Not losing weight after over 3 months, yada yada (please help though)

Just adding to the post: A food scale drastically helps. And if you can set aside even 10$ at some point I would highly recommend this scale:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/39520484

I didn't have 20-50$ to spare for a food scale either when I started but this scale cost 7-8$, had free shipping, and is a true gem!

Think about a small apple vs large apple. Everyone has a different perspective. So using the exact grams or oz of fruit, veggies, meat, cheese, peanut butter makes a huge overall difference and I learned quickly after buying a food scale that I was underestimating my peanut butter and fruit by at least a couple hundred calories.

And don't even get me started on nuts (cashews, almonds, etc). Those bad boys are such a calorie killer. Good for you, but watch how much. They add up VERY fast.

Good luck with law school and with all your other endeavors (whether they be weight, strength, etc)

hartmamp wrote: »

I was willing from the very beginning to weigh things that seemed "obvious" - dressings, sauces, fruits, nuts etc. But when I finally caved to the "weigh EVERYTHING" advice, I realized that bagels, wraps, all that packaged stuff is almost never the weight the package says it is.

This soooo true. Prime example, I just had a can of Starkist tuna (in water) which the label claims has 5oz. I weighed and it only had 3oz. Had I counted the entire container without weighing I would've been saying I ate more than I did. Usually this is a reverse but it still makes a difference (whether good or bad) to your counts.

It's really all about macros, women and men differ in requirements, but it's the key to diet and weight loss. Here's a good article...
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/macro-math-3-keys-to-dialing-in-your-macro-ratios.html

Eat 6 times a day, about every 2 1/2 hours to keep your metabolism cranking. 30-45 min of cardio and weight training if you can and don't measure by pounds, measure by inches.

viafire wrote: »

It's really all about macros, women and men differ in requirements, but it's the key to diet and weight loss. Here's a good article...
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/macro-math-3-keys-to-dialing-in-your-macro-ratios.html

Article fail.

Body types? In 2015? Seriously?

I know a lot of men and women training for physique and body building shows and they live by macros. Me personally, I've been bulking for the last year and started my cutting diet 8 weeks ago and have dropped 6% body fat while maintaining muscle mass. Believe what you want, but results don't lie.

So many people saying that he has to get a food scale and that they are not that expensive. I think a lot of you have never been that broke. Like you have to choose between paying your electric bill or phone bill kind of broke. Sometimes 20 bucks is all you have to get you to your next paycheck and that includes gas and food. I feel for you, dude!!! You can lose weight by measuring and eyeballing. I do it and with practice it gets easier to figure out what you are eating. I just try to overestimate my food a little and underestimate my exercise a little to give my self a buffer.

slinke2014 wrote: »

So many people saying that he has to get a food scale and that they are not that expensive. I think a lot of you have never been that broke. Like you have to choose between paying your electric bill or phone bill kind of broke. Sometimes 20 bucks is all you have to get you to your next paycheck and that includes gas and food. I feel for you, dude!!! You can lose weight by measuring and eyeballing. I do it and with practice it gets easier to figure out what you are eating. I just try to overestimate my food a little and underestimate my exercise a little to give my self a buffer.

With all due respect, I have been in that position. I didn't say go out and blow rent or bill money on a scale. What I mentioned was an 8$ scale that is well worth the money whenever they can afford it. Even if that's six months from now.

Also try cutting out processed foods (its easier said than done), try to get at least 25g of fiber to help with the regular bowel movement, get plenty of water (to stay hydrated), and try switching up your nutritional or exercise routines. Sometimes something as simple as changing up your routine a little will help a lot.

LacednLace wrote: »

slinke2014 wrote: »

So many people saying that he has to get a food scale and that they are not that expensive. I think a lot of you have never been that broke. Like you have to choose between paying your electric bill or phone bill kind of broke. Sometimes 20 bucks is all you have to get you to your next paycheck and that includes gas and food. I feel for you, dude!!! You can lose weight by measuring and eyeballing. I do it and with practice it gets easier to figure out what you are eating. I just try to overestimate my food a little and underestimate my exercise a little to give my self a buffer.

With all due respect, I have been in that position. I didn't say go out and blow rent or bill money on a scale. What I mentioned was an 8$ scale that is well worth the money whenever they can afford it. Even if that's six months from now.

Also try cutting out processed foods (its easier said than done), try to get at least 25g of fiber to help with the regular bowel movement, get plenty of water (to stay hydrated), and try switching up your nutritional or exercise routines. Sometimes something as simple as changing up your routine a little will help a lot.

I get that. It was just irking me that people were seeming to minimizing his financial struggle. Its a personal topic to me so I get a little testy about it.

My suggestion is cut what you think of as "normal" serving sizes of peanut butter, nuts, cereal, rice, pasta by about 25% and log as usual.

slinke2014 wrote: »

LacednLace wrote: »

slinke2014 wrote: »

So many people saying that he has to get a food scale and that they are not that expensive. I think a lot of you have never been that broke. Like you have to choose between paying your electric bill or phone bill kind of broke. Sometimes 20 bucks is all you have to get you to your next paycheck and that includes gas and food. I feel for you, dude!!! You can lose weight by measuring and eyeballing. I do it and with practice it gets easier to figure out what you are eating. I just try to overestimate my food a little and underestimate my exercise a little to give my self a buffer.

With all due respect, I have been in that position. I didn't say go out and blow rent or bill money on a scale. What I mentioned was an 8$ scale that is well worth the money whenever they can afford it. Even if that's six months from now.

Also try cutting out processed foods (its easier said than done), try to get at least 25g of fiber to help with the regular bowel movement, get plenty of water (to stay hydrated), and try switching up your nutritional or exercise routines. Sometimes something as simple as changing up your routine a little will help a lot.

I get that. It was just irking me that people were seeming to minimizing his financial struggle. Its a personal topic to me so I get a little testy about it.

Her

I actually censored my prior thoughts a bit because getting into someone's financial nitty gritty shouldn't really be my business. But since we're coming across as clueless already, I might as well go all in. The way I see it, she's got law school loans. I know a couple lawyers. They laugh at my student loans and call it pocket change. This probably has to do with choice of school and isn't every lawyer, but still. My assumption was that the OP understood certain methods of financing purchases that would be an investment in their future. It ain't a Ferrari or even excessive fast food. It's a food scale