CALORIE HELP!!!/CONFUSION!!!!!

secretgirl4611
secretgirl4611 Posts: 474 Member
edited December 16 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been logging every thing I eat on my food log. And I read a lot of ppl s threads saying to up calories to lose weight and then others saying to stay under. Well I'm nearly 3months into this with no weight loss at all and any weight I did lose I gained it all back and I've tried the eating less and tried the eating more... YES I workout!! I never keep it easy I'm always challenging myself. I workout 6days a wk for an hour each day sometimes twice a day. strength training and weights at the gym and cardio..

I NOTICED THAT THE DAYS I DON'T EAT THAT MUCH THAT THE FOOD LOG SAYS EXAMPLE: YOU WILL WEIGH 131.5 POUNDS IN 5WKS WHICH IS SOUNDS AWESOME!!! :)
THEN, WHEN I EAT MORE IT SAYS EXAMPLE: YOU WILL WEIGH 137.2 POUNDS IN 5WKS..

I WOULD RATHER WEIGH THE "LESS" AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN 5WKS AS OPPOSED TO THE HIGHER WEIGHT SO SHOULD I JUST KEEP EATING LESS??? OR IS THE MFP FOOD LOG NOT CORRECT????

IM DOWN TO MY WITS END HERE, AS I AM GETTIN STRONGER, I'M JUST NOT SEEING NO FAT COME OFF.
I'M 5'2
WEIGHT: 140 SAME AS 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I STARTED
GOAL WEIGHT: 120-125

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  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    Eat 1600 calories a day.
    Log your exercise burn using readings from a Polar HRM, and eat at least some of them back.
    Drop the fads - Special K, diet pills, whatever else... Just eat properly and exercise.
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    I have been logging every thing I eat on my food log. And I read a lot of ppl s threads saying to up calories to lose weight and then others saying to stay under. Well I'm nearly 3months into this with no weight loss at all and any weight I did lose I gained it all back and I've tried the eating less and tried the eating more... YES I workout!! I never keep it easy I'm always challenging myself. I workout 6days a wk for an hour each day sometimes twice a day. strength training and weights at the gym and cardio..

    I NOTICED THAT THE DAYS I DON'T EAT THAT MUCH THAT THE FOOD LOG SAYS EXAMPLE: YOU WILL WEIGH 131.5 POUNDS IN 5WKS WHICH IS SOUNDS AWESOME!!! :)
    THEN, WHEN I EAT MORE IT SAYS EXAMPLE: YOU WILL WEIGH 137.2 POUNDS IN 5WKS..

    I WOULD RATHER WEIGH THE "LESS" AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN 5WKS AS OPPOSED TO THE HIGHER WEIGHT SO SHOULD I JUST KEEP EATING LESS??? OR IS THE MFP FOOD LOG NOT CORRECT????

    IM DOWN TO MY WITS END HERE, AS I AM GETTIN STRONGER, I'M JUST NOT SEEING NO FAT COME OFF.
    I'M 5'2
    WEIGHT: 140 SAME AS 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I STARTED
    GOAL WEIGHT: 120-125

    ignore the *in five weeks you will weigh...." messages. The computer may think that if your deficit is x, you will lose y, but our bodies aren't computers.
  • hazelnut861
    hazelnut861 Posts: 390 Member
    This happened to me. It drove me nuts for months. If you are seeing zero change I'd see your doctor. I'm not a dr or saying there's something wrong with you but it could rule out any problems that may be hindering weight loss. At least that was my case. At 5'2" that doesn't sound like you're too close to a point where you'd be expected to stall. Good luck. I hope you figure it out.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Why are we weighing again?
    Looks at measuring tape.....
  • SlvrLyssa
    SlvrLyssa Posts: 41 Member
    I would check your measurements too. Do your cloths fit any different? If not, I would check with your doctor too, just in case.
  • valsgarden
    valsgarden Posts: 3 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat, so it could be that you are building muscle, so won't see a significant drop in weight right away. Also, always eat breakfast, to include protein!! This will jump start your metabolism right off the bat, every day! Don't skip meals. Try adding intervals at the gym or wherever it is that you are working out. Intervals will help boost your body's fat burning capacity and keeps it burning fat longer. Losing a pound a week is perfect to keep the weight off. Good luck! :smile:
  • jasongind
    jasongind Posts: 2 Member
    The amount of calories you intake is definitely important, but what may be even more so is where those calories come from. For a good weight lose nutrition plan you should be in-taking 50% of the calories form protein, 30% from carbs and 20% from fats. Disregard the suggested protein amounts in the app, you need 1 gram of protein per lbs of body weight (ie your weigh 138, you need 138 grams of protein per day. This is doable on a regular diet,egg whites, chicken and tuna will be your best friends on a high protein diet. Also, you should be eating every 2-3 hours. Now this does not mean a full blown meal. This helps increase your metabolism. Any longer than 3-4 hours without eating will cause your blood sugar levels to drop and give you that drowsy/no energy feeling. This is when you most likely to binge on something high in carbs and fat. At that point your body will begin to store them as fats.

