Help me.

natalieamaral

I've been working out and watching my calories but my weight stays the same. Does anybody know why I'm not losing?

BekahC1980

How long has it stayed the same weight?

natalieamaral

A couple weeks

BekahC1980

Well for one weight loss is not linear, which means you don't always lose even no matter how strict you are.

Another could be inaccurate logging.

Another could be it's time for your monthly.

Another could be sodium too high so you have water weight.

Best advice us don't go by what the scale says go by measurement and how you feel

juggernaut1974

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

Three things to lose weight:

Accuracy
Consistency
Patience

diannethegeek

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.

Trump2016

If it's been the same for a couple of weeks, you're overestimating how much you're burning and/or underestimating how much you're eating.

Bear in mind TDEE calculators often aren't accurate. Calculate what your TDEE would be if you were sedentary and underestimate how much you burn through exercise alone and eat according to that and you're practically guaranteed to lose weight and figure out how much you really expend -> then you can readjust calories to higher such that it's maintainable weight loss.

natalieamaral

Thank you all so much!