Why is the scale not moving?

sheinz7132

I have been eating very healthy and doing T25 (I am on week 2) and the scale hasn't moved an ounce! In the past I starve and never workout and I seem to loose 2-5 pounds per week! What gives???

Liftng4Lis

Are you in a deficit?

sheinz7132

What do you mean?

Emilia777

Are you maintaining a calorie deficit? Do you track everything you eat, weigh your food to ensure you're tracking is accurate, do you eat back exercise calories?

After doing all that, do you burn more calories than you eat (I.e. Maintain a deficit)?

It is easier to create a deficit by eating less than by exercising.

jaqcan

Are you eating less calories than your body is burning each day?

sheinz7132

I eat between 1000-1100. Fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fish, chicken. I have always lost weight but gained it back so I thought I would try doing it the right way. I am working out like crazy (5 days a week) and eating well.

jaqcan

What amount of calories do you consider "starving" yourself? 1000-1100 calories would be considered starving to most people, unless supervised by a medical professional. Did you fill out a Myfitnesspal profile? How many calories did they suggest?

Emilia777

Yeah, that's not doing it the right way. You need to eat more and track accurately. I suggest you follow the instructions in this post:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

sheinz7132

They suggested 1200. What I mean by starving is about 800 calories, never over 900.

arditarose

Yeah...Start over. Eat at least 1200, weigh all your food, track accurately.

besaro

t25 doesn't burn that many calories in my opinion, yes there is cardio so that helps burn a few, if you're new to this type of exercise you may be experiencing water retention and whatever else happens when you start working new muscles. i personally think you're eating too little. i just finished the whole t25 circuit and didn't lose any weight, but there are other benefits, curvier waist, definition on my arms, etc. not all gains are losses.

mls100771

Don't trust the scale. Trust your BMI

BWBTrish

i think you eat more than 1000-1100

do you weigh your food and a food scale?

coreyreichle

Hard to tell since your diary isn't open... However, you're likely calculating too many calories for your exercise and/or too few calories for your food.

Leslierussell4134

When you don't eat enough, typically less than 1200 calories, but higher if you're a larger person or male, your body believes it's starving ans holds onto calories in panic mode. We are animals and very efficient when there seems to be a shortage of food.
When we increase exercise and don't fuel our body for the workload...again starvation mind set and we won't lose, and if we do, it will be very slowly.
For an exercise like T25 you need protein and cards to fuel and recover from workout. More calories in your diet will allow your body to see...okay they're going to make me work more, but I'm not really missing anything...okay I'll give up some fat stores so we can be more effective in these workouts.
Good luck

sheinz7132

I do weight all my food and I have a young son with type 1 diabetes and that comes with a lot of EDUCATION (mostly on carbs and the glycemic index) so I have some knowledge. I feel like I eat plenty, three meals a day and three snacks. I almost feel as if I need to hold off on the T25 until I get closer to my ideal weight. IDK

malibu927

Leslierussell4134 wrote: »

When you don't eat enough, typically less than 1200 calories, but higher if you're a larger person or male, your body believes it's starving ans holds onto calories in panic mode. We are animals and very efficient when there seems to be a shortage of food.
When we increase exercise and don't fuel our body for the workload...again starvation mind set and we won't lose, and if we do, it will be very slowly.
For an exercise like T25 you need protein and cards to fuel and recover from workout. More calories in your diet will allow your body to see...okay they're going to make me work more, but I'm not really missing anything...okay I'll give up some fat stores so we can be more effective in these workouts.
Good luck

Starvation mode doesn't work like that.

OP, you're definitely eating more than 1100 calories if you aren't losing weight. Start logging accurately with a food scale and aim for the goal MFP gives you.

rosnigetsfit

What are your stats? Can you open your diary?

Leslierussell4134

I don't think I should log on here anymore, everyone thinks they're doctors and nurses. Guess I wasted my time with my degree lol. I could have been educated through Web MD or my fitness pal...who knew.

sheinz7132

So I see a lot of people are telling me I am not logging my calories correctly so, this is what I typically eat.
Breakfast- turkey sausage and 3 Tbl. Of egg beaters plus 1 egg white.
Snack- yo plait greek 100
Lunch- whole wheat sandwich thin with mayo w/olive oil and oven roasted turkey (4 slices) and 1/2 cup of grapes
Snack- celery with laughing cow cheese wedges (2)
Dinner- grilled talapia (4oz weighed raw) asparagus, fresh fruit 1/4-1/2 cup
Snack- usually something with 0 carbs like cheese.
And I drink about 8-10 cups of water infused with lime lemon and cucumber.

arditarose

sheinz7132 wrote: »

So I see a lot of people are telling me I am not logging my calories correctly so, this is what I typically eat.
Breakfast- turkey sausage and 3 Tbl. Of egg beaters plus 1 egg white.
Snack- yo plait greek 100
Lunch- whole wheat sandwich thin with mayo w/olive oil and oven roasted turkey (4 slices) and 1/2 cup of grapes
Snack- celery with laughing cow cheese wedges (2)
Dinner- grilled talapia (4oz weighed raw) asparagus, fresh fruit 1/4-1/2 cup
Snack- usually something with 0 carbs like cheese.
And I drink about 8-10 cups of water infused with lime lemon and cucumber.

