Since starting my diet I have GAINED not lost....

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  • lorac321
    lorac321 Posts: 614 Member
    Don't give up. Pick a number probably closer to the 1200 and stick with it EVERY day. Log EVERYTHING. I found I wasn't being totally honest when I was logging my food. Now I use a scale and measuring cups. Even if I have one M & M (peanut is 11 calories) I log it. Most of the time I just use my treadmill for exercise but I push myself on it. Have healthy snacks on hand and drink your water. If you are consistant, it will come off. But again, I think you should pick a number for your calorie intake and stick with it.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    2000 NET is way too much.
    Yes you can eat 2000 IF you're gonna be burning 500 or more cals a day through exercise. But MFP already accounts for your exercise cals when you enter your daily exercise.

    I would set your goal at 2lbs a week and see what MFP spits out. The more fat you have to lose, the more of a daily deficit you're allowed. I would go with somewhere between 1200-1500 NET per day.
  • carrielofton
    carrielofton Posts: 89 Member
    You need to go to TOOLS and put in your height, current weight, age, and how much you want to lose (ie 1 lb a week) and it will tell you how many calories a day you need to eat. You can eat less than what they recommend but I wouldn't eat much less than the suggested. Just a thought.
  • crikee15
    crikee15 Posts: 155 Member
    A few things:

    1. Log consistently. I went back through your diary for the last month and I noticed you don't log that often. It would help you (and us) to see what exactly you are consuming.
    2. Check your sodium levels. I notice that when you do log your food you tend to do fast food or out of a box. Both are loaded with sodium.
    3. More water. Drink at least 8 glasses of liquid (preferably non-caffeinated, water-based) per day.

    Good luck!
  • TerriBevG
    TerriBevG Posts: 2 Member
    I found that I when I cut out all foods after about 8 (except for maybe a sugarfree popsicle), then I can lose weight. If I eat anything else after dinner, I don't lose -- even put on weight. Worked for me and hope you can find out what's going on. Keep doing what you are doing and it should start to come off. Good luck.
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
    I know that a lot of people who spent years of yo-yo dieting or doing crazy diets have completely shot their metabolisms. Sometimes doing it the right way can cause a gain at first because your body is trying to figure out what's going on. Stick with it and your body will kick into high gear once your metabolism revs back up. Also, it doesn't hurt to check with a doctor to get thyroid and other tests done to see if there is a medical reason behind it.
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