Sorry But it's REALLLY not worth it to me!!!

benitocereno

Nth'ing what everyone else has said. Bluntly put, you need to do better.

I know everyone is trying not to hurt your feelings, and neither am I, but you NEED to take your limits and recommendations from MFP more seriously. Recording everything you eat doesn't magically make the weight disappear; it's a tool to enable you to eat correctly. Think about it this way - how long did it take you to put on the weight you have now? If you're anything like I was (overweight in highschool) you've probably never been 'fit.' That means you've had 17+ years to get where you are now... it's not going to disappear overnight, and it's not going to be easy, but you CAN do it.

Double down on your efforts, eat better (yes, it's going to be HARD, but you CAN do it), and exercise more. Best of luck to you, we all know you can do it, but you can't make excuses for your behavior! Own it, embrace it, and you will be stronger for it!

chelekaz

Hey sweetie; I hope that you are reading all of these replies and realized that none of the responses are the make you feel bad. We are all here to support and help each other. When you post that this just isn't worth it but then your diary shows that the foods you are eating are not healthy choices you cannot blame the program.

It comes down to responsibility and how bad YOU want it. IF you really want to lose weight you need to bite the proverbial bullet and stop eating the crap foods. Eat more natural fruits and veggies. Looking for a quick snack? Strawberries I have found to be great in curbing my sweet tooth. Just 4-5 can satisfy it.

Water: I cannot say how important that it is. I've been suggested by a medical professional that when trying to lose weight you should drink approximately 1/2 your weight in ounces. So if you weigh 200 pounds you should drink 100 oz of water (more on days you exercise).

You should strive to exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day - even a brisk walk.

I wish you the best of luck.

Amb1976

i agree as well....another thing that may help is to log each item individually instead of generic grouping (s.a ham & cheese sand)...eat smaller HEALTHIER snacks thru the day and that will help control your hunger, consistantly fueling your body....everyone is different...i have been on here (seriously) two weeks and have lost almost ten pounds....i excercise 6 days a week and eat mostly healthy or am very conscious (sp) about the food i put into my body....i still slip, but theyre little slips and i always check with MFP before i order anything off the fast food menus (including subway)...its really helped, but you have to be willing to sacrifice...

jojoworks

Good Morning,

While everyone is making really valid and spot-on comments about your food diary I'd like to mention I looked at your reasons for wanting to lose weight on your profile. You're doing this for some really great reasons. To want to be a role model and mentor to other women who need to lose weight is an incredible goal. Think this through.....would this mentoring include quiting after week 2 because you aren't seeing the results you want?

I've been on this site, counting calories and changing my diet to a way of eating I can sustain for the rest of my life. I lost 40 lbs last year. That works out to .78 lbs lost a week, approx 3 lbs a month. When you're starting out this sounds slower than slow. But looking back on the year and saying buh-bi to those 40 lbs now seems like a momentous accomplishment. I can't exercise due to physical ailments, so it all was a result of eating better.

For me eating better means cutting out all processed foods, white breads, white pasta, white rice, sugar and anything else that is not healthy.

Eating better is an education and you've just begun. There's lots to learn and foremost, self-examination is required. How can you adjust, how should you adjust?

Good luck!
JoJo
ps: if you want to friend me to review my food diary, please do

fatgirlslim47

Hi I also had a quick look at your diary since last Friday you have overeaten by 2435 calories!! it takes just 3000 calories to make 1lb of fat, Try to cut out the pizza and high calorie sandwiches, also by eating so much sugar at breakfast you are giving your body a real sugar rush and then when the sugar runs out you will be left feeling down and hungry, do you like porridge? thats slow burning and fills you up for much longer. There is no easy answer but with the right choice of food you will lose weight. My daughters are your age and both putting weight on while at university, I have suggested to them both they buy the weight watcher magazine and cook some of the meals and make small changes a bit at a time. Try to have a good week and then allow your self a small treat at the weekend.
Good Luck on your weight loss and it will be worth it in the end
Jackie

SmartFunGorgeous

I've read a lot of comments about the food choices you're making. I haven't looked at your diary, but as someone who is 35 and beginning a life change for the gazillionth time, I will say this- it IS worth it. Don't waste away the rest of your teen years and your 20s, or even the rest of your life as an unhappy, overweight person. I did, and I so wish I had the tools then that I do now.

