nothing seems to be working

lin7604

it's frustrating already. For the past month i have been doing 40 min on the treadmill or ellipitical, cut down on portions, no pop... only water and tea, made healthier choices and not 1 lb has come off yet..... what am i doing wrong? why can't i lose any weight?

taso42

What brand of treadmill is it?

taso42

But seriously.. how can we answer without knowing your situation? Age, height, weight, daily activity level - will let us estimate your TDEE. And if you opened your diary we can see what you've been doing as far as net calories.

Sdiaz1989

I have been taking this weight loss supplement called HCG drops and I have been on them for about 2 weeks almost and I have lost 20 pounds so far. If that is something you are interested in. They give you a packet to follow they tell you what to eat, what not to eat, and they give you a low cal diet plan. But it worked great for me and still working. I am still taking them and will continue taking them for a while.

barbergirl28

I thought the same thing. I had been doing P90X for the last 7 weeks. In the 7 weeks, I worked out religiously with the P90X workouts and was even walking about 3 miles and a moderately fast pace daily. In that 7 weeks, I only dropped about 5 pounds. I was disgusted. This past week since I joined Myfitnesspal, I have been recording my food. What I found was I haven't actually been eating enough and that was hindering my weight loss. I haven't check in on the site but I did weigh myself and have already lost more pounds than I normally do in a week. So, make sure you are eating enough.

dpowell58

I feel ya. I actually lost the first 20 lbs pretty easily but then hit a wall and did not lose an ounce during the month of October. I created a spreadsheet and analyzed everything. But everything looked right. I could not figure out the problem. I just kept at and all of sudden it started coming off again, slower, but off. Look at your net calories. Maybe you're not eating enough for the burn you are getting. Also try to get some strength training several times a week. That could help. Most of all, don't give up. It will come off eventually.

TDGee

I have been taking this weight loss supplement called HCG drops and I have been on them for about 2 weeks almost and I have lost 20 pounds so far. If that is something you are interested in. They give you a packet to follow they tell you what to eat, what not to eat, and they give you a low cal diet plan. But it worked great for me and still working. I am still taking them and will continue taking them for a while.

Please do some serious research on this. If nothing else, go to the unofficial MFP FAQ group. HCG drops are a waist of time. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

OP, You do not give enough information to help you with much of anything.

lin7604

well i have been doing it for the past month but i just joined up on here today, so my log will show you nothing. I am 35, 140 lbs
( put on 10lbs in the last 4 months, not sure why?) I am at the max for my height of 5ft 3 inches with a bmi of 24.8 (max). I want to get back to 130lbs at least. my daily activity level varies but is light as i take care of children for a living. I do exercise on my treadmill or elliptical for 40 min 5 days a week. food wise i usually have a serving of oatmeal with dried raisins or cranberries in it, fruit for a am snack or 2-3 mini oatmeal or banana muffins ( homemade). lunch is sometimes a weight watches smart one dinner or a turkey sub,etc then a fruit/ veggies for a snack in the om and then dinner time varies as i have a very picky hubby and 5 year old and i refuse to make 2 separate meals otherwise i won't have time to exercise after dinner... so example tonight i made homemade potato wedges, had 8-10( not overly thick) and 2 smaller breaded cod fillets. I drink water or tea all day and try to keep my 8 glasses min a day. is that good enough info? if you need more let me know, i would love to know what i am doing wrong.... when i logged todays food for the 1st time i was on target with 1200 calories a day which is what was recommended.... not sure what else to tweak, as i'm getting discouraged after a month of not even a pound coming off....

mrrad

You need to try something different, redo all you MFP settings so you are set to 1 lb a week eat all your calories.

Weigh/measure all your food and log everything. May sound obvious but all the little cheats add up plan your meals and snacks so you are not tempted with low quality food.

Start strength training 40 mins treadmill/elliptical trainer is a waste of time. Try Hiit training for your cardio but strength training is the way to go.

Measure your waist and weigh yourself only once a week.

Keep at it.......

mrrad

well i have been doing it for the past month but i just joined up on here today, so my log will show you nothing. I am 35, 140 lbs
( put on 10lbs in the last 4 months, not sure why?) I am at the max for my height of 5ft 3 inches with a bmi of 24.8 (max). I want to get back to 130lbs at least. my daily activity level varies but is light as i take care of children for a living. I do exercise on my treadmill or elliptical for 40 min 5 days a week. food wise i usually have a serving of oatmeal with dried raisins or cranberries in it, fruit for a am snack or 2-3 mini oatmeal or banana muffins ( homemade). lunch is sometimes a weight watches smart one dinner or a turkey sub,etc then a fruit/ veggies for a snack in the om and then dinner time varies as i have a very picky hubby and 5 year old and i refuse to make 2 separate meals otherwise i won't have time to exercise after dinner... so example tonight i made homemade potato wedges, had 8-10( not overly thick) and 2 smaller breaded cod fillets. I drink water or tea all day and try to keep my 8 glasses min a day. is that good enough info? if you need more let me know, i would love to know what i am doing wrong.... when i logged todays food for the 1st time i was on target with 1200 calories a day which is what was recommended.... not sure what else to tweak, as i'm getting discouraged after a month of not even a pound coming off....


