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just not loosing weight

otismillie
otismillie Posts: 7 Member
edited January 21 in Introduce Yourself
I log everything I eat stay within my calories go to the gym and still nothing it is very discouraging I don't have alot to loose but I want to loose it

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  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    Well, some folks like to try the eating within their TDEE or BMR. Have you tried it?
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    unlock your food log so it can be seen if you are looking for advice.
  • otismillie
    otismillie Posts: 7 Member
    I don't know what that is I'm not to experienced at it
  • otismillie
    otismillie Posts: 7 Member
    How do I do that
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    Food >> Settings - pick "public" and then hit "save"
  • GamerLady
    GamerLady Posts: 359 Member
    When you're down to those last 10lbs it gets tougher.Perhaps mix up your workout a bit. Sometimes your body gets use to the routine, your workout becomes easier, you burn less calories, and you're stuck in maintenance mode.
  • otismillie
    otismillie Posts: 7 Member
    Good idea I'll try something different but there is only so much at the gym to do
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    I'm looking at your diary now and it seems you're not logging accurately - that'll play a big part of it.

    Breakfast: Generic - 2 Poached Eggs, 1 Piece Cracked Wheat Toast, 1 eggs poached at 123 cals....
    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    Celery stalk with cream cheese also logged as generic.

    For items like that, log the ingredients separately. The brand of bread you use, the number of eggs you use, the weight (or length if you don't have a food scale) of the celery, measure out the cream cheese.
    That's part one of the problem


    Part 2, you're not even hitting your 1200 cal goal. I haven't seen a day over 1100 cals.

    And I'm going to assume that you picked 2lbs/week which is a very agressive goal for only wanting to lose 20lbs.
    And your profile states you're 60 yo so it's going to take more time for you than it would for me at 23.

    Set MFP at 0.5lb/week, maybe even 1.0lb/week and give it six weeks.
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    Your body has know figured out that it will not get what it needs from food so it's storing it's energy source(fat) to help keep you alive.

    You need to eat more so you can tell your body it is OK to let that fat go.
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    Good idea I'll try something different but there is only so much at the gym to do

    What are you doing at the gym?
    I haven't seen any exercise logged.
    And if you're exercising, you should be eating those calories back so you NET at least 1200.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Set MFP to "lose 1 pound per week." Eat ALL of your calorie allowance. Weigh your food. Don't measure by volume. Weigh your chicken raw, choose the database option for raw chicken that does not have an asterisk, that's the most accurate one. Eat back half the calories from exercise. When you get to the last 10-15 pounds go down to "lose half a pound a week."
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I'm looking at your diary now and it seems you're not logging accurately - that'll play a big part of it.

    Breakfast: Generic - 2 Poached Eggs, 1 Piece Cracked Wheat Toast, 1 eggs poached at 123 cals....
    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    Celery stalk with cream cheese also logged as generic.

    For items like that, log the ingredients separately. The brand of bread you use, the number of eggs you use, the weight (or length if you don't have a food scale) of the celery, measure out the cream cheese.
    That's part one of the problem


    Part 2, you're not even hitting your 1200 cal goal. I haven't seen a day over 1100 cals.

    And I'm going to assume that you picked 2lbs/week which is a very agressive goal for only wanting to lose 20lbs.
    And your profile states you're 60 yo so it's going to take more time for you than it would for me at 23.

    Set MFP at 0.5lb/week, maybe even 1.0lb/week and give it six weeks.

    ^^ Beat me to it. :laugh:

    This is good advice OP, do all of this.
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    I am going to speak boldly to you. Not rudely as i am trying to be helpful, but boldly for sure.

    Your logging is pathetic!

    You need to do a few things.

    1. Eat more. You are not eating enough to sustain normal functions. Your body needs energy and you are supposed to be giving it food for that energy. (You must eat at least your BMR.)
    2. Log more accuretly.
    3. don't miss so many days logging your food.
    4. Send a friend request to LishieFruit89, AngelAmberL and jess6741 . They are giving you good advice.
  • jess6741
    jess6741 Posts: 107 Member
    Are you logging everything? There are quite a few days when dinner was filled out. If your food diary is even close to accurate you need to eat more. You also don't log on the weekends. My advice is to log everything and start logging your exercise as well.
  • gatorginger
    gatorginger Posts: 947 Member
    I notice you don't log on weekends and that could be your downfall because all the hard work you do logging during the week is to no avail if you aren't watching your calorie intake on the weekends. You don't want to eat under 1000 calories a day either.

