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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Why can’t I lose weight even after dieting and exercising it’s so frustrating that it is taking so long

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

You’re eating too much

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

local, but not too local

Or eating the wrong things at the wrong times, or not moving enough, or have a medical issue.

There are a lot of “hidden” calories.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not enough information to even begin to say where you’re going wrong.

Weight loss isn’t instant either. They say it takes 4 weeks for you to even notice a difference and up to 12 weeks for other people to notice.

You don’t say what your diet is, what exercise you’re doing, your starting weight.

More info please.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As above. Track your calorific intake to make sure you actually are in a calorie deficit. It's still more than possible to over eat on "healthy" foods.

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By *it-of-AlrightMan
over a year ago

South west

I lost 5st in the last year. My advice is eat only between 10-6 after dinner, brush your teeth. A small deterrent to not pick later on. Eat plenty, but eat the right things. Weights, cardio daily. And make sure you have breakfast, lunch and dinner. By not eating, your body just stores the fat as a way of protecting itself. But be patient. 3 months for me, 1st month, nothing changed (but it did) 2nd others mentioned I looked thinner and the 3rd is when I really noticed, walked past the mirror and looked like someone else lol good luck

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By *it-of-AlrightMan
over a year ago

South west

And lots of water, glass of water before eating can sate your appetite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reduce fat and carbs as much as possible.

Make sure you eat at regular intervals and avoid eating after around 8pm.

Be as active as possible, walk but at pace where possible. Weights and aerobics will burn more than prolonged cardio, look for some HIIT workouts online.

I lost 3 stone over last 12 months, still a couple to go.

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

Also try to avoid most of the advice out there.

Weight loss seems to be this area where lots of people know very little and are very keen to give out as much bad advice as possible like cutting out carbs, avoid eating between certain times, suggesting HIIT workouts to target fat loss, all sorts of rubbish.

Focus on exercising and being in a calorie deficit, that’s all the advice you need on how to make it happen.

If you need advice after that on what type of exercise or advice on how to create a calorie deficit then you can go a bit more in depth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stay away from all dairy products including cheese.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you are not losing then you are not in a calorie deficit. I eat at whatever time I like and whatever I like but I stay below a certain amount of calories a day.

Maybe post a couple of days worth of your food intake and people may be able to help point changes/substitutes that can help you.

It’s disheartening when you don’t see results as quick you like but keep at it and they will show. It takes others longer to see also.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I eat shit quite often but stay slim cos I burn around 1,300 calories per shift in work. If you’re in a deficit you’ll lose weight.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have you tried noom? My friend has been successful using that.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

There is a great food app called nutra check - as long as you complete it regularly, it will tell you whether you had enough of the main food groups and in what proportion (protein, fat, carbs) - you can also use it to plan your day. Planning is half the battle as failing to plan often means planning to fail.

There is some great advice on here, tricky bit is sorting what suits you most.

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

Define Excerise and dieting

Maybe you ain't doing far enough on 1 on either

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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago

Burnleyish (She/They)

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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago

Burnleyish (She/They)

Check out rebelfit and other none diet PT's for advice. I'm not going to offer you any 'diet' or food advice but I will say this:

No food is 'bad'.

Syns are made up.

The diet industry wants you trapped in a loop that keeps giving them money.

Some food is less nutritionally beneficial some more. Its about about balancing what you eat.

Also understanding the idea that weight is just one small componant of what it means to be healthy. We might be happier in a smaller size jeans but it doesn't mean we are actually much healthier. Be kind to yourself and your body, it's had to put up with a lot over that last year...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I lose 2 stone in the last few months simply by reducing my calories and exercising more.

For the most part it really is that simple unless people have medical conditions etc.

I’m no professional but after listening to a few professionals and PT’s cutting out food groups can be detrimental, so can restricting yourself to much.

I like James Smith on Instagram, he keeps it real and simple. “Calorie fucking deficit” he says!

Although he does go into the science behind why women may find it harder to lose weight which is really interesting and is all to do with our cycles.

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By *pagafocsMan
over a year ago

Madrid

Check also drinks...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love these type of posters. Start a thread and don’t really give a shit about having a response. People give thought out advice and the op is no where to be seen and never comes back to their own thread.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love these type of posters. Start a thread and don’t really give a shit about having a response. People give thought out advice and the op is no where to be seen and never comes back to their own thread. "

The best ones are the ones who stay online but never comment again after starting the thread, I mean what are they doing ?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Now now do t get your knife out yet! She might be at work or at the supermarket

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

Only her second forum post, she might be overwhelmed by the response. Or in work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Diet is very complex and often specific to individuals.

