HELP PLEASE! Not losing :(

Not to sound rude, but I think your problem is you're eating too much CRAP. You can't expect to lose weight on McDonald's and pizza. I had the same ridiculous notion that if I stayed within my calories, even if I hate pure crap, I would lose. Not gonna happen. You're also not drinking near enough water. Drink TONS...more than 8 glasses a day. Eat veggies, lean meats, cut down on carbs.

You need to start preparing your own meals. Lean proteins, veggies, and healthy carbs. Eating food from a restaurant is not gonna cut it. It's unhealthy and full, I MEAN FULL, of sodium. I know it takes time to cook your food, but you will start to feel better once you stop eating the junk, and if you slip up and eat it in the future, you'll feel feel yucky. Your body won't want it anymore! Good Luck!!!

Not to sound rude, but I think your problem is you're eating too much CRAP. You can't expect to lose weight on McDonald's and pizza. I had the same ridiculous notion that if I stayed within my calories, even if I hate pure crap, I would lose. Not gonna happen. You're also not drinking near enough water. Drink TONS...more than 8 glasses a day. Eat veggies, lean meats, cut down on carbs.

I agree! You need good wholesome food and not take out all the time. Plus you need to like triple your water.

Not to sound rude, but I think your problem is you're eating too much CRAP. You can't expect to lose weight on McDonald's and pizza. I had the same ridiculous notion that if I stayed within my calories, even if I hate pure crap, I would lose. Not gonna happen. You're also not drinking near enough water. Drink TONS...more than 8 glasses a day. Eat veggies, lean meats, cut down on carbs.

I totally agree. In addition, you should replace any juice or pop you drink with water.

Avoiding fast food and processed foods will help reduce sodium. Sodium can be a huge culprit when it comes to scale results. MFP usually set 2,500 mg/day as a "goal". Really, that should be the outmost outter limit, most experts now say to keep sodium to no more than 1,500 mg/day. To achieve that you'll need to really change how and what you eat.

Research "eating clean". Search it on topics in this forum, google it. Really think about it.

Some people will tell you weight-loss is a simple as burning more calories than you eat and that what is in those calories is not so important. I very much disagree with that statement. My philosophy (for what it's worth): if I'm restricting the amount of calories I eat in a day I need those calories to be a dense nutritionally as possible to ensure my body is being given the correct fuel it needs to function.

white bread, white pasta, white rice, refined flours, refined carbs, sugar in most forms and excessive sodium......put these items on your do not eat, or severely restrict list.

make your own food, make big portions on your days off and eat from them during the week. eat more fiber, eat more salads and veggies.

good luck!!

Eating everyday at a fast food joint- or sometimes 3 times a day isn't a treat it.... is downright unhealthy. You are not going to lose weight eating crap like this. It is harmful and your sodium levels are dangerously high.

Honestly? You KNOW why you aren't losing, stop acting like you are doing everything right...look in the mirror and ask yourself why you aren't losing and see what your conscience says. You do not need people to look at your diary and tell you what is wrong...you know.

I agree with a lot of the posts. Try taking time every Sunday, or just on a day when you aren't busy, to chop up a bunch of fruits and vegetables. Put them in ziploc bags or tupperware. Have lettuce cleaned, chopped, and ready to go. Grill some chicken. That way you can throw some things together a few minutes before work. Have lots of berries on the side for when you are craving something sweet. Stop getting fast food. It doesn't matter if you are getting a grilled chicken wrap; everything is loaded with sodium. You will save money and be doing yourself a favor. It may seem like a pain at first to have to prepare your own meals, but you will get faster at it and it will really help you meet your goals.

Not all calories are the same. Just because you are under your calorie goal doesn't mean you are eating well. You have to look at the source of the calories. Your body needs whole grains, fruits, veggies, lean proteins, limited dairy, etc. Do a little research online and maybe also look to healthy food blogs for some help and ideas of what you should be eating. And also, you can't count on the machine you are using to tell you the accurate amount of calories you are burning. It varies from person to person. I suggest investing in a heart rate monitor. You can find them online for relatively cheap and they will give you a much accurate idea of the number of calories you are burning.

I agree with all the comments about sodium. I also notice that while your total cals for the day may be under, you often skip meals and have double portions when you are eating. Calories should be spread out fairly evenly throughout the day, otherwise your excess will be converted and stored rather than burned off. Then during periods of fasting, your body will be conserving calories.

I would focus on quality of foods before focusing on calories. If you are used to eating non-nutrient dense foods, you may feel cheated when you first start choosing more healthy options since the fats tend to make you feel more full (and stick with you longer as we all know too well). Once you are consuming mostly nutrient dense foods, then I'd start focusing more on caloric intake. Check out the recipes in the community. There are some great simple & healthy options there. Good luck to you!

i started out eating fast food multiple times a day too. i just had a baby and cooking was hard, but i changed that a week ago. i went cold turkey! in the about 6 days i've been on this site i have lost 11 pounds. i'm not eating super healthy, just eating at home and staying within my calories. i didn't realize that fast food was as bad as it it. just cut it out and it will fly off. easy ways are to cut up fruits and veggies and put them in your purse so you always have snacks on you, precook meals and freeze them in individual portions, so all you have to do is pull out the amount you want. and make sure you're drinking enough water, it's hard sometimes, but i cut out all sodas and i only have tea at work with sweet n low, and i go for a glass of water every hour, a pint glass full. it's easy to keep track of that way and i know i'm getting all 8 plus. good luck girl!

I would also bet money that you are seriously overestimating your calories burned during exercise. 900+ multiple days in a row is a LOT.