Why the F am I not losing weight?

CurvyPrincess66 · February 2018

I am 5'5
25 yeas old
calorie goal is 1660 a day I count my calories.
start weight was 330 last February this years start was 310 I need to lose about 150.
Last year I got down to 285 before I fell off the wagon. This year I lost 5 pounds so far but I Feel Like I cant lose weight Like I was mostly because i havnt lost in 2 weeks. I started working out last Monday I do 5 min on stair climber, 5-10 on exerscize bike, and 20-30 on the tredmill at 2.5 - 3.5 speed and sometimes an incline. ( is incline better than flat?) I am making sure to eat at or under my calorie goal. I eat about 95% Veggies and fruit. I'm taking benifiber shape. I was taking vinegar but stopped. I drink green tea but not every day. Im not weighing or measuring everything but I fallow servings as close as I can.

Last year I was Drinking Green tea very day at least 3 cups, I was taking regular benifiber (not shape) I was weighting and measuring everything. I was taking a protein shake, I as doing Circuit Training I was taking a multi vitamin, folic acid and biotin, and I was working out. I ate farm to table 99% of the time and carbs were a big no no.

I had it down last time why is this time so hard. My husband is giving me 100$ this week to get some stuff to help me with my goals and diet. Any recommendations on stuff I should get? Should i be doing everything I was last time? Is there somthing im not doing but should do? Can someone give me advice?

DasBombshell · February 2018

If you're having different results this time around, I wonder if it's because you aren't measuring carefully like your said you were before? Even if you're only off by 10% on your serving sizes in an entire day 1600 calorie day 10% off could be as much as an extra 160 calories. Just a thought.

If you meal prep you could spend some money on a new set of meal prep containers or a food scale. Otherwise, resistance bands are nice to have too because you can use them to do a little extra work out while watching TV at home. Or you could invest in new headphones for the gym to motivate yourself. Good luck!

malibu927 · February 2018

Im not weighing or measuring everything but I fallow servings as close as I can.

This is your answer right here, as well as everything mentioned in your post from yesterday. Get your food scale back out.

CurvyPrincess66 · February 2018

malibu927 wrote: »

Im not weighing or measuring everything but I fallow servings as close as I can.

This is your answer right here, as well as everything mentioned in your post from yesterday. Get your food scale back out.

I have to get a new one and I have been planing to. I try to stay 200 or 300 under because i dont have the scale. I have been stressing out so bad the last 2 days. Then I sat down and looked back at last year and saw how diffrent I was doing everthing then.

AnvilHead · February 2018

CurvyPrincess66 wrote: »

...My husband is giving me 100$ this week to get some stuff to help me with my goals and diet. Any recommendations on stuff I should get?...

A food scale.

Weight is lost by consuming less calories than you expend. Exercise can help create the calorie deficit and is a good idea for a lot of reasons, but if you're consuming more calories than you're burning you won't lose weight. It's where the old saying "You can't out-exercise a bad diet" comes from (not "bad" in the sense of what you're eating, "bad" in the sense of how much you're eating). Green tea, benefiber, vinegar, etc. are all a waste of time and money, as none of them will have any significant effect upon weight loss. It all comes down to CICO (Calories in/Calories Out).

Kst76 · February 2018

OP, take it from me..lol.
A food scale is your answer. I can't do it without one. I gain weight every time I stop weighing ALL my food. The only thing I don't weigh is lettuce for my salad. ..
As soon as I start to weigh my food I lose weight. It's almost magic, even though it's not.

Psychgrrl · February 2018

You also had some helpful answers on the other thread you started with this topic. It was titled something like “Am I Doing This Wrong?”

CurvyPrincess66 · February 2018

Psychgrrl wrote: »

You also had some helpful answers on the other thread you started with this topic. It was titled something like “Am I Doing This Wrong?”

I know. I read those and tryed to edit the post and couldn't.

Lesscookies1 · February 2018

So you've lost 5 pounds so far this year congrats. Not losing weight in 2 weeks is normal, but the fact you're not using a food scale to weigh all your food will play a part in not losing as much as you'd like. Good luck!!!

Jthanmyfitnesspal · February 2018

First thing I learned about dieting was: dieting is hard! (My creds: SW: 215, CW: 170, GW: 165. Also, I have a goal to be a faster runner, cyclist, and swimmer.)

@malibu927 is always in on these threads early with the right answer: If you get control of your intake (portions), you will lose weight. Bam, physics!

I love that you list a budget to invest in yourself. No better way to spend your money! I would invest in advice: dietitian, life coach, personal training, or physical therapy, depending on your needs.

Best of luck!

Silentpadna · February 2018

A food scale.

