No Success again...
tinawharrison
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No weight loss again, increased calories slightly, had one small treat that hardly made me go over yesterday, drank piles more water... out of ideas now! Lost 2 lbs in the whole of April, how disappointing! 
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i havent lost even 1 pound in april
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Have you lost any inches? I haven't lost anything since March 9th. =( However, I have lost at least 5 1/2 inches since then. It's the only reason I keep going, otherwise I probably would have given up by now. I just keep on going, eventually the weight has to drop! (I hope)0
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cut your exercise back for a week or so , worked for me after 6 weeks of weighing the same.
Now I exercise less and eat a bit less, the scales are moving on down.
There is some scientific explanation about glyicerodes or something but whatever it worked for me. Good luck0 -
cut your exercise back for a week or so , worked for me after 6 weeks of weighing the same.
Now I exercise less and eat a bit less, the scales are moving on down.
There is some scientific explanation about glyicerodes or something but whatever it worked for me. Good luck
I did cut back my exercise this week, I usually box every day but I didn't do it once, just went for walks etc instead. No inches lost either, bloods all clear at the doctors... I'm going to try and keep going for another week... 0 -
Open up that thar diary, ma'am.0
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do not lose hope...As log as you are working a program and are faithful it will come off ...it partially depends on how much you have to lose... if you only have a small amount it goes much slower. If you have a very rigorous exercise program like the program the biggest loser, the weight also a bit slower due to developing better muscle tone. then there is the infamous water weight, and weighing consistently around the same time.0
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Open up that thar diary, ma'am.
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do not lose hope...As log as you are working a program and are faithful it will come off ...it partially depends on how much you have to lose... if you only have a small amount it goes much slower. If you have a very rigorous exercise program like the program the biggest loser, the weight also a bit slower due to developing better muscle tone. then there is the infamous water weight, and weighing consistently around the same time.
I still have a lot to lose, another 37lbs... I weigh in at the same time, on the same day, in the same place, in the same clothes, every week. I suppose it's another week of plodding onwards and hoping the scales move a little next week...0 -
OK - this may sound really counter-intuitive, but you look like you are not eating enough. Your base calories are set really low and you are not eating your exercise calories back. What do you have your weight loss goal set (per week) at and what is your activity level set at?0
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are you honestly tracking EVERYTHING you are eating and drinking????? :flowerforyou:0
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OK - this may sound really counter-intuitive, but you look like you are not eating enough. Your base calories are set really low and you are not eating your exercise calories back. What do you have your weight loss goal set (per week) at and what is your activity level set at?
My weight loss goal is set at 1 and a half pounds a week and i'm set at sedentary...0 -
are you honestly tracking EVERYTHING you are eating and drinking????? :flowerforyou:
Absolutely everything that passess my lips... what's the point in cheating yourself????0 -
What's your weight?
YOU CUT BACK EXERCISE AND INCREASE CALORIES THE SAME WEEK?!?!?
My calorie increase was only 150 extra calories a week, I still did lots of walking and attended 3 karate sessions. I just didn't do my daily boxing sessions on top. I only have 1350 calories a day, my metabolism is very slow and i'm stuck at 94.3 kg...
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Try eating more veges....0
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What's your weight?
YOU CUT BACK EXERCISE AND INCREASE CALORIES THE SAME WEEK?!?!?
Pu - stop shouting at the poor lady
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What's your weight?
YOU CUT BACK EXERCISE AND INCREASE CALORIES THE SAME WEEK?!?!?
My calorie increase was only 150 extra calories a week, I still did lots of walking and attended 3 karate sessions. I just didn't do my daily boxing sessions on top. I only have 1350 calories a day, my metabolism is very slow and i'm stuck at 94.3 kg...
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You're not eating enough, at MINIMUM you should eat bodyweigh(pounds)t * 10. Which for you is 2070 calories.
Second, Look at weight loss in 3 week intervals not weekly. To many things, water weight, sodium intake, too many carbs one day, bathroom stuff.
Shoot for 3-4.5lbs every 3 weeks. A women's cycle is also a factor that can mask your results, you can do everything right, but it won't show. Before a woman's cycle she gains water weight some up to 7 days before, they're on their cycle 5 days, then 7 days later the weight comes up. That's 19 days of water weight. Weigh in once a month.
Focus on that those goals(weight goals) if you hit them than good. If you don't, up your calories or decrease them so you hit that goal by 10% up or down.
Just one point to make - if you use the above calculations, I would check out: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/521728-upping-cals-what-to-expect-why-you-need-patience?0 -
What's your weight?
YOU CUT BACK EXERCISE AND INCREASE CALORIES THE SAME WEEK?!?!?
