HELP! I can lose any weight. What am I doing wrong?

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  • greengoddess0123
    greengoddess0123 Posts: 417 Member
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    You really need to get your thyroid checked by a doctor. If it's enlarged you almost certainly have hyper or hypothyroidism. Please get checked out, if severe enough it could be life-threatening.


    Just wanted to chime in about the thyroid. Mine has been enlarged since puberty. Every time I visit a new doctor they freak out and announce that this is why I'm overweight and they immediately run a full panel of whatever lab work they do. It always comes back within normal limits. I have no symptoms of a malfunctioning thyroid either.

    I will continue to have it checked in case a problem arises as I get older. But I just wanted to give some anecdotal evidence that an enlarged thyroid is not necessarily a medical condition that can negatively affect weight loss (just check my ticker!). :smile:

    Also, Dances with Wow, when you use such flowery, poetic language to try to describe scientific phenomena, it makes it difficult not only to understand you, but to take you seriously. Just a thought. :flowerforyou:
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
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    It's actually not impossible. I didn't believe it when I first heard about it either. I'm trying to access actual peer reviewed medical data, but having a hard time doing anything from my tablet. I don't pay attention to anything but peer reviewed research and don't like journalistic magazine articles. I'll post the info when I can.
    Let me save you the trouble
    http://ca.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding/why-calories-count.html

    "But what about the laws of physics? Aragon told me that no such study exists that shows people being overfed and losing weight. What’s more, there is no study in existence that shows people being underfed and not losing weight. Numerous highly controlled metabolic ward studies have shown again and again that macronutrient ratios — carbs, fat and protein — do not matter when it comes to weight loss. Calories are always the common denominator. "
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    No diary, no help.

    First, "clean eating" has nothing to do with weight loss. Are you weighing your food? How are you calculating calorie burns? Have you taken measurements?

    I'd like to point out the fact that this is completely wrong. Surely everyone knows eating 400 calories of broccoli is better than eating 400 calories of greasy French fries. Eating like crap will not make you loss weight, even if you are staying in your calorie goals.

    Anyone who thinks 400 calories of broccoli is healthy or even a good idea has never eaten 400 calories of broccoli.

    But let's take your false dichotomy of healthiness a step further. If broccoli is inherently healthy and french fries are inherently unhealthy, please explain to me how a diet consisting of 2000 calories of broccoli is superior to a diet consisting of 400 calories of french fries, 100 calories of broccoli, and 1500 calories of things other than broccoli or french fries.

    Also, if you try this yourself, please video your 2000 calories of broccoli...for science.


    ETA: And for weight loss, there is no difference.

    Well, there might be a slight difference, due to the erm . . . digestive upset caused by the broccoli.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    Here's an easy to read article written by a board certified immunologist about the whole acid/alkaline argument:

    http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/coral2.html
  • Laurenloveswaffles
    Laurenloveswaffles Posts: 535 Member
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    It's actually not impossible. I didn't believe it when I first heard about it either. I'm trying to access actual peer reviewed medical data, but having a hard time doing anything from my tablet. I don't pay attention to anything but peer reviewed research and don't like journalistic magazine articles. I'll post the info when I can.

    yeah still waiting...
  • OkamiLavande
    OkamiLavande Posts: 336 Member
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    You really need to get your thyroid checked by a doctor. If it's enlarged you almost certainly have hyper or hypothyroidism. Please get checked out, if severe enough it could be life-threatening.


    Just wanted to chime in about the thyroid. Mine has been enlarged since puberty. Every time I visit a new doctor they freak out and announce that this is why I'm overweight and they immediately run a full panel of whatever lab work they do. It always comes back within normal limits. I have no symptoms of a malfunctioning thyroid either.

    I will continue to have it checked in case a problem arises as I get older. But I just wanted to give some anecdotal evidence that an enlarged thyroid is not necessarily a medical condition that can negatively affect weight loss (just check my ticker!). :smile:

    Also, Dances with Wow, when you use such flowery, poetic language to try to describe scientific phenomena, it makes it difficult not only to understand you, but to take you seriously. Just a thought. :flowerforyou:

    It's a good thing to get it checked regularly! I have an always slightly hyperactive thyroid but no one says it's a problem, but I still have my thyroid checked regularly because of thyroid history of problems in my family. My mother had thyroid cancer for years before someone finally did something about it because her tests were all normal, so keep on top of your tests and watch for any unusual growth or lumps in your thyroid because tests can be normal but tumors can grow unbeknownst to you. If you can afford a biopsy maybe have that done to be on the safe side.

    I wouldn't wish thyroid cancer on anyone so that's why I'm such a big proponent on proper thyroid care and testing.

    Best wishes!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Oh, and by they way, the more hooey someone shovels, and the less they're able to back it up with citations to real research, the less credence you should give them.

