I am so done with this program!!

It's not really a "programme" though. And my weight loss begs to differ.

Open your diary and we could help?

You are not eating enough! You should eat back your exercise and you have put your body in starvation mode where it will store everything it can

Off the bat, I see a lot of days where you didn't finish logging. I also see a lot of days where you didn't drink any water at all. If you're drinking diet soda and that sort of thing without flushing it out with water, it could be water weight from excess sodium.

I can understand you're frustrated. It's incredibly tough, especially when you put in effort and don't see results. But keep at it for a bit longer. Weigh and measure absolutely everything - portion sizes can be deceiving. Log every bite. Drink some water.

If all that fails, go see your physician and have them run some bloodwork. You may be hypothyroid or have some other medical condition that precludes weight loss.

Keep at it! Best of luck.

Well for one it takes more then a month for some... If you didn't put on the weight over night, how can you expect to lose it over night?

For two, you are barely eating anything... so maybe try eating more. Also eat more whole foods and not as much processed... and drink plenty of water.

Three, I hardly saw any exercise in your diary... so throw some of that in. Cardio/strength training is what I've found out to work best.

I think you need to eat more, what exercise are you doing, how much do you want to lose, what height are you etc?

Off the bat, I see a lot of days where you didn't finish logging. I also see a lot of days where you didn't drink any water at all. If you're drinking diet soda and that sort of thing without flushing it out with water, it could be water weight from excess sodium.

I can understand you're frustrated. It's incredibly tough, especially when you put in effort and don't see results. But keep at it for a bit longer. Weigh and measure absolutely everything - portion sizes can be deceiving. Log every bite. Drink some water.

If all that fails, go see your physician and have them run some bloodwork. You may be hypothyroid or have some other medical condition that precludes weight loss.

Keep at it! Best of luck.

This.

You have to build muscle in order to burn fat.
Cardio, Cardio, Cardio!
You need to eat in order to keep your metabolism fully functioning.

This website and tracker does work, but you have to be willing to educate yourself as well.
It is a process, but a necessary one in order to make a successful change.

I have followed this program to the letter for a month now, and thanks to MFP, I am now at the highest weight I have ever been. It doesn't work!!!!

the days I looked at in your diary you didnt come close to the suggested amount of calories. If you dont eat enough, your body thinks you are running low on food and will conserve and your weight loss slows to a crawl.

You didnt list any exercise.

You cant blame the "program" if you dont follow it.

This^^^^^^

Please tell me you are one of those people which just don't log your veggies.. Please..

This.


Try another month where you eat more GOOD food, veggies, less of the chicken wings etc, drink 8 glasses of water a day then come back to us. It does work.

they see you trollin', they hatin'...

but seriously, you under eat almost every day. also, you've been here for about a month. it's going to take much longer than that.

On many days you have eaten less than 1000 calories.. I know for starters that my BMR (Basal Metobolic Rate) is around 1350 calories.. You're BMR is what you body needs to survive. So I eat a little above my BMR (I aim for 1560 cals a day) and then I EXERCISE and burn about 500-700 calories a session, the more calories I burn the more I allow myself to eat (If I burn 700 calories then I'll let myself eat 1600-1700) I eat if I'm hungry, I never allow myself to be hungry, we're not meant to starve or feel unsatisfied..

I'm not a super hot fit chick, I'm 23 and have been struggling with my weight my whole life... MFP is brilliant if you use it as a tool (because that's what it is.. a tool not a "program") I currently weigh 81kgs. My goal is 65kgs.. but I used to weigh 93kgs! AND I'm only 5'1. And what kicked me off with losing a whopping 12kgs so far!? Realising I needed to eat MORE. I was under eating, allowing myself only 3 meals a day (no snacks) but then by the time the weekend rolled around I found myself binging, I was so tired, low on energy and could hardly wake up for work in the morning.. began to eat more (simply ate more no exercise) and I lost 10kgs. Then the wait stopped and I realised.. I have to exercise now.. and now in just a week of going to the gym 5 days out of 7, I've already started to see the scales move again..

Eat more, exercise more. Allow yourself small treats so you don't binge in large amounts. Don't starve yourself because all that is doing is putting your body into hibernation/starvation mode and you're body says "Oh I'm not going to eat for a while better store this meal as fat."


Extra note... Some days I eat above 2000 calories! But I just make sure I go back to around 1500 the next day.

Followed this programme to the letter???? Hmmm you have been nowhere near your calorie goal on the most part. That wasn't exactly following the plan.... before you start beating itdown, try actually following it correctly and then I am pretty sure you would see results. Best of luck.

very little fruit veg any home cooked food hot dogs shouldnt be your main meals matter of fact not at all pure rubbish you are not eating enough calories anyway,take a good look at the food pyramid and base your meals from there drop any kind of fizzy drinks no good at all eat 6 good meals a day every 3 hours if you can,cook meals if you cant learn its easy if I cvan do it anyone can,you dont log exercise get in at least 40 mins a day and eat enough you are not doing so at the moment so your body is holding to what it has.You can do it!

I'm with ya...since I started MFP..I've gained 10 pounds , I started at my ultimate goal weight of 109, after alot of hard work and, now back up to 120 since the last time I weighed myself, scared to get on the scale...not happy...I ork really hard, wrk out almost everyday, watch what I eat and log everything, drink water......ughhh... I am on the brink of quiting too

You could be gaining muscle.

chicken wings and hot dogs?
all brands of hot dogs are different, and so are buns...don't use "generic: hot dog with bun", log YOUR brand of hot dog on one line and YOUR brand of bun on another.
That veggie burger....do you eat it with no bun? You didn't log one...
no water intake logged so there's no way of knowing if you are drinking enough...

What exactly IS "homemade trail mix, one serving"?
That could potentially be hundreds more calories based on what's in it and how much.
I know small bags of trail mix are sometimes like 160 a "serving" but there are like 5 servings in the bag!

That should look more like:
Blue diamond Almonds, whole natural, 28 grams
seeds, sunflower, salted, 10 grams
sunmaid raisins, 20 grams
etc
etc

"trail mix" doesn't cut it unless it is a packaged one, not homemade.

eat and LOG PROPERLY all the calories allotted to you, THAT is "doing the program" (and it's not a freaking "program", it's just a guideline for eating healthy for the rest of your life)