Not losing weight. So demotivated :(

If it's home cooking, I don't. Protein shakes are always 2 scoops and filled to 400ml.

Herein most likely lies your problem. You are probably eating more than you think you are. I recommend purchasing a digital food scale that can weigh in grams and ounces...I paid less than $10 for mine. For the next few weeks, weigh and measure everything you eat. You should see the scale start to move.

Read this:

http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/

Get a food scale, measure and log everything.

Break up with your scale. It's a hateful "B" anyway. I am being totally serious too. The tape measure is a much better gauge most of the time. Are you eating back at least some of your exercise calories? You may not be fueling your body enough.

^This.

All the info you guys provide is so helpful! I am new here so I have 2 questions. I have tried several times to post my own topics/thread and I can never see them in the thread/ticker. How do I post a topic? Also how do I open my diary so that others can see it?

Go to your settings. Click "my home" and "settings" should be below that in the dark blue section. From there you can change your privacy settings on your diary and also privacy settings on topics/threads

Please don't be unmotivated. Body weight is very tightly regulated. Your body has a set-point that it fights hard to maintain. When you lose weight your basal metabolic rate drops and hunger hormones increase thus making it incredibly difficult to sustain continued weight loss. You weight loss will plateau, change something up to keep it entertaining. It will slowly start to alter your set point. It takes years, so think of it as a long term investment in yourself. The average person loses weight for 6-8 months, no more. Only 10% of people are naturally "successful losers". The rest of us have to work harder

Eat whatever you want- in moderation. And do not go over your daily calories assigned. And I cannot stress another commentors point enough- record everything. 100 calories more a day add up to a 2 lb gain in one year. We eat 1 million calories per year, 3000 over can make you gain weight.

Good luck!

Be patient - how long have you been stuck for?

If you keep to your exercise, keep loggin accurately , it will start to come off again. You always get some periods where it tails off for a while.

As for your bf losing weight on the same diet - there are lots of reasons that could happen. It depends on his start size, and how much he was eating before. No matter how much you eat, you can lose weight if its less that you were eating before!

In short - stick with it!

The scale is a liar; don't believe a thing it tells you!

Here's an easy trick I use to measure progress, and it doesn't involve a scale.

I started my journey wearing size 38in pants that fit rather too snugly. As I lost weight, my size 38 pants started to fit better. I realized this was a great way to gauge progress.

Go out and buy a really tight pair of pants (or for ladies, a very tight dress) that is too small for you to wear in public. Try it on every few days, and see if it gets any looser each time you try it on.

I have done this for five months, from 38 inches, to 36in, to 34in, and now, my size 32in pants are feeling a bit loose! This is a great little confidence boost because you can actually FEEL yourself losing inches.

And never forget: for both men and women trying to get into shape, we should always strive to change our body composition (increase muscle, decrease fat), and not just lose weight. Yes, you can lose weight with diet alone. But then you either become skinny-fat, which is almost as bad, or if you REALLY lose a lot, you start to look like Tom Hanks in Castaway.

The only way to maintain muscle mass and lose fat is to train with resistance (lift weights); this is the only way!! It is the only way for your body to create a natural anabolic (muscle-building) state and to counteract the catabolic (muscle-burning) state induced by caloric deficit (i.e. dieting).

So record everything you eat every day (good and bad), hit your macros (protein, fat, carbs, in that order), and lift some weights! You'll get there.

Okay so, this year I managed to gain a stone and a half. I was really angry with myself and started to diet and exercise immediately. The first week, I lost a record breaking 10 lbs in a week.

After this, I have lost no weight what so ever. I have doubled my exercise and I am making it more regular. I haven't lost a single pound. My partner who is has been on the same exercise regime and eats a heck lot more than me has lost 7 lbs.

I have had the odd drink and treat but according to Fitness Pal, I'm not doing myself any harm and should be losing weight.

I have never been this heavy before and I can't fit in to most of my clothes any more. I have no idea what to do?

the scale is a lying biotch. I have only lost 3lbs in 7 months...


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I would also suggest you get your TDEE and Macros right.

Looks like in your diary you are set to 1200 calories....
That is most likely off by about 200 - 300 calories.

Okay so, this year I managed to gain a stone and a half. I was really angry with myself and started to diet and exercise immediately. The first week, I lost a record breaking 10 lbs in a week.

After this, I have lost no weight what so ever. I have doubled my exercise and I am making it more regular. I haven't lost a single pound. My partner who is has been on the same exercise regime and eats a heck lot more than me has lost 7 lbs.

I have had the odd drink and treat but according to Fitness Pal, I'm not doing myself any harm and should be losing weight.

I have never been this heavy before and I can't fit in to most of my clothes any more. I have no idea what to do?

A couple of things could be happening. You could be way off on your logging, and eating way more than you think or you aren't eating enough food for the amount you are working out. It's weird, but unless you are extremely over weight, your body doesn't react well to having too few calories. Eventually your body would adjust and it will start coming off again, but may not be a healthy way. If you are around the same size as your partner, and the same sex, I would start to model what they are doing.