Where am I going wrong with my weight loss?

theoretica

I make that a day an apple,
either sweetcorn and broccoli or a bit of rocket
either butternut squash or green veg
a nectarine sometimes.

Adding it up is less than 5 a day - and that is supposed to be a minimum. [This does depend on portion size - old advice was half the plate should be vegetables.] It seems to me you could add a lot of vegetables to your diet to stave off hunger and replace anything you decide to cut down on.

For the weight loss, different people react to foods differently so I think you need to do a bit of listening to your body and finding what suits you.

Babbawah

1940sGal wrote: »

I'm sorry but this makes no sense whatsoever. I've already told you I track my calories. I know how much i'm eating, and what i'm eating. And I never mentioned anything about nibbling lettuce leaves or being part of weight watchers. I didn't even 'nibble lettuce leaves' when i was on 5:2.

I've never joined a diet club and I don't plan to. I know they work for some but tbh I just see them as people paying for information and help that is freely available elsewhere.

It makes no sense to you because like most overweight people who fail on their diet plans . . . you are lying to yourself, and convincing only yourself, that your diet has failed because the diet itself is somehow flawed.

You are overweight because you eat too much.

The best way for you to lose weight is to carry on abusing your body as before yet to gradually and ever so slightly reduce the sizes of the portions.

The truth is out there, you just need to cut out the Weight Watchers crap to be able to find it !

cte1111

2 large eggs = 150 calories
2 small slices of wholemeal bread = 110 calories
10g of olive spread = 54 calories
Milk in tea = 14 calories
Tuna sandwich = 385 calories
Sunbites = 120 calories
Apple = 34 calories
Alpen bar = 65 calories
Risotto rice = 170 calories
Butternut squash = 60 calories (half a squash)
30g Chorizo = 135 calories
Greek yoghurt = 57 calories (Presuming 0% fat)
Dark chocolate = 50 calories (1/4 of a 35g bar)
Nectarine = 36 calories
Honey = 26 calories

Total 1466 calories

That's excluding all the other ingredients in the risotto, which will also add up. I think probably overall you're not counting every single item you eat and drink. Either way, if you're not losing weight, then you need to change something. I'd suggest switching the Sunbites and Alpen bars for some fresh fruit and veg, e.g. carrot sticks or a banana. I'd also check that the yoghurt is 0% fat as otherwise there could be hidden calories there.

1940sGal

Babbawah wrote: »

It makes no sense to you because like most overweight people who fail on their diet plans . . . you are lying to yourself, and convincing only yourself, that your diet has failed because the diet itself is somehow flawed.

You are overweight because you eat too much.

The best way for you to lose weight is to carry on abusing your body as before yet to gradually and ever so slightly reduce the sizes of the portions.

The truth is out there, you just need to cut out the Weight Watchers crap to be able to find it !

Please go away unless you have something helpful to add. What i've said is the truth. I've not mentioned Weight Watchers once yet you can't stop mentioning it.

I don't eat too much. If anything I could eat more, particularly on the days i work out.

Now unless you do have something helpful to add I suggest you just don't bother.

1940sGal

cte1111 wrote: »

2 large eggs = 150 calories
2 small slices of wholemeal bread = 110 calories
10g of olive spread = 54 calories
Milk in tea = 14 calories
Tuna sandwich = 385 calories
Sunbites = 120 calories
Apple = 34 calories
Alpen bar = 65 calories
Risotto rice = 170 calories
Butternut squash = 60 calories (half a squash)
30g Chorizo = 135 calories
Greek yoghurt = 57 calories (Presuming 0% fat)
Dark chocolate = 50 calories (1/4 of a 35g bar)
Nectarine = 36 calories
Honey = 26 calories

Total 1466 calories

That's excluding all the other ingredients in the risotto, which will also add up. I think probably overall you're not counting every single item you eat and drink. Either way, if you're not losing weight, then you need to change something. I'd suggest switching the Sunbites and Alpen bars for some fresh fruit and veg, e.g. carrot sticks or a banana. I'd also check that the yoghurt is 0% fat as otherwise there could be hidden calories there.

