Getting nowhere fast!!!!

debdsk8gld

I work out every single day. Walk an hour at lunch 5 days week, take breaks throughout the day and walk. Play cardio tennis a couple days a week, and spin a couple days a week. On the days I don't do tennis or spin I do an hour up hill on the treadmill.
I average about 14 hours a week of working out. I have gained 20 lbs in the last year and 20 pounds the year before that. I have been to the doctor and everything is normal. Ready to pack it in and throw in the towel, and give up my gym membership. It has
proven to be a waste of time and money, and I am receiving no benefit from it except more weight gain. Has anyone else gained
weight after working out this much?

somerisagirlsname

You will not lose weight if you don't eat at a deficit. Weight loss comes from your refrigerator, fitness comes from your workout.

dmenchac

There is only one topic you didn't cover and its quite obvious that topic is the problem.





Food.

debdsk8gld

I eat around 1400 calories per day. I just don't get it. They say it take 1 hr a day just to maintain, I am doing at least 2 hrs a day and still gaining.

perseverance14

I eat around 1400 calories per day. I just don't get it. They say it take 1 hr a day just to maintain, I am doing at least 2 hrs a day and still gaining.

Cut so much cardio and lift weights instead.

Roughgalaxy

You may want to start incorporating high intensity cardio classes or start doing HIIT programs a couple times a week. It is also important to have resistance training at least twice a week. Lean muscle will help you burn fat. If you have any questions feel free to toss me a friends request and we can chat.

dmenchac

I eat around 1400 calories per day. I just don't get it. They say it take 1 hr a day just to maintain, I am doing at least 2 hrs a day and still gaining.

You aren't eating 1400 per day.


Why do people lie to themselves?

If you were eating 1400 a day pus exercising for 14 hours per week, you would be losing weight at an alarming weight.

debdsk8gld

I keep track of my food intake every single day, I even measure everything I make.

Nice2BFitAgain

I eat around 1400 calories per day. I just don't get it. They say it take 1 hr a day just to maintain, I am doing at least 2 hrs a day and still gaining.

If you open up your food diary, people would be better able to help you figure it out. Sounds like it could be that you aren't weighing and measuring accurately, or not using the correct food entries in the database.

Give this a read: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide

debdsk8gld

I do know how to use the food log and I do know how to measure my food. My company has a wellness program that has the same type of database as myfitnesspal. We have many challanges here at work so I have been logging my exercise and food in our program here. It was time consuming to enter it in 2 places.

dmenchac

I do know how to use the food log and I do know how to measure my food. My company has a wellness program that has the same type of database as myfitnesspal. We have many challanges here at work so I have been logging my exercise and food in our program here. It was time consuming to enter it in 2 places.

Its impossible to be working out 2 hours a day while consuming 1400 calories and not lose weight.

Your food is way off. Measuring is not weighing..

debdsk8gld

I am using a scale, so I think I know how to use it.

abrockhausen

If you are eating 1400 a day and working out the way you listed, I would definitley see a doctor. Perhaps there is something else affecting your weight loss.

dmenchac

I am using a scale, so I think I know how to use it.

Then please tell us what you think you are doing wrong?

You came here for advice.

abrockhausen

Also are you eating or netting 1400 calories a day?

dmenchac

Also are you eating or netting 1400 calories a day?

Its the food that's the problem. Its quite obvious.

debdsk8gld

I have been to the doctor, they have ran all kinds of tests. My hormones are all normal. I've seen a dietician and I eat right all the time. Nobody can figure out why I keep gaining and losing. I workout every chance I get. I rarely drink soda, maybe one time a week, and I drink water all day long.

yungibear

Have you been documenting EVERYTHING (sauces, broths, veggies, suspected oils, fats, sugar, drinks besides water)?

I have always thought it was hard for me to lose weight while growing up and I was generally pretty active. My idea of how much I was eating was off, though. As soon as I began measuring and tracking everything I ate in an almost obsessive manner (It's like saying grace before eating, I log everything before I eat or drink ANYTHING), I was able to lose weight. I am eating at 1400 calories a day + exercising 30 min. to 1 hour a day. It's working and I'm losing about 0.5-1 pound a week.

There's a whole series in the UK called "Secret Eaters." It's about how people underestimate the amount of food they eat. It's informative and also rather entertaining as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYJrC3RTtgQ

Also, here are a couple other videos to watch, if you have time. They're about people who seemingly stay skinny, but eat a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-qKTaEMIQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTx-D5NJ_kU

Again, many of us are telling you that weight loss happens in your food intake, not fitness level. It is your decision whether or not to consider what we are telling you.

bekahlou75

Open your diary so we can see exactly what you're doing.

dmenchac

Gained 40 lbs in 2 years by eating 1400 calories and exercising 14 hours a week.

