Can't loose

mtcowgirl1989
mtcowgirl1989 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
been on this site since April 24th. Haven't lost a pound. Walk 2 miles 4 times a week plus walk on my job a lot. Just can't seem to loose weight. Feel so bad. I am type 1 diabetic, have hypothyroid problems too which the Dr just upped mt Synthroid. I've complained to her about it ran tests just put me on more thyroid meds and vitamin D too. I feel down that nothing is working. Need help

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  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    Well, exercise isn't very much related to weight loss. Losing weight is mostly about setting a correct calorie goal and being meticulous in sticking to it. And extremely accurate in recording your food. Are you doing that?
  • mtcowgirl1989
    mtcowgirl1989 Posts: 3 Member
    Yes. I scan everything in here on my diary, I'm always under that calories I eat nothing's working.
  • get_it2013
    get_it2013 Posts: 3 Member
    April 24? Well, keep counting calories, use a scale and measuring spoon to be accurate and stay within your macros. You will see results.
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
    You have lost a pound, and you need to open your diary.
  • lonerockz
    lonerockz Posts: 100 Member
    First celebrate the pound lost! No need to be harder on yourself! I'm pretty lucky with good health. With your lower metabolism its going to be difficult, so celebrate each pound you manage to lose. I would suggest that you change up your diet and exercise. You body adjusts pretty quickly to things, so you need to change it up some. I'm not talking about eating less though. Take a look at your Nutrients, what is your protein vs. Carbs? Carbs vs. Fat? Try to switch up the ratios some. Don't max out or anything, Lets say you are at 25P/25F/50C; Maybe 30P/30F/40C would spur some change in you. Then when that stops working change it again.

    Also Change up your exercise. If you walk 2 miles 4 times a week. Try 3 miles 3 times a week. I bet you burn more in that extra mile than you do in the first 2, cause you body is used to that. Also the best thing to add... hills. Making your body do some elevation is awesome for cardio. Steps are great too. No need to be a gym rat, but add even going up a few flights of stairs is great to keep your metabolism up.

    If you can afford it a step tracker is fantastic. No more "I walk a lot at work." Now its I walk 3500 steps at work... and my goal was 5000 so its time to take a stroll after dinner." If you do get a step tracker try to keep the number of "active hours" up. An active hour is one where you walk 500 steps. This will raise your metabolism all day long as you body thinks "Hey I may need to move any minute, better be ready".

    Good luck! You can do it!
  • mtcowgirl1989
    mtcowgirl1989 Posts: 3 Member
    I guess I'm tired of 2 pounds lost then back. The back and forth is discouraging. Stepped on today and I'm down 5 pounds from last weigh in.
  • dirtyflirty30
    dirtyflirty30 Posts: 222 Member
    Can you please open your diary so we can help you better?
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,375 Member
    Scanning everything doesn't mean it is logged correctly. You need to make sure that what comes up from the scan matches what you scanned, sometimes it is the wrong product or incorrect calories. Usually the stuff you scan is more than one serving, if you are not measuring the serving size correctly, you can very easily be eating more than you think. Use a kitchen scale for solids and volume measures (measuring cups and spoons) for liquids,
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    edited May 2015
    Here is my standard MFP advice:

    Buy a food scale, weigh and log everything.

    Do cardio if you want, and if you do, only eat back 50% of your calories (if you are losing faster than expected after logging for a few weeks, then up the % you eat back). Lift weights and hit your protein goal to help maintain muscle mass while losing.

    Cheat meals that take you over maintenance will sabotage your efforts. Log the cheat meals too (falls under the 'log everything' rule).

    Eat anything you want in moderation, keeping in mind that your diet will be easier to stick with if you chose foods that make it easier to stay under your calories without feeling hungry.

    Also it would be a good idea to read some of the stickies at the top of the various forums such as:
    Calorie Counting 101
    Logging Accuracy, Consistency, & You're Probably Eating More Than You Think
    A Guide To Get You Started on Your Path To Sexy Pants
  • jaqcan
    jaqcan Posts: 498 Member
    mtcowgirl1989 wrote: »
    I guess I'm tired of 2 pounds lost then back. The back and forth is discouraging. Stepped on today and I'm down 5 pounds from last weigh in.

    The scale can be maddening, but Keep up with it and it will come OFF! If it really bugs you, only weigh in every two weeks. If you can't stay off it, throw it away and only weigh at the dr.s office.

    As others have said, scanning doesn't mean you're eating the serving. Grams can be WAY off. Weigh your food, and use the package info to figure it out. Most days I have to have a math lesson figuring out all my servings and grams and what not.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Welcome! I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost more slowly than most MFPers—so be patient! But I did it just like everybody else—by eating fewer than I burn.

    Hands down, the best weight-loss advice I ever received was to read the Sexypants post: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
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