SO PISSED

I find that when I eat more veggies it helps me to lose. Sometimes I do get tired of them. But then I find something I haven't had in a while, so change up with them. Do you get enough of veggies in? hang in there, it will work out. We are here for you to vent.

I know how you feel. I gained like a pound the other week and thought I was gonna kick someones butt, lol. I was really upset because like you I had been working out and eating well and thought what gives? But I looked back on my diary and I had some days where I was eating way too much sodium. As you know, too much sodium retains water and therefore your scale will say your heavier than you actually are. So this week, I aimed to really watch my sodium intake and drink lots of water. So far so good.

It also could be that you are gaining muscle and muscle weighs more than fat which is a good thing. Everyone likes to see what the scale says but ultimately go by how your clothes fit, how you feel. At the end of the day, would you want to be a person who weighs 150lbs of muscle and is toned with energy? Or someone who is 130lbs and doesn't have as much muscle and feels sluggish all the time?

Two pounds really isn't a lot. My weight fluctuates by 3 pounds easy, depending on sodium intake, alcohol, and period. That's like 2.5% of my weight! Don't fret.

Just keep an eye on your logging, make sure you're counting everything properly. I noticed you had some "homemade" entries in your journal with breaded meat and potatoes and oil. I find it's better to log all those ingredients separately instead of finding something in mfp that "looks right" (and maybe you did calculate it separately and enter it yourself, and that's fine too). I find that some of those generic or homemade entries on here aren't very accurate and are misleadingly low.

It's more work, but you get a better grip on your intake that way. I like kitchen scales and measuring things out.

Exercise helps, too.

You don't actually have to get super crazy and do everything by the book, you just have to keep your intake below your output. Even 20 min of cardio is better than 0 exercise. People on here will tell you to lift. It's good advice, but if you hate lifting or aren't ready for that yet, cardio is still better than channel surfing.

People will tell you to eat healthier (not that you're doing terrible). It's good advice, again, but baby steps are fine. If you find that all you can do for now is cut back on alcohol or sugar, fine. Any little bit is better than going back to old habits.

Slow loss is better than no loss. Even if you lost .2 pounds per week, in a year you'd be 10 1/2 pounds lighter. That's still better than dropping your diet and possibly being heavier next year, isn't it?

Baby steps. Don't freak out. Fluctuations happen.

I'd add sugar and sodium to your tracking. You might be retaining from the sodium.

Dear Pissed, the standard is, " if you eat less, or healthier than you did, and you increase your cardio, you will start the trent down. So if you are doing a hard work-out with weights and cardio, then there must be something in what you are eating. Be sure that people can look at what you are eating daily so we can help. But don't give up. Be sure that your calorie count is as accurate as possible and that you are including EVERYTHING you eat on your daily summary!!

Good luck Girl and add me to you list!!

Thanks

Basil

Same thing happened for me this week! I have no idea what I did. I'm just hoping that it means next week will be a much bigger loss.

Keep doing what you're doing and keep an eye on your sodium. Take your measurements. If after a month or so you don't see a difference in either the scale or in your measurements, go have your thyroid checked.

LOL I have so been there girl! Your diary looks really good!! Please do not get frustrated and give up!!!! :noway: Stay focused and be consistant and it will happen! Remember the key to getting what you want is never taking your eye off the target! By the way.........MEN suck!!! LOL mine can drop weight FAST, me on the other hand.........PAINFULLY SLOW, but im not quiting!

Oh my gosh. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND! I have to fight for every freaking ounce I lose! Meanwhile,a couple of other people I know just seem to have the pounds melt off. Its so frustrating! I have been dieting and exercising 5x wk since march and much of that time was at a stand still with the scale. I have to ask.... Are you tracking your exercise calories accurately and eating them? I thought earring those extra calories was the dumbest idea ever, but once I started eating within 100 calories of my new daily total, I started losing. The other big help fort me (and I still have to do this one) is checking all my portions with measuring cups etc

Have you checked your measurements? My weight loss has been slower than I like, but I have been losing inches pretty consistently!

So - a few points.

Expecting constant forward progress is a fool's errand. Check out the first graph in my blog post here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/VorJoshigan/view/fun-with-graphs-10-august-2012-405460 up & down.

Did you eat 8 sticks of butter worth of extra calories? Did you double up on calories on 4 days? If the answer is no, then it ain't fat. If it ain't fat, who cares?

Maybe your mind needs extra time to adjust to the losing process. There's a HUGE psychological component to weight loss.

You can not outrun your fork. If you are forced to make a choice between spending 1 hour working out or 1 hour making a healthy meal, the meal should win out every time.

It ain't easy, but you can do it.

yea i think i am bloated also since its almost time for the monthly...but im just pissed 2lb is alot, meanwhile my husband lost 3 and pisses me off even more..and i cook and he eats what i make and he dont even count calories..lol UGH MEN SUCK...lol..but im headed to the gym and will keep doing it.

NEVER compare you weight loss to your husband's! My hubby would take a walk around the block and lose 5 pounds. Sometimes that makes me want to hurt him. Badly. Keep counting your calories and working out and good things will happen. Don't forget, the scale isn't the only measure of weight loss. Are your clothes fitting differently? What kinds of exercise are you doing at the gym? If you're doing a lot of strength training, you could be adding muscle mass (which doesn't show as a weight loss on the scale). Remember to eat enough calories, too. A super low-cal diet could slow down your weight loss.
Keep at it:-)

Muscle does not weigh more than fat, and she is probably not developing muscle because she is in a calorie deficit...the muscle she does have may be retaining water and that could explain why she hasnt dropped weight.

You are also NOT changing fat into muscle.

i do think if you watch your sodium over the next few days you will be happy with the results. And make sure you eat enough!

Well... yes and no. A cubic inch of muscle absolutely weights more than a cubic inch of fat. This is why some people will stay the same weight but change shape.

Also, it IS possible to gain muscle in a calorie deficit, but you have to eat LOTS of protein as a percentage of intake, and it certainly isn't going to be a whole lot of muscle.

As people pointed out, DEFINITELY monitor your sodium and sugar. I have to disagree with the people who have said, "Your diary looks great!" If you're "SO PISSED" at your struggles, CUT OUT THE FAKE CRAP. Ditch the processed food and watch your carbs! I can't even imagine eating over 200 carbs a day and expecting to cut a lot of weight, that's how conditioned I've become to it.

Your calories shouldn't be the only thing you're looking at.

Edit: Also, after looking at your exercise diary (and I may get **** for this, since it's controversial), I think you're overestimating the calories you're burning. Unless cleaning is part of your dayjob (which I doubt, since you have "light cleaning" as part of it), aim for an actual workout. Either time spent doing actual weight training (even if it's with your own weight) or 20-30 minutes real cardio (dancing's fine; cleaning, eh...). Actually work out, instead of doing normal tasks and expecting to earn that extra Special K (processed) bar. Your body's not transforming if it's just doing what it always does, especially by over-inflated MFP numbers.