why i am not lossing weight?
fairy290
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I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
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Do you weigh everything with scales? If you were actually eating 1000 cals you'd be losing weight.0
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It might help if you could open your diary or share more details or answer some of the questions people are sure to ask. More information is always useful to help pinpoint what might be going wrong.
Until then, here's my very general advice:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.0 -
You're not eating 1000 calories if you aren't losing. How are you measuring your intake?0
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Open up that diary and let us see, chances are it's an easily corrected measuring error.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »Do you weigh everything with scales? If you were actually eating 1000 cals you'd be losing weight.
Obviously dear..so how can i come to know about my weight...but overall my body is in better shape but not weighing down on scale.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Do you weigh everything with scales? If you were actually eating 1000 cals you'd be losing weight.
Obviously dear..so how can i come to know about my weight...but overall my body is in better shape but not weighing down on scale.
DO YOU WEIGH YOUR FOOD WITH A SCALE?0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Do you weigh everything with scales? If you were actually eating 1000 cals you'd be losing weight.
Obviously dear..so how can i come to know about my weight...but overall my body is in better shape but not weighing down on scale.
It's not really obvious, dear, because if you were actually eating only 1000 calories then you WOULD be losing weight.0 -
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You are not accurately logging your calories. See the stickies on the top of the Weight Loss forums.0
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Then you're eating more than you think. Purchase a food scale and start weighing your food out. You'll be amazed at the size of portions compared to what you've assumed once you do it.0 -
The average person underestimates calories by about 50% if they aren't accurately weighing all their food.
I weigh anything that's not pre-portioned out for me.0 -
i take luke warm water with lemon juice in morning.I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
after that 2 boil egg whites n skimmed milk tea...
guava or 6 almonds as snack.
in lunch any home cooked vegetables bowl or chicken like 3 small size pieces
in evening again skimmed tea
in dinner any salad or again chicken fried or cooked in oil or gravy...
some cheat days with bread but try not to est carbs in the form of rice and bread.
and i think what i consume is less than 1000 cals..
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i take luke warm water with lemon juice in morning.I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
after that 2 boil egg whites n skimmed milk tea...
guava or 6 almonds as snack.
in lunch any home cooked vegetables bowl or chicken like 3 small size pieces
in evening again skimmed tea
in dinner any salad or again chicken fried or cooked in oil or gravy...
some cheat days with bread but try not to est carbs in the form of rice and bread.
and i think what i consume is less than 1000 cals..
Just your dinner could be 1000 calories. "Any" salad, chicken "fried or cooked in oil or gravy".0 -
arditarose wrote: »
i take luke warm water with lemon juice in morning.I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
after that 2 boil egg whites n skimmed milk tea...
guava or 6 almonds as snack.
in lunch any home cooked vegetables bowl or chicken like 3 small size pieces
in evening again skimmed tea
in dinner any salad or again chicken fried or cooked in oil or gravy...
some cheat days with bread but try not to est carbs in the form of rice and bread.
and i think what i consume is less than 1000 cals..
Just your dinner could be 1000 calories. "Any" salad, chicken "fried or cooked in oil or gravy".arditarose wrote: »
i take luke warm water with lemon juice in morning.I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
after that 2 boil egg whites n skimmed milk tea...
guava or 6 almonds as snack.
in lunch any home cooked vegetables bowl or chicken like 3 small size pieces
in evening again skimmed tea
in dinner any salad or again chicken fried or cooked in oil or gravy...
some cheat days with bread but try not to est carbs in the form of rice and bread.
and i think what i consume is less than 1000 cals..
Just your dinner could be 1000 calories. "Any" salad, chicken "fried or cooked in oil or gravy".
