want to give up!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Do you follow this? If not, you should!

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Do you have a calorie deficit? Also you need to eat clean, I cant see your diary but the types of food you eat are just as important as the amount of calories. How many calories do you eat? Maybe its not enough or too much? Also how long have you been doing this... it can take a month or two to see results

This is not true at all......weight loss is calories in v calories out. Eating "clean" as they say, which can have multiple meanings, CAN provide you with types of foods that keep you more full thereby helping you not overeat, but it isn't in itself the answer.

Do you work out/exercise? If so, what is your routine? According to your ticker, you've lost 6lbs, which is good. How long have you NOT lost weight? Sometimes it is a matter of being consistant and patient. I know there are many people here who've stalled for weeks or months before losing again. You also might want to up your calories about 100 a week and see if that works.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Do you follow this? If not, you should!

Exactly.

Just looking at your diary I see a lot of days that aren't consistent. What worked for me was consistency (meaning eating close to the same amount of calories every day). Some days you are around 1800, some under 1200. Try to eat as close or a bit over your 1440 every day, while eating back 1/2 of your exercise calories. Try this for 3 weeks, then get on the scale, if it moved, keep doing that. I'd say your calories are set correctly though.

If it doesn't work, change something else. Work out harder, eat cleaner, etc. This is all about trial and error and seeing what works for your body - what works for one may not work for another.

Do you have a calorie deficit? Also you need to eat clean, I cant see your diary but the types of food you eat are just as important as the amount of calories. How many calories do you eat? Maybe its not enough or too much? Also how long have you been doing this... it can take a month or two to see results

This is not true at all......weight loss is calories in v calories out. Eating "clean" as they say, which can have multiple meanings, CAN provide you with types of foods that keep you more full thereby helping you not overeat, but it isn't in itself the answer.

Do you work out/exercise? If so, what is your routine? According to your ticker, you've lost 6lbs, which is good. How long have you NOT lost weight? Sometimes it is a matter of being consistant and patient. I know there are many people here who've stalled for weeks or months before losing again. You also might want to up your calories about 100 a week and see if that works.

Asking if she has a calorie deficit is calories in v out..... Also eating clean is important if i go to Mcdonalds every day but stay in my calorie range I wont see the results i would if i were to eat fruits and veggies and healthy food... so staying its flat out wrong... where do you get that from.. Also its not only the answer thats why i asked her many questions...

I get it by looking at basic math. If I consume 1500 cals of hamburger and 1500 cals of "clean foods", i'm still consuming 1500 cals and if that equals a deficit I will lose weight. Now, that doesn't mean I'm "healthier" on 1500 cals of hamburger, but I CAN get the same weight loss results.

Not to use one person's results as the only example, but I don't eat clean at all, in fact, I almost reject the entire concept, but I do eat at a deficit, and lift weights and my results have been the same as I've seen from the so called "clean" eaters on here.

Read forks over knives and quit being a puss about it. Everyone goes thorugh this. It takes a huge amount of dedication, perseverence and effort to accomplish losing weight!

Hello wranglerwomen!

First of all DON'T GIVE UP. I feel the same sometimes. It takes time and research to understand what your body needs. I looked at your diary and I think eating cereal makes you feel hungry right away. It does with me and I noticed that the day i eat cereal, I just want to eat more food. Try something new. Look at what others, who are successful in losing weight, are eating . You will get ideas. See what works for you. Protein shake to me is a joke it never fills me up. I like boiled eggs it fills me up. Sometimes I don't have the time so I eat cereal but now I'm trying to stop that. Good luck!!!

Giving up is easy, anyone can do it. Look at the long term of this decision. You came on here for a reason, find that reason again and stick with it. It's going to be hard and take time..you didn't gain the weight in 1 week or 2 or even 3...losing it (correctly) will take even longer. Look inside yourself and reset your mindset.

Looking over your diary, it does look like you are usually pretty good to sticking to your goals. My suggestions (just on what my trainer tells me) reduce your carbs and increase your protein. You seem to love cereal (I used to love cereal too) which is full of carbs. Maybe try replacing the cereal with eggs. If you're exercising and lifting weights you need to consume about 1g to 1.5g of protein per lb of weight. So if you weigh 140 you need to try and consume 140g - 210g of protein a day. Yeah, it's a big change, I was a major carb eater/lover too. Also drink a lot of water, a gallon a day if you can.

You can customize your Goals and set it to about 40% protein, 30% carb, 30% fat and see how that does for you.

DON'T GIVE UP!! That's the easy thing to do and will bring you back to the same place where you started. There's a reason you started this and you don't want to go backwards! I know losing very little weight over a long period of hard work is so de-motivating! I've been trying to lose for 8 months and lost close to nothing (for my size) until the last month and it is so frustrating! Then I made a few little changes and actually stuck to it 110% and I lost 5lbs THIS WEEK! I'm 400lbs so 5lbs is more expected - don't go by this! :laugh:

Remotivate yourself, this is Day 1 and you WILL lose the weight you want to lose! don't tell yourself any different!

When you're frustrated like this...stay off the scale! you lose inches, too. don't let those numbers define you. there really is no other option because backsliding will only make you feel worse push on!

maybe you should lower your carbs...

Do you have a calorie deficit? Also you need to eat clean, I cant see your diary but the types of food you eat are just as important as the amount of calories. How many calories do you eat? Maybe its not enough or too much? Also how long have you been doing this... it can take a month or two to see results

This is not true at all......weight loss is calories in v calories out. Eating "clean" as they say, which can have multiple meanings, CAN provide you with types of foods that keep you more full thereby helping you not overeat, but it isn't in itself the answer.

