not losing weight

tenkides
tenkides Posts: 151 Member
edited November 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi
I am 136lbs and 4ft 8. I would like to weight 110lbs. I haven't been losing weight for almost two months now. So I decided to look at my weight chart. It shows that during July of last year my weight went down to 125lbs. I looked at my food log and it showed that i was eating under my calorie goal and burning at least 1000 calories a day. I stopped having burned that many calories. But now I'm not losing weight. I am still eating under my calorie goal though.i don't know what to do. Other than burning that many calories the only other thing that has changed was that now I'm trying to eat lunch on a regular basis. I am doing this because i figured out that when I eat lunch i tend to eat less for dinner and eat better overall. Can I have some suggestions please? Please and thank you for posting.
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    How are you measuring your intake?
  • tenkides
    tenkides Posts: 151 Member
    A scale.
  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
    I took a peek at your diary for the last couple of weeks, most of your entries are measured in cups/spoons. Use a digital scale and weigh all solids, measure all liquids, you are most likely eating far more than you realize.

  • tenkides
    tenkides Posts: 151 Member
    I am using a scale but mine the only part that works is the cup and spoon setting any more.
  • Clobern80
    Clobern80 Posts: 714 Member
    edited January 2016
    tenkides wrote: »
    I am using a scale but mine the only part that works is the cup and spoon setting any more.

    Then you need a new scale. You need to measure solids in ounces/grams and measure liquids in cups/spoons. You can have any number of ounces/grams in a cup of solid food. Just depends on how hare you smash it in there.
  • tenkides
    tenkides Posts: 151 Member
    Ya well there really expensive in Oregon. The all more than $50. I thought of going to good will and buying one but I don't think i could trust it. Any other suggestions that I can do until I can get a new scale? Please and thank you for posting.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    tenkides wrote: »
    Ya well there really expensive in Oregon. The all more than $50. I thought of going to good will and buying one but I don't think i could trust it. Any other suggestions that I can do until I can get a new scale? Please and thank you for posting.

    Do you have the option to order items online? Amazon, for example, has digital food scales for as little as $12.
  • wkwebby
    wkwebby Posts: 807 Member
    Digital food scales on Amazon.com can be as low as $12 with free shipping.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    tenkides wrote: »
    Ya well there really expensive in Oregon. The all more than $50. I thought of going to good will and buying one but I don't think i could trust it. Any other suggestions that I can do until I can get a new scale? Please and thank you for posting.

    Eat less.

    If you aren't losing weight then you are eating at maintenance level. Knock 100 off it for 6 weeks and see how you get on, if that still isn't enough then knock off another 100.
  • starwhisperer6
    starwhisperer6 Posts: 402 Member
    I bought one on amazon... and when I use it it seems pretty accurate.
  • 74rebel74
    74rebel74 Posts: 2 Member
    I saw some at the Ross I go to for $7.00. Maybe they have them in Oregon stores.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited January 2016
    Can you order from Amazon on line? I bought my Ozeri on Amazon for less than 20 bucks. Best investment I made for my goals.

    Eating under your calorie goal as you say, would warrant a look at the food logging and not the exercise. I say this because I am runner and I can burn 800 calories a day and never loose a thing due to adaption. If you stop exercising or decrease it and do not decrease the calories you may plateau or even gain (like I did, I'm back to a deficit).

    I now religiously logging everything.. I always weighed the food except I never logged condiments, creamer, the oil I cooked my food with, extra pads of butter, etc.. when you do not have a lot to loose and the deficit needs to be spot on, 100 - 200 calories of stuff can kill the deficit (I am really short so my loose weight deficit is really small)
  • tenkides
    tenkides Posts: 151 Member
    No option for online, no ross eaither.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    No option for online? Do you live in Siberia?
    I bought one here at the drug store for less than $20, and I live in Canada where everything is 1.5x more expensive that in the US (especially Oregon).
    Are you sure you don't have any options? Getting a proper scale is the best thing you can do for yourself if you truly want to lose weight.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    People lost weight before home-use food scales were available, so it's certainly possible. You need to eat less than you are now, however you want to do that. Because you're using an inaccurate measuring method, you'll need to be careful that you don't compensate in other places, but really all you need to do is reduce your intake to see movement on the scale.
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    tenkides wrote: »
    No option for online, no ross eaither.

    Walmart....there's one of those everywhere.

  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    I got mine at Fred Meyers in Oregon for about $12.00. It's a Polder, and works pretty well. If you really can only use cup and spoon measurements, pick up a good quality set of measuring spoons and cups and make sure all your measurements are consistent. :)
  • rubystar07
    rubystar07 Posts: 52 Member
    Do you have access to a gym or do you workout on your own? I'm wondering if it's possible that you don't have more fat to lose, and usually gyms have body fat estimators (it is a device you hold). My other idea is to question if you have enough muscle mass to help your body burn fat. If you aren't weight lifting or doing ab workouts, you might have lost muscle mass, which burns calories while you're resting.

    I can't see your food diary, but is is possible you're eating too little? I would think you need a minimum of 1600 calories a day given your current weight and age, and probably more if you're burning 1000 in exercise.

    Either way, varying your workouts and doing ab exercises should really help. You can totally do this at home. Also, food scales are great, but you can definitely do it without one, so don't despair.

    Good luck!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I bought mine at Costco
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    janjunie wrote: »
    tenkides wrote: »
    No option for online, no ross eaither.