Perhaps you're judging your calories wrong. Joining a program like Weight Watchers (or another program- just the example I'm most familiar with) or a gym with a personal trainer could help teach you proportions of food servings. I believe most fitness centers have food programs as well, for which you could turn to for advice.

One other note: it IS about the calories you consume, versus what you put out. I know that with this first week of my own counting calories, the only change I made was simply to count. I am a teacher and I get free breakfasts and lunches, so that's what I'm going to eat, and trust me, our school doesn't offer healthy choices, despite there being "regulations" that mandate that. But I try to supplement my diet with fresh fruit and nuts and yogurt, because I know those things have health benefits that can help "balance" the rest of the foods I eat. I've only been doing this a week, so I'm no expert (even though it says I joined in April of 2010, I didn't do anything until a week ago), but I have attended all sorts of WW meetings and have learned a few things. The problem always seems to be applying it!

Don't give up, and don't give in. Your life IS worth it.

kwardklinck

You've lost 4 pounds in less than a month? That's good. We all lose at different rates. If you go from no exercise to a lot of exercise, your body will hang on to the weight for dear life. Give it some more time. Take a day or two break from exercise every week. Watch your sodium and drink all of your water. It takes more than a month to gain the weight and it's going to take more than a month to take it off. Just be patient. If you're losing 1-2 pounds per week, you have a better chance of maintaining that weight loss. Hang in there. Giving up when the results don't come fast enough is why most people never lose their weight.

rshunk

I understand your frustrated, we all get that way at times! This is not an easy journey, or a fast one. Don't give up though, YOU REALLY ARE worth it! Weight loss is never easy and it doesn't get any easier as you get older.
I have to agree with what everyone else has said though. The biggest things though are that you need to make better, healthier food choices, watch your portion sizes and you need to drink lots of water and log it (and all your other beverages too).
Don't give up just yet and do take a look at others food diary's. I know mine isn't perfect, we all have those days though and I know to expect that some of the choices I make in my eating may slow my weight loss at times, and that is okay!
You may need to start with small changes at first until you body adjusts but you can do it!

nursevee

Ok... there's a lot there to work with.

Your diet is not clean at all. You have to start making some better, smarter choices. Sure. having days of indulgement are great but you seem to have a very carb heavy, nutritionless diet. You absolutely need to make sure your breakfast is substantial. You NEEd to be eating regular, small meals. You need to find food that is lower in it's sodium content. You NEED to be drinking more water to flush your system out.... You're young, it's hard to learn these things (even adults make this mistake) but giving up will do nothing but make you unhappy. Every worthwhile healthy lifestyle plan will tell you that you need lots of fresh fruit and veg, you need to eat heart healthy grains, lots of protein rich foods (Eggs, cheese, beans, meat, cottage cheese etc) and cut out the junk (except for maybe the occassional indulgence.). This CAN be a frustrating journey, but no one with great results achieved anything without blood, sweat and tears.

myofibril

And thhis morning I wake up to everysingle pair of my uniform(school pants) pants being tight:huh:

Let me guess: you've been doing a lot of ab work, specifically crunches, and you hold most of your weight around your midsection.

Your diet really needs cleaning up. However, you are young and your metabolism should be naturally higher than an old duffer like me. Despite what people say you CAN lose weight eating a diet which is full of junk food as long as you maintain a calorie deficit. It's not particularly healthy and won't be much use when you get leaner but it can work for now. I don't recommend it though.

4 lbs lose per month is a good rate. It's the equivalent to 48lbs over a year if you stick to it.

I suspect you are playing with water balance issues here barring medical conditions or poor calorie reporting. Your diet is high in salt meaning you will retain water. If you are exercising hard this is true as well.

I would suggest cleaning up your diet a bit (though you can eat some junk if you want), eating a baseline calorie level of about 1,600 per day (not worry about accounting for exercise calories for the time being) and drinking at least 2 litres of water a day.

Give it two weeks. I suspect it will work.

T_R_A_V

You have GOT TO change your eating habits....And I will be the one to tell you that this post is RIDICULOUS...Its a waste of time to even write what you did with the food you are eating..

dlaplume2

I don't want to sound harsh but I took a stroll through your food journal and what you think as trying hard, may seem hard to you, but it's the food choices you are making, not the plan.

You need to fix up your diet a bit. Having pop tarts for breakfast and cereal for lunch? Maybe those seem better than what you were eating, but they still aren't good choices. Maybe have the raisin bran for breakfast and a sandwich or soup or salad for lunch. Make some sensible snacks to eat throughout the day. You do not need to give up pop tarts all together but save them for a treat and only eat one.

