Help !!! nothing is moving

I think that is my problem, too. I walk by someone's office here at work and grab 2-4 Hershey's Kisses, and I usually note them. But sometimes, I forget. Then I complain that I'm on Day #37 and have "only" dropped 2-4 pounds. UGH...... Okay, going to be more disciplined to create a bigger deficit!

I am sticking to my calorie intake mostly

Are you weighing and tracking everything you eat? How are you determining your calorie burn? Something is off, and usually it is because one is eating more than they really are and/or burning less than they really are.

I am on 1200 calls a day but not budging !

Then you are probably eating more than you think, or if you are logging your exercise you are not burning as much as you think. It all comes down to a deficit. If you are truly in a calorie deficit you will lose weight, something is off somewhere in the math you just have to figure out what it is...

Also, you said in your original post "I am sticking to my calories "mostly", sometimes that "mostly" can be enough to push you out of a deficit.

Hi there, I am 41 and have been tracking perfectly what I am eating and have only lost 4 lbs in 12 weeks. I am shifting over to a ketogenic plan for a month. It is like a modified Atkins. I think for some of us as we get older, just cinching calories isn't the answer. I am not recommending you to ketogenic, just take a look at your macros. If you click the nutrition link of your MFP app, there is a nutrition tab. Hit that then there is a pie chart icon. Check that out and see how your spending your calories. Perhaps a tweak in the micros will get you going. Congratulations on your 5k running!

Logging perfectly is quite something...do you weigh your solids? measure liquids? choose all the correct entries? Your diary is closed so we only have your word that you have done everything perfectly.

As a 41 year old woman I know it is all about CICO...proven science. It's not about what we eat it's about how much we eat.

A lot of people log exercise incorrectly too. I see people on here logging that they burned 2800 calories on a 2.5 hour hike then they wonder why the scale isn't moving. Chances are you didn't burn nearly that many calories on that hike.

I need some wise words as I don't seem to be able to get this weight loss thing going !!

I am 50 and 139lbs and I want to get down to 130lbs but mainly I want to have a more toned body and lose some inches . I am not unrealistic I understand that I am not going to have the body I did as a 30 year old but I just can't get things to budge.

I am sticking to my calorie intake mostly , I have just completed the Couch to 5k app and as someone who has previously never run before I am very proud that I can run/jog 5k three times a week.

Why is the weight not shifting , anyone got any ideas or helpful suggestions

thanks

"Mostly."

What does mostly mean? How long have you been "mostly" sticking to it?

Open your diary so we can look at what you're actually doing.

... so accuracy is extremely important.

I agree. If your BMI>30, just cutting the junk (with no measuring) can have a big results. If your BMI<20, you will need a lot more precision to get results. The leaner you get, the more precision is called for. Have you experimented with your macros?

Hi there, I am 41 and have been tracking perfectly what I am eating and have only lost 4 lbs in 12 weeks. I am shifting over to a ketogenic plan for a month. It is like a modified Atkins. I think for some of us as we get older, just cinching calories isn't the answer. I am not recommending you to ketogenic, just take a look at your macros. If you click the nutrition link of your MFP app, there is a nutrition tab. Hit that then there is a pie chart icon. Check that out and see how your spending your calories. Perhaps a tweak in the micros will get you going. Congratulations on your 5k running!

Logging perfectly is quite something...do you weigh your solids? measure liquids? choose all the correct entries? Your diary is closed so we only have your word that you have done everything perfectly.

As a 41 year old woman I know it is all about CICO...proven science. It's not about what we eat it's about how much we eat.

