I cant lose weight even though I am exercision more and eating less.  what am I doing wrong?
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I too, need a little more info.\n\nTry eating fresh veggies and fruits as much as you can. Get a carb counting book and try and eat only 60 carbs per meal. 30 carbs per snack. It most likely has to do with what your eating, not how much.\n\nEat like a king at breakfast a queen during lunch and a pauper at night. Do not starve yourself it makes things worse.\n\nEating a good breakfast will kick in your metobolism and start to help you loss weight. Right now it sounds like your body is thinking it is starving. (That lowers how fast you burn calories)\n\nYou need to eat, just eat the right things. You even need to snack during the day.\n\nI eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies and I try to eat a salad every day. I lost 15 pounds just changing one meal a day (The salad). It took a year, but hey that wasn't really difficult.\n\nThe south beach diet is excellent for heart health and to help you lose weight. Check it out.\n\nSome of my favorite things are fresh strawberries and bananas mixed together.\n\nGrilled pineapple, or grilled onions and peppers\nRoasted Red Peppers. They contain very little carbs and you can eat a lot of them. Dried beans are good, all kinds because they have a lot of protein.\nPeaches, strawberries, bananas, blueberries, peppers, grapes, mangos, squash, zuccini, onions, greens, greens and more greens. Tomatoes, pretty much anything out of the produce section you can eat hefty amounts of, just limit white things like potatoes, rice, pasta, white bread etc.\n\nWatch the FFries, and become a label reader. That should help a lot.\n\nRemember don't starve yourself it lowers how fast you burn calories. Just think "Veggie Power".\n\nPower walking helps a lot too. Just eat your fresh veggies and fresh fruits and nuts. Walnuts are really good too. Even peanut butter is ok, it has lots of protein and has good fat. \n\nGo on a learning spree about choices in food.\n\nGood Luck
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try working out. Only dieting will not help as it leaves u even more hungry. So on the top of it, u end up eating even more than u wish to. And u don't lose an inch.\nTry working out and excising, bcoz it will burn the extra calories. Only jogging also wouldn't help. You must do some cardio- excerscises and ya. If possible, JOJN A GYM!
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You may be a little over weight but as long aa your happy with your self then dont worry about it to much. But since it sounds like you are, here is my advice. Since you are already active, try cutting back on what you eat and how many caories you eat. They say its best  to excerise 3 times a week 20 mins a day min. Also have your doctor check your thirods, this is what helps your metabolism and sometimes your thirods for some reason could be slow or not working.
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first of all u need to know u resting metabolic rate. u didnt mention putting on weight so i guess u r not eating more than u have to. After u find out how many calroies ur metabolism is u need to start counting the calories u eat so that u ll lose some more. make sure u know what u eat. eat lots of fruits, apples, grapes, they are all good for u. if u deprive ur body from healthy foods u ll never lose any weight coz ur metabolism ll keep decreasing.
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A balanced diet and exercise 3-4 times a week!! Try to cut down on your calorie, 5000 calorie more than you need results in a pound gain (OH NO!!) and if you burn 5000 calorie without re-intaking it, you should be losing one pound!! Don't dehydrate yourself when you workout tho!!\n\nOh, one more thing, researches show that, sometimes when you feel like eating, you are not necessarily hungry, in fact most of the time it's just cos that you're thirsty!! So keep drinking water, when you are hydrated enough you can apparently focus on your work better too!!\n\nHave a great day! :D
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no...not unless you want to eat something like a cup of oil that makes you puke for a few hours or have the runs. Wanna lose weight??? Eat less energy than you are expending. That's it. Period. It is physically impossible to maintain your weight if you are burning off more than you take in....that would imply that you are a perpetual motion machine...ie- its impossible. Forget slow metabolism excuses, forget protein diets, carb diets, etc. Just eat slightly less energy than you expend, and you will lose weight.
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perhaps it could be your diet has changed; are you eating more or less?  Usually sudden weight loss (keeping all other variables constant) indicates a health problem.  Most people will tell you to go see a physician...
