Confused! Advice please!

candicenitschke

Hi everyone this is my first post! I cant find any information on this issue so thought i would post about it! My calorie limit should be around 1400 according to the calculators, i am 5ft 2, lightly active and weigh 70 kg (BMR is 1900). Im losing hardly any weight and i have definitely lost consistently in the past on 1200 so maybe i need to reduce further but i struggle on 1200 indicating this might not be sustainable long term so do i be patient on 1400 or reduce to 1200? Advice appreciated if anyone willing!

runningalice

Im afraid patience! Less than 1200 isnt thay good for you. Just keep at how long have you not been losing?

kristen6350

Define "Losing Hardly Any Weight". If you are losing, keep doing what you are doing and try and be patient. This isn't a race.

Scamd83

I can't give you any sure advice on what to do but I will warn you against listening to any suggestions that you've gone into 'starvation mode' that usually gets offered up on here because it doesn't exist. I will guess that you probably aren't logging accurately and are eating more than you think you are. So maybe tighten that up and select your calories to lose 0.5 lbs a week and see how that goes.

candicenitschke

Thanks heaps guys! Ive been on mfp and 1400 cals for 9 days and lost 0.3 kg but then this morning im back to square one again (gained 0.3) so im panicking that maybe i need to aim for less cals to generate weight loss. Or do i need to give it more time as 1400 is very doable for me and 1200 is a struggle. When i was doing jenny Craig on 1200 cals i was losing 0.5kg a week consistently...

malibu927

Definitely give it more time. Nine days is nothing, especially when weight loss isn't linear. Make sure you're logging everything as accurately as possible and have a bit of patience.

runningalice

That gaining back is water weight not fat get a weight trend app to average out your weight

candicenitschke

Thanks everyone ill just keep plodding along then and try and be a bit more patient! :-)

Yi5hedr3

Specify macros. Probably too many carbs.

stephchadz

Make sure you are weighing and logging everything you eat! You are probably eating more than you think.

blues4miles

There's an infographic people post on here, basically a plateau is no weight loss after 3 weeks. So 21 days. So you need to give every change 21 days.

Secondly, agree with folks who say you need to make sure you are logging accurately. All liquids measured in measuring cups/spoons. All solids weighed on a food scale: rice, cereal, butter, peanut butter - all need to be weighed.

sanfromny

Are you sure about your calories. I'm 5'2 and 160(roughly 72kg) and I am losing eatign between 1300-1400 even though MFP is telling 1200. I agree with stephchadz...make sure you're weighing and logging EVERYTHING!!

candicenitschke

Hi sanfomny great to find someone similar to me! How much on average are you losing per week? Is it the 0.5-1kg people say is the approx expected weight loss rate (even tho im tending to ignore that now so i dont become impatient!?) Do you think exercise and drinking water has been key for you in addition to the 1400 cals?. I prob slip up to 1480-1500 max but i am weighing everything and make the conscious choice to go over hoping it wont be such a big deal or make much difference.... thanks all for your input too i appreciate it

StaciMarie1974

I think you mean your TDEE is 1900? BMR would be about 1350 for your stats. 1400 should allow you to lose weight - though it all comes down to accuracy.

ZeroDelta

kshama2001

candicenitschke wrote: »

Thanks heaps guys! Ive been on mfp and 1400 cals for 9 days and lost 0.3 kg but then this morning im back to square one again (gained 0.3) so im panicking that maybe i need to aim for less cals to generate weight loss. Or do i need to give it more time as 1400 is very doable for me and 1200 is a struggle. When i was doing jenny Craig on 1200 cals i was losing 0.5kg a week consistently...

My weight fluctuates wildly over the course of a month but the overall trend is down. I weigh every day so I can chart it and not be bothered by the fluctuations. I log my weight into MFP when it looks like a new low is sticking.

candicenitschke

Very helpful info it really helps to know if im on the right track or not and that not seeing results right away isnt a reason to give up or reduce cals. Yes youre right StaciMarie1974 :-)

farbs

Yep i'd definitely say give it longer before dropping calorie intake. Definitely make sure you are logging accurately and measuring/weighing food.
This is the 3rd time I've used MFP. First time didn't last long, second time went just over a month and stopped logging.
This time is different. I'm not worrying about the speed at which i'm losing, just as long as I keep losing. I haven't set any time limits on the weight loss, but more so just to commit to logging each day, even if I have a bad day. Patience is key.

Good luck

Spierce02

Try only weighing yourself once a week, in the morning right after you get up. That's what I do now, I use to be obsessed with the scale! My calories are set at 1250. Good luck

candicenitschke

Is anyone willing to add me if they have an open diary set at around 1400 cals or that i can add? Also how essential do you think water and exercise is? Does 2 litres really make a difference compared with 1 litre for eg? Or three short runs a week compared with being sedentary and on a calorie limit?