Wondering....

darthboy52
darthboy52 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I have been eating really clean. I am currently 336 and a male. I do 30-40 minutes of cardio Monday-Friday. Then I do weights along with those days for another 40 minutes. My job is on the labor side 8-9 hours. I drink a gallon plus a day of water . I eat around 1500-2000 calories at most. There are 1 or 2 days I'll eat with my wife and hit over 2000 (weekend cheat day). So with that being said. Any suggestions as to why still no weight loss? I"my weight just keeps bouncing.

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  • jayemes
    jayemes Posts: 865 Member
    Are you using a food scale to weigh what you're eating? If not, you're probably eating more than you think you are.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    How long have you been logging your calories? And how are you doing it--by that I mean what tools are you using? Do you weigh solid foods and measure liquids with measuring cups/spoons? What calorie info do you use? Etc.

    At your size, you should be dropping weight very easily at that calorie level. It is very likely that your calorie counting is off during the week. In addition, it is very easy to destroy your weekly deficit through one or two days of overeating on the weekends.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    How long have you been eating 1500-2000 cals with no weight loss?

    Can you make your diary public so we can take a look?
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,445 Member
    edited August 2017
    It doesn't matter if you eat clean or not. What matters is that you eat at a calorie deficit. If you do not use a food scale to weigh your food you should get one. You are eating more than you think you are.
  • darthboy52
    darthboy52 Posts: 7 Member
    No. Been going by fist proportions. 4oz meat cup of brown rice and cup of veggies. Sometimes I'll feel as if my body is lacking protein so I'll go up to 8oz for 1 meal. The 93% lean and 7% fat
  • darthboy52
    darthboy52 Posts: 7 Member
    How do I make m dairy public?
  • OliveGirl128
    OliveGirl128 Posts: 801 Member
    edited August 2017
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    No. Been going by fist proportions. 4oz meat cup of brown rice and cup of veggies. Sometimes I'll feel as if my body is lacking protein so I'll go up to 8oz for 1 meal. The 93% lean and 7% fat

    You just identified the problem-you don't actually know how much food you're eating, going by estimates like this. Get a food scale and start weighing your food-you'll seriously be shocked by what real portion sizes look like.

    eta-make sure you weigh things like rice, oats, pasta etc dry-before adding water/cooking.
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    OliveGirl128 wrote: »
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    No. Been going by fist proportions. 4oz meat cup of brown rice and cup of veggies. Sometimes I'll feel as if my body is lacking protein so I'll go up to 8oz for 1 meal. The 93% lean and 7% fat

    You just identified the problem-you don't actually know how much food you're eating, going by estimates like this. Get a food scale and start weighing your food-you'll seriously be shocked by what real portion sizes look like.

    eta-make sure you weigh things like rice, oats, pasta etc dry-before adding water/cooking.

    And meat too, if I'm not mistaken. Uncooked 4oz of meat is very different from 4oz of cooked meat.
  • darthboy52
    darthboy52 Posts: 7 Member
    aeloine wrote: »
    OliveGirl128 wrote: »
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    No. Been going by fist proportions. 4oz meat cup of brown rice and cup of veggies. Sometimes I'll feel as if my body is lacking protein so I'll go up to 8oz for 1 meal. The 93% lean and 7% fat

    You just identified the problem-you don't actually know how much food you're eating, going by estimates like this. Get a food scale and start weighing your food-you'll seriously be shocked by what real portion sizes look like.

    eta-make sure you weigh things like rice, oats, pasta etc dry-before adding water/cooking.

    And meat too, if I'm not mistaken. Uncooked 4oz of meat is very different from 4oz of cooked meat.

    Didn't know that!
  • darthboy52
    darthboy52 Posts: 7 Member
    OliveGirl128 wrote: »
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    No. Been going by fist proportions. 4oz meat cup of brown rice and cup of veggies. Sometimes I'll feel as if my body is lacking protein so I'll go up to 8oz for 1 meal. The 93% lean and 7% fat

    You just identified the problem-you don't actually know how much food you're eating, going by estimates like this. Get a food scale and start weighing your food-you'll seriously be shocked by what real portion sizes look like.

    eta-make sure you weigh things like rice, oats, pasta etc dry-before adding water/cooking.

    Cool, but wouldn't it change weight after water been added to it? Or it wouldn't matter because it's just the water.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    OliveGirl128 wrote: »
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    No. Been going by fist proportions. 4oz meat cup of brown rice and cup of veggies. Sometimes I'll feel as if my body is lacking protein so I'll go up to 8oz for 1 meal. The 93% lean and 7% fat

    You just identified the problem-you don't actually know how much food you're eating, going by estimates like this. Get a food scale and start weighing your food-you'll seriously be shocked by what real portion sizes look like.

    eta-make sure you weigh things like rice, oats, pasta etc dry-before adding water/cooking.

    Cool, but wouldn't it change weight after water been added to it? Or it wouldn't matter because it's just the water.

    But it's the dry weight that actually matters for the calories you're consuming. Adding water will add weight, but not calories.

    This is why weighing things like rice and pasta dry is generally more accurate than weighing them cooked.
  • darthboy52
    darthboy52 Posts: 7 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    It doesn't matter if you eat clean or not. What matters is that you eat at a calorie deficit. If you do not use a food scale to weigh your food you should get one. You are eating more than you think you are.

    I get that. My supposed calorie maintenance is 3200. Although with all the other replies on here looks like more accurate weight is what's needed for my food.
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    OliveGirl128 wrote: »
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    No. Been going by fist proportions. 4oz meat cup of brown rice and cup of veggies. Sometimes I'll feel as if my body is lacking protein so I'll go up to 8oz for 1 meal. The 93% lean and 7% fat

    You just identified the problem-you don't actually know how much food you're eating, going by estimates like this. Get a food scale and start weighing your food-you'll seriously be shocked by what real portion sizes look like.

    eta-make sure you weigh things like rice, oats, pasta etc dry-before adding water/cooking.

    Cool, but wouldn't it change weight after water been added to it? Or it wouldn't matter because it's just the water.

    Cooked vs. uncooked measurements don't really matter as long as you use the correct reference for count totals. The more important point is to weigh your food instead of using eyeball or volume measurements.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    OliveGirl128 wrote: »
    darthboy52 wrote: »
    No. Been going by fist proportions. 4oz meat cup of brown rice and cup of veggies. Sometimes I'll feel as if my body is lacking protein so I'll go up to 8oz for 1 meal. The 93% lean and 7% fat

    You just identified the problem-you don't actually know how much food you're eating, going by estimates like this. Get a food scale and start weighing your food-you'll seriously be shocked by what real portion sizes look like.

    eta-make sure you weigh things like rice, oats, pasta etc dry-before adding water/cooking.

    Cool, but wouldn't it change weight after water been added to it? Or it wouldn't matter because it's just the water.

    The serving size weight on a package is for dried...yes the weight changes when cooked because of the water...water doesn't have calories.
  • MommaGem2017
    MommaGem2017 Posts: 405 Member
    I would just advise that if you cannot weigh the food dry (I buy a frozen, cooked rice), then make sure you weigh and log an entry that specifically says "cooked."
  • darthboy52
    darthboy52 Posts: 7 Member
    This is extwhat I have been following along with his workout plan. If anyone has been interested.
    https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/gethin-nutrition-plan.html
  • Meelisv
    Meelisv Posts: 235 Member
    I'm quite sure that you eat way more than 1500-2000 Cal. I was 150 kg / 330 lbs when I started, and lost over 30 kg eating steady 2400 Cal without any excercise except some light walking some days.
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