STUPID!

mattquit

I never lose weight I've been doing this for two weeks now and it seems like I'm gaining more.. today i went up the scale I was 170. I upped my water intake I think i took like 25 cups and maybe that's the reason I had diarhea but my weight when i started was like 162.. it went up to 170....

Contrarian

Two weeks isn't long enough to see much of a change.

lor007

Try again.

BeautyFromPain

how tall are you?

LadyOfOceanBreeze

sodium intake much? diet soda? eat raw foods and walk 30 minutes a day

you will start to see a difference soon!:flowerforyou: good luck

Rayman79

Dude, that's way too much water! I know people constantly say you need a lot of water to cleanse your system, but that is excessive. 8-10 cups of water is plenty.

You're not a big guy so I wouldn't stress about not losing in the first two weeks anyway. Just focus on the process (ie good nutrition and exercise), not on the results... they will happen on their own.

I don't know what exercise you are doing, but maybe hitting the weights will help you create a body composition you are happier with too.

Cheers.

babynew

Have you had your thyroid checked?

mattquit

i'm 55
well i actually measured what one cup is. and a glass of water in my house is equivalent to 2 cups of water. so i had like 15 or more glasses of water. my weight is always like this it goes to 160-170... its so stupid. any tips? i try and stay to 1200

i don't think i have a thyroid problem

christibear

I would agree you are drinking way to much water, you are drinkg 200 oz. a day, I have read a good rule of thumb is drinking half your weight in water, for you that would be about 90 oz, you are drinking twice as much as you need to and if you are drinking a lot all at once it can actually be dangerous. Cut you water in take by about half.

Jorra

You're 55 what? Inches tall? How could you be 160lbs and want to lose 30? That doesn't sound healthy at all, especially for a man.

MrsCon40

i'm 55
well i actually measured what one cup is. and a glass of water in my house is equivalent to 2 cups of water. so i had like 15 or more glasses of water. my weight is always like this it goes to 160-170... its so stupid. any tips? i try and stay to 1200

i don't think i have a thyroid problem

1200 calories is not nearly enough for a man.

Do what MFP tells you to do for 3 weeks - including eating your exercise calories - then tell us if it isn't working.

SimplyShanRunning

You may need to learn the defintion of reality

OutiR

It's also possible that you ate too little calories sometimes before and your metabolism got slow and now when you eat more calories, you body tries to restore all the fat. No worries, it will get usedt to current situation and you'll see results.

Some other causes might be:
- you have forgot to write down ALL the snacks - be very strict in this!
- underestimating portion sizes makes you think you eat less than yo actually do: cheap kitchen scale is great teacher of right sizes!
- overestimating exercise calories; HRM gives you closest numbers (Polar has proved to be best) to your own weight, height, age, fitness level etc
- you haven't been eating your exercise calories and your body needs more fuel to function well and not trying to store all the fat
- drinking lot of water and eating salty food makes too much water restore; try avoid salt and drink just 8-10 cups water per day for awhile

Good luck in your learning journey! All the challenges you'll get are a great possibilities to learn more how to treat and nurture yourself better!!! :-)))

mattquit

this isn't a troll im 5'5 5 feet and 5 inches. i put into mfp i want to lose 30 pounds b4 june. and it gave me 1200. i barely exercise. my weight is 160-170. if you want i can take pictures of each day. it does go up and go down to 160-170

also at home we have a gram measuring cup. i was very precise too and every food that had a bar code in it. i scanned it and added it to mfp

also i'm always -200 - +200 on what mfp says...

1a1a

First of all, work out what your maintenance intake would be - eating anything less than this counts as deficit (ie, if maintenance is 2000, 1200 gives you a deficit of 800, that's a hell of a lot. I've been losing steadily on a deficit of 200).

Second of all, make friends with exercise. If you do something like the 30 day shred, you can build muscle tone (which will in turn help you burn more energy on a day by day basis), something like Turbofire will get you burning uber amounts of calories.

Third of all, what ever you do, do it for a month. If it causes you to maintain, gain or lose dramatically, reassess as required.

mattquit

i'm on my second of my 30d i started yesterday. if i just want to be skinny? what's the fastest way?

Jorra

A man should not be eating only 1200 calories. You need to adjust your goals. If you only want to lose 30 pounds, set your weight loss goal to a pound or less a week.

No matter what, it's been two weeks. That's not nearly long enough to judge the program.

taso42

i'm on my second of my 30d i started yesterday. if i just want to be skinny? what's the fastest way?

probably some sort of illness.

the fastest way will most often bring you temporary success. do it the healthy way, learn how to eat, and you'll have lifelong success.

