Why am i not loosing??

it could be your salt levels. it could just take some time( think how long it took you to get where you are now). You could be logging in the wrong info in your food diary( I suggest get a food scale).

GuruMeditationEr is right. There are tons of reasons not to be losing. Are you getting enough fluids? Are you eating enough? Define healthy. What kind of exercise?

Congrats on your 5kg loss, that's great! I hope you can figure out what isn't working and turn it around.

its on public tho...

Sorry but your diary is not on public....only viewable to the friends you have in your list....

What I've learned is that not all calories are equal. Sure, people say calories in, calories out, etc. etc.

But the reality is that my body reacts differently to certain foods. For example, I can eat under my calorie goal all week. Some days I'll "lose" a bit; other days, I'll gain. Why? If I look at my diary, it's because of the salt levels and water intake.

Drink more water. Try to eat more raw foods - or natural foods lightly cooked (my fav is a basic baked sweet potato, plain). Eat back exercise calories for a boost. Change the style of workouts.

I also find the more natural the foods, the more correct the calorie counts are.

Just my two cents.

Hi, Im Sandy, and I couldnt help but notice that you are working out up to 3 hrs at a time? You may be building muscle, I've heard muscle weighs more than fat...depending on the type of exercise you are doing. I only do cardio, and 30 min 3 x week..take a look at what you are doing as far as exercising, see if there are any changes in a couple of weeks. Good Luck to you! Dont give up!

I dont know what your dietary focus is but some of your meals are high carb, some of your meals are high sodium (frozen foods especially), high fat/Carb/Calorie (McDonalds) - not really alot of good food choices at all. Im not trying to be mean, but thats the reality of what I am seeing.. there was one day you had a 1028-or so calorie McDonald's meal for lunch... That is almost an entire day's worth of calories for me...or others...

Your eating habits dont appear to be too consistent either. Then you have meals/food items that are the same over and over... basically your body is too accustomed to what you are having, and then on the days you have less-than-desirable food choices, it can throw you off.

Personally I do not believe in the food database - not everyone puts in the correct information, and then there are some where the food cant be edited anymore, etc....

You could definitely benefit from better meal planning to be honest, and then be EXTREMELY careful with fast food and frozen meals - thats nothing but high calories, high fat, high simple carbohydrates, high sodium - depending on what you are eating...

How about actually making homemade Chicken Stir Fry, instead of the generic listing you chose? Homemade and healthier Mac & cheese instead of Kraft boxed mac & cheese and include fresh vegetables?

Give it a shot - for one week, plan your meals ahead - no fast food, no processed boxed food, no frozen meals and actually prepare your meals at home (you could save the money from purchasing junk food and fast food to put towards fresh foods) give your body a chance to try what real foods taste like that are fresh made.... drink plenty of water.... concentrate on healthy carbohydrates - the kind that are complex and the traditional portion should be no more than 25% of a small plate.

How about your health? Any problems with insulin? Thyroid? Metabolism? Anything?

If your logging is correct, you're not even close to eating enough. Try slowly upping your calories and you should see a loss.

...eat fresh and lean and in moderation...and be patient.

This.

The thing is, there are no quick fixes. I didn't get fat overnight, and I'm not going to lose it overnight. I assume it's the same for a lot of people. It's going to take time, and a lot of effort. I don;t mean physical effort, although that's part of it. The mental aspect of this journey is by far the harder part.

I haven't looked at your diary, OP, but I did read McDonald's in there somewhere. McDonald's is the devil. Same goes for almost all fast food and a lot of stuff from restaurants. Even a lot of restaurant "salads" are sneaky, with tons of calories from high-fat dressings.

There's a lot of conflicting information out there, and only some of it is correct. If your health is at stake, maybe you should consider consulting with a nutritionist. It's hard to do this stuff alone. The MFP community is great, but it's hard to beat one-on-one attention when you really need it. I wish you great success, and congratulations on taking the first steps to changing your lifestyle. It's tough. Keep up, and never give up on yourself.

Okay, my two cents....I would suggest upping your protein intake and trying to keep your simple carbs down - try small amounts of lean meats, a boiled egg, even a protein powder if you need to. Protein with every meal and snack, combined with a complex carb (a boiled egg + an apple, or a tin of plain tuna in springwater + a carrot, for eg) Protein keeps the appetite at bay and keeps a steady blood sugar without the ups and downs that send us running to coffee or sweets to get us back 'up' again. Eating at regular intervals helps too, to make sure your body knows it's going to be sustained and doesn't 'hang on' to everything it has.

Otherwise, I agree with what others have said here about whole, fresh foods - no takeaway or packaged cr*p. So important!

Best of luck! You have loads of support here at MFP.

K x

Because you've platued or even gained muscle. Muscle gain is GOOD. Muscle burns more cals at rest, just keep what you are doing and you'll lose, do not weigh yourself every day ( been there, done that) measure yourself and you'll see your body shrinking!

are you turning it to the left?

hi,

don't lose heart! just take some of the good advice if it suits you and try a few new things.