Help! New & Losing Hope
sscordato
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1200 calories a day for 2 weeks straight and NO weight loss. Daily water intake at 8-10 glasses a day. 3x week workouts. Focused mostly on lean proteins & veggies.
-How long did it take for you to start losing?
-Are there better foods to incorporate into my 1200 calories?
-How long did it take for you to start losing?
-Are there better foods to incorporate into my 1200 calories?
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I'm going to give you some really general suggestions. If you're comfortable opening your diary or sharing more details about your stats, diet, exercise routine, etc. that might help you get more specific advice.
1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
6. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
7. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
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I'm going to use a MFP favourite - Do you log and weigh all your food accurately? :]
If so, the simple answer is - hang in there. These things can take time, your body will soon click into action. It doesn't matter what you eat as such, as long as that deficit is there.
Please bear in mind, if you're quite active, you could probably do with eating extra calories (for sanity reasons if nothing else!) You'll still lose weight. Just an FYI!
Best of luck and stay strong!0 -
Have you took your measurements? Sometimes you don't see progress on a scale right away but you may have lost inches. Have you noticed a difference in how your clothes fit? I think your doing great hang in there you will see results.0
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Thank you all! I've been trying to be as honest & accurate as possible, but I'm sure there's room for improvement. I will go get a scale today....and take measurements!
Next question: I'm hungry! What are you eating to stay full? I know the basic 'high fiber' answer....looking for specifics. Hoping that you might have a suggestion that I haven't thought of0
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