what am I doing wrong

Kellyeee2013

Drink lots of water. Try not to eat back your workout cals. It is recommended that HALF of your cals for weight loss (3500 cals = 1lb) comes from restriction and HALF come from working out. Is your calorie/day limit set appropriately?

A month may not be enough time. I saw nothing in a month. After 3 great weeks, 2 awful weeks (for xmas) and then right back on track for the past 2 weeks and after adjusting my cal intake... I have noticed that I am losing finally.

Drink lots of water
Stick to appropriate cal intake (NOT what MFP suggests)
Keep working out
Stop staring at the scale

taso42

Drink lots of water. Try not to eat back your workout cals. It is recommended that HALF of your cals for weight loss (3500 cals = 1lb) comes from restriction and HALF come from working out. Is your calorie/day limit set appropriately?

you are confused

sofielein

I clicked around a bit in your diary and honestly I don't like what I see. Since Christmas, for like 10 days there is no food logged, just "2140 calories" every day. What the heck is that?
Then after that, there is a lot of
- mashed potatoes
- peanut butter
- prepacked prepared beef or whatever
- rice
-pizza
-Quick added calories - even entries like 870 kcal! (??)

This may sound harsh but I literally barely see any vegetables apart from a couple tomatoes and onions. Fruit is just banana. And this is just not going to work. What you are consuming may taste good but is not balanced. You will simply HAVE to eat salad and spinach (not a quiche full of fat and cheese and a spoonful of spinach, but spinach as a side dish to for example grilled salmon) and like greek salad or cucumbers or broccolis or whatever. You probably don't like any of these foods but believe me they can be tasty if you are hungry. :-)

And not the prepackaged, creamed up versions with a ton of starch and whatnot in it. Steaming or sauteeing vegetables is no rocket science.
Also, from these foods you will be able to eat a LOT MORE too.

nroseberry11

How are your measurments? I am also in the same boat, I gained this week and only weigh on mondays but also measured myself and have lost anywhere from .5 inch to 1 inch in two weeks.

As I have been told and come to accept, its not the number, but the fitness and a scale doesn't necessarity determine fitness progress, inches do.

Good luck!

Mmjdallas

Hi there, reading posts I agree with the sodium topic as I have to watch that very carefully. I notice eating a healthy chicken breast is fine, but restaurants add a ton of sodium to chicken (for an example), so I don't eat it in restaurants anymore.

Two other things...buy a food scale and start actually reading labels and weighing out the portions to the grams indicated on the package and see what happens after doing that. Do no eyeball your food as we are often way off. You'll know what I mean when you see that a serving of bread might be 1 slice, but people often have 2 slices for a sandwich...that can be over 200 calories right there if you eat for instance Oat Nut bread. My husband starting weighing his food a couple years ago and lost over 35 pounds just managing that way, with exercise.

Also, I agree with another post ... do not eat your calories back. Try that for a week or so as well and see how that goes. If you feel hungry, eat good protein and complex carbs.

I've been in a bootcamp workout since May 1, 2012 and it took me 6 months to actually start feeling really good and seeing my body gradually adjust...and I was already a good eater and fairly active. Everyone is different, but please don't be discouraged, stay with it. You'll never regret that you are treating yourself well. Look at this as a lifelong quest to be the best you can be every day!

Stay strong!
Michelle

wendybird5

What you are doing is good. Definitely start watching your sodium and add in more fruit and veg and look for healthy alternatives. If you have a hard time skipping out on Taco Bell altogether, then try ordering off their Fresco menu instead as a compromise. That is what always ends up killing me. But most of all, be patient. This does not happen overnight. It took me a year and a half to lose over 80 pounds after a lot of experimenting and a lot of plateaus so I know how it goes. You are already eating below your BMR so eat your exercise calories if you're hungry.

davidpearly

I clicked around a bit in your diary and honestly I don't like what I see. Since Christmas, for like 10 days there is no food logged, just "2140 calories" every day. What the heck is that?

I didn't start using mfp and logging food until the first day you see logged
I am trying to make healthier choices but I also have a family to feed and am trying to make balanced meals. I do understand that some of my choices might have not been that great but I appreciate the insight


I want to thank everyone for the advise and plan on looking harder at what I am eating, I have ordered a food scale and will start using it when it comes in. and am going to increase my water intake.

laceybrobie

You need to Start tracking sodium. Also do you use an HRM to get your calories burned or do you use MFP? MFP way over estimates for me.

CM9178

im not an expert by far. but my guess would be that you may need to leave a greater calorie deficit. i just started january 1st and started at 260 pounds. i eat about 1500 calories a day and 1 hour or more of exercise a day on my elliptical and have seen results. i have lost 20 pounds so far doing this. i think it depends how quickly you want results. the more work you put into it and can be disciplined in your eating, your going to see more of a drastic loss. if your ok with just a pound here and there you need to adjust accordingly.

also to be sure your eating more often and protein with every meal.

You've lost 20 lbs in less than 3 weeks?? That's great! And I must be doing something terribly wrong..

jonilynn70

Drink lots of water. Try not to eat back your workout cals. It is recommended that HALF of your cals for weight loss (3500 cals = 1lb) comes from restriction and HALF come from working out. Is your calorie/day limit set appropriately?

you are confused

Confused and new perhaps? 0 lbs lost.

Annaruthus

Never weight yourself after a cheat meal! The sodium (even in the "healthy options" causes the majority of people to retain water, which can bloat you (which makes it seem like you aren't losing inches), and increase your weight. I weigh myself saturday morning, before my cheat meal.

rea1980

Try to replace some of those foods with more nutrient rich foods. Your log lacks fresh vegetables and fruit for the most part. you are forcing your metabolism to lower itself based on the types of foods you are eating.

cmriverside

Pay special attention to high-calorie things like oils, butter, cheese, nuts, any fast snack items like crackers or chips.

Buy glasses that contain exactly a cup, for any liquids you are drinking that have calories.

It is really easy to miscalculate calories eaten - and without good data, you can't really adjust your attack.



*edit to say, oops....if I had read the whole thread...
Good job, OP, ordering a scale. I guess I'll just go ahead and delete that part in my post....:blushing:

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CierraLouise

I have the same problem. I feel SO stuck. I'm so frustrated and don't know what to do! I'm kicking my butt working out but am not loosing weight at all! I've gained some I thought it might be water weight but it still doesn't go down.