seriously! what is going on?

One other thing with the water intake, I've always had the same problem with not drinking enough. I often don't fancy a drink, especially water. What I have started doing is having a small water bottle, holds either 75ml or 1 litre of water, I drink this sat at my desk at work or you could carry it around with you and I've found that by just having it there, I tend to drink more and now get through most of allowance just at work. Also its easier to calculate how much you've had and for some strange reason I do prefer to drink from the bottle!

Ok...I have read all of the replys to your question, and taken a look at your diary...and here is what I see.

You are in fact eating alot of processed foods...which have a tremendous amount of sodium. And you dont really drink alot of water. Yes, I understand that you are drinking MORE water, but you need to drink MORE than MORE...Also, you are eating a good amount of bread.

I was in a similar situation not long ago. I though just because I ate under my alloted calories, that it didnt matter WHAT made those calories up. I only ate ONE hotdog,...so that was good,..right? WRONG.

This go round, I have cut almost all processed foods....drank more water than I ever thought possible. cut out my salt completely.....and have had great success. I do still eat something here or there, but honestly, try not to ....and just the other day...I ate a whole bag of steam fresh brocolli...and thought nothing of it...after all...its brocolli..and the calories were low for the entire bag....what i didnt realize was my god..the sodium was out of this world....and guess what?? Weigh in was the next day....and It showed that I had GAINED.

I am not gonna bash your consumption of cakes, or cookies, because I AM one to have to have something sweet....but I choose them wisely, if possible.

I wont comment on whether you are eating enough, or not, because without you really logging everything, that is kind of hard to say. I think that you just honestly need to get a bit more committed, be honest with yourself, cut those processed foods....drink more water....and stick with it....knowing that yes, the less weight you have to lose, the harder it will be to come off...but you should in no way be gaining weight if you do all the above.

Good luck, and hang in there.
Also, you need to log everything...every day!! It helps, really....even though you are busy with your baby girl...who by the way is adorable......you have to make the time. Make the time for YOU...if you really want this!!

I think big part of this is what you are eating, having had a look at your diary. You are living primarily on processed foods. Not only does this put you over your sodium on many days, it also means that you are getting hidden sugars and excesssive carbs while skimping on protein. And boy, do you love carbs!

Here's what I would suggest:

-Try to cut out at least half of the processed/frozen food and pancake mix.
-Aim to get at least half your body weight (in pounds) in protein grams each day. For someone who is regularly exercising, that is the minimum amount of protein needed.
-When you use the 'quick add' calories, jot down what those were in the "Food Notes" section of your log. On many days, these 'quick add' calories are 25% of your day, which means you aren't actually tracking a very significant part of your eating plan right now.
-Watch that sodium (this becomes much easier when you eat fewer processsed foods) and make sure you get all your water in.

i know everyones looking to help but u cant just go off like 2 days on my diary, the pancakes i had either sat or sun morning was the first time i made pancakes or ate pancakes in MONTHS. ive noticed i had too much sodium because i just added it to my diary a week ago to keep an eye on it. so i already cut out more prcosseced stuff and keep an eye on my sodium- the total is what MFp gave me. like i said, ive been making it a point to get 8 glasses a day which i have been, which is amazing for me. i dont drink..anything..ever..im good with like 2 glasses of liquid a day..so the fact that im forcing myself to get 8 is a small miracle.haha

I'm not 'going off 2 days in your diary'. I tried going back a month, but there was no logging until late March (interesting as you say you've been using MFP for a year). And I don't really see dramatic differences between the last week and late March. There's still a ton of sugar, carbs and processed food, although you do sometimes do better on protein.

You asked for suggestions. We offered some. Whether you choose to use them is completely up to you. But I will not be offering any more suggestions.

wow. first off, i always like MFP and that people talk and help eachother out, and i didnt give you an attitude or say you were wrong. u mentioned pancakes- i said i ate them a day ago for the 1st time in months, you also have to be rude and suggest i'm lying when i said ive been on this site for more then a year yet you didnt see a diary for 2 weeks or so..thats because i tried th eeating more cals for a while, and not worrying about this site to see if it helped, i watched what i ate and ate more and that didnt help either..and whatever my reason was for being gone for a few weeks doesnt mean you have to suggest im a liar (interesting as you say you've been using MFP for a year).you also dont have to say something like " But I will not be offering any more suggestions"
just because i answered you back like i did to everyone else in this post..because its a conversation. someone suggests something, and if i have done it then i say thanks but i tried that. doesnt mean im being rude or ungrateful,i use this site for talking, info, friends and support an di dont need to have someone be rude or start drama, its stupid. so thanks for the advice that i eat **** food, and apparently havent noticed and havent been making an effort to change things an deat more fresh stuff. its not like u know any of my personal problems and why i cant eat all fresh fruit an dveggies and home cooked meals every single day without thinking about time or MONEY.

