11 Reasons You’re Failing To Lose Fat
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hahaha nice one0
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Seriously, if your thyroid was capable of laughter, it would be laughing at you for trying to use it as an excuse for eating and exercising like a dumbass.
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EXACTLY.Cute, and amusing. Unless of course you are one of the people who actually does have a condition such a hypothyroidism or PCOS. I can imagine it's not so funny then.
And many of our community members do.0 -
can everyone just please put this scottwurley on ignore before he ruins my thread? he just keeps spamming everywhere thanks. I think this is an interesting discussion and don't want my thread hijacked.
I did not know there was an ignore option.
Please accept this flower as a token of my gratitude.
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I might print this article and post it in my kitchen. LOVE it! thanks for sharing.0
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I've been eating around 900 calories (sometimes less) for almost a month, I've done 40 minutes (sometimes up to an hour) of stationary bike every morning before breakfast and in the last week I've done 4 days of the 30 day shred.
I'm also 40 kg overweight.
Haven't lost a pound. So, I guess I'm still eating too much. Will 800 calories do it?
And that's the problem with stupid articles like the one above.. You get people like this who then think they need to eat less when in fact they are not eating ENOUGH. So yes sometimes people are eating too much . Sometimes there actually ARE other reasons.
Getting into a mindset that you have to eat less and less every time you stall is dangerous and unproductive. Sure you will lose weight by eating nothing, you will also mess up your body, cause yourself added stress, lose your hair and all manner of other fun things not to mention probably gain back all the weight you lost within a year and likely more but hey.. whatever floats your boat.
^this. The "it's only calories in/calories out" theory just makes me laugh (and sometimes want to cry) every time I see it, over and over and over here at MFP. I'm the last person to make excuses and I am losing weight (which is a great side effect of HEALTH) but our body is a very complex system. To say excess fat storage is ONLY due to calories in/calories out is an over-simplification that is so widely believed that anyone who says otherwise is ridiculed, even though it's well known that there are many factors at play in managing metabolism in our body, not just calories in and calories out (hormones!). Just because everyone believes a lie, doesn't make it true. So many people are undereating needlessly, suffering poor health due to inadequate nutrients; it's criminal really.0 -
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/
Found this interesting article. Gotta say, I agree.
Summary: 99% of the time, when people say they can't lose weight it's simply because they are eating too much and no longer in a calorie deficit. Nothing else. No starvation mode, no thyroid problems,no hormonal imbalances. Just too many calories.
A lot of the time I see people around here making things way too complicated. Quit giving yourselves ulcers from stress, people! :laugh:
Some people just have to have an excuse as to why it's not their fault. Losing weight is simple. It's not easy, but it's simple.
Not easy but simple??? That makes a lot of sense!
And please do not judge unless you have been there with thyroid issues or homornal imbalances - once you've gone through anything health related repost your thread with FACTS!
Easy and simple aren't the same thing. (i.e., if I give you a dollar for every person you talk to today, but you have to talk to at least 1000 people, that's a very simple task, but not a very easy one) And now that you mention it, I do have hormonal imbalances, so thanks for the assumption. Losing weight IS simple. Eat less calories than you use. That's not always easy to do, but it's very simple.0 -
What a silly thing to write. Surely if your using My Fitness it tells you when you complete your diary that your consuming to few calories. By eating such a minimal amount your actually putting your body into starvation mode which is why your probably putting on weight. Before you start dieting maybe you should do research rather than asking silly questions. Faddy diets don't help all you need to acheive the best results is a well balanced nutrional and exercise plan.0
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Seriously, if your thyroid was capable of laughter, it would be laughing at you for trying to use it as an excuse for eating and exercising like a dumbass.
Best part ^^
Could you please tell me how this is funny? Ever thought that some of us DO NOT even have thyroids anymore?0 -
tl;dr
1) You are not in a caloric deficit
You a sacrificing lean body mass through:
2) insufficient protein
3) lack of structured strength training0 -
Love this!!!0
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Loved this!0
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Logic dictates that if a person is accurately tracking/logging and at a "deficit" but not losing then they aren't at a deficit. No calculator online is going to give the exact right number and most people will need to tweak up or down to make it fit, but that doesn't change that the answer is "reduce intake."
I did my TDEE and the number to lose a pound a week had be losing more, so I adjusted up. That part was even simpler than the "eat less." Part.
So by your logic you would tell people to eat less than 800 calories because they aren't losing weight and yet they are at a deficit.0 -
Okay, but I actually do have thyroid problems that hinder my weight loss from time to time. I'm down 129lbs, but it's taking a longer time for me to get to where I want to be then it would for someone without thyroid or metabolic issues.0
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I loved this article, I need one titled "You are losing"
I often give myself a hard time for losing too slow, I can't be happy with 1 to 2 pounds a week, I've given myself the insane goal of 10 pounds a month till Chrismas, which is a lot of weight started in July, I've done really well so far, yet reading that article I think, I'm one of those crazy people that say I'm not losing. When this time I really am.