We posted at same time.....eat more vegetables and protein is you can cut down on processed food. If your husband is picky too bad make what suits you and he will eat it or go hungry!!

foremant86

You only have 10lbs to lose and that 10lbs is going to take some time to come off.

The less you have to lose, the harder it is.

Set your goals to losing half a pound a week and it should up your calories which should help your weight loss.

Restricting calories too much can actually make losing weight harder because your body needs a certain amount just to stay alive so it's not going to let go of fat if you aren't giving it enough food.

lin7604

well i have been doing it for the past month but i just joined up on here today, so my log will show you nothing. I am 35, 140 lbs
( put on 10lbs in the last 4 months, not sure why?) I am at the max for my height of 5ft 3 inches with a bmi of 24.8 (max). I want to get back to 130lbs at least. my daily activity level varies but is light as i take care of children for a living. I do exercise on my treadmill or elliptical for 40 min 5 days a week. food wise i usually have a serving of oatmeal with dried raisins or cranberries in it, fruit for a am snack or 2-3 mini oatmeal or banana muffins ( homemade). lunch is sometimes a weight watches smart one dinner or a turkey sub,etc then a fruit/ veggies for a snack in the om and then dinner time varies as i have a very picky hubby and 5 year old and i refuse to make 2 separate meals otherwise i won't have time to exercise after dinner... so example tonight i made homemade potato wedges, had 8-10( not overly thick) and 2 smaller breaded cod fillets. I drink water or tea all day and try to keep my 8 glasses min a day. is that good enough info? if you need more let me know, i would love to know what i am doing wrong.... when i logged todays food for the 1st time i was on target with 1200 calories a day which is what was recommended.... not sure what else to tweak, as i'm getting discouraged after a month of not even a pound coming off....


We posted at same time.....eat more vegetables and protein is you can cut down on processed food. If your husband is picky too bad make what suits you and he will eat it or go hungry!!

haha. i wish it was that easy, it's my 5 year old i'm more concerned with.... I will up my veggie intake forsure and see what i can do with protein.... thx

aregensb

You need to try something different, redo all you MFP settings so you are set to 1 lb a week eat all your calories.

Weigh/measure all your food and log everything. May sound obvious but all the little cheats add up plan your meals and snacks so you are not tempted with low quality food.

Start strength training 40 mins treadmill/elliptical trainer is a waste of time. Try Hiit training for your cardio but strength training is the way to go.

Measure your waist and weigh yourself only once a week.

Keep at it.......

This. Strength training is where it's at. OP, it also sounds to me like you might want to try to spread your calories out more during the day. It sounds like you're eating some really heavy foods right before you go to sleep.

Edit: also, you might need to eat more calories. For most people, 1200 cals is the minimum of calories you're supposed to eat.

mrrad

Yes other halves can be a pain.....I am very lucky my partner will eat anything only trouble I can eat the same portions as him and this makes me fat!!

lin7604

yes i guess i only have 10 lbs to loose but that is my choice only to loose the 10, typically i should be loosing 20. but i'm not expecting myself to do that or be able to stick with it, so a realistic goal is 10... i'll settle for that.

lin7604

yes i do agree that i seem to eat much heavier food at dinner then the rest of the day and that is b/c i can eat what I like and need ,lol... that is my problem.... but as long as it's a heathier choice to me i can't change that much with 2 other picky ones at home.... tomorrow is a roasted chicken with potatoes and gravy, which i will limit but i am trying slowly to change them without them noticing....

taso42

You've been at it a month, but you've only been on MFP a day. The calorie counting thing will work if you are able to do it. Just hit those numbers every day, log your food and exercise as accurately as you can and you will get there.

lor007

I have been taking this weight loss supplement called HCG drops and I have been on them for about 2 weeks almost and I have lost 20 pounds so far. If that is something you are interested in. They give you a packet to follow they tell you what to eat, what not to eat, and they give you a low cal diet plan. But it worked great for me and still working. I am still taking them and will continue taking them for a while.

Don't do this.

lin7604

thx i sure hope so. i am impressed with how easy it was to track everything already! You would just think that cutting pop out of your diet would relate to 1-2 lbs off at least especially since i drank a 2 ltr a day...... now only tea and water....

lin7604

I have been taking this weight loss supplement called HCG drops and I have been on them for about 2 weeks almost and I have lost 20 pounds so far. If that is something you are interested in. They give you a packet to follow they tell you what to eat, what not to eat, and they give you a low cal diet plan. But it worked great for me and still working. I am still taking them and will continue taking them for a while.

Don't do this.

thx, i won't as tempting as it is, i really am trying to do this naturally... so i can keep it up for a life time

taso42

thx i sure hope so. i am impressed with how easy it was to track everything already! You would just think that cutting pop out of your diet would relate to 1-2 lbs off at least especially since i drank a 2 ltr a day...... now only tea and water....

