help losing those last extra pounds

aimers75
aimers75 Posts: 8 Member
edited January 25 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, i am a 25 years old and trying to get in shape and lose a few pounds. for the past month or so i have been down to around 1200 calories a day and i do exercise quite a bit (burning 300-800 calories daily). i do eat back the calories i work off as i started to feel sick when i didn't. however for the past 2 weeks i haven't lost any weight. i am currently at 129-130(started at 140) and my goal is 125. i am not perfect and do some days go over my calorie limit but for the most part i am always under. does anyone have any suggestions of what else i can do. i hike,jog and walk most days. i play soccer 1-2 times a week and my obs keep me on my feet for a good part of the day... how can i lose those last 5 pounds?

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  • dittmarml
    dittmarml Posts: 351 Member
    1200 is very low if you are not a small person (I am). What does MFP say your goal should be? Are you lifting any weight/doing resistance training of any kind? That will help over time...

    It's normal to plateau after a loss, sometimes for many weeks at a time. If this has been working for you, just be patient.
  • themedalist
    themedalist Posts: 3,218 Member
    You need to eat more. Eating 1200 calories a day while burning 300 to 800 calories in exercise is not conducive to weight loss. A rest day or two would probably help as well.
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    It took a long time for me to lose the last five pounds. I did it my staying near my TDEE which is about 1800 calories a day, and not eating more when I exercised. It worked and it helped that I really believed in the calorie deficit principle. I was also relaxed about the scale not changing. I knew that I was losing about .25 of a pound a week based on my deficit. My scale, of course , did not reflect this... It showed a three pound loss here, a five pound gain there. And so on. I say just keep going and eventually ( be patient it could be a few months) you will see results.
  • WifeofPJ
    WifeofPJ Posts: 312 Member
    Hi, i am a 25 years old and trying to get in shape and lose a few pounds. for the past month or so i have been down to around 1200 calories a day and i do exercise quite a bit (burning 300-800 calories daily). i do eat back the calories i work off as i started to feel sick when i didn't. however for the past 2 weeks i haven't lost any weight. i am currently at 129-130(started at 140) and my goal is 125. i am not perfect and do some days go over my calorie limit but for the most part i am always under. does anyone have any suggestions of what else i can do. i hike,jog and walk most days. i play soccer 1-2 times a week and my obs keep me on my feet for a good part of the day... how can i lose those last 5 pounds?


    Congratulations on being so close to your goal weight! Since you are so close to your goal weight it is not uncommon to see the scale move slowly. I would suggest switching something up with your routine, weather it's changing up your food, or your workout.

    Good Luck
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    You need to eat more. Eating 1200 calories a day while burning 300 to 800 calories in exercise is not conducive to weight loss. A rest day or two would probably help as well.

    Op... I could be wrong, but I think you said that you eat back your exercise calories? So that means that on some days you have 2000. Is this correct?
  • themedalist
    themedalist Posts: 3,218 Member
    You need to eat more. Eating 1200 calories a day while burning 300 to 800 calories in exercise is not conducive to weight loss. A rest day or two would probably help as well.

    Op... I could be wrong, but I think you said that you eat back your exercise calories? So that means that on some days you have 2000. Is this correct?

    Oops, sorry I missed that part! I definitely would encourage a rest day or two...it definitely helped me.

    I've been at maintenance since last July, but have been doing a bit of fine tuning recently, hoping to shed a little more body fat. I've been using calorie cycling (or zigzagging) while keeping a modest weekly deficit. Maybe something to explore?
  • aimers75
    aimers75 Posts: 8 Member
    Yes, i eat back what i burn off, i normally aim to be about 100-150 calories under my daily allowance to account for those little things that dont necessarily get counted. ( like a bit of cranberry juice in my water)

    rest day. as in eat what i want or stick to 1200 calories and dont exercise?? i
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