I want to lose 30 pounds, feels impossible to lose even 5.

rachelregalado16
rachelregalado16 Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I know how I gained weight, but I'm confused on how I've changed my diet and I'm still not losing weight.

I changed my diet when I reached 145 pounds, I was eating pretty unhealthy; fast food pre-made food and all.
Now I eat a mostly vegetarian diet, fruits and vegetables everyday. I just don't understand how I'm gaining weight when I'm eating healthier. :(

Any advice?

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  • jandsstevenson887
    jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
    Are you tracking everything?
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    You can gain weight (or be stuck at the same weight) by "eating healthy" if you're eating too much food.

    Do you weigh all of your food on a food scale? Log everything?
  • rachelregalado16
    rachelregalado16 Posts: 8 Member
    I just started this week, been 6 days. I'm at or close to 1200 calories a day.
  • rachelregalado16
    rachelregalado16 Posts: 8 Member
    I don't weigh anything, but I log everything.
  • jandsstevenson887
    jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
    I would give it more time if you have just started logging. You were probably eating more than you thought even if it was "healthy".
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    edited April 2016
    rachelregalado16 wrote: »
    I don't weigh anything, but I log everything.

    How do you know what quantity to log if you're not weighing anything?

    My guess as to your stalled weight loss: you're eating more than you think you are.
  • mmoeck13
    mmoeck13 Posts: 7 Member
    I was eating healthy and cut out bread and pasta. But when I started counting calories.and and weighing I was shocked how much I was over eating even if it was healthy. I bought a food scale cheap on amazon. It's worth it! I feel stuck like you do right now but we have to trust the process. Eventually we will get there :)
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    You need to start weighing and measuring. I had many sadz when I started doing this about how small some serving sizes really are, but whattyaknow, once I started measuring and sticking to what was measured, they weight came off.
  • ashleyjongepier
    ashleyjongepier Posts: 130 Member
    When I was a teenager I went veg and gained 40 lbs. It doesn't matter if its all healthy food, if you eat too much of it you will gain weight. Food scale + log and give yourself time! You got this!

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