exercising/hour/day/1600/NO SUCCESS!!!!!help!open diary

leahloves2run
leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
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The weight will not budge! I just recently raised my protein and lowered carbs. I am also an active mother of seven children. I also do yoga, biking and running. The only time I've had a significant amount of weight loss was while pregnant with gestational diabetes. My beginning weight was 185 and after birth 175. I ate no more than 30 carbohydrates in one setting 2 hours or more apart and didn't count calories.
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  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
    Are you weighing / measuring your food ?
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    Yes I am 95% sure the calories are correct.
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    Are you weighing / measuring your food ?
    [/Yes I am 95% sure the calories are correctquote]
  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
    Drink at LEAST half your weight in water.
  • ebayaddict0127
    ebayaddict0127 Posts: 523 Member
    More water, but I see you go over sugar every day. Can you cut out some sugar? Not sure if that's why. Maybe you need to lower your calories.
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    More water, but I see you go over sugar every day. Can you cut out some sugar? Not sure if that's why. Maybe you need to lower your calories.
    I'm hoping it is sugar and I'm afraid to lower the calories but who knows that may be the only thing left.
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    Sorry guys I don't post on here often and I'm making lots of mistakes LOL
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    Drink at LEAST half your weight in water.
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    Gonna do that!
  • threefancy
    threefancy Posts: 93 Member
    There are 5 instances of quick add calories in the last 10 days. Maybe these estimates are off.
  • knra_grl
    knra_grl Posts: 1,566 Member
    Your calorie goal increased by 200 recently - was there a reason you changed it? Also I didn't notice water recorded anywhere and there were some quick add calories and a few days over your goal. There is no exercise recorded that I noticed.

    Weigh or measure EVERYTHING - stay within your calorie goal - drink more water.

    Sorry can't say much I am older, have more to lose and my calories are set lower but I try to stay close to my goal without going over.
  • knra_grl
    knra_grl Posts: 1,566 Member
    Sorry guys I don't post on here often and I'm making lots of mistakes LOL

    Don't be sorry - changing old habits are hard and making new ones just as hard. Stick with a plan and you will see changes.
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    I increased them out of fear of cutting too low and I don't record my exercise which is an hour per day. I have been eating a lot of sugar but I thought calories in calories out and as long as I'm not doing 300 carbs per day I'd be fine. I can drink more water. the quick add calories were pretty close I'm sure.
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    Are you actually weighing your food with a digital scale?
  • knra_grl
    knra_grl Posts: 1,566 Member
    I increased them out of fear of cutting too low and I don't record my exercise which is an hour per day. I have been eating a lot of sugar but I thought calories in calories out and as long as I'm not doing 300 carbs per day I'd be fine. I can drink more water. the quick add calories were pretty close I'm sure.

    Do you know what your calorie burn is during exercise? If you are burning a lot of calories maybe you aren't eating enough. What did MFP originally set for your daily goal? I would try the original settings and add the exercise calories and eat back about half to 2/3 of those.
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    Some links to consider:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think?hl=you're+probably+eating+more

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833026-important-posts-to-read

    These all come from two very smart members in the Eat, Train, Progress group. Weight loss is more of a trial and error type of process to figure out what works best for you. All of the above posts will help give you a foundation of information to help you fine tune what you are doing.
  • Ver0n1ca
    Ver0n1ca Posts: 10 Member
    You eat a lot of carbs, even though you don't eat that many in one meal. If I was working out every day and chasing 7 kids I wouldn't go crazy cutting out carbs but start by trying not to have non veggie carbs after 3pm without increasing what your norm is for breakfast/lunch/snack. Get your water in and monitor this for 3 days before making other changes so you can see what works and what is not working for you. Beware of MOM calories: Those little finger licks and last bites off the kids plates can really add up.
  • Shuuma
    Shuuma Posts: 465 Member
    All I can suggest is what finally worked for me (since everyone is different).