BeautyFromPain

i'm on my second of my 30d i started yesterday. if i just want to be skinny? what's the fastest way?

you look pretty skinny to me? maybe just try gaining muscle rather than losing anymore weight.. don't think it would be very healthy...also males need at leas 1500 cals per day

mattquit

2 weeks now and my weight is increasing. so i'm just asking if this is normal =( and if i'm not doing it right please leave suggestions. i'm actually kinda into sport doing boxing mon wed thurs and just started the 30d trial. i put myself on sedementary because most of the times i just lay in my bed and watch movies. put i sleep on the basement and i go up to the living room like 10 times a day if i don't go out.

question am i starving myself? but this is so unusual because if i am starving myself why won't even lose 5 pounds in the first 2 weeks? this sucks

allaboutaleah

your drinking way to much water, and yes, you can drink to much water. the minimum calories a man should take in is 1500. u may need to reevaluate you goal setting, and increase your exercise.

mattquit

i'm on my second of my 30d i started yesterday. if i just want to be skinny? what's the fastest way?

you look pretty skinny to me? maybe just try gaining muscle rather than losing anymore weight.. don't think it would be very healthy...also males need at leas 1500 cals per day

sorry i'll change it that was when i was 155. ill add a new picture tomorow. i can't find my camera and i haven't showered and just did 30d so yaaa

Rayman79

Pretty simple here mate, eat more (at least 1500 cals a day). Lower your weightloss goal on MFP to 1lb loss to give you an idea of what you should be eating (and eat most of your exercise calories back too)

Try to do some more resistance exercise too - you may not end up 'skinny', but you'll sure as heck look better and function better. If you haven't done any real lifting before and don't have a lot of body fat, you'll probably notice some improvements quite quickly.

1a1a

What is your current and goal BMI?

From what I understand, building muscle is the best way to speed up the weight loss process because more muscle means more energy burnt whilst sedentary.

mattquit

What is your current and goal BMI?

From what I understand, building muscle is the best way to speed up the weight loss process because more muscle means more energy burnt whilst sedentary.

the bmi doesn't measure muscles? anyways i'm at 127 and my goal weight is 130 but i just want to hit 145 because thats the lowest i have ever been in the last 2 years. 145 is a milestone 130 is the goal

mattquit

repost but ill ask a question
am i starving myself?
should i up my calorie intake and put it a level higher than sedementary. i don't know what sedementary suppose to be. but i am reallly lazy and i just want to stay in my bed but i do excercise. i only play call of duty when walking and most of the time i walk more than an hour

taso42

dude lay off the magic mushrooms

mattquit

dude lay off the magic mushrooms

i'm trying to be serious here =( i'm actually sad and looking for a solution and everyone keeps saying. i'm trolling or it's bull****
how do those anorexic people get to be so skinny when their starving themselves. i also tried starving myself but i'm getting heavier, i also tried puking but it doesn't work since i used to do it (i had intestinal hernia or something which i didn't know at that time but whenever i puked my food when i had hernia i felt way better, it wasn't because i wanted to be skinny) or maybe my finger is too small. i don't have a mental disorder i just want to be skinny next year if im not skinny im saving up for a tummy tuck.

in my picture now i was 150 i lost 5-7 more pounds after that and people told me i was too skinny. i believed them but it was a lie most fit people i know with my height is 130-140. i wish i never stopped trying to lose weight and not listened to those people.

taso42

dude lay off the magic mushrooms

i'm trying to be serious here =( i'm actually sad and looking for a solution and everyone keeps saying. i'm trolling or it's bull****

ok, how does this make sense?

"the bmi doesn't measure muscles? anyways i'm at 127 and my goal weight is 130 but i just want to hit 145 because thats the lowest i have ever been in the last 2 years. 145 is a milestone 130 is the goal"

You realize that 127 is less than 130 which is less than 145, right?

mattquit

um the 127 was my bmi i should have put a comma on it or maybe its 27 i only checked the bmi really quick and saw 27 maybe i added 127 because i was thinking of answering the next question. sorry for the confusion

taso42

Ok sorry for the misunderstanding.

Take a deep breath. You can do this. Lesser men than you have tried and succeeded

You should probably be netting somewhere between 1600-2000 calories a day. Not sure why it's putting you at 1200. Double check all the information you entered on the settings screens. You might want to pick lightly active rather than sedentary. I'm still a bit unclear on how much you weigh and how much you're trying to lose.

Give this a read. It's a good starting point:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits

There's also an unofficial FAQ:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/457-unofficial-mfp-faq

Consider making exercise a regular part of your life. It's not necessary for weight loss, but it's necessary for overall health and it will keep your metabolism up and burning calories.