iv been dieting for nearly 3 weeks now, and havbe put 2lbs on!!
iv been on the wii fit every day, doing different activitys, iv been having either cereal or scrambled egg and toast for breakfast, either soup or jacket potato for lunch (with either chicken or fish) and a no carb meal for tea. cant see what iv been doing wrong, i dont drink alcohol or fizzy pop, i do drink no added suger fruit juice.

How much juice are you drinking? Juice has a lot of calories. Are you writing down and measuring/weighing your portions?

How much toast? What's on the toast. How many eggs and what's in them and how are you cooking them? How much cereal? What kind of soup and how much? What's on the potato? What's on the chicken and fish and how much of it are you eating? And yeah, like Val says - the juice.

The bottom line is, you can't exercise off the excess weight. Exercise is very important, but it can't compare to the foods that you are consuming. It's very possible that you're taking in more calories than is needed in order to create that all important calorie deficit.

You really need to know exactly how many calories you're taking in. You need to adhere to a calorie budget.

I suggest you weigh, measure and write everything down for a couple of weeks to get a clear picture of the amount of calories you're eating. You can use one of the many on line calculators to learn how many calories the foods that you are eating has, such as fitday.com or livestrong.com.

I'm also not seeing much in the way of veggies and fruits... They are weight loss power houses that you need to take advantage of. Veggies, fruits and low fat proteins.

dont have any scales, erm id say 2 handfulls of which ever cereal i decide on, if its brown bread ill have 2 with 1 egg, scrambled, if its medium white ill have 1. i drink juice throughout the day, but i no i dont drink enough. the potatoes are small. i have no butter on anything, or mayonaise or salad cream. ill have some tomarto sauce on my eggs thats about it. no rubbish but i will have a muller light after lunch. i dont think i could cut back on much more. im a big girl 5ft 4 inchs and weight at the moment 15 stone 7lbs. iv cut back LOADS on what i used to eat so i really cant see why im gaining :-(

Congratulations on making all that effort!

However, effort is not enough, it takes planning planning planning to lose weight.
Can you get some kitchen scales? They don't have to be anything fancy but they're totally your friend in this process.

You need to look at a calorie counter too. There are online ones like sparkpeople.com , and others. If you're drinking juice all day, you could be drinking hundreds of extra calories. On the other hand, once you type into sparkpeople (or whichever) what you eat AND drink, it could be you're not eating enough. I know it sounds mad but eating too little stalls weight loss.

Are you counting calories? That's what you'll need to do.

Cutting back is fine, but it's not always enough to create a calorie deficit. You need to track those calories or all your work will be for naught. Kick it up a notch. No need to guess what you can know for sure. What a shame it would be to work hard with no results, but if you put a bit more effort in to it the pounds could start flying off of you. Flying. Off.


You said you can't cut back much more, that you're a big girl. This is where the quality of your calories come in. You will need to improve them. You need to get more volume and filling power from your foods. Veggies, veggies, veggies. Protein, protein, protein. Sounds like you're drinking an awful lot of your calories. Calories that could be eliminated or spent on filling foods, thus doing away with some of the bread and starches. Thus keeping your fuller for longer. And getting you to be healthier and lose the weight. And that's what you're after, isn't it?

fitday.com, livestrong.com. I urge you to take a look and keep tabs on the calories that are coming in. I think you will be shocked to see just how many calories you're really consuming.

yeah suppose i could, but i wouldnt no what im doing lol. iv just been baiscally told to have a good breakfast, with carbs to kick start my matabilism, a smalller lunch and a carb free tea......

Your body burns carbs or fat for energy. Juice is loaded with carbs. The first thing you can do is look at the packaging, read how many carbs are in some things. I was very surprised to find carbs in some very weird places.

Secondly everyone is right, veggies are the way to go. They give you the most bang for your dieting buck.

Thirdly an easy way to see what portions look like is to buy pre packaged weight loss meals a few times. They do show that a portion is really much smaller than I think it should be.

Try replacing half of your juice drinks with water, water is also your friend with weight loss, if you are not fond of water add a little lemon juice to it.

Keep trying, it is often a trial and error process to lose weight, but trying is never a bad thing.

You can also get many other types of exercise games for the wii than just wii fit.

There is no need to kick start your metabolism. Your metabolism will get started when your metabolism gets started. It's an on going thing. Don't worry about boosting it, stalling it, moving it, shaking it, keeping it guessing or what not. I don't think your problem lies with your metabolism, it's your calories coming in where the issue is. You need to get that under wraps.

