HELP! not loosing any weight

charliedavis995
charliedavis995 Posts: 8
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been trying to lose weight now for just over 3 weeks, I have dramatically changed my lifestyle, I am really active and go to the gym 4 times a week whilst also playing football twice a week. I can see a slight difference in my legs but more to do with muscle definition and not weight loss. My stomach is the main area I want to work on but everything I try seems to be not working. I am working so hard by changing my diet and fitness plans but it seems nothing is paying off and I am not seeing results. HELP
A basic run down of my diet consists of:
Breakfast: homemade smoothie
Snack: fruit
Lunch: egg white omlette or salad
Gym and recovery shake
Dinner: meat/fish rice/ sweet potato and veg

Really need some help before I get so angry that I go back to the rubbish I was eating before.
Does anyone have any ideas about what to do?
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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    edited February 2015
    Are you logging your food? Weighing all solids, measuring all liquids? Accurately logging both food and exercise calories? Eating back exercise calories? Eating the correct amount of calories? You've given very little info about your food intake and have a locked diary. Get your diary in check and you'll see the results you want.
  • myfatass78
    myfatass78 Posts: 411 Member
    Can you open your diary so people can have a look ?
  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    Without knowing your current stats and what your goal is we can;t really give any advice on your meal plan.

    For someone my size that might be too much to see a deficit, but I'm 5'1 and 131 pounds...
  • retropactum
    retropactum Posts: 75 Member
    edited February 2015
    I highly recommend that you open up your diary, if you want specific advise.

    With the little info you've listed, it could be a number of things. Your best bet is that it's only been 3 weeks so give it some time! If you are noticing muscular definition, then you are on the right track. Try taking measurements instead of relying solely on the scale.

    Keep it up! It's not a race! :)
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    open diary and answer questions about food scale ….

  • charliedavis995
    charliedavis995 Posts: 8
    Weight is not really the biggest thing it is how I look, however I haven't seen a real change in the way I am looking.
  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    charliedavis995 wrote: »
    Weight is not really the biggest thing it is how I look, however I haven't seen a real change in the way I am looking.

    Okay...that's fair. We can't help you without a starting point though.
  • charliedavis995
    charliedavis995 Posts: 8
    I have unlocked my diary :smile:
  • jacobhyatt91
    jacobhyatt91 Posts: 120 Member
    well what are you doing in the gym? what kind of weight training (volume, rep ranges etc) and what kind of cardio (continuous, interval,different %'s of max heart rate also affect whether you're losing fat or weight or whatever) there are too many variables to give a reason as to why you're not losing weight.
  • McCloud33
    McCloud33 Posts: 959 Member
    charliedavis995 wrote: »
    Weight is not really the biggest thing it is how I look, however I haven't seen a real change in the way I am looking.

    Right, weight is secondary to looks, I agree. But most times they go hand in hand. It's very hard to get to how you want to look without losing SOME weight. Just eating better food doesn't mean you'll lose either. If you're eating enough of the good food, the calories still cancel out the exercise you're doing.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    what are your goals….add muscle, lower body fat, etc?
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    When you lose weight your pants will get loose :wink: :smiley:
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    four days this week you netted under 1000 calories ….why?

    do you use a food scale?

    what are you using to measure calorie burns?

    it looks like MFP is telling you to eat 1600 calories a day ..why are you not netting that number..??
  • charliedavis995
    charliedavis995 Posts: 8
    My normal gym routine depends on what area of my body I am working on. Cardio I generally do 25 mins Fartlek training on the treadmill by changing the speed every 2 to 4 mins, I use the rower a lot and again do minute intervals of quick rowing. Football is also my other cardio that I do.

    With weights normally I do 4 or 5 sets of 12 in arm exercises and follow up with abit of cardio burning such tricep dips. Other weights may consist of an ab workout by moving a weight across my stomach for 4 sets of 20 taps. Leg workout consists of squats with weights, weight resistance machine and box jumps.
  • pensierobello
    pensierobello Posts: 285 Member
    You're not logging accurately. Stop picking 'homemade' and random options, get a food scale, weigh your ingredients. And eat more consistently. Plus, Coco Pops with no milk???!
  • charliedavis995
    charliedavis995 Posts: 8
    My goal is to lose fat and add muscle tone.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    I see a couple other posts asking if you have a food scale or not... please answer if you are weighing your food or not. If not, you could be eating more than you think.
  • charliedavis995
    charliedavis995 Posts: 8
    I don't weigh my food no, however I use the packaging to accurately guess !!
  • myfatass78
    myfatass78 Posts: 411 Member
    charliedavis995 wrote: »
    I don't weigh my food no, however I use the packaging to accurately guess !!

