So frustrated! Why am I not losing weight??

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  • KCzing
    KCzing Posts: 10
    Looking at your food journal as others said you definitely should cut back on the alcohol as they are liquid calories and wasted at that. Also you really could be making better food choices, just because something is only 100 calories doesn't really mean it's good for you. On the day you put you had a slice of Pizza Hut pizza and a chicken breast you could have skipped the pizza and in it's place put a serving or two of veggies. Red Robin even has healthy options you can do like the bunless burger. Keep in mind that just because you think something is a serving size doesn't mean it's always accurate and not every piece of food you get when you order out will have the exact nutritional value that the restaurant says it does. So even though you might think you're under for a day you might be over and alcohol has no good nutritional value, simple sugars are broken down too quick.

    Personally I focus on fiber a lot and aim to reach at least 20 grams a day. It has worked for me! I also try to have a fruit or veggie serving with every meal and especially at dinner I aim to fill up on the veggies first.
  • nyctraveler
    nyctraveler Posts: 305 Member
    You need to eat clean. I'm not surprised you're not losing when you're eating a high carb, sugar and fat diet.

    Start tracking sugar. Limit carbs to 100g complex carbs only and up protein to 40% of your diet

    Stop drinking for 2 weeks then limit yourself to 2x a week. I know it's painful but you gotta do it :)
  • looney9708
    looney9708 Posts: 174 Member
    I truly agree and besides a few meals this week that I truly cheated, I really do eat clean. I have cut complex carbs on a daily/meal to meal basis. I had the one slice of a personal pan pizza that my daughter didn't eat and some fries with my lettuce wrapped grilled chicken. Absolutely I understand I have to watch those things. What I am a bit confused by is that is it just because I did those things that the scale won't budge? I have decided that it must be and the wine. Oh, how I will miss my wine, but being skinny feels better than anything tastes:)).

    Thank you all for your responses on Mothers Day none the less! It truly has helped me get through my frustration this morning. All an educational process:))

    Happy Mothers Day!
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    I'm late to the party here but I did not lose anything in April. Here's what I did.

    #1 - change your scale. I had a terrible scale and it wasn't showing any weight loss, it de-motivated me. One thing you SHOULD do is change the scale your scale. I can totally recommend the Soehnle scale as it is accurate & will show you in increments of .1 lbs...so if there any movement you will be able to see it.

    http://www.amazon.com/Soehnle-63530-Alpha-Digital-Scale/dp/B00008WTFN/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305054761&sr=8-1

    I also recommend that scale because it has paddles on the bottom, frequently scales get off center due to our floors not being even, the tiling on the floors etc. The paddles on the bottom keep it more accurate than just laying it straight on the floor.

    #2 - I would get a HRM to accurately count the calories of the things your doing even if you don't log in all of these things like housework, chasing children, etc. It will help count the cals of the exercises you actually do.

    I have a great HRM - you can get any brand out there, most people like Polar, but Nike, etc make them. I'm allergic to metal so I have this one, called the ePulse2. I love it.

    http://www.amazon.com/ePulse2-Strapless-Monitor-Calorie-Counter/dp/B003YDOO2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305054956&sr=8-1

    #3 - doing those things will help you recommit to cal counting here at MFP, and I would also lower my daily cals by 50 or so. I had been at 1350, then I lowered it (following the steps I put out there above) to 1300 a day, and it's been working like a dream.

    I have been losing about .5 lbs a day following the steps above. Please feel free to send me a pm or you can write back here if you have any other questions.
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