What is wrong with my diet?

Question

I exercise daily, walking, running, yoga... I also eat lots of fruit, and eat healthy, but I dont seem to be losing weight? Am I doing something wrong?

about a month..

Answer 1

Each person's body is different, so different things work better for different people. You could always talk to a doctor, nutritionist, or personal trainer to develop a better regimen for you. However, there are some things you might try first. Beware of eating too much fruit. While it is healthy, it also has a lot of sugar and therefore calories. Focus more on eating more vegetables. Also try to avoid refined carbohydrates and eat whole grains instead. Stay away from beverages with calories, because they will not fill you up and generally have minimal nutritional benefits (even juices). Try having a light, broth based vegetable soup (like a minestrone or gazpacho) before lunch and/or dinner, as having such a soup before a meal has been shown to help reduce the overall amount of calories consumed.

As far as exercise is concerned, what you're doing is great. Consider adding another cardio exercise like cycling or a dance workout to make sure all your muscle groups are being used. Also try alternating between strength training and cardio (cardio one day, strength the next - and make sure to take days off, too, so your body can recover) to maximize the benefit of both . Good luck!

Answer 2

It's a numbers game. Is your output (exercise) more than your input (food)? If you are getting rid of calories more than you are consuming, you should lose weight.

The trouble is that many people don't realize that fruits and vegetables have calories, some more than others. Others think that eating a couple of health bars a day is healthy and fine. While it may be healthy, most health bars are filled with sugar and calories. Some are actual meal replacements. Instead, people are eating those plus eat their meals, which really adds on the calories.

Do a calculation of your caloric intake and watch your weight drops to your goal level. Good luck!

Answer 3

3500 calories equals a pound so you need to reduce your caloric intake by that amount. write down what you eat and figure the calories. adjust your intake of calories to lose the weight. 2-3 lbs. a week is the recommended amount to lose safely and keep it off for long term. you may want to increase your exercise. you should be walking at least 3 1/2 to 4 mph. good luck.

Answer 4

Unfortuanelty it's kinda hard to tell from your vagueness. My advice, walking and running is good yes, but lifting weights burns more calories and it burns for two days versus when you start walking your burning calories and when you stop you stop burning. Eat fruits and veggies, lots of protien like chicken, lots of fiber. If you want to snack during the day eat an apple it curbs your appetite not many people know that.

Answer 5

doesn't matter that you eat fruit, it's very good for you and great that you are on the right track. You need to be sure that you are burning more calories than you are eating. You need to be sure to get protien in your diet, as well as veggies. don't just eat 3 times a day, eat 5-6 times, smaller portions, and don't let yourself get starving, your body will store the fat. do at least 30 minutes of cardio every day, monitor your heart rate, work at 75% of your maximum heart rate, people NEVER listen to that advice when it's the KEY to losing fat. everyone has the misconception that you need to be dripping sweat to burn fat, when in reality you're burning muscle. good luck.

Answer 6

yr probably gaining muscle. dont worry to much some ppl do take longer than others to start to notice a difference. read more on calorie counting and weight loss on this site that might help

Answer 7

I'm having the same problem.

Answer 8

How long have you been dieting?