HELP! (one of those threads)

This conversation is happening on my wall, if it will help provide any insight.

[user1] me too lady. You know 3 is not a big deal, could be salt, ect. Try being consistent with your calorie goal for the next couple of weeks, i'm sure you'll see the lbs come off

[user1] maybe focus on fruits/veg and less junk food, i find this helps me sometimes too during a gain

kbsmom I'm under every day nearly!

kbsmom I'm eating cheese, oatmeal, apples, protein powder, meat, etc. every day.

[user2] looking at your diary for the past few days, you were consistantly over on sugar and fat....... could that be the issue? It would be for me with my insulin resistance.

kbsmom Idk how to do less sugar. But look at my fat! With the exception of dinner, I'm no more than 2 or 3 g per each thing I eat. How do I change that???

[user3] Have you tried lowering your carbs? Sometimes I do two low carb days (under 100) and then do 1 high carb day ( around 150-175) and repeat for a few weeks. That might help. Worth a try. When you do your cardio, the workout I was doing said the best way to utilize your time is jog/run for 30 sec, jump to the sides and rest 30 sec, repeat. . for 20-30 mins. Its a good workout. you could try that as well.

kbsmom When I tried low carb, I had no energy to work out.

kbsmom I'm doing C25K. Same idea as that...

kbsmom I will gladly lower sugar/fat if someone can look at my diary and suggest ways for me to, because I have reached the point now that I want to give up.

You are WAY under on protein, and if that's MFP's default, it's a little low to begin with.

It's not. I raised it, and I'm typically a lot higher than today.

I just took a quick glance at your diary and you're eating a lot of processed foods and not much 'real' food.

Try substituting 3-4 servings of natural protien (ie, single ingredient foods like fish, chicken, meat) and 3-4 servings of vegetable (cooked or raw) in place of some of the processed foods you've been eating. It's not just the total calories that count, but what we're feeding our bodies.

How exactly does one do this if they are stuck in one room all day? I really want to be able to do this. However, I teach, and I basically don't leave the same room for 9 hours. (that includes to pee-- I really need a catheter :laugh:) I can't just run out and cook some meat, or even warm up something I cooked the night before. If anyone can suggest a solution to help me have access to real foods instead of processed, I'd love to hear it.

ETA: I need on the go type foods, that I can just grab and eat. Usually that's processed food. If you can give me some ideas, please do.

Swap some of the "goodies" for fruit and veggies, eat more natural protein, and lower the milk to 1% or skim. Save the "fun" stuff for one a week. Look at it like the food has to fuel you, and some of the stuff you are putting in is watered down regular octane gas, but if you tweak a few things, it would be high octane and make your engine run more smoothly and you will get better gas milage. You do really well on the # of calories, but I worry about the content of them more.

You're right! I've always been told (and constantly read it on the forums here) that it doesn't matter what you're eating as long as you're in a calorie deficit. But obviously, it matters. In a calorie deficit and gaining.

Oh heaven's to Betsy...I just took a peek at the diary too. Honey, load up on the protein and 'clean' carbs, and are you doing any weights at all? I see it's mostly cardio.
Get some muscle girl, it's the muscle that burns your calories and the raises your metabolism...you'll be a mean lean calorie consuming machine if you get more lean muscle mass on you.
Good luck!

I do some weights-- but I don't log it. MFP doesn't figure it into my calories, so I didn't see the need.

If you go under cardio, there is one for strenght training and if you do a circuit there is one for circuit training as well. So you actually can log your weight sessions. I would suggest curcuits. I love them! I am currenlty doing on right now.

Thanks!