Irritated!

alyciamoyer5
alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
I have not been able to lose any weight past 180. I do intermittent fasting, my calories are all below the calorie goal, and I work out every single day! I'm 5 foot 4 inches and 181.8 pounds. Please give advice..
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    If you open your diary, people may be able to give you specific advice.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    We need more information. Start weight goal weight calorie allowance per day. Open your food diary for some real help.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    Also are you using a food scale to weigh your food, are you working out, do you eat back your exercise calories?
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    How long have you been trying, what do you do for exercise, and if you make your diary public, much easier to offer advice.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Why is weight loss important?
    Can you give some info?
    Age
    Height
    Weight
    Appx body fat%

    Maybe I can help you understand.
  • alyciamoyer5
    alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
    Sorry everyone, here are more details.
    -I'm generally low carb
    - I don't eat past 6pm
    - I do weight training 3x a week and P90X3 on the other days
    - I drink coffee with every day
    - I never eat out but maybe once every couple of months
    - I just had a baby
    - I've been on this journey for almost 8 weeks
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    Helloitsdan wrote: »
    Why is weight loss important?
    Can you give some info?
    Age
    Height
    Weight
    Appx body fat%

    Maybe I can help you understand.

    Why is weight-loss important??

    Plus she included her height and her weight in the post, and the average person doesn't know their body fat percentage
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    Sorry everyone, here are more details.
    -I'm generally low carb
    - I don't eat past 6pm
    - I do weight training 3x a week and P90X3 on the other days
    - I drink coffee with every day
    - I never eat out but maybe once every couple of months
    - I just had a baby
    - I've been on this journey for almost 8 weeks

    None of that is really as important as seeing how much you're eating. Opening your diary will probably get you some better advice.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    Sorry everyone, here are more details.
    -I'm generally low carb
    - I don't eat past 6pm
    - I do weight training 3x a week and P90X3 on the other days
    - I drink coffee with every day
    - I never eat out but maybe once every couple of months
    - I just had a baby
    - I've been on this journey for almost 8 weeks

    Low-carb doesn't matter, eating after six doesn't matter, we need to see your diary, we need to know if using a food scale and if eating back your exercise calories
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    How long ago did you have your baby?
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    She just had a baby.
    She shouldn't be worrying about weight loss.

    Blankie, my education background is nutrition and kinesiology with a new focus on habit change.
    Every question I ask, ive asked 100s of clients.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Helloitsdan wrote: »
    She just had a baby.
    She shouldn't be worrying about weight loss.

    Blankie, my education background is nutrition and kinesiology with a new focus on habit change.
    Every question I ask, ive asked 100s of clients.

    We don't really know what "just" had a baby means. She could have a two-week old. She could have a three-month-old.
  • alyciamoyer5
    alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
    Helloitsdan wrote: »
    Why is weight loss important?
    Can you give some info?
    Age
    Height
    Weight
    Appx body fat%

    Maybe I can help you understand.
    It's important because I want to look sexy naked. What of it? I'm 5"4, 181.8, 20 years old, and I don't know bfp..

  • alyciamoyer5
    alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Also are you using a food scale to weigh your food, are you working out, do you eat back yotur exercise calories?
    I don't know my calories burned honestly. I stick to a strict 1700 or less.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    One more question, are you breast-feeding? Sorry for the personal question but that really affects The diet you need to have right now.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Also are you using a food scale to weigh your food, are you working out, do you eat back yotur exercise calories?
    I don't know my calories burned honestly. I stick to a strict 1700 or less.

    Are you measuring your solid food or are you weighing it on a food scale? How long have you been at 1,700?
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Don't knock @Helloitsdan - he knows his stuff, and offers great advice. BEST move I ever made was following his info about three years ago. Since then I have lost the fat, reached my goals and am striving for new goals all the time - and have maintained my success for 3+ years.

    If he offers to help - take it! :drinker:
  • alyciamoyer5
    alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
    Not breast feeding.
    I had my baby 8 weeks ago.
    I do Not weigh my food.. Should I?
  • alyciamoyer5
    alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
    Oh and daily multi vitamins and fish oil.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Also are you using a food scale to weigh your food, are you working out, do you eat back yotur exercise calories?
    I don't know my calories burned honestly. I stick to a strict 1700 or less.

    Are you weighing and measuring all of your food? If not, how do you know you are at a strict 1700 calories?

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    Not breast feeding.
    I had my baby 8 weeks ago.
    I do Not weigh my food.. Should I?

    Yes. If you are not weighing your food, you have no idea if you are actually eating 1,700 calories or not. You could be eating much more.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    Helloitsdan wrote: »
    Why is weight loss important?
    Can you give some info?
    Age
    Height
    Weight
    Appx body fat%

    Maybe I can help you understand.
    It's important because I want to look sexy naked. What of it? I'm 5"4, 181.8, 20 years old, and I don't know bfp..

    Okay perfect.
    The defensive tone isnt necessary since I'm nonjudgmental.
    What's the best goal weight for you in 6 months?
    Recommendations are between 6-10% body weight reduction.


  • alyciamoyer5
    alyciamoyer5 Posts: 30
    earlnabby wrote: »
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Also are you using a food scale to weigh your food, are you working out, do you eat back yotur exercise calories?
    I don't know my calories burned honestly. I stick to a strict 1700 or less.

    Are you weighing and measuring all of your food? If not, how do you know you are at a strict 1700 calories?

    Barcode scanner on everything I eat unless it's a fresh vegetable.
  • jigglyjessica
    jigglyjessica Posts: 58 Member
    8 weeks though, maybe your hormones are still out of whack and you'll start losing again after they level off.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    carbs and eating after (any) time don't matter. You've been asked some good questions but haven't answered. Until you DO, no one can really help. Opening your diary would be a HUGE way to help others, help you.

    How long ago did you have your baby
    do you weigh your food on a scale
    are you breastfeeding
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    Don't knock @Helloitsdan - he knows his stuff, and offers great advice. BEST move I ever made was following his info about three years ago. Since then I have lost the fat, reached my goals and am striving for new goals all the time - and have maintained my success for 3+ years.

    If he offers to help - take it! :drinker:

    Thanks Amy!
    You should see the new stuff I'm offering now.
    Really stoked at the results!

  • Selah722
    Selah722 Posts: 86 Member
    https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/5-reasons-youre-not-hitting-your-weight-goal/
    that was a super helpful blog that I read when I started.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    Not breast feeding.
    I had my baby 8 weeks ago.
    I do Not weigh my food.. Should I?

    Yes. Weighing all solid and semi solid (like peanut butter) foods and measuring all liquid foods is the only way to know how much you are eating. It is very easy to overestimate your portions and eat more than you think.

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    alyciamoyer5 wrote: »
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Also are you using a food scale to weigh your food, are you working out, do you eat back yotur exercise calories?
    I don't know my calories burned honestly. I stick to a strict 1700 or less.

    Are you weighing and measuring all of your food? If not, how do you know you are at a strict 1700 calories?

    Barcode scanner on everything I eat unless it's a fresh vegetable.

    But without a scale, you can underestimate how much of it you are eating. The scanner helps you find the database entry for the food. But the scale lets you know how many calories you're actually consuming of that item.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    I'm not questioning skills just most the questions he asked were already answered in the OP

    And yes it's very important to weigh your food, if you're not using a food scale you really don't know how many calories you're eating.
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