Gaining weight?!?! :(

socialdchic
socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have been doing this now for 15 days... Eating and staying under my calories and exercising ( a lot of days for an hour) and I am not losing hardly any weight and I have actually gained some back. I know the whole muscle thing since I was inactive before but I figured I would at LEAST lose some at first considering my prior habits were a 5-6 soda habit, not exercising ever, eating a lot and doing it before bed most nights... nope... nothing. Back to where I started almost and on top of that, my husband has lost 10 pounds since I started doing NOTHING... from eating my dinners I guess. He eats like 3 doughnuts in a row before bed and stuff like that and he loses 10 pounds and I am so frustrated.
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  • wilsoje74
    wilsoje74 Posts: 1,720 Member
    Well how much are you eating??
  • socialdchic
    socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
    Is my diary where you can view it?

    I am doing 1250 calories a day, is this what you are asking?
    Well how much are you eating??
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Open your diary for personalized advice.

    If you're gaining weight, you're not eating at a deficit. You're underestimating your food &/or overestimating your burn. Log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Weigh your food.

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • socialdchic
    socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
    Ok, it should be viewable
    Open your diary for personalized advice.

    If you're gaining weight, you're not eating at a deficit. You're underestimating your food &/or overestimating your burn. Log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Weigh your food.

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Diary is private, we can't see it.

    A lot of things to consider - it's only been 15 days and sounds like you've made some big changes as far as food intake and adding exercise, and it can take some time for the body to adjust. Are you meeting or getting close to your calorie goal, or coming in well under? Eating back any exercise cals? Accurate with logging food, weighing and measuring everything whenever possible?

    Water weight due to new exercise, hormones due to being female, and inaccurate calorie estimates both eaten and burned can come into play here.

    But if you make your diary public, that helps in offering more specific advice. It's in your settings, there's a place to make your diary public if you want to.

    Other than that - patience. This will take time (yes, frustrating when hubby seems to effortlessly lose while eating donuts, but don't let it get to ya!), but it's worth it.
  • socialdchic
    socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
    The diary should be public now... are you supposed to eat the calories you burned? I am as accurate as I can be, the recipes I am using have the calories and serving sizes on the site but I am going to get a food scale which I do not have right now. Yeah, everyone keeps saying all of that but its hard being that I am a stay at home mom, alone in a new town and know no one and do all my exercise at home while my husband works 3rd shift and sleeps during the day... hard to find that motivation sometimes : /
    Diary is private, we can't see it.

    A lot of things to consider - it's only been 15 days and sounds like you've made some big changes as far as food intake and adding exercise, and it can take some time for the body to adjust. Are you meeting or getting close to your calorie goal, or coming in well under? Eating back any exercise cals? Accurate with logging food, weighing and measuring everything whenever possible?

    Water weight due to new exercise, hormones due to being female, and inaccurate calorie estimates both eaten and burned can come into play here.

    But if you make your diary public, that helps in offering more specific advice. It's in your settings, there's a place to make your diary public if you want to.

    Other than that - patience. This will take time (yes, frustrating when hubby seems to effortlessly lose while eating donuts, but don't let it get to ya!), but it's worth it.
  • wilsoje74
    wilsoje74 Posts: 1,720 Member
    Do you not use milk on your cereal? If so you need to log that. I think you may be eating at maintenance. Your exercise burbs my be overestimated. Just eat back half of those while keeping base cals the same. And don't log light cleaning. That's part of your everyday activity.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    I am as accurate as I can be, the recipes I am using have the calories and serving sizes on the site but I am going to get a food scale which I do not have right now.
    Log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Weigh your food.

    Never use somebody else's recipe. When you cook, input all the ingredients plus the number of servings here:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/box
  • socialdchic
    socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
    No I do not use milk, I eat all cereal dry, I wish there was a way I could let people know that, everyone keeps telling me this...
    Do you not use milk on your cereal? If so you need to log that. I think you may be eating at maintenance. Your exercise burbs my be overestimated. Just eat back half of those while keeping base cals the same. And don't log light cleaning. That's part of your everyday activity.
  • Debbjones
    Debbjones Posts: 278 Member
    Do you not use milk on your cereal? If so you need to log that. I think you may be eating at maintenance. Your exercise burbs my be overestimated. Just eat back half of those while keeping base cals the same. And don't log light cleaning. That's part of your everyday activity.

