do need to do that. And I just read a few articles about how those types of foods could be affecting weight loss

This is exactly why you're not losing. A vague estimate of what you may be eating isn't working for you. You need to log your food - and log it accurately. Or if it is too much of an inconvenience then be happy with the weight you are. Maybe you're just not ready for the commitment it takes at this moment in time - there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

emuravyeva

Why did you cut out dairy, gluten, wheat and added suagr? This is totally unnecessary unless you have a medical condition diagnosed by a physician.

THANK YOU!!! Unless you have Celiac's disease, there is not reason to cut gluten. That is a well-propagated myth!!!!!

ItsCasey

so it's more sensical to assume that on the days she didnt log calories that it was all the way over her normal calorie deficit over (1800) when all the days she did log she was atleast 200-800 calories below 1200?

do you even have any experience with weight loss? you think lifting weights is equal to weigh loss?

I have experience with both, and I think lifting weights is harder than weight loss. What now?

It's pretty freaking obvious that if your goal is to lose weight, and you aren't losing weight, you're eating too much.

And for the record, when people only log twice a month and happen to be a few hundred calories under on those two days, the more likely scenario is that they failed to log the other 28 days because they knew full well they were over their goal. This is pretty typical of all humans ... do something right? Tell everyone. Fail at something? Act like it didn't happen.

cakesyme

No! Don't cut out dairy! calcium is a staple for weight loss. Don't listen to what they say about fat. Fat and protein are your best friends. They keep the hunger out.

usmcmp

This is assuming she had logged all of the calories she had eaten during that day. More often than not the culprit is inconsistency. gtfo with your starvation mode trash. dyel?

OP:
After looking at your diary more closely I'm still sticking with the culprit being your lack of accuracy. You don't track calories or weigh food etc. How do you come up with 4.8 oz, etc? Couple that with the fact you only actually logged entries like twice out of the past 30 days... . Most people aren't experienced enough to eyeball and get away with it.

Even if this wasn't the issue, it would at east rule it out...

so it's more sensical to assume that on the days she didnt log calories that it was all the way over her normal calorie deficit over (1800) when all the days she did log she was atleast 200-800 calories below 1200?

gtfo of here with your bs assumptions

do you even have any experience with weight loss? you think lifting weights is equal to weigh loss?

The answer is that they are eating more than they think. They aren't being accurate. End of story.

I do have experience with weight loss. I know they aren't being accurate.

BrainyBurro

The answer is that they are eating more than they think. They aren't being accurate. End of story.

I do have experience with weight loss. I know they aren't being accurate.

^ this

x 1,000,000,000

gandydancer

I have the same problem and sometimes I didn't log in here but have logged daily in WW booklets so I know my caalories also and keep them under 1200 usually, so I am at a loss also but I am slowly gaining which is worse...wish I could help you but I needed to vent also and perhaps their are different ideas out there...I have gotten wonderful help from a member but problem is not going away.

markja

i've been keeping it mentally cause it becomes a hassle to add everything in the app. But i do need to do that. And I just read a few articles about how those types of foods could be affecting weight loss

When I was a kid, many moons ago, there was a cheesy TV program called Lost in Space. There was a robot who would wave his arms wildly in every show and say,

"Danger Will Robinson! Danger Will Robinson!"

This is what I'm saying to you. You cannot keep these kinds of records in your head. You are eating more than you think and not moving as much as you think. This is why you are not losing.

brasgold

bull bull bull with the not eating enough!! WE get fat cause we eat too much WE lose when we eat less. I wish people would stop just pushing this its nuts. Most of the time we are not weighing measuring or writing down what we eat. Most of the time when you don't lose its because you are having a cheat day or meal. If you eat less you lose. What would you say to a thin girl wow she must overeat to be so thin. Really people no one here does not eat enough cause we wouldn't be here.. Rant over

Phildog47

it takes more than a month and a half... it's called a LIFEstyle change for a reason. Some people see results in a few months, some longer, some less. You have to trust the process. :flowerforyou:

likitisplit

A person has to see that they are empty before they can be filled.

yewbic

(Edited to add: Leaving this up for those including OP who comes back to the thread. I have deleted the prior posts)

i just had some time to reflect on how i behaved, and despite thinking that im not all to blame in instigating all of this, I want to apologize to everyone i offended and for responding in a rude manner. I'm not usually this temperamental, I dont know what came over me.

