MFP doesn't work.
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At age 59 I weighed 300 lbs. I started eating at a calorie deficit (1500-1700 cals) and lost 150 lbs over the next 2 1/2 years. I'm now in maintenance. It's not easy, but it's not the fault of age, an app, or anything else. We also can't make our own rules about how fast we have to lose etc. Bottom line, if you don't like mfp, don't use it. If you feel like you wasted a little time, so what? As I'm sure you know by age 57, life is trial & error. Good luck to you.28
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A few years back I lost 50 pounds in six months. Ultimately 2 pounds per week on a 1200 calorie a day count. But I did not really lose anything for abut two months. Then 6 pounds in a week. Then another 6 pounds in like two weeks. Then 2 per week. It just took my body time. It was holding onto the past!!7
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Shhh don't tell my body Mfp doesn't work:)
Hang in there op!11 -
Not to be mean, but it's not the tool. It's the operator.
That said, it takes time to learn how to use a new tool. Nothing wrong with asking for help.29 -
VintageFeline wrote: »I am not going a calorie over. Extremely diligent. Not losing a pound in over 3 weeks. Angry I wasted time on a free program.
When you don't lose weight and you are not gaining, it basically means your on maintenance (even if the calculator suggested those numbers)...Have you tried reducing your calories by 200 and see how that goes (unless you already have a very low number. It's hard to give you an answer with just one line.
No. No no no no no. She's eating 1200 at 180lbs. She's also doing a bit of exercise. She should not be dropping calories at all (at least what she thinks she's eating. Without further clarification or diary opening, it's all supposition at this point).
Exactly. If I eat 1200 (similar stats), I'd lose 1lb per week, and that's sedentary!0 -
I am not going a calorie over. Extremely diligent. Not losing a pound in over 3 weeks. Angry I wasted time on a free program.
I lost weight counting calories using the free MFP tools.
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If your weight has not changed at all then check the accuracy of your logging and make sure the entries you choose from the database are correct. Some are not. Use a food scale. Make your diary open to the public and we can give you more specific suggestions if you want them.
It is pretty unlikely at 180 lbs that you will not lose any weight at all eating 1200 calories with exercise so you are most likely just not consuming what you think you are.
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I am 52, eating 1200 calories a day, tracking beautifully....excercising regularly but pretty sedentary otherwise. For me, it's slow...10 lbs in 7 weeks. I also find that what I eat is very important...getting the majority of my calories from lean proteins, fruits and veggies is what makes the scale move the right way!0
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I've lost about 5 lbs in 6 weeks so far this time around- I got lazy and gained back what I lost two years ago. But I didn't see the scale move for over 2 weeks this time. I am eating back some exercise calories. I weigh less than you to start and I'm eating more calories.
Weight loss is slow. It's not easy.0 -
Also...be careful on ONLY counting Calories! Good weight loss, you need to increase the amount of Protein that they say. I try to get 1 g of protein for EVERY pound of body weight. THAT is HARD....but I TRY! You will find that if you increase your protein goals, cut OUT processes sugars and carbs (get carbs naturally from veggies abundantly and fruit in moderation)...you will see GREAT results! AND... the best results are slow and steady and sometimes, it is an undulating curve, but the overall linear graph is UP!0
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OP, I would suggest that you take your measurements. Recheck them every couple weeks. If the scale isn't moving, or not moving as much as you'd like, you may still see a difference in your measurements. Even a quarter inch every couple weeks = progress in the right direction. That means fat loss and/or firming up, which are both what you want. And just knowing those numbers are getting better, you're looking and feeling better, is enough to keep you going another couple weeks. Progress won't always show on the scale, but will show on the measuring tape.2
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Also...be careful on ONLY counting Calories! Good weight loss, you need to increase the amount of Protein that they say. I try to get 1 g of protein for EVERY pound of body weight. THAT is HARD....but I TRY! You will find that if you increase your protein goals, cut OUT processes sugars and carbs (get carbs naturally from veggies abundantly and fruit in moderation)...you will see GREAT results! AND... the best results are slow and steady and sometimes, it is an undulating curve, but the overall linear graph is UP!
Increasing protein intake to help manage hunger doesn't work for everyone. Satiety works differently from one person to the next. Some find fats more satiating while others have more success increasing their fiber or complex carbohydrate intake. Protein definitely fills me up, but so do some refined carbs like plain white rice.
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Oh no! You've broken the spell! Those 94 lb I've lost will re-appear in the morning.
A Bic pen is a tool. If an illiterate person is gifted a Bic pen and cannot write a word. It's not the tools fault.