    You really have to stick with logging every day to see success
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member

    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    What brand of bread is 150 calories per slice? I've never seen bread that is that high in calories, unless it's cinnamon bread or blueberry crumb bread or something similar. Most of the bread that I buy is more like 60-80 calories per slice. JS
  • otismillie
    otismillie Posts: 7 Member
    Those were the choices that were in the food diary
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member

    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    What brand of bread is 150 calories per slice? I've never seen bread that is that high in calories, unless it's cinnamon bread or blueberry crumb bread or something similar. Most of the bread that I buy is more like 60-80 calories per slice. JS

    She could eat the bread you mentioned with poached eggs - idk.
    Only bread I've seen under 100 cals is sandwich thins and "diet" bread like these sad little squares from Weight Watchers and Pepperidge Farms.

    And depending on the size of the loaf, and if it's artisan or not, up to 150cals doesn't seem too unreasonable.

    Strange how out of everything that's been said, that's what you randomly take away though.
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    Those were the choices that were in the food diary

    Instead of "Generic - celery stalk with cream cheese"
    Log this:
    "Celery Raw - 7" stalk" (or whatever size you used if you don't have a food scale)
    "Philadelphia Creaam Cheese - 1 tbsp" (or whatever brand you use)

    What myself & Amber are saying is for whole foods - like eggs, meats, veggies, fruits - pick the entries without the asterisk ( * ) since the nutritional info is from the USDA and is correct. And then log the brands of the packaged foods you use.
  • otismillie
    otismillie Posts: 7 Member
    Thanks I'll try that I didn't realize there was a big difference
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member

    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    What brand of bread is 150 calories per slice? I've never seen bread that is that high in calories, unless it's cinnamon bread or blueberry crumb bread or something similar. Most of the bread that I buy is more like 60-80 calories per slice. JS
    Yes. There are certain breads that are VERY high in calories. Arnolds whole grain oat nut= 120 cals per slice.
    That's just to name one.
    It is important to weigh your food, and log accurately. Otherwise you will have trouble even knowing just how much you are eating.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member

    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    What brand of bread is 150 calories per slice? I've never seen bread that is that high in calories, unless it's cinnamon bread or blueberry crumb bread or something similar. Most of the bread that I buy is more like 60-80 calories per slice. JS

    She could eat the bread you mentioned with poached eggs - idk.
    Only bread I've seen under 100 cals is sandwich thins and "diet" bread like these sad little squares from Weight Watchers and Pepperidge Farms.

    And depending on the size of the loaf, and if it's artisan or not, up to 150cals doesn't seem too unreasonable.

    Strange how out of everything that's been said, that's what you randomly take away though.

    That just shocked me to see it. I always look at labels. I typically buy Bimbo white bread at 60 calories a slice, and the Hyvee store brand honey wheat at 80 calories per slice. Any food marked "diet" wouldn't make my shopping cart, with the exception of diet pop. I do sometimes buy Pepperridge Farms blueberry crumb bread, which has a bit more sugar, raising the calories, but not often because it's so expensive.

    Sorry, I'm a very curious person. I was just interested in what brands those are. I love bread. I see a lot of people swearing it off because of the calories, and I am always curious about that. I'm thinking that it would have to have extra sugar in it to increase the calories. I can't think of another reason why it would have nearly twice the calories as the bread that I typically eat.

    ETA: (I also have a bad habit of derailing threads. :tongue: I blame it on the ADHD.)
  • kpierce169
    kpierce169 Posts: 54 Member

    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    What brand of bread is 150 calories per slice? I've never seen bread that is that high in calories, unless it's cinnamon bread or blueberry crumb bread or something similar. Most of the bread that I buy is more like 60-80 calories per slice. JS
    Yes. There are certain breads that are VERY high in calories. Arnolds whole grain oat nut= 120 cals per slice.
    That's just to name one.
    It is important to weigh your food, and log accurately. Otherwise you will have trouble even knowing just how much you are eating.

    I make my own whole wheat bread (all organic) and it is 155 calories per slice. The 50 calorie bread from the grocery is usually full of fillers and not great for you.
  • skcardiog
    skcardiog Posts: 316 Member
    I log everything I eat, stay within my calories, go to the gym and still nothing. It is very discouraging, I don't have alot to lose but I want to lose it .

    Walk over to the rowing machine if your gym has one, if it s a Waterrower, even better, try it for 20 minutes, row hard, you are in for a world of pain, but the weight will drop if you use it daily for 30 days . . . strength and cardio in one workout . . .
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member

    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    What brand of bread is 150 calories per slice? I've never seen bread that is that high in calories, unless it's cinnamon bread or blueberry crumb bread or something similar. Most of the bread that I buy is more like 60-80 calories per slice. JS
    Yes. There are certain breads that are VERY high in calories. Arnolds whole grain oat nut= 120 cals per slice.
    That's just to name one.
    It is important to weigh your food, and log accurately. Otherwise you will have trouble even knowing just how much you are eating.

    I make my own whole wheat bread (all organic) and it is 155 calories per slice. The 50 calorie bread from the grocery is usually full of fillers and not great for you.

