Stuck and about to cry...
chissmichi
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I've been dieting and exercising faithfully for the last 115 days. (I know because that's how long my streak on MFP has been!)
For the last month though I've been stuck at 208/209 since the beginning of April. I thought I'd give myself a few weeks to see if it started to go back down but it's not
I limit myself to one cheat day (usually Friday or Saturday) and generally don't go crazy when I do. I even exercise on those days! I'm definitely getting stronger, able to last longer on my bike at higher intensities.
I have a calorie deficit most every day (like 6 days a week, except for cheat days.) Most days, I net about 1,000 ~ 1,200 calories a day.
What am I doing wrong? I've got a lot of weight to lose. I'm 5'2" and 208 right now. I want/need to get down to a healthy range, ideally about 130 ~ 140 lbs. I watch my carb macros because I'm prediabetic. The weight ISN'T coming off! What am I doing wrong?? I just want to cry.
For the last month though I've been stuck at 208/209 since the beginning of April. I thought I'd give myself a few weeks to see if it started to go back down but it's not
I limit myself to one cheat day (usually Friday or Saturday) and generally don't go crazy when I do. I even exercise on those days! I'm definitely getting stronger, able to last longer on my bike at higher intensities.
I have a calorie deficit most every day (like 6 days a week, except for cheat days.) Most days, I net about 1,000 ~ 1,200 calories a day.
What am I doing wrong? I've got a lot of weight to lose. I'm 5'2" and 208 right now. I want/need to get down to a healthy range, ideally about 130 ~ 140 lbs. I watch my carb macros because I'm prediabetic. The weight ISN'T coming off! What am I doing wrong?? I just want to cry.
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I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic index37
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chissmichi wrote: »I've been dieting and exercising faithfully for the last 115 days. (I know because that's how long my streak on MFP has been!)
For the last month though I've been stuck at 208/209 since the beginning of April. I thought I'd give myself a few weeks to see if it started to go back down but it's not
I limit myself to one cheat day (usually Friday or Saturday) and generally don't go crazy when I do. I even exercise on those days! I'm definitely getting stronger, able to last longer on my bike at higher intensities.
I have a calorie deficit most every day (like 6 days a week, except for cheat days.) Most days, I net about 1,000 ~ 1,200 calories a day.
What am I doing wrong? I've got a lot of weight to lose. I'm 5'2" and 208 right now. I want/need to get down to a healthy range, ideally about 130 ~ 140 lbs. I watch my carb macros because I'm prediabetic. The weight ISN'T coming off! What am I doing wrong?? I just want to cry.
Do you weigh your food and log everything?? how much have you lost since you started? I just checked your diary, you have quite a few days where you didn't log anything. I'd guess you are eating more than you realize.9 -
Track everything that goes into your mouth all day, every day. Those cheat days might have enough calories to negate any deficit that you built up over the week.chissmichi wrote: »I've been dieting and exercising faithfully for the last 115 days. (I know because that's how long my streak on MFP has been!)
For the last month though I've been stuck at 208/209 since the beginning of April. I thought I'd give myself a few weeks to see if it started to go back down but it's not
I limit myself to one cheat day (usually Friday or Saturday) and generally don't go crazy when I do. I even exercise on those days! I'm definitely getting stronger, able to last longer on my bike at higher intensities.
I have a calorie deficit most every day (like 6 days a week, except for cheat days.) Most days, I net about 1,000 ~ 1,200 calories a day.
What am I doing wrong? I've got a lot of weight to lose. I'm 5'2" and 208 right now. I want/need to get down to a healthy range, ideally about 130 ~ 140 lbs. I watch my carb macros because I'm prediabetic. The weight ISN'T coming off! What am I doing wrong?? I just want to cry.
You can look at your weekly calories, rather than daily, so that you can eat a bit more some days and less other days. The important part to lose weight is that you have an average calorie deficit consistently over time.10 -
From a quick look at your diary, I would start weighing things like rice, cereal. It is easy to overfill a cup and those calories can add up quick then that 130- 200 deficit isn't really that big at all.
