Harder than I thought + Getting depressed

Do you have a digital food scale?

Depression is a normal reaction, because you want to loose the weight o bad. Stay with it and don't give up...You Can Do It. I felt the sameway but found a few friends on here and the support system is great.. Sending you a friend request wevcan motivate each other...

Hi, Are you doing this with a friend. My daughter and I are doing it together and that has really helped me.

Also, I have been heavy my whole life and could never figure out why I couldn't quit eating. When I tried, I became so depressed and crabby that it didn't seem fair to my family. So, I would eat. Then about 6 months ago, I read an article that explained how it is possible to be physically adicted to sugar, just like drugs and alcohol. So, I cut sugar completely out of my diet. For the first time in my life, I feel that I have some control over what I eat. It took about 3 days to get over the sugar and then longer to quit wanting sugar, but now I am losing wt and am much happier. Eating sugar but trying not to eat too much just didn't work for me. Everyone is different and this may not be your problem, but I just wanted to mention it in case it would help. Good luck.

No, you're totally doing that right. It's just that, when most people say they want to build muscles, they don't actually want to build muscles in the sense of creating new muscle cells. What they really want to say is they want stronger, more toned muscles. That's what you are doing! That's a success! Yay!

But, yes, you do need to eat more. Don't be afraid of eating carbohydrates or fats; just don't eat too much of them. Nuts, peanut butter, avocado, a sprinkle of olive oil on your food, are all great ways to increase your calories while getting good nutrition.

The minimum amount it is healthy to eat is your BMR (basal metabolic rate). Those are basically the calories your body uses to keep your various organs, like your brain and your heart, alive. You can calculate that by going to the BMR calculator in the app section of the website. And remember that as long as you are eating fewer calories than you burn each day, you will lose weight.

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I can't believe how b*tchy some people on this thread are, especially when their posts are only partially correct. For example, CAN gain muscle in a deficit if you you are new to strength training. This is commonly refered to as "newbie gains". But even if you are not gaining muscle mass, when you first begin or increase strength training your muscles can store water making them appear bigger and you weigh more. It's hard to distiguish this from true muscle mass gain from looking at it. But you are also burning calories so just keep at it till your body adjusts. And, as you have noticed, you are increasing strength and stamina, which is a always a good thing.

Even at your height, since you are young, you should be eating more calories. Food is not the enemy. Too much food is. Starvation mode, or a slowing of your basal metabolism, does not happen quickly, especially at your age and weight. But eating too low for a long period of time is unhealthy and will slow it. Other than eating a little more, you seem to be doing great. Don't get discouraged, just give your body time to adjust. The less you have to lose, the slower the progress.

And don't take everything you read on MFP as gospel or assume that everyone here knows more than you.

Work out your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and try to eat maybe 300-400 cals less than that. This will ensure you can eat less than your daily calorie burn and lose weight steadily and efficiently while keeping your body healthy. Try to eat smaller meals more frequently rather than larger meals 3 times daily. Smaller more frequent meals will help keep your insulin levels steady and can stop you from making random unhealthy choices, your mood will be a lot better for it too!

Obviously on days you work out try drinking a protein shake straight after training. That will ensure you are bumping up your cals on days you work out.

Healthy fats like almonds and olive oil are great ways to bump up your calories if you are finding it hard to meet your daily goal. Just 10 almonds is roughly 85 calories. While 15ml of extra virgin olive oil drizzled over your salad is roughly 125 calories. Avocado is another good one, really good fat for you and just 50g can be about 100 calories. (Obviously those cals are just rough estimates)
Your diet will be mainly trial and error, swap processed food for whole and nutritious fresh food and try to reduce sodium and sugar intake.

People take years to moderately understand fitness and nutrition and even then we are all still learning so don't be discouraged by not seeing results quick enough. All it means is a little more tweaking and finding out what you want to try next and see if that works for you.

I would recommend keeping up with the weight training. Maybe increase weights and lower reps, that will make sure you are working your muscle and keeping strong. Reducing weight training altogether will make you lose muscle mass and although you will see it on the scale you won't feel as strong and healthy and will look like what I like to call "skinny fat"

Invest in a Heart Rate Monitor as sometimes inputting exercise on MFP can be very inaccurate when it comes to calories burned.
Some people eat back their calories according to MFP's estimates and can end up accidentally eating more than they burned.