It is very hard and really impossible to look at a person and tell him or her exactly, why he or she is not able to lose weight.
There could be many different reasons and it takes time to find it out.
A lot of times people have no idea how many calories they are consuming, if they are exercising too little or too much, if they are eating the right type of foods and so on.
The only way to lose weight faster then you did before is to keep track of everything.
Otherwise you don´t know what works and what does not.
Having a accurate and clear understanding of what you are eating and how much you are eating is very important.
If you don´t keep records on anything you do and "wing it" then losing weight successfully is impossible.
The process of weight loss is not always good.
There will always be periods where your progress slows down or even stops.
So you have to correct the mistakes that you made in order to make progress again.
But if you don´t keep records then you have no idea, what could have gone wrong.
What should you record Obviously the amount of calories you eat each and every day is important, especially when you are eating in a restaurant.
If you eat the same type and amount of foods then you know how many calories they are, but restaurant meals are usually a lot larger.
You should also record the amount of proteins, carbohydrates and fats you eat, because not all calories are the same.
It is also a good idea to measure your body fat percentage once a week, not only to weigh yourself.
If you only weigh yourself on the scale than you don´t know how much fat and how much lean body mass your body contains.
Over time you can clearly see if you are losing only body fat or if you are also losing lean body weight.
The more records you have the more information you have, so if progress slows down, then you can know very quickly where the problem is.