No matter what I do. The weight is not coming off.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

jkazo7539 wrote: »

Being a calorie deficit doesn’t always work you may need to up for calories spread out over more meals a day to reboot your metabolism.

Wrong.

A calorie deficit is how ALL weight loss works.

The real questions are how many calories = a deficit, and are calories logged in true & accurate. In other words....am I really at a deficit.

How many calories = a deficit will vary based on a number of things - some include; height, weight, age, and activity level. For true metabolic issues (a very small % of people) - meal timing and re-booting are nonsense.

The post linked above is an excellent one.

Aveseves wrote: »

Your thyroid may not be working properly. Get a second opinion. Your test results can show that your in "normal" range but if you have weight gain along with other symptoms I'd get it checked by another doctor. The only other suggestion I can make is sugar is a big culprit to weight gain try and avoid added sugars as much as possible

Sugar does not cause weight gain. A calorie surplus increases weight gain (by weight, I'm referring to fat in this instance). You could lose weight eating only buttered donuts as long as you burn more calories than you consume. Unfortunately, because buttered donuts are very calorie-dense (a lot of calories for a small amount of food), you’d be pretty hungry often. Eating foods lower in calories allows you to eat more, so you stay fuller for longer. Eating only buttered donuts would also adversely affect your overall health after a while (not getting enough vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc.), but weight loss is all about calories – Eat fewer than you burn, in whatever form suits you, and you’ll lose weight.

ceiswyn wrote: »

aprilzmobile wrote: »

your calorie deficit is too high. your body is holding on to every calorie for dear life bc it thinks it's starving.

How exactly do you think that would work? And if 'starving' causes a person to stop losing weight, then how does actual starving to death happen...?

'Starvation mode', as usually mentioned in these threads, is basically a comforting myth that prevents people from looking closely at their diet and exercise. That's OK if you're dieting purely out of societal pressure and just want to be reassured that you're trying 'hard enough'; it's not at all helpful to anyone who actually wants to lose weight.

it works very slowly actually due to the body protecting itself if under fuelled. To lose weight we need to fuel the body similar to a bbq. Too much charcol is like too many calories and just piles up, too little and the fire goes out also with nothing to burn.

tinashawkins wrote: »

ceiswyn wrote: »

aprilzmobile wrote: »

your calorie deficit is too high. your body is holding on to every calorie for dear life bc it thinks it's starving.

How exactly do you think that would work? And if 'starving' causes a person to stop losing weight, then how does actual starving to death happen...?

'Starvation mode', as usually mentioned in these threads, is basically a comforting myth that prevents people from looking closely at their diet and exercise. That's OK if you're dieting purely out of societal pressure and just want to be reassured that you're trying 'hard enough'; it's not at all helpful to anyone who actually wants to lose weight.

it works very slowly actually due to the body protecting itself if under fuelled. To lose weight we need to fuel the body similar to a bbq. Too much charcol is like too many calories and just piles up, too little and the fire goes out also with nothing to burn.

Is the fire going out meant to be equivalent to your metabolism ceasing to function? Because your metabolism ceasing to function is kind of the actual definition of death. You have just described how dying of starvation works.

What doesn't happen is that you magically somehow stop burning any fuel and yet still function as a living being.

Your body can't choose to just stop breathing, replacing blood cells, fighting infection and so on in order to conserve weight. It has to burn fat and muscle to keep those essential services running. If you underfuel it to the point where it can't burn enough fat and muscle, what happens is cuts to essential services; you'll feel fatigued, suffer from hair thinning, dry skin, easy bruising, brain fog, get ill easily and various other side effects.

(The metabolism has some wiggle room, but not nearly enough to prevent weight loss in a significant deficit)