    I will list my diet to give you a sample of what I'm talking about.

    *breakfast (0830ish)- 5 egg whites, 1 whole scrambled with onions, jalapeno, and garlic
    *snack 1 (1000-1030ish)- Protein shake
    *lunch (1200ish)- Tuna salad ( 3oz drained tuna, 1 tbsp Lite Miracle Whip, onions, jalapeno, garlic) on two pieces Sara Lee 100% whole wheat bread toasted
    *snack 2 (230ish)- protein shake
    *snack 3 (400-430ish)- 4 oz of chicken breast, or 4 oz tuna drained
    *dinner (600sih)- 6oz of lean red meat, chicken of fish, 2 cups of raw vegetables
    *snack 4 ( one hour before bed)- 8 oz plain Greek yogurt.

    The key to eating like this is preparing all your food the night before and pack it with you when you go to work/school.
    I've been eating like this (for this cycle) since March 14 and consistently lose just over a lbs a week with regular daily exercise. So I'm down from 154.5 on the 14th to 150.8 this morning.

    Also keep in mind it is much much harder to lose weight when you are already thinner just trying to cut a few bf%, than someone with excess bf%. You really have to eat extremely clean and regimented.

    Hope this helps and good luck.

    Edit* I just took a look at your journal, your eating way too many calories/day to be losing. You should be eating in the neighborhood of 1300/day to lose. I'm 5'9", male, 150.8 lbs and I'm eating around 1560/day to lose.
  • secretgirl4611
    secretgirl4611 Posts: 474 Member
    The amount of calories you intake is definitely important, but what may be even more so is where those calories come from. For a good weight lose nutrition plan you should be in-taking 50% of the calories form protein, 30% from carbs and 20% from fats. Disregard the suggested protein amounts in the app, you need 1 gram of protein per lbs of body weight (ie your weigh 138, you need 138 grams of protein per day. This is doable on a regular diet,egg whites, chicken and tuna will be your best friends on a high protein diet. Also, you should be eating every 2-3 hours. Now this does not mean a full blown meal. This helps increase your metabolism. Any longer than 3-4 hours without eating will cause your blood sugar levels to drop and give you that drowsy/no energy feeling. This is when you most likely to binge on something high in carbs and fat. At that point your body will begin to store them as fats.

    I will list my diet to give you a sample of what I'm talking about.

    *breakfast (0830ish)- 5 egg whites, 1 whole scrambled with onions, jalapeno, and garlic
    *snack 1 (1000-1030ish)- Protein shake
    *lunch (1200ish)- Tuna salad ( 3oz drained tuna, 1 tbsp Lite Miracle Whip, onions, jalapeno, garlic) on two pieces Sara Lee 100% whole wheat bread toasted
    *snack 2 (230ish)- protein shake
    *snack 3 (400-430ish)- 4 oz of chicken breast, or 4 oz tuna drained
    *dinner (600sih)- 6oz of lean red meat, chicken of fish, 2 cups of raw vegetables
    *snack 4 ( one hour before bed)- 8 oz plain Greek yogurt.

    The key to eating like this is preparing all your food the night before and pack it with you when you go to work/school.
    I've been eating like this (for this cycle) since March 14 and consistently lose just over a lbs a week with regular daily exercise. So I'm down from 154.5 on the 14th to 150.8 this morning.

    Also keep in mind it is much much harder to lose weight when you are already thinner just trying to cut a few bf%, than someone with excess bf%. You really have to eat extremely clean and regimented.

    Hope this helps and good luck.

    THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR DIET...NOW I HAVE A FEW MORE IDEAS... :)
  • secretgirl4611
    secretgirl4611 Posts: 474 Member
    Why are we weighing again?
    Looks at measuring tape.....

    I am measuring as well, ive lost then got back inches I had lost... um also clothes still fit the same.. but i do see muscle tone. so idk..
  • JMcNiel24
    JMcNiel24 Posts: 15 Member
    This happened to me. It drove me nuts for months. If you are seeing zero change I'd see your doctor. I'm not a dr or saying there's something wrong with you but it could rule out any problems that may be hindering weight loss. At least that was my case. At 5'2" that doesn't sound like you're too close to a point where you'd be expected to stall. Good luck. I hope you figure it out.

