Diet Woos.....

Can I tell you how "flippin" mad I am!
I put on about 40lbs after I quit smoking 2 years ago and at the beginning of this year I vowed it was time to slim down again. Well I've been going to the gym religiously three times a week since mid February. Fast walking 1 1/2 miles, biking 3 miles or doing the stairs and trying to tone by strength training. I have also been on a diet recommended by my fathers nutritionist. He's a diabetic and diabetics take part in a low carb diet as well as watching their sugar intake. So I have been counting carbs and watching my fat intake. I have been doing this for 2 months now and I haven't lost not one freakin pound!!!! I am furious!!
I use to be able to take weight off so easily and I know I'm a bit older now, but it shouldn't be this impossible. What am I doing wrong? I don't need to take the full 40lbs off either. People told me I looked too thin and sickly back then which looking back at photos now - I agree. It wasn't a healthy look for me. I just want to take something off. My goal was Memorial day. To have lost the weight by then (that would have been 3 months) and I am so depressed that Memorial day is right around the corner and I haven't budged.
What am I doing wrong? Does anybody have any hints or advice on what's worked for them? I've tried pretty much everything up until now and following my fathers nutritionists advice I thought was what was best since she works in a hospital . What about any diet aids? Pills? I hate to think of taking any of those, but if it helps to give my body that little extra push I seem to need now, I'll try them.
I'm just so frustrated! Since after 8 years I"m back on the "dating market" too, this is not good for me. I feel very insecure the way I am now and it's not helping the dating aspect either.

Right now i'm doing Weight Watchers " No Count" where you eat nothing processed, instead everything you have can be no sugar cereals, eggs, any fresh meat, fish and poultry, potatoes, vegetables, cottage cheese, fruit and yogurts.

You can eat as much of these as you want but you must stick to 3 meals a day without snacking unless it's fruit and vegetables.

I've just had my lunch which was a bowl of cottage cheese with pineapple, chopped ham and tomatoes, followed by a yogurt and i'm stuffed!.

Tea is a huge jacket potatoe with a bolognase mince that i made last night, followed by another yogurt and that'll see me through until breakfast.

I've threw out all biscuits, cakes, bread and crisps because if their there i'll cave in

I am not on a certain "diet", but I started watching what I eat and exercising in january, I have lost 33 pounds and went from a tight size 12 to a loose size 8.....(175 pounds to 142 pounds).....

below are a few things I changed:

1. I use to eat fast food a lot: instead of getting a cheeseburger meal, I will now eat Captain d's fish or have a subway sandwhich

2. I don't eat red meat anymore, instead I eat lean protein like fish and chicken.

3. I switched to diet soda's (which saved a lot of calories)

4. I started off counting calories and I am now able to judge what I can eat instead of having to count the calories

5. I changed to wheat bread instead of white

6. I drink more water

7. I eat every 3-5 hours

8. I started off exercising a couple times a week, and I now exercise 5 times a week anywhere from 30 mins to an hour....I have been running for a month or 2 now and that really helps.


Basically I changed my lifestyle, I don't consider it a diet because "diets" are a quick fix and I plan on doing this for the rest of my life. I still want to lose about 12 pounds and I plan on doing that by july 4th!

Have you had your thyroid tested? If it is underactive you will struggle to lose weight. Also if you take contraception (pill/injection etc) this can make it virtually impossible to loose weight, esp injection.
I follow the weight watchers Full Choice diet, where you can eat what you want as long as it's within your daily 'points' allowance.
I don't even really have any weight to lose now but I have lost with it and I know how frustrating it can be when your weight won't budge.
I also exercise on average 6 days out of 7 in the gym aswell as doing Tae Kwon Do. I've always done this but my weight crept up a little last year and I couldn't shift it. I just find WW awesome. I'm going to do it forever. (well I'll try anyway...)

Originally Posted by lizk729

Alaynna..........WOW THats awesome!!! I already do alot of what you mentioned. I dont drink pop at all, I eat mainly chicken and I drink water though probablly not enough and I did exercise which I think is my failing point. I need to get back with that. Whats hard for me is having five children and a husband that eats like a horse.lol So the types of food in the house are not always healthy. Time to go through the cupboards and start shopping healthier again. Thankfully we rarely eat out.

NO cash...lol

So I dont have that going against me either. ANd I do try to eat something every three to four hours.

Need to get back to the working out again though.
Awesome Job on your weight loss though..............

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Thanks.

I know its probably easier for me to exercise because I am a newlywed and we don't have kids yet.


I heard that even if exercise for 10 mins at a time 3x a day, you still get in a good workout. So maybe if you ever have 10 mins here and there you can jog in place or maybe walk around your house and do that about 3 times a day...it will make a difference.

Originally Posted by Pombina

Have you had your thyroid tested? If it is underactive you will struggle to lose weight. Also if you take contraception (pill/injection etc) this can make it virtually impossible to loose weight, esp injection.

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Yes - I did have it tested and nothing wrong with it. I also am not taking any contraception.

Originally Posted by Alaynna

I am not on a certain "diet", but I started watching what I eat and exercising in january, I have lost 33 pounds and went from a tight size 12 to a loose size 8.....(175 pounds to 142 pounds).....

below are a few things I changed:

1. I use to eat fast food a lot: instead of getting a cheeseburger meal, I will now eat Captain d's fish or have a subway sandwhich

2. I don't eat red meat anymore, instead I eat lean protein like fish and chicken.

3. I switched to diet soda's (which saved a lot of calories)

4. I started off counting calories and I am now able to judge what I can eat instead of having to count the calories

5. I changed to wheat bread instead of white

6. I drink more water

7. I eat every 3-5 hours

8. I started off exercising a couple times a week, and I now exercise 5 times a week anywhere from 30 mins to an hour....I have been running for a month or 2 now and that really helps.


