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FINALLY! I've been waiting all my life for this

Because you're eating more then you're burning. Do you track/weigh your food?

You need to be at a calorie deficient to lose weight. Buy a digital food scale and weigh everything that you eat, log it all on MFP and net the macros that MFP gives you. You can work out until you puke, but if you're going over your macros, then you're wasting your time.

There's a huge difference, he's lost like 4 inches off the boxer briefs! Can't wait for the next progress picture!

Can't see your diary, but make sure you're weighing everything you eat on a digital food scale to ensure that you're accurately logging your calories. Measuring cups/spoons aren't quite good enough. And as other have said, keep with it and be patient :-)

Sure, swimming is great! But eventually you will want to start lifting. If it bores you, try doing Strong Lifts (5x5). It's 3 exercises 3 days a week (5 sets and 5 reps of each). It's heavy lifting, but it's over quick and you'll see great results. For more info, just google Strong Lifts 5x5. It's free too!

Don't look for advice when you won't accept what anyone is saying, especially the right advice.

Get a digital food scale and start weighing all your food, this will help you A LOT in the long run. Digital scales are fairly cheap, I got mine on sale for $15.00. Log ALL your food accurately and try your best to stay in your ranges and you will see the scale move. Don't forget to measure yourself too! Just because the…

Are you logging and weighing all your food on a food scale before eating it? If so, you're eating 1200-1500 calories and burn 1200-1800...soooo you're netting 0 to (-300) calories to fuel your body/organs... OR you're eating way more than you think if you're not weighing all your food.

Since you only have 13lbs to lose, aim for losing .5lbs a week (half a pound) as it's a more realistic goal. The less weight you have to lose, the slower it will come off. Keep weighing and logging all your food and try eating back only HALF of the calories you burn (even HRMs can overestimate burns). Be patient :)

Did you actually weigh the food you ate on a food scale or are you just going by the "eye-balling it" measurement?

Start weighing solid foods in grams or ounes on a digital food scale. If you're not losing, odds are you're eating more than you think.

Are you tracking what you eat and weighing everything on a food scale?

Weight lifting sculpts your body, not cardio. Start lifting.

The closer you get to your goal, the slower the lbs come off. Change your goals to lose .5 to 1lb a week as it's a more reasonable amount then the 2lbs+ Also make sure you start measuring yourself every monday along with logging the weight on the scale, you may be losing inches.

Get a digital scale and start weighing your food. There is quite a difference between weight and volume of solid food. They're pretty cheap too! I got mine on sale for $15.

Eat at a deficit to lose fat but keep up with the strength routine to maintain muscle mass. Once you've lost the weight you wanted…adjust your goals to gain muscle.

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I put in the info as you requested. I set your activity to desk job with little exercise with a fat loss at 15% (a more reasonable/realistic goal). BMR: 1915 TDEE: 2299 15% calorie reduction: 1954 Then I would just eat back half to all of your exercise calories.

OP, when you start a new diet/exercise routine it COULD take anywhere from 6-8 weeks to see any actual results, it's not a linear process; what works for someone else may not work for you. Keep up what you're doing and you will see results, just be patient! You didn't gain the weight in a few weeks, so don't expect to lose…

Looks like this thread got a little outta hand.... However, I use a HRM (chest strap) when I do cardio. My HRM has my height, age, weight (most machines do not ask for height) and the machine always states that I've burned *at least* 100 calories more than my HRM. That's even when I use a Polar compatible machine and picks…

Add some healthy fat and fibre to your meal (i.e. a tblsp of peanut butter and an apple or hummus and carrots), try and have whole grain bagels as well (if it wasn't already). It's not ALL about protein :)

Cream of wheat is another source that is REALLY high in iron. Also, vitamin C helps with iron absorption and caffeine inhibits it, so ensure that you avoid caffeinated beverages when you have iron rich foods.

Do they have a cleanse cone that I can put the icecream in?

Which flavour is best for the cleanse?

Try it for a few weeks and see how it goes and make the changes that will best suit you (i.e. moving around your rest days and upping calories if need be). As long as you're not strength training the same muscle group two days in a row, you should be fine.

I would really try and get your sodium levels down, high sodium is not good for the ol' heart. Deli meats are horrible for sodium, try cooking up a bunch of chicken or turkey breast on the weekend and shredding it into portion sizes for the week for lunches. Also, try to stay away from frozen meals and similar pre-made…

Took a quick look at your diary, you may be over eating and not realizing. I suggest buying a scale and WEIGHING everything that isn't a liquid that way you will be extremely accurate. Digital food scales are pretty cheap. How aggressive is your weightloss goal? If you only have a few lbs to lose, I suggest setting MFP to…

How long have you beeny taking B12 and iron supplements? If it's something new, give it some time to build up in your body. I'm in the same boat as you, I'm anemic and am ALWAYS tired...unless I take supplements on a consistent basis, but I have to be a little patient and wait for the levels to go back to normal. If you've…

I took a peak at your diary. Increase your protein Incorporate more "healthy fat" into your diet (i.e. avocado, nuts, nut butter) Track your fibre intake instead of your sugar intake and make sure you're getting enough fibre as well. But gradually increase your fibre intake and ensure you drink a lot of water. Increasing…