is there a certified dietician/nutritionist on this forum

AmythistRae

One question I would have is what are you "supposed to do?" we are all different....you have to find for sweet spot..for me it is no diary and eating a lot of fruits and veggies with limited breads....for some it is more grains less fruit...it is different for everyone..just like as much as we all gained from eating, our bodies are different and we gain for different reasons....mine was white sugar...and dairy....you have to find yours....

JennuhM

wow guys!!! relax! this is my mom, she is 51, eating what she should (I view her food log) she has tried not eating her exercise calories, she has worked out for about an hour a day 5 days a week her calorie goal is around 1500. She is busting her butt and has lost 1lb and gained 2...she's been at it for a month...somethings gotta give!! can you blame her for being frustrated??? and being a Registered Dietician IS a credible thing so for the few of you that claim you could be one...go to school for it then let's talk. I, however, am going to school to be one but as any professional in any field knows, you learn the fundamentals in school and when you get into the field is when you really learn it all. That is why I cannot help my mom as best as someone else can right now.

That being said, my mom is coming from a defeated position and you are not helping her...this is supposed to be a forum for encouragement not bashings...all the rude posts are going to do is knock her back down and make her not want to put herself out there and ask for help...do you remember being in class when you were younger and raising your hand to answer and having either the teacher or fellow classmates snicker and your response and make you feel stupid?? did you ever raise your hand to answer again?? This is a tough thing for her...please recognize that before you assume things and make arrogant remarks and just because you are fit and in shape, doesn't give you a basis to give other people nutrition advice...you know what works for you.

Frankly, reading some of your responses really irritates me..."if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"


MOM you are doing a great job!! please do not let this knock you back on your butt, this is a struggle and you have struggled with it my whole life. You will continue to struggle with it for the rest of yours. You are amazing and I am so proud of you!!! Please don't quit, you'd only be cheating yourself. I love you so much, you deserve nothing more than to be happy and healthy, that's all I want for you!!

JennuhM

and to those of you responding with HELPFUL advice, thank you!

Yakisoba

I'm certified in nutrition, but not a certified nutritionist... >_>

JennuhM

please do not discredit those of us that are busting our butt's in school, paying out the rear for education to make this world a better place and to do the best we can for ourselves...Sorry but working in a pizza shop for the rest of my life is not my best and I will gladly "regurgitate information" if that earns me 50K a year more ;}

Pebble321

wow, i didn't know my question would cause such a stir.....anyways, maybe someone on here has been through this and could give me some advice which i will consider very carefully....here goes...i gave done a lot of research beyond mfp and figured out that my bmr is approx. 2400 calories a day, of which i have dropped my caloric intake to 1400, and i exercise 3-4 time a week which burns anywhere from 400-500 calories, which on most day i eat back...i have been doing this since the 16th of october, and have hac ZERO results, now if i eat 1000 calories per day less in a week i should lose 2 pounds in that week alone, not including my exercise... my body has not budged and it doesn't make any sense, i am losing my resolve to continue.....i will display my food diary to let everyone see, i am eating a good variety and doing what is "right", just don't know what to do next....any input would be appreciated

It sounds like you are making some really positive changes. Things you could try:
- be extra vigilant with logging your food and exercise, maybe there are some inaccuracies creeping in.
- look out for any changes in weight that are related to your monthly cycle, this can make a difference for women
- open up your diary so you can get some constructive criticism on the kinds of foods you are eating
- keep eating your exercise calories, though don't stress about eating every last one. As long as you are close to your net goal you'll be OK.
- keep going anyway. You know you are making some good changes here and changing habits, you will see some results from this even if they aren't what you are expecting on the scales.
- measure yourself to see if you are losing inches not pounds, or judge by your clothes, are they any looser?
- try it for a few more weeks and if you aren't seeing any changes, go see your doctor to get investigated for any medical reasons why you aren't losing weight as you expect.

