I can't loose any weight, HELP

Im still new to this myself, iv looked an only gone back a few pages on your diary but your over eating quite a few times.... think i went back 5/6 days an you have over eaten your calories by varying amounts, on of them being by over 400.


Plus theres things in there that i dont personally associate with weight loss (cocopops, alpen, strawberry sunday)

Id save the sundays and eating out for a 'cheat day' but... then again tonight will be my first cheat day in over a month and i have no urges to eat a sunday.. instead ill just be watching what im eating whilst im out (bt not watching the amount of booze.... booze is my treat haha)

Also, silly question maybe..but are you weighing your portions or is it a rough idea?


People who have been here longer could probably point out more.

i dont rate alpen or special k or any of that stuff tbh... i just have porridge, or toast an peanut butter.. but thats just me, everyone is different.
I skip lunch most days due to being at work, being a smoker id prefer to go outside for a smoke an a coffee rather than sit an eat.

Im not struggling with the 1200 and i used to eat well over what im supposed to eat lol. You do have the option of eating back exercise calories too, there's is different thoughts about that on her... some say yes, some say only half.. some say no full stop.

I try to eat back what iv burned off, today iv already burned off over 200, i plan on doing some more shortly so ill have extra calories for the wine tonight.

Also have you tried Aldi or Lidl for cheaper cuts of meat and veg. They usually have very good deals on.

Again as other posters have said you will NOT bulk up by using more weights.

Aslo make sure you are drinking plenty of water.

You won't "bulk up" with weight training, if you are doing it correctly. You need to build muscle to burn fat!! When you're doing your cardio, are you reaching and maintaining your target heart rate zone, your max fat burning zone?

Guessing at home cooked food can be pretty iffy. It's sweet that your partner cooks for you, but you need some way of getting handle on what those calories actually are. "Small bowl" or "half a plate" isn't gonna cut it, unfortunately.

So with something like spaghetti bolognese, I would enter the recipe for the sauce as I made it into the recipe calculator here on MFP with the accurate weights according to how I prepared the recipe, including EVERYTHING-- oils and all. I don't worry too much about spices, but oils and all other ingredients are a must. I write this stuff down on a bit of paper as I'm cooking if I'm not going by a recipe. After the sauce was done, I could do one of two things to determine the serving size. I could either weigh the sauce and use 1 gram as the serving size, or I could divide it evenly amongst however many portions I wanted to have and say it served 4 or whatever.

Then you just need to weigh your portion of pasta.

Your sugar cravings are being exacerbated by the sugary foods you're eating--it can be really hard to control sugars if you keep eating them at each meal. Sweetened yogurt (basically anything with the fruit, jam or whatever added), sweetened cereal, sweeteners added to tea or coffee, etc. are all feeding your sweet tooth, unfortunately....so it's not a surprise that you're struggling with that.

The best way to cut those cravings is to just cut off all sugar period, cold turkey. None of that "weaning" yourself off it--that just prolongs the cravings and is totally frustrating. Fruit, and in particular the very sweet sorts (bananas, melon, mangos, etc) may need to be really limited for a week or two until you can get control of things. Berries seem to be ok and will satisfy the sweet tooth without sending one off on a sugar binge (for me, anyway).

1200 calories is indeed really low--are you eating back most or all of your exercise calories? MFP is intended to be used that way--and it's not meant to be "optional". I've never needed to eat so few calories to lose weight--I've been eating anywhere from 1600-2200 to lose. Sometimes a caloric deficit that is too great can cause our bodies to hold on to whatever we're giving it foodwise. You don't want that.

The things I'd emphasise are consistency with your diet and exercise, accuracy with measuring, and exercising patience. Fat loss often doesn't happen as regularly or as smoothly as we think it should. There are weeks we lose, weeks we seem "stuck", weeks the scale goes up (especially for women due to water fluctuations). But if you're consistently working towards change and can be patient, things will indeed change for you.

I love the saving calories for wine! I must do some exercise today so I can go to my friends birthday party, which I am dreading due to the calorie holes! Yeah my friend reccomended toast and peanut butter, so I have started trying that. Shame about the alpen!

Yes when I smoked I remember how much more alluring a cigarette was. But I used to eat and smoke if i could! May I look at your diary to get some hints? I have always felt very hungry, So what you are eating might be more filling. Thank you for the advice!

Of course.


We use a local butchers outlet for our meat... 16-18 chicken fillets (huge ones) for £20... and other billiant offers, ours is called Wayne Walkers. Meat is so overly priced, but then again so is fresh fruit an bloomin veg!

Tonight im doing chicken and chorizo jambalaya to take to a friends house

Like everyone has said incorporate more weight lifting into your routine, don't worry about "bulking up".. I think woman who lift look good!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/girls-get-your-guns-why-women-should-lift-weights.html

it's been a month???


gee, i wonder what happens to women ONCE A MONTH that might cause bloating, water retention, loss or excessive appetite...

Santa comes?

And you definitely will not bulk up from weights. Weights are a woman's best friend, especially heavy weights.

Yes the coco pops I bought them before I decided to loose weight, so I feel I have to finish them, once again student budget. Yeah my calories are set to 1200, which I find ridiculously low, but I never eat over 2000, which is what women are supposed to eat.

most women need between 1200-1500 cals depending on activity level. only eat 2000 if u are really active and thats still just to maintain, gotta cut to the 1200 if you wanna lose. cardio is also ur best friend. . .:)

It still amazes me that people believe the myth that if, as a woman you lift weights you will 'bulk up'. Women do not produce enough testosterone to bulk up. You need to get it from artificial sources (i.e steroids) to 'bulk up' as a female, unless you are a genetic freak that is. Sure you can add muscle and lose fat naturally but that will only make you look better not bulky at all.

OP 1200 is horribly low. I couldn't stick to that. I did try when I first joined MFP for a few weeks, wasn't for me at all. I would suggest you do a bit of research and find out your BMI and make sure you never eat below this amount. Eat more when you exercise. A lot of processed sweet carby food will leave you craving more an hour or so after eating. I had to ditch things like that for that very reason. Eat more protein, less processed food, loads of water and make sure you eat some healthy fats, that may help with your cravings and sweet tooth.

Portions are a very important part of it. nuts & seeds come to 1 oz and cheese also. cooked pastas come to 1 oz regardless what the package says. weigh your meats to just 3 oz. and 1/2 cup fruits 1/2 cup veggies. All this is just a serving size. If you ovr do it, over do it on non starchy veggies. Make a big 3 Cup salad (already mixed at walmart), and add a cup of frozen peas (they thaw quickly while your eating the lettuce), an apple (1), and measure out 2.74 oz sweet onions. Then add 3-4 Tbs of your fav dressing. I choose ranch. They also have spritzers (spray bottles of dressing) for much less cals. This salad will fill you up to the brim./ Also drink much water. Find a small container to keep baby carrots in (2 cups) and use these in between meals they will keep you going when you get a craving to munch. I hope this helps you. But yeah, measure, measure, measure, portions portions portions. VERY IMPORTANT. Wishing you much luck! Toodles.