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I can assure you that the reason you started to gain and have "never before and been able to eat anything you want to" results in the fact that you exhert less energy now then before.  Here is a good rule of thumb when eating food: 80% of weight loss is the foods you are eating, if you can't hit it on the head or pull it out of the ground, you should not be eating it. (ie,meats and vegetables are good for you).  The greener the vegetable the better it is for you.  Eat sweet potatoes instead of white, whole wheat grains, instead of processed white bread, rice and so forth.  But remember this above all else. . .YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
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By eating well and doing lots of exercise. Simple. Mostly a good variety of fruit, veg,  occasional fish and meat.\n\nTo lose weight, your calorie intake must be lower than your calorie expenditure. If you eat less than you consume you won't lose weight indefinitely because every pound of body weight adds to your calorie expenditure: as your weight decreases, so will the energy demand on your system. Eventually, you will find an equilibrium that fits your dietary intake.\n\nIf you are doing low indurance exercise (e.g. jogging), you will lose fat and muscle until your weight matches your intake, BUT!!! if you finish a low indurance session with some higher indurance exercise (weights around 50 reps) you will encourage your muscles to hang onto their fibres and the fat will disappear quicker. This is how you get "in shape" and get a nice cut physique.\n\nIf you are new to exercise, be aware of "the training curve"... If you are not exercising regularly, your muscles will accummulate fuel (glycogen). When you start to exercise regularly, after initial aches and pains called the IDOMS, you will find a spurt in your fitness. You'll feel pretty good! But...\n\nAs you continue to run down your fuel reserves, your body is not accustomed to putting these back as quick as you are burning them. After your initial spurt there may come a point when you feel drained and you can't face your exercise sessions because your just too pooped...\n\nThis is the time to train to improve your fitness: train your body to replenish the muscle fuel you are burning! This is a key hurdle to getting fit. It's really hard and it can take time but once you are through it you'll feel great!\n\nMental preperation is key because getting in shape requires a lifestyle change and people are generally comfortable in their lifestyle, even if they're not happy with it. Be under no illusions: lifestyle changes are difficult! \n\nMake a list of all the stuff you don't like about your lifestyle now and stick it on the door of your fridge. To remind you of why you are doing what you are doing. \n\nPrepare yourself for the times when you will feel like avoiding your sessions (due to training curve and all other kinds of excuses): write a note to [your future self] to be read when [your future self] is thinking of avoiding a session that explains to [your future self] why you would please like [your future self] to stop being a big wuss and get [your future self's] backside out of the door and onto the freaking bike!
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i understand.  been in that boat.  u gotta do something to re-start your metabolism.\nlots of different things can help.\n*drinking more water than u do already.\n*do a liquid diet for a couple of days.\n*up your exercise routine.\nbut what i did when i hit the weight loss slump, i became a vegetarian!
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ive lost quite a bit of wieght lately... all i did was swim a lot, do weights in the gym (always do light weights when u start and gradually build ur way up over the weeks), and i ate less and now im fit as f***
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Eat Less, be more physically active. You have to permanently alter your lifestyle or the weight will return.
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I know for myself, I am in the same situation... I want to lose weight, but I want to do it safely. What I have been doing:\n\nExercising at least 5-6 days a week. Make sure to incorporate both cardiovascular and weight training. The more you walk, bike, etc... the faster you will be able to trim down. \n\nEating better.. focus on vegetables and whole grain or wheat. Also make sure that you eat regularly but while doing that, watch your portion sizes. Eat slower so that your body and mind have time to catch up with one another. All too often we eat too quickly and then we overeat. \n\nDrink lots of water... with the water thing, I drink water based on my body weight to best maximize my metabolism. You can do this by taking your current weight and dividing it in half... this is the total ounces of water you should have in a day.
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eat less and exercise
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Chances are, you are not overweight and you are just being fanatical. Don't starve yourself. Lack of food causes brain damage, which is a lot worse than being fat in my opinion. Why can't you just excercise like a normal person?
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It sounds like you are pretty active, so my advice would be to try and reduce calories, depending on what your caloric intake is at.  About how many calories do you consume?  Try to get down to 1500 for weight loss.  That's the only advice I have.  I know it can be discouraging.  I started last January to improve my health and lost 25 pounds by May.  But now, 1 year later, I haven't lost the last 25 I need to be closer to my ideal (I started really heavy).  Good luck, keep up the good work, and remember your health is improving even when the weight isn't always where you want it!
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Most likely you've increased your muscle mass.  Muscle weighs more than fat.  Do your clothes fit better?  If you aren't eating enough your body could be holding onto every calorie you put into it because it's in survival mode.