Hi team

[AJ3959]

I'm getting really frustrated now.I've been doing 10,000 steps a day and eatting good food not crap..about 700 calories less a day off my entitled total, and still not loosing weight, 🤬 anybody else has this problem...

[Frenchfields 2024 January]

So frustrating for you. Are you weighing your portions to calculate calories accurately, Are these extra steps or are you tracking your steps during normal daily life -I don’t know much about step-counting but I think you have to discount quite a few before they count as exercise. Try not to lose motivation -have you considered switching to low carb ( though not sure how that would sit with your diabetes -can’t remeber which type of diabetes you have) Don’t give up, some tweaks will see you losing I’m sure.

[AJ3959 Type 2 diabetes 2024 March in reply to Frenchfields]

I'm on boarder diabetic doctor said that's why I'm trying to loose weight and eat good stuff..

[Frenchfields 2024 January in reply to AJ3959]

I was also borderline diabetic at one time -even though I was at a healthy bmi, I participated in a 12 week trial as part of a university study on reversing diabetes -it was essentially low carb or keto -I didn’t feel great on keto so I kept my carbs below 60-70 in the week and below 100 at the weekend. I cut out all bread pasta rice, porridge bananas and other high sugar fruit, anything with added sugar completely -I used lentils and quinoa ( batch cooked and frozen in portions) other root veg. I wasn’t hungry because I ate plenty of protien and fat, butter in my coffee instead of milk. I’m not a snacker and don’t have a sweet tooth, lucky me. But I reversed my diabetes and lost quite a bit of weight (too much). I still eat low carb but in a more ’normal’ diet because my husband does all the cooking so I try to fit in. I’m only telling you this because saying you eat good stuff is not an answer that helps us help you. Good luck with losing a bit this week

[AJ3959 Type 2 diabetes 2024 March in reply to Frenchfields]

Thanks frenchfields..but. butter in coffee no no 🤣

[Frenchfields 2024 January in reply to AJ3959]

I thought the same but its really nice -real coffee though, not instant.

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg]

Me - but I was under doing the calories . Try MyFitnessPal free app for basic guidelines on macros and what has hidden nasties . I was under eating and the wrong food . I was shedding more weight on 1450 cals than 1200 as a woman who was then 62 years old . I also did 3X Zumba and swimming plus long frequent walks which I didn’t take off my calories but under eating and eating the wrong stuff doesn’t help.

[AJ3959 Type 2 diabetes 2024 March in reply to focused1]

You would of thought under eating calories would help in looseing weight

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to AJ3959]

You would, if "a calorie is a calorie" was true. But the way your body processes calories from different sources is very different. A calorie isn't a calorie

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg in reply to AJ3959]

Exactly what I thought too

[amykp Visitor]

I also have butter in my coffee...as part of a keto diet. It is not a no-no, but if you are going to eat fat you have to cut carbs. IMO it is a much easier way to lose weight because you don't have to limit how much you eat, just WHAT you eat.

If you haven't tried it, you might consider it?