having trouble loosing weight

BAELLISON86

I always come under or at my calorie goal even when there is a workout adjustment. I am not loosing weight at all. I run 3x's a week. Bike 2x's a week, pilates etc the rest of the time. Help me please anybody.

WBB55

How long have you not been losing?

diannethegeek

Opening your diary or providing more details would probably help to get you more specific advice, if you're comfortable doing so. Until then, this is the list I've put together from the other 95 trouble losing threads that are posted here daily. Maybe something will help you out.


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. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.

blankiefinder

You don't mention if you are using a food scale and weighing all of your foods. It is very important.

I posted my MFP how-to in Getting Started yesterday, here is a link.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside#latest

loulamb7

Your ticker indicates you have already lost 52 lbs, is this accurate? How long have you been losing and when did you stop losing?

BAELLISON86

i've been loosing for 2 yrs. stopped about 6months ago when i moved in with my boyfriend. i need to loose 20-25lbs yet. I went to walmart and got a food scale so i'm going to use that today, so thanks for the suggestion i went over my diary and i drink a ton of coffee. i wonder if this has anything to do with it?

queenliz99

BAELLISON86 wrote: »

i've been loosing for 2 yrs. stopped about 6months ago when i moved in with my boyfriend. i need to loose 20-25lbs yet. I went to walmart and got a food scale so i'm going to use that today, so thanks for the suggestion i went over my diary and i drink a ton of coffee. i wonder if this has anything to do with it?

What do you put in your coffee? If you drink it black it has virtually no calories.