    There is your first problem. Spend a few $$$ and get a food scale.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    edited February 2015
    Buy a food scale- guessing isn't always accurate.

    You can get a good one for around 15 on amazon.
  • charliedavis995
    charliedavis995 Posts: 8
    pensierobello wrote: »
    You're not logging accurately. Stop picking 'homemade' and random options, get a food scale, weigh your ingredients. And eat more consistently. Plus, Coco Pops with no milk???!

    No I am not a fan of milk !
  • pensierobello
    pensierobello Posts: 285 Member
    Dude, you simply aren't doing that. There's loads of 'Homemade' and 'Eurest' in your diary, also random 'prawns' and other things. And you can't guesstimate with a lot of things, e.g. rice, some veg, milk, etc.
  • pensierobello
    pensierobello Posts: 285 Member
    charliedavis995 wrote: »
    pensierobello wrote: »
    You're not logging accurately. Stop picking 'homemade' and random options, get a food scale, weigh your ingredients. And eat more consistently. Plus, Coco Pops with no milk???!

    No I am not a fan of milk !

    I can't imagine eating that much cereal dry!
  • charliedavis995
    charliedavis995 Posts: 8
    pensierobello wrote: »
    charliedavis995 wrote: »
    pensierobello wrote: »
    You're not logging accurately. Stop picking 'homemade' and random options, get a food scale, weigh your ingredients. And eat more consistently. Plus, Coco Pops with no milk???!

    No I am not a fan of milk !

    I can't imagine eating that much cereal dry!

    It's actually not that bad, I do like my chocolate but have been restricting myself !
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    pensierobello wrote: »
    Dude, you simply aren't doing that. There's loads of 'Homemade' and 'Eurest' in your diary, also random 'prawns' and other things. And you can't guesstimate with a lot of things, e.g. rice, some veg, milk, etc.

    What is Eurest? I've seen that a few times
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Op here is what you need to ..

    get a food scale and weigh all solids and as many liquids as possible
    eat to the number the MFP gives you. Also, you should be netting that number and eating back about half of exercise calories. If you get 600 for a burn eat back 300..so if MFP tells you to eat 1600 and your burn is 300 then you eat 1900 - 300 = 1600 net calories
    I would suggest that you get on a structured lifting program like strong lifts, new rules of lifting for woman, or starting strength.

    Finally, you can't really lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. if you are a newbie to weight lifting then you may get some newbie gains, but those eventually peter out..

    so you have two options..

    1 - eat at maintenance and do a slowwww recomp over time. This takes about a year or more to see any results.
    2 - do a bulk/cut cycle. So you cut down to 18 to 22% body fat and then you do a slow bulk of say .5 pound per week gain…

  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    If a scale seems to much for you drag out your measuring cups....that's all I use and it dos help. I was surprised what 2 tablespoons of salad dressing looked like...or what a tablespoon of peanut butter is when spread on bread.

    Your workouts seem fine just don;t believe the calorie burn estimates you find on MFP they are often too high. Really nail down what you are eating and you'll start to see more results.
  • mycupyourcake
    mycupyourcake Posts: 279 Member
    Get a scale. Don't use measuring cups or spoons. I just weighed out a serving of dry cereal for the first time ever today and it was much smaller than I had been eye-balling in my measuring cup. Seriously, wow. You can underestimate a lot when it comes to measuring grains and carbs if doing it by volume and not by weight.

    Also, I just saw your diary before you closed it. You are eating fairly healthy but new studies have shown that people who up their protein intake lose weight faster than those on a same calorie high carb diet. So yeah it's not all the old calories in and calories out crapola we have heard for years. Up your protein intake and eat a few more veggies rather than fruit.

    Keep up the good work.
  • pensierobello
    pensierobello Posts: 285 Member
    I suspect the closed diary means OP is not happy with being told her efforts are inaccurate!
  • mycupyourcake
    mycupyourcake Posts: 279 Member
    On a similar note I have to tell you that I'm not even interested in eating cereal anymore after seeing how fing small a serving actually is. Damn it's like two handfuls if even that. Also don't listen to people who tell you to eat more.
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