I can't lose weight

tburgess242002 wrote: »

Checked the granola it was about double very interesting so how do you know where to get real numbers from Real weight real amount from for food if you don't scan them

I put my cereal bowl on the scales, zero it and then add the granola to get the real weight in grams. Ditto the yoghurt.
Then choose the right entry from the database (including brand and variety) or check against the packaging.
Beware there are loads of awful user generated food entries in the database, chicken without protein, macros that don't add up to the calories, wrong portion sizes etc etc....
Bar codes aren't infallible either.

It's a bit onerous at first but with items you commonly use they appear in your recent food list for use next time.
I would say it's very educational and worth investing the time at least for a short period. Then decide what level of accuracy is sustainable longer term.
My idea of a regular "portion" of granola was actually double what the packaging suggested.

Last time I logged granola it was probably before a big cycle ride as this is a large amount even for me!

Sainsbury's - Granola Cereal, 120 g 504cals
Rachel's Organic - Vanilla Yoghurt, 150 135cals

First, let me say that you have a very impressive record of logging in your Diary going back to July 2014. That is a great accomplishment.

My stats are similar to yours, I am 55 and 5'8" and I started out at 240 lbs. and I have been seriously logging since July 2013. Since then I have lost over 90 lbs., currently weigh 147 lbs., and net about 1800 Calories to maintain at a Sedentary activity level. If I consistently net fewer than 1800 Calories I still lose weight. I learned a lot about logging everything I ate and drank and choosing the correct entries in the MFP Food Database over those three years.

I went through your Diary to see what your average daily intake was for days that look like you logged for the full day. Some of the things that I did not see and could be possible omissions are condiments (mayo, ketchup, salad dressings, salsa, etc.) and calorie dense things such as butter and oil used for cooking. All of those should be weighed and logged separately when possible. I did not see many typical beverages and drinks such as milk or coffee and only a few days of beer and no other alcohol - all of those count too.

For the most part, many of the brand-named items entered seem to be in the ballpark for what I would expect the Calories would be for the listed volume or weight, such as the yogurt, almonds, cheese slices, etc. On the other hand, the entries for many of the homemade items, for example the sausage-cheese balls and walnut bread could be incorrect. When I make recipes at home, I use the MFP Recipe Tool or Old Recipe Calculator to get a better estimate of the Calories per gram for a serving.

Looking at some of the items logged within the last few weeks, the one that stands out (as others have already pointed out) is the numerous half cups of granola cereal logged as 67 Calories, which is way low. Store-brand granola ranges from 250 to 300 Calories per half cup.

Barring any undiagnosed or untreated medical conditions, if the Calories you have logged over the past few weeks, and even months, were indeed everything you ate and drank, you should be losing weight. I really think you are missing hundreds of Calories on a daily basis that are not being counted. My diary is open and it goes back daily to July 2013 if you would like to look at what I have logged for examples.

Even after a couple years of logging, I still find entries that I thought were correct, but found out weren't. If we are not losing weight, the first thing to look at is the accuracy of what we are logging.