Help! I can't lose weight
amesea
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Help! I've been doing the State of Slim diet (it's a lot like the South Beach Diet) and I stopped losing weight when I got pneumonia in December. Now it is February. I do soul cycle 4 times a week and meet with a personal trainer twice a week. I eat about 1100-1200 calories a day. I have an office job so I'm only lightly active during the day. I feel absolutely desperate. I have no idea what is wrong. The goal of being my ideal weight (per the doctor) of 125 pounds for my wedding in April is out the window and I'm at a loss. Thoughts?
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You may not be logging properly. Do you eat exercise calories back? Do you use a food scale to weigh your food? Are you grazing without logging? Do you have "cheat days?"
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Help! I've been doing the State of Slim diet (it's a lot like the South Beach Diet) and I stopped losing weight when I got pneumonia in December. Now it is February. I do soul cycle 4 times a week and meet with a personal trainer twice a week. I eat about 1100-1200 calories a day. I have an office job so I'm only lightly active during the day. I feel absolutely desperate. I have no idea what is wrong. The goal of being my ideal weight (per the doctor) of 125 pounds for my wedding in April is out the window and I'm at a loss. Thoughts?
No you don't.
If you did, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
I'd suggest you start there - looking at why you think it's 1100-1200 when it's significantly more.
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I weigh all of my protein portions and use volume measures for everything else (oil, vegetables, etc). Everything that passes through my lips is measured to the point where it is absolutely killing me. On this plan, you are allowed one-two cheat meals a week. I lost 25 pounds initially and then it just came to a grinding halt.
I'll try to open my diary...
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OK unlocked-- I'm not sure it's helpful because I don't always log with MyFitnessPal. You will see what I eat generally however, and you will see the weekly cheat meal... The days not logged -- I guarantee -- are not cheat days (my guilt drives me to log).
I am a little concerned that given that I'm 30 and I gained this weight due to a medication, not unhealthy living, that I've undereaten and slowed my metabolism. I do not eat my workout calories.0 -
You have 18 lbs to lose in 10 weeks. As you are so close to your goal I would recommend just running the MFP numbers with the goal of 1lb loss per week and see what you come up with. I don't think MFP ever ask people to eat less than 1200 a day. Its not a race and to lose weight for a wedding day is not a good enough of a reason to lose it too fast. Forget the other programs and just follow MFP, log and measure every single meal and strive for a 3500 defecit a week, you should lose a pond a week.0
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OK unlocked-- I'm not sure it's helpful because I don't always log with MyFitnessPal. You will see what I eat generally however, and you will see the weekly cheat meal... The days not logged -- I guarantee -- are not cheat days (my guilt drives me to log).
I am a little concerned that given that I'm 30 and I gained this weight due to a medication, not unhealthy living, that I've undereaten and slowed my metabolism. I do not eat my workout calories.
I'm older than you and have been on and off prednisone for years now, and have still managed to lose 124 lbs. You aren't losing because you are eating more than you think.
First there should not be guilt associated with food, if you go over it happens learn from it and try to do better to meet your goals but don't beat yourself up over it. We aren't perfect and the good thing is you don't have to be. You have to be consistent.
Now, you should invest in a digital food scale that will help with your accuracy. When you are selecting listings in the database stay away from generic / homemade entries. You have to log consistently, so missing days etc lead to more inaccuracies.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1
Read those 2 links they will help.
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OK unlocked-- I'm not sure it's helpful because I don't always log with MyFitnessPal. You will see what I eat generally however, and you will see the weekly cheat meal... The days not logged -- I guarantee -- are not cheat days (my guilt drives me to log).
I am a little concerned that given that I'm 30 and I gained this weight due to a medication, not unhealthy living, that I've undereaten and slowed my metabolism. I do not eat my workout calories.
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Furioushummingbird, I keep a log on my iphone and just joined weightwatchers as a Hail Mary.
GiveMeCoffee, I do use a digital scale.... I appreciate your advice however and do need to work on consistency in logging on one device.
I'm pretty sure I'm not accidentally overeating -- it doesn't match the pattern of dramatic weight loss and a two month halt... If I were underestimating, then I should not have had such speed, it would have just been a slow crawl that eventually slowed down.0 -
Furioushummingbird, I keep a log on my iphone and just joined weightwatchers as a Hail Mary.
GiveMeCoffee, I do use a digital scale.... I appreciate your advice however and do need to work on consistency in logging on one device.
I'm pretty sure I'm not accidentally overeating -- it doesn't match the pattern of dramatic weight loss and a two month halt... If I were underestimating, then I should not have had such speed, it would have just been a slow crawl that eventually slowed down.
You asked for advice, you were given advice would you rather everyone just say .. yes you hit the ripe age of 30 it's not possible anymore?
These aren't weighed out portions..
