Giving up

I see from your food diary your eating close to 2000 cals a day and not logging your exercise. What are your stats, are you close to your goal weight? Also you said you were expecting to gain, why was you expecting this?

When you do a lot of sports after a long time of inactivity, your weight loss will be reduced and sometimes you even gain weight. That is because the body builds up muscle mass.
Once you have reached a level of equilibrium with your new level of activity - and as long as you don't stuff yourself afterwards - you'll see that weight loss happens faster.

If you don't already have one I'd suggest get an activity tracker. Personally I use the Garmin Vivosmart HR.
It is not the best, but one of the best in its price range.

Some exercises in the gym also aren't especially useful for losing weight. They are there to train specific parts of your body. Running (or walking in the beginning) can be far more efficient than e.g. weight lifting. Basically all activities involving your whole body. You don't want a bulging biceps or ultra-fast triceps reactions. You want a healthy body for now.

If you know all that already, I apologize.

Don't give up. I mean, even if you'd have them suck the fat out of you, you'd be back there in no time.
In truth all this is not about losing weight. It is about finding a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
And then stick with it.

Quitting will definitely help you not be fat anymore. Said no one, ever.

I think you should invest in a food scale and weigh your food in grams. Log as accurately as possible, getting rid of any generic entries. I think you should understand that weight loss is not linear and that the body fluctuates, all the time. I think you should learn some patience and do some reading around these forums. And I think you should eat in a way that is sustainable for you. If you're constantly hungry and "starving", then you're doing it wrong. You should never be feeling that way. That kind of thing is not sustainable. So perhaps you should re-evaluate what you are doing and what your goals are, and tighten your ship up.

Agree with the PPs that you would help yourself a lot by using a food scale and be cautious on exercise calories.

That said, you don't have to quit. You can just take a break. Take a couple of weeks off and eat at maintenance; just keep logging your food.

Killing it in the gym isn't necessary for weight loss. It can help and improve your health, but it isn't necessary.

Being honest and accurate re:calorie intake is.

So, if you are just venting, and really don't want to take a break, then get a food scale and use it.

You can reduce the exercise to nothing, or just walk, if you are tired of being sore.

That, plus eating enough protein, fat, and foods that have lower calorie density should fix the hunger issue.

Tiptoetherat wrote: »

Im a truck mechanic. I dont log my exercise because i never saw the point. 2000 cals was my goal because thats what worked in the past nowadays i shoot for 1700 or less. I would like to be at 1300 or less per day but i cant beat my damn hunger pains. I honestly hate food nowadays so flavor and taste are not my downfall.

Have you seen a doctor for these hunger pains? You're not supposed to have them if you are healthy. I have them and I take medication for my stomach issues.

jandsstevenson887 wrote: »

None of your plan seems to be rooted in actually following MFP. You seem to be picking arbitrary calorie goals.

This is my impression as well.

You wouldn't gain that much muscle in a week, especially if you aren't doing weight training. Even if you are, you still wouldn't gain that much muscle mass that quickly.

If you don't want to bother with trying to log exercise, maybe TDEE minus 20% would be a good method for you. Scooby's workshop has a good calculator for helping you determine a calorie count for sustainable weight loss , rather than just picking a random one:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
It builds the exercise calories in for you so you don't have to worry about it.
Food is energy, so the more you workout and the more active you are, the more you need to eat. Losing weight faster does not necessarily equal better, as it isn't all fat that you lose. You also lose muscle mass.

Maybe try that as a place to start, and also pick up a food scale that weighs to the gram. Hopefully that will work for you.

Good luck!

@Tiptoetherat is going to the gym new? When I started lifting weights last fall the scale shot up seven pounds due to my muscles retaining water. This normally comes off in a few weeks. (Came off quicker for me cuz I got sick.)

I took a look at your diary and see that the last few days you were way under on your Protein goal. Eating sufficient protein helps keep me full. However, I'm not sure where you got your macros. Maybe play with them until you find the best combo for you.

I suggest you add Fiber to your list of nutrients and make sure you hit that goal each day as well. See also http://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/fuller/understanding-satiety-feeling-full-after-a-meal.html

Agree that something isn't adding up. You say you're starving yourself to death, then you say hate food nowadays...add in hunger pains...I'm not quite sure exactly what you're doing.

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Don't give up. Just remind yourself why your trying to lose weight. Readjust your thinking and keep pushing forward. So what... 1 bad week and ur done? If u quit u will only be failing yourself.

Get ur head back in the game.

Go meditate✌

Tiptoetherat wrote: »

I have gained back 7 pounds this week. Despite hitting the gym every day and starving the hell out of myself. I stepped on the scale today assuming it would say i had gained...and i was right. Im at my will and wits end. I dont even care about being healthy anymore i just want the fat gone and the hunger pains to stop.

It could be water weight from working out far too much. Back off with the exercise and forget about the damn scale.

Also, forget about starving yourself, that is not how weight loss works. I am female 5'3" and eat more than you to lose weight, and it works because I weigh my food...I'm never hungry. Start weighing all your food in grams and use only cups/spoons for liquids. LOG EVERYTHING. Don't dismiss everything until you're been weighing all your food (even pre-packaged pre-weighed stuff) and logging correctly for at least a month. I hate to break it to ya, but fast unhealthy weight loss will be a HUGE struggle to keep the fat off. Huge.

Also....I know this is a sensitive question, but have you pooped recently?

Tiptoetherat wrote: »

cerise_noir wrote: »

Tiptoetherat wrote: »

I have gained back 7 pounds this week. Despite hitting the gym every day and starving the hell out of myself. I stepped on the scale today assuming it would say i had gained...and i was right. Im at my will and wits end. I dont even care about being healthy anymore i just want the fat gone and the hunger pains to stop.

It could be water weight from working out far too much. Back off with the exercise and forget about the damn scale.

Also, forget about starving yourself, that is not how weight loss works. I am female 5'3" and eat more than you to lose weight, and it works because I weigh my food...I'm never hungry. Start weighing all your food in grams and use only cups/spoons for liquids. LOG EVERYTHING. Don't dismiss everything until you're been weighing all your food (even pre-packaged pre-weighed stuff) and logging correctly for at least a month. I hate to break it to ya, but fast unhealthy weight loss will be a HUGE struggle to keep the fat off. Huge.

Also....I know this is a sensitive question, but have you pooped recently?

Lol no, im not surprised nothing in nothing out.

Damn, that's not good. Please do not harm yourself. Life-long health issues are not worth the fat loss, trust me. You can eat and lose weight, I am. I lost over 80lbs by eating (I weigh all my food, it is so worth it). You need food for hormone balancing, vitamins and mineral absorption, muscle production, brain function, body function. There's no use being really sick and not look very good by losing weight too fast by not eating. Trust me. I used to starve myself (which was years ago) and I am still suffering the (painful) consequences of it. Not. Worth. It. I don't want others to make the same horrid mistake that I did. It's NOT worth it.