Zero weight loss, getting discouraged. :(

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sashagrl
sashagrl Posts: 5
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everybody!
New to the message board posting, long time lurker.

I'm experiencing issues in my 'weight loss' journey. I'm not seeing any weight loss! I know this seems like your typical ''I wanna lose weight'' rant. But as always...MINE IS DIFFERENT.

Seriously though. I've been sticking to the suggested 1400 calorie intake/day, exercise 5x's a week. And track/monitor EVERY.THING. that enters my mouth. And I've been going strong for 2 months. And no weight loss, at all! None. I've tried adjusting my work outs already. What the heck?! I was SO motivated, but I am suddenly so discouraged. Help?

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  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
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    I just looked at your food diary and you're not consistently logging. A lot of days that are blank or only one meal entered. And the days that you have logged, you are way under your calorie goal.

    So combination of inconsistency + not eating enough (if that's really all you ate that day) = not losing weight.

    Make it a goal to consistently log everything for a month and see what happens.
  • Emedina1987
    Emedina1987 Posts: 41
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    Do you have very much weight to lose? A lot of times when you're on you last 10-15 pounds it comes off a lot slower. I am having tht problem. I am losing about a pound a month or so and I have 9 more pounds I would like to lose. Don't be discouraged! Are you measuring yourself to see if you've lost inches? Are your clothes getting loser? Being healthy and active is great even without weight loss. I know it's discouraging to not see a change in the scale, but if you are noticing other changes in your overall healthy then that is a great success. Keep pushing!
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
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    You aren't logging accurate or consistently. Get a digital food scale weigh out your portions log them accurately. You aren't losing because you are eating more than you think. You say you track/monitor everything but there are days with nothing logged, and other days with partial entries. Also you have entries like 1/2 an avocado that isn't accurate.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide?hl=logging+step+guide
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
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    You're not logging accurately either. Don't use generic items. Also according to this site http://www.newcaloriecounter.com/food-details.do?ndbNumber=05009&weight=&customWeight= which is what came up when I serached for USDA count on chidken, chicken breast is not 115 for 4 OZ. It's 239 calories for 3 and a half oz. Your not weighing your food either. You said "track/monitor EVERY.THING. that enters my mouth" yet you haven't. You are eating more than you think, therefore, not losing the weight.
  • sashagrl
    sashagrl Posts: 5
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    @cting510 I'm totally grumbling at your response because I know i need to work on my logging. Some days I just forget to do it, but I swear by my calorie intake that I'm being obedient! I will take your advice though. And will actually hit the recommended calorie intake. Thanks so much.

    @emedina1987 I actually have quite a bit of weight to lose. I wish I just had 10-15 to lose! lol But Thank you for your kind words and recommendations. I've even measured and clothes are not fitting any different.

    Do either/any of yall think it may have something to do with a shot metabolism? I'm not very educated on metabolism so I wouldn't know. Few years back I when I was younger and dumber I used to crash diet. A LOT. Now that I'm a few years older, over time, I've tried incorporating healthier alternatives. Like replacing sodas, opting out of fast food items. Things like that. But now I feel READY to commit fully. And my commitments are just...transparent at this point.

    In any case, I'll definitely take both of yalls advice and keep going. Yes I said yall. Texas baby! :)
  • sashagrl
    sashagrl Posts: 5
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    You're not logging accurately either. Don't use generic items. Also according to this site http://www.newcaloriecounter.com/food-details.do?ndbNumber=05009&weight=&customWeight= which is what came up when I serached for USDA count on chidken, chicken breast is not 115 for 4 OZ. It's 239 calories for 3 and a half oz. Your not weighing your food either. You said "track/monitor EVERY.THING. that enters my mouth" yet you haven't. You are eating more than you think, therefore, not losing the weight.

