Protien shakes and gaining weight????WTH!!!!

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  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
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    Guys I don't think she understands that weight loss is 100% based on calories. She's one of those people that falls for the fad diets and believes they work. OP are you logging your calories? I was over 200lbs when I started, I cut down to 150 and have built myself back up from there. All due to recording my calories and making sure to be in a deficit.

    Please do not pull the woe is me card if you haven't tried any of the advice everyone is offering. We've all been there, many of us have been doing it for years. Because it takes years, there is no quick fix. Find out what your TDEE is and eat at a deficit of around 250-500 calories a day in conjunction with exercise. You'll lose anywhere from 2-4lbs a month. That's the most you want to aim for. Give it a try, go with it for 3 months and put in the effort. We promise if you do It properly then you will see results.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    I hope OP is reading all of this great advice...
  • jandis80
    jandis80 Posts: 4 Member
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    If I can put my 2 cents in.. Everyone has a fluctuation of 3-5 lbs. Water food still digesting etc. If your having a hard time going poop then it's most likely your food because your digestive system is blocked up. Protein is difficult for the body to digest. I would recommend yogurt added to the protein shake to help digest it and also a grapefruit blended with water for fiber by itself for a thing the morning. Your digestive system is directly associated with your weight loss and health.
  • huyccao
    huyccao Posts: 1 Member
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    Hi guys, I'm a long time MFP user but this is my first post. I see this problem all the time so I wanted to comment.

    Of course if you ask this question on MFP, everyone here will tell you to track your calories. Unfortunately, I have encountered a lot of people who just plain refuse to do track for whatever reason. I have a friend who is an engineer who tracks statistics and figures at work all day but when I tell him he should come on here and record his intake if he wants to lose weight, he just blows it off. He would rather do paleo or juice fast or whatever the fad of the week is. My father would rather spend a lot of money on one of those meal plans where they send you the food. People at my gym ask how I got so lean. When I tell them I track everything I eat and I tell them about MFP, I can see their eyes glaze over.

    I think for the uninitiated, tracking food is psychologically daunting. Let's face it, sometimes it's a pain in butt. People want a solution they don't have to think about too much. Unfortunately, in our society and it's plentiful, calorie-dense foods and low physical effort lifestyles, it is difficult to eat the right amount of food intuitively. So tracking food becomes a necessity.

    Nina, lots of people above have already given great info. I know all the information (TDEE, CICO, blah, blah) is daunting but fortunately, MFP makes it as painless as possibly. Plug in your goals and info and start tracking those calories. Pretty soon it becomes second nature. Good luck!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    You can't freak out every single time you gain some water weight. It WILL happen, and unless you ate 11000 extra calories, you didn't gain 3 pounds of fat.

    Just log your food as accurately as possible, eat at a deficit, and you will lose. It's just not linear.
  • GreenIceFloes
    GreenIceFloes Posts: 1,491 Member
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    I hope OP didn't give up already before reading all this advice. :confused:
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
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    jessef593 wrote: »
    Guys I don't think she understands that weight loss is 100% based on calories. She's one of those people that falls for the fad diets and believes they work. OP are you logging your calories? I was over 200lbs when I started, I cut down to 150 and have built myself back up from there. All due to recording my calories and making sure to be in a deficit.

    Please do not pull the woe is me card if you haven't tried any of the advice everyone is offering. We've all been there, many of us have been doing it for years. Because it takes years, there is no quick fix. Find out what your TDEE is and eat at a deficit of around 250-500 calories a day in conjunction with exercise. You'll lose anywhere from 2-4lbs a month. That's the most you want to aim for. Give it a try, go with it for 3 months and put in the effort. We promise if you do It properly then you will see results.

    I was one. :( Tracking calories on MFP saved my *kitten* in so many ways.

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  • Sawjer
    Sawjer Posts: 229 Member
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    ninabaz wrote: »
    So by the sounds of it I'm screwed and fat and nasty for life.

    I haven't read everyone's replies as I stopped at you posting this. You are beautiful, don't put yourself down!

    Here's the deal..

    Count everything that goes into your mouth, everything.. weigh all your foods, be 100% truthful, even log a stick of gum, everything that literally goes in your mouth.

    Set your calories.. example, start at 2000kcal. Weigh yourself. 1 week later at this regime, weigh yourself.

    Put on weight? - Lower calories by 50-100 (be comfortable)

    Stayed the same - You found how many calories you need to maintain weight at your activity level! :smile:

    Lost weight - Depending on how many lbs you want to loose a week, keep the same/add/loose calories, up to you.

    Drink plenty of water, always drink water. Try to drink at least 1 cup of green tea a day (4 I recommend)

    Also, try your best to eat healthy, but as long as you stick to your calories you should be ok, also obviously avoid refined sugars / processed anything.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
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    OP, a good start would be to log your food and get a digital food scale and weigh all your foods.

    Good luck. :)

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