Can someone look at food diary

I omit my previous post, I did not look back farther in your food diary. Sorry,

First: thanks for reaching out to the community. Lots of knowledgeable and caring folks out here.

Second: looks like you are using the standard MFP ratios. I believe that they are way to heavy on carbs and too light on protein, especially if you are working out, as it appears that you are. I would suggest 40/30/30. I am set for 35/35/30. When I pay attention to that, I get goo dresults.

Third: lots of 0 calorie entries that have actual calories. Fiber bar that is listed at 0 cals.? Really?

Be honest with what you are recording. When in doubt, I suggest OVER allocating the food calories (round up) and UNDER counting the workout credit (round down).

Good luck!

You say you weigh your food but every banana you've entered for the past week has been a perfect 105g banana? I find it difficult to believe. The only conclusion I can come to if you're not losing weight over a few week period at your current claimed intake is you're under estimating food intake or overestimating calorie burns.

Also, what is "haven't lost much weight?". To me, any weight loss is success. Maybe you're expecting too much at once? You definitely want a slow and steady loss, if this is the case.

Good for you: late 60s and running like the wind!

Everyone else can disagree, but I find that the older I get, and the more messed up my hormones are, the more careful I have to be with all my food to see the scale more AT ALL!

So, some things that I see consistently in your diary that you may not need: orange juice (it's as sugary as many pops...not worth your calories), pudding, chocolate. If it were me, I'd skip the OJ and pudding and let myself have a little chocolate here and there. Overall, it's a pretty good looking diary. I agree with others about quick-add calories. If adding it quickly lets you stay on track with logging, it's worth it. Otherwise, it can lead to copping out on how many calories you really consumed. I understand that it gets tedious to add every little thing.

Also, nice username and pic! You must love flowers!

That's a great deal of exercise. When did you start this program?

From looking at your food diary, I do not think you are being completely honest about your food intake. You have several days where breakfast consists of a banana, OJ, 1 cup of milk, and brown sugar, with oatmeal included but with a 0 calorie intake. I would think that the milk and brown sugar would have been used to make the oatmeal. There are lots of other places where a food was included, but then the calories read zero. So either you are not being truthful about what you are actually eating, or you have something going on where you are planning on one meal but then changing to something else at the last minute. Either way it seems like the problem is with your eating and the amount of food.

Setting aside the number on the scale for a moment, have your measurements changed?

I was in WW before, and members always hit a point called "plateau". The leader recommended changing your exercise routine and the food you are eating...I am not an specialist, but they said your body gets used to your routine, so you need to confuse it to start to lose weight again. It does not sound scientific at all, but you might want to try!
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I have an accurate food scale, measuring spoons, and cups. They are all accurate measurements.

So, please take me at word. Thanks.

I'm not sure why you're refusing to answer my questions.

Oh well.

Thanks so much I'll try it. It"s so good not be assused of cheating on mfp

No one accused you of cheating. We're trying to determine whether you might be eating more than you think you are, and you're getting defensive instead of answering our questions

Can someone please look at my food and excerise diary and tell why I am not losing weight. In t he past month or so I have really not lost much weight. But I am very careful what I eat and excerise six days a week very religiously. So, any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks:

How long have you not been losing weight? Are you still losing inches? How long have you been consistent with your logging and weighing of your food? (logging everything and doing it everyday and using the scale to measure out everything - or as much as you possibly can)

ETA: If you only want us to go by the past 2 weeks, then to that I can only say keep at it and give it another 4-6 weeks.

Thanks so much I'll try it. It"s so good not be assused of cheating on mfp

Hi there. I don't think these folks are accusing you of cheating. Communicating on these boards isn't the same as a face to face conversation so nuances can be missed.

Anyway, I'm sure you're measuring most of your foods, but I'm curious about the banana (just as an example). Each time it shows 105g. Is it just a coincidence that it always weighs 105g or is it that the food database shows a medium banana as 105g? Just curious because just this morning I finally decided to weigh my peanut butter (i had been measuring out 1 level Tbsp whenever I ate it), and lo and behold, it weighed out at equivalent of 1.3 Tbsp rather than 1 Tbsp and that alone is a 30 calories difference. Just wanted to share my lesson learned from today since this discussion raises that point as a possibility. I'm actually in a little bit of a stall myself at the moment and so that's what I'll be changing to see if that makes a difference.

Best of luck!