not losing weight

There could be many reasons why you are not losing weight. Have you checked your BMR (Basal metabolic rate), this will give you the exact calories that you need to stay alive. So if you are consuming lesser than your BMR, your body does not lose weight. Secondly have you checked your thyroid levels? If you happen to have hypothyroidism (which I have) it is tougher to shed the excess pounds. Also do you get 8 hours of sleep? Do you drink more than 8 glasses of water everyday? MFP has a great app for keeping count of water. Also on MFP we tend to overestimate our exercise numbers and underestimate our eating habits. Take a look at various factors and you might just figure out what is holding you back. All the best!!!!

Have you thought of trying to lower your carb intake? Its not for everyone, but it does work.

Have you thought of trying to lower your carb intake? Its not for everyone, but it does work.

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I watched what I ate and worked out like a demon (90 minutes 3-4x a week) for 3 months and lost a whole 7lbs. I cut my carbs down to 100g a day, cut my workout down to 60 min 3-4x a week, and the weight started moving again! the first month I lost 8.4lbs...in 14 weeks I have lost 19.4lbs.

Do you wear a Heart Rate Monitor when you exercise that counts calories burned. I was unable to lose, and when I bought mine I realized I was overestimating by a lot by using the reading on the machine....

FOR ME,
having a feeling of HOPE, was crucial.

so do have hope, that you CAN do this.

i think it is hard for most humans to stick with something that they do not believe they CAN do,
nor will most humans persist at something that they do not believe will work.

so do get yourself to believe you CAN do this, the lil engine that could kinda mindset,
and focus only on TODAY.....try not to look at whole thing, just look at TODAY.
We can do anything for one (1) day,
and celebrate "yes, i did it right today."

try NOT to look at whole mountain, just the step you are taking NOW, today....one day at a time.

Having looked at your exercise diary, I'm pretty sure that's where your problems lie. It's just incredibly unlikely you're burning around 250 for 15 minutes on the exercise bike (I push hard on the static bike, with a high resistance, and that's about what I get for half an hour). Also, working out in 10-15 minute stretches isn't a massively effective way to burn calories. You need to be aiming for longer and less frequent sessions, I suspect.

I think you're overestimating expenditure, and if you're eating all that back, you'll be left with a negligible deficit.

lower your carbs and increase your protein. Workout a little less and give yourself more rest, maybe a 4 on 3 off split or something like that. Try to get more natural foods, I didn't look too closely at your diary but even something as simple as swapping that potato for a sweet potato will help.. small changes can lead to big results.

You need more fiber and need to detox

I started last April at 325 lbs and now down to 195. I changed my eating habits and diet plans several times throughout the course of my diet, especially when I'd plateau and get frustrated. So I know the ins and outs and ups and downs LOL

After checking out your diary I do see a few things you can change. First thing ALWAYS double check the nutritional info for each entry. Don't trust what other users have entered. I've made that mistake many times and had to do a face palm! One thing that jumps out at me is the amount of bread you are eating. That is a lot of unnecessary carbs. The Tesco Granary rolls entries are only showing the calories. I did a quick Google search and see those have a great deal of carbs and other nutritional info missing from your recorded entries. Always take a second and check the packaging on your food to see if it matches the item you selected on MFP. I know entering your own stuff from scratch is a pain sometimes but isn't worth it if it means the difference in your weight loss? The recipe entry on MFP is great too!

Secondly, you may want to consider watching your sugar. Sugar and carbs go hand in hand, if your carbs are high the sugar usually is too. As most people know, the body breaks down carbs and turns them into sugar.

Lastly I would recommend you try to get a balanced diet. Focus on fresh foods. Try to limit your intake of carb-filled starchy foods like breads and potatoes and eat them in moderation. Aim for foods that don't have empty calories and are high in vitamins and nutrients that your body needs. Try incorporating fresh vegetables, fruit, lean meat and low fat dairy like yogurt and such. If you find it hard to enjoy those types of food try to introduce them gradually to your diet. I find I'm more full and satisfied from a nice healthy meal and makes me feel better too! Remember just because you are on a diet doesn't mean the food you eat has to taste bad or leave you hungry.

