I am an absolute failure. I have not lost 1 inch.

paperpudding · March 17

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48531995#Comment_48531995

If you are referring to replies in this thread, then I dont see that at all.

Nobody is shaming you for being overweight - there is frustration with the attitude of "woe is me, I caaan't" and the seeming unwillingness to change anything you do - yet expecting results to change without some effort on your part.

That isnt fat shaming and seeing it as such seems to be more about seeing yourself as a victim and others as the problem.

By all means keep posting if it is somehow helping you - but I am going t o take Ann's advice now and stop replying unless there is anything new t o say.

Alatariel75 · March 17

Accusing people of fat shaming is a cheap shot. People have bent over backwards to advise and help you. The frustration is with your attitude, not your body size, and implying otherwise is rude.

GiftedHealth · March 18

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48532184#Comment_48532184

I wasn’t accusing anyone here of fat shaming me!!! I just feel ashamed of myself because of myself! What made you think I was accusing anyone here?!!!

Alatariel75 · March 18

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48532335#Comment_48532335

Apologies if that's not what you meant. Your comment about feeling fat shame came across like you felt like you were being shamed.

neanderthin · March 18

Another carnivore candidate. ☺️

patriciafoley1 · March 18

I hesitate to make any suggestion, since little if any of the suggestions that have been made in prior posts have been followed. And I sort of felt like we could have been being trolled.

But I took a peek at your diary, what there is of it, and again, it is a combination of caffeine, sugar, donuts, chocolate bars, fast food, etc. There are healthier fast food options, which have been suggested to you in prior posts.

Here's what I suggest now. Before you buy this junk, before you eat it, not after you eat it, write it in your diary. Then look at the entries for what you are about to purchase and eat and see if that is really what you want your diet to be, if that is the goal you are going for in diet. If that chocolate bar or donut is going to help you reach your goals or is even going to nourish you. Maybe then you'll delete them from your diary, don't purchase them and will choose something healthier.

Everyone can add a treat to their diet, if a small bit of high carb food isn't going to trigger a binge. But it can't be most of your diet, or you are heading not just toward obesity, but also toward diabetes.

Dieting is not hard, per se. It just requires determination and understanding that to see change, you have to make a change. You've gotten a lot of sympathy and advice but it is useless if you don't supply the determination

Alatariel75 · March 18

I'm adding to the chorus of people telling you to get some counselling.

GiftedHealth · March 22

Goal Step 1

I replaced my food scale with new batteries.

I also learned to change the units from grams to fluid ounces to pounds to milliliters to grams and I learned to turn on the Tare sheet so I can make the containers start at zero.

GiftedHealth · March 22

`Goal Step 2`

I am going to start using an app that scans package foods barcodes.

GiftedHealth · March 22

quick question do I need the premium account to adjust my grams and calories?

Lietchi · March 22

The free version lets you choose a manual calorie goal and choose macro settings per 5%. For macro goals in grams you need a premium account.

AnnPT77 · March 22

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48537561#Comment_48537561

You can adjust calories in free MFP. In free MFP you can adjust macronutrient goals in percents, and only in 5% increments last I knew. Only in premium MFP can you adjust macro goals in grams or 1% increments.

Personally, I wouldn't buy premium if that's the only reason. IMO, it would be fine to estimate macro needs in grams, then set your goal to the 5% value that's closest to that gram value at base calories. Close to good macros in average over a few days is fine: It's not necessary to be exactly exact every single day.

Calories are the direct determinant of fat gain or loss. Nutrition - macros and more - is about health, energy level, appetite, etc., so it's important for those reasons.

yakkystuff · March 22

Good on you for tackling the food scale!

four_bumblebees · March 23

Have you tried changing just one meal a day? Hyperpalatable foods (fast food, donuts, chips, candy etc) are purposefully hard to stop eating, but you will feel more satisfied with nutritious food. Why not try just one solid meal a day? Keep the rest of your diet the same until you get used to it, then add another good meal, and so on and so forth. Crowd the junk food out and replace it with more nutritious and satiating food, rather than trying to white knuckle your way through just cutting out the junk. When I did this, I found I wasn't nearly as interested in junk food once I was getting enough protein and vegetables.

GiftedHealth · March 23

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48538125#Comment_48538125

I’ve tried everything. Nothing has worked so far. The only thing that will work is to stop doing they I’ve always been doing which hasn’t worked, and start weighing all my meals. Someone in this threads said this.

GiftedHealth · March 23

is there a way for me to delete all my food history so I can only choose my new meals I create after weighing them?

PAV8888 · March 23

You probably can do so but it may prove a boring task. At the very least you can delete individual entries… one by one.

But I can tell you from my own experience that it is nice to be able to see the changes in the quality of your logging over time and to reflect on and compare and contrast the value, to yourself, of the various choices your are making.

In only a few weeks the older data will get crowded out by the newer more precise data and you will be looking back at better quality information.

patriciafoley1 · March 23

Deleting the information is like not entering it. Better to face it head on, own the good and bad days, and use that accountability to yourself to resolve to take better care of yourself.

I am an absolute failure. I have not lost 1 inch.

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