Your guesses may be close, but if you are starting or changing an exercise program, you may be holding water (a good thing btw). But don't guess - use a food scale.

A food scale is "magic". Not really, but it matters. A lot. At your size (not a jab at you to be clear edit - this is based on a TDEE calc with your age, size, weight, gender), there is zero chance that an accurate 1660 calories would not work.

toxikon · February 2018

Here are some general words of wisdom:

1. It's all about calories. Green tea doesn't matter, drinking vinegar won't help. Trust CICO.

2. Double-check your TDEE with a few online TDEE calculators. If you have a desk job, choose Sedentary.

3. When you have your estimated TDEE, compare your current calorie goal to it. Eating 500 calories below your TDEE every day will result in about 1lbs lost per week. 250 calorie deficit = .5lbs lost per week. 1000 calorie deficit = 2lbs lost per week.

4. You may be holding onto a lot of water weight and poop. More fiber = more poop. More strenuous exercise = more water weight.

5. Be patient, track your calories accurately (with a scale), eat back 75% of your calories burnt through exercise (adjust as needed), stick to a calorie deficit based on your TDEE.

6. Don't expect linear progress. If your weight is averaging a downwards trend after a month or two, you're doing great.

try2again · February 2018

CurvyPrincess66 wrote: »

I started working out last Monday

Along with what's been said, your body is retaining water for muscle repair due to the new workouts. It will level out soon and beyond that, it sounds like you are losing at a decent rate.

mazdauk · February 2018

Weigh and measure everything with a food scale - they are not expensive, you can get one delivered from Amazon if you don't have time to go out. Make sure you measure liquids as well as solids. Do not use cup measurements!
Set yourself to sedentary and losing 1lb a week, then make sure you HONESTLY track your exercise calories (don't think you are walking at 4mph because you are hot and tired at the end of your walk, find a measured distance and get to know your average walking speed) and use them. If you are worried you are over-estimating your effort then only use 75%.
Only weigh yourself once a week. You might also find it useful, as more weight comes off, to measure - as you get fitter and your shape changes, sometimes there is no change on the scale but your measurements have gone down. My weight actually went up at one point which caused major stress til I realised it was because I had leg muscles instead of flab!
You've done it before, you can do it again, you just need to use CICO accurately.

Lounmoun · February 2018

It has only been 2 weeks. Be patient.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

Water weight from increased exercise. Time of month in your cycle?
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10575000/water-weight-gain-stop-panicking/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634529/why-did-the-number-on-the-scale-go-up-this-week-heres-why/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10359984/women-menstrual-cycle-weight-and-fitness-matters/p1

Not weighing and measuring enough. It is good to increase your logging accuracy if you are not losing. Use a food scale and check that the entries you log are correct.

Gilgamesh · February 2018

You got this! Get a food scale and weigh away!

dorkyfaery · February 2018

There's a lot of good info already provided. Here's a blog post a wrote a couple of years ago that might also help you...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/dorkyfaery/view/reality-denied-comes-back-to-haunt-philip-k-dick-723939

Livgetfit · February 2018

Definitely a scale.

Also, Benifiber? Do you need it? How much fiber are you getting from food? I over did it on the fiber supplement for about 6 weeks once. I was so bloated by the time I realised I was totally over doing it and had been getting enough soluble fiber from veggies anyway. It went as soon as the benifiber did.

busyPK · February 2018

The biggest advice I can give you is keep at it. Get a food scale and start weighing all your foods and log it before you eat. No need for any certain teas to lose weight - just eat within your calorie goal to lose 1-2lbs per week. Be patient. Starting exercise can also cause your body to hold onto water weight to repair muscles.

ITUSGirl51 · February 2018

Make sure you are logging everything. Be honest with yourself and you will find the problem. Log even a few bites of something here and there. It all adds up and then your deficit is gone. Also some people post they haven’t lost weight and then after asking more questions they reveal they have a cheat day or cheat meal once a week. You can’t do that every week and expect to continue to lose weight. That “cheat” can wipe away your deficit for the week. It’s all calories in, calories out.

jdwils14 · February 2018

To add to the posters above, I can say two things:
1. be careful of hidden calories. For instance, if you use some oil to sautee some veggies, make sure to include the whole serving of oil in your calculation. Even though there is some runoff, or left in the pan, most will be absorbed by the food.
2. You can get a fitbit or a tracking device, if you don't already have one. My fitbit charge 2 is freakin' awesome, though you might need to ask the hubby for a few more dollars. It can help establish your base scientifically instead of a computer guessing game, assuming the device is accurate in it's measurement.

Weight loss starts in the kitchen, but you need to know how much your body uses energy throughout the day. Types of exercises are irrelevant in this equation.

You are doing great!!
Hasta luego!

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