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Originally Posted by martini
It's great that you've made some healthy changes to your diet, but without knowing more about what plan you're following it's hard to give more specific advice. If you're not following a plan and simply eliminating pop and fast food... that's a great start, but that in and of itself isn't going to guarantee weight loss.
Are you keeping track of how many calories you're eating? For me that's always the most accurate barometer of whether or not I'm going to lose weight. If I eat between 1200 and 1500 calories a day, I'll lose weight. If I eat more, I won't.
I know the discouragement is hard, but if you're not losing weight there's always a reason behind it. You may be eating more than you think you are, there may be some sort of underlying medical condition, and so on. If you think of it as a problem to solve and not as a personal failing, it may become easier for you.
Good luck and hang in there!
I was going to say A LOT of this.
If you don't know how much you are eating, calorie wise, there's no way to know if you are actually in a caloric deficit!
If you are in a deficit you absolutely WILL lose weight. Even if you don't want to count calories long term, I would highly suggest doing it for a couple days so you FOR SURE know how much you are eating.
Keep at it. And try to find a plan where you won't feel deprived. Deprivation can be a slippery slope right back into old habits, especially when you aren't seeing results. I know it's cliche, but it really is a lifestyle change. If you are eating in a way that is not sustainable long term, perhaps try to find a way of eating that allows for a calorie deficit but doesn't leaving you feeling deprived!