Help! I eat healthy and exercise and can't lose weight.
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IsabelVillanis
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Help!!!
I'm 21 y/o, female, 5'7" and 165lb. My BMI is about 24% last time I went to my doctor (2 weeks ago). I need to lose about 5 lbs mininum to meet my military requirements. (161 lb maximum)
I eat 90% healthy, but don't starve myself or deprive. I average around 1350 to 1450 cal a day of good foods- any less and I'm starving and miserable all day.
I also have an excellent workout routine - 4-5 times a week I do a combination of strength training and cardio.
Why haven't I lost a single lb?
I'm 21 y/o, female, 5'7" and 165lb. My BMI is about 24% last time I went to my doctor (2 weeks ago). I need to lose about 5 lbs mininum to meet my military requirements. (161 lb maximum)
I eat 90% healthy, but don't starve myself or deprive. I average around 1350 to 1450 cal a day of good foods- any less and I'm starving and miserable all day.
I also have an excellent workout routine - 4-5 times a week I do a combination of strength training and cardio.
Why haven't I lost a single lb?
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How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!0
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have you checked your thyroid?0
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DemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!
I've been dieting for about a month. I just was hoping for a teensy bit of progress by now... It's hard to stay motivated when I'm not seeing any changes
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DemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!
This; mostly, food scale. It is amazing how guesstimating can take you way over!0 -
MsTinaSays wrote: »have you checked your thyroid?
I've never thought to. Maybe that's something I'll ask my doctor next time I see her. Thanks for the reply!
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Isabelotis wrote: »MsTinaSays wrote: »have you checked your thyroid?
I've never thought to. Maybe that's something I'll ask my doctor next time I see her. Thanks for the reply!
Prior to that perhaps let us know if you use a food scale and log accurately and consistently.
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you're eating too much
weigh and log everything0 -
NoIdea101NoIdea wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!
This; mostly, food scale. It is amazing how guesstimating can take you way over!
Weighing food is also not something I've ever done. Maybe that's the issue ! My general rule of thumb is to eat just enough so that I'm not starving all day. I can't imagine eating any less but if that's what I need to do... ! Thanks for the advice!
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Have you been faithfully and accurately logging everything you eat?
You can eat healthy food, and that's wonderful, but the calories in healthy food can add up.0 -
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Isabelotis wrote: »NoIdea101NoIdea wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!
This; mostly, food scale. It is amazing how guesstimating can take you way over!
Weighing food is also not something I've ever done. Maybe that's the issue ! My general rule of thumb is to eat just enough so that I'm not starving all day. I can't imagine eating any less but if that's what I need to do... ! Thanks for the advice!
If it were that east, most of us would be looking like top models with little effort
Get a scale, you will be surprised.0 -
Have you been faithfully and accurately logging everything you eat?
You can eat healthy food, and that's wonderful, but the calories in healthy food can add up.
Yes I log obsessively. My fiancé wants to thrown my phone out the window sometimes ! I'm guessing accuracy might be an issue because sometimes I really do guesstimate on my portion sizes. Measuring and weighing everything seems overwhelming, but from the responses here it seems like something I should try.
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Isabelotis wrote: »NoIdea101NoIdea wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!
This; mostly, food scale. It is amazing how guesstimating can take you way over!
Weighing food is also not something I've ever done. Maybe that's the issue ! My general rule of thumb is to eat just enough so that I'm not starving all day. I can't imagine eating any less but if that's what I need to do... ! Thanks for the advice!
If it were that east, most of us would be looking like top models with little effort
Get a scale, you will be surprised.
Haha yeah that's true! Thanks again
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Yeah, weighing is probably your issue. For a few days portion out the food you would eat, then weigh it and see if it's what you thought.0
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Isabelotis wrote: »0
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DemoraFairy wrote: »Yeah, weighing is probably your issue. For a few days portion out the food you would eat, then weigh it and see if it's what you thought.
Ok- that's a good idea. Thank you! I'll give it a shot for a while. Hopefully this helps0 -
Looncove_Farm wrote: »Isabelotis wrote: »
Thank you!0 -
Isabelotis wrote: »NoIdea101NoIdea wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!
This; mostly, food scale. It is amazing how guesstimating can take you way over!
Weighing food is also not something I've ever done.
thats the problem.0 -
Isabelotis wrote: »NoIdea101NoIdea wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!
This; mostly, food scale. It is amazing how guesstimating can take you way over!
Weighing food is also not something I've ever done. Maybe that's the issue ! My general rule of thumb is to eat just enough so that I'm not starving all day. I can't imagine eating any less but if that's what I need to do... ! Thanks for the advice!
What you eat and when you eat it affects how hungry you are, so for me just eating to hunger wouldn't work. If you get an accurate count of your calories you can know what you are eating and either if something weird is going on--you aren't losing when it seems like you should be--or if you are eating too much. If the latter, you can figure out how to adjust your food so you won't be hungry.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Isabelotis wrote: »NoIdea101NoIdea wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been dieting? Do you weigh everything you eat with a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? 24 is a healthy BMI so you won't lose weight very fast!
This; mostly, food scale. It is amazing how guesstimating can take you way over!
Weighing food is also not something I've ever done. Maybe that's the issue ! My general rule of thumb is to eat just enough so that I'm not starving all day. I can't imagine eating any less but if that's what I need to do... ! Thanks for the advice!
What you eat and when you eat it affects how hungry you are, so for me just eating to hunger wouldn't work. If you get an accurate count of your calories you can know what you are eating and either if something weird is going on--you aren't losing when it seems like you should be--or if you are eating too much. If the latter, you can figure out how to adjust your food so you won't be hungry.
Yeah, I'm willing to guess that I'm eating too much, even when I try to cut calories. I'm sort of terrible at consistency when it comes to meals, I tend to skip meals often (not intentionally, just busy). I think if I control the timing of my meals that will help too. It's tough! Thanks for the advice!
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