Myfitnesspal is a tool. If an overweight person uses the free tool incorrectly and expects it to lose their weight, it's not the tools fault.27 -
Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »Also...be careful on ONLY counting Calories! Good weight loss, you need to increase the amount of Protein that they say. I try to get 1 g of protein for EVERY pound of body weight.
i could be wrong on the numbers slightly.. but isnt it .85g to 1g of protein for every pound of LEAN muscle mass you have? not weight in total
Human Nutrition course book, current edition (as I'm enrolled in the class right now), gives 1.7 grams per kg as the absolute maximum "recommended" for athletes in the building muscle phase. Non-athletes have an RDA of 0.8 grams per kilo. 136 lb non-athlete me would get 49.5 grams, nowhere near 1 gram per pound. (Higher amounts "do not appear to be harmful" but not actually necessary, according to the textbook on the subject.)2 -
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Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »
but is that lean muscle or total body weight because i have always thought it was lean muscle
Just says body weight, no mention of lean body weight. "Grams of Protein/kg of Body Weight/Day," Adult RDA (nonathletes) is 0.8.
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Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »but is that lean muscle or total body weight because i have always thought it was lean muscle
I often see 1g protein/1 lb lean mass discussed in the context of bodybuilding and adding lean muscle mass. Perhaps that's what you're thinking of?1 -
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When I started here, I logged diligently and meticulously (using a scale) for 10 days .... and lost nothing.
And then I started losing weight. Sometimes it takes a bit of time to get going.
But I've found I do need to be very diligent and meticulous ... when I start guessing, I often guess wrong. Cereal is a good example of that. What I consider a "serving" of cereal is a big bowl of cereal. What is actually a serving of cereal is a mere dusting in the bottom of a bowl (45 grams).7 -
I am not going a calorie over. Extremely diligent. Not losing a pound in over 3 weeks. Angry I wasted time on a free program.
@MEBaraszu That sounds incredibly frustrating,0 -
You are not logging accurately somehow. You would lose at 1200 unless you have some serious medical condition which would prevent that.3
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FreyasRebirth wrote: »Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »Also...be careful on ONLY counting Calories! Good weight loss, you need to increase the amount of Protein that they say. I try to get 1 g of protein for EVERY pound of body weight.
i could be wrong on the numbers slightly.. but isnt it .85g to 1g of protein for every pound of LEAN muscle mass you have? not weight in total
Human Nutrition course book, current edition (as I'm enrolled in the class right now), gives 1.7 grams per kg as the absolute maximum "recommended" for athletes in the building muscle phase. Non-athletes have an RDA of 0.8 grams per kilo. 136 lb non-athlete me would get 49.5 grams, nowhere near 1 gram per pound. (Higher amounts "do not appear to be harmful" but not actually necessary, according to the textbook on the subject.)
There are various peer reviewed papers out there and that essentially look at protein and mostly come in at 2 x RDA being noticeably more protective of lean mass in a deficit. Some papers have found effects at up to three times RDA.
That said kidney disease known or unknown would definitely contraindicate extra protein and of course if you're crowding out other useful nutrients that would also be countered indicated. For example for muscle building a combination of carbs and protein maybe more anabolic then just protein.
Also in most cases body weight is used as a proxy for lean mass because lean mass is not known as easily.
As such I set for myself the goal of 1g per pound of lean mass at the time at the top of the normal weight range for myself, which I then translated to a minimum of .8 grams per pound of body weight at the top of my normal weight range.
Now that I actually know my lean mass due to dexa scans and my weight is below the top of the normal weight range, I set a minimum for myself of 1g per lb of lean mass as of my last scan. I often exceed it slightly, and seldom fall substantially short.2 -
maybe you need to move more and eat less, 1200 and I gain weight no matter what im doing in the gym. I'm down 165 pounds and tracked everything with mfp it's a tool you must do the work
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I'm somewhere in the middle when it comes to protein, i don't shoot for excessively high amounts, but i don't aim for the bare bottom of the barrel minimum RDA either.2
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Oh no! You've broken the spell! Those 94 lb I've lost will re-appear in the morning.
A Bic pen is a tool. If an illiterate person is gifted a Bic pen and cannot write a word. It's not the tools fault.
Myfitnesspal is a tool. If an overweight person uses the free tool incorrectly and expects it to lose their weight, it's not the tools fault.
Yep, I am with you. My 104 pounds may be back on tomorrow, since apparently MFP does not work.
I will say that I have been at a stand still. Not sure if I have hit my set point, or if I am overdoing it. I am 8 pounds from the goal my Dr has set....2 pounds from the original goal that I set.
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If I gain my 70 back tomorrow, I'm hunting someone down.14
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shaylacusworth wrote: »maybe you need to move more and eat less, 1200 and I gain weight no matter what im doing in the gym. I'm down 165 pounds and tracked everything with mfp it's a tool you must do the work
How tall are you and how much do you weigh? Are you using a food scale?
It's highly unlikely that 1200 is above maintenance calories for you, especially since you are exercising. More likely that your logging is off...
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