Do you work out/exercise? If so, what is your routine? According to your ticker, you've lost 6lbs, which is good. How long have you NOT lost weight? Sometimes it is a matter of being consistant and patient. I know there are many people here who've stalled for weeks or months before losing again. You also might want to up your calories about 100 a week and see if that works.

Asking if she has a calorie deficit is calories in v out..... Also eating clean is important if i go to Mcdonalds every day but stay in my calorie range I wont see the results i would if i were to eat fruits and veggies and healthy food... so staying its flat out wrong... where do you get that from.. Also its not only the answer thats why i asked her many questions...

labeling some foods as "good" and some foods as "bad" is a symptom of a mental illness called orthorexia nervosa. you can be perfectly fit and healthy eating ALL of the foods that you enjoy. if you decide to limit some foods because you don't like them, or for ethical reasons (such as vegetarianism), or because you have a medical condition (Celiac's disease), or because you can't control yourself around them (Reese's Peanut Butter Cups), then that's another issue. but giving blanket advice that one must eat "clean" in order to lose weight and be healthy is what i personally disagree with. there is both anecdotal and empirical evidence that disproves the whole concept that certain foods must be eliminated from your diet in order to facilitate weight loss.

Huh then my doctors’ advice must be wrong, Thanks GUYS ill defiantly listen to your advice over hers.

doctors are people too and just as likely to be sucked into fad diets and give unhealthy dieting advice as anybody else.

case in point... Dr. Oz.

if your doctor told you to jump off a bridge, would you blindly follow that advice too?

Do you have a calorie deficit? Also you need to eat clean, I cant see your diary but the types of food you eat are just as important as the amount of calories. How many calories do you eat? Maybe its not enough or too much? Also how long have you been doing this... it can take a month or two to see results

This is not true at all......weight loss is calories in v calories out. Eating "clean" as they say, which can have multiple meanings, CAN provide you with types of foods that keep you more full thereby helping you not overeat, but it isn't in itself the answer.

Do you work out/exercise? If so, what is your routine? According to your ticker, you've lost 6lbs, which is good. How long have you NOT lost weight? Sometimes it is a matter of being consistant and patient. I know there are many people here who've stalled for weeks or months before losing again. You also might want to up your calories about 100 a week and see if that works.

Asking if she has a calorie deficit is calories in v out..... Also eating clean is important if i go to Mcdonalds every day but stay in my calorie range I wont see the results i would if i were to eat fruits and veggies and healthy food... so staying its flat out wrong... where do you get that from.. Also its not only the answer thats why i asked her many questions...

labeling some foods as "good" and some foods as "bad" is a symptom of a mental illness called orthorexia nervosa. you can be perfectly fit and healthy eating ALL of the foods that you enjoy. if you decide to limit some foods because you don't like them, or for ethical reasons (such as vegetarianism), or because you have a medical condition (Celiac's disease), or because you can't control yourself around them (Reese's Peanut Butter Cups), then that's another issue. but giving blanket advice that one must eat "clean" in order to lose weight and be healthy is what i personally disagree with. there is both anecdotal and empirical evidence that disproves the whole concept that certain foods must be eliminated from your diet in order to facilitate weight loss.

Huh then my doctors’ advice must be wrong, Thanks GUYS ill defiantly listen to your advice over hers.

When someone is starting out losing weight, has no clue about nutrition, etc., saying, "Cut out the fast food" is obviously a very easy way for a doctor to make an easy adjustment to a patient's diet. People tend not to look up nutrition of the food they eat when they're out (hence the "convenience" aspect). Fast food is more likely to have high sodium (causing water retention, which can make losing the number on the scale difficult if it's not compensated with other electrolytes and water), higher in calories, etc.

This doesn't mean you CAN'T lose weight if eating fast food. If, like the poster above you said, you have certain allergies, intolerances, disordered eating patterns, etc... then yeah, that might not be a good move for you. But you could lose weight very easily if fitting in fast food (or any food) in your daily allotment of calories, watching macros (too many carbs can make people bloat if there's an issue, etc.).

There's a ridiculous number of people that eat fast food, drink alcohol, eat ice cream, etc., and lose weight with healthy BP, cholesterol, etc. That's not to say to do these things everyday and you'll be good to go--there needs to be monitoring of calories, watching of calories in vs. calories out.

OP, would you consider trying again to open your diary? It's possible your sodium has been very high; it's possible you're not tracking accurately (do you use a HRM to log calories burned? Do you weigh your food?), etc. Many factors at play.

EDIT: I see your diary's open. Skimming over several months, I see lots of "generic - something" and "quick added calories." Make up your own recipes in the database and log that way; the "generic" is helpful to log SOMETHING if you have no idea, but otherwise, you could be vastly misjudging your calories. Same with "quick added."

The biggest trend I see, though, is netting below 1200 calories. Often. This can lead to a stall, particularly if you don't have a huge amount to lose (under 40 lbs, it looks like). I don't know your height, but even the days you go 'way" over should still be a deficit for you, so your problem appears to be not necessarily eating enough. Afterall, it's not that you're "suddenly gaining weight"; you're frustrated because your body isn't losing anymore. At a small amount to lose, it'll take longer to lose anyway, but not eating enough calories can easily result in the long plateau you've been having (and eventually lead to further problems). Try setting your diary to losing 1 or .5 lbs a week, or following the "In Place of a Roadmap" advice.