Stopped loosing weight and need advice
claireb12
Posts: 65 Member
Hi,
I'm resuming week 3 insanity tomorrow and over the past few weeks I'm eating on average 1,200 calories a day which consists of 3 meals and 2 snacks but I'm not loosing any weight now and I'm getting disheartened, especially when a girl at work has lost 4 stone and not done any exercise! I want to loose 10kg, can anyone help me?
I'm resuming week 3 insanity tomorrow and over the past few weeks I'm eating on average 1,200 calories a day which consists of 3 meals and 2 snacks but I'm not loosing any weight now and I'm getting disheartened, especially when a girl at work has lost 4 stone and not done any exercise! I want to loose 10kg, can anyone help me?
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Have you entered your stats into a TDEE calculator?
Do you eat many processed foods with a high sodium content?
Are you using a food scale to weigh the foods you are consuming?
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exercise doesn't make you lose weight, eating at a caloric deficit makes you lose weight. As libby said, figure out your TDEE (or calculate non-exercise maintenance needs, subtract 20% or less, and then eat that and log exericse cals and eat those back), buy a food scale to ensure accuracy, and reduce intake of high-sodium items if you retain water easily.0
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Give it time. You just started a new fitness program and most likely are retaining water. Also with insanity 1200 calories is just way to low and not enough to sustain you or give you the proper nutrients. You should be eating according to the nutrition guide.
Your friend lost weight cause she ate in a calorie deficit. Exercise is not for weight loss.
I did not lose weight when I did insanity, but i did lose inches.
Make sure you are weighing and measuring your food. Stay consistent.0 -
What's TDEE?
I suppose I'd i burn on average 550 calories a day I should be aiming for 1,750 calorie consumption? I currently weigh 79.9kg and 5ft 9ins, I want to weigh 70kg though x0 -
What's TDEE?
I suppose I'd i burn on average 550 calories a day I should be aiming for 1,750 calorie consumption? I currently weigh 79.9kg and 5ft 9ins, I want to weigh 70kg though x
Total Daily Energy Expenditure.
http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/0 -
Do you weigh your food? If not, you really have no clue how much you really eat.0
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Yep I weigh my food and track my calories, I think I need to eat more (healthy) calories though. I'm going to give it a go from tomorrow, 1,200 calories plus 550 calories (1,750 in total) and see how I get on, thank you for the support everyone :-)0
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Eating more food will not result in faster weight loss.0
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Yep I weigh my food and track my calories, I think I need to eat more (healthy) calories though. I'm going to give it a go from tomorrow, 1,200 calories plus 550 calories (1,750 in total) and see how I get on, thank you for the support everyone :-)
Sounds like a good idea. Be consistent and look at your progress over an 8 week period. You can always adjust. Give it time.
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Nope, you need to eat less than you burn a day. Not anymore complicated than that0
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If you are not weighing and measuring, you have no idea how much your really eating. This being the case, if you're not losing, you're eating too much.0
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Do you think the TDEE system is a scam?0
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No, weight loss is a calorie deficit. Your body needs to burn more calories then you are putting into it. If you eat more it kind of defeats the purpose of a deficit.
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