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hollie2009
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Help I've been doing this weeks and I'm seeing no results if any gaining. Lost couple pounds then seems to be going on
I exercise , eat within calories
Not all of them some days . When I complete diary is says your weight in 5 weeks will be this!!!!!
Well not me !!!!
Wanna give up what's point
Help I've been doing this weeks and I'm seeing no results if any gaining. Lost couple pounds then seems to be going on
I exercise , eat within calories
Not all of them some days . When I complete diary is says your weight in 5 weeks will be this!!!!!
Well not me !!!!
Wanna give up what's point
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The 5 week weight guide MFP gives you when you complete your diary means if you ate exactly the same foods as that diary entry every day for five weeks, you would in all probability get to the weight indicated. It's a projection, not a prediction. It suggests what you could weigh, not what you will weigh.
Are you accurately weighing all your food and logging accurate entries? Are you stepping on the scales too many times? Do you see a couple of pounds lost as a small success or a huge failure? Are you expecting the weight to drop off in a timely, linear fashion?
Weight loss isn't linear. You may go for weeks not seeing any change on the scale, then all of a sudden it will show weight loss. Exercise can make you gain temporary water weight. Salt can cause water retention. Ovulation and menstruation will cause weight fluctuations. Your weight naturally fluctuates from day to day. Your scale won't tell you what's fat, what's muscle, what's water, what's food waste. It'll just tell you what you weigh at that given moment.
You have to be patient and manage your expectations. Weigh your food, log everything you eat, eat within your calories every day, enjoy what you're eating, and adjust your weight loss goals if you're trying to lose too many pounds a week. Weight loss is a journey, often a slow one with twists and turns. Why are you thinking you should be at the destination already? It doesn't work like that.0 -
I'm not thinking that at all but I would of thought I would of lost something by now1
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hollie2009 wrote: »I'm not thinking that at all but I would of thought I would of lost something by now
How long is “by now” meant to represent?3 -
Nearly 2 months0
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hollie2009 wrote: »I'm not thinking that at all but I would of thought I would of lost something by now
How long is “by now” meant to represent?diannethegeek wrote: »Stalls suck, but they can be difficult to troubleshoot without more information. Your diary is closed to us and you aren't giving us many details.
These would be my very generic suggestions without a lot of info, though:
1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.
6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
As you can all tell am very new to this
Have had some very Nasty reploes which I've deleted so apologies if all new to me .
Thanks you for all your tips . I have been what I thought tracking . Been exercising more since end July .
I think my calories are too much 1600 a day ??
So may adjust these.
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hollie2009 wrote: »hollie2009 wrote: »I'm not thinking that at all but I would of thought I would of lost something by now
How long is “by now” meant to represent?diannethegeek wrote: »Stalls suck, but they can be difficult to troubleshoot without more information. Your diary is closed to us and you aren't giving us many details.
These would be my very generic suggestions without a lot of info, though:
1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.
6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
As you can all tell am very new to this
Have had some very Nasty reploes which I've deleted so apologies if all new to me .
Thanks you for all your tips . I have been what I thought tracking . Been exercising more since end July .
I think my calories are too much 1600 a day ??
So may adjust these.
Your calories are based on your height, weight, age, gender, activity level (before exercise), and rate of loss chosen. Google TDEE (total daily energy expenditure). This will give you an estimate on your maintenance (including exercise). Everything is an estimate; TDEE and calorie intake. Measure the best you can, but expect some fluctuation here and there. Weight loss won't be linear.0 -
Did you enter your stats in MFP and if so, what calorie goal did it give you?
are you weight all the food and logging EVERYTHING in MFP including liquids other than regular tap water.0 -
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hollie2009 wrote: »hollie2009 wrote: »I'm not thinking that at all but I would of thought I would of lost something by now
How long is “by now” meant to represent?diannethegeek wrote: »Stalls suck, but they can be difficult to troubleshoot without more information. Your diary is closed to us and you aren't giving us many details.
These would be my very generic suggestions without a lot of info, though:
1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.
6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
As you can all tell am very new to this
Have had some very Nasty reploes which I've deleted so apologies if all new to me .
Thanks you for all your tips . I have been what I thought tracking . Been exercising more since end July .
I think my calories are too much 1600 a day ??
So may adjust these.
Your calories are based on your height, weight, age, gender, activity level (before exercise), and rate of loss chosen. Google TDEE (total daily energy expenditure). This will give you an estimate on your maintenance (including exercise). Everything is an estimate; TDEE and calorie intake. Measure the best you can, but expect some fluctuation here and there. Weight loss won't be linear.
