Help me

liv107
liv107 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
No matter what I do I cannot seem to lose weight, I lose some and then within a week I've resumed back to my original weight without really doing anything to do so!
Can somebody give me tips on how I can start shifting some pounds?
Or what I can do to boost myself past this stage.
Thanks

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  • ElleMarieRose
    ElleMarieRose Posts: 37 Member
    It would be helpful to know what you are doing now and what time frame we are looking at. Counting calories, if you do it accurately, should be effective.
  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    Do you use a food scale and log all of your food?

    Do you "eat healthy" for a couple of days then subconsciously "reward" yourself with small snacks?

    How much do you lose before you end back at your "original weight"? Don't forget your body can fluctuate by a LOT in a day. My body can gain/lose up to 2kgs each day depending on how much food is in me, hormones, water etc.
  • liv107
    liv107 Posts: 4 Member
    I try to log everything I eat yes and also drink 2-3litres of water a day.

    I'm only 5'4 and up at my heaviest weight of almost 11st and don't carry weight good at all so it's very noticeable

    The food scales I could use more of rather than estimating some foods and I also struggle for inspiration (I.e eating same foods all the time)

    I lose around 4-6 pounds and then find it creeps back up within a few days even if I stick to what I have been doing I'm not too sure what I am doing wrong. I find I carry a lot of water weight too especially in my legs, can I combat this some way also?

    I find I try stick to 1200 calories a day which my fitness pal recommends but am not seeing effective results (been trying for a few months and am stuck in the same position)

  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    liv107 wrote: »
    The food scales I could use more of rather than estimating

    Ding!

    There's your answer.

    Weigh EVERYTHING. No estimating. It'll be an eye-opener.



  • sheldonklein
    sheldonklein Posts: 854 Member
    OP: you don't need to eat the same food all the time. For that matter, you don't need inspiration, just discipline.
  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    booksandchocolate12 wrote: »
    liv107 wrote: »
    The food scales I could use more of rather than estimating

    Ding!

    There's your answer.

    Weigh EVERYTHING. No estimating. It'll be an eye-opener.

    THIS. An extra 5ml of dressing could be 60 calories. Your piece of chicken might be twice as heavy (and twice as many calories) as you guessed. That "half cup/40 grams" of cereal like it says on the box that you thought was 200 calories actually wasn't a "half cup" but was actually 80 grams (1 full cup) and 400 calories.

    You don't actually have to eat the same meal all the time. Weightloss isn't about broccoli, brown rice and chicken. Mix it up! I do food prep (make a months worth of lunches/dinners at once) and I make freezer baggies of vegetables then I make baggies of sweet potato or brown rice then I make baggies of different types of meat cooked in different ways. When it's meal time I get to mix and match my baggies to get the meal i'm craving. I also have tempura chicken nuggets & fish, pizza and ice-cream in the freezer. If I have excess calories and feel like it, that gets included as well!

    It's all weighed and it gets easier as time goes by!
  • liv107
    liv107 Posts: 4 Member
    Wow Thankyou everybody for your comments!
    I'm going to take everything on board !! Bring on the food weighing lol x
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Also water weight fluctuations are totally normal. You have to give it time.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Here's a link to a couple posts that will help:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177907/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

    1200 calories might be too low. The general idea is to set MFP to lose .5/lbs a week for every 25 pounds total you need to lose.

    MFP calorie burns and cardio machine exercise burns are usually inaccurately high. If you're using those as the basis for eating exercise calories back, you could be over-eating there.
  • liv107
    liv107 Posts: 4 Member
    Very interesting Thankyou , unsure how many calories to stick to now
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