FRUSTRATED!!!! Not Losing!!

verneon

Try drinking lots of water. I drink about 1/2 gal a day. I even buy bottled water(at Sam's or wherever on sale) instead of soda. It's very handy for those being on the go! If your drinking sodas, STOP IT! (EVEN DIET) they make you crave more carbs. Also, I heard from the doctor's tv show. drinking ice water will help shed pounds. I had to bring out the ole Wii Fit the other day....Forgot how fun it was to do the exercises and games. Best of luck to you!
Alan

em9371

If you have trouble getting your calories in, try eating more healthy but calorie dense foods such as nuts, nut butter, whole milk, olive oil etc.even icecream is good sometimes if you have cals to make up :-)
If you add 200 ml glass of milk (150), 50g of nuts (400) and a teaspoon of olive oil (150) in your cooking then that's another 700 calories without having to eat much more.

I find I do better when I plan my meals out the day before, then you can adjust foods / quantities as needed to get your macros right. It takes some doing at first but you soon get used to what meal combinations fit best, and there is no eating something and not having calories left for it or not eating and having loads left over.
If you log your exercise in the morning then it's easier to plan your day and it's more motivation to do it as you've already eaten the extra cals :-)
The most important macros for me are protein and calcium, I pretty much always get these in or even go over. If I want a treat, I will make better choices the rest of the day to meet my macros. Occasionally I go totally over cals/carbs/sugar (I like sweet stuff!) but as long as its only occasional I don't worry about it!!!
If you know you are going to be busy, take a high cal snack like nuts and also some fruit or veggies.

2fit4fat

i also noticed.. do you not put down all your cals? or did you really not eat after 3:00 yesterday?! also tueday and monday same thing... and sunday im 625 all day (and nothing after noon)
is this all right?! if not i would suggest writing it ALL down. my dinner is my biggest calorie meal and night times is a big snack time for many people

It's right. I have never been a dinner eater lol. I get home from work, and with 3 kids, ALWAYS have running around to do. A game, practice, etc plus I work out for an hour when i get home, cook and do homeowrk with the kids the I study for me (also started back at school in january) by the time I realize I havent ate, it's too late so i fill up on fluids. On the weekends, I am cleaning and we are painting the house and again by the time I realize the time, it's 8-9pm and i dont want to eat a big meal and pass out in bed. I am going to have to find a way to eat more food, better food choices during the day and maybe a light snack in the evening

so what do you do while your family is eating? you dont eat with them?

Coco_Puff

You are not eating enough!!! Your fat burning fire has no fuel to keep burning. You have to eat some of those exercise calories or your body will think it's starving and shut down. Also, take pictures and grab a tight pair of jeans. Pictures every 3 weeks will show your progress and those jeans will become more and more loose. First step though, is to feed you body enough food to burn fat!

frugalmomsrock

You are definitely not eating enough!

jdrapersr

Sometimes I've stayed at the same weight for almost a month so I kept doing the same routine. I counted my cals and kept working out and then boom it's like I lose 5 lbs and then the same thing happens for another month so just keep on keepin on remember this is going to be a life long change so don't worry about on one month. Ten years ago I weighed 238 and today 182 and I want to get to 170 and I will but it's a lifestyle change forever.

ironanimal

Feed the machine

love22step

i also noticed.. do you not put down all your cals? or did you really not eat after 3:00 yesterday?! also tueday and monday same thing... and sunday im 625 all day (and nothing after noon)
is this all right?! if not i would suggest writing it ALL down. my dinner is my biggest calorie meal and night times is a big snack time for many people

It's right. I have never been a dinner eater lol. I get home from work, and with 3 kids, ALWAYS have running around to do. A game, practice, etc plus I work out for an hour when i get home, cook and do homeowrk with the kids the I study for me (also started back at school in january) by the time I realize I havent ate, it's too late so i fill up on fluids. On the weekends, I am cleaning and we are painting the house and again by the time I realize the time, it's 8-9pm and i dont want to eat a big meal and pass out in bed. I am going to have to find a way to eat more food, better food choices during the day and maybe a light snack in the evening

so what do you do while your family is eating? you dont eat with them?