Basically I changed my lifestyle, I don't consider it a diet because "diets" are a quick fix and I plan on doing this for the rest of my life. I still want to lose about 12 pounds and I plan on doing that by july 4th!

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I pretty much am doing the same thing and what you've lost is exactly what I want to lose. Our weight and sizes are the same (175 sz 12) and I want to be a sz 8 as well (I use to be a size 4 - as I said though - it was a little too small). But I'm doing all the above already. In fact I don't drink any soda at all and I don't eat any fast food either.
I'm wondering if it's time for me to seek a nutritionist.
Although a lot of you here have said that weight watchers has helped you. I tried that a couple years back (right after I put the weight on), but I did it online on my own and got no results. For those of you on it now - do you attend meetings and stuff? or are you doing the online thing on your own? Maybe I need to try it again.

I did both the class and now doing it myself, but Lauren(pombina) is doing it online at the moment with great results

I would recommend with your regime NOT to go by the weight on the scale. For all you know you've lost 10lbs of fat and replaced it with lean muscle. When i was working with a personal trainer i stopped losing weight and seemed to put some on, but by taking measurements of my waist, hips, butt, thighs, chest and arms on a weekly basis i was able to see the loss of inches even though the scale wasn't showing the difference. Don't be discouraged. Try joining a class at the gym, change your routine at least once a month (increase weights, change cardio etc) as you develop muscle memory and your body doesn't rev up it's metabolism as much when you exercise. If you try something new it will rev up again.

Good luck! Don't give up!

I was going to say, the first few weeks of excersizing you actually dont lose weight on the scale because youre actually building your muscles.
You should get a measuring tape and see how much fat you actually lost.
Its also best to excersize first thing in the morning to get your heart rate up so your metabolism gets faster so then you can eat what ever you want in the day.

I used to go to a gym 3-4 times a week and developed some serious muscles in my legs and shoulders My actual weight did not change much, i was told that muscle which developes from fat makes you heavier.

Unfortunately i no longer go to a gym but have been thinking of getting myself a rowing machine to help with cardio vascular.

there is a support website I got to that I love. www.sparkpeople.com the membership is free and you log what you ate and how much exercise you did. you get points that aren't worth anything but motivation. They havea lot of article that give hints and advice and tell you really important health info. you should try it. If you do please let them know that brandil21 told you go there. I get bonus points. I don't know why but I am really into getting points!!

Do you find you snack on anything unhealthy during the day? That's my problem, I eat junk food alot because in my office everyone brings in cookies and chocolate and then it's hard for me not to eat junk.

It makes a big difference having a litle junk here and there because you don't actually realize how many calories your eating if you don't keep track.

Do you keep track of what you eat?

A work colleague does the Weight Watchers points diet which has worked really well.

From what i can gather you eat whatever you want as long as you dont exceed your daily points allowance. Your daily points are worked out on what your job is, weight, height and age.

I'll have to look back into the weight watchers I think.
I'll also look into sparkpeople to see what that's about.
Just for the record - thanks for the advice on measuring the waistline and not only concentrating on pounds, but one thing I forgot to mention is - not only have I not lost a pound, but I haven't lost not one inch either. My pant size is the same.
I'm just so depressed about all the hard work - and for nothing it seems. I don't understand how I can go from doing nothing and eating everything to exercising regularly and eating sensibly and not change one iota.

After I hit 35 my metabolism slowled to almost nothing.
I take a green tea metabolism booster, it's been working really well so far.

Originally Posted by lisasha3

I'll have to look back into the weight watchers I think.
I'll also look into sparkpeople to see what that's about.
Just for the record - thanks for the advice on measuring the waistline and not only concentrating on pounds, but one thing I forgot to mention is - not only have I not lost a pound, but I haven't lost not one inch either.

My pant size is the same.
I'm just so depressed about all the hard work - and for nothing it seems. I don't understand how I can go from doing nothing and eating everything to exercising regularly and eating sensibly and not change one iota.

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Well...you might be a bit cursed like me. When i was seriously working out, i lost lots of inches in my chest (went down a cup size..oh great...from small to non-existant) but lost 0 inches on my butt (which i would have loved to lose from!). WHen you are losing fat it seems you lose it generally from top to bottom on your body. Your face will start to look slimmer, then chest, arms then waist, then butt, then thighs. Some areas are just more stubborn then others. Try shaking up your routine a bit and don't give up!!

(my current routine is working great for me...in the morning i alternate RPM (spin - high cardio class) with a bodypump (muscle endurance/strength training). And throw in a day off on occasion to give you muscles the chance to rest.

I know this will sound crazy, but are you eating enough? If you aren't eating enough, your body will think it's starving and do everything it can to keep the weight on.

I know how frustrated you feel. For years I tried a bunch of different diets and programs to lose weight, and nothing worked. I'd lose some but then plateau and nothing else would come off. I started Weight Watchers last September, though, and I've lost about 65 lbs so far...and it's been amazingly easy compared to what I went through before. I don't know that WW is the answer for everyone, though...I think it's just a matter of finding the plan that works for you.