    Good advise. I'd have a check up.
  • Meaganandcheese
    Meaganandcheese Posts: 525 Member
    According to your diary, you eat a lot of really processed foods. A person should only eat so many cereal bars. Your extra calories should be used for lean proteins, whole grains, healthy fats, fruits, and veggies ... candy and carby snacks really aren't the best options.
  • secretgirl4611
    secretgirl4611 Posts: 474 Member
    According to your diary, you eat a lot of really processed foods. A person should only eat so many cereal bars. Your extra calories should be used for lean proteins, whole grains, healthy fats, fruits, and veggies ... candy and carby snacks really aren't the best options.

    okk thank you.. :) will try it..
  • Xabsentimentalx
    Xabsentimentalx Posts: 67 Member
    also are you drinking a lot of water? i lost 3 lbs just starting to drink the 64 oz.
  • newve
    newve Posts: 82 Member
    bump
  • meg7399
    meg7399 Posts: 672 Member
    Muscle weighs more than fat, so it could be that you are building muscle, so won't see a significant drop in weight right away. Also, always eat breakfast, to include protein!! This will jump start your metabolism right off the bat, every day! Don't skip meals. Try adding intervals at the gym or wherever it is that you are working out. Intervals will help boost your body's fat burning capacity and keeps it burning fat longer. Losing a pound a week is perfect to keep the weight off. Good luck! :smile:
    OH GEEZZZZZZ!!! Muscle and fat weight the exact same! A pound of fat=a pound of muscle! Its science, its facts, pounds are pounds. The volume and space they take up...thats a different story.
  • rainunrefined
    rainunrefined Posts: 850 Member
    Quit the diet pills, they are garbage. Weigh your food and use a HRM.
  • hyde1977
    hyde1977 Posts: 476 Member
    Same as what has already been posted. Went back in your diary a couple of weeks.

    Try adding more fiber, fruits and veggies. There are a lot of processed foods.

    Try going to whole grains for your bread intake as well.

    Hope that helps! :-)
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    OH GEEZZZZZZ!!! Muscle and fat weight the exact same! A pound of fat=a pound of muscle! Its science, its facts, pounds are pounds. The volume and space they take up...thats a different story.

    Nobody thinks a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat. WTF. If something has a higher weight per unit volume, we say it weighs more. By your logic, I weigh the same as you do, since a pound of you weighs the same as a pound of me.
  • Jameslemond
    Jameslemond Posts: 60 Member
    According to your diary, you eat a lot of really processed foods. A person should only eat so many cereal bars. Your extra calories should be used for lean proteins, whole grains, healthy fats, fruits, and veggies ... candy and carby snacks really aren't the best options.

    Agree 100% here

    I took a look at your food log for the last 2 weeks or so...
    I would increase your water intake to a minimum of 8 glasses a day and spread them out.. drink at least a full 8 oz of water before you eat a meal/snack and also wait about 10 mins before you eat. your cravings might go away...

    you eat "WAY TO MANY" cereal bars, cookies, candy bars, carby snacks and "late night" sugary snacks. Honestly all of this needs to be cut out 100% and substituted with other things.
    eat more sugary or carby things earlier in the day and less at night
    limit "fruit juices"
    I also read your notes for each day!

    i think if you just change things up a little you will get on track :-)
    if you have questions just post again and someone can help ya... we ALL need the motivation.

    I used to eat exactly like you!!! I have lost over 100 pounds to date. i was 325 pounds and wore size 54 pants

    just a snap shot of SOME of the things you eat daily that you need to cut out completly!!!
    Taco Bell - Doritos Taco, 1 Taco
    Taco Bell - Beefy Five Layer Burrito, 1 Burrito
    Edwards Singles - Chocolate Cream Pie, 1.5 piece
    Mars - Milky Way-Dark Chocolate,
    Cheetos - Cheetos - Flaming Hot (Crunchy), 0.5 oz. (28g)
    Ben & Jerry's - Froyo Half Baked, 1 container (2 cup (99g) ea.)
    Campfire Smore (Hersey's & Honey Maid) - Smore, 3 smore
    Hostess Fruit Pie - Cherry, 0.5 Pie
    Typical Chinese Buffet - Chinese Buffet Plate, 1 plates <
    2000+ calories or more in 1 plate at least)
    Mcdonald's - Sausage Mc Muffin W/Cheese,
    Mcdonald's - Hashbrown, 1 Hash Brown (2 oz)
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    OH GEEZZZZZZ!!! Muscle and fat weight the exact same! A pound of fat=a pound of muscle! Its science, its facts, pounds are pounds. The volume and space they take up...thats a different story.

    Nobody thinks a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat. WTF. If something has a higher weight per unit volume, we say it weighs more. By your logic, I weigh the same as you do, since a pound of you weighs the same as a pound of me.


    If I take a 100lbs of you and a 100lbs of her which one weighs more?


    and if no one thinks that why do they keep typing it
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