Oh my.

What you did was to assume that I had only looked at 2 days of your diary. That was an inaccurate perception on your part, so I told you I had looked at many days of your diary and made suggestions based upon what I saw. You asked for suggestions and so I took a fair amount of time and looked at your diary and then made suggestions.

Then you cherry-picked one thing that I happened to mention as a processed food and denied that it was part of your regular eating plan while pretty much denying that any of my other advice was possibly useful--you say you've incorporated all of it while your diary says something else entirely. I fully accept that pancake mix is a rare treat in your eating plan. However, your eating plan diary still consists of a majority of processed foods, high sodium, high sugars, haphazard logging and insufficient water. ( I mentioned the pancake mix because many people think that 'food prepared at home' is automatically not 'processed food', and it can lead them to frustrating results in their weight-loss journey.)

I never suggested, implied, or stated that you 'were lying', 'were a liar', etc. Try looking at this from the shoes of the people you asked for help: you said you have been using MFP for a year and are not seeing the results you anticipated. So we looked at your diary and curiously found it blank or incomplete on many days. To us, 'using MFP' would mean that you are tracking calories and nutrients. So yes, it is interesting that you weren't. Interesting is a neutral word--it says it's curious without offering a judgment. You chose to intepret that as a condemnation of your general character, and I do not understand why you did.

What I see over and over again in this thread is that you are not open to advice at this point. You ask for advice, yet you defend yourself against having to actually consider any that has been offered, instead preferring to take the advice that you requested as personal affronts to your character. That's OK--we all spend a lot of time figuring out what we are and aren't willing to do to reach our goals and many of us change our views over time. It's a process for all of us. We learn a great deal about ourselves along the way. I'm learning that my fuse is a little shorter than I thought it was, which leads me to....

I FULLY cop to your accurate assessment that I did NOT need to say that I wouldn't be offering any more suggestions. That was a bit much on my part, and I thought so myself a few seconds after hitting the "submit' button. I had edited my response to remove that sentence while you were composing yours. I'm sorry that you saw it, as I meant to remove it so you wouldn't and would not be hurt. I shouldn't have written that and I'm am sorry you saw it. I was over the line there and I knew it, but unfortunately realized it too late to keep from hurting your feelings unneccessarily. Totally my bad there.

just looked at your pictures, you look pretty hot tbf. You don't look like you need to lose any more weight.

Hi,

Just from a quick peek into your diary, my first suggestion would be to start being really consistent with your logging... then you'll be able to detect patterns across time, which will be helpful.

Right away, it seems like you're eating very few calories. I'd suggest getting up to at least 1200 net every day for 2 weeks, drinking a TON of water, lowering your sodium, and seeing if that helps at all.

Good luck.

Ok...I have read all of the replys to your question, and taken a look at your diary...and here is what I see.

You are in fact eating alot of processed foods...which have a tremendous amount of sodium. And you dont really drink alot of water. Yes, I understand that you are drinking MORE water, but you need to drink MORE than MORE...Also, you are eating a good amount of bread.

I was in a similar situation not long ago. I though just because I ate under my alloted calories, that it didnt matter WHAT made those calories up. I only ate ONE hotdog,...so that was good,..right? WRONG.

This go round, I have cut almost all processed foods....drank more water than I ever thought possible. cut out my salt completely.....and have had great success. I do still eat something here or there, but honestly, try not to ....and just the other day...I ate a whole bag of steam fresh brocolli...and thought nothing of it...after all...its brocolli..and the calories were low for the entire bag....what i didnt realize was my god..the sodium was out of this world....and guess what?? Weigh in was the next day....and It showed that I had GAINED.

I am not gonna bash your consumption of cakes, or cookies, because I AM one to have to have something sweet....but I choose them wisely, if possible.

I wont comment on whether you are eating enough, or not, because without you really logging everything, that is kind of hard to say. I think that you just honestly need to get a bit more committed, be honest with yourself, cut those processed foods....drink more water....and stick with it....knowing that yes, the less weight you have to lose, the harder it will be to come off...but you should in no way be gaining weight if you do all the above.

Good luck, and hang in there.
Also, you need to log everything...every day!! It helps, really....even though you are busy with your baby girl...who by the way is adorable......you have to make the time. Make the time for YOU...if you really want this!!

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