You are a legitimate medical marvel.

ChiaGnome

Have you been documenting EVERYTHING (sauces, broths, veggies, suspected oils, fats, sugar, drinks besides water)?

I have always thought it was hard for me to lose weight while growing up and I was generally pretty active. My idea of how much I was eating was off, though. As soon as I began measuring and tracking everything I ate in an almost obsessive manner (It's like saying grace before eating, I log everything before I eat or drink ANYTHING), I was able to lose weight. I am eating at 1400 calories a day + exercising 30 min. to 1 hour a day. It's working and I'm losing about 0.5-1 pound a week.

There's a whole series in the UK called "Secret Eaters." It's about how people underestimate the amount of food they eat. It's informative and also rather entertaining as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYJrC3RTtgQ

Also, here are a couple other videos to watch, if you have time. They're about people who seemingly stay skinny, but eat a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-qKTaEMIQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTx-D5NJ_kU

Again, many of us are telling you that weight loss happens in your food intake, not fitness level. It is your decision whether or not to consider what we are telling you.

Replying because I want to watch the videos after work - might be my next Fat Doctor

debdsk8gld

I got here to see if there were any other people on this board that had a hard time losing weight while exercising and eating right.

AliceDark

Please take a deep breath and try to realize that people aren't attacking you, they're trying to help. Barring medical issues, there are only a few reasons for not losing. The first is water retention, either from a new or significantly more strenuous exercise program or from too much sodium (or it possibly could be from certain medications or from being way too stressed). If you just started a new or significantly more strenuous exercise program, the water retention is temporary and you just have to wait it out. If it's from too much sodium, you need to reduce your sodium.

The other reason is that you're not creating a deficit. If you have no medical issues and you're not retaining water, you're not burning more than you take in. You're either overestimating your burn from exercise and other daily activities, or underestimating the number of calories you're taking in. That's why people are asking about your food. Chances are, you're making a mistake in your intake. If you truly are creating a deficit and not losing, we're not going to be able to help.

debdsk8gld

Well obviously they do because I am living proof!

losergood2011

Wow!! this string just makes me not want to communicate with anyone here!! Yikes!!!

dmenchac

Wow!! this string just makes me not want to communicate with anyone here!! Yikes!!!

How would you like us to react when its obvious we are being lied to?

If you are truthful and truly want help, we are here to help.

Some people just cannot handle the truth.

I invite you to make your own thread and give us all the facts. There are a ton of us on here that would be happy to assist you.

debdsk8gld

I realize people are tryng to help, however you are the one that said I am lying. I am most certainly not. Everything I said is the truth.
It absoultely makes no sense why I am not losing weight. In 2011 is lost about 15 lbs and felt great. I have continued to do the same thing ever since. The only thing I have changed is I started playing tennis the summer of 2012. I have been logging my food and keeping track of what I eat for years in various programs. Nobody can figure out why I am not losing, not even my doctor who says all my tests are normal.

TheRealJigsaw

Open your diary

Aaron_K123

Well obviously they do because I am living proof!

Honestly, *kitten* or not dmenchac is correct. What you are saying about your intake and your exercise you would be losing weight. If you are not then you are wrong about your intake. This is just math, its not personal.

yungibear

At your request, everything we have said in this thread so far is a (highly recommended) suggestion to you. I'm repeating myself, but it is up to you to consider the possibility that what you are experiencing is not really that complicated.

Perhaps it would be helpful to consider what we are saying before saying there is something wrong with your body.

This is from my list of videos I had already suggested, but I really hope for you not to have the same attitude as the woman in this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTx-D5NJ_kU

As you can see, she is not lying, but she is also not considering the simple message of the advice given to her.

Here's an interesting thing about learning: you need to let go of your previous (mis)conceptions before your mind is able to accept new knowledge. It's all about considering the possibility.

Again, I am not forcing you to do anything, it is your own body and your own decision.

diannethegeek

You don't keep your diary here, so we can't see it and ascertain the veracity of your statements.

You won't answer whether you're eating 1400 net or gross, so we can't determine whether or not you're "eating back" too many exercise calories.

You say that you're already weighing your food and know how to use a food log.

Either you have an undiagnosed medical condition which is depressing your metabolism or you are logging food and activity wrong somewhere along the way.

We don't have your stats, so I'll ask: do you know your TDEE and BMR?