Do you eat out alot or make your food? If it is the prior your estimates for eating out might be off either on calories or how much you are actually eating. If you are making your food how religiously are you using your food scale during the meal prep?
Some days you just have 1350 added for breakfast, I am not sure what that means. Are you not logging that day and just estimating 1350 calories?2 -
chissmichi wrote: »I've been dieting and exercising faithfully for the last 115 days. (I know because that's how long my streak on MFP has been!)
For the last month though I've been stuck at 208/209 since the beginning of April. I thought I'd give myself a few weeks to see if it started to go back down but it's not
I limit myself to one cheat day (usually Friday or Saturday) and generally don't go crazy when I do. I even exercise on those days! I'm definitely getting stronger, able to last longer on my bike at higher intensities.
I have a calorie deficit most every day (like 6 days a week, except for cheat days.) Most days, I net about 1,000 ~ 1,200 calories a day.
What am I doing wrong? I've got a lot of weight to lose. I'm 5'2" and 208 right now. I want/need to get down to a healthy range, ideally about 130 ~ 140 lbs. I watch my carb macros because I'm prediabetic. The weight ISN'T coming off! What am I doing wrong?? I just want to cry.
The cheat day is what stands out to me. Cheat days worked really well for me until they didn't anymore. As I lost weight I didn't have the same margin for error and they caught up with me. When I stalled out for eight weeks, logging the cheat days to see how they were affecting me was the key. It might be worth it to reevaluate whether you need them and whether or not they're helping you reach your goals. That's what I'd look at before I jumped to hormonal issues or macro splits. Make sure the cheat day isn't enough to throw you out of a calorie deficit.12 -
How are you measuring your calorie intake? Are you logging your cheat days?4
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Cheat days and inaccurate logging or not weighing food portions all stands out to me.
Don't eat over your maintenance calories on your cheat day.
Weigh all your food and log it accurately. Do those first.7 -
I second weighing everything you eat, volume measurements are not very precise. Weighing a tablespoon of peanut butter was a real eye opener for me! Are you sure you're burning as many calories as you log? I'd try a week or two of not eating back your workout calories or eating only a third of it and see what happens then. If you start losing, you'll know you've been overestimating your burn. If you see no difference then perhaps it's time to see a doctor/dietitian. Best of luck!3
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I have NOT had luck with cheat days. I would recommend a cheat meal a week if you feel like it's something you need, or a cheat caloric limit. You could be completely derailing everything that way.2
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Thanks all for the input!
I do make a majority of my food and when I do, I use the recipe calculator.
For grains, I do use cup measurements and actually have a set of 1/2 cup measures and make sure not to pack it. For solid foods, I've been eyeballing (pack of card size meat, etc.) but maybe I do need to revisit that. Though honestly I try to err on the side of having too many non-starchy vegetables while being more stringent about veg and protein.
My macros are... weird, I know. Lower carbs are important for me due to pre-diabetes but I'm having a lot of trouble balancing fats. I also have an autoimmune disease (lupus) which isn't impacting diet so much right now but keeps me from eating a lot of red meat. (Not a bad thing.)
Any day that has just one generic meal with a calorie count are cheat days. This last week was bad because of Mother's Day, I know -- I don't even know what happened to my meals on Friday (I thought I logged them) but Saturday and Sunday were complete busts as far as calories go.
Cheat days usually consist of regular eating plus ONE meal that I don't care about, usually lunch or dinner. Mother's Day weekend consisted of a lot of bad eating (pizza, chocolate, steak, noodles) so I probably shouldn't be too surprised for screwing myself over this week at least.3 -
chissmichi wrote: »Thanks all for the input!
I do make a majority of my food and when I do, I use the recipe calculator.
For grains, I do use cup measurements and actually have a set of 1/2 cup measures and make sure not to pack it. For solid foods, I've been eyeballing (pack of card size meat, etc.) but maybe I do need to revisit that. Though honestly I try to err on the side of having too many non-starchy vegetables while being more stringent about veg and protein.
