Officially lost and confused and unhappy...

kittykat22459 wrote: »

i havent really taken any breaks n i use my scale daily

If you are logging honestly, I would see your doctor so you can have your BMR tested.

I just have to comment about the site that Figgzle posted. Usually people underestimate the amount they exercise and overestimate the amount of food they eat. A good example of this was earlier today: I was at a store and they were giving out pieces of birthday cake for their store celebration. I didn't take a piece of cake and told the woman who was giving them out that I couldn't fit it into my diet today. She says, "Oh just take a walk later on!"

That piece of cake was probably a good 300-400 calories (maybe more) and a 30 minute walk for me would only burn about 150 calories. I'd have to walk for about 1.5-2 hours to burn off that cake. And it's too cold to be outside for that long.

Point is, it's very easy to think you're not eating all that much, when in fact you might be.

Hi Kat-

I am new here but I can tell you what worked for me. Looking at your diary I see a good amount of processed foods that it looks like you're eating which may be one of the reasons that you're at the plateau. About 10 yrs ago I looked at myself in the mirror and realized that for the first time in my life I was officially fat and needed to do something about it. At the time I had moved back home and was going back to school, eating fast food in between classes, eating whatever I wanted and drinking soda/Coke like there was no tomorrow. Instinctively I knew the two obvious thing that I needed to cut out were the soda and fast food - no question. At the time I thought that would be a good 'start.' So, one day I put my foot down and started cooking everything that went into my body - everything. Little did I know I'd drop 35lbs in about 12-14 weeks (honestly, it almost got to the point where my friends and family went from impressed to...WTF? Whoa! ) All that I did were cut those two factors out and it made all of the difference in the world. Besides the soda, I ate whatever I wanted - as long as it came from my kitchen. Fettucine Alfredo? No problem - made it myself and ate it as often as I liked. Cheesecake? Lasagna? You bet - but again, I made it all myself and therefore it wasn't chock full of ridiculous amounts of sodium, nor additives and preservatives that I couldn't even begin to pronounce (much less tell you what they were doing to my metabolism, etc...) Was I making my own pasta and raising my own cattle? No. But you get the picture.

I even remember that I stunned myself - I had no idea how much of an impact cutting out fast food/restaurant food and Coke (which I substituted with water and iced tea) would have in such a short amount of time. I was floored! In fact, that was my only change. I didn't work out at all. I simply vowed to not eat anything that I didn't make myself - and stuck to it. Worked like a champ for me and if you can, give it a try for a few weeks. I think you'll be surprised at what you see.

Good luck to you and whatever you do, don't give up and keep reading. I just joined and there is some great advice here!

LitheVixen wrote: »

(On an entirely unrelated note: how the eff are the 4 tortillas in your diary only 200 calories? The lowest calorie tortilla wraps in my supermarket are at least 100 calories a piece... o.O)

La Tortilla Factory makes a low carb tortilla

La Tortilla Factory - Original Low Carb Torilla, 2 torilla (36g) 100 20 4 10 14 16

If you're not into strict corn tortillas