sbpuckett73 wrote: » Ok, but I've tried that for two years with no success. Eliminating sugar and salt and dairy, eating a lot of protein and fruits and veggies - that worked. But now without the fiber drinks and probiotics, I'm not having further success. It's frustrating. Is it possible that I'm not eating enough or something? I weigh 140 right now and am a teacher. I spend far too much time at a computer for work so exercise isn't as strenuous as I would like. .. Advice????
TimothyFish wrote: » Obviously, you don't understand weight loss. You don't lose weight by eating more. You lose weight when you eat less than you burn. If you aren't losing weight, you're eating too much.
CindyScott75 wrote: » So I do believe there is some truth in eating too less.
star1407 wrote: » I would strongly suggest you read the sticky posts. They really help you understand weight loss, telling myth from reality and set you on the right track
sbpuckett73 wrote: » TimothyFish wrote: » Obviously, you don't understand weight loss. You don't lose weight by eating more. You lose weight when you eat less than you burn. If you aren't losing weight, you're eating too much. Wow thanks! Actually a Dr recently told me that I may be starving myself and not eating enough calories, thus not losing weight. It didn't make sense to me at the time but I thought maybe, since they were a Dr, they might know something I don't. In the future you don't need to be so harsh and try to make someone feel stupid!
ceoverturf wrote: » sbpuckett73 wrote: » TimothyFish wrote: » Obviously, you don't understand weight loss. You don't lose weight by eating more. You lose weight when you eat less than you burn. If you aren't losing weight, you're eating too much. Wow thanks! Actually a Dr recently told me that I may be starving myself and not eating enough calories, thus not losing weight. It didn't make sense to me at the time but I thought maybe, since they were a Dr, they might know something I don't. In the future you don't need to be so harsh and try to make someone feel stupid! But unless your doctor observed your eating for an entire week and/or you kept an immaculately detailed log (including weights) of everything you ate, he/she is doing no better than the rest of us (ie guessing). And no one is prevented from losing weight by eating too little...that right there would immediately cause me to ignore anything further this doctor said about nutrition. Here's my advice. Forget EVERYTHING you've been told and/or believe about weight loss.Take two weeks of your life, and either use this app or write down EVERY SINGLE THING you eat and drink. Measure it all accurately (which is to say weigh all solids in grams, and measure all liquids). Don't do anything different...just eat how you have been. I mean be super obsessive about it. OK now you have two weeks of baseline data. How many calories on average were you eating? Subtract 500 calories from that number, and make that your daily goal. Continue to meticulously measure and log everything, keeping in mind your goal number. Do that for another two weeks, at least. Check your progress...is it working? If yes, keep it up. If no, subtract another 100-200 calories from your goal and try again. Rinse & repeat until you find the sweet spot. It also wouldn't hurt to up your exercise. If you are a member or can join a gym great. If not...go for a walk, go for a bike ride, etc. Just get moving more.