Scrap the risotto rice because I don't use it. I did say i use Pearl Barley in place of it. 60g cooked = 72cals.
I use skimmed milk in my tea and, while i don't measure that to be fair, i just have and i use approx 25ml which, according to MFP, comes out at 9cals.
My tuna sandwich, spread included, came out at 364cals (i used a small tin of chilli flavoured tuna from aldi, you know the kind that are specially made to put on a samdwich or such).
I never use half a squash that would be way too much for me. Last check i used 84g which came out at 38 cals.
Chorizo i used 20g (i go with the Hairy Bikers, you don't need much because of the strong flavour). Last check 102cals.
The drizzle of honey is just that, a drizzle. I weighed out at 5g which comes in at 16cals.

I do count ALL the ingredients in my risotto and track in MFP, that's including the spray oil, onion, garlic, pearl barley, stock and squash. That's all that goes in to my risotto.

The yoghurt is 0% fat, it's the Fage stuff. I agree with the sunbites and alpen bar, i need to swap those for a healthier option.

Like i said, the above is just one example. It's far from a typical day as it chops and changes depending on what i feel like making.

But all in, as i said, 1200-1500 cals on any given day. If i work out for an hour my net calories can go down to anywhere between 700-1100. And i do think 700 is too low. But if I'm not eating more than that, that's where the confusion has come in. I know i'm creating a deficit.

1940sGal

theoretica wrote: »

I make that a day an apple,
either sweetcorn and broccoli or a bit of rocket
either butternut squash or green veg
a nectarine sometimes.

Adding it up is less than 5 a day - and that is supposed to be a minimum. [This does depend on portion size - old advice was half the plate should be vegetables.] It seems to me you could add a lot of vegetables to your diet to stave off hunger and replace anything you decide to cut down on.

For the weight loss, different people react to foods differently so I think you need to do a bit of listening to your body and finding what suits you.

I have wondered if it's the type of foods i'm eating. I can eat more fruit and veg on some days and less on others. As i said, i never have a 'typical day'. Perhaps that's it, i need to be a bit more consistent, esp where fruit and veg are concerned.

1940sGal

lessonlearned wrote: »

There's a lot of carbs on there.

Wheat for breakfast, either wheat or rice for lunch. Would reducing carb intake help.

Another thing i've wondered about. Maybe i need to start thinking of alternatives for lunch. Things like soup or salads.

PasturesNew

I don't think "type of food" makes too much difference. Your exercise at 500 cals/hour seems very high (to a lazy, non-exerciser). Have you double checked and really counted the minutes/calories 'honestly'? e.g. one person's idea of "hard exercise" is another person's "lightweight loser".

I've managed to lose weight this year sitting on the sofa eating sweeties ... because, somehow (god knows how) my sweeties intake hasn't exceeded my calories spent (sitting watching the telly).

There must be some overcalculation/undercalculation going on somewhere of something .....

Ever watched Secret Eaters? They snaffle up stuff they 'forget' or 'don't count'.

cte1111

Most weight loss comes from changes to your diet. Exercise is great for improving your overall fitness but for most people it isn't the magic key to losing weight. It sounds like you're already making lots of healthy choices. Maybe just vary it a bit and see how you get on.

I've been doing Slimming World for 11 months and have lost 3.5 stone but reached a bit of a plateau. I'm trying to cook new recipes and having different breakfasts, as other people have found this helpful in similar situations. Perhaps try some cereal a couple of times a week, rather than eggs. Worth a try but do measure how much you are using, it's surprising how much you can eat if you don't measure it.

1940sGal

PasturesNew wrote: »

I don't think "type of food" makes too much difference. Your exercise at 500 cals/hour seems very high (to a lazy, non-exerciser). Have you double checked and really counted the minutes/calories 'honestly'? e.g. one person's idea of "hard exercise" is another person's "lightweight loser".

I've managed to lose weight this year sitting on the sofa eating sweeties ... because, somehow (god knows how) my sweeties intake hasn't exceeded my calories spent (sitting watching the telly).

There must be some overcalculation/undercalculation going on somewhere of something .....

Ever watched Secret Eaters? They snaffle up stuff they 'forget' or 'don't count'.

This is why I bought myself a Polar heart rate monitor. I wear it when i exercise so i know what i'm burning as it tells me how many calories i've burned. I think what I need to do is wear it for a full 24 hours so i know what I burn on an average, non-exercise day.

If i'm running i workout for about 40 mins, so burn less. If i'm on the bike i go out for an hour. Either way my workouts come out between 280-500cals burned.