My diary is puplic if you want to take a look at it. You did go over on 5 out of the 7 days. if you feel hungry and deprived it may be because you are filling up on empty calories.

If you don't want to change those habits then your weight will not follow. I hope you will give it a second try with all the suggestions posted here. Maybe if you do you will find it worth it.

Best of luck to you.

jsecret

I'm not going to go into repeating that you need to change what you are eating as well as how much since that's obviously been covered.

However, I am going to talk about you saying it's not worth it. Obviously if you're on here and wanting to try then you WANT to lose weight which is a great start. Now I'm betting you're wishing you could just lose this weight in the snap of a finger and be done, we all wish that. I also bet you were thinking the same thing last year. Losing weight is not easy, as much as so many of us on this site may make it look like a walk in the park we are ALL going through major battles and have had our fair share of rough spots. The biggest point is that time will pass regardless. It may be hard now but do you really want to be looking in the mirror a year from now wishing you would have lost the weight already while starting yet another crash diet? NO! You want to look in the mirror a year from now and be happy with who you are! The time is going to pass and either you're going to lose weight, gain weight, or maintain weight... you might as well try to lose it now! Even a pound a week is something awesome!

The ball is in your court now, you have a ton of information, people, and tools available at your fingertips on this site... but you need to try also! You only get out of this what you put into it good luck.

HeatherShrinking

Did you set your calorie level or did you go though the guided calorie set up? I noticed your calories are at 1200. Maybe go though the guided setup again and set it to lose a pound or half-pound a week - that should give you some more calorie wiggle room. Then try to focus on more (but smaller) meals a day. That will keep you from getting really hungry and eating all your calories at one meal.

Keep working at it and logging everything. You'll get there. Try small changes. Like less pizza. Eating a soft pretzel instead of nachos (double check the calories first though, I think the pretzal is healthier but I didn't look it up) Good Luck

ksv123

Ditto on your choice of foods. I didn't read through all the posts but I can say that I ate that way at 18 and can understand why you are doing the same. Why not??!! You are only 18! However, I can tell you that the choices you make now will affect how you are and the choices you make as you get older. I weighed about 80 pounds when I was your age and could pack away all that junk without consequences (or so I thought at the time!). If you are concerned with your weight and truly want to lose, you need to make the appropriate changes in your diet. Yes, this will require sacrifice... trust all of us old people out there (I'm 48) that it will only get tougher as you age and metabolism slows down. Good luck!

toots99

I am not trying to be mean here. You are young. But it is not surprising at all to me now that I looked at your diary. Your food choices are just terrible. Sometimes you are eating under your calories, but a lot of times are you over. But what you are eating in those calories is almost pure junk. Ten McDonald's chicken nuggets for breakfast? Seven pieces of pizza for lunch?

You're eating mostly processed and high sodium foods. YOU CAN DO THIS, but I think you need help from either a doctor/nutritionist or to really do some searching here (look at other people's diaries for example. I won't lie, when I was your age I didn't eat very good at all, it's been a challenge to really turn it around.

Really think about your food choices and add in fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods. No more pop-tarts, fast food etc. (you can have it once in a while of course!!).

Most of all, sit down and think, "Am I really ready to do this right?" I hope the answer is yes. Best of luck!

Took the words right out of my mouth. :happy:

Lil_Leah

You have GOT TO change your eating habits....And I will be the one to tell you that this post is RIDICULOUS...Its a waste of time to even write what you did with the food you are eating..

my thoughts, exactly. dont eat pizza, pop tarts and junk, and expect to lose. :grumble:

firmbug

You are worth it. Try looking into a book I just bought. "Why we get fat and what to do about it" by Gary Taubes, I picked mine up at Barnes and Nobles, it was even 20% off. I think you will be amazed by how much weight you lose following the guidelines and principals he lays out in his book. It's worth a shot if what you are doing is not working. You know the definition of insanity right (do the same thing over and over and expecting a different result) Get the book and do it!! Soon you will be on here posting your success picture!!!

sprinkies

you're definitely not going to lose weight with the types of food you're eating. i didn't see a single fresh food in the week that i went through. no fruits, veggies, home made types food. you need to shop on the outer isles of the grocery store, produce, dairy and a few bread products. you need to stop eating fast food, pizza, and eating out until you can control what you chose to order. i'm not trying to be mean, but that's why the program isn't working for you. you CAN do this, check out some people's diarys that were successful and copy what they're eating. you need to eat 1200 calories of nutritious food, not of cereal and poptarts.

