Sick of being fat

amandavgomez · October 2016

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.

astrampe · October 2016

Stop trying expensive junk like meal replacements, start tracking your calories, make good choices and keep moving.....

queenliz99 · October 2016

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside/p1

astrampe wrote: »

Stop trying expensive junk like meal replacements, start tracking your calories, make good choices and keep moving.....

This^^

Chef_Barbell · October 2016

astrampe wrote: »

Stop trying expensive junk like meal replacements, start tracking your calories, make good choices and keep moving.....

+1

Ready2Rock206 · October 2016

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.

middlehaitch · October 2016

+2
I will add

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.

Spliner1969 · October 2016

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!

bininj · October 2016

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

Chef_Barbell · October 2016

bininj wrote: »

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.

siraphine · October 2016

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.

Asher_Ethan · October 2016

When you say you count calories, do you count EVERYTHING you consume? Alcohol, juice, vegetables EVERYTHING.

meritage4 · October 2016

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?

courtneyfabulous · October 2016

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?

paperpudding · October 2016

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.

amandavgomez · October 2016

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.

amandavgomez · October 2016

Oh i forgot to answer, I'm 5'5" and 210 lbs

andrea_nichol · October 2016

If you haven't already go to your doctor and ask to have your thyroid checked.

courtneyfabulous · October 2016

Stress from long hours, night shifts, etc is an uphill battle... you may want to consider a new job with normal hours

amandavgomez · October 2016

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.

queenliz99 · October 2016

Do you use a food scale to weigh everything?

queenliz99 · October 2016

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.

AnvilHead · October 2016

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.

The other advice you've gotten in the thread makes much more sense than the above. Keto is not magic, a calorie deficit is required to lose weight no matter what you're eating or how often you're eating it. Dietdoctor is a derp site full of misinformation and woo. You can most certainly lose weight on a ketogenic diet, but it's not any faster or more efficient than any other way of eating and still requires that you be in a caloric deficit.

Naija82 · October 2016

If you are out and about a lot you probably are not able to weigh your food. I remember when I finally got my scale I was shocked at some of the things I thought were only Xgrams were actually double that!

amandavgomez · October 2016

queenliz99 wrote: »

Do you use a food scale to weigh everything?

No. I don't.

SLLRunner · October 2016

amandavgomez wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

Do you use a food scale to weigh everything?

No. I don't.

If you had no metabolism, you would be dead. I'm serious.

You've been tested for everything under the sun and are fine. In this case, you are eating more than you realize. Science is evidence based and proves that you will lose weight if you eat too little, gain weight if you eat to much and maintain if you eat about the same as you burn.

The evidence for you is that you are either maintaining or gaining weight, which means you are eating too much.

Honestly, go get that scale for $25 at Walmart or some other store. You will be surprised when you find out your eyeballs are not good portion control devices.

You can do this, I know you can!

Also, thank you for your hard work with the State Farm Catastrophe Team. I believe your company was present during some of the wildfires in Lake County, California last year.

amandavgomez · October 2016

I just want to eat like a normal person. Realisticly, I'm not going to "work out". I'm tired, I have to many other things to do, and I'm often in pain from a bad back.

I can try to move every hour, get at least 10000 steps a day and make healthier choices when I eat. That's all I got time for. My diet has to match my families diet. I'm not buying and preparing special meals for just me. I'm to the point where I eat to get rid of the pain in my stomach or head, or sometimes because I'm bored. I hate dealing with food, I don't even care if I drank a protein shake for every meal and never ate food again. I'd still gain another 40+ lbs by next year. And frankly, I'm sick of being fat. Sick of feeling like crap. Sick of trying to find time for the gym. It's not as simple as having a calorie deficit. I stopped eating what they gave me for my calories burned over a week ago. Most days I have a deficit.

Treehugger_88 · October 2016

Log EVERYTHING you eat! I did fieldwork for a few months with a girl your height and weight (we were out in the bush together collecting data for 14 hours a day) . She claimed to eat super healthy, log all her food and have no metabolism. Yet she would constantly snack on little baggies of crackers, cheese, grapes, pepperettes, trail mix, protein bars, CLIF bars, apples, tiny juice boxes, mini yogurts, all day every day that she wouldn't bother logging because she thought they individually didn't have enough calories to matter. But she didn't realize they would add up to at least 2000 per day. Not saying that's what you are doing, but its so easy for little handfuls of food here and there to be unnoticed and yet add up. If you are gaining weight, you are eating too much.

