Im at a standstill

Can you open your diary?

sarahjenks74 wrote: »

How do i open my diary

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

sarahjenks74 wrote: »

I stick to 1200 calories a day and exercise but my weight stays the same. Should i be on less calories?

1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.

2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.

sarahjenks74 wrote: »

I have opened my diary.
Def not eat over 1200.

Are you weighing all your solid foods? I see a lot of weights on there, but there are also many things without weights ("1 slice" of bread, a cup of potatoes).

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I am so dreading when I stop losing like I am right now and have to start weighing my food

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Half the time I don't even measure... I guess and just try very hard to over guess. The very epitome of lazy I think

I have already planned, I am only about 10 pounds from where I want to end up, so I am betting in the next couple of months I will have to switch to measuring to make sure I get where I want to be. I am glad to see that so many of you think it is easier, it makes me dread it less.

sarahjenks74 wrote: »

I dont have to weigh the bread as i scan the barcode of the package but the veg etc is all weighed

Many people don't know this but weights on products are an average of what should be in the package or container. The producer is allowed by law a certain leeway in overage and under estimates of actual weight to facilitate efficient packaging and shipping. Sometimes you might get more in a package, sometimes you might get a little less. Whole Foods got into trouble with this because their average weights on their products were consistently less than what was on the package. You need to weight everything, even packaged goods.

In the US, a cup of liquid is 8 fluid oz. A measuring cup is only accurate for liquids, solid foods it is better weigh.