WHAT THE EFFF????????

Freedomgurl585

You have to create a calorie deficiency in your daily food intake as well as start working out...start simply by walking on the treadmill. It happens, sometimes the scale is our biggest enemy just keep in mind that you will never be big again because this is a lifestyle change. Best wishes and good luck!

MG_Fit

First, your diary is ALL over the place:
2650
689
604
743
10
1920
2221
1566
1612
1758
1250
1840
3427
3264
780
1296
1473
1528
757
3690
1668
1187
1268
1805

With a lot of take out food- which can be astronomically high in sodium and the portions are notoriously off from published calorie counts. I also don't see much in the way of precise measurement. I would suggest getting a home digital scale, log EVERY bite you eat from here forward, and try to plan to keep a more consistent calorie target rather than the low-high swings. You don't have to eliminate take-out, but maybe aim for more home-prepared food, if you can, for a while to get a handle on your calories and sodium. Good luck to you! Don't give up, you WILL get there, sometimes it just takes some patience to figure it out.

Edit for epic full paragraph run-on sentence.

Truth

cljabusc

formula for weight loss:

clean foods+exercise+water+sleep=results

I looked at your diary and saw alot of "lean cuisine", "diet coke". you should try eating more natural foods. The less steps food takes from the ground to your mouth, the better it is for you! raw veggies, raw fruits, lean meats, whole grains. Your body will thank you for it.

PS - diet coke is bad for you. like really bad. if something says "diet" or "low fat" its not necessarily good for you. do your research, look at the nutrition!

MoreBean13

I had a nasty diet coke habit. Just because it has no calories, doesn't mean it won't make you retain or even GAIN weight. Google how diet coke effects your body. It's horrible for you. Once I cut out any sort of soda, I lost 5 lbs in a week after being on a plateau for a long time. It's not easy, but you can do it!

I can say with almost absolute certainty that diet coke is not the problem here.

cookiealbright

I didn't lose anything this week either. ;( But I didn't gain it all in one week either. I'm going to add more excercise.

_CowgirlUp_

Wow, you've really gotten a lot of great advice here and there's nothing I can add really other than what's already been said. I looked at your diary and noticed the same things as everyone else on here...

*Drink more water!!

*Up your calorie goal a bit and EAT (good stuff). Dan's road-map was a godsend for me. (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 )

*Add more lean protien

*Measure your body...everywhere...MANY times my scale would get stuck but my body was changing and inches were going away that I never would have seen on the scale. The scale is EVIL and very deceptive. MEASURE your progress by inches lost and how your clothes feel.

*Add more whole foods (if it's packaged to sit on the shelf for an extended period of time, get it out of your house.

*Start moving...walking etc. No one says to start training for a marathon...just do something for a short period of time as you work up your tolerance and endurance. Aim for a little muscle ache tomorrow telling you you're working hard!

*Eat less processed foods...less Lean Cuisine, granola bars, candy, diet cokes (try to replace this with water or green tea).

*If you haven't done it already, take "Before" pictures. Front, back & Side views. Every month, take updated pictures wearing the same thing each time. You'll often see changes in the pictures that you may not see in the mirror.

*Don't freak out.

*Stay here!! MFP is your new home away from home. Stick around, make friends and have FUN! These are changes you are making to your lifestyle...for long term success. Your diary looks like you're on a diet. This is not what this is about. Small changes gradually will make you healthier, happier, and you'll look and feel amazing quickly! You don't want to start over again at 500 lbs. 2 years from now. Make this happen today, for YOU. You deserve it!!

:flowerforyou: You can do this.

Rhonnie

Your body real does have a way of trying to resist change, just be patient! I didn't really lose anything my first 4 weeks,and then boom, 5 lbs in one week.

I can understand not wanting to do exercise yet, but you might want to consider at least a short walk a few days a week. Maybe start 'bribing' yourself a little - if you are going to eat that piece fo cake you have to go for a 15 walk first, etc. You won't necessarily lose a lot of extra weight because of it but you will feel better, you will start thinking about the relationship between food and exercise differently, and it has so many more benefits then just weight loss.

You can do this!!

Woomytron

You are trying to make a change which is good. Take a good hard look at what you are eating though. Cooking at home at first is always the way to go. You know what is in what you cook. Buy healthy food and you will eat healthy food. Go for a walk everyday. No one is saying you have to go crazy and jump right into Insanity or p90x ect. If you stop eating out and cook good meals at home and go for a walk (even just 30 mins) you will see a big difference. Don't wait for the scale to go down to get active. Good luck!

KirstenTheFamilyCoach

I also saw, McDonald's, Red Lobster, Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen and Papa Johns etc.

