Can you please look at my Diary and tell me what Im doing wrong?
ribbod
Posts: 24 Member
Hi!
I love MFP! I have been using it for over a month and exercising consistently but have only lost 5 lbs... What am i doing wrong? Eating too much? Not Eating enough? Calories too high for my goal?
Assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
I love MFP! I have been using it for over a month and exercising consistently but have only lost 5 lbs... What am i doing wrong? Eating too much? Not Eating enough? Calories too high for my goal?
Assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
0
Replies
-
5lbs in a month is awesome.
You're just expecting too much too soon. Over 1lb a week is a great rate to lose weight at.10 -
I second the above! That's a great weight loss, you should be proud of yourself
Keep being motivated and carry on! 3 -
How fast were you expecting to lose?
that's a great result. You need to adjust your expectations. 2 -
While I agree with those saying 5lbs is a great weight loss, I also took a look at your diary.
It doesn't look like you're using a food scale? You've logged "1 banana" and a "tbsp of mayo", along with many other things that are measured either in cups or spoons rather than grams. You will be able to know more about your intake if you'll get a food scale and use it for everything but liquids. Even mayo, etc along with packaged items are better weighed than measured. Packages are often 20-30% off on weight vs stated serving:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnnpUYmr0OM
4 -
This content has been removed.
-
What is your starting weight and what is your goal weight?CattOfTheGarage wrote: »How fast were you expecting to lose? that's a great result. You need to adjust your expectations.
I would like to know how much you where expecting to lose too. Most professional organizations recommend 1-2 pounds a week. Anymore then that and you are likely losing muscle in addition to fat, and are at risk for loose skin.2 -
You've lost 5 pounds in a month, so I'd say keep doing as you are!Hi!
I love MFP! I have been using it for over a month and exercising consistently but have only lost 5 lbs... What am i doing wrong? Eating too much? Not Eating enough? Calories too high for my goal?
Assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
2 -
Hi!
I love MFP! I have been using it for over a month and exercising consistently but have only lost 5 lbs... What am i doing wrong? Eating too much? Not Eating enough? Calories too high for my goal?
Assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
only 5lbs?!
you're not on biggest loser....2 -
What is your starting weight and what is your goal weight?CattOfTheGarage wrote: »How fast were you expecting to lose? that's a great result. You need to adjust your expectations.
I would like to know how much you where expecting to lose too. Most professional organizations recommend 1-2 pounds a week. Anymore then that and you are likely losing muscle in addition to fat, and are at risk for loose skin.
i would like to lose 30 lbs.... 237 was starting weight and 200 is goal0 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »5lbs in a month is awesome.
You're just expecting too much too soon. Over 1lb a week is a great rate to lose weight at.
Thank you, but all that loss was in the first 2 weeks... haven't lost anything since... 2-3 weeks and nothing0 -
serindipte wrote: »While I agree with those saying 5lbs is a great weight loss, I also took a look at your diary.
It doesn't look like you're using a food scale? You've logged "1 banana" and a "tbsp of mayo", along with many other things that are measured either in cups or spoons rather than grams. You will be able to know more about your intake if you'll get a food scale and use it for everything but liquids. Even mayo, etc along with packaged items are better weighed than measured. Packages are often 20-30% off on weight vs stated serving:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnnpUYmr0OM
Love this video! Thank you!1 -
5 pounds in a month is great!!
What's the problem??1 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »5lbs in a month is awesome.
You're just expecting too much too soon. Over 1lb a week is a great rate to lose weight at.
Thank you, but all that loss was in the first 2 weeks... haven't lost anything since... 2-3 weeks and nothing
Weight loss is not linear. It's normal to lose some weeks, stay the same or even gain other weeks... as long as the general trend is loss over time. Sometimes I only lose weight for 1 week out of every month... it has to do with hormones and water retention I think.2 -
CattOfTheGarage wrote: »How fast were you expecting to lose? that's a great result. You need to adjust your expectations.
i think my expectations are not realistic, as my weight gain is a result of getting off prescribed adhd meds that i had been on for many years... When i was diagnosed and started meds, the weight literally fell off and i was able to maintain it for years, after i lost all that weight... Im much happier now and probably healthier, overall, just not used to this weight gain and body change..0 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »5lbs in a month is awesome.
You're just expecting too much too soon. Over 1lb a week is a great rate to lose weight at.
Thank you, but all that loss was in the first 2 weeks... haven't lost anything since... 2-3 weeks and nothing
Notice the spikes and dips and plateaus? Also I didn't even log most of my weight fluctuations, it went up and down a lot more than this actually
but the general trend over time is the important thing.
2 -
courtneyfabulous wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »5lbs in a month is awesome.
You're just expecting too much too soon. Over 1lb a week is a great rate to lose weight at.
Thank you, but all that loss was in the first 2 weeks... haven't lost anything since... 2-3 weeks and nothing
Notice the spikes and dips and plateaus? Also I didn't even log most of my weight fluctuations, it went up and down a lot more than this actually
but the general trend over time is the important thing.
I was logging mine in an excel spreadsheet - but I just started doing mine in MFP in the am (or rather on my FITBIT and then it populates MFP)0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 394.2K Introduce Yourself
- 43.9K Getting Started
- 260.4K Health and Weight Loss
- 176.1K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 440 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153.1K Motivation and Support
- 8.1K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.4K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.9K MyFitnessPal Information
- 15 News and Announcements
- 1.2K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.7K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions