Gaining weight.

tgh1914

i don't eat any differently on the weekends (less actually). i don't have time on the weekends .

Thats what you say. The fact you haven't lost any weight says otherwise. I log daily. I weight everything. I am as conservative as I can be in my estimates of calories burned etc. I don't "cheat".

You need to log every thing every day.

just b/c i don't log it doesn't mean i "cheat". i seriously doubt i've gained weight b/c i don't log the weekends food wise.

This will only work if you do it daily. You must weigh your food. No measuring cups.

You wanted to know why you ain't losing. First step is to log every day. Do you drink alcohol? Lots of calories there. How bout sweetened drinks? Cut those out and log what you don't cut out.

You need to be diligent. Log everything daily. Any skipped days are cheating.

I am still surprised you think every weekend "off" would have no effect on why you aren't losing.

Dude, chill out! I know what the OP is saying. I've had plenty of times where a day is so busy that I just can't get to my computer & log stuff. And it didn't mean I "cheated" that day. Me logging something doesn't burn calories (well, maybe one). :laugh: I would rather spend my scarce time planning a healthy meal than logging if I were forced to choose.

ErinMarie25

Having that many leftover calories isn't good. What is your height, at least? If you don't want to post your weight. That will be helpful. I eat about as many calories you eat around 1300-1400, but my is set around that because I'm 5'1, 121 pounds. If you aren't eating the calories that you're supposed to be eating, according to your height and weight, then your body is going to store calories assuming you aren't eating enough.

I think you should eat the rest of your calories for a while and see where that goes.

Loseittoo

Missing a day here and there for what ever reason is human. To decide to only track and log food Monday-Friday every week is "cheating", its not how this works.

Not trying to be mean but she isn't losing weight, infact she is gaining. The start of her issues is her failure to log food on weekends, any weekend.

lloydrt

to the OP......Loseittoo is correct. You have to measure and not cheat...........you cant have your cake and eat it too, Its either you are committed to lose weight, or not........this business of "cheating " and not logging are whats doing you in. You have to eat more fruits and vegetables, and drop the processed foods that you are eating

Im not a dietician, just followed a diet of fruits, vegetables, good protein and some fat. NO,..........NO processed foods...........I can say I m 115 lbs lighter in 9 months, 19 days..........Im not critizing you, just trying to help you understand something.........Processed foods arent your friend..........tons of salts and sugars. Logging your food is a reminder of how much you have eaten.........that diary is your friend

good luck, keep us informed.............Lloyd

kayemme

WOW what a fabulous chart!! well done and what a great idea

thanks, and in case it's not obvious, those numbers are percents of the day's worth.

i find it a good way to see where my problem areas might be, so i can make an informed decision on what to change, if anything.

Pitterpatter

so i'm supposed to eat back the calories i burned exercising? how the heck do i do that?!?!?

Pitterpatter

and holy crap my food last week was bad!!!! :embarassed: it was "that" time .....

SHBoss1673

go to the general section of the boards, there's some sticky posts at the top, read through them, they should give you a better understanding.