Not losing any weight and getting discouraged

kristinhull1

My names Kristin. I am 23 years old and a stay at home Mom to a 1 1/2 year old boy. I am 4'11 and 184lbs. I started my journey 34 days ago and have yet to lose anything. I try to watch my macros but havent really gotten them to where they need to be everyday. I am eating 1600-1800 calories a day. I am doing the bikini body mommy challenge. 3 days strength training, 3 days cardio or HIIT workouts and 1 days rest. I ate back calories for a week and gained 2 lbs. Now im back to 184 and I cant lose anything. I eat what I want when I want just stay in my calorie goal and still nothing. Not even a lb. Idk what im doing wrong..

999tigger

Clearly something isnt adding up.
The calculator I was looking at suggested 1948 for maintenance. How much a week had you planned your deficit to be?
Are your eat back calories included in the 1600-1800 you say you are eating?
Are you weighing and logging everything or just estimating?

Think the most common answer is going to be you are eating more than you think and are not at a deficit. You need to get to the bottom of this now before you get discouraged.

starlight682

are you weighing all your foods if not i would highly suggest doing that because just guesstimating can add a ton of calories to your diet
use this to calculate your bmr and go from there http://iifym.com/bmr-calculator/

oh and here's anther calculator to help with tdee and see where you need to eat to lose i suggest the 15% calorie reduction http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ goodluck

trinatrina1984

starlight682 wrote: »

are you weighing all your foods if not i would highly suggest doing that because just guesstimating can add a ton of calories to your diet
use this to calculate your bmr and go from there http://iifym.com/bmr-calculator/

Yes I would agree with this, it sounds like you are either eating more than you think or burning less than you think. Use the BMR calculator to get some numbers to work from. I would set a calorie goal that falls between my TDEE and BMR. if you don't already weigh your food using a digital scale / measure liquids make sure everything you eat/drink is recorded.

bwogilvie

I suspect that you're eating more than you think. I was missing 200 calories a day when I started logging. Here's a useful post:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1

This one is also really helpful:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

Good luck!

Letsdothis1984

The temporary weight gain explained: When someone starts a new exercise program, they often experience muscle soreness. The more intense and "unfamiliar" the program, the more intense the muscle soreness. This soreness is most prevalent 24 to 48 hours after each workout. In the first few weeks of a new program, soreness is the body trying to "protect and defend" the effected or targeted tissue. Exercise physiologists refer to this as delayed-onset muscle soreness, or DOMS.

This type of soreness is thought to be caused by tissue breakdown or microscopic tears in muscle tissue. When this happens the body protects the tissue. The muscle becomes inflamed and slightly swollen with fluid retention. This temporary retention of fluid can result in a 3- to 4-pound weight gain within a few weeks of a new program. Keep in mind that muscle soreness is not necessarily a reflection of how hard you worked. In fact, some people feel no signs of muscle soreness, yet will experience the muscle protection mechanisms of water retention and slight swelling.

Tornadoes_R_Fun

you are eating too many calories/too much food.

Liftng4Lis

How are you calculating your intake? Weighing and measuring?