When I eat 1200 cals I put on weight
TweedAddict
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Hello
First time poster so sorry. I have tried the mfp for ages now, was under a different name but lost log in details when switching phones. If I eat 1200 cals I put on weight about 1-2kg per week. Eating under, 500ish varies day to day I am only maintaining weight. I'm so frustrated. I want to eat healthy but it seems so pointless when I'm actually getting fatter! Please note that due to health reasons I am unable to exercise. I log everything I eat, mostly by the barcode on mfp and weight out food. Anyone shred any light on this please, I feel so low about it all.
First time poster so sorry. I have tried the mfp for ages now, was under a different name but lost log in details when switching phones. If I eat 1200 cals I put on weight about 1-2kg per week. Eating under, 500ish varies day to day I am only maintaining weight. I'm so frustrated. I want to eat healthy but it seems so pointless when I'm actually getting fatter! Please note that due to health reasons I am unable to exercise. I log everything I eat, mostly by the barcode on mfp and weight out food. Anyone shred any light on this please, I feel so low about it all.
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How tall are you? Are you measuring and weighing your food and taking into account that drinks besides water and diet sodas have calories?0
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I'm sorry, but unless you are under 5 feet tall or have a medical issue, there is no way you are gaining on 1200 calories. Double check your logging. Weigh everything. Count condiments, cooking oils and drinks.0
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I'm 5'2. I log all my teas and other drinks, I don't log my water as I like fresh water so tend to sip a bit, and empty the glass then refill with fresh the next time I drink. I know I do drink a enough water as I will get a get a head ache if I under drink.-have done for years so nothing new there0
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If you're logging everything and weighing all of your food but gaining at that amount of calories, you should probably go see a doctor.0
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rachelperry84 wrote: »I'm 5'2. I log all my teas and other drinks, I don't log my water as I like fresh water so tend to sip a bit, and empty the glass then refill with fresh the next time I drink. I know I do drink a enough water as I will get a get a head ache if I under drink.-have done for years so nothing new thereIf you're logging everything and weighing all of your food but gaining at that amount of calories, you should probably go see a doctor.
I was in a similar situation as you when I was in my very early 30's ... the way I had gotten there was by using extremely low caloric input to lose a few extra pounds and to keep thin for the 10 years before then. During those 10 years I basically lived on cigarettes and black coffee and ate very sparingly. My MD said I had blown my metabolism and to start eating a regular diet ... even though I would gain weight. He wanted me to eat until I was satisfied but not full. The doctor said that once my body found it's own weight that i would stop gaining and then could work on maintaining it. ....
..... Well, I gained 45 pounds before my weight stopped climbing. However I did feel good and my menstral cycles returned, my nails got stronger, and I had a lot more energy. .... Too bad I never learned how to maintain .... otherwise I wouldn't be on here now, 40 years later trying to lose all the excess weight I gained ... some from when I stopped smoking, some from just being a lazy person, and some from eating a lot of fast food.
Good luck.
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I am being meticulous, no oils, if so 1cal spray. For the last while I've only really eaten something that's come out of a package so I can make sure the cals are right. Think I do need to see a doctor as this is a very big worry to me. Just don't want to go the doctors and them say it's nothing, or I'm doing something wrong; one of reasons asking here first if some of you knowledgeable lot could help, that way I go informed and say I've tried that; it's not that. This is making my life hell0
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Can you open your diary?0
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Be careful as some of those sprays have more cals than you think, and it's easy to hold the button longer than you think you are. Also, be cognizant of the serving sizes on packages. Many, many packaged foods actually contain more than one serving. They also can contain tons of sodium which can lead to water retention which may keep a loss from showing on a scale.0
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When you go see your doctor, bring him a diary of your meals so he can see what you have been eating ... also ask for a blood test to determine if your thyroid is working properly.
If you are inputting your foods and portions correctly on MFP ... you can just print off the pages that will show everything about your meals your doctor would need to see.0 -
Only started on the pre packaged stuff just to make sure of the cals. They are horrible, not my choice of food. As for spray oils used very rarely as most stuff is cooked on the George Forman.
Will try and open my diary0 -
How much do you weigh?0
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That^Liftng4Lis wrote: »Can you open your diary?
+2 Because something is wrong somewhere.
To gain 2 Kg, approx 4 lb per week of fat means 14,000 calories above TDEE so your TDEE would effectively be negative if you eat 1,200 per day0 -
I do think something is amiss. But doctors will only my to food log so doing that first so I can go armed with that.0
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Just looked at your diary. Think it's self explanatory0
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74. 6kg0
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Diary is now open.0
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How many of those homemade items did you make yourself, how did you measure 1.2 plates also some generic items in there as well
Do you weight and measure absolutely everything you eat & drink or do you guesstimate?
Also how long have you been trying to super restrict your calories?0 -
rachelperry84 wrote: »I do think something is amiss. But doctors will only my to food log so doing that first so I can go armed with that.
Be sure you weigh everything. Don't count servings. Weigh it.
It is awesome that you'll be going in with a log. Good luck.
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How long have you tried eating at 1200 for. If you are eating at less than 1000 and esp 500 you may get some rebound weight gain when you up your calories but it would only be a week or so before it settled out again.0
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Things like the odd 1.2 is when I've eaten out, always choose somewhere they do cals on menus, but if it's exactly the same thing as on mfp I get the closest possible thing to I've eaten and adjust the cals so it's over the cals it says on the menu, so I'm not hiding cals0
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you are either wrong about what is happening, or you are unwell. i suggest going to a doctor and telling them exactly what you told us, that you are eating (or thinking you should eat) 500 calories a day to lose weight and think you are gaining if you eat more than that. see what they say.0
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I do weight everything. Very very strict. And as you see some days I don't eat much at all.
Been keeping a record for 3months, only too lose the last 2 1/2 months when changing phone, and can't remember log in for past account. In that time not lost any weight. Doing what I am doing now. Eating one meal per day really and a snack.0 -
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I'm 5' plus a fraction and I have to go under 1000 to lose--I have medical approval--but I'm also much older than you and have some other medical issues. It's entirely possible that you have a low caloric need as well. I have to weigh food to get as an accurate count as possible although nothing is absolutely correct of course. Take your log and go to the doctor.0
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It's as accurate as I can get if haven't cooked the food myself. There are 2 cases of that in my diary anyway, so not like it's every meal. It still doesn't make sense even with that being wrong0
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