very active + 1600 calories = nothing!

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  • mikkieup
    mikkieup Posts: 12 Member
    If you lost weight last week but didn't lose any this week, what are you complaining about? You still lost weight in a matter of two weeks.

    because I feel the first week was water weight due to the fact that my measurements have not changed.
  • mikkieup
    mikkieup Posts: 12 Member

    Oh, and not pigging out or cheating too much the weekend will help too! :)

    Do you log these cheat foods? This could be the problem. Even if I have a terrible day, I make sure I log it all, so then I can pull back the overage on another day. Cheat days are fine, as long as your total week comes at your calorie allowance. EG My calorie allowance is 1700 a day, so 11900 a week. Some days I may eat 1300 cals, others I might eat 2200 calories. But as long as my weeek is 11900, then its fine. I find it really helps having high days, as keeps your metabolism going, and doesnt make me feel like Im depriving myself, and can still enjoy myself if I go out for dinner.

    I slack on the weekends with the logging...my goal is to improve this also
  • goodtimezzzz
    goodtimezzzz Posts: 640 Member
    def. raise your carbs and calories and stagger and vary them:O)
  • TheWiseCat
    TheWiseCat Posts: 297
    Do this and you *will* lose weight:

    1) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals.

    2) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on cereal. Give up fruit juice -- it's mainly just another form of sugar. Water is the only liquid you need.

    3) In the beginning, establish a very regulated moderate calorie diet. Don't follow any sort of fad. Just pick a selection of foods that add up to a normal balanced diet -- whole grains, veggies, fruit, dairy, a little meat, etc. But start out by having exactly the same three meals each day -- the same foods and the same amounts. Weigh the portions on a scale. Consider frozen dinners. Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones, and probably other brands have several that are low in calories and saturated fat, moderate in salt, and high in fiber.

    4) Weigh yourself every day on a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale. Your weight should go down over every couple of days. If it doesn't, eliminate items from your diet or reduce the size of portions until your weight does go down. (If you don't have a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale, I'd recommend the EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Scale, which is sold on Amazon.)

    5) When you have achieved a weight losing diet, then you can start making adjustments to add variety, but make sure that you keep losing weight.

    6) Maintain your exercise.

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  • jdhoward_101
    jdhoward_101 Posts: 234 Member
    Do this and you *will* lose weight:

    1) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals.

    2) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on cereal. Give up fruit juice -- it's mainly just another form of sugar. Water is the only liquid you need.

    3) In the beginning, establish a very regulated moderate calorie diet. Don't follow any sort of fad. Just pick a selection of foods that add up to a normal balanced diet -- whole grains, veggies, fruit, dairy, a little meat, etc. But start out by having exactly the same three meals each day -- the same foods and the same amounts. Weigh the portions on a scale. Consider frozen dinners. Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones, and probably other brands have several that are low in calories and saturated fat, moderate in salt, and high in fiber.

    4) Weigh yourself every day on a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale. Your weight should go down over every couple of days. If it doesn't, eliminate items from your diet or reduce the size of portions until your weight does go down. (If you don't have a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale, I'd recommend the EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Scale, which is sold on Amazon.)

    5) When you have achieved a weight losing diet, then you can start making adjustments to add variety, but make sure that you keep losing weight.

    6) Maintain your exercise.


    Please Ignore this. All you need is a reasonable caloric deficit.

    I suggest you set your activity level as very active and your weight loss goal/week at no more than 1 lb/week (this should give you well over the 1600 that you are getting now). Since you don't have a lot to lose a goal of more than 1 lb/week is much too aggressive and may lead to the loss of a large % of lean mass as opposed to mostly fat.

    THIS.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Do this and you *will* lose weight:

    1) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals.

    2) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on cereal. Give up fruit juice -- it's mainly just another form of sugar. Water is the only liquid you need.

    3) In the beginning, establish a very regulated moderate calorie diet. Don't follow any sort of fad. Just pick a selection of foods that add up to a normal balanced diet -- whole grains, veggies, fruit, dairy, a little meat, etc. But start out by having exactly the same three meals each day -- the same foods and the same amounts. Weigh the portions on a scale. Consider frozen dinners. Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones, and probably other brands have several that are low in calories and saturated fat, moderate in salt, and high in fiber.

    4) Weigh yourself every day on a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale. Your weight should go down over every couple of days. If it doesn't, eliminate items from your diet or reduce the size of portions until your weight does go down. (If you don't have a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale, I'd recommend the EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Scale, which is sold on Amazon.)

    5) When you have achieved a weight losing diet, then you can start making adjustments to add variety, but make sure that you keep losing weight.

    6) Maintain your exercise.

    I've written an essay about losing weight on my blog that talks somewhat more generally about how to lose weight. Here's a link to that essay: http://bobday.net23.net/?p=27

    For the love...STAHHHHHHP posting this nonsense in every thread! The only thing that is true is #6. The rest is garbage.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    Have you ever been tested for an intolerance to certain food stuffs? Most people have some sort of intolerance or even an allergen to things. I myself Have a slight intolerance to white flour and try to avoid it as much as i can.

    Not tested but have had a holistic doctor in the past tell me dairy was causing the headaches I was having at the time...that was years ago and haven't had problems wtih it since. I've often wondered though...what type of doctor would I see for this testing? My husband really wants us to go see a nutritionist, but I can't find one in the area, and I feel I am learning a lot from MFP.

    Go to a dietician, not a nutritionist.
  • CoachSamB
    CoachSamB Posts: 40 Member
    Do this and you *will* lose weight:

    1) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals.

    2) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on cereal. Give up fruit juice -- it's mainly just another form of sugar. Water is the only liquid you need.

    3) In the beginning, establish a very regulated moderate calorie diet. Don't follow any sort of fad. Just pick a selection of foods that add up to a normal balanced diet -- whole grains, veggies, fruit, dairy, a little meat, etc. But start out by having exactly the same three meals each day -- the same foods and the same amounts. Weigh the portions on a scale. Consider frozen dinners. Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones, and probably other brands have several that are low in calories and saturated fat, moderate in salt, and high in fiber.

    4) Weigh yourself every day on a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale. Your weight should go down over every couple of days. If it doesn't, eliminate items from your diet or reduce the size of portions until your weight does go down. (If you don't have a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale, I'd recommend the EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Scale, which is sold on Amazon.)

    5) When you have achieved a weight losing diet, then you can start making adjustments to add variety, but make sure that you keep losing weight.

    6) Maintain your exercise.


    Please Ignore this. All you need is a reasonable caloric deficit.

    I suggest you set your activity level as very active and your weight loss goal/week at no more than 1 lb/week (this should give you well over the 1600 that you are getting now). Since you don't have a lot to lose a goal of more than 1 lb/week is much too aggressive and may lead to the loss of a large % of lean mass as opposed to mostly fat.

    Agreed.

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