This isn't professional advice, and honestly, you aren't going to get any on an open internet forum, even if I said I was a certified dietician you wouldn't know if that was true (and I'm not!).
You might get some good ideas though

Good luck!

summalovaable

please do not discredit those of us that are busting our butt's in school, paying out the rear for education to make this world a better place and to do the best we can for ourselves...Sorry but working in a pizza shop for the rest of my life is not my best

Try not to take too much offence, generally the people who think education is merely regurgitation are uneducated themselves. I could memorize like there is no tomorrow, if it were that simple every average joe really would have a PhD. They also seem to forget that diet crazes come and go, and do not work for the population as a whole. As a professional you cannot decide a dieting technique will work for one person as you can never know their exact mental intentions and dedications to their loss. Just because someone decides to see a nutritionist for help, does not mean they're in it for the long haul. And if you try to tell them "do eat stop eat"(just the first example I thought of, I actually do it so certainly not try to demean it) they might end up eating half the house lol. General well being and long term health are the main focus of a nutritionist which is why so many think "Yeah they like, don't even know anything, cuz i know this one guy whose totally buff and he does everything they say not to do, so obviously they're stupid and school is a joke".

As for the OP, maybe doing "everything" right isn't right for you. If you've been eating clean and exercising regularly maybe its time to give something else a try? Maybe it would be a good time to try zig zagging or upping your calories for a slower, more stable loss? Experiment and play around a little for what works for YOU, and good luck with your success

ejohndrow

I don't want to be a bad person, but what will work for a 20 year old doesn't always work for a 50 year old. If you are literally trying 'everything' and absolutely can't lose weight then you should probably talk to someone in real life. I personally lost weight faster by doing about 30-40 min of cardio in the cardio zone, then lifting weights for another 30-40 min a day/6 days a week and not eating my calories back. A lot of people would argue with this, but it works for me.

JennuhM

please do not discredit those of us that are busting our butt's in school, paying out the rear for education to make this world a better place and to do the best we can for ourselves...Sorry but working in a pizza shop for the rest of my life is not my best

Try not to take too much offence, generally the people who think education is merely regurgitation are uneducated themselves. I could memorize like there is no tomorrow, if it were that simple every average joe really would have a PhD. They also seem to forget that diet crazes come and go, and do not work for the population as a whole. As a professional you cannot decide a dieting technique will work for one person as you can never know their exact mental intentions and dedications to their loss. Just because someone decides to see a nutritionist for help, does not mean they're in it for the long haul. And if you try to tell them "do eat stop eat"(just the first example I thought of, I actually do it so certainly not try to demean it) they might end up eating half the house lol. General well being and long term health are the main focus of a nutritionist which is why so many think "Yeah they like, don't even know anything, cuz i know this one guy whose totally buff and he does everything they say not to do, so obviously they're stupid and school is a joke".

As for the OP, maybe doing "everything" right isn't right for you. If you've been eating clean and exercising regularly maybe its time to give something else a try? Maybe it would be a good time to try zig zagging or upping your calories for a slower, more stable loss? Experiment and play around a little for what works for YOU, and good luck with your success

you are correct, I was just heated when I read some of those comments bc I see my mom struggle and I'm struggling with weight and with school so for people to act like its nothing really irritates, I have to kill myself to lose 1lb or to get an A..it doesn't come easy for me..thank you for your help and advice!

elsham

Diplomas are proof that one was able to regurgitate the info presented in the courses taken.

Woah. I said this same exact thing in almost these same exact words the other day. Reading this was quite creepy.

brittanyjeanxo

I have a good amount of knowledge in the medical aspects of things and how your body processes and uses different things in food. I have a 4.0 in my medical classes. For some reason though, people take my actual facts from textbooks and very knowledgeable professors and think they're untrue because someone in a book once written in the 90s 'disproved' it. :laugh:

emergencytennis

I dont know anything, but I put your numbers into mfp

5 7
210lbs
51 yo female

I got bmr 1600
Tdee 2000
Mfp says eat 1750 for a half pound a week loss which is what I did.

I would try eating that for a month if what you are doing isnt working. Good luck to you.

momma4pookie

wow guys!!! relax! this is my mom, she is 51, eating what she should (I view her food log) she has tried not eating her exercise calories, she has worked out for about an hour a day 5 days a week her calorie goal is around 1500. She is busting her butt and has lost 1lb and gained 2...she's been at it for a month...somethings gotta give!! can you blame her for being frustrated??? and being a Registered Dietician IS a credible thing so for the few of you that claim you could be one...go to school for it then let's talk. I, however, am going to school to be one but as any professional in any field knows, you learn the fundamentals in school and when you get into the field is when you really learn it all. That is why I cannot help my mom as best as someone else can right now.