    Case in point...:
    You are being robbed of indomitable life force ...
    The translator for your calorie conundrum..has to be forward thinking not after the fact. Not in hindsight..You have no verification no validation no authentication what your next move should be.
    You have no concrete data that tells you that the ph+ in your blood plasma is the right environment for the new weight you have forcibly driving down
    This one is complete & utter non-scientific nonsense.
    Your body has several mechanisms to maintain your blood pH within a very narrow range.
    That doesn't change depending on weight.
    Besides that, it's all hyperbole and a ploy to try and snatch another client.
  • OkamiLavande
    OkamiLavande Posts: 336 Member
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    I thought I entered a mystical land when I returned to this thread. I just wanted to see if OP came back an instead I had a Shaman preaching the ways of protein and shtuff and it's just..mystical.

    He's very wordy and could probably do himself better if he wasn't so poetic. Maybe try hardcore facts and data. That's what we like here!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    You micromanaged every thing you put in your mouth week in and week out.. You back and forth balmed your self, tricked your self, used a battering ram to get your unwanted body fat to obey..and metabolism to cooperate.
    How in the living heck do you "balm yourself"? I suspect it means putting balm all over yourself, and then why would you want to do it with a battering ram? That would really hurt!

    What does balming oneself have to do with weight loss?
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Hello

    My name is Magical Giraffe

    I breath in your life force effortless and can teach you how to defeat unwanted neck fat.. with out fear doubt scientific support or disbelief.. for a simple sign up fee of $9.99 a week i can teach you the essence of magic... and magic is the essence of beauty
    Oh, GOSH! Can we meet later? :bigsmile:
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    Hello

    My name is Magical Giraffe

    I breath in your life force effortless and can teach you how to defeat unwanted neck fat.. with out fear doubt scientific support or disbelief.. for a simple sign up fee of $9.99 a week i can teach you the essence of magic... and magic is the essence of beauty

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  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    Well, there might be a slight difference, due to the erm . . . digestive upset caused by the broccoli.

    Fair point.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    Oh, and by they way, the more hooey someone shovels, and the less they're able to back it up with citations to real research, the less credence you should give them.

    Case in point...:
    You are being robbed of indomitable life force ...
    The translator for your calorie conundrum..has to be forward thinking not after the fact. Not in hindsight..You have no verification no validation no authentication what your next move should be.
    You have no concrete data that tells you that the ph+ in your blood plasma is the right environment for the new weight you have forcibly driving down
    This one is complete & utter non-scientific nonsense.
    Your body has several mechanisms to maintain your blood pH within a very narrow range.
    That doesn't change depending on weight.
    Besides that, it's all hyperbole and a ploy to try and snatch another client.

    For those who don't know, he's either a Master Fitness Instructor with Six Pack Ab Solution...

    ...or he's just using his picture: http://www.sixpackabsolution.org/meet-our-team/

    I contacted them to ask but no reply. Would be surprised since I can't imagine Quaker and Kraft paying for life force unleashed.



    (Not to be confused with this John Lewis fitness trainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icoBxQlvFno

    ...or http://www.beautiful-vegan.com/2011/10/meet-incredible-john-lewis-raw-vegan.html )
  • greengoddess0123
    greengoddess0123 Posts: 417 Member
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    Oh, and by they way, the more hooey someone shovels, and the less they're able to back it up with citations to real research, the less credence you should give them.

    Case in point...:
    You are being robbed of indomitable life force ...
    The translator for your calorie conundrum..has to be forward thinking not after the fact. Not in hindsight..You have no verification no validation no authentication what your next move should be.


    You have no concrete data that tells you that the ph+ in your blood plasma is the right environment for the new weight you have forcibly driving down
    This one is complete & utter non-scientific nonsense.
    Your body has several mechanisms to maintain your blood pH within a very narrow range.
    That doesn't change depending on weight.
    Besides that, it's all hyperbole and a ploy to try and snatch another client.

    For those who don't know, he's either a Master Fitness Instructor with Six Pack Ab Solution...

    ...or he's just using his picture: http://www.sixpackabsolution.org/meet-our-team/

    I contacted them to ask but no reply. Would be surprised since I can't imagine Quaker and Kraft paying for life force unleashed.



    (Not to be confused with this John Lewis fitness trainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icoBxQlvFno

    ...or http://www.beautiful-vegan.com/2011/10/meet-incredible-john-lewis-raw-vegan.html )

    The plot thickens...
  • Scarecrowsama
    Scarecrowsama Posts: 85 Member
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    Hello Everyone!! I need help!

    I am currently down 16 lbs but I have hit a plateau. And I did the same thing last month too. I have only lost 1 lb each month (May and June). I eat clean about 90-95% of the time with 6 small meals a day. And if I do cheat, I have like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup or a Frozen Yogurt. I am at the point where most non-clean foods make me sick. I do drink about a gallon or more of water a day.

