Not losing weight

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GeorgiaPeach707
GeorgiaPeach707 Posts: 8 Member
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Hello,
I’ve been eating healthy In a calorie deficit for awhile and just started exercising and I have not lost a single pound. What am I doing wrong? I am also breastfeeding partially and am 5 months postpartum

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  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,627 Member
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    GeorgiaPeach707 wrote: »
    Hello,
    I’ve been eating healthy In a calorie deficit for awhile and just started exercising and I have not lost a single pound. What am I doing wrong? I am also breastfeeding partially and am 5 months postpartum

    Define 'awhile'. is that a week, month, 4 months?

    I looked at your diary and you need to measure and weigh everything on a food scale. Avocado is calorie dense, and those estimates of a quarter or half can be way off.

    coffee with creamer - measure it out. what creamer? how many calories does it have per TBSP or ounce?

    1/2 C of potatoes? no. WEIGH IT. also calorie dense.

    and those are just what jumped out at me at a casual glance at 5am.

    tighten up your logging. weight- ON A SCALE- everything. (liquids can be measured in cups but you can generally find a gram weight as well, which I typically do)

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  • TX_375
    TX_375 Posts: 15 Member
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    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    GeorgiaPeach707 wrote: »
    Hello,
    I’ve been eating healthy In a calorie deficit for awhile and just started exercising and I have not lost a single pound. What am I doing wrong? I am also breastfeeding partially and am 5 months postpartum

    Define 'awhile'. is that a week, month, 4 months?

    I looked at your diary and you need to measure and weigh everything on a food scale. Avocado is calorie dense, and those estimates of a quarter or half can be way off.

    coffee with creamer - measure it out. what creamer? how many calories does it have per TBSP or ounce?

    1/2 C of potatoes? no. WEIGH IT. also calorie dense.

    and those are just what jumped out at me at a casual glance at 5am.

    tighten up your logging. weight- ON A SCALE- everything. (liquids can be measured in cups but you can generally find a gram weight as well, which I typically do)

    3y1ynwdfql9f.jpg

    Great suggestions on where to start. Best of luck and congratulations!
  • GeorgiaPeach707
    GeorgiaPeach707 Posts: 8 Member
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    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    GeorgiaPeach707 wrote: »
    Hello,
    I’ve been eating healthy In a calorie deficit for awhile and just started exercising and I have not lost a single pound. What am I doing wrong? I am also breastfeeding partially and am 5 months postpartum

    Define 'awhile'. is that a week, month, 4 months?

    I looked at your diary and you need to measure and weigh everything on a food scale. Avocado is calorie dense, and those estimates of a quarter or half can be way off.

    coffee with creamer - measure it out. what creamer? how many calories does it have per TBSP or ounce?

    1/2 C of potatoes? no. WEIGH IT. also calorie dense.

    and those are just what jumped out at me at a casual glance at 5am.

    tighten up your logging. weight- ON A SCALE- everything. (liquids can be measured in cups but you can generally find a gram weight as well, which I typically do)

    3y1ynwdfql9f.jpg

    Thank you! I had no idea that the measurements could be so different. I am going to get a food scale and do this.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,402 Member
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    GeorgiaPeach707 wrote: »
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    GeorgiaPeach707 wrote: »
    Hello,
    I’ve been eating healthy In a calorie deficit for awhile and just started exercising and I have not lost a single pound. What am I doing wrong? I am also breastfeeding partially and am 5 months postpartum

    Define 'awhile'. is that a week, month, 4 months?

    I looked at your diary and you need to measure and weigh everything on a food scale. Avocado is calorie dense, and those estimates of a quarter or half can be way off.

    coffee with creamer - measure it out. what creamer? how many calories does it have per TBSP or ounce?

    1/2 C of potatoes? no. WEIGH IT. also calorie dense.

    and those are just what jumped out at me at a casual glance at 5am.

    tighten up your logging. weight- ON A SCALE- everything. (liquids can be measured in cups but you can generally find a gram weight as well, which I typically do)

    3y1ynwdfql9f.jpg

    Thank you! I had no idea that the measurements could be so different. I am going to get a food scale and do this.

    Yay, you got it! Hey, why not log with a scale and come back to us by how far you've been off. Just total curiosity to be honest.

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