Looking at your diary, I would suggest you replace some of the processed foods with fresh foods, especially add in veggies. Instead of Kraft singles, get some real cheese. You are choosing pretty well within those processed foods, but they still have a ton of salt and plenty of added sugar, both of which can throw off the readings on the scale when they are your main source of nutrition.

Agreed - I read where you said you overhauled your diet a ton already. A calorie of processed 'food" and a calorie of fresh healthy real food are not the same calorie. You'll see a difference when you make this change. I promise. Feel free to send a friend request.

Thighbone

I know it's hard as hell to exercise at that weight. I am still tipping the scales at just under 400lbs. I am starting this to talk to people and meet people with the same issues I am having. I have the hardest time getting my big butt out of bed or out from behind the desk to workout. First of all, not only is the workout a pain to do, but it is extremely more difficult when you have to do it carrying around your own weight! So start off easy.....walk. Just go for a two 10 minute walks a day, hell start with one ten minute walk a day. I am just getting to the 45 minute mark and adding stairs. My back muscles would burn like you would not believe! So I walked....I started at 20 minutes and moved up from there. I will come and you will begin to lose weight, but like one of the posts said don't focus on the weight so much, focus on cutting out the fast food and the exercise. Every little bit matter! To hell with the calorie counting right now! Just try to eat more whole food, and get in ANY exercise you can. You have this entire community of people to back you in your endeavors. Start small and you will lose big in the end! :happy:

lorcart

Another shout out for cutting the processed foods and MOVE IT! Just walk..even if it's to the end of the driveway and back. Increase little by little..but MOVE! and eat whole foods, not processed.

sizzle74

I'm sorry you are frusterated! I viewed your diary and see room for A LOT of change. The daily candy needs to go. And you need to try to stay more consistant and ADD EXERCISE. Good luck on your journey!

Rhonnie

While obviously almost all of us starting on here could be eating healthier foods, and I'm sure the weight would start melting off if you totally switched your diet to a perfect one, I don't know that that is realistic at this stage of the game and at your weight to all of a sudden go 'whole food crazy'. You can learn along the way. Start by being more consistent with your diet, even if that does mean eating lean cuisines. By more consistent I mean eat all of your calories every day, 3 meals 2-3 snacks, try really hard to not go over to much (we all slip up, just try to be learning as you go along and that will happen less and less often). As you get in the habit of watching what you eat and have better knowledge about what fills you up and satisfies you and what doesn't you start making better decisions and start wanting to eat better etc. You start seeing that it is worth the extra 20 to cook a meal that actually satisfies you, etc.

stacylperry

:flowerforyou: WOW, a lot of GREAT advice and motivational tips here for you !
The support on this site is fantastic!

YOU deserve a pat on the back, because YOU put yourself out there for the whole site to see, and it seems you were HONEST !
Good for you, it's a big step to take to make the CHOICE to lose weight, it's another huge step to DO something about weight loss.
Now you've put yourself out on blast for help... that takes some gutts and some thick skin to accept what people say.
Good for you, for taking the steps (even if they seem like baby steps to some people) towards change ....
Good luck to you :happy:

graysmom2005

As someone who works in the group fitness world....I'm here to say....don't worry about the exercise yet. One thing at a TIME. It's really 85% what you eat. Exercising is great for you and will speed the process, but if you're 400 pounds and hitting the gym/plus eating right feels like a TON...then skip the gym. Yes walking is great....but still....don't even worry about that yet. Just worry about your diet. Nothing I can say that others haven't. 7 cheddar bay biscuits...mini easter eggs every day....you know this. You can't do that and lose weight. Small changes. And if diet coke helps you through the day...have a damn diet coke. You can get to that LATER. Right now for your health RIGHT NOW....just work on eating some more fresh food....baby steps! :flowerforyou:

cubbies77

Yeah I haven't excercised yet. Honestly I wanted to lose a little before I do anything with excercise. Just changing my eating should work for a bit.

I don't feel or see a difference so that's frustrating too. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to give up but I'm just trustrated. I hate trying really hard for something and not seeing it work out.

I saw your diary, you're not eating enough. At minimum a person should eat their body weight * 10 to lose weight.
400 * 10 = 4,000 calories.

Since you have a lot of weight to lose you can get a way with a big deficit. I would estimate about 2,500 calories for you.

I would go up to "Goals" where it says "calories burned through daily activity" multiply that by 0.70 and eat that many calories.

No. No. No no no. If I ate 3060 calories per day, I wouldn't lose weight. That's maintenance for me. 10 calories per pound is really bad advice.