Generic - Green Chile Pork Stew, 1 cup
Avocados - Raw, 0.25 avocado, NS as to Florida or California
Trader Joe's - Pico De Gallo Salsa, 2 Tbsp
Athenos - Reduced Feta Cheese - Crumbled, 2 tbsp(s)
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I do not know much about the plan you are on. There is a great doctor in Portland Oregon who advocates whole food Mediterranean. He has a book and a web site with links to various subjects and articles. His advice is evidence based. His site is goodfoodgreatmedicine.com
He recommends avoiding corn, rice and potatoes if you are not losing one pound per week. No white flour, processed bread or sugar. The simple carbs can keep the weight on. You probably already know that. Best to you!0 -
I do not know much about the plan you are on. There is a great doctor in Portland Oregon who advocates whole food Mediterranean. He has a book and a web site with links to various subjects and articles. His advice is evidence based. His site is goodfoodgreatmedicine.com
He recommends avoiding corn, rice and potatoes if you are not losing one pound per week. No white flour, processed bread or sugar. The simple carbs can keep the weight on. You probably already know that. Best to you!
He's selling a cookbook. Not eating at a deficit keeps the weight on.0 -
If you are measuring food like oils and avocados you're eating too much
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I weigh all of my protein portions and use volume measures for everything else (oil, vegetables, etc). Everything that passes through my lips is measured to the point where it is absolutely killing me. On this plan, you are allowed one-two cheat meals a week. I lost 25 pounds initially and then it just came to a grinding halt.
I'll try to open my diary...
That's the problem. You need to WEIGH everything. Not just protein.0 -
Thank you all for your input!0
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You need to improve your logging and consistency.
Are you eating back your exercise calories?
How are you measuring burns?
Whats your age, current weight and traget weight as well as your height?
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I do not know much about the plan you are on. There is a great doctor in Portland Oregon who advocates whole food Mediterranean. He has a book and a web site with links to various subjects and articles. His advice is evidence based. His site is goodfoodgreatmedicine.com
He recommends avoiding corn, rice and potatoes if you are not losing one pound per week. No white flour, processed bread or sugar. The simple carbs can keep the weight on. You probably already know that. Best to you!
If OP overeats on this "diet" then he/she is still going to gain weight/not lose weight…
food type has nothing to do with it0 -
For the record, you can measure oils and other liquids by volume. That is fine. Weighing things is important with dry ingredients because they get compacted. You can easily double the amounts of things like flower or confectioner's sugar by smashing it down, but that isn't true of liquids. Not that it really matters, however you want to go about it, the point is just to get an accurate measurement. It's just a pet peeve of mine when people get on here and tell people that they absolutely must weigh items that are just as accurately measured with a measuring cup.0
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Amen, FoCoAlphaNerd.
999Tigger, not eating them back. I'm measuring my burns with a chest strap heart rate monitor. I deliberately underestimate the burns with my trainer because I don't wear a monitor (but we do HIIT training). I'm 30, 5'5", 142 pounds, trying to reach at least 125.
If it lends more info, I am under an unbelievable amount of stress (very. high stress profession and life changes). I'm also very uptight about the right foods/portion control and am hard on myself regarding giving 110% at the gym-- i'm the classic type A, and I think my stress level might be derailing my body chemistry.0 -
Please open your diary so we can give you detailed feedback.
ETA: it looks like you had it unlocked.
If you are not losing weight, you are eating too much. If you were eating 1100 to 1200 calories, you would be losing weight.
You said you've lost over 30 lbs. Did you adjust your calorie allowance down every ten pounds lost?
If you are weighing everything, then you are choosing incorrect entries fro your diary or your scale is off.
If you believe none of this to be true, you need to go to your doctor for a medical workup.0 -
FoCoAlphaNerd wrote: »For the record, you can measure oils and other liquids by volume. That is fine. Weighing things is important with dry ingredients because they get compacted. You can easily double the amounts of things like flower or confectioner's sugar by smashing it down, but that isn't true of liquids. Not that it really matters, however you want to go about it, the point is just to get an accurate measurement. It's just a pet peeve of mine when people get on here and tell people that they absolutely must weigh items that are just as accurately measured with a measuring cup.
That's rubbish you know ...it depends how much oil you pour into a measuring spoon ...pour it to the top and you underestimate the calories ...with a tablespoon that can be a significant difference
Easy enough to put a pan or plate on a scale and measure it
Fair enough not to with low calorie density foods, if you are losing , but as soon as you hit the high density foods you're wiping out your perceived defecit
The proof is in the not losing weight part0 -
You might have your thyroid checked being hypothyroid can make it incredibly difficult to lose weight even if doing everything right0
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You're not in a deficit.0
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You mentioned that you are having one-two cheat meals per week. Also you have lost 25lbs already. Maybe the cheat meals are just tipping you into maintaining and not losing!
I was in your situation and I've recently realised that my "cheat" meals on weekends actually put me at maintenance, even if i've eaten a deficit all week the additional calories at weekends stop me from losing.
Maybe skip the "cheat" meals for a few weeks and see if anything changes.
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