1st week and no weight loss!

derrickyoung

As stated, get a scale for your food. Log every bite accurately. If you go over on a day that is okay it is better to know that than cheat on your logging.

Surround yourself with as many positive and supportive people on here as you can because when you want to give up they will pull you through. There will be times you question why or is it worth it and your MFPs will be there for you.

gsager

I think the weighing and measuring of you food is off.

josiehawkins2014

I have been dieting and exercising since febuary,i have lost 20lb so far,then the last few weeks I haven't lost weight....whats going wrong I thought,the lady who weighs me at the gym looked at the slip of pare and said your fat mass is actually going down,its turning into muscle.dont always look at the stones and pounds on a scale,look at the fat % too,its just as important!

NigheanBan

Lots of great advice from lots of fab folks - one thing which helps though is not to get too hung up or feel down about not loosing weight.... there will be times on this journey that the scales will not move, or indeed they may move in the wrong direction (especially with ladies) but the inches/centimetres will still be dropping. So my wee tip is to record all you statistics, not just your weight :-)
Oh and keep chatting on here, it's always a boost when you know someone else knows exactly what you are going through .....Good Luck!!!! :-)

dorisopen9

I agree with some of the above posters that the logging has room for improvement. I noticed for example that yesterday's food diary stops with breakfast.
Then the Clover butter (for the non-UK readers: Clover is a spreadable butter).
Also Oats So Simple: yes, 186 kcal in a pack. But you have to add milk to make it unless you are trying to get the dry powder down your throat.
A "basic salad" for 60 kcal? That would be a third of a green pepper then, no dressing.

It is just small mistakes and omissions, but they add up and by the end of the day you have eaten 500 kcal more than you think.

CindyMarcuzAdams

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

If you read anything today read this, it is quite helpful and makes sense.

FitnessInstructorKhalil

Hi, for breakfast, you should eat more protein (30g) and cut down on the carbs. Also each meal should never have more than 30g of protein per serving as you body will only use the 30g and the other 24g is wasted as i saw in the last lunch you logged in. Having 30g of protein will help you cut down on your portion size. An average size chicken breast is about 30g of protein. You also need to find out what your protein factor is but i cant tell you where to find it as i will get blocked for promoting a company. So like i said, start with a high protein breakfast and also cut down you carbs and sodium intake, eat more fibre (vegetables) too as it will help you go yo the toilet more often and keep your belly nice and flat. I hope it helps.

missiontofitness

Hi, for breakfast, you should eat more protein (30g) and cut down on the carbs. Also each meal should never have more than 30g of protein per serving as you body will only use the 30g and the other 24g is wasted as i saw in the last lunch you logged in. Having 30g of protein will help you cut down on your portion size. An average size chicken breast is about 30g of protein. You also need to find out what your protein factor is but i cant tell you where to find it as i will get blocked for promoting a company. So like i said, start with a high protein breakfast and also cut down you carbs and sodium intake, eat more fibre (vegetables) too as it will help you go yo the toilet more often and keep your belly nice and flat. I hope it helps.

Please provide evidence (scholarly evidence, not something you found on Wikipedia), that shows that the body will only use 30g of protein per meal. Please tell me how the human body can distinguish when it can digest only 30g a meal, and what constitutes a meal time.

Also, you're toe-ing on a very thin line of trying to promote Herbalife again; I can tell by your comment saying that you will be blocked for promoting a company.

Stop promoting misinformation to members. Stop trying to promote Herbalife. And stop trying to say you're a fitness instructor, when clearly you aren't.

_HeartsOnFire_

Hi, for breakfast, you should eat more protein (30g) and cut down on the carbs. Also each meal should never have more than 30g of protein per serving as you body will only use the 30g and the other 24g is wasted as i saw in the last lunch you logged in. Having 30g of protein will help you cut down on your portion size. An average size chicken breast is about 30g of protein. You also need to find out what your protein factor is but i cant tell you where to find it as i will get blocked for promoting a company. So like i said, start with a high protein breakfast and also cut down you carbs and sodium intake, eat more fibre (vegetables) too as it will help you go yo the toilet more often and keep your belly nice and flat. I hope it helps.

Please provide evidence (scholarly evidence, not something you found on Wikipedia), that shows that the body will only use 30g of protein per meal. Please tell me how the human body can distinguish when it can digest only 30g a meal, and what constitutes a meal time.

Also, you're toe-ing on a very thin line of trying to promote Herbalife again; I can tell by your comment saying that you will be blocked for promoting a company.

Stop promoting misinformation to members. Stop trying to promote Herbalife. And stop trying to say you're a fitness instructor, when clearly you aren't.

Cryptonomnomicon

Hi, for breakfast, you should eat more protein (30g) and cut down on the carbs. Also each meal should never have more than 30g of protein per serving as you body will only use the 30g and the other 24g is wasted as i saw in the last lunch you logged in. Having 30g of protein will help you cut down on your portion size. An average size chicken breast is about 30g of protein. You also need to find out what your protein factor is but i cant tell you where to find it as i will get blocked for promoting a company. So like i said, start with a high protein breakfast and also cut down you carbs and sodium intake, eat more fibre (vegetables) too as it will help you go yo the toilet more often and keep your belly nice and flat. I hope it helps.

You should cite some references to back up your advice on protein intake.

It is difficult to take your advice seriously since...

...you prescribe to somatotypes,

Stated one of your clients lost "latest one lost an amazing 18kg in one months."

As an instructor you've been "doing a challenge where for 6months i ate as much junk food as possible so i could get my body in the worst shape possible, then in 6weeks i needed to cut the weight to prove to people that the thing i was doing works perfectly fine. In 7days i lost 6.4 kg"

The list goes on, just need to read your post history to see misinformation and unsafe weight-loss advice/techniques.:huh:

missiontofitness

Hi, for breakfast, you should eat more protein (30g) and cut down on the carbs. Also each meal should never have more than 30g of protein per serving as you body will only use the 30g and the other 24g is wasted as i saw in the last lunch you logged in. Having 30g of protein will help you cut down on your portion size. An average size chicken breast is about 30g of protein. You also need to find out what your protein factor is but i cant tell you where to find it as i will get blocked for promoting a company. So like i said, start with a high protein breakfast and also cut down you carbs and sodium intake, eat more fibre (vegetables) too as it will help you go yo the toilet more often and keep your belly nice and flat. I hope it helps.

You should cite some references to back up your advice on protein intake.

It is difficult to take your advice seriously since...

...you prescribe to somatotypes,

Stated one of your clients lost "latest one lost an amazing 18kg in one months."

As an instructor you've been "doing a challenge where for 6months i ate as much junk food as possible so i could get my body in the worst shape possible, then in 6weeks i needed to cut the weight to prove to people that the thing i was doing works perfectly fine. In 7days i lost 6.4 kg"

The list goes on, just need to read your post history to see misinformation and unsafe weight-loss advice/techniques.

But he's totally certified through the YMCA, so he knows what he's talking about.
/sarcasm

whovian67

Patience grasshoppper

SAMTMM42

Thank you to everyone for your replies- I am certainly going to drag the scales out of the cupboard this week along with measuring spoons - and I will religiously record everything....

You are right, it is easy to fool yourself into thinking you are doing a good job.

I will report back on my progress next Sunday.

xx

Insomniac8

Patience is what you need now. If you're weighing your food accurately and doing cardio.