Why am I not losing weight when I seem to be doing everything right??
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bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle
aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
But you've also said you're not using a food scale, which means you're probably not logging accurately.
Let's look in your diary. Yesterday you've got 2 portions of 1 white bap, and 20g of butter. If you're not weighing stuff you don't know that you had 20g of butter, it could have been more. You don't know if the baps you ate were 212 calories, even if you went by the calories 'per bap' on the packet it could well be more (I started weighing slices of bread because they were always at least 10g more than what it said an average slice would be on the packet). The day before you've got 100g of a french stick. If you're not weighing it, you can't be sure it's 100g. It might be small differences between what you're logging and what you're actually eating, but small differences add up.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
You don't need to weigh your food to lose weight, but if you're not losing weight and doing everything else right, then chances are that's the problem. Once you start weighing your food if you're still not losing then you know it's something else that's going wrong.0 -
DemoraFairy wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
But you've also said you're not using a food scale, which means you're probably not logging accurately.
Let's look in your diary. Yesterday you've got 2 portions of 1 white bap, and 20g of butter. If you're not weighing stuff you don't know that you had 20g of butter, it could have been more. You don't know if the baps you ate were 212 calories, even if you went by the calories 'per bap' on the packet it could well be more (I started weighing slices of bread because they were always at least 10g more than what it said an average slice would be on the packet). The day before you've got 100g of a french stick. If you're not weighing it, you can't be sure it's 100g. It might be small differences between what you're logging and what you're actually eating, but small differences add up.
You don't need to weigh your food to lose weight, but if you're not losing weight and doing everything else right, then chances are that's the problem. Once you start weighing your food if you're still not losing then you know it's something else that's going wrong.
I actually used the scanner for the baps and i put hardly any butter on them.. but anyways, i might start weighing things, even if it is a bit odd..
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bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Your diary is full of generic foods and takeout foods, which aren't the most accurate way of tracking your calories.
As for exercise, are you just going by what the machine is telling you? If you are, best cut that number by half because machines and MFP numbers are overestimated.
And, if you are convinced you are doing everything precisely and correctly, then why are you asking for advice? You don't seem to be very receptive to what others are telling you.0 -
kirstens1984 wrote: »Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
I just want to point out that meal timing is extremely individual -- I do the exact opposite of this (light breakfast, moderate lunch, usually heavier dinner and snacks in the evening) because a big breakfast doesn't do anything for me, hunger-wise, beyond about 11 AM.
OP, I'd absolutely recommend* looking at meal-timing in terms of how it fits your life/habits, but don't feel bad if it turns out that the standard "eat a big breakfast!" advice doesn't work for you.
Also, seriously: get a food scale. While there are people who do well without one, if you're one of us who have trouble visualizing portions, you'll be surprised by how much more accurate your logging becomes. The more accurate your logging, the more likely you are to see movement on the scale.
(* I mean, for what that's worth. I'm not a doctor or a dietician or nutritionist or anything like that. My recommendations are totally anecdotal.)
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If you aren't using a food scale (and particularly measuring in grams), then you're probably logging inaccurately, no matter how carefully you may think you are doing it. Check out this short video,it is very eye-opening. 0
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bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Your diary is full of generic foods and takeout foods, which aren't the most accurate way of tracking your calories.
As for exercise, are you just going by what the machine is telling you? If you are, best cut that number by half because machines and MFP numbers are overestimated.
And, if you are convinced you are doing everything precisely and correctly, then why are you asking for advice? You don't seem to be very receptive to what others are telling you.
Take out foods? I'm pretty sure i haven't had a take away in recent weeks.. All of the food i've had at home. The only time i've been out for food is when i had my grilled salmon, which was a healthy meal..
And i'm asking for advice because i'm confused? I thought i could ask for advice
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bratterz_xoxo wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
But you've also said you're not using a food scale, which means you're probably not logging accurately.
