I hate this!

You should weigh yourself. How do you set a calorie goal if you don't know how much you weigh? Also, losing a pound is a big deal, but you might not feel it or see it. The scale can be a helpful tool. Just get on it once a week, the time, under the same conditions.

And buy a food scale.

tish818 wrote: »

I put my weight as an estimation. I know its vague but I do not like to get fixated on numbers. 2000 calories is what I have been eating but obviously I'm slowly going to cut down. Regardless of the implications of running for weight, i really enjoy it for the sheer knowledge that its good for me and my mind. I know I probably underestimate my calories sometimes, but I try not to stress about things and eat as normally as I can. I try and not get fixated on numbers. Sometimes its not the best thing. As for my profile picture, its an old photo and I have put on weight since then. I know I have errors and flaws,and i thank you for all your tips. I rea,ly really appreciate it. I will need to make changes, i know that 100%.

No problem at all. WE all have flaws, and no judgement here. You did ask for help, and you seem totally sincere in hearing it, and taking it for what it is worth. Ultimately it is up to you to decrease your calories and you will succeed.

You have to remember that this is a calorie counting site, and if you are not going to do it accurately there really is not a point to doing it at all. There is a lot of vagueness, and uncertainty in your comments where there should be a clear goal, and a plan.

So go get it. Take some of that energy and motivation for running and put it toward your eating habits (and do throw in some weight training!!!!). Running is awesome and most people avoid it because it is tough. Obviously you have a passion and talent for it so embrace it. Awesome.

I will admit that I havent really logged for about 6 months. I fell into some good habits, and was finding I was within a few hundred calories everyday. That might be where you get to eventually. I also hate being fixated on everything from the scale, to every little calorie. Not a fun way to live but you might have to be for a few months as you learn the ropes and discover how your body reacts.

take care and have an awesome week.

tish818 wrote: »

Some people are just not getting at the fact that i 100% will not know much I weigh. I don't want to know. I refuse. Its too damaging for me. If you wanna weigh yourself then go for it, I go by measurements and that's just how I do things. My doctor weighs me and monitors that but I don't want to know and make that clear. I do thank every single one of you for your input, and am totally sincere. I am setting a plan as we speak and am getting back to the swing of things. I guess my ultimate goal is to be happy as well as have a nice body. Finding balance has always been my hardest obstacle to overcome. Thanks for everyones help and I will definitely be on the right track to losing weight in the very near future. And remember, everyone is different so be kind to one another.

I think what people are getting at is that by not monitoring weight, you're losing very powerful tools in weight control - you don't know your real TDEE or your real calorie deficit without both accurate food logs and accurate weight measurements. If you are capable of coming to grips with the scale on a psychological level, you'll have a lot more powerful of tools to deal with weight loss and the much longer weight maintenance.

The idea of calorie counting is to create a feedback loop because you don't trust your body's feedback loops (hunger and satiety). You eat at a measured calorie level, you observe the weight changes, and you use this to update your calorie goals. Without the feedback loop, I am not sure the method will work well for you. Measurements are not a great substitute for weight, because it takes a fairly significant amount of weight change to see a measurement change, it's less precise, and you can't accurately estimate the degree of deficit from the amount of measurement change.

If you really can't handle the scale, then you can't, but it's going to make things harder, and you're going to have to be patient to see results. Other diet methodologies might be better than calorie counting for your particular case.

tish818 wrote: »

Some people are just not getting at the fact that i 100% will not know much I weigh. I don't want to know. I refuse. Its too damaging for me. If you wanna weigh yourself then go for it, I go by measurements and that's just how I do things. My doctor weighs me and monitors that but I don't want to know and make that clear. I do thank every single one of you for your input, and am totally sincere. I am setting a plan as we speak and am getting back to the swing of things. I guess my ultimate goal is to be happy as well as have a nice body. Finding balance has always been my hardest obstacle to overcome. Thanks for everyones help and I will definitely be on the right track to losing weight in the very near future. And remember, everyone is different so be kind to one another.

I don't think anyone has been judgmental and if you thought I was then I apologize. I understand that not seeing progress can be very discouraging but if you set up this tool the way it is meant to be used, have reasonable expectations and implement the plan then you should see the results in not only the scale but also your clothes. Part of the accuracy of the process comes in knowing your numbers, but you're right, it's not a requirement. It just may take longer to see the results of you are afraid of the scale. How often do you see this doctor to be weighed?