    That must be an awfully thick slice.

    One reason I don't make my own bread: it usually tastes like crap. The second reason is that I don't have a fancy machine to slice it perfectly. If I make bread, it will be a soda bread or quick bread. I can do yeast for pizza dough, but I can't bake a decent loaf of bread to save my life. :laugh:

    Though I *do* make sure that the bread has no HFCS, no articificial colors or flavors, and no "conditioners" added. I make sure that the ingredients things that I am familiar with and feel safe eating.
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member

    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    What brand of bread is 150 calories per slice? I've never seen bread that is that high in calories, unless it's cinnamon bread or blueberry crumb bread or something similar. Most of the bread that I buy is more like 60-80 calories per slice. JS
    Yes. There are certain breads that are VERY high in calories. Arnolds whole grain oat nut= 120 cals per slice.
    That's just to name one.
    It is important to weigh your food, and log accurately. Otherwise you will have trouble even knowing just how much you are eating.

    I make my own whole wheat bread (all organic) and it is 155 calories per slice. The 50 calorie bread from the grocery is usually full of fillers and not great for you.

    That must be an awfully thick slice.

    One reason I don't make my own bread: it usually tastes like crap. The second reason is that I don't have a fancy machine to slice it perfectly. If I make bread, it will be a soda bread or quick bread. I can do yeast for pizza dough, but I can't bake a decent loaf of bread to save my life. :laugh:

    Though I *do* make sure that the bread has no HFCS, no articificial colors or flavors, and no "conditioners" added. I make sure that the ingredients things that I am familiar with and feel safe eating.
    I LOVE baking my own bread. I love kneading the dough and the smells of the fresh bread baking. Plus, you can control the slice thickness. Sometimes I like it thick, sometimes thin. Of course, I have recently removed wheat from my diet and have been feeling better for it. I try to limit what wheat I do eat. But I do miss fresh bread!
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    I log everything I eat, stay within my calories, go to the gym and still nothing. It is very discouraging, I don't have alot to lose but I want to lose it .

    Walk over to the rowing machine if your gym has one, if it s a Waterrower, even better, try it for 20 minutes, row hard, you are in for a world of pain, but the weight will drop if you use it daily for 30 days . . . strength and cardio in one workout . . .

    You do realize the OP is a 60 yo woman and might not be able to do that as you and I would?

    OP, for exercise, if you have physical limitations, I wouldn't suggest the above. I know, even at 60, my gram wouldn't be able to do the rower due to arthritis.

    Just push yourself a little bit harder with every work out. So if you typically walk on the treadmill at 3.5mph, 0% incline, for 20 minutes, change one of the variables. I suggest incline - go to 2%. 1% simulates walking outside anyway.
  • otismillie
    otismillie Posts: 7 Member
    Thank you I will try just that
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member

    No way since most bread is 110-150 cals a slice, 2 eggs are 150 cals.

    What brand of bread is 150 calories per slice? I've never seen bread that is that high in calories, unless it's cinnamon bread or blueberry crumb bread or something similar. Most of the bread that I buy is more like 60-80 calories per slice. JS

    She could eat the bread you mentioned with poached eggs - idk.
    Only bread I've seen under 100 cals is sandwich thins and "diet" bread like these sad little squares from Weight Watchers and Pepperidge Farms.

    And depending on the size of the loaf, and if it's artisan or not, up to 150cals doesn't seem too unreasonable.

    Strange how out of everything that's been said, that's what you randomly take away though.

    That just shocked me to see it. I always look at labels. I typically buy Bimbo white bread at 60 calories a slice, and the Hyvee store brand honey wheat at 80 calories per slice. Any food marked "diet" wouldn't make my shopping cart, with the exception of diet pop. I do sometimes buy Pepperridge Farms blueberry crumb bread, which has a bit more sugar, raising the calories, but not often because it's so expensive.

    Sorry, I'm a very curious person. I was just interested in what brands those are. I love bread. I see a lot of people swearing it off because of the calories, and I am always curious about that. I'm thinking that it would have to have extra sugar in it to increase the calories. I can't think of another reason why it would have nearly twice the calories as the bread that I typically eat.

    ETA: (I also have a bad habit of derailing threads. :tongue: I blame it on the ADHD.)

    I eat Oatmeal bread and it's 110 per slice. It just depends what you're getting. I tried that "diet" bread that is 45 calories per slice and decided it was worth twice the calories to enjoy my toast. :laugh:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Oatmeal bread sounds good. As far as making me own, I have tried several times and can't get it right. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I do really well with other baked goods and pastries, cakes, cookies, donuts, coffee cake, biscuits, all yummy and the right texture. But bread is something I can't seem to get right. And then I'm mad because I wasted the ingredients. :laugh:
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