    ^^ this

    I noticed the same thing in your diary... no milk logged for cereal... and "virtually" no drinks logged (no water, coffee or tea?). Many times by adding sugar and cream to your drinks there are hidden calories. Or let's say a slice of cheese or a little creamy sauce here and there... it all adds up! I suspect you might be doing a bit of under-logging or over-consumption that you may think non-significant in the scheme of things but they all add up. Also these things take time... monitor your intake a bit better and give it time... you will see a turn for the better!

    Good luck to you on your journey. Persistence will get you there!
  • Debbjones
    Debbjones Posts: 278 Member
    No I do not use milk, I eat all cereal dry, I wish there was a way I could let people know that, everyone keeps telling me this...
    Do you not use milk on your cereal? If so you need to log that. I think you may be eating at maintenance. Your exercise burbs my be overestimated. Just eat back half of those while keeping base cals the same. And don't log light cleaning. That's part of your everyday activity.

    We offer this advice because you asked for advice... we DON'T know you are responding as we type... sorry you are offended... no more to say on that one!
  • Xaudelle
    Xaudelle Posts: 122 Member
    - Not eating enough.

    - It's only been 2 weeks. Weight loss is meant to be slow.

    - Not logging accurately. Invest in a food scale.

    - Lots of prepackaged, preprepared and guesstimate foods. You can eat anything and lose weight as long as you're in a deficit, but watch the sodium and additives.
  • wilsoje74
    wilsoje74 Posts: 1,720 Member
    No I do not use milk, I eat all cereal dry, I wish there was a way I could let people know that, everyone keeps telling me this...
    Do you not use milk on your cereal? If so you need to log that. I think you may be eating at maintenance. Your exercise burbs my be overestimated. Just eat back half of those while keeping base cals the same. And don't log light cleaning. That's part of your everyday activity.

    Didn't mean to offend. Most people use milk. I was trying to help.
  • sally884
    sally884 Posts: 51
    Took my body 6 weeks to adjust just be patient
  • mamapuddin17
    mamapuddin17 Posts: 108 Member
    Watch your sodium.
  • socialdchic
    socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
    I said in an above post I do not use milk, I hate milk. I forget to log water sometimes but I log crystal lite and I drink nothing else....
    Do you not use milk on your cereal? If so you need to log that. I think you may be eating at maintenance. Your exercise burbs my be overestimated. Just eat back half of those while keeping base cals the same. And don't log light cleaning. That's part of your everyday activity.

    ^^ this

    I noticed the same thing in your diary... no milk logged for cereal... and "virtually" no drinks logged (no water, coffee or tea?). Many times by adding sugar and cream to your drinks there are hidden calories. Or let's say a slice of cheese or a little creamy sauce here and there... it all adds up! I suspect you might be doing a bit of under-logging or over-consumption that you may think non-significant in the scheme of things but they all add up. Also these things take time... monitor your intake a bit better and give it time... you will see a turn for the better!

    Good luck to you on your journey. Persistence will get you there!
  • socialdchic
    socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
    And sorry if I sound mean, I dont mean to be, I am doing the best I can and everyone keeps saying the milk thing, I honestly did not realize it was so odd lol...
    I said in an above post I do not use milk, I hate milk. I forget to log water sometimes but I log crystal lite and I drink nothing else....
    Do you not use milk on your cereal? If so you need to log that. I think you may be eating at maintenance. Your exercise burbs my be overestimated. Just eat back half of those while keeping base cals the same. And don't log light cleaning. That's part of your everyday activity.

    ^^ this

    I noticed the same thing in your diary... no milk logged for cereal... and "virtually" no drinks logged (no water, coffee or tea?). Many times by adding sugar and cream to your drinks there are hidden calories. Or let's say a slice of cheese or a little creamy sauce here and there... it all adds up! I suspect you might be doing a bit of under-logging or over-consumption that you may think non-significant in the scheme of things but they all add up. Also these things take time... monitor your intake a bit better and give it time... you will see a turn for the better!

    Good luck to you on your journey. Persistence will get you there!
  • socialdchic
    socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
    I am trying to get a scale, I was not really prepared for all of this so I am having to buy a lot of stuff and we are not rolling in money. I have to get some shows because right now I am exercising in converse and my feet are hurting and they are falling apart anyways and a scale is on my list as well
    - Not eating enough.

    - It's only been 2 weeks. Weight loss is meant to be slow.

    - Not logging accurately. Invest in a food scale.

    - Lots of prepackaged, preprepared and guesstimate foods. You can eat anything and lose weight as long as you're in a deficit, but watch the sodium and additives.
  • socialdchic
    socialdchic Posts: 170 Member
    Thank you
    Took my body 6 weeks to adjust just be patient

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