As stated above we need more info about yourself to see where you failed.

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By *irginieWoman
over a year ago

Near Marlborough

Write down everything you eat. Everything.

I’ve gained so much weight this year I’m actually quite sad. Ive shifted 2kgs this week just by staring at what I’m eating in the face. If you’re honest in what you write down, it’ll stop you going to the cupboard for the “only one” biscuit.

The other thing I do is nothing that isn’t plated up. Stops me eating half the meal as I’m cooking it.

Brushing teeth is another good tip someone else mentioned.

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By *iss pleasuringWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near

Plenty of great advice

Drink 2 litres of water per day

Eat clean

No pro eased foods

Eat healthy fats .. avocados nuts and seeds olive oil, coconut oil

Always include a source of protein per meal

Remove starchy carbs .. white bread, pasta , potatoes

Try include a fasting time of minimum of 12 hours, sone of which is sleep

Exercise as much as you can

Have goals

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Now now do t get your knife out yet! She might be at work or at the supermarket

She hasn't been on for 6hrs plus is 75 yo ... needs to speak to a professional who has the knowledge to give specific/personalised information

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn’t even see she was 75, aww, that changes things. Can’t advise heavy weights or mad workouts.

I’d like to think when I’m that age I won’t give a shit anymore and just eat warm chocolate fudge cake for breakfast.

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By *lassy_but_sassyWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Plenty of great advice

Drink 2 litres of water per day

Eat clean

No pro eased foods

Eat healthy fats .. avocados nuts and seeds olive oil, coconut oil

Always include a source of protein per meal

Remove starchy carbs .. white bread, pasta , potatoes

Try include a fasting time of minimum of 12 hours, sone of which is sleep

Exercise as much as you can

Have goals

This is what I do. Pretty much keto. Back on it now due to lockdown lbs!

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

"Didn’t even see she was 75, aww, that changes things. Can’t advise heavy weights or mad workouts.

I’d like to think when I’m that age I won’t give a shit anymore and just eat warm chocolate fudge cake for breakfast. "

Too true.

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

"Didn’t even see she was 75, aww, that changes things. Can’t advise heavy weights or mad workouts.

I’d like to think when I’m that age I won’t give a shit anymore and just eat warm chocolate fudge cake for breakfast. "

This is the dream at 75

At 75 should probably see your doctor instead of asking for advice online. Especially since exercise is gonna be quite specific to your needs

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

I've been inspired to try again with my weight loss. Used an online calculator to worm out my calorie deficit, plugged that into my fitness pal and gave been weighing and tracking everything! Seriously everything.

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference.

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

"I've been inspired to try again with my weight loss. Used an online calculator to worm out my calorie deficit, plugged that into my fitness pal and gave been weighing and tracking everything! Seriously everything.

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference. "

Well don’t worry about that scale for now and keep up with the workouts, sounds like your doing great!

If weight doesn’t move by week 2 drop calories by 100-200 and keep going

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What you have to remember is that loosing weight is a billion pound industry so everyone will try and cash in with gimmicks or fads.

My free advice is the same that has been said on here many times and if you are honest it works every time.

Cut down on calories and exercise.. simple

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference. "

I can fluctuate by 4lb or more for various reasons - one being a long run will often see a shirt dip followed by 2/3 bump in weight. Dont forget liquid calories. I can easily add 150kcal in milk in my coffee.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference.

Well don’t worry about that scale for now and keep up with the workouts, sounds like your doing great!

If weight doesn’t move by week 2 drop calories by 100-200 and keep going "

Thanks

I think I'll measure myself later as well. I do have health issues that make it harder such as type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and pcos but not impossible. I will try to reduce (not eliminate) carbs as they have been quite high recently.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference.

Mr"

In the past when I've tried to track things I forget to do liquids etc but this time, as I mostly work from home, everything is on the scales lol

Before I couldn't use my phone at work so I would forget what I'd eaten at work and wouldn't log everything.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference. "

Weighing every day is perfect as you'll see that this isn't a linear process, people that get caught up weighing just once a week lose motivation so much quicker because you don't see the average throughout the week coming down. You just see one number, and if that number wasnt lower than the week before your mindset goes "fuck it".

With MFP, I will say. Please please ignore the calorie recommendation. Use the app as purely a means to track your intake. Don't listen to it for anything else. Work out your maintenance calories with an online calculator, reduce them by around 200 and stick to that daily. Don't enter exercise into mfp either as it will recalculate and tell you you can eat more because of the exercise. This isn't true. The idea is to get in a deficit, not to eat back the cals you burn.