SLLRunner · October 2016

amandavgomez wrote: »

I just want to eat like a normal person. Realisticly, I'm not going to "work out". I'm tired, I have to many other things to do, and I'm often in pain from a bad back.

I can try to move every hour, get at least 10000 steps a day and make healthier choices when I eat. That's all I got time for. My diet has to match my families diet. I'm not buying and preparing special meals for just me. I'm to the point where I eat to get rid of the pain in my stomach or head, or sometimes because I'm bored. I hate dealing with food, I don't even care if I drank a protein shake for every meal and never ate food again. I'd still gain another 40+ lbs by next year. And frankly, I'm sick of being fat. Sick of feeling like crap. Sick of trying to find time for the gym. It's not as simple as having a calorie deficit. I stopped eating what they gave me for my calories burned over a week ago. Most days I have a deficit.

Amanda,

You can eat what your family eats, you just need to eat smaller portions. My first suggestion is to buy that food scale, but another alternative is to simply cut your portions in half and go by trial and error.

You don't have to exercise to lose weight, it's not at all necessary. You already have an active job where you're on your feet 12 hours a day, so you have movement.

Finally, you believe you have a deficit but you obviously do not if you are not losing weight. It is as simple as a calorie deficit, but sometimes finding that sweet spot can be a pain.

I suggest you stop focusing on the negative and start focusing on the positive. If I can do this after a lifetime of obesity, you can too!

At all times the container is half full, not half empty.

jennifer_417 · October 2016

When it comes to losing weight, calories are king. Literally all that is necessary is to have a calorie deficit. You can eat any food you want or like, just eat fewer calories than you burn.
Plug your numbers into MFP and eat the number of calories it gives you. It's that simple.

applesandtapeline · October 2016

Keep your head up and don't give up. Start with small things like eating consistently, 5 times a day, small meals, weigh them before eating, log on mfp, so you know what and how much you're putting into your body. Not eating or leaving huge time gaps in between your meals may actually harm your health. Protein shakes are useless if you don't work out, meal replacements are just a gimmick. Eat good, whole food, fruits and veggies. It fuels your body to do it's functions and makes you feel good, whole food is not your enemy.
But most importantly - take care of yourself physically and mentally. Wish you success.

GottaBurnEmAll · October 2016

amandavgomez wrote: »

I just want to eat like a normal person. Realisticly, I'm not going to "work out". I'm tired, I have to many other things to do, and I'm often in pain from a bad back.

I can try to move every hour, get at least 10000 steps a day and make healthier choices when I eat. That's all I got time for. My diet has to match my families diet. I'm not buying and preparing special meals for just me. I'm to the point where I eat to get rid of the pain in my stomach or head, or sometimes because I'm bored. I hate dealing with food, I don't even care if I drank a protein shake for every meal and never ate food again. I'd still gain another 40+ lbs by next year. And frankly, I'm sick of being fat. Sick of feeling like crap. Sick of trying to find time for the gym. It's not as simple as having a calorie deficit. I stopped eating what they gave me for my calories burned over a week ago. Most days I have a deficit.

Oh, Amanda, I can feel how frustrated you are.

Moving every hour and getting your 10,000 steps is enough. You don't need to join a gym to lose weight.

You don't need to eat different foods than your family either.

The thing is, you have to create a calorie deficit. To truly create a deficit, you need to be ACCURATE. It really is as simple as that.

You said yourself you weren't using a food scale, and that's been your problem. You only thought you were creating a deficit.

If you're not weighing and measuring the portions of food you're eating, you really don't know how much you're eating. Scientific studies have actually been done on this and show that even dietitians grossly underestimate how much food they eat. You cannot rely on rough estimates. We're just not good at it.

Get a food scale. Walmart has inexpensive ones. Weigh your solid foods. Measure your liquids. Choose accurate data base entries. And be patient. The weight will come off.

Calorie counting does work. But you have to do it properly.

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