Noooooo plz0 -
"Small sized pieces" is a useless description when calculating calories.0
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How can i measure.0
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Get a food scale and use it. If you were eating less calories than you burned, you'd be losing weight. Also open your diary.0
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i take luke warm water with lemon juice in morning.I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
after that 2 boil egg whites n skimmed milk tea...
guava or 6 almonds as snack.
in lunch any home cooked vegetables bowl or chicken like 3 small size pieces
in evening again skimmed tea
in dinner any salad or again chicken fried or cooked in oil or gravy...
some cheat days with bread but try not to est carbs in the form of rice and bread.
and i think what i consume is less than 1000 cals..
You can't "think"-- you have to "know". Buy a digital food scale and start weighing everything you eat. If you don't you're just spinning your wheels. It's time to get precise.0 -
i take luke warm water with lemon juice in morning.I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
after that 2 boil egg whites n skimmed milk tea...
guava or 6 almonds as snack.
in lunch any home cooked vegetables bowl or chicken like 3 small size pieces
in evening again skimmed tea
in dinner any salad or again chicken fried or cooked in oil or gravy...
some cheat days with bread but try not to est carbs in the form of rice and bread.
and i think what i consume is less than 1000 cals..
All of this is meaningless without the weight of each item to calculate the calories in each.
You need to use a food scale to weigh your foods.
Why do you think avoiding carbs will help with weight loss ?
Do think think lemon water aides in weight loss?0 -
Hmmmm0
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Frankly, unless you accurately measure input - we're talking weighing things out and being precise - you can't know for sure what you're eating. Why are you so restrictive on food types, by the way - is it for health goals of yours, or do you think that's the only/'right' way to lose weight? Because I'm losing weight aggressively and today's lunch and dinner are pizza. You don't need to eat "healthy" foods to lose weight, you need to accurately control portions.
Now there are other good reasons you might want to eat healthier foods, but weight loss can happen just the same regardless.0 -
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Look at the thread going now "Weighing my food is paying off".0
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Just curious-but how old are you?0
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Use a food scale (they're really cheap) and weigh and log accurately. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside#latest
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Hmmmmthorsmom01 wrote: »
i take luke warm water with lemon juice in morning.I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
after that 2 boil egg whites n skimmed milk tea...
guava or 6 almonds as snack.
in lunch any home cooked vegetables bowl or chicken like 3 small size pieces
in evening again skimmed tea
in dinner any salad or again chicken fried or cooked in oil or gravy...
some cheat days with bread but try not to est carbs in the form of rice and bread.
and i think what i consume is less than 1000 cals..
All of this is meaningless without the weight of each item to calculate the calories in each.
You need to use a food scale to weigh your foods.
Why do you think avoiding carbs will help with weight loss ?
Do think think lemon water aides in weight loss?
Food scale for before cooking? N how come i know what size or what weight i should take.0 -
Hmmmmthorsmom01 wrote: »
i take luke warm water with lemon juice in morning.I am 5.9 in height....and my weight is 160 pounds...i am trying to loss weight n trying to not taking carbs since 2 months...doing brisk walk 3 times a week for 1 hour...drinking water...taking warm lemon juice in morning...and after all this not even lossing a pound...feeling dipressed...this app suggested me 1200 cal...i m taking almost 1000 daily...whats the problem..i cant figure out...if i start taking extra cal i start gaining weight...what to do?
after that 2 boil egg whites n skimmed milk tea...
guava or 6 almonds as snack.
in lunch any home cooked vegetables bowl or chicken like 3 small size pieces
in evening again skimmed tea
in dinner any salad or again chicken fried or cooked in oil or gravy...
some cheat days with bread but try not to est carbs in the form of rice and bread.
and i think what i consume is less than 1000 cals..
All of this is meaningless without the weight of each item to calculate the calories in each.
You need to use a food scale to weigh your foods.
Why do you think avoiding carbs will help with weight loss ?
Do think think lemon water aides in weight loss?
Food scale for before cooking? N how come i know what size or what weight i should take.
Calories are calculated by the weight of the food. If you have 1500 calories to eat to lose weight, and you want to eat ground beef. You may have room for anywhere from 4-8 oz. Weigh out the appropriate amount that fits in your day and eat it.
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