can not loose

sharvey1959
sharvey1959 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am 56 years old and female. I am having such a struggle with losing weight. I'm not a big sweet eater but love love food. I do like having adult beverages. Not sure why the weight doesn't come off. I do crossfit. HELL

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  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
  • ruggedshutter
    ruggedshutter Posts: 389 Member
    Have you been logging your food? Are you using a digital scale and weighing everything that you are eating? Are you staying within your calorie budget?
  • rushfive
    rushfive Posts: 603 Member
    Keep at it !!!
    Are you logging the foods/drinks you eat?
    Very easy to go over calores...
    How long have you been trying.?
    To lose weight the food/calories matter more than exercise for weight loss.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    You're eating/drinking too many calories.

    The only way to lose weight is to be in a calorie deficit. If you aren't losing, you're not in a calorie deficit.

    Start by following your MFP calorie goal and logging your food daily.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    It's hard to answer these kinds of posts without more details. How long has it been since you last saw a drop on the scale? If it's only been a few weeks without a loss, then it's possible that it's just a natural stall and will go away on its own.

    Other than that, the most common problems we see come from underestimating calories eaten and overestimating calories burned.

    Opening your diary might help to get you more specific advice if you're comfortable doing so.

    You're logging everything you eat? Including condiments, cooking oils, veggies, cheat days, etc? Are you using a food scale, measuring cups, or eyeballing your portion sizes? Most people can be off in their estimates by several hundred calories when they eyeball portions. Measuring cups are better, but a food scale is going to be the most accurate.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1290491-how-and-why-to-use-a-digital-food-scale

    And make sure that you've calculated your calorie goals appropriately. Remember that these are just estimates. You may need to play around a little to find what works best for you.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

    If you're exercising and eating back your earned exercise calories, be sure that you're using accurate estimates of your burn. MFP and gym machines have a tendency to overestimate certain activities, which can cause you to eat back more calories than you need to. Even a heart rate monitor isn't 100% accurate. If you're eating those extra earned calories it might be a good idea to eat only 50-75% of those.

    And there's something to be said for the fact that some people just burn fewer calories than the generic equations predict. If that's the case for you, you may need to adjust your calories a little lower until you start losing again.
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