TyFit1908 Member

That is such a struggle. I feel like gatherings often involve food and alcohol. Sometimes you feel like you have to be antisocial when you're trying to eat right. But then that's not realistic for the long term. My boyfriend and I have decided we're going to start going for hikes and bike rides, not only for my fitness but…

If you read the previous comments, then you would understand that I've gone extended periods of time eating 1000 calories or less all while exercising four to six times a week. Clearly this isn't healthy and not sustainable and out of frustration for the scale not moving like I wanted, I would give up. Then start all over…

It's not about being right, but understanding. And support. Not sure if you read the previous comments in the thread, but just stating eat less, is an over simplification and awful advice.

I figured it out. I hit tare. I weighed my food today. The biggest concern I had was cheese. I always put cheese in eggs, and I wondered just how much cheese I was putting in. Turns out I generally track a greater amount. I know everyone assumed that I was under estimating my my portions. But this is the second time I…

I bought a food scale. Picked this up from Target yesterday after reading so many pro food scale comments. I weighed my dinner last night. It was something I had logged before. Apparently, in this case I was overestimating how much I was eating. Which is scary to think my calorie intake may have been even lower than I…

This sounds like it's about me. That has really been my life for years. Go hard or go home. I see that mindset has gotten me in some trouble. I've even had overuse injuries from exercising so hard. And when I try to cut back, it still ends up being more than average. I had a pinched nerve last year and the doctor told me…

Thanks so much. This was so helpful. I just need to get off this unhealthy cycle. When I was in my 20s losing weight was so easy. Granted, I didn't have this much weight to lose and I probably wasn't doing it healthy then. I guess I never learned how to lose weight in a healthy and realistic way. I always took the eat less…

I don't lose the 10 and 15 lb all at once. But you are right, I am on an All or Nothing cycle. I think that's my personality. I always joking tell people that I function on 100 or 0. I don't know if I know how to balance. Whenever I start something I always go so hard. Sometimes it's not sustainable in the long run at that…

I had a physical in November, everything was good. However, I've had PCOS for many years. I have taken my measurements, and in May I lost a few inches in comparison to April. I actually went up two pounds. I decided not to stress out about that. I joined the gym and April and switched up my routine. I was very consistent…

As I have stated, I lose and gain the same 10 to 15 lb. I eat very low calories for prolonged periods of time, workout 4 to 6 times a week. As weeks go by, I start to feel like I'm not getting the results based on the effort. I get frustrated and less motivated. I gain all or part of the 15 lb back, and start the cycle all…

I'm so confused by what you are saying. I've explained what I've been eating. I'm not eating at maintenance.

Thanks for all the replies, I see there a lot of big fans of food scales. I will give it some consideration. I still don't believe I'm eating significantly more then I'm logging. Because I was eating such a small amount of food for extensive periods of time, working out and not eating back my exercise calories. I don't…

Consistency is the hardest part, you are so right. Even though I have PCOS, I had no weight struggles until I hit my 30s. I put on a lot of weight quickly and I just haven't been able to lose it. I'm tall so I can disguise it better than most, but it is incredibly frustrating to work out as hard as I do and still not be…

I'm tired too. I feel like I keep trying everything, but maybe I'm just setting myself up to fail but trying to do too much too fast

Just doing some readings about the benefits of food scales. While there seem to be many, they were some dietitians warning about people becoming obsessive over it. I have become really obsessive over the scale when it comes to weight. I've had to stop weighing myself because I would focus on the number so much. Tracking…

I doubt that I'm very off. I eat a lot of the same items. Steamed vegetables, boneless chicken breast or thighs, eggs, protein shakes, brown rice. I can't imagine there's that much variation on those things unless mfp, fitbit and ww are all way off. Sometimes I might have some cookies, but the calories are on the package.…

I have played around with weighing myself daily, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly. The scale moves when I eat really low calorie thousand calories or so. When I step it up to 12-1400 calories, the scale goes up. When you're busting your butt each week and you see no results or gains it is hard to stay on track. I used to have…

5'10 39 212 I'm currently out of work, so mostly sedentary exception of physical exercise. I've tracked my meals and exercise on MyFitnessPal, Fitbit and Weight Watchers. Out of frustration, I haven't tracked in the last 2 weeks. I we'll eat some, but I generally do not eat back all of my exercise calories

Thank you. Upper body is off limits. I was looking for ideas to stay active that would not involve my shoulder.

I had no idea. The pain came and went initially and was tolerable. I tried icy hot and the foam roller and kept going. Now the pain is constant. I should have done something about it as soon as it started.

I was just diagnosed by the doctor this week. So I did not go against doctor's instructions, I have not done any upper body work since the doctor told me not to. As disappointing as it is to not finish a program I started, the last thing I want to do is put myself in a situation where I would need surgery

Thanks for the suggestions. I hate that I put myself in this situation. I did not know I had a shoulder impingement until this week. Although I felt pain, I just pushed through it until it got to the point where I had no choice but to seek medical attention. I have been referred to physical therapy, but I have not had my…

I've completed it before, but giving it another try. Week 2 here. Looking for friends on this journey

Week 2, day 1 in the books. This is my 4th time doing c25k, but more challenging this time around. Didn't help that my gps clunked out. I was injured in a car accident last June. Didn't run at all until last week. I guess you have to restart somewhere

Great for you to already make healthy choices and only having to worry about portion control. You are an exception to the rule. It is unfortunate that you don't recognize that others may have to learn to make healthy choices as well as portion control. I think it is ridiculous to assume that everyone struggling with weight…

For you eating what you want may mean a healthy diet, but many who are counting calories to lose weight probably wouldn't be here, if healthy items were their first choice. They certainly aren't mine. I didn't read all the comments, since there are 25 pages, but eating what you want, but staying within calories may not…

I get where the OP is coming from. You can lose if you eat what you want and stay within your calorie goals, but do you have the will power to eat what you want within moderation. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. As an emotional eater, some foods are very difficult for me to have in moderation. So I have to recognize,…