Not losing weight but counting calories and carbs!

Cahgetsfit wrote: »

I could be completely wrong and will most likely get woo'd here but if you remove your gallbladder shouldn't you NOT have a diet very high in fat?

I just recall reading something that said that in the last couple of days. No references, nothing, it was probably a random thing I scrolled past on Instagram, so yes, as mentioned previously - I don't actually know.

Other than that, it is probably as others have mentioned. Not tracking accurately.

Also, if you work out TDEE and use that instead of MFP method you don't need to worry about eating exercise calories, which could be wrong anyway.

Needing to go low fat after gallbladder removal is a self-limiting thing - if your body can’t handle the amount of fat it will let you know through digestive upset. If you feel okay there’s no reason to avoid fats.

I agree that this sounds like a logging issue, mostly connected to the cheat day. The thing about cheat days is that your body logs them whether you do or not!

To gain 4 lbs in 3 years you only need to be over maintenance by an average of 12 calories. Scary, isn't it? It's totally possible to have gained 4 lbs because of your cheat day. It is also possible that you weren't overeating on cheat days, but for some reason, your movement pattern throughout the day changed throughout the years in imperceptible ways. It's entirely possible you've been burning fewer calories per day than when you first started dieting (on top of the natural slow down in BMR people experience as they get older).

- Try tightening up your logging and weighing everything with a digital scale, including any oils, sauces, vegetables, fruits, anything you eat on your cheat day, basically everything. Make sure your week averages to a deficit, even if you choose to eat at maintenance on your cheat day.
- Learn to pick the right entries. Picking "fried eggs" is not accurate, it's better to log eggs, oil, cheese, and whatever else you add to your eggs. Some entries are added by users so these may not be accurate either. It's a learning curve, but after a while, you will learn to recognize the USDA syntax and pick those entries. It does get easier and becomes second nature.
- Fitbit may over-estimate calories burned for some people. For me, heart rate models are too inaccurate and inconsistent, so I use a non-hear rate model. If you wear yours on your wrist and do things with excessive hand movements or drive a lot, that could affect the calories you get too. Start by eating back 50% of your added calories then adjust later based on your results.

Last but not least, since you don't have much to lose, patience. Give yourself a few weeks before assessing your results.

use a food scale for all foods (except possibly some liquids). food scale not measuring cups.

carefully select entries in journal sa there are many errors in there. also be careful about cooked vs raw weights. crate your own recipes never use those found in there (unless you are out and are guessing anyway).

honestly log cheat meals/days. calculate how much impact they have on your weekly goal (you can see if they just lower the rate of loss or wipe it out completely). And no a cheat meal doesnt mean free for all where you eat 2000 calories in one meal (well it can but those would need to be once I every few months not weekly or monthly). I make many "cheats" fit in my daily or weekly goal. i have chocolate daily and will save up or skip snacks one day to fit in a bigger meal (pizza, something i really want). a true over my daily goals meal would be maybe every 2 months if that.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

Here's another one that really hit home with me cause I'm a lazy weigher...