Stuck

SmithAaronA
SmithAaronA Posts: 2 Member
edited November 21 in Motivation and Support
Hello all! I'm finding myself a bit stuck in weight loss/fitness journey. I went from 325 to 175 in the last 10 years. Since then i've gone up to around 182.

More recently i've gotten into the gym. Going 3-4 times a week and doing a mix of Cardio and Weights. I'm finding that i'm just not losing any weight. I'm changed my diet quite a bit (it could always be healthier and I do need to get better at tracking consistently.

I generally stay under my calorie goal (even if i burn more) but the scale doesn't move and neither do the clothing sizes. Any suggestions?

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  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Do you weigh your food?
  • SmithAaronA
    SmithAaronA Posts: 2 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    Do you weigh your food?

    I do not. I recently got a scale to do so though.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    SmithAaronA wrote: »
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    Do you weigh your food?

    I do not. I recently got a scale to do so though.

    Good. That will help you a *lot*.

    This is worth a watch:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKPIcI51lU&list=FLxRg_80KHM-BdcHvV7nkgfg&index=2

    Also, you've adjusted your intake as you've lost weight, right? The less we weigh, the less we get to eat.
  • LeslieB042812
    LeslieB042812 Posts: 1,799 Member
    Yes, I think it's the lack of tracking accuracy that's hurting you now. You probably had a lot more room for error when you started (so much further from a healthy weight for your height), but now every little bit is going to matter much more. I'm assuming that you're close to (if not in) your healthy weight range (since you're a guy) but even if you're only 15-20 lbs above it, it will still be a matter of needing to be more strict and accurate with the calorie counting to lose.

    Also, you mentioned that you just started working out. I find that I sometimes have a harder time losing when I'm working out and not tracking accurately than when I'm not working out and not tracking accurately. I believe this is because my body over compensates for my working out with eating too much. Eating just one or two extra servings of healthy foods a day can erase any deficit you might have.

    Good luck!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    edited July 2015
    If you aren't losing weight then you aren't eating less calories than your body is burning. It's almost always that simple. The fewer pounds you have to lose, the more accurate you need to be. There's much less "wiggle room" in what you can eat vs. what you burn. Get better with your food tracking and you should start to see results. Definitely use the kitchen scale as much as you can, especially at first. Over time, you'll get better at eyeballing portions but at the beginning what you might think is 4 ounces of something is probably more. :smile:
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