anyone else been here months and not lost a thing?

Me - I actually started watching my calories and starting a personal training class in mid-December. Starting hitting it harder in January. Tried the Eat More to Lose Weight method. Lost a few pounds that first week, but I was hitting the gym hard and running and couldn't keep up that schedule. Chalked it up to the pill - went off the pill. Chalked it up to my age. Blamed it on my husband. I've never had this much trouble before. I know it must be something I am doing wrong, I can't figure out exactly what. I know my eating isn't strict and I still go out and have party weekends but still felt I was doing pretty good. I am now starting Insanity next week along with watching my calorie intake. I keep changing it up. I'm sure I'll find something that works somewhere. I am getting my bloodwork done next week just to make sure its nothing there. I've never had any issues so I doubt that it - but better to know for sue. We are all different, we all have different lifestyles. You just gotta keep trying until you find what works for you. What used to work for me - isn't working now. So I'm still trying!

If anyone here is struggling I would strongly suggest that

A) you re-*kitten* your macros using the following calculator, which is far superior to the macros this site gives you IMO

http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

start a proper weightlifting program.

If you have been doing something for 2-3 months and seen no results, whatever you are doing isn't working, change it now before you are still here in a years time.

If my current plan doesn't work i might try the calories/macros from here.

thanks

I think you may want to see a doctor about why eating makes you feel bloated and lethargic. Perhaps you have an allergy to certain food that you are unaware of. Some people have allergies to grains and that can make them feel that way. I don't suggest googling and diagnosing yourself. Seeing a doctor may uncover something you did not know and help you find foods that work better for your body. Just a suggestion, good luck

I had an initial weight loss of 15 pounds but now I've been stuck for a few weeks. Getting very frustrating but I'm going to try and keep going as I'm trying to look at this as a lifestyle change rather than a temporary weight loss program. I just wish my hard work would produce better results. :grumble:

This is actually my 3rd account after about 6 months I say "*kitten* this, i'm not losing so why try." Then I delete my account. A month later I'm like "Nooooo what did i do!! Must keep going" LOL I think I've been stuck at 150-160 for almost 2 years now.

Hey!

I started out the same. In the first 4 weeks I only lost 1lb and it sucked. I was so frustrated because i was only eating 1300 cals but i wasnt exercising . Last week I decided to up my cals (only by 300) so that it was level with my BMR and do a bit more exercise. I cut out soda and replaced it with sparkling water and iv'e lost 2lbs this week!!

2 years ago I went to work at a summer camp and in 5 months I had lost 20lbs. I ate loads especially for breakfast. I would have a bowl of cereal, a bowl of fruit, eggs and bacon a coffee and an orange juice!!! I'd have a salad for lunch and pasta or meat and fries with a dessert for dinner. Id have an ice cream at 11am for a snack and a packet of chips a coffee rockstar and a chocolate bar as another snack when all the staff hung out at 10pm. SO I ATE A LOT!!! lol. BUT I also exercised a lot ad had to drink sooo much water because we had no soda. I walked to meals and back 3 time a day which was a 16 minute walk each time and up hill on the way back. I would walk to the pool and do lengths every day when I wasn't lifeguarding, I walked around camp all day and helped with the horses And ran round after the kids in evening activities. 20 even tho I ate loads I worked it all off and it worked well and i lost loads!!!

I went back to the same camp last year and ate the same amount of food but they gave me a golf cart which meant I didn't have to walk everywhere in the crazy VA heat so didn't lol. I was eating way more than I was burning and not drinking as much water as I had stockpiled on the soda!! And in the 5 months I was there I PUT ON the 20lbs I had lost the month before (oops). So you can have your cake and eat it and your chips and ice cream lol but you have to exercise hard to burn it off!!

I hesitate to speculate why someone else isn't losing weight, but I'll tell you what happened to me. I'm here for a few months and haven't lost anything, but I've gained insight - also valuable. My reasons are, but aren't limited to, age (55), previous weight loss (40 lbs. before I got here), not eating enough (as told to me by the tracker and the learned MFP members), serious exercise rut (doing the same thing for over a year) and borderline-to-low thyroid levels. You may be following directions to the letter, but not losing. You need to try some new ways of tailoring the plan to your individual needs. My suggested plan was too high in carbs. I lowered it a bit and raised the protein a bit and have recently started losing again. Listen to all of the suggestions, try what suits your needs, don't make too many changes at once (or you won't know what worked), and keep in mind that you may need to make more changes at a later date as you progress. Good luck, Sweetie! You can do this!

Eating right and calorie consumption are a big key to weight loss. Giving up is always easier to do than sticking with it and fighting through the tough times. Fluctuating your eating habits will not make you lose weight and may even make you put weight on. How much weight are you trying to lose and what is your height and weight right now?

i'm going to stick with 1500 cals for the next 3 weeks, and then go from there...... since i already ate at 1500 and didn't lose anything ( and tried to go higher) i'm not sure where this will all end up taking me......

i'm 5'3" and 190. i'd like to lose 50lbs. puts me at the TOP of normal for my height and is what i need to weight to bring down my life insurance premium :-/


Are you sure your are logging your calories in correctly, and are you staying at the 1500 a day? I say that because I thought I was doing so good - then I would go back and look at my logs and I would do good for about 3 or 4 days and then we would go on a trip and my alcohol was up (which I did not log all of it into my diary). I also did some research on things I was estimating on such as a favorite alcoholic drink - I thought it was like 110 calories a bottle - in reality it was 300 a bottle! Big difference. Also, I drink flavored creamer and though I use the Low fat lower calorie version, and I would log in about 2 or 4 tablespoons, I actually measured it one day and I was having double that in each cup which raised my calories by about 100 to 200 calories. Also portion sizes - you can easily eat 4 oz of chicken and only log it as 2 oz. Its really hard when you guessimate. Also, I think I was way overestimating my calorie burn. So I have figured out my TDEE with a correct exercise lifestyle and I am not going to add any more exercise calories unless I do a really big burn. I don't like having to log every little thing I eat but at this point, I think I have to as something has got to start working - lol.