That being said, my mom is coming from a defeated position and you are not helping her...this is supposed to be a forum for encouragement not bashings...all the rude posts are going to do is knock her back down and make her not want to put herself out there and ask for help...do you remember being in class when you were younger and raising your hand to answer and having either the teacher or fellow classmates snicker and your response and make you feel stupid?? did you ever raise your hand to answer again?? This is a tough thing for her...please recognize that before you assume things and make arrogant remarks and just because you are fit and in shape, doesn't give you a basis to give other people nutrition advice...you know what works for you.

Frankly, reading some of your responses really irritates me..."if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"


MOM you are doing a great job!! please do not let this knock you back on your butt, this is a struggle and you have struggled with it my whole life. You will continue to struggle with it for the rest of yours. You are amazing and I am so proud of you!!! Please don't quit, you'd only be cheating yourself. I love you so much, you deserve nothing more than to be happy and healthy, that's all I want for you!!

momma4pookie

AWW THANKS POOK!! YOU'RE MY GIRL!!!! THANKS FOR HAVING MY BACK!!!!

CaptainGordo

please do not discredit those of us that are busting our butt's in school, paying out the rear for education to make this world a better place and to do the best we can for ourselves...Sorry but working in a pizza shop for the rest of my life is not my best and I will gladly "regurgitate information" if that earns me 50K a year more ;}

The proof is in the pudding. What one DOES with the knowledge acquired is SO much more important than the piece of paper they have on their wall.

JennuhM

please do not discredit those of us that are busting our butt's in school, paying out the rear for education to make this world a better place and to do the best we can for ourselves...Sorry but working in a pizza shop for the rest of my life is not my best and I will gladly "regurgitate information" if that earns me 50K a year more ;}

The proof is in the pudding. What one DOES with the knowledge acquired is SO much more important than the piece of paper they have on their wall.

please read my longer post... I said just that...thanks!

CaptainGordo

please do not discredit those of us that are busting our butt's in school, paying out the rear for education to make this world a better place and to do the best we can for ourselves...Sorry but working in a pizza shop for the rest of my life is not my best and I will gladly "regurgitate information" if that earns me 50K a year more ;}

The proof is in the pudding. What one DOES with the knowledge acquired is SO much more important than the piece of paper they have on their wall.

please read my longer post... I said just that...thanks!

Oops -- missed that. Hope your mom finds the info she needs. Good on you for being part of her support system. There's so much info out there, and I've found that it really takes some patience and trial and error to find what works for each one of us.

JennuhM

please do not discredit those of us that are busting our butt's in school, paying out the rear for education to make this world a better place and to do the best we can for ourselves...Sorry but working in a pizza shop for the rest of my life is not my best and I will gladly "regurgitate information" if that earns me 50K a year more ;}

The proof is in the pudding. What one DOES with the knowledge acquired is SO much more important than the piece of paper they have on their wall.

please read my longer post... I said just that...thanks!

Oops -- missed that. Hope your mom finds the info she needs. Good on you for being part of her support system. There's so much info out there, and I've found that it really takes some patience and trial and error to find what works for each one of us.

thanks, its just breaking my heart to watch her struggle so much and not see any results...

tiedye

Your health insurance may pay for nutritional counseling where you could get some assistance and someone would have more time to spend with your particular situation!

Good luck!

TLCEsq

i have a question only you would be able to help me with.....i am doing everything i am supposed to do, and absolutely no results....what is wrong with me?

Dietitians charge for their services. Why ask them to help you for free? Not to be mean, but I have a dietitian friend who is asked health advice all the time (even at bars). Her answer? "I spent a lot of time and money on my education, I'm not giving it away for free. Make an appointment."

The same with lawyers... tee hee :-D

bilzprincess

best generic advice from my general practitioner: "well, u've been this weight for over 15 years. the problem is u will lose it slowly. people give up because it doesn't happen in a year. but 5 years will happen whether u do the work or not. it's going to come off if u keep at it, but not in an instant." now to some people, they hear the "5 years" and think NOOOOOOO!, but really, years are just years. and i'd rather not be heavier in 5, so i might as well be lighter. which means keep at it. "be more stubborn than ur chub" has become my motto. good luck.

cheekyleonie

i have a question only you would be able to help me with.....i am doing everything i am supposed to do, and absolutely no results....what is wrong with me?

Have you thought about going to see your doctor?