Let's look in your diary. Yesterday you've got 2 portions of 1 white bap, and 20g of butter. If you're not weighing stuff you don't know that you had 20g of butter, it could have been more. You don't know if the baps you ate were 212 calories, even if you went by the calories 'per bap' on the packet it could well be more (I started weighing slices of bread because they were always at least 10g more than what it said an average slice would be on the packet). The day before you've got 100g of a french stick. If you're not weighing it, you can't be sure it's 100g. It might be small differences between what you're logging and what you're actually eating, but small differences add up.
You don't need to weigh your food to lose weight, but if you're not losing weight and doing everything else right, then chances are that's the problem. Once you start weighing your food if you're still not losing then you know it's something else that's going wrong.
I actually used the scanner for the baps and i put hardly any butter on them.. but anyways, i might start weighing things, even if it is a bit odd..
Yeah, and the scanner just uses the calorie information on the packet (also, make sure to check that it's correct! A LOT of the entries in the database are out of date). If the packet says that an average bap is 50g less than the bap you ate, you'll be logging less calories than you ate.
I find it funny that so many people say weighing food is odd. I think it must be a cultural thing, here it would be odd not to weigh your food if you were following a recipe, so if you're trying to be accurate, of course you'd weigh it.0 -
kirstens1984 wrote: »Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
I just want to point out that meal timing is extremely individual -- I do the exact opposite of this (light breakfast, moderate lunch, usually heavier dinner and snacks in the evening) because a big breakfast doesn't do anything for me, hunger-wise, beyond about 11 AM.
OP, I'd absolutely recommend* looking at meal-timing in terms of how it fits your life/habits, but don't feel bad if it turns out that the standard "eat a big breakfast!" advice doesn't work for you.
Also, seriously: get a food scale. While there are people who do well without one, if you're one of us who have trouble visualizing portions, you'll be surprised by how much more accurate your logging becomes. The more accurate your logging, the more likely you are to see movement on the scale.
(* I mean, for what that's worth. I'm not a doctor or a dietician or nutritionist or anything like that. My recommendations are totally anecdotal.)
Thank you for your nice response. I suppose i'll have to try it out and see if there is a difference thanks! 0 -
bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
You may be logging everything, but that doesn't mean that you are logging it accurately. By not using a food scale, using generic food entries, and eating back all of your exercise calories it is easy to wipe out a deficit.
You need to make sure that you are using the correct food entries when logging. Common mistakes include using generic food entries, using entries that are labeled homemade that you didn't create yourself, and not double checking the NI on new items. You can learn how to be more accurate by reading this:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1
Exercise calorie burns are just estimates and can be off by quite a bit, especially if you are getting your numbers from a cardio machine or from the MFP database. It is recommended that if you plan to eat these calories back that you only eat back a portion of them, usually anywhere from 25%-75%. You will have to play around with that for a bit to see which amount works best for you.
People keep recommending a food scale because it really does make a big difference, especially when it comes to more calorie dense items. It could mean the difference between being off by a few calories or a few hundred. You can pick up a good one for about $20. Start weighing everything.
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bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
They lost weight because they were in a calorie deficit, which means they were eating less than they burned. Just logging food into the app doesn't do anything, you have be logging what you are actually eating and in portions you are eating it. If you're not losing, you are eating more than you think, which is why people suggest weighing solids and measuring liquids. You'll be able to see how much you are actually eating, and adjust from there.0 -
bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Some people can successfully lose weight without using a food scale; most others can't. You can reduce your portion sizes to cut those calories, but the best way to know exactly what you're eating is to weigh it out.
Example: I just made my breakfast, toast with peanut butter and a banana. I've seen bananas range in calories from about 70-140 depending on the size, which is quite a difference. The nutrition label on my bread says a slice is 43 grams. This one weighed 45 grams, which adds a few more calories. And peanut butter is very calorie dense, so it can be easy to go over if it isn't weighed. I've lost 62 pounds this way, when otherwise I'd probably have gained 10 in the past year and a half.0 -
If you aren't weighing, no you aren't.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
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justrollme wrote: »If you aren't using a food scale (and particularly measuring in grams), then you're probably logging inaccurately, no matter how carefully you may think you are doing it. Check out this short video,it is very eye-opening.