Best of luck to you. Don't get discouraged. If you slip up and have a cheat remember the whole day isn't blown and isn't an excuse to have a food free-for-all. Stay the course! I go weeks sometimes with no loses but I keep at it day after day and it pays off! It's great that you are exercising. I have slacked on that lately. Just remember most of your success will come from what you eat and the exercise will help burn a little extra and tone you up. It's much easier to eat a sensible diet and use exercise as a boost to your weight loss than to use exercise as a means to eat junk and work harder to try and burn it off.

EDIT: Oh, and when I first started I was only able to exercise in 15-20 min periods cuz it killed me! I slowly worked up to 30 mins and then a hour! So just the fact that you are trying is awesome! Trust me it will get easier!

i would give it a few more weeks on here. sometimes weighing and tracking your food on a program reveals that your estimating is off. second, if you aren't exercising your cals may actually be too low. what can happen in laymans terms is your body goes into shut down mode. it sees a drop in calories and starts to slow metabolism to keep your energy stores up. if you aren't getting exercise in, adjust your eight loss target to 1lb or less/wk for a bit.

also look into the glycemic index. carbs are fine, but if you aren't super active you need to know which ones are fine. eating low gi carbs will have less of an impact on your insulin levels and ultimately fat storage. they also tend to 'fill you up' better. try to spread out your meals - 5-6 a day eating every 2-3 hours. a good trick is to eat just enough so that you are beginning to get hungry at the next meal time. eating 3-4 300 cal 'meals' with 2-3 100-150cal 'snacks' should put you right where you need to be.

good luck.

I'm losing all my Zoloft/Trazodone weight (all 6 stone of it!!!) It's painfully slow and prior to antidepressants was never even overweight. i'm now still obese and fighting for every 0.5 pound. This week I got 0.2 pound lol. I've been off the antidepressant for over 3 months but the weight is not flying off. I exercise 5/6 x a week pretty intensive with a personal trainer some sessions and boot camp once this week and bar about 2 days in months I've been under my calorie goal every day.

I have no advice because unfortunately I'm fighting the same battle. But stick with it and don't compare your losses with those of others just see that every static or small loss at least is not a gain and eventually if we keep putting the effort in it will catch up. Interestingly I have measured and in 6 months have lost 19 inches so far but only 2 stone in weight so far. The lower carb thing does help for me I did lose over a pound last week, when I ate more carbs this week I got 0.2 pounds. I'm also trying the rest days as my muscles are incredibly sore, also increasing water and cals for a few days and will reset on monday.

Good luck with your battle - you will get there!!!!!

I'm losing all my Zoloft/Trazodone weight (all 6 stone of it!!!) It's painfully slow and prior to antidepressants was never even overweight. i'm now still obese and fighting for every 0.5 pound. This week I got 0.2 pound lol. I've been off the antidepressant for over 3 months but the weight is not flying off. I exercise 5/6 x a week pretty intensive with a personal trainer some sessions and boot camp once this week and bar about 2 days in months I've been under my calorie goal every day.

I have no advice because unfortunately I'm fighting the same battle. But stick with it and don't compare your losses with those of others just see that every static or small loss at least is not a gain and eventually if we keep putting the effort in it will catch up. Interestingly I have measured and in 6 months have lost 19 inches so far but only 2 stone in weight so far. The lower carb thing does help for me I did lose over a pound last week, when I ate more carbs this week I got 0.2 pounds. I'm also trying the rest days as my muscles are incredibly sore, also increasing water and cals for a few days and will reset on monday.

Good luck with your battle - you will get there!!!!!

Moneill, I have heard that it takes a comparable amount of time that you were on the drug for the weight to fully come off. So far, that's true for me, although it did drop off much quicker in the beginning.

you need to eat more to burn off calories faster. exercises: clean,walking and etc.. ever since i did this i lost 6 pounds in 4 days.