30tips

Congratulations for logging what you ate, that´s really important because otherwise you wouldn´t be able to get all the help you´re getting right now from everyone on this forum! Keep making sure you measure accurately, never give up on that. So you completed one of the most important steps to losing weight. You´re also making use of the network, which is also important, and hopefully we´re motivating you enough! (I know I´d be motivated if I got this many responses on a forum!:) Now that you´re aware of what you´re eating, you could try delicious food such as grilled boneless and skinless chicken breasts with lemon and pepper on them, or baked fish fillets. If you found that too boring you could cook them in a little olive oil. Homemade food can be more filling! Also, a cereal with a lot of fiber and not much sugar will also fill you as well, for breakfast. It´s important to start the day off very well. If you´re well nourished, you have a better chance of getting good grades too because food affects your memory among other things.

I´m posting a daily fitness tip a day on my blog: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/30tips

gdunn55

I'll be the first to say when I was 18 I had a real bad diet especially after football season was over. I'm not going to rehash anything anyone said, because there was some excellent advice given.

Just looking at the menu you've had today, we can break that down and possibly change a couple of things and reduce calories.

Breakfast was a pop tart. Ok pop tarts are usually loaded with sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and corn syrup. If you can avoid all three great, if not try to cut out 2 of the 3. When you begin doing that you'll seperate all kinds of food.

Lunch was a generic ham and cheese sandwich. The advice I'll give is the same I'm taking on my sandwiches. Don't lump it together in generics, make sure you have the portions right. For your wheat bread, make sure it's 100% whole wheat and make sure that no enriched flour is being used. Next count the slices of meat and cheese and get the exact calories, luckily MFP has a ton of foods in the database that will give you very close if not exact readings on calories, etc. Try to add a slice of tomato, lettuce, or some other type of veggie. If you think you want a condiment, throw a slice of avacado on there. Yes it's high cal, but it's full of good things too.

Remember the 4 food groups, they are our friends. I might be showing my age on that. Rule of thumb, if you can't grow it, pick it, raise it, or kill it, don't eat it. When you shop at the supermarket, shop the edges for your food. Start eating fruit, try something new.

Good luck and don't give up. This place is a fountain of knowledge and everyone is willing to give advice. Just be open.

amycakes812

You have GOT TO change your eating habits....And I will be the one to tell you that this post is RIDICULOUS...Its a waste of time to even write what you did with the food you are eating..

Where is the "like" button when you need it?

emmaldownie

where the hell are you buying your sandwiches from for one chicken salad on wheat to be over 1000 calories!

Girl take a look at your food!

emmaldownie

You have GOT TO change your eating habits....And I will be the one to tell you that this post is RIDICULOUS...Its a waste of time to even write what you did with the food you are eating..

Where is the "like" button when you need it?

This!

gdunn55

Also, please tell me you're not on diet pills. I've tried several. They don't work, they all say the same thing.. You must exercise, so why waste money on something that tells you to put the work in when we tell you for free.

anovasjo

Where are the vegetables and fruits?

You're setting yourself up for some serious illnesses.

ardnassac

I am going to pass on one of my favorite pieces of advice from these very message boards:

You didn't gain this weight in 3-4 weeks, it takes time to loose it too.

forever28

You have GOT TO change your eating habits....And I will be the one to tell you that this post is RIDICULOUS...Its a waste of time to even write what you did with the food you are eating..

Where is the "like" button when you need it?

This!

Not trying to be ugly, however, you cannot EXPECT to lose weight after consuming 6 slices of pizza, pop tarts, 2 cups mac & cheese, McDonalds nuggets and fries, nachos w/ cheese...... You're going to have to start making sensible & logical food choices. If you eat the right things, you will sustain a "full" feeling and you will not have to eat this junk you're consuming. Plus, you WILL start losing the weight. I urge you to check out other people's food diary.

gdunn55

I am going to pass on one of my favorite pieces of advice from these very message boards:

You didn't gain this weight in 3-4 weeks, it takes time to loose it too.

Lose.

anovasjo

I am going to pass on one of my favorite pieces of advice from these very message boards:

You didn't gain this weight in 3-4 weeks, it takes time to loose it too.

Lose.

I want to high-five you.