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Well, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
If you aren't weighing, no you aren't.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
Well, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Well, the thing is. When i was 15/16 I used this app and lost two stone without weighing any kind of food so, I think i'm able to do it again.
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I will point out that 600 to 700 calories burned in the gm everyday might be too high too.0
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bratterz_xoxo wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
Well, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Well, the thing is. When i was 15/16 I used this app and lost two stone without weighing any kind of food so, I think i'm able to do it again.
Just because it worked for you before does not mean it will work for you NOW. People are helping you; they're telling you to weigh your food for more accuracy. I'm sorry if it's not what you want to hear, but it really is the best advice.
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Again, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
Well, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Well, the thing is. When i was 15/16 I used this app and lost two stone without weighing any kind of food so, I think i'm able to do it again.
People have given you good advice. I've lost the equivalent of 70% of your total body weight, so it's not like I'm totally clueless, either. But you, while having trouble losing weight, seem more interested in doing what you think should work rather than what successful people have told you will work. Perhaps you can see why there appears to be a bit of a disconnect there.
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dahhhhhling wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
Well, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Well, the thing is. When i was 15/16 I used this app and lost two stone without weighing any kind of food so, I think i'm able to do it again.
Just because it worked for you before does not mean it will work for you NOW. People are helping you; they're telling you to weigh your food for more accuracy. I'm sorry if it's not what you want to hear, but it really is the best advice.
Yes I understand and I've said "okay" and "thank you" to multiple people and they still keep going on about it. I understand, I need to get a food scale and that's fair enough 0 -
op, maybe read some of the help tips in the general weight loss posting, and the food/fitness postings. Usually noted as announcement.
You just need to learn a little more about diet/exercise for weight loss.
Fill your plate 1/2 with veggies, 1/3 with meat, 1/3 with fruit, starch. Be honest. Portion control is important.
You are eating more calories than you think.
Good Luck to you.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
Again, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
Well, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Well, the thing is. When i was 15/16 I used this app and lost two stone without weighing any kind of food so, I think i'm able to do it again.
People have given you good advice. I've lost the equivalent of 70% of your total body weight, so it's not like I'm totally clueless, either. But you, while having trouble losing weight, seem more interested in doing what you think should work rather than what successful people have told you will work. Perhaps you can see why there appears to be a bit of a disconnect there.
Excuse me.. ? I've been successful in past too so I'm not totally clueless either thanks. I've cut my calories down massively, so that's why i find it odd. And, actually become active again. Like I've said to a previous poster. I know about scaling it all out now like multiple people have said. So I'll see how that goes. Thanks.0 -
I think the issue may be that you are 5'1". I am 4'11" us shorties have lower calorie goals than most. If you want to message me I can help.0
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I have a question about your calorie burns and you may have already answered it, but what types of exercises are you doing to hit over 600 calories burned and for how long are you exercising? This seems extremely high to me...of course I don't usually log my exercises... 0
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easy. Eat less calories (less than your BMR), and since you're 5'1 to lose weight as swiftly as you'd like, try eating 1000 calories a day or less. Or intermittent fasting; fast for 15-20/24 helps me reduce my intake significantly. Working out isn't going to make a difference if you don't eat less since weight loss is 90% dietary; eg. Cut butter/oil out of your diet, stop eating junk food/sweets/chocolate etc. basically cut down and you'll lose weight, and depending on how much you cut down, you'll lose weight faster.-5
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op, maybe read some of the help tips in the general weight loss posting, and the food/fitness postings. Usually noted as announcement.
You just need to learn a little more about diet/exercise for weight loss.
