I just want to give up for heaven sake!!!

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  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    So I watch my calories and hit my macros. I also:

    - don't look at my sodium...ever
    - exercise whenever I can fit it in, which is usually after my 1 year old is in bed at night
    - eat bread of any colour
    - eat cheese of any kind
    - eat things that come out of boxes and packets
    - have experimented with intermittent fasting
    - never log my water, though I do carry around a 1.5l bottle
    - eat fast food when I want
    - eat chocolate every.single.night
    - rarely eat fruit beyond a banana a day
    - does peanut butter count as eating nuts??

    *looks at ticker*

    You don't need rules and regulations. You just need to log accurately and honestly. Create a deficit. Hit your macros if that's what you wanna do.

    I'm glad for your ticker, and I see that you decided to do a change in your lifestyle, but what works for you wouldn't work for me.
    Loosing with healthier choices was the lifestyle change I choose to do, cause I want to avoid to lose lean muscle, since I only have 11lbs to loose, and if I keep putting carbs in my body I probably won't eliminate the fat that I want to reduce....I have lazy bowel (need to eat my fibers), I have water retention (reason to avoid sodium)...
    One of the first things I mentioned was that where only suggestions....this are things that are working for me...
    Also, healthier food will probably improve her "spirit", cause the "guilt" from eating a cheeseburger is totally different from eating some grilled fish with veggies... I know my body now rejects the fast food... :happy:

    My body rejects crap, mostly. You know, waste. Not perfectly good food.

    Who said pp isn't preserving muscle? I preserved my lean mass doing everything you just suggested OP not do so... it seems all those things are irrelevant. Carbs aren't going to stop you from losing fat. ..I've reduced my body fat from over 31% to 17% by balancing my macros and micros, NOT demonizing foods (I eat copious amounts of sugar, typically in the form of ice cream and fast foods), moderate calorie deficit, and weight lifting.

    Let's keep this simple, shall we.

    Do things your own way but do not over complicate things for other people unnecessarily. If you feel the need to never put parmesan cheese on your lasagna again (though I doubt you eat it), fine. But there's no reason for anyone else to. Those things only work for you because by eliminating, demonizing, and over complicating you're creating a calorie deficit.
  • Tatyanne
    Tatyanne Posts: 471 Member
    :laugh:
    I make my own pasta :noway:
    I also make my own ice cream... :noway:
    I eat lasagna and Parmesan :noway:

    Let's keep it simple...we are all different...what works for you may not work for me, but this wasn't about you or me, was about her! :flowerforyou:
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    :laugh:
    I make my own pasta :noway:
    I also make my own ice cream... :noway:
    I eat lasagna and Parmesan :noway:

    Let's keep it simple...we are all different...what works for you may not work for me, but this wasn't about you or me, was about her! :flowerforyou:

    Let me get this straight.

    You're well aware this post is about someone else but proceed with your dribble about what works for you? Pahahah. K. Carry on.
  • cwoyto123
    cwoyto123 Posts: 308
    Then give up.
  • gilmore606
    gilmore606 Posts: 45 Member
    Checked out your diary. Your diet is mostly carbs. You eat more calories than I do and I'm 6'1" 205lbs. Are you even trying?

    Eat less food. Eat more veggies and protein and fat and less carbs. Stop eating bread and biscuits and cereal. This **** isn't rocket science.
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  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    I looked at your diary. Many days you have no entries or use "quick add calories"

    1. Accurately log your intake
    2. If your intake is less than your TDEE you will lose weight over time

    If you think you are in a deficit and are not losing weight you are either incorrectly estimating caloric intake or your TDEE.

    I am glad to hear you are working out regularly. Exercise has numerous benefits other than just weight loss. Good luck!