Ok head on straight keep doing what I'm doing which is reduce my calorie intake!! and I'll keep on losing weight.
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Logic dictates that if a person is accurately tracking/logging and at a "deficit" but not losing then they aren't at a deficit. No calculator online is going to give the exact right number and most people will need to tweak up or down to make it fit, but that doesn't change that the answer is "reduce intake."
I did my TDEE and the number to lose a pound a week had be losing more, so I adjusted up. That part was even simpler than the "eat less." Part.
So by your logic you would tell people to eat less than 800 calories because they aren't losing weight and yet they are at a deficit.
I'd say it's very unlikely they're at a deficit or they need to visit a doctor because that's an indicator that something is very very wrong. But probably the former.0 -
Logic dictates that if a person is accurately tracking/logging and at a "deficit" but not losing then they aren't at a deficit. No calculator online is going to give the exact right number and most people will need to tweak up or down to make it fit, but that doesn't change that the answer is "reduce intake."
I did my TDEE and the number to lose a pound a week had be losing more, so I adjusted up. That part was even simpler than the "eat less." Part.
So by your logic you would tell people to eat less than 800 calories because they aren't losing weight and yet they are at a deficit.
I'd say it's very unlikely they're at a deficit or they need to visit a doctor because that's an indicator that something is very very wrong. But probably the former.
I agree. Sometimes, it's about counting properly, but the source of information is faulty. There was a study that said that typically chain restaurants that post nutritional data are off an average of 30% from the actual calories. You also see a lot of labeling that says "about 2 servings" when it's actually 2.3 servings.0 -
I hate to admit this, but I loved this article. Oversimplified? Sure. But good, nonetheless. I'm struggling with losing my last bit of weight right now and I know it's the fact that I'm consuming too many calories. I know it. I've lost almost 60 pounds by eating a lot less than I am now. I am by no means underweight, sickly, or weak.. So, I agree, no such thing as starvation mode. It wasn't easy to lose, so I completely understand the struggle. By the way, I am Hypothyroid as well. It can be done. Not easy, but certainly possible. Best wishes to all of you with your weight loss. You CAN do this. :flowerforyou:0
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I've been eating around 900 calories (sometimes less) for almost a month, I've done 40 minutes (sometimes up to an hour) of stationary bike every morning before breakfast and in the last week I've done 4 days of the 30 day shred.
I'm also 40 kg overweight.
Haven't lost a pound. So, I guess I'm still eating too much. Will 800 calories do it?
You're probably not burning as many calories as you think. I would invest in a heart rate monitor. I have this one and love it: http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Heart-Rate-Monitor-Purple/dp/B005M1P85O/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380649726&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=polar+heart+rate+monitor+ft60+pink
You also need more cardio intensive workouts. I did Pilates Plus (which is like Pilates with weights) for 6 months and didn't lose a pound. The moment I started to do plain old cardio, I lost weight. Why? Even though I was burning calories in Pilates, I wasn't burning nearly the amount I thought I was.
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EXACTLY.Cute, and amusing. Unless of course you are one of the people who actually does have a condition such a hypothyroidism or PCOS. I can imagine it's not so funny then.
And many of our community members do.
I have to second (third?) this statement. As a woman with PCOS I can tell you that it's very frustrating to be told - "Just eat less" all the time. I am eating less and I am losing weight - just much more slowly than I would like.
"PCOS makes it more difficult for the body to use the hormone insulin, which normally helps convert sugars and starches from foods into energy. This condition -- called insulin resistance -- can cause insulin and sugar -- glucose -- to build up in the bloodstream.
High insulin levels increase the production of male hormones called androgens. High androgen levels lead to symptoms such as body hair growth, acne, irregular periods -- and weight gain. Because the weight gain is triggered by male hormones, it is typically in the abdomen. That is where men tend to carry weight. So, instead of having a pear shape, women with PCOS have more of an apple shape." From WebMD.
Even this is a major simplification but the basic fact is that women with PCOS are stuck in a vicious cycle - PCOS makes you gain weight and the weight gain makes the PCOS worse.0 -
Agreed. Funny how so many of the calories in/calories out people are male (i.e. no PCOS). Don't think I am a male basher- I love my hubby, but damn he drove me nuts about this for a long time. My husband would tell me the same thing, he is eating the same things I am(only more!), he is working out with me too, and he is losing- I must be sneaking food in somewhere, yadayadayada. Then he started paying attention to my food choices and realized I did have a harder time and he stopped making comments like that, now it's "must suck to be you". No, he doesn't say that, but he is more understanding and supportive. If I don't steer clear of most carbs I can have a "perfect" diet and still stall or even gain. It's called insulin resistance folks and there are a lot of people (male and female) with prediabetes that are trying to find help and then they get the it's just your calories, look at me, it worked for me, you are doing something wrong attitude.