And speaking of carbs - they don't need to come from bread. They can (and should) come from veggies, veggies, veggies and fruits. Plenty of carbs to be had there, but they're good healthy ones and filling ones. THAT'S what you need. Protein, veggies, fruits, proteins, veggies, fruits, veggies, veggies, protein. At each and every meal. Please get rid of those calorie laden drinks. CHEW your calories. Make those calories work for you. If it's weight loss you're after, you'll have to make it happen by keeping to a calorie budget and making those calories good ones (and of course exercise). It seems overwhelming at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's quite simple. It will take some time though to learn what foods to eat - and which ones not to.

Sounds to me like you can use a little more guidance. Is there a nutritionist or dietitian you can see? You can use some help with meal planning. If not, just google away.

This thread title says that YOU CAN DO IT!!! and you absolutely can. We all have the ability to lose weight. We are all capable of it. You don't have to be overweight if you don't want to be. There is an incredible healthy, slim life waiting for you. Go out there and take it, as it's yours for the taking.

Push yourself. Raise your standards. Challenge yourself. MAster some new skills. Grow. Prosper. AMaze yourself.

my juice has 6 kcals per 250 ml portion. that might be it then, iv done the weight watcher meals before, just added some veg to them and they are tiny portions. i might try them for my evening meals. there are lots of fab game sfor the wii, my fave for the moment is just dance. that certaintly gets my heart pumping haha. thanks for everyones replys. ill repost next week and see if anything has happened........

Oops - I just re-read your title and it say that you CAN'T do it. Well, you can and now can go on reading the rest of the post. It's still apropos - because you most definitely CAN do it. You must be willing to put forth the effort though and work for it. But I am here to tell you it is so worth it.

Okay I had the same problem but much worse - I went up over 3 kg (over 6lb) when I started. I'm now losing 1lb a week.
Firstly - Time of Month? You have more fluid retention (and weight) leading up to and during TOM.
Secondly - Muscle is heavier than Fat - have you measured your waist, chest, arms, thighs, hips, bust? For me not only had I put on 3kg I had gained CM all over. The good thing is that muscle also burns more calaries so the first few weeks you put on and then it starts coming off.
Thirdly - Watch you salt intake - I put on 2lb (1kg) overnight because of a salty meal.
Forthly - Fruit juice has as much sugar in it as fizzy drink
Fifthly - breakfast cereal - you want Low GI, low fat, no sugar variety - Untoasted Muesli or Oats is best - oats also absorb cholesterol. Low GI means that the carb are converted to sugar slower and thus keep your sugar levels up for longer., and thus you feel fuller for longer.
Sixly - Watch your fruit intake - 2 or 3 serves a day.
Seventhly - 3 serves of Dairy a day. Good idea is to have some yogurt with your fruit. Dairy will lower the GI of a meal - so it's good to have with fruit as fruit release sugars quckly.
Eighthly - Drink more water.
Ninthly - Don't eat before you go to bed - go for a walk or do your Wiifit after dinner.
Tenthly - Keep a Diary of your Weight, exercise and diet, And If it's still not budging, take it with you to your GP doctor. It could be that you have Metabolic problem thyroid problem OR insulin resistance/ PCOS, they are much more common than what you think and your GP should be able to link you up with a dietician and endocrinologist. If it is a metabolic issue there are drugs that can help with these cases, but make sure you ask about non-drug options.

Well actually muscle is not heavier than fat. A pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat. And on top of it, it takes woman months and months of pretty intense direct muscle training to gain any muscle at all. So, I don't think we're dealing with muscle gain here, nope.

I actually eat right before I go to bed. It doesn't matter when you eat your calories as long as you stay within your calorie budget.

It's always a good idea to get a thorough check up when embarking on a weight loss program, but chances are, it's those calories coming in that are causing the lack of downward scale movement. But again, checking in with a doc is a good idea.

You bring up a good point about the sodium. Those packaged meals are loaded with it.

I will add too that you need to set yourself up to sucecceed. Get a good food scale and measuring cups and spoons, find a food tracking program, fat secret, daily plate, fit day and log your food!
Find out what your BMR is (what your body burns doing nothing) this can be a great place to start with your calorie intake.

You can do this! but you have to know WHAT you are doing to be able to do it right. Weight loss is not a crap shoot and it is not a guessing game. it is calories in vs calories out.

Muscle and fat weigh the same - a pound is 16 ounces, whether its muscle or fat. Muscle takes up less volume than fat so you can weigh the same and have smaller measurements.