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natzkj
natzkj Posts: 127 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I no the basics of weight loss and exercise but..... i started dieting and exercising when my son was 2 months old, he is now 8 months and my weight is just not shifting. i don't have much in my dairy on here but i do keep a paper diary.
I have been tested by my doctors n nothing is coming back as a problem to stop weight loss.

I drink water, i eat fruit and veg. I walk every where, i go to the gym 3 times a week.

I have even got my old weight watchers book out n followed that again n that has done nothing.
I no its not all about what it says on the scales but even my inches are not going down and my clothes are tight.

Any Help would be great

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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Eat less or move more (or both.)

    All the talk always comes back to those two things.
  • agal129
    agal129 Posts: 215 Member
    Do you use a food scale?
  • natzkj
    natzkj Posts: 127 Member
    i used to be a car user in july i gave my car up. i eat 1200 cals and work out and walk. i no that rule
  • natzkj
    natzkj Posts: 127 Member
    yes i measure my food
  • agal129
    agal129 Posts: 215 Member
    How do you know how many calories you need to be eating?
  • natzkj
    natzkj Posts: 127 Member
    i put all my information in to mfp and it says 1200
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    Do you measure your food? Or do you weigh your food? Not the same thing. Measuring using cups, spoons is not accurate for solid food. Weigh anything solid. And I mean anything.

    If you're not losing, and have no medication/medical reasons to hinder loss, then you're either eating more than you think or burning less than you think, or both.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    Do you measure your food? Or do you weigh your food? Not the same thing. Measuring using cups, spoons is not accurate for solid food. Weigh anything solid. And I mean anything.

    If you're not losing, and have no medication/medical reasons to hinder loss, then you're either eating more than you think or burning less than you think, or both.

    +1

    How far do you walk?
    What do you do at the gym?
    Are you eating back calories?
  • agal129
    agal129 Posts: 215 Member
    edited October 2014
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    Do you measure your food? Or do you weigh your food? Not the same thing. Measuring using cups, spoons is not accurate for solid food. Weigh anything solid. And I mean anything.

    If you're not losing, and have no medication/medical reasons to hinder loss, then you're either eating more than you think or burning less than you think, or both.

    I find it easier to weigh everything, whether it is solid or not. When cooking, just add the bowl to the scale, tare, and weigh ingredients that way.

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