    I work out 3-4 times a week burning about 400-500+ calories each time. Most of my 1:00-1:30 workouts are weight training with like 20-30 mins of cardio. I am tracking my food with 1500-1600 calories a day and I meal prep (2) days a week so I am prepared.

    I have talked to a few health specialists and I FEEL I'm doing everything I'm suppose to be doing, but obviously not because I can't break this 1 lb per month. The scale hasn't changed, but in a positive aspect, my clothes are looser.

    Any help is would be awesome!!!

    I think that you are drinking too much water, just drink when you feel thirsty, excess water cause.. dehydration, ironic eh? I don't know how is your body, but maybe your training is stressing your adrenals too much, do you sleep and rest properly? you might consider training less, actually, more than one hour is too stressful and will cut your recovery, making you more stressed, and with stress you will no burn fat.

    Anyway, if you are not losing weight BUT your clothes are loser, it could just simply mean that you are building muscle while losing fat, which is a natural process and what happens to you happens to many people. After a while you will end up losing weight again IF this is your situation, give it time, because once you increase your muscular mass, you will naturally burn more calories due to this factor.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Hello Everyone!! I need help!

    I am currently down 16 lbs but I have hit a plateau. And I did the same thing last month too. I have only lost 1 lb each month (May and June). I eat clean about 90-95% of the time with 6 small meals a day. And if I do cheat, I have like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup or a Frozen Yogurt. I am at the point where most non-clean foods make me sick. I do drink about a gallon or more of water a day.

    I work out 3-4 times a week burning about 400-500+ calories each time. Most of my 1:00-1:30 workouts are weight training with like 20-30 mins of cardio. I am tracking my food with 1500-1600 calories a day and I meal prep (2) days a week so I am prepared.

    I have talked to a few health specialists and I FEEL I'm doing everything I'm suppose to be doing, but obviously not because I can't break this 1 lb per month. The scale hasn't changed, but in a positive aspect, my clothes are looser.

    Any help is would be awesome!!!

    I think that you are drinking too much water, just drink when you feel thirsty, excess water cause.. dehydration, ironic eh? I don't know how is your body, but maybe your training is stressing your adrenals too much, do you sleep and rest properly? you might consider training less, actually, more than one hour is too stressful and will cut your recovery, making you more stressed, and with stress you will no burn fat.

    Anyway, if you are not losing weight BUT your clothes are loser, it could just simply mean that you are building muscle while losing fat, which is a natural process and what happens to you happens to many people. After a while you will end up losing weight again IF this is your situation, give it time, because once you increase your muscular mass, you will naturally burn more calories due to this factor.
    Excess water causes dehydration? I don't think so, though I'd think an overabundance is probably not the best option.

    Also, except for newbie gains, you don't build muscle at all while eating at a calorie deficit, and you don't build muscle while losing fat. It would be nice if it's a fair exchange but it's not.
  • Scarecrowsama
    Scarecrowsama Posts: 85 Member
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    Excess water causes dehydration? I don't think so, though I'd think an overabundance is probably not the best option.

    Also, except for newbie gains, you don't build muscle at all while eating at a calorie deficit, and you don't build muscle while losing fat. It would be nice if it's a fair exchange but it's not.

    http://www.menshealth.com/health/overhydration-dangers
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/9163138/Over-drinking-can-be-deadlier-than-dehydration.html

    You can find more about that condition called "Hyponatremia", minerals and vitamins in the body have a partner, when one goes down, the other one goes up, and vice versa, that is why you look for a balance, any imbalance causes the opposite effect. It is really ironic, but abusing of something often leads to it's own deficiency.

    You can build muscle while losing fat, although it is a hard job. Just type in Google "building muscle while losing fat" and you will find information about it.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    You can build muscle while losing fat, although it is a hard job. Just type in Google "building muscle while losing fat" and you will find information about it.

    The criteria now is if it shows up in a google search?!?



    In that case, there are thousands of possible solutions for every problem...

    ...many of which are available for three easy payments of $29.95.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Excess water causes dehydration? I don't think so, though I'd think an overabundance is probably not the best option.

    Also, except for newbie gains, you don't build muscle at all while eating at a calorie deficit, and you don't build muscle while losing fat. It would be nice if it's a fair exchange but it's not.

    http://www.menshealth.com/health/overhydration-dangers
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/9163138/Over-drinking-can-be-deadlier-than-dehydration.html

    You can find more about that condition called "Hyponatremia", minerals and vitamins in the body have a partner, when one goes down, the other one goes up, and vice versa, that is why you look for a balance, any imbalance causes the opposite effect. It is really ironic, but abusing of something often leads to it's own deficiency.

    You can build muscle while losing fat, although it is a hard job. Just type in Google "building muscle while losing fat" and you will find information about it.
    Yeah.

    No.
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
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    Apparently you're not supposed to be losing weight, because you'll still be unhappy. You're supposed to be washing your car or some **** instead....

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1346366-a-how-to-on-being-sucessful-with-mfp

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