Nothing is working!!!

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  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    I eat healthy. I eat oatmeal or fruit for breakfast. A salad or soup for lunch, and usually chicken and veggies for dinner. No sodas, no sweets.

    You can eat healthy and still consume too many calories. I would invest in a food scale to see just how much you're really eating.
  • kat_howell
    kat_howell Posts: 16
    Thanks!! I actually made an appt with an endocrinologist in a couple weeks for testing. I had a very difficult pregnancy. I had to have a blood infusion and then go in 3 days a week for iron infusions. I am afraid that may have caused problems. I gotta do somethign because i refuse to stay fat!!!!!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I eat healthy. I eat oatmeal or fruit for breakfast. A salad or soup for lunch, and usually chicken and veggies for dinner. No sodas, no sweets.

    does not matter….your calorie counts can still be off and you would not lose ..

    if you eat "healthy" food at maintenance you will maintain, and not lose.

    get a food scale…weight/log/measure everything..

    why did you ask for advice if you are just going to argue with it????
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    OP:
    Considering the medical side of things…you should be chatting with your doctor and not randoms on the internet.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    It's not just about how much you eat, but about WHAT you eat.

    Very true!!!! Are you weighing your food? If you are not you could be underestimating your calories. You also need to lift, cardio alone will not get the results you want.

    if it is not about how much you eat then what is the point of weighing?
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    No, I do not weigh my food. I am just counting the calories of everythign i eat. But i put down every singe thing I eat. I am 5'10 and even when i was skinny i still had curves.

    If you're not weighing your food, then you really have no idea how much you are eating. If you think this advice is wrong - go weigh something that you eat. It will be the most eye opening experience you've had in a while. It was for me. If you are truly eating 1200 calories or less, taking those injections (which shouldn't even be necessary if you're eating 1200) and still not losing - then my money is on you're eating a lot more than you think.

    Buy a scale. Start weighing every solid food you eat. Measure liquids with a measuring cup or spoon and then give it about 4 weeks.

    ETA: Great idea to start lifting heavy - it's awesome. If you don't weigh your food, you still might not lose weight.

    This. Also don't forget to log weekends, drinks, condiments, etc.

    If you find that you truly are eating 1200 calories and not losing get tested for medical issues like hypothyroid, insulin resistance, etc.
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    Thanks!! I actually made an appt with an endocrinologist in a couple weeks for testing. I had a very difficult pregnancy. I had to have a blood infusion and then go in 3 days a week for iron infusions. I am afraid that may have caused problems. I gotta do somethign because i refuse to stay fat!!!!!

    Buy a food scale. Weigh your food. Stay in a calorie deficit. Lose weight.
  • kat_howell
    kat_howell Posts: 16
    Is there something out there that will tell me how much certain things should weigh??
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Thanks!! I actually made an appt with an endocrinologist in a couple weeks for testing. I had a very difficult pregnancy. I had to have a blood infusion and then go in 3 days a week for iron infusions. I am afraid that may have caused problems. I gotta do somethign because i refuse to stay fat!!!!!

    This is good. There may be some other medical stuff going on and if that's the case no one here is going to be able to properly advise.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Is there something out there that will tell me how much certain things should weigh??

    ehhh?
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Shots fired.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Who is arguing?? I was making a statement. BTW, nice selfie in the bathroom. Typical *kitten* picture.

    LOL you wish you were 12% body fat …

    but good luck with your progress since you are doing so great on your own ….
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    Is there something out there that will tell me how much certain things should weigh??

    No. A banana (for example) could be many different weights. So, any food can be any size, therefore, any weight.
  • karenrich77
    karenrich77 Posts: 292 Member
    Shots fired.

    We need popcorn, this is going to get good!
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    Who is arguing?? I was making a statement. BTW, nice selfie in the bathroom. Typical *kitten* picture.

    So someone offers help and tells you to get a food scale and start weighing your food and your response is to insult him?

    JSF
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    OP it's really not wise to start name calling the people who are trying to help you.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Is there something out there that will tell me how much certain things should weigh??

    yea, its called the MFP database search it…

    or you can PM someone every time you are about to eat and ask them …I am sure they would love to accommodate you ….
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    Who is arguing?? I was making a statement. BTW, nice selfie in the bathroom. Typical *kitten* picture.


    This will be my last post on your thread. You are getting really good advice here. Demeaning people that are just trying to help is unproductive. But, you can also argue and JSF (just stay fat). Your choice.


    Out.
  • naomigee161
    naomigee161 Posts: 41 Member
    Is there something out there that will tell me how much certain things should weigh??

    a portion of fruit or veg uncooked is 85g, (one of your however number a day)

    rice/pasta/couscous 75g dry weight for you.
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    Is there something out there that will tell me how much certain things should weigh??

    a portion of fruit or veg uncooked is 85g, (one of your however number a day)

    rice/pasta/couscous 75g dry weight for you.

    What in the world does this mean??
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    Who is arguing?? I was making a statement. BTW, nice selfie in the bathroom. Typical *kitten* picture.
    Was possibly gonna help you, but douchbags who actully have progress to show off are too busy adjusting our camera angles in our bathroom selfies to help the lowly impatient folks
  • Starieyes30
    Starieyes30 Posts: 30 Member
    OMG, I posted a very similar post bc I wasn't losing and I was running so often and under my calorie goal. MFP friends told me to up my calories to 1500 as my base! IT WORKED, all of a sudden it started melting off. EAT MORE!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
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  • MapleFlavouredMaiden
    MapleFlavouredMaiden Posts: 595 Member
    Yeah I see that you've basically gotten angry and decided to ignore all the people here who actually know what they are doing..

    Well, I'm going to chime in anyway, feel free to look at my pics because I am a women who has done exactly what these nice gentlemen are suggesting you do. Eat more (be accurate), calm down the cardio, lift some stuff. Heavy stuff. More protein never hurt anyone either.

    It works for me. I only do HIIT 2-3x a week for 20 minutes and I lift for an hour or so 3x a week. If your goal is to be hungry and skinny-fat then ignore this advice. If your goal is to be fit and healthy and look good naked, you might want to listen.
  • jasonmh630
    jasonmh630 Posts: 2,850 Member
    No, I do not weigh my food. I am just counting the calories of everythign i eat. But i put down every singe thing I eat. I am 5'10 and even when i was skinny i still had curves.

    Then you can't be counting your calories correctly if you're not weighing your food. Simple measurements (cups, oz, etc...) is not accurate a lot of the time.
  • somefitsomefat
    somefitsomefat Posts: 445 Member
    Try eating more.

    Also start lifting heavy weights.

    Yeah, because that's how all those people in concentration camps in WWII got so skinny. The Germans fed them more and made them lift weights. Let's bottom line this. She's not in a deficit. She thinks she is but she's not. We know this because that's how weight loss works.
  • lthames0810
    lthames0810 Posts: 722 Member
    In for later
  • somefitsomefat
    somefitsomefat Posts: 445 Member
    Is there something out there that will tell me how much certain things should weigh??

    Yes. It's called a scale.
  • kat_howell
    kat_howell Posts: 16
    well bye!!

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