Pu - stop shouting at the poor lady
I've not shouted at anyone 0 -
Martial arts is a great work out, but it will trim you up, are you finding your clothes looser fitting, and boxing too, its good for working up a sweat, so while you may not be losing weight, you will be feeling better, and looking better.
Muscle is more dense than fat, so while you may weigh the same, your muscle takes up less space, so you may weigh the same but your clothes will fit a lot better, did you measure yourself? Waist, Hips, legs Neck arms, etc. This is a much better indicator.
If you on a diet alone... then weighing yourself is the best form of measurement, but the exercises your doing will trim you up and not just lose weight.
You doing everything ok, your just not measuring it as accurately as you could be, invest in a tape measure, and get measuring. Take a picture of yourself, and if you look better now that you did then, then its a major success... ??
Keep going anyway, your doing the right thing! :-)0 -
are you honestly tracking EVERYTHING you are eating and drinking????? :flowerforyou:
Absolutely everything that passess my lips... what's the point in cheating yourself????
milk and sugar in coffee??
butter on bread?
honestly am not picking fault but looking at your diary you don't seem to use these things, and if u don't eat them don't count them of course! but i know when i track a sandwich i usually for get the extra bits or i eat more cereal than i realise for example, now i weigh my jacket potatoes and chicken breast ect
try having a salad with your soup or chopped raw veggies with your sandwiches, bulk up your meals,
good luck! x0 -
Martial arts is a great work out, but it will trim you up, are you finding your clothes looser fitting, and boxing too, its good for working up a sweat, so while you may not be losing weight, you will be feeling better, and looking better.
Muscle is more dense than fat, so while you may weigh the same, your muscle takes up less space, so you may weigh the same but your clothes will fit a lot better, did you measure yourself? Waist, Hips, legs Neck arms, etc. This is a much better indicator.
If you on a diet alone... then weighing yourself is the best form of measurement, but the exercises your doing will trim you up and not just lose weight.
You doing everything ok, your just not measuring it as accurately as you could be, invest in a tape measure, and get measuring. Take a picture of yourself, and if you look better now that you did then, then its a major success... ??
Keep going anyway, your doing the right thing! :-)
Thank you!
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are you honestly tracking EVERYTHING you are eating and drinking????? :flowerforyou:
Absolutely everything that passess my lips... what's the point in cheating yourself????
milk and sugar in coffee??
butter on bread?
honestly am not picking fault but looking at your diary you don't seem to use these things, and if u don't eat them don't count them of course! but i know when i track a sandwich i usually for get the extra bits or i eat more cereal than i realise for example, now i weigh my jacket potatoes and chicken breast ect
try having a salad with your soup or chopped raw veggies with your sandwiches, bulk up your meals,
good luck! x
I don't have sugar and I count my skimmed milk...
I don't use butter on my bread, I have it dry or have cheese spread and log it...
I have a set of scales and I weigh everything, even my fruit!
I really don't like salad but I could eat more veg for sure!!
Thanks
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OK - this may sound really counter-intuitive, but you look like you are not eating enough. Your base calories are set really low and you are not eating your exercise calories back. What do you have your weight loss goal set (per week) at and what is your activity level set at?
My weight loss goal is set at 1 and a half pounds a week and i'm set at sedentary...
MFP is really stingy on the activity - and based on your profile, you should be set at higher than sedentary, plus with 37lb to go you should set your goal at 1lb a week.
Or, go with Pu's calcuation he noted above. I find MFP settings to give me a target that is way too low for me. Using the weight * 10, it actually give me the same number I get using other calculators - and using that as my base (but adjusting for exercise) I am losing 1lb a week pretty consistently. [NB: I am a bit older than you so my metabolism should theoretically be a bit slower than yours).0 -
What's your weight?
YOU CUT BACK EXERCISE AND INCREASE CALORIES THE SAME WEEK?!?!?
Pu - stop shouting at the poor lady
I've not shouted at anyone
I was giving PU a hard time (caps lock = shouting) - not you:flowerforyou:0 -
one thing i would do is to make sure you are using the correct nutritional info for each item you have on your diary. I saw somethings that say there is NO sodium like chinese food when we know theres lots of sodium in Chinese food. There were other items too that have sodium that were logged with none. If your sodium is high then you will be holding water and weight.
Also try to eat more veggies and are you drinking your water?
I have been stuck for a while and now am trying to low carb low sugar. No more than 6 net carbs a day and no more than 15units of sugar a day. Sometimes you have to change things up to kick your body system back into losing.
Good luck0 -
OK - this may sound really counter-intuitive, but you look like you are not eating enough. Your base calories are set really low and you are not eating your exercise calories back. What do you have your weight loss goal set (per week) at and what is your activity level set at?
