Haven't lost in 2 weeks - anyone want to peek at my diary?

castaliavt

Title says it all...I've been the same weight for 2 weeks and according to the scale today, I'm actually up a 1/2 lb, but I'm not going to record it till tomorrow, just in case it goes back down. Frustrated!

lin7604

i don't see lots of veggies... i'm bad for that too.. and i see you under your goal quite often sometimes by a lot... maybe you just arn't eating enough in general?

WalkWoman

Me too. Started same time as you and have lost same and nos stuck. WTF?

castaliavt

I could probably up my veggies a bit more - had food poisoning a couple of weeks ago and am still not 100% from that. I do try to get in some with each meal.

I don't think eating more is going to help. I was gaining weight pretty steadily and tracking calories on sparkpeople - I was eating around 1700 and gaining. MFP recommended 1470 and I'm wondering if I should bump down to 1350 or something.

teamflatbelly

I see not that many veggies and a lot sugar

jmv42

I'm having the same problem, I also don't know what else to do!

castaliavt

I'm working on my chocolate habit. :-) aside from that, most of my sugar intake is milk and fruit. I don't drink soda and don't add sugar to my coffee, except for the occasional hazelnut latte and I have them make it 1/4 sweet (although I haven't figured out how to log that).

therealangd

Did you take measurements? Are your clothes feeling looser? Keep doing what you are doing. Sometimes you can go a couple of weeks and not lose anything.

lewandt

Are you maintaining? or gaining?

Did you have a large loss right before that?

Your diary looks good to me and you seem to be exercising steady. So i would probably take a week and drop the calories a bit and see if that helps. Maybe your goal is set too high.

lewandt

Sorry, one more thing.

Do you measure or weigh your food. Sometimes that can make a huge difference

greeneyedaries

Your snacks need to be more healthy,...Not enough balance in your meals. Apple with PB for a snack, nuts and yogurt, or maybe a proteins shake. For breakfast maybe some oat meal, a fruit, and skim milk. lunch: 3 to 4 oz. protein, salad with lots veggie slice of whole grain bread. Some thing a long these food combos may help you..
Really, you are getting to much sugar and sodium in the processed foods.....good luck

realme56

I have no loss periods too. Don't let it discourage you. Your body is adjusting and will have periods when it appears stagnant but fit of clothing will suddenly feel different or you have more energy. Try 2-3 days netting your baseline calories and 1-2 days of being lower by 200-300, change up exercise. Stick too it cause it is better to eat well and lose slowly then eat crap and keep gaining!

wadesha

Try eating more protein and cutting back on the carbs

Mom0fTwo

eat more, unless you didn't put the right macros for your body when you eat more you gain at first but as your body gets used to the increase the scale will start to go down it takes a little time...i hit a plateau for about a month and then decided to change my goal to 0.5lb/week because i had been exercising a lot and therefore a change in my daily activity. there was an increase in cals and i gained about 4 lbs, it sucked but i kept at it, in the last 2 weeks i have lost all the extra gain plus lost 2 lbs, so more does sometimes equal better.

hollyjo21

Do you work out? I have found it very difficult to lose weight by simply watching what I eat, but by working out I have lost very fast!

bcr1559

I didn't see a lot of veggies but I did see you are over on sugar pretty regularly. Try to get a serving of veggies with every meal and also really watch your sugar intake. I have a hard time with both my sugar and sodium going over and both of those will pretty much stop and reverse weight loss for me! Good luck keeping to your goals. Add me as a friend if you would like another diary to look at for ideas!

castaliavt

I am maintaining at the moment and no large losses, ever. Except the birth of my son almost 4 years ago... :-)

I weigh and/or measure my food, depending on what I'm eating. I'll weigh chicken, pasta, rice, etc. I weighed pb. I measure liquids. My recipes, I just eat the portion that I created in my recipe.

As far as veggies go - I do add a bunch of veggies in when I cook. When I make rice, I always chop up onion, leeks, garlic, celery and carrots and add it to the rice. Meatballs/meatloaf have grated veggies right in it. I try to get enough veggies in, but there's always room for improvement. My dinner tonight was vegetarian pra ram, but the only kind in the database was chicken, so that's what I logged in. We usually only eat out once a week.

No, clothes aren't feeling looser. Measurements haven't changed much at all.

abetterjune

I know you said you didn't think eating more would help but maybe consider eating back your exercise calories. MFP is set up as a net calorie goal which means whatever calories you burn with exercise are meant to be eaten back.

