Forget Stalled... Am not even getting started!

Alinos31
Alinos31 Posts: 14
in Health and Weight Loss
I am so frustrated. I dont know what I am doing wrong. Pls see my diary. I have been logging EVERYTHING that I put in my mouth. I started with 1500 and weight went up. Dialled it back to 1300 average. and still nothing. Height is 5'5 and weight as of today at 179 and fat % is around 31%.

What am I doing wrong?

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  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Can you list your age/weight/height? Also what exercise do you do? How long have you been logging everything?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,430 MFP Moderator
    Do you use a food scale? Do you have any medical conditions?
  • ActuarialChef
    ActuarialChef Posts: 1,413 Member
    Took a quick look at your diary -- WEIGH your food instead of using measuring cups. There are MANY topics here about the differences between weighing and measuring. It's likely that you're eating more calories than you think.

    Try that for 3-4 weeks and see where you are then.

    Also, try reducing your sodium intake a bit.
  • Amberlynnek
    Amberlynnek Posts: 405 Member
    Just a quick glance at your diary and you seem to eat a lot of carb rich food, processed food and sugars. I'm not an advocate of the low carb lifestyle but I do believe in balance. Try adding more water rich veggies to your meals and reducing the cookies, breads, noodles, etc.
  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,340 Member
    More protein, more fiber, more water.
  • greentart
    greentart Posts: 411 Member
    Eat more fruits, veggies, and protein. Cut down (or out) the processed food. There's so much sodium and sugar in what you're eating, that you may be caring an extra 5 lbs in pure bloat.
    And for the love of God, eat a healthier breakfast. Have an egg & some sausage or egg & some bacon.

    How long have you been eating at 1300 calories for? It can take a little while for our body to adjust to the amount of calories before beginning to lose.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Took a quick look at your diary -- WEIGH your food instead of using measuring cups. There are MANY topics here about the differences between weighing and measuring. It's likely that you're eating more calories than you think.

    Try that for 3-4 weeks and see where you are then.

    Also, try reducing your sodium intake a bit.
    This. There's also a lot of different kinds of entries for veggies, and they don't all seem to line up with one another. I weight out what I'm using, and then for fresh food, I use USDA and raw in the search function. The USDA has a great list of calories that I like to use:

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list
  • sarahz5
    sarahz5 Posts: 1,363 Member
    It looks to me from your diary that you have been working on this for about three weeks. Your intake is probably averaging higher than 1300 or maybe even 1500 - I saw several days that were more in the 1650 neighborhood just scrolling through. People's caloric needs vary, so you can't be sure how much of a deficit you have achieved. I am in the same general size neck of the woods as you, and I need to eat less than 1750 to lose, assuming no exercise (I didn't see any in your diary so I am assuming you are not working out). So let's say you have a 250 calorie a day deficit. That's 1750 calories a week. General shorthand is that 3500 calories "equals" a pound, meaning, if you have a 3500 deficit you will lose a pound over that period. Again, just a rule of thumb. So the most you could really expect to have lost, even assuming all your logging and measuring is accurate, is about 1.5 pounds. That kind of loss really isn't that often noticeable - my weight can fluctuate up to 5 lbs for no apparent reason at all.

    To do weight loss right you really need to be patient and wait for results. People often talk about a "woosh" - you will feel totally stalled and frustrated and then all of a sudden the scale shows a 3 lb loss. But again, you have to have reasonable expectations. If you aren't exercising, at your size, it is pretty tough to establish a large enough deficit to reach 1-2 lbs of weight loss a week without sacrificing your health.

    All those things that people above mentioned? Good for your health, largely irrelevant to your fat loss.
  • Alinos31
    Alinos31 Posts: 14
    Height 5"5 Weight 179 and age is 46. I do excercise - about 40 mins of walking at 3.5mph and some light weights for 15 mins.
  • Alinos31
    Alinos31 Posts: 14
    No weight measurement for food. And I am diabetic but is under control with medication.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,430 MFP Moderator
    No weight measurement for food. And I am diabetic but is under control with medication.

    I would suggest picking up a food scale. It's very easy to be inaccurate with just measuring cups. And for an item that cost $20 or less it's awesome. Also, most diabetics are suggested to be on a lower carb diet. Most days you are eating as many or more carbs than me (and I eat 2x the calories). I would probably suggest you altering your macros (below link) to have carbs around 30% of your daily intake. Protein and fats can be 40%/30% respectively.


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom

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