Gaining weight..no matter what I try!

For people who need to upspeed their weight loss and are starting at your weight range, they usually do a very short LCD of 1200/day with moderate exercise.

Too much exercise is 5 days a week? NOPE! You're doing great tehre. Don't give up.

How long do you stick with the Eat More to Lose Weight? Or the BMR eating? If you don't stick with it for longer than 1-2 months, you're not giving yourself a real chance to see if it works. For me, hiking up my calories from 1300 to 1650 has worked and I got out of my plateau.

HI RoosMommy01,

Do have any type of digestion problems that have been concerning you at all? Such as heartburn, indigestion, or other digestion issues?

I have been dealing with digestion issues since 2010 and I started gaining weight quickly. No matter how well I ate or how much I exercise, I could not lose weight. I had gone to numerous doctors for heartburn issues and indigestion. I took acid reducers that did not work. It only relieved symptoms temporarily. I stopped all acid reducers as I stopped fully digesting my foods. I found a new doctor now that is actually investigating all avenues of my issues instead of pushing more acid reducers on me.

My new doctor has treated me instead for H. Pylori infection of the gut (infection that attacks your acid producing cells) as well as Candida Overgrowth, which is a yeast overgrowth. Since I have been on the treatment I have gone from 212 pounds to 195 in just 4 weeks. I am now digesting my food properly and I also have NO signs of heartburn or digestion pain. Heartburn and indigestion is a sign of a more serious problem and taking an acid reducer will only make problems worse. I only bring this up because a lot of people with weight issues also have problems with digestion issues. My doctor recommends that everyone do a Candida treatment at least twice a year because Americans are on a diet high in carbohydrates these days. She also recommends people get treated for H. Pylori because heartburn is ALMOST ALWAYS caused by TOO LITTLE acid, not too much acid. Having too much acid is a very rare condition. In the next few weeks when my current treatment is over with, I will then be getting bloodwork on my thyroid, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and adrenals. Then I will get testing for food allergies. My pattern of digestion issues only happened when I ate certain carbohydrate foods. It is starting to look like I may have a wheat sensitivity, but only the blood testing will tell me for sure. I am going to do a full food panel testing though to check everything. Digestion issues is a very serious problems among Americans, especially overweight Americans. Believe it or not, we need stomach acid to break down our food so we can absorb nutrients. Taking acid blockers is counterproductive to our digestive system. If you don't have acid, you can't absorb the nutrients you need. Taking acid reducers for that rest of one's life should not be done. My father got stomach cancer and many Americans get stomach and esophagus cancer from acid blockers. People are only meant to take them for 6 weeks for certain conditions such as ulcers. They are not meant to be a lifetime drug. Acid blocks only cover up or mask a more serious problem. I also learned through my own experience that when you shut off your stomach acid by taking acid blockers, your ph is off balance and now you are wide open for new infections such as sinus infections and bronchitis. Your defenses are down because you don't have enough acid to kill the many types of bad bacteria we ingest every day.

Here is a good 5-part article that explains everything: http://chriskresser.com/what-everybody-ought-to-know-but-doesnt-about-heartburn-gerd

I started MyFitnessPal today at 195 pounds and I have my Fitbit all hooked up and ready to go to start tracking my progress. Now that I am digesting my food and absorbing nutrients again, I am able to sleep and live life again. I am active and eating a healthier diet. I have cut out all wheat products and eat my carbs from other sources such as baked potatoes, rice and quinoa. I have never felt so good since 2010. I recommend reading the book "Wheat Belly". It will blow your mind. Through scientific research, it is proven that wheat acts just like an Opiate on our brains. It took me a while to get off wheat but now that I am off of it, I feel so much better and I don't crave it anymore.

I do hope you start seeing a loss soon! Don't give up! :-)

I am on a mission to get people off of acid reducers if you can't tell. They are so dangerous long-term it is not even funny. Sometimes we have to be our own doctors when something is not right. Sometimes you have to dump 4 doctors like I did and try to find one that will listen to you. Only we know our own bodies.

I looked at your food log and noticed you usually eat 2 meals a day consisting of breakfast (190 calories), a high calorie lunch (930 calories) and high calorie snacks (760 calories) loaded with fat such as peanut butter and cheese.

Try adjusting your goals (custom) and increasing your protein to 30%, fat to 20% and carbs to 50%. Eat 5 - 6 smaller meals per day and try to get close to your total calorie goal and macronutrient numbers. Log your food intake everyday.

The calories MFP specified around 1600 should be a good start. Avoid empty liquid calories such as soft drinks and sweet tea. Your exercise and weight lifting and great, keep it up. Starting Strength and StrongLifts 5x5 are good weight lifting programs.

Hope this will help you reach your goals!

get blood work done

I agree. I was thinking I might have to do the same but eating more actually worked for me. Hopefully your Dr. can help you lose weight.

I think you need to cut down on the cheese and sour cream. I am not a doctor and I don't pretend to be one. That is just my observation.

Take a cardio class at a gym. Also I don't think you can burn 500 calories in a 35 min walk! I don't think you're exercising enough and you counting the exercise as more calories than it is. And when you log in your excerise MFP is not telling you that you SHOULD eat more calories, only that you CAN eat more calories IF you're hungry or need energy.

Hi just from looking at the days you are filling in your food diary I can see you eat alot of prepackaged processed food. You need to be eating 90% whole foods, Veges and fruit and lean meats. Try to eat as little wheat, starchy foods as possible. Don't give up just try changing what you are doing. I wish you all the best!

If you've gone to the Dr. and you have no health issues. i would say stay within your calorie goal that MFP gives you and work out. I use to obsess over the scale..several times daily..i finally got to the point to where i was fed up and said..enough! I took my measurements once a month and even though the scale itsself wasn't really budging i was losing inches like nobodys business and for me that was the most important thing. the numbers on the scale can stay the same but if you're losing inches that is what you're gonna notice..that's whats gonna make your clothes fit differently. Just keep taking it one day and a time, and don't give up

Hi
Well first good job on keeping at it. Do not give up it is always better to stay active,
I second going to the doc. very important. I do not think you are exercising too much. Walking is a great exercise, I think adding weight lifting will really help.
When it comes to your foods, you should add more veggies. Lots and lots of veggies. There are so many recipes here. Maybe sub greek yogurt for sour cream. you can add veggies to all your dishes. It will fill you and up and it is so good for you. and will help your body be regular.
Good luck, Dont give up, Dont give up. Things take time. Its worth it.

I took a look at your food/excercise diary. I noticed that one day you calculated 510 calories in 35 minutes of walking. Maybe someone else with more expertise can comment, but I don't believe that there is any way for you to burn that many calories walking. I have been doing ripped in 30 and C25K for the last 6 weeks. I also use a heart rate monitor. Even when I am jogging 20 minutes, my calorie burn is about 260- 270. I noticed in one of your posts, you mentioned that your heartrate is between 150-155. When I calculated that based on your previous posts stats, your calories burned was only 291. Also, it is hard to get an accurate idea of your eating habits, when you have several days of not logging. I am not very consistent on logging either, but I will honestly say that when I don't log all day, I am usually eating really bad things that I don't want anyone seeing. Maybe that is just me, but if you don't log, then I assume that maybe your calories are a lot higher than you estimate. I think blood work would be good to rule out any problems. If everything is okay, then you should take a look at your eating habits and make necessary adjustments.

I'd have to agree with everyoen else. Cut out so much of the cheese, sour cream and peanut butter. Find a powdered peanut butter if you can, eat cheese a lot more moderately if that's a must for you, and try to just cut out the sour cream for a while. Everything in moderation.