I have a hard time losing weight what should I do.
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OHaraFitness wrote: »The problem is you are not eating enough. Your body won't burn fat if it feels it isnt gettin enough to survive. This goes back to Caveman days when man did not have regular meals and would have to live off their fat if they didnt get a meal soon. What you need to do is trick your body into burning fat. Feed yourself 6 small meals a day, this does not just boost the metabolism but also tell your body it is safe to keep and build muscle. Muscle will burn fat up like crazy. If you are active and exercising with a poor diet you are doing more harm than good. You also need to add carbs, let the carbs fuel your body. Carb free diets do nothing but slow your metabolsim, you want the faster metabolism around, this allows for fat loss while watching TV
Nice collection of bro-science.
Where do people get this stuff from?0 -
Maybe you eat a lot more than you think.
Saw you use measuring cups
You have to weigh ALL your solid food
Measuring is not accurate can make hundreds of calories of difference
See this short video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY 0 -
Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in0
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Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in
That doesn't mean it's going to be accurate. Use a food scale for solids and cups only for liquids. I've no idea why so much food is given in cups first on the package, but cups are very inaccurate for solids.0 -
Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in
That doesn't mean it's going to be accurate. Use a food scale for solids and cups only for liquids. I've no idea why so much food is given in cups first on the package, but cups are very inaccurate for solids.
Don't they normally say something like 3tsp (15g) or what ever the conversion is?
At the moment i can't think of a single product that has just cups or table spoons for the serving sizes.
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Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in
That doesn't mean it's going to be accurate. Use a food scale for solids and cups only for liquids. I've no idea why so much food is given in cups first on the package, but cups are very inaccurate for solids.
Don't they normally say something like 3tsp (15g) or what ever the conversion is?
At the moment i can't think of a single product that has just cups or table spoons for the serving sizes.
I’ve seen it on most packaged vegetables, on pasta, on popcorn, but always with grams in brackets. What I meant is that I usually see cups listed first. I don’t know how I’m supposed to reliably measure a cup of broccoli florets lol.
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Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in
That doesn't mean it's going to be accurate. Use a food scale for solids and cups only for liquids. I've no idea why so much food is given in cups first on the package, but cups are very inaccurate for solids.
Don't they normally say something like 3tsp (15g) or what ever the conversion is?
At the moment i can't think of a single product that has just cups or table spoons for the serving sizes.
I’ve seen it on most packaged vegetables, on pasta, on popcorn, but always with grams in brackets. What I meant is that I usually see cups listed first. I don’t know how I’m supposed to reliably measure a cup of broccoli florets lol.
That's why people are saying to weigh it in grams, not cups.
Also broccoli and a few other vegetables probably aren't the most important to weigh. I don't think there is much difference in calories between 100g and 150g.
Things like meat, oil, nuts, peanut butter are the things I would be more likely to weigh. Things that are calorie dense.
But probably easier to just weigh most things, create a habit.
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Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in
That doesn't mean it's going to be accurate. Use a food scale for solids and cups only for liquids. I've no idea why so much food is given in cups first on the package, but cups are very inaccurate for solids.
Don't they normally say something like 3tsp (15g) or what ever the conversion is?
At the moment i can't think of a single product that has just cups or table spoons for the serving sizes.
I’ve seen it on most packaged vegetables, on pasta, on popcorn, but always with grams in brackets. What I meant is that I usually see cups listed first. I don’t know how I’m supposed to reliably measure a cup of broccoli florets lol.
That's why people are saying to weigh it in grams, not cups.
Also broccoli and a few other vegetables probably aren't the most important to weigh. I don't think there is much difference in calories between 100g and 150g.
Things like meat, oil, nuts, peanut butter are the things I would be more likely to weigh. Things that are calorie dense.
But probably easier to just weigh most things, create a habit.
I’m one of those people, so I agree that measuring in grams is the way to do. I don’t use cups, and think it’s silly to list them as a unit of measurement on the packaging. I even weigh the garlic I use in my stir-frys, so I definitely do weigh the veggies lol. I concur that the margin of error can cause more damage for calorie-dense foods though.0 -
TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Maybe you eat a lot more than you think.
Saw you use measuring cups
You have to weigh ALL your solid food
Measuring is not accurate can make hundreds of calories of difference
See this short videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
This video has just completely put it into perspective for me, thank you0 -
Thanks guys this is all very helpful I eat a lot of veggies and fruits I'm not a big meat or dairy eater0
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Fix your logging
because what you think you're doing, you're not
it's a learning curve
you'll get it0 -
Personally I didn't start dropping significant weight until I cut carbs and sugar...you may want to look into that0
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Personally I didn't start dropping significant weight until I cut carbs and sugar...you may want to look into that
It sounds like cuttings carbohydrates and sugar allowed you to reach a calorie deficit. Some people do find this useful, but you can reach a calorie deficit without cutting these. I think recommending that OP cut foods from her diet before she has established consistent logging is premature.0 -
That video is great0
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I eat a lot of veggies and fruits I'm not a big meat or dairy eater
One of the biggest things I've learned on my journey so far is to not let "healthy food" trick you into eating over calorie limits. Some fruits in particular can be pretty high calorie for what you'd think they would be. For example, one banana (depending on the weight in grams) can be as many calories as a serving of chicken breast. This is why everyone is telling you to weigh your solid foods. Even though you're eating "healthy food", the calories can still add up before you know it!