It said 2 ,077 calories when I did tdee0 -
It said 2,077 when I did tdee0
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hollie2009 wrote: »It said 2,077 when I did tdee
I think TDEE means the amount of calories you need to maintain your weight, not lose or gain it. I may be wrong. If MFP has given you 1600 calories a day in order to lose weight, you eat 1600 calories. But you must tighten up weighing and logging your food. I think there's a 'getting started' section on these forums, perhaps check those out if you haven't already? It may help clear up some of your confusion.7 -
TDEE is your maintenance including exercise. MFP does not use TDEE, it uses NEAT which calculates your calorie needs without intentional exercise. You add that in after the fact. The two should come close in the end.
The advice given by dianne is, as usual, spot on. Follow that, log everything, and you'll get there.
ETA, as Millicent suggested:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-health-fitness-and-diet-must-reads#latest4 -
hollie2009 wrote: »
It's great that you are logging your food but are you weighing everything (on a scale in grams/ounces)?3 -
Redordeadhead wrote: »hollie2009 wrote: »
It's great that you are logging your food but are you weighing everything (on a scale in grams/ounces)?
Pretty much but could be better tbh so will try3 -
hollie2009 wrote: »hollie2009 wrote: »I'm not thinking that at all but I would of thought I would of lost something by now
How long is “by now” meant to represent?diannethegeek wrote: »Stalls suck, but they can be difficult to troubleshoot without more information. Your diary is closed to us and you aren't giving us many details.
These would be my very generic suggestions without a lot of info, though:
1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.
6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
As you can all tell am very new to this
Have had some very Nasty reploes which I've deleted so apologies if all new to me .
Thanks you for all your tips . I have been what I thought tracking . Been exercising more since end July .
I think my calories are too much 1600 a day ??
So may adjust these.
Looking back through your diary now, I'm not sure why that would matter since you've only come close to 1600 calories a handful of times in the last month.
Did you really only eat 168 calories on Sept 2 or are you only partially logging some days?4 -
diannethegeek wrote: »hollie2009 wrote: »hollie2009 wrote: »I'm not thinking that at all but I would of thought I would of lost something by now
How long is “by now” meant to represent?diannethegeek wrote: »Stalls suck, but they can be difficult to troubleshoot without more information. Your diary is closed to us and you aren't giving us many details.
These would be my very generic suggestions without a lot of info, though:
1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.
6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
As you can all tell am very new to this
Have had some very Nasty reploes which I've deleted so apologies if all new to me .
Thanks you for all your tips . I have been what I thought tracking . Been exercising more since end July .
I think my calories are too much 1600 a day ??
So may adjust these.
Looking back through your diary now, I'm not sure why that would matter since you've only come close to 1600 calories a handful of times in the last month.
Did you really only eat 168 calories on Sept 2 or are you only partially logging some days?
No probably didn't log all that day some days I forget .
Had a family day that day3 -
Watch out for bad entries in the database. You have tea with milk logged with an entry that has no macronutrients. That's impossible and I'd worry that's a bad entry. You have 20 grams of chicken breast logged for 231 calories. Also impossible and a bad entry.
You aren't weighing things like bananas, crisps, and other prepackaged foods. I don't know if that's what's causing you issues, but it's worth trying to weigh EVERYTHING for a bit just to see.
You don't log cooking oils at all. If you use them you need to account for them (I realize some people don't, so maybe not an issue for you).
Another thing to watch out for is that some of your entries don't specify raw vs. cooked. Maybe you've checked them all out already, but just be sure that if you're weighing meat raw you're using a raw entry or if you weigh it after cooking you use an entry that matches your cooking method.
Just some food for thought.6 -
hollie2009 wrote: »diannethegeek wrote: »hollie2009 wrote: »hollie2009 wrote: »I'm not thinking that at all but I would of thought I would of lost something by now
How long is “by now” meant to represent?diannethegeek wrote: »Stalls suck, but they can be difficult to troubleshoot without more information. Your diary is closed to us and you aren't giving us many details.
These would be my very generic suggestions without a lot of info, though:
1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.
6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
As you can all tell am very new to this
Have had some very Nasty reploes which I've deleted so apologies if all new to me .
Thanks you for all your tips . I have been what I thought tracking . Been exercising more since end July .
I think my calories are too much 1600 a day ??
So may adjust these.
Looking back through your diary now, I'm not sure why that would matter since you've only come close to 1600 calories a handful of times in the last month.
Did you really only eat 168 calories on Sept 2 or are you only partially logging some days?
No probably didn't log all that day some days I forget .
Had a family day that day
You need to log every day. If you’re forgetting, that’s why you’re not losing.7 -
You do need to log literally everything. In the beginning, I forgot to log the milk in my tea, turns out I was consuming 100-200 extra calories a day just in milk (I drink a lot of tea).
Once I started tracking that, the weight loss came.6 -
Not to mention what about how u are looking in the mirror if you are eating clean and training take progress photos7
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