You also would probably benefit from dropping your carbs to 50-75g while upping protein and healthy fats. That will most likelygive your metabolism a jump start.

Other than that, just stick with it.

bobbin1

Add more protein. I was at a standstill until one of my friends here mentioned this. I try to eat all if not more protein then MFP recommend and I started to loss again.

nutandbutter

Sorry, one more thing.

Do you measure or weigh your food. Sometimes that can make a huge difference

^ this. That's the only way to be accurate with your intake. There was an excellent thread about this a few weeks ago.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/494279-why-you-need-a-food-scale

hollyjo21

Do you work out? I have found it very difficult to lose weight by simply watching what I eat, but by working out I have lost very fast!

Just looked at your diary and yes you work out, so I guess just give it time it will come off..

ashleab37

Your macros are way, way off. No where NEAR enough protein is the most important thing, followed by too much sugar & carbs.

castaliavt

I do work out regularly. I was a cross fitter for a year or so but have an elbow injury that I'm working through. So I haven't been to crossfit in a few months. Instead i'm hitting my elliptical every chance I get and am also doing lots of squats, lunges, sit ups, etc (that I haven't been logging because I'm lazy) :-)

So regarding the sugar - most days I would be fine on sugar if it weren't for milk and fruit intakes. I did have a little maple syrup on my pancakes this morning and ate a couple of homemade cookies. For some reason, I always thought that added sugar (like my cookies) is worse than natural sugar like fruit.

irisheyez718

I agree with others, try eating more. You're way under on several days that I looked at.

Jadesmommy2003

Your body may plateu if you are study. Use the BMR tool under tools and calculate your basil metabolic rate. Take that calorie total and subtract 100-200 calories.
Look for substitutions. I eat my heaviest meal in the morning which is actually a concoction I developed over time for a higher need of protein. You are welcome to friend me to look at my diary. I susbstitute unsweetened almond milk for non-fat milk because it is 35 calories for a one cup serving versus 100-110 calories per cup for non-fat milk. As the day goes on I keep the carbs low. Skinny cow products are my friend for chocolate and also brookside dark chocolate covered acai and blueberries or pomagranates. On serving is 27 pieces and only 180 calories and 29 carbs. Boulder Canyon makes great chipotle cheese chips that are rice and azuki bean and they are only 7 grams of fat and 17 carbs for 20 chips that are large and great in salsa whihch is also low calorie.
Finally if you are short calories, drink a V8 fusion light. My favorite is mango peach. Tastes like a fancy mango drink. So good. I forgot the most important thing,,,, stay positive and visualize how you want to look and everytime you make a choice tell yourself it is to burn calories.

I use a fitbit too to help challenge. That is an awesome tool. You give new meaning to your own worst enemy. You become challenge your friends or you challenge yourself just to make your goals and get the visual awards. Check it out at fitbit.com. I plateaued after losing 113 pounds with my band and got stuck at the last 40 which is why I joined here. I have lost inches, found new motivation and friend, and I love my fitbit.
Hope this helps,
Crystal
Crystal

jusnwoop

Based on the very quick look I had, could it be too much water? I noticed that you seem to have 9 or more cups a day. You might be retaining some of this fluid intake. Maybe step it back a little bit to 8 cups maximum?

TrailRunner61

Try eating more protein and cutting back on the carbs

I agree with this!

castaliavt

I keep saying I'm going to eat more protein, but I never end up with enough. I'll make a better effort this week to ramp it up. I'll keep to just 1 afternoon latte this week and see if that helps with the sugar intake. I don't know if I want to cut out fruit though.

crystal84rose

I only looked at the past 5 days or so but I did notice that you are exercising and not eating back your calories. Lots of people on here that I've talked to say that if you exercise you need to eat the calories that you burn. I'm not great about eating all my exercise calories either but it's something to try for a week or two and see if that changes anything (I know it sounds weird to eat more to try to lose but people swear by it!) :happy:

chattipatty2

Title says it all...I've been the same weight for 2 weeks and according to the scale today, I'm actually up a 1/2 lb, but I'm not going to record it till tomorrow, just in case it goes back down. Frustrated!

You are way under your calories, and not with the healthiest foods. I would recommend clean, one ingredient, whole foods, packed with protein, watch those carbs, and drink alot of water. If you want, you can check my diary. though Im a noobie, i have been told my diet looks good.

Crystal_Pistol

I'm probably a little less extreme, but just be patient. Two weeks doesn't seem like enough time to panic. Our bodies mark time in their own special ways... maybe just wait before making any changes.