Could be. After my first few months I found myself wondering if I could have had the same weight loss just by cutting out beer and not even worrying about the rest of my diet. (I used to drink a LOT of beer!). But the calorie counting thing becomes addictive for a lot of us.

Glad you are finding the logging easy to use. Hope you stick with it for the next few weeks and give it a chance to work

lor007

I have been taking this weight loss supplement called HCG drops and I have been on them for about 2 weeks almost and I have lost 20 pounds so far. If that is something you are interested in. They give you a packet to follow they tell you what to eat, what not to eat, and they give you a low cal diet plan. But it worked great for me and still working. I am still taking them and will continue taking them for a while.

Don't do this.

thx, i won't as tempting as it is, i really am trying to do this naturally... so i can keep it up for a life time

That is very good to hear. I know it can be frustrating not seeing progress as quickly as you would like, but if you stick with it you will see progress eventually.

chevy88grl

First off, I don't find cardio to be a waste of your time. Yes, strength training is beneficial, but so is cardio. If not for weight loss, then for the health benefits cardio offers. I have a history of heart issues in my family - most of which show up around my age. I had an EKG done in August and was told it is "textbook perfect". They asked me if I do cardio regularly and I told them yes. They told DO NOT STOP. Even if you no longer want it for the weight loss benefits, keep doing it for the cardiovascular health. So, cardio is NOT a waste of your time. I lost my weight walking and then running on the treadmill. When I got closer to my goal weight is when I added in strength training, but I still do cardio EVERY single time I go to the gym.

Strength training will help tone your body and make you look leaner. But, I still think cardio is important.

Make sure you are logging your food correctly. Measure and weigh stuff. Unfortunately, we all have a pretty skewed idea of what a serving size of something is. Read labels and learn what is a true serving size vs what you think is a serving size.

Make sure you are eating a well balanced "diet" with veggies, fruits and lean meats.

Congrats on giving up the pop. That's a big step.

LisaKyle11

I have been taking this weight loss supplement called HCG drops and I have been on them for about 2 weeks almost and I have lost 20 pounds so far. If that is something you are interested in. They give you a packet to follow they tell you what to eat, what not to eat, and they give you a low cal diet plan. But it worked great for me and still working. I am still taking them and will continue taking them for a while.

PLEASE do not try this..... do your research!

mrrad

Yes I did say cardio is waste of time, which I agree with you it is important for cardio-vascular health. However I see a lot of people at the gym just doing their set time XX mins on the treadmill whatever and not sweating or appearing out of breath. Yes better than sitting on the couch obviously but not the most efficient way of spending your working out time. If you are doing a program of strength training correctly this will also take care of heart health as you will be increasing your heart rate and getting out of breath.

As this was a question of weight loss I still believe strength training is the way to go.

recesq

10 lbs? You may be doing too much cardio.......stagger your work outs and see what happens....also, you begin your day with a flood of insulin triggering carbs.......I would focus on more protein and less carbs throughout the day. If you are interested, www.MarksDailyApple.com.

AI1108

I didn't lose anything for the first few weeks or so and then all of a sudden the evil scale decided to give in. Give it some time. It may take some time for the extra fat to budge.

lin7604

thx again, that is what i hope. i was telling my hubby about this site and he said that he notices a bit of a difference on me ( on my butt ,lol) even if the scale doesn't show it yet. so i guess that's good. I know he's my hardest critic so if he sees something then there is something happening. He also is being pretty supportive with some of these changes i'm making especially in food since we ate fish last night,lol and then i made pancakes this am but made them whole wheat. so little changes that i know will be good in the long run. I am going to keep at it and hopefully the exercising will show up on the scale to make me feel relieved!

lovulll

It sounds like your body has gotten too used to your workout. Keep doing what you are doing, track all of your food (including portion sizes, and really measure them) and look to add some strength training, yoga, or something different to your routine. Your body gets used to one type of thing (in this case, elliptical, etc) and you may need to just change things up a bit. If you belong to a gym, take a class, or add sit ups, etc.

techgeeksquared

I agree. We need a bit more information to assist you properly.

lin7604

i don't belong to a gym ( can't afford) so i use what i have at home. I don't see how it could have gotten used to the workout when it's been only a month? Wouldn't i have seen a few lbs come off and then stabilize? A P.P. mentioned that i am starting my day off with insulin trigging carbs? I'm confused b/c everyone i talked to told me to start my day of with oatmeal to keep me fuller longer in the am? so if i shouldn't be eating oatmeal then when is the right time? should i be eating my eggs then and not at other times? i tend to make eggs for lunch at work, it's quick.... when i don't do oatmeal or cereal i will do a weight watchers egg mc muffin. is that ok? i am so confused b/c i did so much reading last night and one program says to do it one way then another says to do it completely different.. totally contradicting each other all the time, i have no idea what is a good or right way of losing my flippen 10 lbs....