I don't know what im doing wrong

[916stang]

I'm lifting weights, some cardio daily
Eating pretty well and clean, I'm not dropping any weight though and at this point i dont know anymore. Haven't dropped any weight lately and im not sure how my diet could be causing this
I don't really measure but my food is just potatoes, pork, chicken, eggs, and oatmeal/protein powder

[xsquid99]

I'm lifting weights, some cardio daily
Eating pretty well and clean, I'm not dropping any weight though and at this point i dont know anymore. Haven't dropped any weight lately and im not sure how my diet could be causing this
I don't really measure but my food is just potatoes, pork, chicken, eggs, and oatmeal/protein powder

I highlighted what you're doing wrong; eating "pretty well" doesn't tell me how many calories you're eating. You're also not measuring and tracking so that means you're eating at or above your maintenance calories.

Also of note, I don't see any fruits and vegetables in your list, you do realize there is something called micronutrients right?

[LMS62]

Regardless of how "clean" you think you are eating, if you are not in a consistent calorie deficit, you will not lose weight. You need to start tracking your caloric intake.

[916stang]

im kind of losing hope
currently at 240lbs and cant drop a lb

[Zoodust]

im kind of losing hope
currently at 240lbs and cant drop a lb

Download my fitnesspal and use it daily.. buy a food scale aand weigh everything.. try Intermittent fasting 16/8 to start.(unless your diabetic or pre diabetic) if so, don't do Intermittent Fasting. Ive been there dude.. i've gone from 250 to 155 in 7 months.. then blew back up to 240.. now back at 200

[wave_length]

You just eat too much, it‘s not rocket science.

[916stang]

Download my fitnesspal and use it daily.. buy a food scale aand weigh everything.. try Intermittent fasting 16/8 to start.(unless your diabetic or pre diabetic) if so, don't do Intermittent Fasting. Ive been there dude.. i've gone from 250 to 155 in 7 months.. then blew back up to 240.. now back at 200

im already doing IF and eat 12pm or 2pm until 8pm
i have a food scale but my focus is broken, i hate measuring food and its a ****ing hassle

[916stang]

You just eat too much, it‘s not rocket science.

and im running something with it so why would food matter? im anabolic all day!

[xsquid99]

im already doing IF and eat 12pm or 2pm until 8pm
i have a food scale but my focus is broken, i hate measuring food and its a ****ing hassle

Great, so enjoy your continued non-progress...

[Zoodust]

im already doing IF and eat 12pm or 2pm until 8pm
i have a food scale but my focus is broken, i hate measuring food and its a ****ing hassle

It is a hassle.. BUT it does work.. and it keeps you accountable. Within 2 weeks of doing it daily it becomes habit. Trust me dude just bite the bullet and try it. Honestly you'll probably realize you are eating to much as well

[CBRIT89]

im already doing IF and eat 12pm or 2pm until 8pm
i have a food scale but my focus is broken, i hate measuring food and its a ****ing hassle

IF is not a magic bullet, it's a placebo that people are using to hoodwink themselves. 2400 calories is still 2400 calories whether you eat 2400 at 12pm or 800 at 8am, 1pm and 5pm.

Calories in < Calories out = Weight Loss.

[NeedToMakeGainz]

IF is not a magic bullet, it's a placebo that people are using to hoodwink themselves. 2400 calories is still 2400 calories whether you eat 2400 at 12pm or 800 at 8am, 1pm and 5pm.

Calories in < Calories out = Weight Loss.

agreed to a degree ^

my maintenance currently is ~3k during IF it would be a little difficult for your average person to virtually consume that many calories in a single sitting (IF based diet with very large fasting days and short eating window)...but in a regular diet where you're eating every X hours or 3-5 times a day...you can easily consume that many and more especially if you aren't tracking...if this makes sense.

idk just my look at it...

[janivl]

im kind of losing hope
currently at 240lbs and cant drop a lb

It's really simple: you're eating too much.

It's not easy but it is simple: get in a calorie deficit and add weight training.

[CBRIT89]

agreed to a degree ^

my maintenance currently is ~3k during IF it would be a little difficult for your average person to virtually consume that many calories in a single sitting (IF based diet with very large fasting days and short eating window)...but in a regular diet where you're eating every X hours or 3-5 times a day...you can easily consume that many and more especially if you aren't tracking...if this makes sense.

idk just my look at it...