My weight loss goal is set at 1 and a half pounds a week and i'm set at sedentary...
MFP is really stingy on the activity - and based on your profile, you should be set at higher than sedentary, plus with 37lb to go you should set your goal at 1lb a week.
Or, go with Pu's calcuation he noted above. I find MFP settings to give me a target that is way too low for me. Using the weight * 10, it actually give me the same number I get using other calculators - and using that as my base (but adjusting for exercise) I am losing 1lb a week pretty consistently. [NB: I am a bit older than you so my metabolism should theoretically be a bit slower than yours).
I have a very under-active thyroid so my metabolism is very very slow! This is why I struggle with eating more because the weight won't come off for sure! it takes a lot for me to lose a single pound! I just don't get why, for a month, I've only lost 2lbs!! I'm working so hard 0 -
one thing i would do is to make sure you are using the correct nutritional info for each item you have on your diary. I saw somethings that say there is NO sodium like chinese food when we know theres lots of sodium in Chinese food. There were other items too that have sodium that were logged with none. If your sodium is high then you will be holding water and weight.
Also try to eat more veggies and are you drinking your water?
I have been stuck for a while and now am trying to low carb low sugar. No more than 6 net carbs a day and no more than 15units of sugar a day. Sometimes you have to change things up to kick your body system back into losing.
Good luck
If you read my food note for that day, it says the chinese was an estimate as it was a take away. I've been told not to eat lots of carbs after 4pm but you should eat at least 100g of carbs a day for your body to survive! Doctors orders...0 -
are you honestly tracking EVERYTHING you are eating and drinking????? :flowerforyou:
Absolutely everything that passess my lips... what's the point in cheating yourself????
milk and sugar in coffee??
butter on bread?
honestly am not picking fault but looking at your diary you don't seem to use these things, and if u don't eat them don't count them of course! but i know when i track a sandwich i usually for get the extra bits or i eat more cereal than i realise for example, now i weigh my jacket potatoes and chicken breast ect
try having a salad with your soup or chopped raw veggies with your sandwiches, bulk up your meals,
good luck! x
I don't have sugar and I count my skimmed milk...
I don't use butter on my bread, I have it dry or have cheese spread and log it...
I have a set of scales and I weigh everything, even my fruit!
I really don't like salad but I could eat more veg for sure!!
Thanks
i couldnt live with out a little sugar and butter haha!
well good luck! but i definitely would try eating more! even if your not comfortable uping your cals ditch the coffee for a snack and spice things up a little! this is probably just a plateau! your half way to goal! dont give up and believe in yourself!
maybe, aim to just loose 1 lb a week???
it will slow the closer to goal you get!0 -
umm Don't cut your exercise back that helps a lot and what exercises are you doing?? But its 70% Diet and 30% gym so if your not losing weight its what your eating and how much. I eat oatmeal egg whites, brown rice , sweet potatoes, chicken, lean turnkey meat, fish, tuna, and broccoli, asparagus, spinage, but certain things at certain times and I measure out my portions. but don't give up and keep going you can do it.0
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OK - this may sound really counter-intuitive, but you look like you are not eating enough. Your base calories are set really low and you are not eating your exercise calories back. What do you have your weight loss goal set (per week) at and what is your activity level set at?
My weight loss goal is set at 1 and a half pounds a week and i'm set at sedentary...
MFP is really stingy on the activity - and based on your profile, you should be set at higher than sedentary, plus with 37lb to go you should set your goal at 1lb a week.
Or, go with Pu's calcuation he noted above. I find MFP settings to give me a target that is way too low for me. Using the weight * 10, it actually give me the same number I get using other calculators - and using that as my base (but adjusting for exercise) I am losing 1lb a week pretty consistently. [NB: I am a bit older than you so my metabolism should theoretically be a bit slower than yours).
I have a very under-active thyroid so my metabolism is very very slow! This is why I struggle with eating more because the weight won't come off for sure! it takes a lot for me to lose a single pound! I just don't get why, for a month, I've only lost 2lbs!! I'm working so hard
Got it....could you get your metabolism checked (i.e. calibrated, or whatever the correct word for it is) - it would give you a much better idea of how much you should be eating. Also, I would suggest throwing in some strength training - adding muscle will increase your metabolism.
In the mean time, I would really suggest upping your calories, at lease by resetting your activity level and going to 1 lb a week.
Sorry you are having such a hard time - hang in there - if you are eating below your total calories expended - you will lose weight.0 -
I just glanced at your diary, I can tell you first off its probably your diet why your not losing weight. Plus drinking any kind of alcohol pretty much destroys almost a full week of exercising depending on how many you have. Soda is also a big problem, water or green tea is the best. just some info0
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