I'm not yet 50, but close. I have put on 45 pounds since I started at my job and I do not eat bad.

hansendebbie
hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Please someone help me figure out how and why I can't lose this weight. I have put on 45 pounds since I started working here and I'm not sure how. I have seen several specialist and all know nothing....
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  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    It's not about what you eat, it's about how much. If you've put on weight, it is because you are taking in more calories than you are burning. Plug your stats in to MFP and eat what it gives you.
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    I don't eat even 1200 calories a day. I have always been very thin. Between 129-135 .
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    Are you weighing and measuring all of your food? How do you know you're eating less than 1200 calories? I bet you are eating more than you think, there's no way you put on 45 pounds by undereating.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    hansendebbie wrote: »
    I don't eat even 1200 calories a day. I have always been very thin. Between 129-135 .

    Start accurately logging everything you eat using a digital food scale. I bet you'll be surprised.
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    Ok, but I really do keep track, I'm not going to lie to myself. If I have a drink or anything I log it. Who's going to see it? Me and I'm not going to be hurting anyone but me. But thanks for your input.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    I'm not doubting that you track your food, I was just wondering how you were measuring your portions. Using a food scale is more accurate than measuring cups or eyeballing.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
    Your body cannot defy the laws of physics. Weight loss and gain is all about calories in and calories out. Have you had your thyroid checked? It's impossible to gain eating less than 1200 unless you are very short and underweight.
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    I'm 5'7 and before they put me on meds I weighed 129 sometimes 135. And I have everything checked sometimes 2 times over.



  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    I have worked with nutrients and doctor's but have lost my faith in them. After putting on the weight from the medication I have had a very hard time keeping it off.
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    edited October 2015
    The most likely cause is that you are eating more than you believe you are. Its hard to believe, but that's the most usual reason and the only way to find out is to start weighing your food and logging every bite honestly.
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    As far as what?
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    I have just started Jenny Craig. ..
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    The only reason you're gaining is because you are eating more calories than you are burning. Weigh out your portions and that will help you get an accurate picture of how much you are eating.
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    Were you more active before this job? I have a desk job, and if I don't go on my late night walks, I will only get about 2-3,000 steps in a day.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    You need to open your diary?
  • emhunter
    emhunter Posts: 1,212 Member
    hansendebbie wrote: »
    I have just started Jenny Craig. ..

    Even the packaged meals can have error. So if you're weighing, I'd weigh those meals too.
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    MommyL2015 wrote: »
    The only reason you're gaining is because you are eating more calories than you are burning. Weigh out your portions and that will help you get an accurate picture of how much you are eating.

    +1 meds can cause an increased appetite, but they don't directly cause the weight gain.
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    I decreased my appetite. ...
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    You're not giving us much info to work with here. Can you open your food diary? Maybe we can help that way.
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    Kimegatron wrote: »
    Were you more active before this job? I have a desk job, and if I don't go on my late night walks, I will only get about 2-3,000 steps in a day.

    Yes much more, I work insane hours like 8-8
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Whenever I stalled or put on weight, each and every time it came back to eating too much, or I wasn't logging each and every thing I ate, and again I was eating more than I thought.

    A digital kitchen scale is your best friend if you're not losing weight.
  • CrazyMermaid1
    CrazyMermaid1 Posts: 356 Member
    Medications can affect your metabolism but not to the extent that you have experienced
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    kkenseth wrote: »
    You're not giving us much info to work with here. Can you open your food diary? Maybe we can help that way.

    How do I do that?
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    hansendebbie wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    You're not giving us much info to work with here. Can you open your food diary? Maybe we can help that way.

    How do I do that?

    Settings, diary settings, public
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    I know this isn't what you want to hear, but I'm just going to echo everyone else and tell you that you're likely eating more than you think you are.

    As was said up thread, even pre-packaged foods can be off in the portion size. The other day I had an English Muffin. Package says a serving size is "1 Muffin (57g)". When I weighed it, it was 59g. Only a difference of about 4 calories, but multiple discrepancies like that over time will add up.

    Get a food scale. They're not expensive but even if they were, it'd be worth the investment.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    How long have you been at this job?

    How long have you been logging your food? Have you been consistent (no quick adds, logging everything everyday?) Were you logging during this gain? If not, when did you start (in order to try and see how you could be gaining on 1200 calories a day)
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    More than likely, you are eating more than you think you are.
  • hansendebbie
    hansendebbie Posts: 13 Member
    Ok, I will try that, my husband would be all over this. I was anorexic for years and weighed 88 pounds so I watch every thing. So I will get a scale. And try it Thanks for your help
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    hansendebbie wrote: »
    Ok, I will try that, my husband would be all over this. I was anorexic for years and weighed 88 pounds so I watch every thing. So I will get a scale. And try it Thanks for your help

    Be careful. Stick with a professional if you feel like you need the support, rather than slip back into old habits.
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