Havent lost a thing!!!!!

i usually drink 1-2 gallons a water a day so i dont think thats an issue lol. and yes all my food is weighed and counted! I guess I just dont know how to eat healthy lol.....

If you drink that much water STOP IT! You are bloating yourself. I know this because I used to do the same thing drink a gallon or more a day. I dropped back to 1/2 gallon and or added things like unsweetend tea etc to combat my thirstyness. Ive already seen a huge difference.

I just took a look at your food diary, and you're eating a lot of processed foods. While you're doing fine in terms of calories, you're not giving your body adequate nutrition. Try adding fruit (raw, not canned) to breakfast and snacks, and add vegetables (fresh or frozen, but watch canned and presauced/seasoned ones) to lunch and dinner. That alone should make a difference.

-Try the eat clean diet by Tosca Reno: www.eatcleandiet.com - you only need the basic book, not any of the journaling products she sells, as you're here at the best place to track. I struggle with it a bit as I'm vegetarian and she loves meat, but the principles are the same. If it's cooking that's daunting, here are some tips:

-cook once, eat multiple times. I have a home salad bar that I fill every few days and we eat from (my blog is non-monetized, I get no money from clicks, nor do I seek it...): http://veggiebentolove.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/whats-in-the-salad-bar-this-week/

-food prep... www.theleangreenbean.com hosts a weekly food prep post and there are literally hundreds of ideas by now on how to take one day and prep for a week's worth of healthy snacks and meals

-make lunch and snacks the night before when you're making dinner - once in the kitchen, one clean up, multiple meals. Prepping is the key to avoiding fast food, which even if you go for healthier options can often contain hidden sugar and/or fat and/or salt.

-keep it simple if cooking is tricky. Use pre-made spice blends and sauces until you're in the habit of cooking real food for yourself, then branch out a bit more.

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call me a baby but i can not stomache veggies lmao... i know its terrible! i will try a bit harder to cut all that other stuff out. i was under the impression as long as i wasnt going over my calories i would be fine... thank yall so much!
Also for work is smart ones ok lol???? Im also thinking for breakfast ill start having a scrambled egg sandwich

My son has autism and sensory issues around food, so I have experience with not liking new foods.

Try just one at a time. Take a tomato and cut it up into slices. Aim for one slice at each meal. Go slow. Figure out if plain, seasoned, or in a dip is going to work best for you. Tell yourself positive messages about the food, and how the food is good for your body and will make you feel good. Remember that you might need multiple exposures to new foods before they're familiar, or you might surprise yourself- my son wanted to try celery and liked it on the first try.

Pay attention to texture. I like grape tomatoes, but am not good with bigger tomatoes that can be less juicy and more 'mealy'. My son will eat raw crunchy carrots, but not cooked ones. I like any vegetable roasted (with a drizzle of good quality balsamic vinegar... oh my nom!).

Dip is your friend. There's a reason ranch is so popular - it's helped kids eat their veggies for generations!

I also struggle with the fast food and sugary snacks, but this only happens when i havent when grocery shopping, i tried 1200 calories and OH GOD

Eat your veggies and cook your own food. Stop eating crap.

yea 1200 is tuff lol... i will be going up on my calories to 1500. now if i excercise should i eat the calories back?

and what do yall mean by processed foods?

Yes you should eat MOST of your exercise calories, MFP and machines vastly overesitmate just how many calories are burnt so only eat about 60-70% back.

Processed food for me anything not it its raw state, I even count tinned food processed but I draw the line at frozen fruit and veg!

After a week, I jumped on the scale just to notice that i hadnt lost a thing. Naturally I was hurt, and slightly bothered. But i didnt give up! I reminded myself that its only been a week... But now it has been 10 days, and of course i have learned more about my calorie intake, and I have literally been excercising like crazy everyday.
I must admit that i am now scared to go near the scale, lol However, every day i tend to see comments by mfp friends saying that they have lost more weight and rather then being discouraged by this, I am choosing to let it motivate me. I tell myself some day this will be me!
I plan to wait at least a few more weeks before i even attempt to weigh in again....Its hard, but id rather do that then to be disappointed again. Although i dont see any drastic changes when i look in the mirror, I feel lighter and better so i know i must be doing something right!
So my advice to others that have been eating right, working out and haven't seen any weight loss yet is: forget about the scale for awhile!!! Keep working out and eating right! Your hard work is going to pay off! Just dont give up and last but not least; Keep those fantasies about how good your'e going to look and lets be friends and encourage each other to the end!! :happy:

After a week, I jumped on the scale just to notice that i hadnt lost a thing. Naturally I was hurt, and slightly bothered. But i didnt give up! I reminded myself that its only been a week... But now it has been 10 days, and of course i have learned more about my calorie intake, and I have literally been excercising like crazy everyday.
I must admit that i am now scared to go near the scale, lol However, every day i tend to see comments by mfp friends saying that they have lost more weight and rather then being discouraged by this, I am choosing to let it motivate me. I tell myself some day this will be me!
I plan to wait at least a few more weeks before i even attempt to weigh in again....Its hard, but id rather do that then to be disappointed again. Although i dont see any drastic changes when i look in the mirror, I feel lighter and better so i know i must be doing something right!
So my advice to others that have been eating right, working out and haven't seen any weight loss yet is: forget about the scale for awhile!!! Keep working out and eating right! Your hard work is going to pay off! Just dont give up and last but not least; Keep those fantasies about how good your'e going to look and lets be friends and encourage each other to the end!! :happy:

I moved to another state for my summer job, and didn't bring my scale with me for this very reason! It's so easy to get discouraged and give up, its happened to me too many times before and I am determined to not undermine myself anymore. So I'm just focusing on being healthy and hoping the weight does what its supposed to....leaves!!

smn gave you the best advice out of everyone on this site. You have spotty logging, so it is really hard to tell. From my standpoint, (and I have only been at it seriously, for about 6 1/2 months), you have to be meticulous with your tracking. Even if it is a spat of butter that you use to stir fry your vegatables in, shoud be entered.

Also, I make it a habit to eat and drink something within 1 hour of waking so to make sure that it kick starts my metabolism. That seems to work and it helps to keep me regular.

It doesn't appear that you are drinking enough fluids, that could be because you are not tracking your fluid intake. If you are ONLY eating 1200 calories and you are exercising regularly, then you are not eating enough. Eat back some of your exercise calories, not all of them, but with lean protein to help your muscles.

Don't give up and find some friends on here that will give you the support and advice that you need to help you stay on track!

Much sucess to you!

you say net calories of 1200 is what you eat...how many calories are you eating a day total

I think this just answered my frustration at not losing. Not the processed foods, but a lot of high starchy foods- andnot actually a great deal of intake on some days. Thanks!