I think if someone is not getting results, it could be worth it to atleast try different approaches to see if anything resolves their problem. I think we can all agree to disagree in what believe to be the problem here, and leave it up to the OP to try different solutions for her problem in order to see what works.

I'd also like to apologize to the OP for taking part in derailing her thread, I'm Sorry.

If I could edit my previous posts I would, but It wont let me...

Once again, my bad, I'm sorry to anyone I've offended, insulted, or hurt your feelings. I feel terrible of how I behaved, I apologize.

Beley1984

I know this is a common question, but I was hoping maybe somebody can help me with this. I'm 20 years old, 5'5" and 150 lbs. I was 150 in mid February when I started this change in lifestyle and I am still 150. I cut out dairy, gluten, wheat, added sugar. I drink herbalife shakes for breakfast and eat super healthy throughout the day, about 1500 calories. I workout twice a day; an hour of cardio and sometimes also weight training in the morning and different intervals like running stairs at an arena and Insanity workouts in the evenings. I store a lot of fat in my lower half and I know that is the last place it leaves so I really need to start losing weight so that I can wear shorts in the summer. It's super discouraging because I feel like I work so hard and get nowhere and my friends will ditch soda and drop like 10 lbs. Does anyone know of anything that might help me or what my problem could be?

Why you are not losing weight maybe because of your developing muscles during your exercise. You can do your exercise except weight training.

Beley1984

it takes more than a month and a half... it's called a LIFEstyle change for a reason. Some people see results in a few months, some longer, some less. You have to trust the process. :flowerforyou:

You can take it for only 21 days to form a habit of losing weight with proper diet and exercises.

usmcmp

I know this is a common question, but I was hoping maybe somebody can help me with this. I'm 20 years old, 5'5" and 150 lbs. I was 150 in mid February when I started this change in lifestyle and I am still 150. I cut out dairy, gluten, wheat, added sugar. I drink herbalife shakes for breakfast and eat super healthy throughout the day, about 1500 calories. I workout twice a day; an hour of cardio and sometimes also weight training in the morning and different intervals like running stairs at an arena and Insanity workouts in the evenings. I store a lot of fat in my lower half and I know that is the last place it leaves so I really need to start losing weight so that I can wear shorts in the summer. It's super discouraging because I feel like I work so hard and get nowhere and my friends will ditch soda and drop like 10 lbs. Does anyone know of anything that might help me or what my problem could be?

Why you are not losing weight maybe because of your developing muscles during your exercise. You can do your exercise except weight training.

No. Not true.

SLLRunner

I know this is a common question, but I was hoping maybe somebody can help me with this. I'm 20 years old, 5'5" and 150 lbs. I was 150 in mid February when I started this change in lifestyle and I am still 150. I cut out dairy, gluten, wheat, added sugar. I drink herbalife shakes for breakfast and eat super healthy throughout the day, about 1500 calories. I workout twice a day; an hour of cardio and sometimes also weight training in the morning and different intervals like running stairs at an arena and Insanity workouts in the evenings. I store a lot of fat in my lower half and I know that is the last place it leaves so I really need to start losing weight so that I can wear shorts in the summer. It's super discouraging because I feel like I work so hard and get nowhere and my friends will ditch soda and drop like 10 lbs. Does anyone know of anything that might help me or what my problem could be?

Why you are not losing weight maybe because of your developing muscles during your exercise.

Probably not likely at this stage.

gandydancer

NOT TRUE......I eat 1200 calories a day and have tracked my food since March 09 and once my gallbladder came out it was game over no matter what, I never eat fatty food and exercise, so it just isn't true about eating too much, some people have these problems and almost impossible to lose.