Stuck in my 160s!!!

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  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    I think you might be overestimating your exercise burn. Even HRMs can be inaccurate because our bodies are all different. Try only eating half of them and see what happens.
  • jdatillo
    jdatillo Posts: 19 Member
    I would watch your sugar and carb intake. Try eating for veggies & protein for snacks.
  • spinninggirl50
    spinninggirl50 Posts: 1 Member
    I hate the 160's. there is something evil about that ten pounds. You will get out of them and when you do, like me, you will NEVER go back there!
  • Ejourneys
    Ejourneys Posts: 1,603 Member
    I dropped into the 160s on Feb. 21 of this year. As of today I'm still in the 160s (down 8 pounds from Feb.). So far my longest plateau has been 24 days.

    It makes me impatient sometimes but I don't get discouraged. This is all part of the game.

    My goal is 150 (I'm 5'5") and this is the latest of many times I've been down this road (including getting into the 150s and lower). From the beginning of this latest weight loss, I've set my goal to a half-pound down per week. I'm aiming for sustainability over speed, because I want my current eating habits to be life-long.

    Weight loss gets slower and harder the closer one gets to goal. Also, the same exercise burns fewer calories at lower weights. Here's what the Mayo Clinic has to say about plateaus:
    https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss-plateau/MY01152

    My attitude is, I'll get there when I get there. And I know I'll get there eventually because I'm doing the right things.
    Keep on keepin' on.
  • seif0068
    seif0068 Posts: 193 Member
    You need to eat a lot more if you're working out a lot. MFP already has a deficit built in, so you're suppose to net zero.

    Alos, are you tracking calories lost with a fitbit, bodymedia, or hrm? If you're using MFP to calculate calories burned, you're not burning that many, they overestimate way too much. I was at a plateau for 4 weeks and once I got my fitbit and started seeing I wasn't really burning calories the way they said I was I started dropping weight again. I also upped my calories and the weight is coming off much easier now.

    Just so this doesn't cause confusion, you should not NET zero. You should NET whatever is your daily calorie goal. You should GROSS whatever is your daily calorie goal + the number of calories you burned.

    If your daily goal is 1350 and you burn 200 calories exercising, you actually eat 1550 calories for a net of 1350.

    I think this was your point since you are advising her to eat more but so many people get confused by this I thought I would clarify. :)
  • krissydye
    krissydye Posts: 1 Member
    I've been in the same boat! I looked through some of your food entries and think maybe you should eat more protein and fewer carbs. I was struggling with a major plateau and met with a nutritionist. Finally I'm over the hump!! I'm 5'2" and finally under 150#. The nutritionist's suggestion to me was to aim for 100 g of protein and 100 g of carbs per day while staying around 1400 calories. I do exercise 6 days per week (don't forget the strength training - this is SO important!) but I do NOT add in/eat my exercise calories. I'm working on eating more meat - that's tough for me! Makes sense, though...I wasn't fueling my body with what it needed to build lean muscle! I just loved my carbs...and while I was within calorie limits (and points on WW) I was filling my day with the wrong foods! Good luck!!

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