Sorry what is CICO

calories in calories out

Start with this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

You need to accurately weigh ALL of your solid food on a digital food scale and log it every single day. Do not measure solids, this is inaccurate. Measure liquids only. Stick to your calorie deficit religiously if you want to see results. Because you are so close to your goal, it's going to take a while to get there. To get things going to see a change in your body, you need to start lifting. Using weight to make your body recomposition start happening is very important. Remember, when you start using weight, you will be doing microdamage to your muscle, so it's normal to retain water as your muscles hold on to fluid to repair themselves. You might want to adjust your macros a bit to increase your protein as you work those muscles. If you stick to this, you'll see results. Don't worry about trying specific diets like ketogenic or vegan or no-carb, that's not necessary. Just stick to your deficit and you'll get there.

I need some wise words as I don't seem to be able to get this weight loss thing going !!

I am 50 and 139lbs and I want to get down to 130lbs but mainly I want to have a more toned body and lose some inches . I am not unrealistic I understand that I am not going to have the body I did as a 30 year old but I just can't get things to budge.

I am sticking to my calorie intake mostly , I have just completed the Couch to 5k app and as someone who has previously never run before I am very proud that I can run/jog 5k three times a week.

Why is the weight not shifting , anyone got any ideas or helpful suggestions

thanks

"Mostly."

What does mostly mean? How long have you been "mostly" sticking to it?

Open your diary so we can look at what you're actually doing.

how do i open my diary

Go to your Diary, then hit Settings at the top. Scroll to the bottom and find Public.

Done it

I took a peek...

It doesn't appear that you weigh your food
You don't log everything (most of saturday is missing)
I noticed a lot of your entries are "homemade" did you make those? if not probably aren't correct...

For example french toast 2 servings @ 81 calories...my homemade french toast is 103 per serving which is one peice of bread, made with skim milk on a non stick grill using pam cooking spray...so 2 servings @ 81 calories seems really low.

to know your intake you have to weight solids, measure liquids, log everything choosing the correct entries...

1) You've only been logging about 2.5 weeks. You need to give it more time,

2) You don't appear to be weighing your food. You log things like "one piece" of encrusted cod, "1 cup of coffee" for 75 calories, a "half cup" of generic granola, etc. These are obviously inaccurate entries. You need to weigh the granola. What are you putting in your coffee? How much cream? How much sugar? Are you actually measuring out those 10 ounces of wine using a measuring cup? Did you weigh those "4 ounces" of salmon? How did you determine "1 potato" is 110 calories? What about those "two ounces" of spaghetti? How did you figure your "homemade ham and cheese panini" was 470 calories?

Your logging is a mess. Fix it by accurately logging and measuring the things you consume. Don't choose random generic entries like "coffee - 75 calories" or "home made shrimp tacos."

3) There are also days where you obviously didn't log, and also other days where you go significantly over. Consistency is critical.

I have been using the MFP search thing to get the calorie count for things I am eating or photographing bar codes I don't know how else to work out how many calories are in my cup of coffee

Well how do you make your coffee? Black coffee has almost no calories. If you add stuff to it, you have to accurately measure and log the things you are adding to it.

People tend to get very overwhelmed when we start talking about logging more accurately, but it's one of the easiest ways to start getting the scale to move. It's a little bit of work when you first start, but most people eat a lot of the same foods frequently, so after the first week or two, it gets dramatically easier.

It's always better and more accurate to log each individual piece of the meal rather than choosing an item that "sounds" right from the database. So instead of choosing an item called something like "toast with butter," you'd want to log the bread as one item and however much butter you use as another. (Same idea with coffee -- log the coffee and the milk/cream as separate items).

Beware of anything labeled "generic" -- those are almost always inaccurate.

MFP includes a feature called the Recipe Builder, so if there are recipes you make often, you can enter them into MFP and then you have your own custom items to choose from later.

Finally, make sure to always log things like cooking oil, butter, mayo, milk, etc.

Remember that MFP is just a tool, and it will only be as accurate as you are. My recommendation would be to log everything, as exactly as you can, for 4 weeks. Stick to a calorie goal exactly for those weeks as well. After then, you'll have a very good idea of how your body responds to that goal, and you can make adjustments accordingly.

Edit: To find the Recipe Builder tool, click on the Food tab and then click on Recipes.