That's what I'm wondering. Surely you fix dinner for your family most days, so sit down and enjoy a meal with them. It's good for the whole family! I know it's hard when you're busy, but try to schedule plenty of sleep, too. Sounds like your nights may be short. Good luck and God bless!

vs1023

I get not being able to eat because a lot of times I'm too busy too and I struggle with it, so I eat foods that are dense in calories, lean meats, dairy, veggies, fruits and good fats (coconut butter/oil/milk, avocado, nuts). At least this bumps my calories up more. I dont always get to exercise either right now, but stick to as few processed foods as possible.

I think if you start eating more food that fills you up you will have more energy and start to see the scale move and you can cut back a little on the cardio and do more weight training, but make sure you eat enough protein. The default mfp settings are pretty low for protein. More importantly, measure yourself! Sometimes the scale doesn't move, but your body changes.

Good luck!

Babygirl928

Try drinking lots of water. I drink about 1/2 gal a day. I even buy bottled water(at Sam's or wherever on sale) instead of soda. It's very handy for those being on the go! If your drinking sodas, STOP IT! (EVEN DIET) they make you crave more carbs. Also, I heard from the doctor's tv show. drinking ice water will help shed pounds. I had to bring out the ole Wii Fit the other day....Forgot how fun it was to do the exercises and games. Best of luck to you!
Alan

I have stopped soda all together. Thats not to say I don't "cheat" and have a diet coke or diet dew from time to time but it's not a regular thing. Thank you for reminding me about the Wii fit...I will be dusting mine off this weekend. TOTALLY forgot about it

Babygirl928

i also noticed.. do you not put down all your cals? or did you really not eat after 3:00 yesterday?! also tueday and monday same thing... and sunday im 625 all day (and nothing after noon)
is this all right?! if not i would suggest writing it ALL down. my dinner is my biggest calorie meal and night times is a big snack time for many people

It's right. I have never been a dinner eater lol. I get home from work, and with 3 kids, ALWAYS have running around to do. A game, practice, etc plus I work out for an hour when i get home, cook and do homeowrk with the kids the I study for me (also started back at school in january) by the time I realize I havent ate, it's too late so i fill up on fluids. On the weekends, I am cleaning and we are painting the house and again by the time I realize the time, it's 8-9pm and i dont want to eat a big meal and pass out in bed. I am going to have to find a way to eat more food, better food choices during the day and maybe a light snack in the evening

so what do you do while your family is eating? you dont eat with them?

That's what I'm wondering. Surely you fix dinner for your family most days, so sit down and enjoy a meal with them. It's good for the whole family! I know it's hard when you're busy, but try to schedule plenty of sleep, too. Sounds like your nights may be short. Good luck and God bless!

I fix food for my family every night....it's usually my next day's lunch. Usually my boys aren't home from ball until 7-8pm so while they eat at the nook in the kitchen, I am doing dishes, setting coffee pot, preparing lunches etc while i talk to them...multitasking is the only way i can get everything that has to be done...done. I work out when i get home while dinner is cooking and that uses the time i used to clean. I am still working on my schedule and for the first time last night i ate dinner. I am doing groceries this weekend and will be adding better foods to my shopping list. Thank you all the the well wishes and advice.

Tn2009

Congratulations on the weight loss! You need to only have a couple hundred calories left by the end of the day...Trust me at first I was completely skeptical but read up a lot on it and it totally makes sense. So, I see the scale move every day if only .2 pounds. That's another thing, if you don't have a scale that gets your weight by .2 pounds, then buy one. It gives me drive to see the smallest thing happen on the scale. Another thing add more veggies into your diet and take away some of the processed foods. I know it's much more convenient (I have 4 little kids) but your body will thank you for taking the time to cook wholesome food. I find it hard sometimes to eat all of my calories, because almost everything I eat is low calorie, but I try and make it work. Also, do not eat regular bread or wheat bread. Find a health food store in your area that sells Ezekiel bread. It has 80 calories a slice, but is very dense and your body can very easily digest it! My food journal is open if you want to look at it, or add me if you'd like. I started changing what I ate on my birthday (3/12) and I'm down 11 + pounds since then. Good luck! Oh and btw, my husband loses twice the weight as me and doesn't work half as much as I do...lol guys!