Trying to loose my last 15 lbs

yvette7895
yvette7895 Posts: 1 Member
edited August 2023 in Health and Weight Loss
I am 51 and it’s impossible to loose weight .
I go now three times a week to the gym, instead of five.
I started running and stopped the weights because I would keep gaining going to the gym. Inflammation to the muscles ?
I do 1200 calories a day and do my part. No cheating .
I have even seen a personal trainer. And nothing need some ideas I am out of options . So Frustrated . Thank you .

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Hi Yvette, welcome! I see you're in Cooper City - I lived in Hollywood for 7 years before returning to MA.

    Your diary is open; that's helpful: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/yvette7895

    I see a lot of cups and tablespoons, and suggest you weigh everything rather than using volume measurements. Also, your chicken weights are suspiciously exact. I eat a lot of chicken and rarely get exact amounts. They are also not USDA entries, which means they are user-created entries.

    Unfortunately, the green check marks in the MFP database are used for both USER-created entries and ADMIN-created entries that MFP pulled from the USDA database. A green check mark for USER-created entries just means enough people have upvoted the entry - it is not necessarily correct.

    To find ADMIN entries for whole foods, I get the syntax from the USDA database and paste that into MFP. All ADMIN entries from the USDA will have weights as an option BUT there is a glitch whereby sometimes 1g is the option but the values are actually for 100g. This is pretty easy to spot though, as when added the calories are 100x more than is reasonable.

    https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

    Use the “SR Legacy” tab - that's what MFP used to pull in entries.

    Note: any MFP entry that includes "USDA" was USER entered.

    For packaged foods, I verify the label against what I find in MFP. (Alas, you cannot just scan with your phone and assume what you get is correct. Note: scanning is mostly only available with Premium these days.)

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    With only 15 pounds to lose, it's going to be slow, and should be slow, as you do not have the fat stores to support a more aggressive rate of loss.

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    If you have menstrual cycles, you may only see a loss once per month. This can be frustrating, but a trending app such as Happy Scale (iphone) or Libra (Android) can help. Focus on the trend, not the individual weigh-ins, and only compare yourself with the same point in as last cycle.
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,333 Member
    Hello

    Fortunately this is a rather easy fix. If you're not losing then you're eating at maintenance unless you have a medical condition. Try to cut back on a few food items daily for a week. I'll bet my bottom dollar you will start to shed again.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,581 Member
    Yeah, what they said ^

    It's not impossible, you're just eating too much. I would argue that you are NOT actually eating 1200 calories and getting all that exercise and not losing weight unless you have a medical issue so - see your doctor.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1

    The last 15 pounds take time. It took me nine months, and I was frequently frustrated and hungry.

  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,278 Member
    Seems like a red flag to me that you are exchanging weights for intense cardio. Do you want the NUMBER or do you want the BODY? If your weight is staying the same, lifting heavy weights is actually a great move for changing the way you look without worrying so much about the number.
  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,278 Member
    edited August 2023
    When you do the fried eggs or the chicken thighs, are you putting oil in the pan? If so, make sure you log it. When you eat chips or cream cheese, etc — use a digital food scale.

    The day you had 4 ounces of red meat for lunch… did you use any oil or sauce? Was it ground beef? 80/20? 90/10?

    Just a few places to possibly tighten up.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    csplatt wrote: »
    When you do the fried eggs or the chicken thighs, are you putting oil in the pan? If so, make sure you log it. When you eat chips or cream cheese, etc — use a digital food scale.

    The day you had 4 ounces of red meat for lunch… did you use any oil or sauce? Was it ground beef? 80/20? 90/10?

    Just a few places to possibly tighten up.

    Yes, a meat entry from the USDA database will always specify raw or cooked, and look like this:

    "Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw" 4 oz = 172 calories
    "Beef, ground, 93% lean meat /7% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled" 4 oz = 198 calories
    "Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw" 4 oz = 287 calories
    "Beef, Ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, broiled (hamburger)" 4 oz = 307 calorie

    So for 4 oz of ground beef, there's a difference of 135 calories depending on the fat content of the meat and whether it is raw or cooked.

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