Not losing weight

vickip1975
vickip1975 Posts: 5 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been counting calories using this app for two weeks. I haven't lost one pound. I'm so disheartened. Please help.

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  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member

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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Do you weigh all of your food on a food scale? If not, you may be eating more than you think.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    How accurate is your logging? Do you use a food scale? Pick accurate entries from the database? Accurately log exercise calories? Are you eating only a portion of them back or all of them back?

    Also did you start exercising at the same time as starting to use the site? If so you may have some water retention going on.
  • vickip1975
    vickip1975 Posts: 5 Member
    Maybe I need to invest in a scale thanks. And thank you for the chart.
  • vickip1975
    vickip1975 Posts: 5 Member
    I don't exercise at all. I'm actually very sedentary. Before I could lose weight without exercising. Maybe it's my age and I may have to. I'm 40
  • srv524
    srv524 Posts: 1,363 Member
    Overestimate the calories you eat and underestimate the calories you burn. Weigh yourself at the same time each day, 1x a week. Your weight can fluctuate up to 5 lbs a day based on water content and food so don't worry too much about it.
  • gfjay
    gfjay Posts: 14 Member
    +100 on using the scale. I found I was WAY underestimating the calories I was eating. Weigh everything. Sauces. Oils. Pepper. Whatever. It made a huge difference for me.
  • vickip1975
    vickip1975 Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you
  • vickip1975
    vickip1975 Posts: 5 Member
    I'm thinking about going to low carb. What do you all think about that?
  • carmkizzle
    carmkizzle Posts: 211 Member
    Food scale, yes. And give your body more time.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    vickip1975 wrote: »
    Maybe I need to invest in a scale thanks. And thank you for the chart.

    Definitely. It's a total game changer.
    And that flowchart is gold.
  • 3bambi3
    3bambi3 Posts: 1,650 Member
    vickip1975 wrote: »
    I'm thinking about going to low carb. What do you all think about that?

    If you find that eating a low carb diet works with your lifestyle and you enjoy it, then go for it. But low carb is not superior to any other way of eating when it comes to weight loss.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    vickip1975 wrote: »
    I'm thinking about going to low carb. What do you all think about that?

    You can if you want but weight loss is more about how MUCH you're eating. I don't eat low carb at all and I'm still able to lose weight at 45 years old. What helped me the most was the food scale and being consistent.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    I already posted this once today, so my apologies, but it's so worth watching if you're not losing:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKPIcI51lU
  • Ili_g
    Ili_g Posts: 15 Member
    Thanks for that video!!
  • gigiangelique
    gigiangelique Posts: 233 Member
    vickip1975 wrote: »
    I don't exercise at all. I'm actually very sedentary. Before I could lose weight without exercising. Maybe it's my age and I may have to. I'm 40

    Well you need to exercise . 20's easy 30's not as easy 40's you need to move.

    GOOD LUCK xx
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