Why am i not losing weight?
moog54
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I am eating a carefully planned and nutritious diet, I cycle and walk for about an hour a day. I am swimming about 2km 5 days a week, but the weight is not falling off as I would have expected. My arm muscles are building up nicely and I think I'm losing some waistline.
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Are you logging your calories to ensure that you are eating in a caloric deficit (meaning eating fewer calories than you burn?) How much you eat is the #1 factor in losing fat/weight. While eating a nutritious diet is good for your health, you can still eat too much, which will prevent weight loss.0
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Are you measuring ur food? What I mean using measuring spoons and cups and even looking at the products nutrient to tell you what is a serving? Also something if you have calories left over and your not hungry can make you think you need to eat or your eating too little. There is a lot of things that come into play when your struggling.
Try retracing your steps in your diet and exercise. Also your exercise could be too easy. What I mean is your body used to it. It has to be bit hard so you can feel sore and your body won't be use to it.
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Yes I log everything I eat, I carefully weigh everything and watch the nutrient, usually I expend more calories than I am taking in.Are you logging your calories to ensure that you are eating in a caloric deficit (meaning eating fewer calories than you burn?) How much you eat is the #1 factor in losing fat/weight. While eating a nutritious diet is good for your health, you can still eat too much, which will prevent weight loss.Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Are you measuring ur food? What I mean using measuring spoons and cups and even looking at the products nutrient to tell you what is a serving? Also something if you have calories left over and your not hungry can make you think you need to eat or your eating too little. There is a lot of things that come into play when your struggling.
Try retracing your steps in your diet and exercise. Also your exercise could be too easy. What I mean is your body used to it. It has to be bit hard so you can feel sore and your body won't be use to it.
Good luck
I go swimming as it is easier on the joints, but I try to push myself all the time, like today I swam 104 laps just over 2.5km. I'm now tired and sore, I swam 2km yesterday and will do that again on Thursday and Friday. I lay off the hard exercise over the weekend. I try not to snack as I'm on a very restricted budget.
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Have you consider low impact workouts? A lot those are easier on the joints0
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I'd rely more on measurements than the number on the scale.
You say the weight is not "falling off" but is it dropping gradually? Are you eating back your exercise calories? If so, it may be a case of overestimating the calories expended exercising and effectively negating/reducing what you thought was a higher caloric deficit.
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I use a 'misfit shine speedo' which logs my activity levels then converts to calories, an 'adjustment' calorific value (which is lower than what 'myfitnesspal' would make) is passed over to myfitnesspal and entered into the formula.
Food is carefully measured and logged onto myfitnesspal and the calorific value noted. I used to do swim aerobics, but found them not intensive enough. I prefer to swim endurance.0 -
LI use a 'misfit shine speedo' which logs my activity levels then converts to calories, an 'adjustment' calorific value (which is lower than what 'myfitnesspal' would make) is passed over to myfitnesspal and entered into the formula.
Food is carefully measured and logged onto myfitnesspal and the calorific value noted. I used to do swim aerobics, but found them not intensive enough. I prefer to swim endurance.
How many days a week do you exercise?
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We are going to need some specific numbers to really be able to help much more.
How many calories are you eating per day?
What is your current height & weight?
How long have you been at this new program?
Have you lost any weight whatsoever over this time frame?0 -
I walk and swim 5 days Monday - Friday, over the weekend I go on gentle walks.0
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Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Are you measuring ur food? What I mean using measuring spoons and cups and even looking at the products nutrient to tell you what is a serving? Also something if you have calories left over and your not hungry can make you think you need to eat or your eating too little. There is a lot of things that come into play when your struggling.
Try retracing your steps in your diet and exercise. Also your exercise could be too easy. What I mean is your body used to it. It has to be bit hard so you can feel sore and your body won't be use to it.
Good luck
No the measuring food with cups/spoon, they are off by a lot.
OP use digital food scale on ALL solid foods and measure liquids only!!0 -
Although I have a car I prefer to cycle.0
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Well it sounds like doing great. You will get there. Don't worry too much about the scale. I'm 152 and I look like I'm 130. Measurements is what matters.0
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Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Are you measuring ur food? What I mean using measuring spoons and cups and even looking at the products nutrient to tell you what is a serving? Also something if you have calories left over and your not hungry can make you think you need to eat or your eating too little. There is a lot of things that come into play when your struggling.
Try retracing your steps in your diet and exercise. Also your exercise could be too easy. What I mean is your body used to it. It has to be bit hard so you can feel sore and your body won't be use to it.
Good luck
No the measuring food with cups/spoon, they are off by a lot.
OP use digital food scale on ALL solid foods and measure liquids only!!
