Getting really upset

I agree with most of the other posters here.

1) Track your sodium. With what you are eating you are consuming a TON of sodium. Track that and than find ways to lower it. Best thing is less processed foods (frozen, canned, dried, etc).

2) Drink more water. I'm not sure if you aren't tracking it or aren't drinking it as your diary says no water.

3) Eat less processed foods. There is far too many calories, sodium, etc for the actual nutrition you get from them.

4) Make your own meals. You can make the same things you buy frozen for cheaper and MUCh healthier. Pick a day during the week when you are off work and don't have a lot to do. Spend the day in the kitchen. You can make your own frozen meals if the frozen dinner is easy for you. Make a big batch of salad and put in the fridge. Take bits each day. Make extra food when you cook and eat that the next day.

5) Track everything! Every little bite adds up and could be what is hurting you. Yes it's hard but if it's too hard for you to do you won't be successful. Either you're in it for the long run or not. Weight loss isn't easy and it will take time.

6) Measure everything! Kitchen scale, measuring spoons, measuring cups, etc. That way you will know exactly what you are eating in a day. Yes, it takes time but other wise you aren't committing to the journey 100%.

7) Eat more! 1200 is not enough for most of the population. Eating less won't make you lose more or make you lose faster. In the long run it will hurt you and your body. You need to fuel your body for it to work properly.

8) Healthy food doesn't have to taste bad. It can taste amazing! Experiment. Try different things. What you didn't like a few years ago you might like now.

9) Pay attention to portion sizes. Those small cartons of milk you can buy in the stores are actually TWO servings. Some little bags of chips are two servings for the bag. A portion size of veggies dip is usually two TBSP. Not a whole lot. That can change the actual amount you are eating.

10) Use the nutrional information on the foods you have and are eating. Ifyou have the package find the exact nutritional information match in the database or input it yourself. MFP has members from all over the world and food has different things in them and different nutriontional values.

Ok....I am going to give you the same speech I give every one else. I looked at your food journal. You are not eating enough and what you are eating is a lot of processed crap. Yes, you do eat some veggies but you also eat a lot of processed food and you are starving your body. That is why you are not losing weight. Plain and simple. Start adding things like avocados, nuts/seeds, salmon, dark leafy greens, fresh fruit, ect. Instead of buying dip for your veg make your own. make some guacamole to go with them.

I dont eat fish or avacado. Im not going to eat stuff that tastes gross to lose weight that doesn't make.any sense and I don't see how people can eat nuts that would take up all of my calories. Im not saying I eat perfect but at 215 pounds I shouldn't have to be eating nothing but veggies to lose weight.

This - this post right here, and the one about you are eating more calories that aren't logged - is why you're stuck.

She gave you the answer and you didn't like it, so you're going to dismiss it. But she's exactly right. The sodium is off the charts, and you're eating practically nothing but processed carbs. This will never help you lose weight, and you will be stuck as long as you continue.

And sorry dear, but weight loss "should" be a lot of things (like easy, quick, fun, etc) but it's not. It takes, work, effort, real change, and it's hard.

I don't mean to sound rude, but it drives me crazy when people are "so upset, so frustrated" and then dismiss all the advice they are given because it doesn't sound like what they want.

Everyone else is also telling you to up your calories. They are also right. Use the calories everyone else is telling you to add to eat the nuts. Or whatever food you like, as long as it doesn't have a wrapper!

Bump.

Yes, I agree that eating more, and trying to get more whole foods would benefit you.

I have a question regarding BMR and TDEE. My BMR is around 1200, and I am a dancer who practices 3-4 days a week for 1-2 hours. On my off days, I try to do a mix of cardio and strength traning (a DVD which incorporates aerobic/dance with squats, crunches, leg lifts, etc.) If I figure that activity in and add it to my BMR to get my TDEE, I would think that most of my exercise would already be accounted for. So my question is, is it still a good idea to eat back exercise calories, even though it's accounted for in my TDEE?? This is the one thing that I still don't quite understand. Any thoughts would be appreciated.:flowerforyou:

.even a little bite of cheese can be 100+ calories.

Exactly what variety of cheese packs 100+ calories in a "little bite"?

And it looks like I don't eat my calories but I do. I use those for cushion if I take a bite if my husbands dinner, or have a bite of cheese or a piece of lunch meat or anything that I happen to eat that is hard to log

And this might be the problem - those little bites of cheese or meat or your husband's dinner are probably a lot higher in calories than you realise - cheese in particular is very high in fat and calories. You are probably in reality eating much more than 1200 calories a day without realising it.

My advice would be, either cut out those little bites - have some planned snacks that you log in your diary instead. And those hard to log things - search hard enough and you will find something that matches.

Above all else - log everything you eat!!!

This. Start being careful of your tracking. If you're taking a 'bite' frequently, it may add up to more than you think quite quickly.

Or just start serving yourself one small normal portion and stop taking 'bites'.

I agree, but I would be surprised if those calories equate to 800 calories. Based on the math, she should be eating around 1600 calories and she is only eating 800. The 800 calories it the issue an needs to up her caloric intake.

.even a little bite of cheese can be 100+ calories.

Exactly what variety of cheese packs 100+ calories in a "little bite"?

Well, some people call string cheese a 'bite'. The point is to log everything down so you dont take in more calories than you burned.