You're right that you can go over if you aren't tracking, but that's true of IF or not-IF.

I don't want people to think I am criticising people who do IF - if it works then fab, whatever gets you to your goal, but I just don't agree with all of the people writing about IF and Keto as if they're the magic bullet and guarantee of weight loss. CI-CO is the only guarantee.

[Naite123]

i have a food scale but my focus is broken, i hate measuring food and its a ****ing hassle

Stay fat then, you're not even trying...

[LactoseTolerant]

im anabolic all day!

What do you think anabolic means?

[CommitmentRulz]

OP,it is NOT:

- "what" you eat
- "when" you eat

It is Calories in vs Calories out. You are eating too much. You are talking about "losing hope' because you are HOPING that halfway trying works. It doesn't.

[burkapyasa]

Brah Try IF srs.Also if you do not have any medical condition losing or gaining weight is simply calories in vs calories out.Track your calories on a app like my fitness pal and enter what you eat in a day in that and you will lose weight 100%.

[hardyboysare]

You're right that you can go over if you aren't tracking, but that's true of IF or not-IF.

I don't want people to think I am criticising people who do IF - if it works then fab, whatever gets you to your goal, but I just don't agree with all of the people writing about IF and Keto as if they're the magic bullet and guarantee of weight loss. CI-CO is the only guarantee.

Better words could not have been said. No diet/ eating plan works unless you are in a calorie deficit. You can get fat eating high protein diets, healthy food diets, IF diets, Keto diets even liquid diets.

No set diet style is needed just eat less calories then your body requires and you will lose weight there is no other choice its the laws of physics.

[916stang]

Great, so enjoy your continued non-progress...

damn
I know you're right, i guess its time to measure everything to the specific GRAM

[916stang]

No veggies? I am a meat and potatoes kind of guy too, but mix in a salad with some lean meat for one of your meals.

As others have said download my fitness pal and track your calories. It’s really eye opening as to what and how much you are putting in your body.

Also, are you mailing in your workouts? I did that for the past two years. That coupled with not tracking food had me actually gaining weight. I was clearly doing it wrong.

Focus. You can do this.

Absolutely not, I probably train harder than most on this board will ever attempt but I figured even with the 3hour GYM sessions between weights, cardio and HITT that i should be losing something by now?
So i woke up today and the weight is down but not where i want
I think the carbs pump me up full of water qnd it gets harder to lose weight based on gym alone

also, i am fairly positive my calorie intake isn't really that high but idk, i will keep trying
I was close to giving up the other day but i have to keep going

[916stang]

It's really simple: you're eating too much.

It's not easy but it is simple: get in a calorie deficit and add weight training.

add weight training? I just hit a PR on squats the other day and my upper body training is going well, it isn't the training because i get my ass handed to me in the gym, i work my ass off to the bone and than some

[Zoodust]

How tall and how much do you weigh? How many cals are you currently eating ?

[916stang]

Something doesn't add up - 3 hours in the gym, pushing hard workouts, and you are keeping calories in check. Either you are lying to yourself on intake or something is really wrong. If its not calories, I would go see a doctor.

I am ****ing obese! I do workout but somehow its not easy losing weight, perhaps it really is the calories somehow and I need to make sure its 1800 calories only

[spradish]

I am ****ing obese! I do workout but somehow its not easy losing weight, perhaps it really is the calories somehow and I need to make sure its 1800 calories only

It is absolutely the calories. At your weight and stated activity level you should be easily losing at 2200 calories even.

[916stang]

So I changed something up. I knew I wasn't eating that much or getting that much food in me so I made one change
I use olive oil on eggs, potatoes, rice, chicken or beef when I cook i need to use oil

I cut out the oils completely and I am now down 5lbs since last week!
Basically the olive oil is bringing me much more calories than I need but like I said before sometimes i workout 2-3 hours in the gym and I wasn't losing any weight
But now with no fatty olive oil in my meals I've lost 5lbs on the scale in a week

Do i just keep going or at a certain point the calories are too low and the training to extreme to make progress?