Fill your plate 1/2 with veggies, 1/3 with meat, 1/3 with fruit, starch. Be honest. Portion control is important.
You are eating more calories than you think.
Good Luck to you.
Okay, thank you for the advice thank you very much ^_^ 0 -
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jessicarobinson00 wrote: »I have a question about your calorie burns and you may have already answered it, but what types of exercises are you doing to hit over 600 calories burned and for how long are you exercising? This seems extremely high to me...of course I don't usually log my exercises...
I do half an hour on the treadmill, I put it up on a slope of 6.5 and the speed 6.2, doing this burns off around 270-280 calories, then I do 15 minutes of the cross trainer, I can't remember what the incline is on that, but the other one i click 8, burn off around 153 calories by going quite quickly, then back to the treadmill again, same amount of calories usually, then, I go on the seated leg press, I don't long that down though ad use other kinds of weights 0 -
bratterz_xoxo wrote: »dahhhhhling wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
Well, how's that working out for you so far?bratterz_xoxo wrote: »bratterz_xoxo wrote: »
I am logging accurately like I've said..DeguelloTex wrote: »
"Not eating enough" isn't the cause for not losing weight. Eating too much is.bratterz_xoxo wrote: »kirstens1984 wrote: »You're not eating enough for the amount of exercise you are doing. Eat back your exercise calories so that your "net" calories are at least 1200 - therefore you need at least 1800 with your activity level.
Also cut out the processed food in your diet and replace with whole foods. When I switched from processed to unprocessed food without changing anything else, I lost another stone and I eat loads. Eat lots of the right foods, combine with regular exercise and you will lose weight.
Don't be put off if it takes a couple of weeks for the weight to start coming off - let your body adjust to the changes you are making to your lifestyle aim to lose 1-2lb per week, no more than this as it will be far easier to maintain and it is much healthier than crash dieting (which will only lead to weight gain once you eat normally again).
I agree with previous post - weigh your food and log it exactly - you can save your meals on here so its only a pain the first time you make a meal.
Finally, what has helped me is to eat a HUGE breakfast - make it your biggest meal of the day as it is your fuel for the day ahead. Then a good sized lunch and more moderate sized dinner. Don't eat too late in the evening. Eat plenty of protein rich foods if you're doing a lot of exercise. And healthy fats (unsaturated) such as nuts, avocados, oily fish etc help when trying to lose weight and also keep hormones regulated.
Thank you for this post, this has helped me a lot, and made me feel a bit better about everything, i'll try and follow your advice, thanks again!
You need to log accurately and be patient.
If you're not weighing your food, you're not logging accurately. You need to know how much you are eating in order to log it in your diary accurately.
I'm sorry, but I know quite a few people who have lost a good amount of weight, and not one of them has weighed there food? They have just used this app? So I find it a bit odd to be honest
Well, the thing is. When i was 15/16 I used this app and lost two stone without weighing any kind of food so, I think i'm able to do it again.
Just because it worked for you before does not mean it will work for you NOW. People are helping you; they're telling you to weigh your food for more accuracy. I'm sorry if it's not what you want to hear, but it really is the best advice.
Yes I understand and I've said "okay" and "thank you" to multiple people and they still keep going on about it. I understand, I need to get a food scale and that's fair enough
It took a few minutes to write out my post and get the links to put into it. By the time I hit post reply several new posts popped up above it. It happens, especially when someone takes the time to dig up some information to help you understand things better.0 -
lepineapplecat wrote: »easy. Eat less calories (less than your BMR), and since you're 5'1 to lose weight as swiftly as you'd like, try eating 1000 calories a day or less. Or intermittent fasting; fast for 15-20/24 helps me reduce my intake significantly. Working out isn't going to make a difference if you don't eat less since weight loss is 90% dietary; eg. Cut butter/oil out of your diet, stop eating junk food/sweets/chocolate etc. basically cut down and you'll lose weight, and depending on how much you cut down, you'll lose weight faster.
This is all terrible advice.0
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