I've tried it all, but I cannot lose any weight!
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Either you're a troll, have some serious attention issues, or you're just stupid. I'm sick of lazy people saying they have tried it all when they probably spent 2 weeks on a diet or workout regime. If you're from the States this is what is wrong with our country. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Do some back research if you are not willing to accept the advice people are giving you here. If you have truly tried everything like you have said then something would have clicked by now. You're lazy and you probably won't succeed if you keep your current attitude up. No one is going to give you the body you want, only you can do that!
Don't take my post the wrong way but you're the type of person that needs tough love and to hear the truth in order to be motivated. Take your pity party some where else, no one is interested in your sob story.
PM me sometime if you wanna talk but take your crying elsewhere.
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Its kind of like noone read my post. I HAVE tried counting calories a while back. That did not work.
I was always left hungry. And even when I was able to follow through, the results weren't significant.
And its not just as easy as typing something in and logging it. I don't always know how many calories the food at my University has so I tried to log in something but it was most likely incorrect.
You haven't read my posts on the first page that gave you great advice.0 -
Do you have access to a kitchen with a stove at your dorm? If you do, and have a fridge, then you can easily prepare all your meals the day before so you get a more accurate estimation of calorie intake. Keep meals simple with a few ingredients so that entering foods isn't so time-consuming.0
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Its kind of like noone read my post. I HAVE tried counting calories a while back. That did not work.
I was always left hungry. And even when I was able to follow through, the results weren't significant.
And its not just as easy as typing something in and logging it. I don't always know how many calories the food at my University has so I tried to log in something but it was most likely incorrect.
How long did you give calorie counting to work? A week or two? DId you weigh and measure everything? Did you honestly track everything? If you were left hungry your calories were either too low or you were eating too much processed foods and not enough fat, fiber, and protein.
What is not significant results?? 1lb a week? 0.5lb a week? Weight will not be lost quickly when you have so little to lose (you are almost at the healthy weight range for your height).
People DID READ your post and responded with great information.
Ultimately, if you want it bad enough you will find a way to make it work. If you want it bad enough you will stick with it even iwthout seeing the results you want right away. If you want it bad enough you will not make excuses.. sorry but saying nothing is working, I've tried everything, calorie counting takes too long and is to hard, not listening to helpful advice here and expecting instant results are excuses. If you are honest with yourself and do it right, it will work.0 -
Well look at mr.6 pack. I KNOW this is harder for me to lose weight because of Genetics. My mother, grandmother along with many other women in my family are overweight. I was always able to stay at a decent size. Until recently.Either you're a troll, have some serious attention issues, or you're just stupid. I'm sick of lazy people saying they have tried it all when they probably spent 2 weeks on a diet or workout regime. If you're from the States this is what is wrong with our country. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Do some back research if you are not willing to accept the advice people are giving you here. If you have truly tried everything like you have said then something would have clicked by now. You're lazy and you probably won't succeed if you keep your current attitude up. No one is going to give you the body you want, only you can do that!
Don't take my post the wrong way but you're the type of person that needs tough love and to hear the truth in order to be motivated. Take your pity party some where else, no one is interested in your sob story.
PM me sometime if you wanna talk but take your crying elsewhere.
I'm not a troll or stupid. You don't know what this is like because men naturally are able to lose weight faster than women. I'm not lazy either. You haven't seen how hard I've been working. Again, you can stop posting here if you don't like the topic.0 -
Persistence and planning are key.0
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Well look at mr.6 pack. I KNOW this is harder for me to lose weight because of Genetics. My mother, grandmother along with many other women in my family are overweight. I was always able to stay at a decent size. Until recently.
I'm not a troll or stupid. You don't know what this is like because men naturally are able to lose weight faster than women. I'm not lazy either. You haven't seen how hard I've been working. Again, you can stop posting here if you don't like the topic.
And you haven't seen how hard the rest of us have worked for what we have. Which was all done with calorie counting.
