Sick of being fat
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amandavgomez
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This week I'm in South Carolina. My uniform pants top bottom just popped off. This is my second pair of pants mind you. I already outgrew the first size they issued me. I was a size 36 when they hired me. Now I have to order size 40 pants. I've tried meal replacement shakes plans like Body by Visalus, pills like CT360 plan at GNC. I count calories. I try to walk every hour, 10000 steps a day. Doesn't matter. Just keep getting fatter.
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Stop trying expensive junk like meal replacements, start tracking your calories, make good choices and keep moving.....
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http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside/p1Stop trying expensive junk like meal replacements, start tracking your calories, make good choices and keep moving.....
This^^
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Instead of wasting money on expensive shakes and worthless pills buy a food scale instead. Get accurate with your logging. Eat a nice variety of foods at a calorie deficit.19
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Set MFP up with a reasonable goal.
Start tracking your calories accurately!
Buy a food scale and use it all the time for all foods.
Chose the correct entries in the data base and refer to the USDA if in doubt.
Weigh packaged and single serving foods- they are often incorrect.
Don't forget liquids, oils, dressings and spreads.
Be as accurate as you can when eating back your exercise calories. If you are not losing at the rate you expect your personal tracker may be overestimating your burn. Try dropping it by 10% at a time.
Be consistent for 6-8 weeks before you change anything. TOM can cause water retention and hide a true fat loss.
Cheers, h.
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I can't really add anything that hasn't been suggested above except be sure you're accurate when you log calories and LOG EVERYTHING that passes your lips. I have seen a lot of people tell me they log, but then do it whenever they feel like it, or give themselves cheat days where they don't log. Trust me, if you do this right you don't need cheat days. You can eat whatever you want if you stay within your calorie goals. Granted, you need to get your macros if you want to be healthy but it's not required. If you eat junk, you'll run out of calories too fast and be hungry. It's that simple. Being honest and tracking everything (get a scale by the way, measuring by cups/volume/tbsp/tsp/etc. won't work accurately) will work unless you have an underlying medical condition. Good luck!10
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You have to be totally committed. Get a thin photo and put it up somewhere. Keep carbs below 50. Eat more fat and protein. Eat 3 meals a day. Never miss a meal. Log EVERYTHING you eat. Drink plenty of water. Protein keeps you so satisfied that you won't crave sugar. So keep up your protein intake. Good luck. Keep us all updated so we can all support each other4 -
You have to be totally committed. Get a thin photo and put it up somewhere. Keep carbs below 50. Eat more fat and protein. Eat 3 meals a day. Never miss a meal. Log EVERYTHING you eat. Drink plenty of water. Protein keeps you so satisfied that you won't crave sugar. So keep up your protein intake. Good luck. Keep us all updated so we can all support each other
No reason unless medically necessary to keep carbs low. This is wrong.11 -
Don't waste your time with fad diets and expensive pills and diet plans. Get committed, recognize the problem, and start counting calories accurately and honestly. You can and will lose weight no matter what you eat as long as what you eat is less calories than what you burn. It's simple math and science. I've tried every silly diet plan in the book when I was a naive and desperate teen. Don't be desperate, don't panic. Just buckle down, figure out how much you should be eating, and do it. The weight will come off.7
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When you say you count calories, do you count EVERYTHING you consume? Alcohol, juice, vegetables EVERYTHING.6
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add another exercise to your walking. or walk further and/or faster.
Take a zumba class or a boot camp.
What is your height and your weight?0 -
Be honest with yourself... are you really eating in a calorie deficit and consistent with your diet? Do you drink any alcohol? Do you eat junk food?2
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I agree with above posters about forgetting shakes, pills etc and logging in to MFP accurately using a food scale.
Do this for a month.
If no result, be willing to open your diary and accept constructive criticism from those who are experienced at this.6 -
I track everything and if I'm not sure I choose the option with the highest calories just in case when recording things. If i eat a tictac, I log it.
I stopped drinking caffine. I go with bottled water 90% of the time. My Dr put me on a pre diabetic diet once, 60 carbs per meal/snack. I died. I can't cut carbs. I'm to tired. I try to limit everything in excess. Small portions. Eating frequently and only till I'm no longer hungry.
I'm in a hotel in South Carolina right now with a tiny mini fridge, no freezer and no microwave. The only produce I'll be eating is the kind you can eat raw or order from a restaurant. I'm working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week when I'm on the road. Back home I work nights and have kids. Adding excersize is very difficult. Not happening on the road but I'm trying back home.
I prefer drinking a protein shake made with milk to eating food most days. It's simple and easy.
Soonas i figure out how to open my diary I will. I like that idea. Thanks for all the replies.1 -
Oh i forgot to answer, I'm 5'5" and 210 lbs0
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If you haven't already go to your doctor and ask to have your thyroid checked.3
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Stress from long hours, night shifts, etc is an uphill battle... you may want to consider a new job with normal hours2
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courtneyfabulous wrote: »Stress from long hours, night shifts, etc is an uphill battle... you may want to consider a new job with normal hours
I have worked nights most my life. I really don't mind it, plus we avoid child care costs this way. One day I hope to get promoted and be on 1st shift. When my kids are older. I love responding with State Farm Catastrophe Team. I pretty much love my job all around.
I bought a fitbit last month and have been keeping track of my steps, active minutes, and sleep. Logging my food with MFP has taught me a lot about what is good for me and not so good for me. I am willing to make small changes. I have cut way back on sugars, carbs, and try harder to add good things.
I've had all the bloodwork you can have done to test for diabetes, heart disease, thyroid problems, vitamin difficancies.... you name it. For no medical reason I continue to gain weight. 40 lbs since starting this job.
I have a theory that I have no metabolism so if I don't work out at a high intensity for at least an hour a day I gain non stop.0 -
Do you use a food scale to weigh everything?0
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MonicaRAmbs wrote: »All the above advice has been given to millions of people and we have a nation of grossly obese people. Go to www.dietdoctor.com and switch to a fat burner and never look back. Find out why a calorie is not a calorie. No 2 calories are he same. No hunger, huge fat loss, mental clarity, sound sleep, improved mood, all heart markers get better. There is a saying that goes like this, "Doing the same thing over and over again, excepting a different result, is called insanity". I challenge you to try Nutritional Ketosis and astound and surprise the *kitten* out of everyone.
Whatever! Ketosis is not the answer unless you like eating this way. I was miserable. You need to learn how to eat for the rest of life.7
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