    Walmart....there's one of those everywhere.

    This.
  • dilhun77
    dilhun77 Posts: 29 Member
    Why can't you order from online ?
  • mercuriopro
    mercuriopro Posts: 7 Member
    you may have reached a plateau. May want to change your work out. Have you checked out DddpYoga.com ? It's awesome and cheap.
  • tenkides
    tenkides Posts: 151 Member
    I can't get a credit card , so i can't buy stuff online. Where I live in Oregon there isn't a lot of stores. I don't have a gym membership but I would like one. All the gyms around me are $40 and more for a one month membership. I am trying to do everything at home. I am not pregnant but I look like i am because of the fat. Im not burning that many calories any more. I usually only burn about 100 calories every day.
  • HutchA12
    HutchA12 Posts: 279 Member
    tenkides wrote: »
    I can't get a credit card , so i can't buy stuff online.

    Well there is paypal, but I have trouble believing you bank somewhere with 0 debit or credit cards. If you are cash only ask someone to order it then pay them or look at what you've been eating and eat less.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    tenkides wrote: »
    I can't get a credit card , so i can't buy stuff online. Where I live in Oregon there isn't a lot of stores. I don't have a gym membership but I would like one. All the gyms around me are $40 and more for a one month membership. I am trying to do everything at home. I am not pregnant but I look like i am because of the fat. Im not burning that many calories any more. I usually only burn about 100 calories every day.

    If a scale is out of the question, look at what you are logging now and take off 100 more calories. You are probably over estimating your calorie intake, so reducing a little may help you in the right direction. Not everyone uses a food scale or can afford one. Try reducing a little bit and see if that helps. And walking is free.
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
    Yes, if you can't get a scale or exercise because you can't go to a gym. Then eat less than you are now. If your using cups and spoons to measure and you're filling then to the top now try filling them 3/4 full instead.

    Since you aren't losing weight you are eating too much the only solution is to eat less or burn more.
  • kiara1066
    kiara1066 Posts: 119 Member
    tenkides wrote: »
    I can't get a credit card , so i can't buy stuff online. Where I live in Oregon there isn't a lot of stores. I don't have a gym membership but I would like one. All the gyms around me are $40 and more for a one month membership. I am trying to do everything at home. I am not pregnant but I look like i am because of the fat. Im not burning that many calories any more. I usually only burn about 100 calories every day.

    Hello, I just want to let you know I understand you can't go to the gym now because it's $40. However, consider walking outside more, walking back and fourth if you have stairs ( actually burns a lot of calories). I have a friend who walks back and fourth at her house, and I did it before as well get my steps that way. I buy items online, and you don't need a credit card to buy things online. If you have a bank which you probably do find one that you can open an account with and you can get a debit card in the mail in a few days. I purchase items online through Amazon with my debit card. And let's say you don't have a bank ( which I know isn't possible) you can buy it at Walmart the scale, or buy a gift card and use that for online translations. You don't have to burn a thousand colories to lose weight. You need a deficit use the mfp which will give you the amount of calories you can eat even without working out and you will still lose weight. If you do workout people often recommend eating back 30-50% of your calories back stead the machine and mfp overestimates. Best of luck!
  • EleanorLynn1989
    EleanorLynn1989 Posts: 130 Member
    Try seeing if you can buy a Visa gift card or something and then use that online. They sell them at most major stores, and a lot of places allow you to use them online. I've never used one because I've had debit cards since I turned 18, but I've seen them at places like at Meijer where I live, which is sort of like a Michigander version of a Walmart. haha Or even at places like Walgreens, and I might've seen them at Best Buy. They're pretty much all over the place. If you're unsure about who accepts Visa gift cards and who doesn't when ordering online, they usually have a "payment method" section listing the forms of payment they'll accept. And from what I've seen, Amazon will accept those.

    I got this really awesome food scale at Amazon a couple weeks ago that I'm absolutely in love with. I even gave it a review. You can check it out and it can give you an idea of food scales to look for under $25, even if you don't want to get it...

    http://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-Professional-Digital-Tempered-18-Pound/dp/B006N0OIIG
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    tenkides wrote: »
    I can't get a credit card , so i can't buy stuff online. Where I live in Oregon there isn't a lot of stores. I don't have a gym membership but I would like one. All the gyms around me are $40 and more for a one month membership. I am trying to do everything at home. I am not pregnant but I look like i am because of the fat. Im not burning that many calories any more. I usually only burn about 100 calories every day.

    you dont need a credit card a lot of grocery stores and dollar stores sell amazon gift cards. find one that does and buy one and order your scale. I live in the middle of wv and I live in a rural area and dont have a lot of big ticket stores but all our dollar stores and grocery stores sell amazon cards. my nearest gym is 60 miles one way. so I know your struggle. your grocery store may even sell a food scale, you never know.
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    I'm sorry, but all I'm seeing is excuse after excuse after excuse. You can't exercise because you can't afford a gym. You can't weigh your food because you can't afford a scale. You can't buy a cheap scale on Amazon because you refuse to get a credit card. On and on it goes.

    You have the internet. Therefore, you must have access to Youtube. There are a gazillion exercise routines on there that can be done at home. You can surely get a credit card, or a debit card (Amazon accepts those). Or you could buy a gift card. You must go grocery shopping somehwere. Are you sure there aren't any cheap scales in your grocery store?
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