Also that six pack you are making a sarcastic dig at? Shows that he's doing something right.
Which you admit you have been failing at.0 -
I eat 5-6 meals a day and log every bite. I think I'm down around 14 pounds since Christmas. The only real change I've made to my eating habits are to cut out high calorie density snacks (it's amazing how few gluten-free corn chips equal 100 calories). I'm also being more mindful about what I eat and portion sizes - but the foods I eat are the same foods I've eaten for years. I haven't given up any food I enjoy, but limit myself to a nibble if I know it's not "nutrition rich" (like the tiny piece of home-made fudge I had a couple days ago). I'm rarely hungry. I DO try to limit foods with processed sugar, because I know that does odd things to my feeling of well-being (even non-diabetics can have "events" that feel like low blood sugar). You may have to experiment to find which foods lead to loss of quantity control. The bottom line is if you're maintaining your weight with your current level of calorie intake and exercise, you have to change "something" to lose weight. Tracking what you eat and how much you exercise for the next week or so, without making any change, should give you a baseline. From there, you can make a plan to change something - either quantity of food, food group emphasis (eat more protein and less starch or fill up on low starch veggies and use proteins and carbs to fill up the cracks - any number of variations are possible - you just have to find the regimen that works best for you).
You also don't say how tall you are? What's your BMI (as a guide, not a bible)? Maybe 150 is the "right" weight for you?0 -
Well look at mr.6 pack. I KNOW this is harder for me to lose weight because of Genetics. My mother, grandmother along with many other women in my family are overweight. I was always able to stay at a decent size. Until recently.Either you're a troll, have some serious attention issues, or you're just stupid. I'm sick of lazy people saying they have tried it all when they probably spent 2 weeks on a diet or workout regime. If you're from the States this is what is wrong with our country. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Do some back research if you are not willing to accept the advice people are giving you here. If you have truly tried everything like you have said then something would have clicked by now. You're lazy and you probably won't succeed if you keep your current attitude up. No one is going to give you the body you want, only you can do that!
Don't take my post the wrong way but you're the type of person that needs tough love and to hear the truth in order to be motivated. Take your pity party some where else, no one is interested in your sob story.
PM me sometime if you wanna talk but take your crying elsewhere.
I'm not a troll or stupid. You don't know what this is like because men naturally are able to lose weight faster than women. I'm not lazy either. You haven't seen how hard I've been working. Again, you can stop posting here if you don't like the topic.
Tougher love than I thought :bigsmile:0 -
Well look at mr.6 pack. I KNOW this is harder for me to lose weight because of Genetics. My mother, grandmother along with many other women in my family are overweight. I was always able to stay at a decent size. Until recently.Either you're a troll, have some serious attention issues, or you're just stupid. I'm sick of lazy people saying they have tried it all when they probably spent 2 weeks on a diet or workout regime. If you're from the States this is what is wrong with our country. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Do some back research if you are not willing to accept the advice people are giving you here. If you have truly tried everything like you have said then something would have clicked by now. You're lazy and you probably won't succeed if you keep your current attitude up. No one is going to give you the body you want, only you can do that!
Don't take my post the wrong way but you're the type of person that needs tough love and to hear the truth in order to be motivated. Take your pity party some where else, no one is interested in your sob story.
PM me sometime if you wanna talk but take your crying elsewhere.
I'm not a troll or stupid. You don't know what this is like because men naturally are able to lose weight faster than women. I'm not lazy either. You haven't seen how hard I've been working. Again, you can stop posting here if you don't like the topic.
Weight is determined by how many calories you consume and how many calories your body burns. More calories burned than consumed means weight loss.. more calories consumed than burned means gaining weight.