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roxilegend wrote: »I eat a lot of veggies and fruits I'm not a big meat or dairy eater
One of the biggest things I've learned on my journey so far is to not let "healthy food" trick you into eating over calorie limits. Some fruits in particular can be pretty high calorie for what you'd think they would be. For example, one banana (depending on the weight in grams) can be as many calories as a serving of chicken breast. This is why everyone is telling you to weigh your solid foods. Even though you're eating "healthy food", the calories can still add up before you know it!
a banana and an apple and 2 satsumas and 2 plums and some blackberries .. yum
so that's 110 +75+48 +61+48
so that's 342 calories0 -
OHaraFitness wrote: »The problem is you are not eating enough. Your body won't burn fat if it feels it isnt gettin enough to survive. This goes back to Caveman days when man did not have regular meals and would have to live off their fat if they didnt get a meal soon. What you need to do is trick your body into burning fat. Feed yourself 6 small meals a day, this does not just boost the metabolism but also tell your body it is safe to keep and build muscle. Muscle will burn fat up like crazy. If you are active and exercising with a poor diet you are doing more harm than good. You also need to add carbs, let the carbs fuel your body. Carb free diets do nothing but slow your metabolsim, you want the faster metabolism around, this allows for fat loss while watching TV
The only part of this that is actually true is............................. none of it0 -
Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in
Food packages ALSO give serving sizes in weights, either grams or ounces, so use that. The cup or spoon servings are just an estimate of the weight. In many cases, you'll actually get to eat MORE this way. For instance a half cup of cottage cheese is pretty small, but the package says 117 grams. I weigh my cottage cheese and 117 grams is a LOT. So I typically end up weighing out less and actually eating closer to half a serving. If I just scooped out half a cup, I'd be overestimating the calories. Grated cheese and some other foods tend to work out this way a lot.0 -
My 2c, be careful under eating because you will screw with you BMR meaning you will have to eateven less to loose weight0
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You definitely want to get a food scale.0
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OHaraFitness wrote: »The problem is you are not eating enough. Your body won't burn fat if it feels it isnt gettin enough to survive. This goes back to Caveman days when man did not have regular meals and would have to live off their fat if they didnt get a meal soon. What you need to do is trick your body into burning fat. Feed yourself 6 small meals a day, this does not just boost the metabolism but also tell your body it is safe to keep and build muscle. Muscle will burn fat up like crazy. If you are active and exercising with a poor diet you are doing more harm than good. You also need to add carbs, let the carbs fuel your body. Carb free diets do nothing but slow your metabolsim, you want the faster metabolism around, this allows for fat loss while watching TV
So if the cavemen lived off their own fat if they didn't eat, doesn't that mean they were burning fat?
OP - log accurately and see how you go. Your caloric requirement to lose may be lower than MFP gives you depending on your past dieting history and hormone levels etc, but you can't make this assumption until you've tried sticking to a certain amount for a period of time and see how your body responds.0 -
Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in
That doesn't mean it's going to be accurate. Use a food scale for solids and cups only for liquids. I've no idea why so much food is given in cups first on the package, but cups are very inaccurate for solids.
I haven't seen anyone demonstrate that weighing food is accurate either. Some foods tend to retain their volume while they lose moisture. If that happens, a measuring cup would be more accurate because the weight would indicate fewer calories than what was in the food when it was packaged.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »Well if the food I'm eat says the serving size is in cups that's what I measure in
That doesn't mean it's going to be accurate. Use a food scale for solids and cups only for liquids. I've no idea why so much food is given in cups first on the package, but cups are very inaccurate for solids.
I haven't seen anyone demonstrate that weighing food is accurate either. Some foods tend to retain their volume while they lose moisture. If that happens, a measuring cup would be more accurate because the weight would indicate fewer calories than what was in the food when it was packaged.
This has not been my experience. Usually, a half cup of anything, which is supposed to be a certain grams according to packages, weighs more than what the package says. Measuring devices are not accurate.
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A lot of measuring cups and spoons are inaccurate, too. If you have several sets in your kitchen, dump water from one cup measure to the next and see the difference! I'm convinced it accounts for a lot of baking failures.0
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The food scale that I use now for portion control was one my husband bought a couple of years ago for baking. Weighing ingredients for baking actually makes a huge difference.0 -
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Check your B12 and your hormones!0
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