I wanna cry, I been going 2 weeks and nothing!!!

"I'm 5 10 132 pounds according to charts I'm thin but my muffin hangs over my pants and my pouch on my stomach is like 2 inches out."


I think you just need bigger pants.

First of all it doesn't look like you have much to lose at all!

Secondly, women typically ALWAYS use the scale as a point of satisfaction. Try clothing! Find something that fits snug now and use it as a gauge of progress.

That being said, Try weight training! Body fat can rarely be lost in isolation meaning we can't target a specific area to lose without losing it elsewhere first. The core is usually the last place body fat lingers. Do squats lunges deadlift and core exercises. You may even increase your protein intake. (staves off cravings later in the day) Typically 1.5 grams per lb of body weight is acceptable, except in cases of kidney disease.

You should see changes within a month or so.

1. don't trust the initial setup that MFP provides. If you put in the wrong/inaccurate information, it'll tell you to eat an amount that may not be applicable.
2. Make sure you eat enough.
3. Figure out what works for you and is sustainable/healthy/long term.
4. avoid fads. don't buy in to any "Hey, try the twinkie and vodka diet"
5. Don't cut out anything now that you don't plan on literally giving up forever.
6. GET A FOOD SCALE. Weigh everything. No, seriously.
7. Get an HRM with a chest strap. You'll at least have a better idea of what you're burning. It'll be more accurate than the generic info in the exercise database.. and even more than the cardio machines. This is great for steady state cardio (run/walk/etc)
8. Don't go balls out. You'll burn out. I see 300 lb people show up here, instantly start working out and cutting their intake SEVERELY... trying to cut out all of their carbs at once.. whatever. Take it slow. Figure out how much you need to eat FIRST in order to lose.. then incorporate exercise.
9. Don't cardio yourself to death.
10. Take the information on the forums with a grain of salt. A lot of people that have been here for a while.. and have been successful, may seem jaded. They give out GREAT advice day after day, only to be met with people that refuse to listen.
11. Eat real food. Not diet food. Not "low fat, sugar free, now without X." It's easier to get/find/count.
12. don't set time restrictions.
13. measure yourself weekly. Don't just weigh. Measure and take pictures.
14 BE PATIENT.
15. Avoid forum topics that have "1200" in the title. It's just full of butthurt. Lots of it.
16. If you ask a question on the forum, give as much information as you can ("yes, I have a food scale and weigh my food" is worlds better than "I eat a palm full of miscellaneous boiled chicken parts..sometimes.")
17. Be honest with yourself and honest with us.
18. This isn't a game, it's about changing your lifestyle. Do that.

pretty much that.

...and don't fall into the "1200 calorie" vertigo of suck because of:

the typical MFP users does this:
1. I wanna lose weight, let's try MFP.
2. OH! Wow, it tells me I can lose 2 lbs a WEEK? AWESOME!
3. I just sit at a desk when I'm not working out, I guess I'm sedentary.
4. MFP tells them 1200 calories, and they don't even eat that.. then they work out on top of it.. creating an even bigger deficit.
5. Lose a lot, fast, brag about 1200 calorie success.
6. Come back in a few months trying to figure out why they're dizzy, tired, not losing weight.
7. Get on the forums, ask why they aren't losing.
8. Get two responses (I eat 1200 and lose) (I eat 2200 and lose)
9. Argument ensues about who is right.

Now. That being said. These threads happen hundreds of times per day. Most times, and I mean really.. seriously.. 95% of the time.. people get the 1200 number because they don't put the right information in when they set up the account. There are a great number of people that are trying to help. I'm one of 'em.

I'm a hardcore advocate of actually finding out what works for the individual.. by means of other calculators, averages, time, practice, and patience.

Blanket prescriptions of 1200 calories "because it worked for me" is more harmful to the generic new user than the "figure out what you need to eat." Unfortunately, one is a LOT easier to type.

Find out what you need: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

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

If you "fell off of the wagon" it was because you made it a change that you couldn't keep up with. Make little changes. Make the wagon easier to stay on.


...and specifically, make a point to outright ignore any/all of those damned sales reps like our buddy up there that's trying to help you lose weight in your wallet. Scum of the damned forums

DO. NOT. LOWER. YOUR. CALORIES.

love this and the fact that you are copy/pasting it on all these stupid posts.

My post isn't stupid just because I'm frustrated that's really rude. I know how to lose weight I was hospitalized at 18 with anorexia but I want to do it the right way this time. So I am really struggling. I know for a fact cutting calories does lose weight I use to eat 500 then 200 then 0. So it does work but I want to be toned not bones anymore.

The bearded guy is totally right. Excellent work, bearded guy.

Don't listen to the "I have no sympathy for you, you're already thin" haters. Your body, your choice. You know when you're toned and when you're not. Those people suck. Yes, I'm talking to you, haters. This girl is here asking for support and all you do is give her worthless venting? Puh-leese. Bitter much?

Main thing I have to add, which you probably won't like, but here goes: "two weeks and nothing"? More like: two weeks IS nothing.

Long haul. Stay the course. Eyes on the prize. I've been here two years and I still have things to learn. Stick with it, and above all, maximize accuracy and honesty in your calorie tracking in every way possible. When in doubt, the answer to the question "this doesn't count, does it?" is "yes it does."

It's not a quick fix. It's an in-depth learning process. You didn't finish college in two weeks, did you?

Thank u so much I am trying to make my body better i should be able to just because im not 300 pounds...that's why I hate posting because people will vent at me about how I'm thin. I get that but I want to tone.

Listen up young'un. There isn't anything wrong with wanting to be a bit more toned. Realise though, that being more toned will involve you gaining more muscle. Muscle weighs more than the equivalent volume of fat and will mean that you will gain weight, not lose it. Your body will look and feel better toned, than not toned.

Nope. A pound is a pound, no matter what it's made of. A pound of feathers takes up much more volume than a pound of iron, but both still weigh a pound. Lean body mass takes up less space per pound than fat does. This is why people sometimes lose inches before they lose pounds.

OP, you may gain a bit of weight temporarily, since strength training works your muscles hard and they retain fluid to help them repair themselves. This will go away over time. More reps with lighter weights (vs. fewer reps with heavier weights) will help you tone. Don't worry about the scale so much.