Just because women in your family are overweight doesn't mean you have to be. I'm sorry but saying that is just an excuse.0 -
Either you're a troll, have some serious attention issues, or you're just stupid. I'm sick of lazy people saying they have tried it all when they probably spent 2 weeks on a diet or workout regime. If you're from the States this is what is wrong with our country. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Do some back research if you are not willing to accept the advice people are giving you here. If you have truly tried everything like you have said then something would have clicked by now. You're lazy and you probably won't succeed if you keep your current attitude up. No one is going to give you the body you want, only you can do that!
Don't take my post the wrong way but you're the type of person that needs tough love and to hear the truth in order to be motivated. Take your pity party some where else, no one is interested in your sob story.
PM me sometime if you wanna talk but take your crying elsewhere.
I like you. :flowerforyou:0 -
The solution is counting the calories. I think you already know that. I don't know, maybe you are just trolling us. I mean, your presence on this site doesn't even make sense if you already know you are completely resistant to counting calories. That's what this site is about and ALL it's about. Why would we tell you different and why would you expect to read anything different?0
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It's so easy to blame genetics and everything else under the sun.0
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You came here for advice? Okay, here's my advice: LOG YOUR CALORIES.
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If you hate logging, try 5:2 style Intermittent Fasting. Two non consecutive days at 500 calories (so you will need to log two days a week). Maintenance, which you already do, for the other days. That will give you your weekly deficit.
Seriously? Who would want to do that? Good lawd, I could eat that for breakfast. Make permanent changes. Not temporary ones. Eating that way would cause me to binge. Eat healthy, don't be afraid to eat. You could also use Fat2FitRadio.com's calculator and eat at the maintenance for the weight that is healthy for you.0 -
Well look at mr.6 pack. I KNOW this is harder for me to lose weight because of Genetics. My mother, grandmother along with many other women in my family are overweight. I was always able to stay at a decent size. Until recently.Either you're a troll, have some serious attention issues, or you're just stupid. I'm sick of lazy people saying they have tried it all when they probably spent 2 weeks on a diet or workout regime. If you're from the States this is what is wrong with our country. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Do some back research if you are not willing to accept the advice people are giving you here. If you have truly tried everything like you have said then something would have clicked by now. You're lazy and you probably won't succeed if you keep your current attitude up. No one is going to give you the body you want, only you can do that!
Don't take my post the wrong way but you're the type of person that needs tough love and to hear the truth in order to be motivated. Take your pity party some where else, no one is interested in your sob story.
PM me sometime if you wanna talk but take your crying elsewhere.
I'm not a troll or stupid. You don't know what this is like because men naturally are able to lose weight faster than women. I'm not lazy either. You haven't seen how hard I've been working. Again, you can stop posting here if you don't like the topic.
you're making excuses.
time to grow up and put away the excuses and be accountable to and for yourself.
if you're looking for somebody to pat you on the head and tell you that it's not your fault that you can't lose weight, then maybe this isn't the right place for that.
if you're looking for somebody to tell you that you can do it, but you have to put away the excuses, then that's what people are trying to do.
make a plan of action. make sure it is correct. then implement it and stick to it long enough to see results.0 -
Well look at mr.6 pack. I KNOW this is harder for me to lose weight because of Genetics. My mother, grandmother along with many other women in my family are overweight. I was always able to stay at a decent size. Until recently.
I'm not a troll or stupid. You don't know what this is like because men naturally are able to lose weight faster than women. I'm not lazy either. You haven't seen how hard I've been working. Again, you can stop posting here if you don't like the topic.
1. So are the women in mine. Calories in < calories out.
2. I'm a woman. I've lost weight. Stop embarrassing your gender, put down the pies, and get your *kitten* on a treadmill.
3. You've been working so hard you can't use a website SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED to make it easier for you to log calories. So you won't even take the laziest method onboard?
Additional point: You said that you're in university. So am I. Lost 25 pounds by exercising and eating 1200 a day.