Oh really? I didn't know that
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Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Are you measuring ur food? What I mean using measuring spoons and cups and even looking at the products nutrient to tell you what is a serving? Also something if you have calories left over and your not hungry can make you think you need to eat or your eating too little. There is a lot of things that come into play when your struggling.
Try retracing your steps in your diet and exercise. Also your exercise could be too easy. What I mean is your body used to it. It has to be bit hard so you can feel sore and your body won't be use to it.
Good luck
No the measuring food with cups/spoon, they are off by a lot.
OP use digital food scale on ALL solid foods and measure liquids only!!
Oh really? I didn't know that
Yes.
Try measuring peanut butter and then try weighing peanut butter. Package says 2 tablespoons it's not!! So if you use tablespoons think how much you are going over, hundreds of calories during a weeks time.0 -
Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Are you measuring ur food? What I mean using measuring spoons and cups and even looking at the products nutrient to tell you what is a serving? Also something if you have calories left over and your not hungry can make you think you need to eat or your eating too little. There is a lot of things that come into play when your struggling.
Try retracing your steps in your diet and exercise. Also your exercise could be too easy. What I mean is your body used to it. It has to be bit hard so you can feel sore and your body won't be use to it.
Good luck
No the measuring food with cups/spoon, they are off by a lot.
OP use digital food scale on ALL solid foods and measure liquids only!!
Oh really? I didn't know that
Yes.
Try measuring peanut butter and then try weighing peanut butter. Package says 2 tablespoons it's not!! So if you use tablespoons think how much you are going over, hundreds of calories during a weeks time.
Thanks. I'm gonna try that
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Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Nadine_A_Saad wrote: »Are you measuring ur food? What I mean using measuring spoons and cups and even looking at the products nutrient to tell you what is a serving? Also something if you have calories left over and your not hungry can make you think you need to eat or your eating too little. There is a lot of things that come into play when your struggling.
Try retracing your steps in your diet and exercise. Also your exercise could be too easy. What I mean is your body used to it. It has to be bit hard so you can feel sore and your body won't be use to it.
Good luck
No the measuring food with cups/spoon, they are off by a lot.
OP use digital food scale on ALL solid foods and measure liquids only!!
Oh really? I didn't know that
Yes.
Try measuring peanut butter and then try weighing peanut butter. Package says 2 tablespoons it's not!! So if you use tablespoons think how much you are going over, hundreds of calories during a weeks time.
Thanks. I'm gonna try that
Here is a good video to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKPIcI51lU 0 -
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I use a 'misfit shine speedo' which logs my activity levels then converts to calories, an 'adjustment' calorific value (which is lower than what 'myfitnesspal' would make) is passed over to myfitnesspal and entered into the formula.
Food is carefully measured and logged onto myfitnesspal and the calorific value noted. I used to do swim aerobics, but found them not intensive enough. I prefer to swim endurance.
The fact that a device estimates a caloric burn from activity does not mean that estimate is anywhere near correct.0 -
are you measuring food with a scale? I saw a medium banana entry, a 1/2 quiche entry. If they arent weighed and every ingredient weighed you are probably off. I see some days you eat around 1400 some 1600. Even if you didnt do any exercise you should lose at those calorie numbers. Are you nibbling/snacking on things you dont log. I know i sometimes when using my crumbled blue cheese or feta i tend to stick the spoon in and get a spoonful then put it away. I dont log that and i know that is extra calories. If you do that enough it can add up.0
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I rarely snack and if I do I try to choose a low option like a carrot or celery. The bananas are weighed and classed as medium, the quiche was as on the packaging per half quiche. I don't log my exercise direct in myfitnesspal now as its sent down from my misfit app. Maybe there is the odd spoon of low fat mayo, or a small (matchbox) of cheese. But these are just a few calories, but you are right it all adds up. According to my dietician, I'm required to consumn 1800 calories. At times I struggle to meet that target. My trainer says not to worry as I'm making muscle which is denser than fat, but I don't want to be fat and muscular. I exercise hard 5 days out of 7, the other 2 I go for a light walk.0
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brianpperkins wrote: »I use a 'misfit shine speedo' which logs my activity levels then converts to calories, an 'adjustment' calorific value (which is lower than what 'myfitnesspal' would make) is passed over to myfitnesspal and entered into the formula.
Food is carefully measured and logged onto myfitnesspal and the calorific value noted. I used to do swim aerobics, but found them not intensive enough. I prefer to swim endurance.
The fact that a device estimates a caloric burn from activity does not mean that estimate is anywhere near correct.
Yes I agree, but the figure that myfitnesspal applies to the same exercise is even more unbelievable.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
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