indy46's Journal, 15 September 2015

Everyone's body is different, so different things work for different people. But if I were you I would try two things: 1) bump up your protein and lower your fat. 2) drop your sodium intake -- you are eating a lot of prepared and convenience foods that are high sodium. You may just be holding water, and if your sodium comes down, you'll immediately drop some weight. Good luck. 

I agree with Hermiones Mom. I also see a lot of cheese in your food entries which is high in both fat and sodium. Looks like you are having an omelet every morning. The ham is also high in sodium & potentially in fat too depending. Maybe try for a slightly different kind of omelet with less meat & cheese & a bit more veg like mushrooms, onions, roasted red peppers, or whatever sounds good to you. 

You're down over 5 lbs in less than 2 weeks, that's very good progress. We want the weight loss to just happen right away but lasting weight loss doesn't happen that way. Frustrating....yes it can be. But stick with it. Be sure to log everything you eat as accurately as possible, don't guess on amounts or portions, that's the only way to really know what you're taking in. I would agree with the above comments, cut back on sodium, try and stay away from processed foods and refined carbs. More protein is good, your body has to work harder to digest it plus it helps maintain muscle mass. Keep at it, you've just recently started, give it a chance to work for you. Wishing you lots of success! 

You should look into trying a LCHF diet, that is Low Carb High Fat (yes, high fat). Recent science is showing that we've been wrong about Fats and Carbs for decades now. Fats are actually good (except trans fats) and Carbs, although not necessarily bad, they for sure promote weight gain (see insulin)! I started LCHF last year and right away I lost about 30 pounds in the first three months and have maintained them off for close to 9 months so far (not to mention that my lipid profile improved dramatically as well as my blood sugar levels became optimal very quickly)... and now I have all my family and friends losing weight with LCHF! Plus, you are never hungry because you don't count calories as long as you keep carbs to a strict minimum or avoid them completely if possible. The science backs this up, just google/youtube Peter Attia, as one example. 

I second jmb3450 -- I hadn't noticed you'd lost more than 5 in 2 weeks. That's fantastic progress, and the weighing and measuring tip is a great one too. Personally, I don't worry so much about cheese -- I eat a fair amount of lactose-free, low-far dairy and have found that it helps me stay full, plus there's the added benefit of the best source of calcium. However-- and it's a big however -- I eat virtually no prepared foods so I don't have to worry about the sodium in cheese on top of other sources of sodium. You can add sodium to your food diary as one of the elements monitored for you, and you might want to try that.  

5lbs in two weeks is excellent. A healthy progress is 1 - 3 lbs per week. Any more than that might not be good for your health unless you are very obese. 

The 5 pounds is not really accurate. I've weighed 164 for 2 months. I had a big pizza and booze binge over the weekend and gained 5 pounds in bloat. I've been cooking everything myself but when I log it sometimes I use whatever looks closest to what I made. I've always been addicted to cheese, but have definitely cut down. 

I am a Low Carber and can be a bit opinionated to Non Low carbers so wont be a lot of help,, but if you want to try a week of LCHF msg me and I can direct you to some great information that I have had great success with .  

Stay away from the Pizza and french fries. They will kill your diet for days. If you have to drink, stay away from cute sugary drinks and stick with whisky or vodka etc. and Miller 64 or the like.