I can't lose weight

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  • blanhe2
    blanhe2 Posts: 88
    Write down what you eat, it may be that your portion sizes are not right. Also, it would show you if you are close to your cal target for losing weight, especially if you exercise as well.
  • Nissi51
    Nissi51 Posts: 381 Member
    Log and open your food diary. It is difficult to offer advice without visibility to your nutritional habits. Like someone above said, whether you are successful or not with weight loss is mostly in response to what is going in your mouth. Then you need to stick with it for a long period of time and practice patience.
  • missferoux
    missferoux Posts: 118 Member
    When I decided to quit smoking and lose weight and get fit, I cut out chocolate and started running. I ran 5-6 times a week. I didn't control my calories heavily, but was eating around the 1800 mark I guess. I didn't lose a thing for a whole month.

    Then I did two things - and my weight started falling off. I drank more water and cut my calories to 1200. Now 1200 isn't enough for some - thats the figure that works for me. The water caused me to lose 6lb in the first week. Teh restrictions on calories meant I lost 1-2lb per week.

    I'm not saying my way is the right way, but since September I've lost 27lb, so it's right for me. If it isn't working, and you feel well, you are exercising enough, so look at the calories you are taking in?
  • conniehv40
    conniehv40 Posts: 442 Member
    You are exercising--that is fantastic! Keep doing this! Make a commitment per week! Great job!

    I think you should add 2 things:

    1) 8-9 glasses of water a day no matter what. Get some water bottles and start-don't stop!!

    2) a) Log your calories-every bite! You need to know what you are eating daily. There are categories on the food logging-calories, fat, sodium etc. You should know what you are eating.

    b) Once you see this and kind of commit to seeing what you eat, you can research what daily calorie goal you need to be in order to lose a 1/2 or a pound a week.

    Weight, unfortunately, is about what we are eating. You will lose when it is at a deficit.
    The great thing is your metabolism is most likely good because of your exercise!
  • TheNewDodge
    TheNewDodge Posts: 607 Member
    Yes you can

    Care to elaborate on that then? I suppose you are the unique special snowflake exception to the rule? You eat ****, you look like ****. Not rocket science.

    I read this as him responding to the OP. I've noticed many people don't often read past the first post.

    Indeed I was.

    Whoa.
  • jesz124
    jesz124 Posts: 1,004 Member
    Yes you can

    Care to elaborate on that then? I suppose you are the unique special snowflake exception to the rule? You eat ****, you look like ****. Not rocket science.

    I read this as him responding to the OP. I've noticed many people don't often read past the first post.



    Indeed I was.

    Whoa.

    Well in that case, I offer my sincere apologies. But...to be fair it certainly looked liked you were responding to my post. But hey, confusion cleared up, my mistake obviously. Sorry, I'm a grumpy ***** in the morning lol. My bad.
  • roma2011
    roma2011 Posts: 33 Member
    This is the first time that MFP has been successful for me in any major way, I've lost about a stone in the last month. The difference? Drinking lots more water, cutting waaaay down on processed foods (so lots of cooking dinner from scratch) and eating about half the amount of carbs that I used to. My calories are usually down around the 1200 mark Mon - Fri and then I splurge on the weekends. Apparently that's a good thing though - supposedly it wakes up your metabolism. At least that's what I tell myself! Maybe if you let us have a look at your diary for a few days we might be able to help?

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