My diet hasn't been working.... I could use some suggestions.?

Question

Like many people, my New Years resolution was to lose weight. So, I cut out fast food and sweets and have been eating grains, fruit, veggies, yogurt, granola, grilled chicken, salad, etc.... and drinking a lot more water. (Went from drinking no water a day to 40-65 ounces a day).
I also joined a fitness gym in February and go run on the treadmill and do free weights 3-4 times a week.

But believe it or not, I've lost NO weight at all. NONE. I still jiggle and wiggle! No good! I'm not the surgery type, so I"m not going that route. I was wondering if anyone had any luck with any of those supplement or diet-specific pills. Or even the liquid type stuff.

Give me your success stories! (And not just "I exercise and eat right" because I've done that for 5 months!)

I need something to give me a boost of success, this is getting really old and I'm getting tired of this big ole belly and bootie!

Answer 1

Maybe you're eating too much of the healthy food. Reevaluate how many calories you eat per day. If all else fails, maybe you should see a dietician. Good luck, and don't ever give up!!!!

Answer 2

I eat right and exercise... and I count the calories I consume and burn to make sure that I doing this correctly. Currently, I eat 5 servings of fruit, 5 servings of veggies, 5 servings of whole grains, 2 servings of low-fat dairy, and 2 servings of lean meat for around 1400 calories. (Then you add 100-200 junk calories and offset this by running 3 miles, and you have a program.) It took some time to work into this routine, but I lost 20 pounds in 4 months, then 5 more in the following 12 months while in maintenance.

I track calories online, but you could do the same with a piece of paper and a pencil. The trick is to eat fewer calories than your body needs, but enough calories to prevent starvation mode and maintain your activity level. Once you know how many calories you are eating and burning, you can play with the ranges until you find a combination where you lose weight. It does sound like you have a good workout routine, so I'd examine the diet to see if that's where the problem is. You might want to take your measurements.... sometimes you are not losing weight, but you are losing inches - it might be enough to keep you motivated when the scale doesn't indicate any change.

EVE! What are you suggesting?!!! Are you out of your mind? Yes... you DO want to build up muscles, because muscles are more efficient burning calories. Special K Bars? Mac and Cheese? Those are nothing but refined carbohydrates... look at the food label - have a banana for a snack instead! Overall HEALTH is the most important thing - not the number on the scale. I can't believe that anyone would say that a situp or crunches are bad. How else do you firm up your muscles so you look good in a bikini?

Answer 3

Hey,
Just a note before I start: crunches, push ups, situps, etc will not help you loose weight! THEY WILL MAKE YOU GAIN MUSCLE!!!!

What you really need to do if you want to loose
weight, is make sure you do these VERY important
things:

1. Have no more than 1,000 calories a day! Look on
every nutrition label of what you eat, and always buy
low calorie foods!

2. Exercise! But not for muscles! People get loosing
weight and gaining juscle confused. The gym is good
for tonning up muscles, but to loose weight, you
really have to run, jump, swim, and anything else that
really makes you sweat, sweat, sweat!!!! Exercise for
AT Least 1-3 hoursa a day!

3. EAT HEALTHY! Some people skip breakfast and lunch
and then have a huge dinner right before bed. That is
absolutely the worst thing you can do for your immune
system! You will gain weight and will NEVER be able to
loose it because your immune system will be screwd up!
Make sure you have a large breakfast with no (or
little) breads. Like one egg, 2 turkey sausages, and
one waffle. Cereal and milk is good, but with 1% milk
and no sugery cereal like lucky charms, fruit loops,
etc.
Have a medium sized lunch, no hamburgers, fries, or
soda. A salad or tofu, or chicken strips (not fried)
or anything else yummy and helathy you can think of.
But still watch the calories.
Always remember to have dinner BEFORE 6 PM! A light
soup with toast, or low calorie mac and cheese and a
salad is good. Maybe a veggie low calorie lasgna.
Also, dont EVER eat meat after 7 pm! Especially pork
and beef. Chicken is ok, but eat it no less that 3
hours before bed.
No snacking on chips, chocolate, or any calorie
filled, starurated fat drenched, snacks during the
day! If your craving for a snack, dried fruit or
regular fruit or special K bars are good. BUT NO
ENERGY BARS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TONS OF SUGAR!!!!

4. Go to bed early! Did you know that the more you
sleep, the more fat you burn? Thats why you are always
lighter in the morning, by a pound or so.

5. HAVE WILLPOWER!!!! You have to know when to tell
yourself to stop! Sometimes you need it to tell you to
go exercise, sometimes not to eat donuts and cake at a
birthday party.

There is a very fine but important difference between eating your normal daily value of food, and eating healthy. People are just genetically born with either a week or strong metabolism. Slim people need to eat all types of food to keep from not loosing to much weight and bing unhealthy, and people with weak metblosms need to eat less grain, meat, and excersise way more that other people with strong metablosms.

I really hope you reach your goal!!!!!

Good Luck!!!!!

Answer 4

Wow...sticking to your resolution for five months. I'm impressed! Mine might last 3 days. :)
Hmm...the best advice I could give you would be to make sure you are getting enough calories (otherwise the body stores fat like crazy) and talk to your doctor to make sure your progress isn't being impeded by some medical condition. You can also talk to your doctor about weight loss supplements (sorry, I haven't had any experience with those, although im pretty sure a lot of them are garbage).
Because you are strength training, keep in mind that what you may be doing is replacing fat with muscle. Have you lost no weight on the scale but your pants fit better? Then you are making progress!

Another tip: the body "gets used" to a workout if done repeatedly for a long period of time. Change it up a little (if you walk, walk on an incline) or try something new altogether. Keep it up and the best of luck to you!!
One more tip to keep you moving: congratulate yourself on your success. Maybe you haven't lost weight, but do you feel better? More confident? More energy? More stamina? Better skin? Reminding yourself how far you've come is a great motivational tool.

Answer 5

you have to count calories consumed during the day. you can eat healthy all you want but if your intake is higher than the amount you spend during the day you are gona gain weight.

find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)

Answer 6

enhance your actual interest. I think of you're already at your max with a three & a million 365 days previous. cut back decrease back on your carbohydrate intake - chocolates and starches - to decrease than 300g according to day. Your nutrients must be frequently end result, vegetables and meat. no better than a pair of million/2 cup of potatoes or different starches. you nevertheless desire carbs on your techniques to paintings. I consume six cases an afternoon. 3 small nutrients like the above, then a snack between nutrients. Watch the carbs. the nice and comfortable button is factor administration. this is no longer probably what you consume, yet how lots you consume. I did the above and lost 35 lbs considering the fact that Dec 2009. you do no longer choose for to do better than a million-2 lbs each and every week, it's going to make you vulnerable. truthfully everyone's physique metabolism is diverse. What worked for me, could or would possibly no longer paintings for you.

Answer 7

Check with your doctor about your tyroid level, for some people this may be the problem.