Lastly, ignore all the above advice of restrictive eating (keto, time limits, fasting, cutting food groups, etc). Those approaches to weight loss are the number one trigger for binging during a diet phase. Eat what you want. Just limit the overall amount. Have chocolate, and pasta, and coffee, and cake, and biscuits. Just reduce the amount and eat real food as well. Up to the calorific amount you have worked out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't focus on the weight loss too much, it's a lifestyle change and it takes a while to see results on yourself. Also, scales aren't the best accuracy as when you start to build muscle and lose fat, the scales won't show the difference. Might be better to use a tape measurer instead.

Your doing it, that's the main thing. Well done OP

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference. "

If after a month you still have no joy, it's possibly that the calculater was inaccurate. Personally they never work for me and my maintenance calories are lower than most of them tell me they are. I usually have to cut an extra 200 calories than they tell me to.

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By *MrandMrsRedxCouple
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Weight is a hard thing to assess. If you’re in a caloric deficit and you’ve exercising, building or bulking then odds are you will lose inches before you lose any weight due to the addition of muscle. So measure your self (Biceps, thighs, calves, stomach, chest) and then you can see actual loss over a perceived weight.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference.

Yeah I'll give it another few weeks then reassess. I try not to eat the calories I burn dou g exercise. I know that fitness watches and strava etc over estimate how much you burn anyway so don't trust the numbers lol

In response to someone else re MFP calories. I adjusted my goal calories on the app to the ones on the Tdee calculator

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Only her second forum post, she might be overwhelmed by the response. Or in work. "

Or doesn't know the forum etiquette, yet.

Easy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hi Diana! I’ve just lost 4 stone going from 16 to 12! It took me less than 3 months. I tried to lose weight a couple of times with no success. What’s worked for me is drastically reducing my carb intake and reducing down to 1200 calories per day! I also try to walk 10k steps daily!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hi Diana! I’ve just lost 4 stone going from 16 to 12! It took me less than 3 months. I tried to lose weight a couple of times with no success. What’s worked for me is drastically reducing my carb intake and reducing down to 1200 calories per day! I also try to walk 10k steps daily! "

Hey I know this has worked for you but please don't sustain this for too long. 1200 will only barely be your BMR I would assume and that's not really ideal for long term health and sustainability.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hey I know this has worked for you but please don't sustain this for too long. 1200 will only barely be your BMR I would assume and that's not really ideal for long term health and sustainability. "

1200 was actually what my Dr recommended! But I don’t plan to forever eat only 1200, just until I hit my target weight and I only have a stone to go! Then I’ll raise it to around 2000.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference.

In response to someone else re MFP calories. I adjusted my goal calories on the app to the ones on the Tdee calculator "

Soooooo turns out I did the TDEE thing wrong..... Put myself down as a man and didn't actually take off any calories to out me in a deficit

been working towards my maintenance all week.

Although did exercise 6 times last week which had no bloody impact either.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Not lost a lb this week

In fact mid week I gained 3lb (weighing every day to keep my mind focused). Back to my starting weight this morning. Very frustrating but going to keep trying.

After this morning I'd have done 6 gym sessions this week. A combination of weight lifting and cardio stuff. A slight increase on previous weeks but not a major difference.

In response to someone else re MFP calories. I adjusted my goal calories on the app to the ones on the Tdee calculator

Soooooo turns out I did the TDEE thing wrong..... Put myself down as a man and didn't actually take off any calories to out me in a deficit

been working towards my maintenance all week.

Although did exercise 6 times last week which had no bloody impact either. "

Oh bless you

. Well I'm glad you solved that mystery

I've hit my target weight finally but I think I'm going to try for a bit more as I've still got a bit more fat around my midriff than I would like!

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By *ollydoesWoman
over a year ago

Shangri-La

"Also try to avoid most of the advice out there.

Focus on exercising and being in a calorie deficit, that’s all the advice you need on how to make it happen.

If you need advice after that on what type of exercise or advice on how to create a calorie deficit then you can go a bit more in depth "

Spot on

It can get so confusing and no one knows what they talking about half the time. Best thing i did was join classes with this horrendous bitch of a drill Sargent who would who would shout at me, and then play music I hated haha Best thing was she did this thing round Morrissons where we spent about an hour in every lane checking all the boxes and really boring stuff that has been really helpful amd useful. But I will never like chicken sausages.

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