I think we're done here, don't you?0 -
Good luck in your search for the magical solution that will combat your fat gene. Enjoy being stuck at your current weight.0 -
Well look at mr.6 pack. I KNOW this is harder for me to lose weight because of Genetics. My mother, grandmother along with many other women in my family are overweight. I was always able to stay at a decent size. Until recently.Either you're a troll, have some serious attention issues, or you're just stupid. I'm sick of lazy people saying they have tried it all when they probably spent 2 weeks on a diet or workout regime. If you're from the States this is what is wrong with our country. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. Do some back research if you are not willing to accept the advice people are giving you here. If you have truly tried everything like you have said then something would have clicked by now. You're lazy and you probably won't succeed if you keep your current attitude up. No one is going to give you the body you want, only you can do that!
Don't take my post the wrong way but you're the type of person that needs tough love and to hear the truth in order to be motivated. Take your pity party some where else, no one is interested in your sob story.
PM me sometime if you wanna talk but take your crying elsewhere.
I'm not a troll or stupid. You don't know what this is like because men naturally are able to lose weight faster than women. I'm not lazy either. You haven't seen how hard I've been working. Again, you can stop posting here if you don't like the topic.
More excuses - good luck with that.0 -
Its kind of like noone read my post. I HAVE tried counting calories a while back. That did not work.
I was always left hungry. And even when I was able to follow through, the results weren't significant.
And its not just as easy as typing something in and logging it. I don't always know how many calories the food at my University has so I tried to log in something but it was most likely incorrect.
I read all of your posts. I just don't believe you really tried it.
If you were too hungry all the time, your deficit was too large. Recalculate it. I will walk you through it if you want to do it.
Re: Tracking your calories at University. If you frequent the dining halls, choose foods that don't have recipes. Whole fruits, steamed vegetables, steamed rice, what have you. If there isn't enough of that stuff to eat, ASK what the recipes are. They've got to be written down somewhere. Bring a scale with you to eat. Most run on batteries and are smaller and lighter than a textbook and will fit in your bag easily.
Alternatively, you might be able to cook your food yourself. I did this a lot when I was at college. Our dorms had a community kitchen that had pots and pans and everything. This would also work if you lived close enough to home to cook there once a week and bring it back. Make simple things in huge batches, enough food to last a week, and just take it out of the fridge as needed.0 -
"I hardly eat any cakes or pies or ice cream anymore."
How do you know if this ^^^ is correct if you don't log it. You may be munching through more than you realise.0 -
1) Calculate your body fat percentage (BF%)
2) Calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR)
3) Calculate your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)
4) Based on your BF%, determine what deficit is best for you. (TDEE-20%, 15% or 10%)
OR in lieu of steps 1-4, use MFP's deficit recommendation.
5) Log your calories accurately and consistently, and eat at that deficit for at least 8 weeks.
If you want to do this, we will help you. We have all the resources you need.
If you don't want to do this, you're barking up the wrong tree. MFP is a calorie counting site. And unless you've actually done what I've outlined above, don't come here and tell us it doesn't work!
can someone do this for me lol I am just going by what FP gave me when I logged in from the other site i used to be on
So far this one is way better
I will help you if you want. Just PM me so we don't hijack the thread.
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All I see here is a person who wants an easy way out, and is willing to blame genetics and everything else under the sun, but doesn't want to do things the right way. At some point in your life, you have to say to yourself, "I'm fat because I let myself get fat. It is no one else's fault." Until then, don't bother asking for "advice" if you can't handle the (very sound) advice people are going to give you.
My mother is more than 400 pounds. My father is more than 300 pounds. Both have type II diabetes, as do both sets of their parents. They both have high cholesterol and high blood pressure. But here I am, working out anyway because it is no one's fault but my own that I am fat, even though I am genetically predisposed to be fat. You have to actually want it for yourself before you can make any changes.0 -
I always read that keeping a food journal really is integral to losing weight. I never did it. I have for the past year-and it works. Also am working out regularly-tedious? sometimes? worth it? HELL YES0
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. You have to actually want it for yourself before you can make any changes.