    >Weigh everything. Don't estimate. You'd be surprised at what things weigh and portion sizes really turn out to be. Digital scales can be really reasonable (about 18 bucks at Wal-mart).
    >Record your HRM calorie burn and eat half of that back.
    >I can't see your sodium intake, but when I cut sodium to a bit below my daily macro, I dropped 7 pounds in a week. (I hold water like a camel, apparently.) Most folks eat way too much sodium, so sometimes it can really be water instead of actual fat weight.
    >Drink water.

    If you're eating 1400 calories and you burn off 500 in exercise, you're eating too few calories, so your weight loss can stall. Yesterday, you ate ~1300 calories and didn't record your exercise. If you're working out an hour a day and burn off 400 calories, you're eating too few calories for your body to just exist, let alone fuel the workout. When you don't eat enough, your body can hang on to everything for fuel and not burn anything off. I eat back half of my exercise calories to cover over/under measures.

    Again, these are just things that I noticed during the last few months for me and I was able to make those adjustments to get my weight moving again.

    You're doing great, so keep it up and don't lose heart!
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    I have scales and weigh almost but not quite everything so I'll give that more attention.
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    You eat a lot of carbs, even though you don't eat that many in one meal. If I was working out every day and chasing 7 kids I wouldn't go crazy cutting out carbs but start by trying not to have non veggie carbs after 3pm without increasing what your norm is for breakfast/lunch/snack. Get your water in and monitor this for 3 days before making other changes so you can see what works and what is not working for you. Beware of MOM calories: Those little finger licks and last bites off the kids plates can really add up.
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  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    You got a point! Is 120 carbs too many? If so what do you suggest?
  • kaylerato
    kaylerato Posts: 18 Member
    Op,a really bad habit that I realized about myself is when preparing meals,i would graze on food. Specifically at lunch and dinner. You already use a lot of calories for things like butter and creamer in addition to really goodlooking hardy meals,I think you may be miscalculating your calories. Measure everything. I recently even started measuring the ingredients,when preparing my meals,it was an eye opener!
  • CharleePear
    CharleePear Posts: 1,948 Member
    Overall I think you are doing well, but I would suggest replacing some of your sugars with veges. I noticed you don't have a lot of vegetables and there is some awesome about non starchy vegetables, they are just so good for you. Even if you just grab a few handfuls of salad mix and add that to your meals...I wouldn't decrease your calories you are fine in that area. Green Tea is great too, good for hydration and antioxidants. When losing weight that's what helps. I would up your protein quite a bit too, maybe think about introducing a low carb, low sugar protein shake, it's great for smoothies (you can introduce veges there too).
  • liftsforchocolate
    liftsforchocolate Posts: 273
    Not creeping, but it seems like you're taking in a lot of dairy, which isn't bad but could be making you bloated (so you don't realize you're losing weight). Your protein intake is pretty low somedays, but overall diet varies a LOT.

    I think it would help to cut down a little on the dairy (greek yogurt is good though), sub. apple juice w/ water or green tea, and also maybe try almond or nut butters instead of the butter. The butter isn't bad (way better than margarine etc) but nut butters would probably give you more omegas etc.

    Have you had your bloodwork done? My weightloss stalled once and I realized low b12, d3, and iron levels were interfering.
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    Not creeping, but it seems like you're taking in a lot of dairy, which isn't bad but could be making you bloated (so you don't realize you're losing weight). Your protein intake is pretty low somedays, but overall diet varies a LOT.

    I think it would help to cut down a little on the dairy (greek yogurt is good though), sub. apple juice w/ water or green tea, and also maybe try almond or nut butters instead of the butter. The butter isn't bad (way better than margarine etc) but nut butters would probably give you more omegas etc.

    Have you had your bloodwork done? My weightloss stalled once and I realized low b12, d3, and iron levels were interfering.
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    Thanks!
  • SouthernMommy11
    SouthernMommy11 Posts: 74
    Variety in your diet helps make healthy foods less boring! Healthy and filling foods will stop snacking too. Even if you're eating the correct amount they need to be the correct healthy foods!
  • Supadoopafly
    Supadoopafly Posts: 248 Member
    Hi,

    I can't add more to the great advice youve been given. I just wanted to wish you the best of luck.

