Weight loss
tmahaffee
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I have been using MFP for 25 days now and have only lost 2lbs. It feels like my clothes are fitting looser but I can't seem to shake the # on the scale. Could really use some support and advise on how to make that number drop!!
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Need a bit more information.....are you working out? Are you counting calories? Are you staying within your calorie limit(s)?0
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You could try reducing your calories a little, like by 100 or 200 and see how that goes after a while. Or, keep your calories where they're at and just exercise more.0
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Would you be willing to set your diary to public so that we can take a look? It really can help to have another set of eyes look it over.0
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Open that diary? If no diary then start there with proper logging.0
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Public diary yikes!! I am keeping my calorie intake very strictly between 1200-1400 per day. Weigh 174 lbs with goal weight of 145-150.0
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Do you weigh everything that goes in da mouth tho?0 -
Public diary yikes!! I am keeping my calorie intake very strictly between 1200-1400 per day. Weigh 174 lbs with goal weight of 145-150.
If you're not comfortable opening your diary, then the next things to check are how you're measuring your calories (eyeballing any portion sizes? using measuring cups? a food scale?). A food scale is going to give you the most accurate portion sizes, but anything is better than guesstimating.
Are you skipping anything in your log? Cooking oils, veggies, cheat days, condiments? Sometimes people forget to add or choose not to add the little things and they can really add up.
Are you eating back any of your extra, earned exercise calories? If so, how are you estimating your burn? Certain exercises tend to give estimates that are overinflated. You may need to back those down to just eating 50-75% of them.
Speaking of exercise, have you started a new routine lately? 25 days is still within the time frame to be seeing some increased water retention in those muscles if you've increased your activity lately, which can mask the fat loss happening in the background.0 -
diannethegeek wrote: »Public diary yikes!! I am keeping my calorie intake very strictly between 1200-1400 per day. Weigh 174 lbs with goal weight of 145-150.
If you're not comfortable opening your diary, then the next things to check are how you're measuring your calories (eyeballing any portion sizes? using measuring cups? a food scale?). A food scale is going to give you the most accurate portion sizes, but anything is better than guesstimating.
Are you skipping anything in your log? Cooking oils, veggies, cheat days, condiments? Sometimes people forget to add or choose not to add the little things and they can really add up.
Are you eating back any of your extra, earned exercise calories? If so, how are you estimating your burn? Certain exercises tend to give estimates that are overinflated. You may need to back those down to just eating 50-75% of them.
Speaking of exercise, have you started a new routine lately? 25 days is still within the time frame to be seeing some increased water retention in those muscles if you've increased your activity lately, which can mask the fat loss happening in the background.
Yes all of those things make sense! Will work on more accurate measurements. The majority of exercise is cardio with only 1 day strength training right now.0
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