HELP ME

Beatrix0810
Beatrix0810 Posts: 138
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
I work out 6 days per week and sometimes twice a day. I eat as healthy as I can. I drink alcohol sometimes, but I always stay as close to my calorie goal as I can. My diary should be public (for a short while) so please take a look and let me know. I am seriously going out of my mind. I can' stand it anymore. I just CANNOT keep this up and also see NO results. None. Not one. I just can't. I'm on the verge of giving up and just eating donuts 40 times a day for the rest of my life. I need to lose 15lbs. I NEED to.

Please help!!!

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  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    I work out 6 days per week and sometimes twice a day. I eat as healthy as I can. I drink alcohol sometimes, but I always stay as close to my calorie goal as I can. My diary should be public (for a short while) so please take a look and let me know. I am seriously going out of my mind. I can' stand it anymore. I just CANNOT keep this up and also see NO results. None. Not one. I just can't. I'm on the verge of giving up and just eating donuts 40 times a day for the rest of my life. I need to lose 15lbs. I NEED to.

    Please help!!!

    Your diary is still set as private. From your pictures you look great! May I ask how tall you are? I see you would like to get down to 118lbs. Perhaps you set your goal weight to low and your body is where it needs to be. This might be a time to change up your work out routine to more strength training? Weights will help you get a more sculpted toned look...if you're looking for that result.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    How long of a timeframe have you seen no progress?
  • sandrahover
    sandrahover Posts: 33 Member
    Great advice! I totally agree. :smile:
  • Beatrix0810
    Beatrix0810 Posts: 138
    I work out 6 days per week and sometimes twice a day. I eat as healthy as I can. I drink alcohol sometimes, but I always stay as close to my calorie goal as I can. My diary should be public (for a short while) so please take a look and let me know. I am seriously going out of my mind. I can' stand it anymore. I just CANNOT keep this up and also see NO results. None. Not one. I just can't. I'm on the verge of giving up and just eating donuts 40 times a day for the rest of my life. I need to lose 15lbs. I NEED to.

    Please help!!!

    Your diary is still set as private. From your pictures you look great! May I ask how tall you are? I see you would like to get down to 118lbs. Perhaps you set your goal weight to low and your body is where it needs to be. This might be a time to change up your work out routine to more strength training? Weights will help you get a more sculpted toned look...if you're looking for that result.

    I think I fixed the privacy thing. So you should be able to look now. I'm 5'4 and 30 years old. I just moved to Denver from New York City where I walked everywhere. I weighed 118 lbs when I moved and now, six months later, I am up to 134 lbs. :-(

    Thank you for the nice compliment, though. And I will try to lift more weights, though I already either lift every time I work out, or do Cardio + Row Machine.
  • Beatrix0810
    Beatrix0810 Posts: 138
    How long of a timeframe have you seen no progress?

    I started MFP in August. So it's been like 3.5 months...
  • bumflapassassin
    bumflapassassin Posts: 316 Member
    yes, I was going to ask how long because your diet appears to be pretty good...although sometimes you appear to have lots of calories left (but I rarely have more than 100 over so I may be feeling jealousy!)

    I'm not about to tell you that you don't need to lose weight becuase clearly you want to - perhaps the strength training and change of regime is a good idea.
  • Beatrix0810
    Beatrix0810 Posts: 138
    yes, I was going to ask how long because your diet appears to be pretty good...although sometimes you appear to have lots of calories left (but I rarely have more than 100 over so I may be feeling jealousy!)

    I'm not about to tell you that you don't need to lose weight becuase clearly you want to - perhaps the strength training and change of regime is a good idea.

    Yeah, I see what you mean about that...but sometimes I go for a run after I've already worked out. So there is an ungodly amount of calories to consume, haha. I do my best to eat them all, but often it doesn't work out :-/
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    How long of a timeframe have you seen no progress?

    I started MFP in August. So it's been like 3.5 months...

    Your diet lacks consistency. I would advise you to ignore the MFP hoopla about "eating back exercise calories," and get on a set program where you do the same amount of exercise weekly, and eat the same amount of calories everyday.

    IMO, when you have that kind of consistency, it's easier to make a small adjustment when progress stalls.
  • DietingMommy08
    DietingMommy08 Posts: 1,345 Member
    Drink more water and try to get in more exercise.

    What is it that u do for work??
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    eat more protein and lift heavy weights ... it works wonders
  • bumflapassassin
    bumflapassassin Posts: 316 Member
    Have you tried the 30 Day Shred? It's not for everyone but lots of people report that they lose a lot of weight in a short time and it's only 20 mins workout. The idea is that you do it 3 or 4 times each week and at the end of the programme you're meant to look like Jillian Michaels :tongue: I just suggest it because lots of people say it has lost them weight. Personally I can't do anything that regularly because I get bored but it's not a bad workout and you can do it at home. I hope you find a way of losing soon because I'd be feeling a bit narked too if I was still at 0.
  • Beatrix0810
    Beatrix0810 Posts: 138
    How long of a timeframe have you seen no progress?