My macros are... weird, I know. Lower carbs are important for me due to pre-diabetes but I'm having a lot of trouble balancing fats. I also have an autoimmune disease (lupus) which isn't impacting diet so much right now but keeps me from eating a lot of red meat. (Not a bad thing.)
Any day that has just one generic meal with a calorie count are cheat days. This last week was bad because of Mother's Day, I know -- I don't even know what happened to my meals on Friday (I thought I logged them) but Saturday and Sunday were complete busts as far as calories go.
Cheat days usually consist of regular eating plus ONE meal that I don't care about, usually lunch or dinner. Mother's Day weekend consisted of a lot of bad eating (pizza, chocolate, steak, noodles) so I probably shouldn't be too surprised for screwing myself over this week at least.
If you're currently using a combination of eyeballing and measuring cups, I strongly recommend getting a scale and seeing if more accurate logging makes a difference. When I got my scale, I quickly realized I had been eating much more than I thought I was and my weight loss because much more predictable and regular.16 -
OP, don't panic, just commit to getting really precise for a few weeks to see where you're going wrong:
- Weigh your portions on a food scale, everything, for as often as possible for at least 2 or 3 weeks. As you get smaller you have less margin for error, and as you diet longer you are more at danger of eyeballed or measured portions creeping up.
- Double check that the entries you are using in the database are correct - many have been entered wrong by other users.
- Log the cheat day, at least for this few weeks, even if there is some estimating. It is easy for a cheat day to negate way more of your weekly deficit than you'd think.
- Macro ratios don't directly affect weight loss, so if you are happy with what you are eating and it works for your health concerns, don't worry about that.
I'd bet that a few weeks of being super precise will shine a light on where the problem is. Hang in there!7 -
The act of logging does not automatically guarantee weight loss, its the part where you weigh and measure everything that counts. The logging just supports the activity of measuring everything that goes in your mouth. Every. Last. Bit. Don't even lick a spoon if you aren't prepared to measure, weigh it, and log it.
I think people just think that if they log they will lose weight, and the logging isn't the part that creates the deficit. It's the part that tracks the deficit and supports your other behaviors. If you are not losing weight than by definition you are eating at maintenance calories. Your body/scale is telling you that regardless of what numbers you enter into MFP.
Tighten up your logging, and really track everything. No "1350 calories for breakfast" entries. List all the eggs, bacon, pancakes, etc. That should give you a better picture of your true intake.
Good luck!17 -
So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies25
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NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.29 -
Get a food scale. Log everything religiously, no skipping, cheating or forgetting.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p110 -
I found this to be a very interesting video about weighing food.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKPIcI51lU 7 -
chissmichi wrote: »I've been dieting and exercising faithfully for the last 115 days. (I know because that's how long my streak on MFP has been!)
For the last month though I've been stuck at 208/209 since the beginning of April. I thought I'd give myself a few weeks to see if it started to go back down but it's not
I limit myself to one cheat day (usually Friday or Saturday) and generally don't go crazy when I do. I even exercise on those days! I'm definitely getting stronger, able to last longer on my bike at higher intensities.
I have a calorie deficit most every day (like 6 days a week, except for cheat days.) Most days, I net about 1,000 ~ 1,200 calories a day.
What am I doing wrong? I've got a lot of weight to lose. I'm 5'2" and 208 right now. I want/need to get down to a healthy range, ideally about 130 ~ 140 lbs. I watch my carb macros because I'm prediabetic. The weight ISN'T coming off! What am I doing wrong?? I just want to cry.
As has already been said. At a minimum LOG your cheat day/cheat meal, so that you'll know how far it might be setting you back.
There's nothing wrong with having 1 day or meal a week where you're less restrictive, but it's certainly possible to derail a deficit with a single indulgent day.5 -
It's interesting with cup measures and grains & noodles. Once I got my food scale, I found that 1/4 cup of raw grain by the cup measure was really 1/3 cup by the weight measure - so 40 calories "extra" for a serving of grits, for example. Not a lot, but it adds up. Given that you eat rice and noodles frequently, a food scale would be worth it I think.