    Wow. Thank you for this. I had no idea about the calorie differences in the chicken breast. I actually have been weighing my proteins, but that's about it. I know I've been bad about logging my diary..but I keep a written diary as well. I guess I should enter it into here, but it's a little late for that...lol Thanks again.
  • sashagrl
    sashagrl Posts: 5
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    You aren't logging accurate or consistently. Get a digital food scale weigh out your portions log them accurately. You aren't losing because you are eating more than you think. You say you track/monitor everything but there are days with nothing logged, and other days with partial entries. Also you have entries like 1/2 an avocado that isn't accurate.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide?hl=logging+step+guide

    Thanks so much for this! I'm new to the logging part of this online and it seems so helpful! I'm now seeing I wasn't doing it right..
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
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    I agree with the above sentiments (weighing all food, logging everything), but if you have "a lot" to lose just curious how you came up with 1400 cal per day? Maybe you are not eating enough for your activity. Try adjusting your weight loss goal to 1 pound per week and try for 2 weeks to see if this helps. Also if you are exercising make sure you are eating back your exercise calories (or at least 1/2 of them).
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
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    @cting510 I'm totally grumbling at your response because I know i need to work on my logging. Some days I just forget to do it, but I swear by my calorie intake that I'm being obedient! I will take your advice though. And will actually hit the recommended calorie intake. Thanks so much.

    @emedina1987 I actually have quite a bit of weight to lose. I wish I just had 10-15 to lose! lol But Thank you for your kind words and recommendations. I've even measured and clothes are not fitting any different.

    Do either/any of yall think it may have something to do with a shot metabolism? I'm not very educated on metabolism so I wouldn't know. Few years back I when I was younger and dumber I used to crash diet. A LOT. Now that I'm a few years older, over time, I've tried incorporating healthier alternatives. Like replacing sodas, opting out of fast food items. Things like that. But now I feel READY to commit fully. And my commitments are just...transparent at this point.

    In any case, I'll definitely take both of yalls advice and keep going. Yes I said yall. Texas baby! :)

    I don't think your metabolism is shot, work on being consistent. Log your food accurately and honestly. Go for 80% good choices the other 20% don't worry so much about. I'm much older than you, and in the past I've tried just about every fad diet there was... not sustainable and made me miserable.

    Keep it simple find a REASONABLE deficit: Most people do not need to eat 1200 calories to lose.

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

    Log your food accurately and honestly this thread will help:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide?hl=logging+step+guide

    Find an activity you enjoy doing - I found I love to ride my bike and lift heavy stuff :)

    Here are 2 more threads that will help take the time to read them:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new+here

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • swimcoach07
    swimcoach07 Posts: 31 Member
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    You're not logging accurately either. Don't use generic items. Also according to this site http://www.newcaloriecounter.com/food-details.do?ndbNumber=05009&weight=&customWeight= which is what came up when I serached for USDA count on chidken, chicken breast is not 115 for 4 OZ. It's 239 calories for 3 and a half oz. Your not weighing your food either. You said "track/monitor EVERY.THING. that enters my mouth" yet you haven't. You are eating more than you think, therefore, not losing the weight.

    According to the National Chicken Council's nutritional values - it's 165 calories for boneless/skinless breast (3.5oz serving). 239 is the meat and the skin for a 3.5 oz serving.

    http://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/chicken-the-preferred-protein-for-your-health-and-budget/the-nutritional-value-of-chicken/

    Just an FYI before everyone starts changing the chicken values.....
  • sashagrl
    sashagrl Posts: 5
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    You're not logging accurately either. Don't use generic items. Also according to this site http://www.newcaloriecounter.com/food-details.do?ndbNumber=05009&weight=&customWeight= which is what came up when I serached for USDA count on chidken, chicken breast is not 115 for 4 OZ. It's 239 calories for 3 and a half oz. Your not weighing your food either. You said "track/monitor EVERY.THING. that enters my mouth" yet you haven't. You are eating more than you think, therefore, not losing the weight.

    According to the National Chicken Council's nutritional values - it's 165 calories for boneless/skinless breast (3.5oz serving). 239 is the meat and the skin for a 3.5 oz serving.

    http://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/chicken-the-preferred-protein-for-your-health-and-budget/the-nutritional-value-of-chicken/

    Just an FYI before everyone starts changing the chicken values.....

    LOL Thank you!! You caught me as I was searching frantically for an explanation on this.
  • Carnivor0us
    Carnivor0us Posts: 1,752 Member
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    If it already hasn't been suggested, a kitchen scale can help a lot.
  • josparkle
    josparkle Posts: 141 Member
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    If it already hasn't been suggested, a kitchen scale can help a lot.

    This and also getting used to weighing your food in grammes (grams?) rather than ounces as its so much more accurate. The scale will typically have the ability to weigh in either mode particularly if its a digital scale.

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