    I started MFP in August. So it's been like 3.5 months...

    Your diet lacks consistency. I would advise you to ignore the MFP hoopla about "eating back exercise calories," and get on a set program where you do the same amount of exercise weekly, and eat the same amount of calories everyday.

    IMO, when you have that kind of consistency, it's easier to make a small adjustment when progress stalls.

    Thanks - I will try that. I'll start packing my lunches, for starters....
  • Beatrix0810
    Beatrix0810 Posts: 138
    Drink more water and try to get in more exercise.

    What is it that u do for work??

    I have a desk job where I sit all day. The only walking I do is to meetings or to go get lunch or something :-/
  • Beatrix0810
    Beatrix0810 Posts: 138
    Have you tried the 30 Day Shred? It's not for everyone but lots of people report that they lose a lot of weight in a short time and it's only 20 mins workout. The idea is that you do it 3 or 4 times each week and at the end of the programme you're meant to look like Jillian Michaels :tongue: I just suggest it because lots of people say it has lost them weight. Personally I can't do anything that regularly because I get bored but it's not a bad workout and you can do it at home. I hope you find a way of losing soon because I'd be feeling a bit narked too if I was still at 0.

    I have not tried that, but I will! Someone recommended P90X to me, but you have to have a pull up bar and all kinds of accessories that I dont have at home. I could do it at the gym, but I'm not sure how I would watch the video there....
  • bumflapassassin
    bumflapassassin Posts: 316 Member
    30DS requires a mat and some weights and that's all. To begin with I was using my rug and some soup tins :laugh: I am unsure about that p90x thing as I've never really looked into it. You say that you do running and that's brilliant cardio. Perhaps your body is used to the exercise you're doing, may be worth doing something totally different to remind your body how to get rid of unwanted pounds :smile:
  • vizamy
    vizamy Posts: 60 Member
    My thoughts (to add to what others have already said) ...

    You don't have a lot to lose. What is your goal set at? When you don't have a lot to lose, it appears people have most success at the half pound per week setting.

    You could try zig zagging. Have a look for some threads about it.

    For a while, make sure you are eating and drinking good balanced healthy foods with good nutrient values, and skip the alcohol and any empty calories for a bit. See if that makes a difference. Make sure you are not eating too much salt. Keep an eye on your nutrient levels and balances. As an example of diet change, you appear to have a fair bit of juice - fruit might be better. Also fruit is high in sugars so don't overdo the fruit as compared to vegetables. Things like pizza generally aren't great choices, try being really really "clean" eating for a while and see if it helps.

    If you have been doing all these and still not losing, it's possible that your intake/exercise are being incorrectly estimated.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    Have you tried zig zagging your calories?

    I couldn't stick with the MFP goal hitting the same number every day so I had to give myself a range.

    1) 1200 as my rock bottom
    2) My lose 1lb/wk as my TARGET
    and
    3) Maintain GOAL weight as the high end of my range.
    (My safety valve was 4) maintain current weight gotta remember to recalculate this as you lose)

    As long as I stayed between 1) - 3) Ib I should lose weight.
    even if I went as high as 4) I shouldn't gain weight

    I could manage to do 2 - 4 days my target, but then on the 4th or 5th day I have a day where I was at the higher end of my range.
    usually the next day I'd be at the low end of my range and then I'd be back to another 2 - 4 days at my target.

    There were a couple of times when I plateaued, got frustrated and gave up for a day or afternoon and indulged at an office function. Expecting to weigh more the next day only to find I dropped a couple of pounds. I don't know why the zig zagging thing works, but it worked for me.
  • Paige1108
    Paige1108 Posts: 432 Member
    Hello I'm sorry you're struggling. I also only wanted to lose a small amount of weight, 20lbs. I found the most helpful thing was to maintain a very small deficit (250 calories/ day). I was set at .5lbs per week. I ate all my calories and all my exercise calories and I lost at about .5lbs every ten days. If I didn't eat every single calorie each day, hungery or not, I stopped losing.

    When you are working on those last couple of lbs you have to eat your calories. Your body doesn't really "need" to shed the fat it's still holding, so if you don't give it enough energy in the form of food, it will happily hang onto the body fat to make up for the large deficit in your eating.

    My suggestion would be to eat more. Set your lose at .5lbs and then all the calories MFP gives you, everyday. If you exercise eat those calories too.

    This is what worked for my. Good luck, I hope you find a system that works for you.
  • Beatrix0810
    Beatrix0810 Posts: 138
    Thank you all SO MUCH for the advice. So to summarize I will try to:

    1) Increase my MFP calories by 100 calories per day.
    2) Drink more water.
    3) Add protein and heavy weight lifting to my work out routine.
    4) Eat more consistent meals and try to keep my burn and consume at a constant every day.
    4a) If that still doesn't work try zig-zagging (which I don't think I fully understand, but will research it).
    5) Try the 30DS.

    If anyone has any advice above what I've listed here, please share!!! I'm desperate!

    THANK YOU!
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