same weight?

christyreds
christyreds Posts: 11 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi im in the same boat been eating ( good) the last 21/2 weeks. And have lost nothing!!?? Idu, i judt put my diary public please tell e what im doing wrong it is coming up on ( my time) bit last time i weighed myself was this time last month and same??

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Your diary isn't open.

    Eating "good" matter less than eating in a calorie deficit. How are you determining how much you're eating (food scale/measuring cups/eyeballing portions)? How do you determine your exercise calories (HRM/activity tracker/exercise machine/MFP database) and how much, if any, of them do you eat back?
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    Your diary is private.

    Do you weigh your meals?
    Are you eating under the MFP calorie target?

    The flowchart below was created by @lemonlionheart , it is a good start for diagnosing what you might need to fix.iw5gm2lpsh6q.jpg
  • christyreds
    christyreds Posts: 11 Member
    I went to settings and put public
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    2 weeks isn't long enough to gauge a change in weight. I can see from your diary you are using cup entries, rather than weighing food. In the long run, you may end up consuming more than you think because cups are not accurate for solids, like strawberries.
  • christyreds
    christyreds Posts: 11 Member
    When i signed up for this it asked me a series of questions which determined my cal intake daily. I use measure cups to try and keep track. As far as working out the first 2 weeks i was dizzy and tired at times so until i became stable. On sunday i walked on treadmill 20 min.i waitress so on days i work my body is killing me so i figured i will workout on my days off?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Measuring cups can be highly inaccurate and cause you to eat more than you think. A food scale is going to be your best investment for accurate logging, and you can find one easily for under $20.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    A quick check:
    It's pretty clear you are not weighing. You're likely eating more than you think you are.
    Celery and peanut butter for 0 cals, not possible.
    Some "generic" items, you have to be careful to pick the closest entry to your food item possible, or create one in "my foods" if there's no match.

    Tighten up your logging, get a food scale and weigh everything for 2-3 weeks.
  • christyreds
    christyreds Posts: 11 Member
    I do have one but i thought it was mainly for meats and stuff ( new at this)
  • christyreds
    christyreds Posts: 11 Member
    I thought it was weird celery n pb were 0?
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    edited June 2015
    christyreds wrote: »
    I thought it was weird celery n pb were 0?

    0 calories?
    Peanut butter is at least 190 calories, minimum. And celery has calories in it.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    I use it for everything possible:

    One example, I have individually wrapped cookies for a snack when I have room. The label says 220 calories and a 51 g weight. The cookie I had this evening was 59g. That's 255 cals, 35 more than the package says.

    Bread slices.
    Peanut butter <<<<< Major one
    Oil/dressing
    Butter

    All of these can easily add much more than you anticipate.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    I use it for everything possible:

    One example, I have individually wrapped cookies for a snack when I have room. The label says 220 calories and a 51 g weight. The cookie I had this evening was 59g. That's 255 cals, 35 more than the package says.

    Bread slices.
    Peanut butter <<<<< Major one
    Oil/dressing
    Butter

    All of these can easily add much more than you anticipate.

    Yep. Especially since you didn't log the peanut butter. PB2 is lower calorie than generic peanut butter, but I have never seen one less than around 190 calories. Peanut butter also has fat and protein in it, and your entry did not log that at all. Weigh each serving out, log each item individually, and cross check the database to the product you are using to make sure that you are logging accurately.
  • christyreds
    christyreds Posts: 11 Member
    Oh wow i will def pay closer attn when logging. And weigh EVERYTHING!! thank you guys
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    christyreds wrote: »
    Oh wow i will def pay closer attn when logging. And weigh EVERYTHING!! thank you guys

    No problem!
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    christyreds wrote: »
    Oh wow i will def pay closer attn when logging. And weigh EVERYTHING!! thank you guys

    Sounds good, glad we could help. Good luck.
  • christyreds
    christyreds Posts: 11 Member
    What do you guys think of pb2? Or just use ( natural) peanut butter
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,111 Member
    Pretty sure the only think that is zero calories is water.

    Coke zero, it's got calories
    Chewing gum, it's got calories
    Fruit it's got calories
    Paper, you bet, it's got calories
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    In for zero calorie peanut butter.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    christyreds wrote: »
    What do you guys think of pb2? Or just use ( natural) peanut butter

    I like PB2, I've used it before. The peanut butter taste is pretty good, and about 30% of the calorie hit. It's just a pain to mix the powder every time I want peanut butter.
  • JudithNYC
    JudithNYC Posts: 80 Member
    Even when you measure/weight your food double check those calories. Some entries are just not correct. Just today I was examining my entries because I had been losing steadily for 7 weeks and nothing this past week (yes, Iknow there are fluctuations but I wanted to double check that I was doing everything right). I realized that MFP was giving me a count of 70 calories for one cup of brown rice when it's really 120. When you are eating 1100 to 1300 calories a day a few of those errors make a difference, specially if it's a food you consume often.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    christyreds wrote: »
    What do you guys think of pb2? Or just use ( natural) peanut butter

    Honestly? I think I would rather eat cardboard lol. I know some people swear by it, but count me out. Would rather eat the real thing and just stay within my calorie limits.
    arditarose wrote: »
    In for zero calorie peanut butter.

    Same! Where can I find this magic?

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