Help..cant lose weight

[dcastle44]

Been back at gym for 3weeks..
Cut out the cookies..and have been walking on treadmill everyday since..
Scale is not my friend..
I feel better and am so happy to be working out again..but its discouraging when i see orhers do same thing and pounds melt off ..
Any advice?

[hardyboysare]

Count calories or you will have no idea what you are consuming.

That includes weighing your food (and drink depending what it is), then deduct 500+ calories from the daily calorie amount depending on what average total you get after you record everything honestly it sucks but it works.

[Axel15810]

Like above said, you gotta count calories. You doing that?

[snailsrus]

Do above and don’t use exercise to deduct for deficit in caloric consumption

[Tommy W.]

Fatloss comes from a calorie deficit. Sometimes cutting something out just prevents you from gaining any more weight so it can be necessary to lower calories further. As mentioned you need to count calories as this lets you know where you're at but also keeps you accountable for you calorie amounts.

Start by cutting out processed carbs (pasta, bread, etc) and consume as many green veggies and lean protein (chicken breast, etc) as possible. Cut alcohol if you drink. Fatloss can be difficult and will take more effort than cutting out a few cookies.

[risingstarl96a1]

You gotta stop feeling sorry for yourself and get your sh it together. The fck, you wanna fuking lose weight then do it. Tough that sh it out and start doing something about it.

[Tommy W.]

You gotta stop feeling sorry for yourself and get your sh it together. The fck, you wanna fuking lose weight then do it. Tough that sh it out and start doing something about it.

So inspiring

Misc misses you.

[blue9steel]

Been back at gym for 3weeks..
Cut out the cookies..and have been walking on treadmill everyday since..
Scale is not my friend..
I feel better and am so happy to be working out again..but its discouraging when i see orhers do same thing and pounds melt off ..
Any advice?

Unless your cookie consumption was off the charts you're likely going to have to be a bit more scientific here. Start tracking your calories.

[dcastle44]

Thanks for the ad support..guess that guy was right..
Now a couple of things..
Im 41...what should my calorie count be?
Im trying 2200 per day..
And im not deducting for exercise..
Its 2200 firm
And my calorie count was off the chart...i was eating 3 boxes of chips ahoy per week..
So instead im eating strawberries and bananas and yogurt..
Im really confused. But i wont give up..cant again..did that last time and this is where it got me..

[hardyboysare]

Thanks for the ad support..guess that guy was right..
Now a couple of things..
Im 41...what should my calorie count be?
Im trying 2200 per day..
And im not deducting for exercise..
Its 2200 firm
And my calorie count was off the chart...i was eating 3 boxes of chips ahoy per week..
So instead im eating strawberries and bananas and yogurt..
Im really confused. But i wont give up..cant again..did that last time and this is where it got me..

Follow this link it explains everything for calories and macros:-

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=173439001

As to what calorie level either pick 2200 or use the TDEE calculator on the link I posted.

Run it for a couple week and see if you lose weight if not drop calories by another 200-300.

Also don't count back exercise calories that is included in your TDEE maintenance.

[Runway37]

Unless you are super picky, there are way more foods than chips ahoy or bananas and yogurt.

[randa891]

You have to be patient, don't get discouraged and follow the instructions of the link posted by hardyboysare,there is everything you need to know.

[plAythiNG]

also takes time. you spent years putting on weight. will take more than 3 weeks!