And want it badly enough to WORK at it!0 -
Well look at mr.6 pack. I KNOW this is harder for me to lose weight because of Genetics. My mother, grandmother along with many other women in my family are overweight. I was always able to stay at a decent size. Until recently.
I'm not a troll or stupid. You don't know what this is like because men naturally are able to lose weight faster than women. I'm not lazy either. You haven't seen how hard I've been working. Again, you can stop posting here if you don't like the topic.
Now you're blaming your family for it? Genetics?
You made me LOL. So much my dog jumped up and gave me the stink eye.0 -
:flowerforyou: you have not filled out anything in your diary! if you start to log everyday what you eat, then you will be able to get a grip on the problem! if you don't log then you could be eating wrong & weight does not just fall off because you want it to! i am sending a friend request your way because you really need some help with this & i am on here several times a day commenting on my friends diaries & making suggestions. please accept my help & i think we both can meet our goals!0
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Looking for something to change? How about your attitude? All I am hearing is "can't, doesn't, and won't."
If there is a will, there is a way. It all starts in the mind.
Then, once you have that sorted out you can come back when you are willing to try all the advice on this site. Counting calories isn't that hard. Especially once you've done it for a few weeks. The hardest part about counting calories is being honest. Did you really eat 16 potato chips? or was it more like two handfuls which actually was 25 chips?0 -
Question for you, what does calorie counting mean to you? When you say you tried it but was always hungry, it makes me wonder if you were doing a straight up 1200 calorie diet (which is brutal and unnecessary for most people)? Have you calculated your TDEE and tried TDEE-20% to lose weight? I find this approach MUCH less restrictive and the weight is still coming off at a reasonable rate.
I didn't see you mention the information that PU_ posted on the first page about breaking a plateau, you both posted at the time so I wonder if you might have missed it.
If you are doing something like Atkins, have you read the books or are you trying to go by the website/internet? I found the books went into much more detail and there is a lot of misinformation on the internet (DH lost his weight doing low-carb, it is not what I ended up doing). There are also diet specific forums out there for things like Atkins and you would get a lot more specific support there since MFP is not really keen on cutting out food groups.
The most important thing is to believe you can do it, and I hope you are able to find that in yourself first. Best of luck, :flowerforyou:0 -
It's frustrating when everyone around you is able to lose weight and for whatever reason, it isn't happening for you. I grew up overweight and during my senior year in high school, I revamped my eating and activity levels and lost weight. Has it been easy since then? Nope. I've gained and lost since then. But I've never went back to being as heavy as I was in high school. And by the grace of God, I won't!
There are some things you might want to take a look at.
*What am I eating? Calories are calories but you need to get the most nutritional value from your food. Make it count. You might have to eat a cleaner diet, with little or no processed food. Skip the crackers, cookies, etc.-there's little nutritional value there. Eat an apple with peanut butter or a small handful of nuts instead.
*Switch up your workouts. Would you get bored watching the same movie over and over? Of course you would! Your body might be bored with doing the same workouts too and is probably more efficient at burning calories now. Change it up. Do intervals. Add some weight training. You'll burn more calories at rest if you add more muscle and your bones will thank you later too!
*Treat your weight loss as a job. That means showing up for it every day and taking it seriously. Be accountable for what you eat by logging your food-each and every bit. I guarantee you are eating more than you think it you aren't. It's so easy to miss 100 calories of bites, licks, and tastes of food. Those count too!
*Drink water-it really does make a difference. And it will help balance out the sodium in the food you eat.
*Limit your sodium intake. There is way too much sodium in our food and it's in sneaky-you'll find it in bread, soup, etc. Cut your sodium to 1500-200 and see if it helps your weight loss.
*If you still can't lose weight, see your doctor. It could be as simple as a thyroid issue. But, be serious about what you eat and logging your food first. That way, you can print off your food journals to show your doctor there is an issue.
*Don't give up-you'll get there, I promise. Have a positive attitude. And be ready to wear a smaller size this summer!:flowerforyou:0
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