Are you weighing turkey sausage, mayo, olive oil, roasted turkey, grapes, asparagus, fresh fruit, cheese? Everything needs to be weighed...at least if you're not losing.

sheinz7132

Turkey sausage if pre sliced so I go by the package, same with the turkey but I do weigh or measure everything else.

Dnarules

I'm going with water weight from new exercise. It is temporary.

Nerdycurls

It could possibly be due to salt consumption and retention. Seriously, if I eat something with a lot of salt in it it can take me days for the retained weight to go away.

You NEED to weigh everything and log accurately. I don't go by the package, as the package is often inaccurate as well (I learned this with bottled prepared foods, like pickles).

This may also sound very judgmental, but I have NEVER understood why women severely reduce their calorie intake...and then wonder why they aren't losing weight. Women's bodies are not meant to starve-- we naturally have fat reserves as a result of our physiology. Only consuming 1,200 calories seems like starvation to me, especially when you factor in that the average woman is 5'4" and approximately a size 16. I have seen many women's diaries with less than 1,200 calories and it seems insane.

If I only ate 1,200 calories a day I'd be a very hangry person.

arditarose

sheinz7132 wrote: »

Turkey sausage if pre sliced so I go by the package, same with the turkey but I do weigh or measure everything else.

Oh okay, because I saw a lot of "cups" for veggies and fruit. Well, it's been two weeks, right? And you added exercise at that time? You can retain water when you start exercising and two weeks of logging isn't that long. Try to make your goal at least 1200, continue weighing all food, and see what happens next week.

skylarwalsh

So, I know that you are measuring things out, but I would weigh them instead. For example, if something like chips says a serving is about 13 chips or 1 ounce, go with the ounce. You may over eat or under eat if you don't. 1/4 cup of something may not be the same amount of grams that the serving size says. Hopefully that helps a bit!

BWBTrish

serving sizes and measuring cups can be way off ( and i mean way off sometimes by hundreds for just some foods)
Weigh everything on a scale!!!


I had a cheesecake with a difference of 43 calories!! 1 piece/1serving
And a soft taco same thing label told me 1 serving was 56 gram...right it was way more ..... This for only two kinda foods.

But indeed it is also just two weeks. And it also depends how much you have/want to lose.

But please dont go by serving sizes and cups and spoons. Just weigh ALL your food. It will make a difference sometimes more calories sometimes less

AllOutof_Bubblegum

sheinz7132 wrote: »

I eat between 1000-1100. Fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fish, chicken. I have always lost weight but gained it back so I thought I would try doing it the right way. I am working out like crazy (5 days a week) and eating well.

This is a terrible idea, OP. Please don't.

MFP is notorious for setting calorie goals FAR too low, regardless of height and weight. For example, it told me to eat 1200, and my BMR (the bare amount of calories I need to LIVE) is 1280. And I am extremely tiny, only 4’11 ½.
So unless you are smaller than me, or bedridden, it is almost a CERTAINTY that you are eating too little. (This can result in lean muscle loss, chronic fatigue, metabolism damage, and bingeing due to over-restriction.)

Go to

http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

and enter your height/weight/activity level.

Subtract 10-20% from the number it calculates for you, and that is the number of calories you should be eating a day in order to lose weight. With this method you do not eat back your exercise calories, as they are already figured into your daily goal.

JordisTSM

Leslierussell4134 wrote: »

I don't think I should log on here anymore, everyone thinks they're doctors and nurses. Guess I wasted my time with my degree lol. I could have been educated through Web MD or my fitness pal...who knew.

If your degree taught you that starvation mode is real, then you need to request your money back.

JamesZamman

May I suggest that you might be dealing with insulin resistance? This is where your body stores calories as fat rather than allowing those calories to be used as energy. Insulin resistance often increases with age. I had the same issue for months; actually, it kind of scared me. Long story short, it wasn't the number of calories that mattered so much, it was the type of calories (low glycemic versus high glycemic--like many fruits-- plus the number of calories at each meal). I read "The Mediterranean Zone" by Dr. Barry Sears, became educated and enlightened and THEN began to lose weight. Eat smaller meals more often. And consider that many databases reporting calories burned by particular exercises have been shown to be grossly overstated. READ SEARS' BOOK!! Good luck.

cavia

Something is off in your tracking. Use a food scale religiously for all of your solids and use measuring cups for your caloric liquids only. Barring an undiagnosed/undisclosed medical condition you're eating more than you think you are.