With the fast foods, even though you are probably estimating using the store's nutrition guide, individual preparation at the store can vary a lot, particularly when it comes to oils. Those meals also tend to be higher in fat overall.
When I have gotten "stuck" in the past, what has helped me (besides tightening up the logging) has been to shake up my usual go-to food items. For a week I might forgo all starchy side dishes (rice, potatoes, beans e.g.) and have extra vegetables (steamed, roasted with minimal oil, or nuked), and substitute french cut green beans or spiralized vegetables or spaghetti squash for pasta in traditional "pasta" dishes. If trying to minimize carbohydrates, this helps here, too. I look at it as a week to "experiment," not indefinitely more deprivation.
It's warm weather here now, so I grill chicken and fish quite a bit and so a regular supper is some kind of lean grilled meat plus a huge salad. If I was going to make that a "relaxed" meal, I might add a starchy side dish, or an alcoholic beverage, or some really good bread. But not all three
I have been eating at maintenance for the past few weeks just because I have been tired of the deficit. A side benefit has been that I have had more energy and have increased my daily activity a lot.
Good luck to you - losing weight can be hard even without dealing with health issues.
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Good advice above. I'll just add that you should remember that you won't always see your progress on the scale. You say you're fitter, and that's good! Sometimes, we need to look at more than just the scale to measure our success. Are your clothes looser? Is walking up stairs easier? Has your energy level improved?
You also say you're prediabetic. I have a family history of diabetes, as well as suspected gout, so I'm very cautious about my sugar intake. (I've found that focusing on keeping my total sugar intake down to <25 g per day is what works for me. I don't worry about carbs, but I'm not prediabetic, so you focus on what your doctor tells you to focus.)
What exercises are you doing? I have some orthopedic limitations, which, along with the gouty symptoms, has limited my ability to lift. I'm currently trying to ease my way back into light lifting, though I'm feeling cautious. I can, however, walk, and I do a TON of that. I was walking 20 K a week, M-F, and just upped that number to 20 mi. I'm eating at my goal weight maintenance (around 1600 calories) and walking off an additional estimated 4300 calories a week. (That's walking on my treadmill at 3 mph with a 15% incline for 80 minutes a day, which seems really over the top, but I'm using an app to do a simulated walk to Mordor, which is almost 2,000 miles of walking. I'd like to finish before the end of the decade. Literally. After today, I'll have another 483 days of walking, if I walk 4 miles each day, M-F. If I keep up that pace, that's 97 weeks of walking before my journey to Mordor is complete. It's going to be close to make it by 2020, especially if I get ill or go on vacation or anything.)4 -
NickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
It's up to 13 woos now. I did not push that button. I suggest your use of the phrase "macro ratio" in the first sentence triggered most of them. That's an advanced topic and this is a beginner discussion.13 -
TenaciousGymKitten wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Eh, Looks like everyone who had any decent advice to add, got a woo. *shrug* whaddyagonnado?TenaciousGymKitten wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Eh, Looks like everyone who had any decent advice to add, got a woo. *shrug* whaddyagonnado?
I think MFP needs to rename this one. I still have no idea what it means. Some people think it means "woo hoo", some people think it means "junk science". I just don't use it.3 -
weigh your food, not measure with cups and such. it can make all the difference in the world3
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stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.
Well I hate to tell you this, but you’re slightly wrong. You’re telling me that sleep, stress and excercise have nothing to do with fat loss? I’m just going to eat 2000 calories made up of carbs and let’s see if I can burn all that off without any of it getting stored as fat. Maybe for some people sure. Insulin actually stores carbs...I don’t know if you knew that tho. Once they become stored as fat, it becomes a little more difficult to break down fat, also didn’t know if you knew that. Please do your research!33 -
NickyGee2015 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.
