For the people who work out like crazy and are not losing

Trying to get ticker to post, must be doing someting wrong, I started this program several times, last time on Oct 10 2010. I weighed 295.5, BP and Sugar was getting high. I am down to 225.5 right now, goal 180. Main differance this time went low carb, dialed down carbs to 35 percent of normal on custom feature. Am also useing tread mill one hour day, was going 3.5 MPH but moved it down to 3 MPH. Could walk at 3 MPH and read Kindle Books easier (you can change size of print) and calorie use only decreased from about 450 to 400. I am planning on doing this for life. Low carb diet seems to be reduceing my cravings for food plus am more relaxed.

carbs are not the enemy however eating good carbs or slow carbs will probably work best for you, they are carbs that digest slowly and release their energy over a longer period of time. Legumes, lentils, veggies, fruits in moderation should all be good choices. Refined carbs are the problem with most diets as they digest to quickly causing a blood sugar spike and large insulin response triggering fat storage, the idea of the slow carbs is lower glycemic response, no huge blood sugar spike and therefore less goes to fat, you still need to fuel the body otherwise you are working against it and in turn if there is not a source of energy it will work against you. Now with that said if what you have been doing is working well for you then stick with it, Once you have stabilized then go from there. Everyone is different so sometimes the rules need to be tailored to the body. Different cultures will will digest foods differently as that is what their bodies have adapted over generations to eat.

to all who have read and posted good or bad thanks.

thx for the bumps.

might be the blood sugar spike after eating try just a protein with no or low carb see if that works instead.

I just joined this site and couldn't believe it said I wasn't eating enough calories. I'm not starving myself to death on purpose, but I was trying to watch what I was eating. I'm exercising (brisk walk) 60 minutes/5 days per week and I couldn't understand why I wasn't losing weight. Now I guess I know. I need to eat more. It just sounds counterintuitive.

think of it like driving a car, you have a limited amount of gas before the car starts to break down. The calories or fuel that mfp gives you will get you to your destination driving at 80 mph. Now think of exercise as getting you there at 120 mph but not stopping for fuel means that the tires get worn down faster, the car will break down easier and in the end will explode. The body is the car, the calories are the fuel, the tires are your muscle without proper fuel they break down and in the end the body feeds off itself. The point of the exercise is to increase the metabolic rate (the speed at which you can safely drive) not to burn off the fuel (calories)