    Also to compliment the contributors to this thread, it is the essence of what this part of the forum is about! I'll somehow tag this page in order to come back to it so I can reread the advice and use it for myself.
  • LVCeltGirl
    LVCeltGirl Posts: 473
    I don't have a lot to add but I do have some reiteration for you. Again, like one post said, this is based on what I've learned for me and everyone is different.

    Drink half of your body weight in ounces of water daily (so using me as an example 240 lbs = 120 oz, at least that's how I understood it). For me it has to be water and I don't count Coke Zero or Unsweetened tea to that total (I rarely flavor my actual water but if I did, then I couldn't count it either unless it was the naturally flavored so like berries that have been sitting in the water).

    Increase Protein (preferably lean protein) - this comes from many of the message boards as well as New Lifting Rules for Women.

    Incorporate more non-starchy veggies. I'm lucky, only 1 child and I got him hooked on things like broccoli and salad early on, so it's easier to convince him to eat non-starchy veggies and not have to prepare different meals. When money is tight, I'm not doing that as often and you can lose weight without doing it but your body does need some of the vitamins and minerals in the veggies.

    Watch the sugar - It's hard to cut it down to the recommended MFP amounts so I'd say go after natural sugars, like in fruit rather than processed sugars. I've proven to myself that I can't have even a little of a sugary drink without it affecting weight loss. I've had tummy issues and chose to get a 20 oz bottle of ginger ale. I'm still working on it and last night was the first night I didn't have any of it. The weight loss I had been expecting finally happened. The only difference in my diet had been the ginger ale or lack thereof recently.

    Record your exercise - make sure you're netting close to your allotted calories. Try not to net below 1200 calories daily.

    Try each step for a few days before starting another one. You might notice a difference just increasing your water.

    And read the suggested message boards, especially "Sexy Pants". The OP on that one really breaks it down and it makes sense (also completely in line with what I've learned throughout the years from nutritionists that I've been lucky enough to have advise me).

    Also remember, it's all trial and error. You have to find out what works for you. You can do it!!!!!
  • leahloves2run
    leahloves2run Posts: 43 Member
    I don't have a lot to add but I do have some reiteration for you. Again, like one post said, this is based on what I've learned for me and everyone is different.

    Drink half of your body weight in ounces of water daily (so using me as an example 240 lbs = 120 oz, at least that's how I understood it). For me it has to be water and I don't count Coke Zero or Unsweetened tea to that total (I rarely flavor my actual water but if I did, then I couldn't count it either unless it was the naturally flavored so like berries that have been sitting in the water).

    Increase Protein (preferably lean protein) - this comes from many of the message boards as well as New Lifting Rules for Women.

    Incorporate more non-starchy veggies. I'm lucky, only 1 child and I got him hooked on things like broccoli and salad early on, so it's easier to convince him to eat non-starchy veggies and not have to prepare different meals. When money is tight, I'm not doing that as often and you can lose weight without doing it but your body does need some of the vitamins and minerals in the veggies.

    Watch the sugar - It's hard to cut it down to the recommended MFP amounts so I'd say go after natural sugars, like in fruit rather than processed sugars. I've proven to myself that I can't have even a little of a sugary drink without it affecting weight loss. I've had tummy issues and chose to get a 20 oz bottle of ginger ale. I'm still working on it and last night was the first night I didn't have any of it. The weight loss I had been expecting finally happened. The only difference in my diet had been the ginger ale or lack thereof recently.

    Record your exercise - make sure you're netting close to your allotted calories. Try not to net below 1200 calories daily.

    Try each step for a few days before starting another one. You might notice a difference just increasing your water.

    And read the suggested message boards, especially "Sexy Pants". The OP on that one really breaks it down and it makes sense (also completely in line with what I've learned throughout the years from nutritionists that I've been lucky enough to have advise me).

    Also remember, it's all trial and error. You have to find out what works for you. You can do it!!!!!

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