EXACTLY.Cute, and amusing. Unless of course you are one of the people who actually does have a condition such a hypothyroidism or PCOS. I can imagine it's not so funny then.
And many of our community members do.0 -
Great article it really got the trolls biting at your thread too!0
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I've been eating around 900 calories (sometimes less) for almost a month,
Oh yeah?
Open your diary.0 -
As a woman with PCOS I can tell you that it's very frustrating to be told - "Just eat less" all the time. I am eating less and I am losing weight
Ummm....is that not what the article says?0 -
Super post and link which led me through lots of other links, all inspiring. Thanks so much!0
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Great article it really got the trolls biting at your thread too!
Mods must have been through here since this post to delete these troll posts...
...because I just read through the entire thread and don't remember seeing any.
Or are you one of those "difference of opinion = trolls" people?0 -
I've been eating around 900 calories (sometimes less) for almost a month,
Oh yeah?
Open your diary.
We have a mr skeptic. It's open now, but I didn't record the whole month and I use another website to count calories (mostly because english is not my native language and I'm not going to pick up the dictionary everytime I log in food here). So, you won't find the specific food I ate.
At the beginning of 2013 and for about 3/4 months, I was on 1200 calories a day, I was doing 40 minutes of stationary bike, as I do now, and I was losing around 1 kg per week. When I started the 30 day shred (4-5 days a week) I lost around 6-7 kg in a month.
I then regained some weight (3-4 kg). Now, as I said previously, I'm eating around 900 (even without couting the calories, I know I'm eating much less) and doing pretty much the same workout. The only difference between now and then, is that now I weight 10-15 kg less, that my fitness level is better and that I'm often skipping breakfast (since I have dinner at 18, basically I'm fasting for over 15 hours, sometimes more).
So, the explanation that I gave to myself is ..I must be in starvation mode, maybe it's the fasting, maybe it's because I'm eating too little, maybe my metabolism is all over the place. I don't think I have any medical condition.0 -
EXACTLY.Cute, and amusing. Unless of course you are one of the people who actually does have a condition such a hypothyroidism or PCOS. I can imagine it's not so funny then.
And many of our community members do.
I have to second (third?) this statement. As a woman with PCOS I can tell you that it's very frustrating to be told - "Just eat less" all the time. I am eating less and I am losing weight - just much more slowly than I would like.
"PCOS makes it more difficult for the body to use the hormone insulin, which normally helps convert sugars and starches from foods into energy. This condition -- called insulin resistance -- can cause insulin and sugar -- glucose -- to build up in the bloodstream.
High insulin levels increase the production of male hormones called androgens. High androgen levels lead to symptoms such as body hair growth, acne, irregular periods -- and weight gain. Because the weight gain is triggered by male hormones, it is typically in the abdomen. That is where men tend to carry weight. So, instead of having a pear shape, women with PCOS have more of an apple shape." From WebMD.
Even this is a major simplification but the basic fact is that women with PCOS are stuck in a vicious cycle - PCOS makes you gain weight and the weight gain makes the PCOS worse.
I have PCOS and the answer is still to eat less than you burn and be patient.0 -
I've been eating around 900 calories (sometimes less) for almost a month,
Oh yeah?
Open your diary.
We have a mr skeptic. It's open now, but I didn't record the whole month and I use another website to count calories (mostly because english is not my native language and I'm not going to pick up the dictionary everytime I log in food here). So, you won't find the specific food I ate.
It is not open.
Perhaps you can link us to the diary on the other site?
Frankly, it's virtually impossible to believe you have averaged 900 calories for a month with no weight loss, unless you are 4' tall, 50 lbs, and in a coma.
I suspect you are doing something very wrong in terms of logging food, and I would like to - for your benefit as well as ours - peruse your diary in an attempt to identify where you're messing up.0 -
you forgot the next part: " just much more slowly than I would like. "As a woman with PCOS I can tell you that it's very frustrating to be told - "Just eat less" all the time. I am eating less and I am losing weight
Ummm....is that not what the article says?
I am in the same boat, sometimes it is at a snail's pace and do overestimate my calories eaten or calories burned. In fact I tend to overestimate both. Like when I work outside with my husband cutting wood, stacking it, building onto the house, chasing after a stray calf, etc, etc- I will put in just a couple hours, but actually I spent 6-8 hours doing it. I do this because there will be times I am just standing around, but certainly not 4-6 hours of inactivity. I use the calorielab calculations to guesstimate but I am thinking about a HRM. There is a fine line b/t using hormonal imbalances as an excuse to actually being at your wit's end b/c you are doing the right things and stuff just isn't happening and making a point about it. That is why some folks, like me, are a bit touchy (we're hormonal-haha).
That said, I totally get the author's sarcastic humor. I love it when someone is snacking away on FAT FREE! candy loaded w/ sugar and moaning about not being able to lose weight! or putting in a plate of food at a buffet when they really had four, or just outright lying about the buffet.0
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