NO MORE...I'M SO OVER TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT...

Are you losing inches and not weight? Or nothing at all? I know when I first lost weight back last September, I lost inches before I started losing more pounds.

In 8 MONTHS I've lost - 9LBS. I measured myself 8/10 and since then I've lost 0.5 INCHES

0.75 lbs is my average weight lose.

Don't get confused by lots of different advice, at the end of the day you need to restrict calories and exercise more, forget all the bull.
Why not for one week eat 1000 calories a day and exercise everyday for 30 minutes doing something strenous and then see if you wanna give up?

I joined MFP 4 months after I started changing my eating habits because I was told, I was not losing weight because I was eating too little. About 900-1000 calories a day. I was power walking every day 45 minutes, did that for 70 days straight. Now as of October I'm walking 3-4x a week, 45 minutes - 90 minutes.

Like I said no more jumping through hoops the result is always the same: 0.75 LBS WEIGHT LOSS EACH MONTH.

^Don't do what they just said. I know this is a vent against exactly what I'm about to say, but eating 1000 calories isn't going to help you lose weight.

:-) Before MFP I was eating less than 1000 not by choice, once I found out because of tracking my food intake I joined MFP to make sure I ate enough each day! :-)

Here's my honest assessment from your food log....you need to clean up your diet. Things like bacon and butter and 100 calorie pack snacks should go. Same with Shakeology - eat your nutrients, don't drink them. You need much more fresh veggies and some fruit. I would change your diary to track sodium and protein. You eat a lot of processed and restaurant food. That's usually high in sodium.

I think if you switch to homemade lean meats like chicken and turkey with salt-free seasonings and no sauces, lots of steamed veggies, fresh fruits, brown rice, wheat breads, and cut out white potatoes, etc., that will help a lot. Weigh and measure everything. Also, I don't know how you're measuring your exercise calories, but if you're not using a heart rate monitor, the machine or MFP might be over-estimating them.

Sometimes you have to go hard-core to get results going. Good luck!

I have the bacon and butter because I was trying a new regimen in October. and that is what they said. If you looked at last months you wouldn't see that. I don't think 100 calorie almond packs is bad for you. That is the only 100 cal snack pack I do. My shakeology gives me a lot of the veggies/fruits and vitanmin i need each day. I dont use it as a replacement meal, I eat it as a snack. I also have no cravings because of it. I wasn't losing weight before it , I started it in June and it stays!! :-)

I don't eat alot of restaurant food. Check my diary for the past 3 months. Maybe 5 or 6 times. I eat majority of time chicken and ground turkey, whole grain, brown rice and fruit, and veggies( which I just cut for the new regimen I started in October, because watching I'm watching my sugar). I just switched my log tracking to monitor sugars. My sodium is usually under the reccommended amount given. My sister who is eating what I eat because I do all the cooking is losing weight. I'm not.

Being balanced should get results too. I went from no activity & lousy eating habits to activity every day and major overhaul in eating habits.

Thanks for checking out my food log!!! If you do a report for the past 90 day, you'd see I rarely eat over 1200 calories, so the exercise calories I log without a HRM should not be an issue.

MY POINT IS THIS: SOME PEOPLE CAN LOSE WEIGHT EASY AND SOME NOT. I FALL IN THE CATEGORY OF NOT SO EASY. IT WILL COME IN ITS OWN DO TIME. JUST TAKING ME LONGER!! SO I'M NO LONGER TRYING TO MAKE MY BODY DO WHAT IT DOES NOT WANT TO DO.

I've lost weight only 1 other time in my life. 35lbs without any major changes, except limiting carbs to 60 a day, I still ate junk food and hershey bar everynight. Why did I lose weight? who knows my body did it. :-)

If your food diary is accurate, you aren't eating enough.

That could be!!

OK, I know you're fed up but I'd like to offer another suggestion. Read Winning by Losing by Jillian Michaels. There is a chapter on oxidation. Most of us oxidize our macronutrients differently than other people. You may not be doing the right thing by eating the same foods as your sister. Some of us are fast oxidizers and our bodies prefer lean meats over carbs. If we eat carbs they instantly raise our blood sugar. This book may help you see how your particular body processes food.

Sorry but no.

Her diet is not on point and is too low in cals, that is why there is not progress.

She is not choosing enough foods in her "budget" that are nutritious.

sorry but there are way to many foods that are not good at all in her diet. Where is the fruit??? Why are we eating bacon nearly every day??

I already answered the bacon question. :-) Too low thats a possiblility. Also answered the fruit question. Also if all of my diary was reviewed before October 1st there was no bacon and lots of fruits and veggies. But I"ll repeat I was trying out something I was told to do regarding a lower sugar intake. Which the fruits and veggies was killing. BUT Before heartaches are heard around the world. My shakeology provides me with the majority of minerals, vitamans, veggie and fruit blends I need!:smooched:

Thank you for the feedback!!!