Well I hate to tell you this, but you’re slightly wrong. You’re telling me that sleep, stress and excercise have nothing to do with fat loss? I’m just going to eat 2000 calories made up of carbs and let’s see if I can burn all that off without any of it getting stored as fat. Maybe for some people sure. Insulin actually stores carbs...I don’t know if you knew that tho. Once they become stored as fat, it becomes a little more difficult to break down fat, also didn’t know if you knew that. Please do your research!
If your TDEE is more than 2,000, you won't store energy on a 2,000 calorie diet even if it is mostly or all carbohydrates.
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NickyGee2015 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.
Well I hate to tell you this, but you’re slightly wrong. You’re telling me that sleep, stress and excercise have nothing to do with fat loss? I’m just going to eat 2000 calories made up of carbs and let’s see if I can burn all that off without any of it getting stored as fat. Maybe for some people sure. Insulin actually stores carbs...I don’t know if you knew that tho. Once they become stored as fat, it becomes a little more difficult to break down fat, also didn’t know if you knew that. Please do your research!
If only someone or several someone's had done practical experiments on the subject.
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-lose-weight-eating-only-mcdonalds-2015-10
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html
And in a few minutes someone will post a link to one done by an MFP member.10 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
It's up to 13 woos now. I did not push that button. I suggest your use of the phrase "macro ratio" in the first sentence triggered most of them. That's an advanced topic and this is a beginner discussion.JeromeBarry1 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Yes but can’t ratio be turned into percentage and mfp gives you percentages? I think people see a lot of woos already and they like to follow along and think well if everyone else thought it was a kinky post then it must be. Some people don’t think hormones have an impact on weight loss. That’s okay but when I’ve done lab work and seen physical results and trying to give valid advice, the woos make it seem something not credible. That defeats the purpose of a lot of work I’ve put into this then4 -
NickyGee2015 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.
Well I hate to tell you this, but you’re slightly wrong. You’re telling me that sleep, stress and excercise have nothing to do with fat loss? I’m just going to eat 2000 calories made up of carbs and let’s see if I can burn all that off without any of it getting stored as fat. Maybe for some people sure. Insulin actually stores carbs...I don’t know if you knew that tho. Once they become stored as fat, it becomes a little more difficult to break down fat, also didn’t know if you knew that. Please do your research!
Think horses, not zebras.
When it comes to not losing weight as expected, the horse is accurate calorie counting, not macro percentages.20 -
stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.stanmann571 wrote: »NickyGee2015 wrote: »I've looked at you diary and the macro ratio seem to be a bit off, protein is good, fat is a little high for what your carbs are at. It is also inconsistent! a few adjustments and you'll be fine. Could be a hormonal issue too. fat loss has a lot of factors, calories and hormones being big influences. Too many spikes in insulin wont allow you to target fat. Insulin acts as a inhibitor for fat to brake down. Check foods with low insulin spike via glycemic indexNickyGee2015 wrote: »So I got like 8 "woos" but i said the same thing everyone else is saying, why you hating. MyFitnessEnemies
Macro percentages and insulin have NOTHING to do with fat loss and only a very small impact on scale weight(water) loss/retention.
Calories are the only factor that matters for weight loss.
Well I hate to tell you this, but you’re slightly wrong. You’re telling me that sleep, stress and excercise have nothing to do with fat loss? I’m just going to eat 2000 calories made up of carbs and let’s see if I can burn all that off without any of it getting stored as fat. Maybe for some people sure. Insulin actually stores carbs...I don’t know if you knew that tho. Once they become stored as fat, it becomes a little more difficult to break down fat, also didn’t know if you knew that. Please do your research!
If only someone or several someone's had done practical experiments on the subject.
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-lose-weight-eating-only-mcdonalds-2015-10
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html
And in a few minutes someone will post a link to one done by an MFP member.
D'ya mean this one?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10348650/cico-still-skeptical-come-inside-for-a-meticulous-log-that-proves-it/p1
I creep it in the hopes of pictures from the OP...
(Hey! A girl has got to have a hobby
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