MFP doesn't seem to be working

It is very simple... calories in vs calories out. It just takes time. I have gone an entire month with staying the same weight and then the next I will lose a lot.
Just stick with it and be cognizant of what you are eating and step up the cardio when you can. It will come off!

Oh please PLEASE do not stand on the scales daily, at the very least, stand on them around the same time, same scales, same place at the same time, if you have eaten before you weight, then ALWAYS do that, if you don't, they do not eat before you weight. You can loose 5lb over night!!! depending on the time of day you weight, so tis best to stay with the same routine of things.

If you have calculated your calories on there, then that is the amount you need to eat, try to get as close to it as possible. You don't HAVE to eat the calories you earn, but I suggest you eat at least half of them.

Fill up on your protein food [meat, fish etc] cut down on carbs more as they tend to hold water more in us bigger size loverly people *wink* lol, that's what I find anyway, or it maybe because I am a female? I don't know all the ways around this, but I've been loosing my weight for 2 and half years.............as you can see from my ticker. Do not expect to loose every week, and don't ever compare yourself to someone else, we are all on our private journey. Its the not giving up.....giving up, that works.

We can all get different advice, but you need to play around with your foods. If you have just started, then just substitute healthier alternatives bit by bit and its gradually that you won't notice the difference.

For instance I have been using FRY LIGHT for years now, and I can't abide fatty foods swimming in oil now they make me feel sick! even at McD I can only have the chicken burger, never the beef one............so yes, your tastes buds will change in time.


Just stick with it, its the sticking with it that brings success, all good healthy eating plans work, its the keeping at them that brings results. HONEST. I am someone that lost with WW, and lost with SW and now following WW but on here too, as lets face it, WW is calorie counting really. 40 calories is 1 PP so..............

Think about what you eat. Then see in that if there are any substitutions you can make, for instance, if you like sausages, find a low fat version that you may like.............I've worked through them all with my family, believe me!!! lol

But please, don't jump on the scales more than once per week. My son took 2 yrs to loose 10 stone, he went to the gym every day after work, sometimes he would PUT ON and yet his food diary was brilliant! just keep with it and your body will catch up.

I wish you all the best my friend

The energy expended is the work done in moving and heating my mass. The work done moving my mass is easily calculated by multiplying the force required to move my mass by the distance over which that force acts. The force applied can be calculated by multiplying my mass by my acceleration and then adding the sum of any forces working to oppose my motion. As for heating my mass, my body maintains a uniform temperature. These are the two biggest ways in which the body 'expends energy'. The rate of respiration within my cells is largely irrelevent here.

Very knowledgeable then.

Now for a shocker for you.

Take a long hard look at your BMR figure again. That is the amount of energy spent by your metabolism doing very basic functions, actually dealing with fluid levels with the cells.

And you think you burn that much on a daily basis through ALL of your activity?

You are sadly unaware of how the body works, and how energy is expended.

Your metabolism, BMR specifically, is probably burning more than ALL your daily activities and part of your workouts burn combined.

To think you burn more moving around is sadly mistaken.

I think you'll find its not about eating less, its eating more of the right things hun. Foods that stay in your body longer and fill you up are sometimes scary as they look high in calories, but you will find you won't crave or need 'top ups' all the time.

Getting healthy and loosing weight is not about eating less, you can eat loads, but of the right foods.

Interesting string...

It seems that you might consider upping your exercise to vigorous rather than casual. Each individuals metabolism will respond differently to different levels of activity. Sedentary people have a metabolism which responds well to high levels of aerobic activity two to three times per week and will burn additional calories throughout the week even when at rest.

As others have said, you may have portion control issues as many of the calories listed here per portion are incorrect. We are unable to comment as your food diary is closed. You may also have a sodium issue which causes water retention. Temporary bloating can also be caused short term by excessive carbohydrate consumption during the past week and this will pass-so to speak.

You might also be gaining muscle which would account to the static scale readings so check your measurements as well.

Get the juicer!! really!!!
If you juice a day :
1 inch of beetroot -cleanse the liver -iron -reduce hardening and blockage of the arteries
i inch broccoli stem -against high blood pressure -against liver problems
2 carrots -skin problems -cleansing liver -beta carotene
1 celery stick -natural diuretic -reducing fluid retention -calming nervous system
1 inch cucumber -diuretic -good for hair, nails and skin -reduce blood pressure
1/6 bel pepper -cleansing liver and intestine
handful spinach -anemia -supporting effective liver and kidney function
1 inch lemon - cleansing the system -eliminating toxins -neutralizing harmful bacteria
1 apple -anti-cancer -pectine forms a gel in the intestine that eliminates toxins

Have this in the morning so you are set for the day, or in the evening as part of your tea.
As I said before...it's not all about calories... it's about feeding your cells!
Eating nutrition deficit food (no matter how high the calorie content is) will keep you body hungry, so eat the right things!