1300 calories and no weight loss in 10 days what am idoing wrong
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also don't skip breakfast. I gained most my weight by not eating at proper times. I used to hold off eating until noon. And now I force myself to eat small meals through out the morning-by the afternoon-I am not as hungry and don't need to stuff my face.
I haven't lost weight BUT I have stayed at the same weight for 2 months-but I only started logging my food the past week. And see where I could have made better choices. But I definitely consume more than 2000 calories a day. I workout hard daily with weights. In the past walking or cardio hasn't really helped me. Once I started lifting heavier weights-everything else falls into place. I am still at the beginning like you but I love how I feel like accomplishing something when I push myself to go higher on my reps and weights. I use tools around the house as I don't have any weights but soon I have to go to the gym-I am running out of heavy things to lift.
Don't give up. We all are in the same boat.1 -
Just going to point out that, that's not how Fitbit works. Fitbit doesn't give calories on MFP for exercise. It adjusts your calories if your activity level is set to low.
For some people it will overestimate burns and for others (like myself) it can underestimate.
I see! FitBit is the only device I can call by name.
The main point I was trying to get across was that overestimating exercise can cause problems, just like underestimating calorie intake.
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groetzinger659 wrote: »also don't skip breakfast. I gained most my weight by not eating at proper times. I used to hold off eating until noon. And now I force myself to eat small meals through out the morning-by the afternoon-I am not as hungry and don't need to stuff my face.
I haven't lost weight BUT I have stayed at the same weight for 2 months-but I only started logging my food the past week. And see where I could have made better choices. But I definitely consume more than 2000 calories a day. I workout hard daily with weights. In the past walking or cardio hasn't really helped me. Once I started lifting heavier weights-everything else falls into place. I am still at the beginning like you but I love how I feel like accomplishing something when I push myself to go higher on my reps and weights. I use tools around the house as I don't have any weights but soon I have to go to the gym-I am running out of heavy things to lift.
Don't give up. We all are in the same boat.
There's nothing wrong with skipping breakfast or eating late, as the OP said she does.
Since you said TOM is coming it's likely due to that, but you still want to make sure your logging is as accurate as possible.10 -
lol, I was just thinking, "If I DON'T skip breakfast, I'll end up eating everything!"
Everyone has to figure out their own body.6 -
groetzinger659 wrote: »also don't skip breakfast. I gained most my weight by not eating at proper times. I used to hold off eating until noon. And now I force myself to eat small meals through out the morning-by the afternoon-I am not as hungry and don't need to stuff my face.
I haven't lost weight BUT I have stayed at the same weight for 2 months-but I only started logging my food the past week. And see where I could have made better choices. But I definitely consume more than 2000 calories a day. I workout hard daily with weights. In the past walking or cardio hasn't really helped me. Once I started lifting heavier weights-everything else falls into place. I am still at the beginning like you but I love how I feel like accomplishing something when I push myself to go higher on my reps and weights. I use tools around the house as I don't have any weights but soon I have to go to the gym-I am running out of heavy things to lift.
Don't give up. We all are in the same boat.
OP, you don't have to eat breakfast for weight loss or management. Some people don't feel good eating breakfast and make up for it by eating more later in the day and that's 100% okay as long as you keep within your calories. Do what works for you.
When I used to workout in the afternoon, I didn't eat until lunch time. Working out doesn't go well for me in a fasted state, so now that my workouts are in the morning I eat breakfast. However, I have to keep it small since I still prefer to consume most of my calories at night.5 -
Ariellebruno wrote: »Nope deff not eating to many calories. My net is 1300 and most of the time I end at 1250 and track every drop of mustard peanut drink that goes into my mouth.
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I kinda wanted to know what that was, too lol11
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Ariellebruno wrote: »Ariellebruno wrote: »Nope deff not eating to many calories. My net is 1300 and most of the time I end at 1250 and track every drop of mustard peanut drink that goes into my mouth.
P.S. I still don't know what a mustard peanut drink is. Anyone?
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TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »
Just going to point out that, that's not how Fitbit works. Fitbit doesn't give calories on MFP for exercise. It adjusts your calories if your activity level is set to low.
For some people it will overestimate burns and for others (like myself) it can underestimate.
I see! FitBit is the only device I can call by name.
The main point I was trying to get across was that overestimating exercise can cause problems, just like underestimating calorie intake.
I do agree with that. Just wanted to make sure lurkers didn't get the wrong idea. All calorie burn and intake stuff definitely needs to be adjusted based on what actually happens when your accurately tracking. It's all estimates after all.0 -
Ariellebruno wrote: »I log every single thing I eat
but do you log is accurately using a food scale and correct entries....
regardless if this is just from April 1 (moving more) your log says 11lbs down so the new exercise is probably causing fluid retention along with TOM.0 -
It's also important what KIND of calories you're eating. The body is not a simple calorie in/calorie out arithmetic equation. Hormones, particularly insluin and the lipoprotein lipase that it signals, play a major part in whether fatty acids can actually flow out of your fat cells or not. It's crucial to know how the food you eat influences the body's production of weight-regulation hormones. So what's the breakdown of your macronutrients? In other words, what percentage of your daily calorie intake comes from fat, protein, and carbohydrate?2
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Ariellebruno wrote: »Ariellebruno wrote: »Nope deff not eating to many calories. My net is 1300 and most of the time I end at 1250 and track every drop of mustard peanut drink that goes into my mouth.
P.S. I still don't know what a mustard peanut drink is. Anyone?
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axelanderson35 wrote: »It's also important what KIND of calories you're eating. The body is not a simple calorie in/calorie out arithmetic equation. Hormones, particularly insluin and the lipoprotein lipase that it signals, play a major part in whether fatty acids can actually flow out of your fat cells or not. It's crucial to know how the food you eat influences the body's production of weight-regulation hormones. So what's the breakdown of your macronutrients? In other words, what percentage of your daily calorie intake comes from fat, protein, and carbohydrate?
for weight loss yes it is...
macros are for health calories for weight.2 -
Ariellebruno wrote: »Ariellebruno wrote: »Ariellebruno wrote: »Nope deff not eating to many calories. My net is 1300 and most of the time I end at 1250 and track every drop of mustard peanut drink that goes into my mouth.
P.S. I still don't know what a mustard peanut drink is. Anyone?
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Ariellebruno wrote: »I won't go above 1300. Usually I'm at 1200-1250. Yesterday after I logged my 60 minute hike it told me to eat 1600 calories I ate 1350
granted, none of us here are experts, and everyone will have their own opinion/answer, BUT did you think that maybe you aren't eating ENOUGH? If you aren't giving your body enough fuel it'll hold on to what it's already got to support itself. Think of your body like a car-you need ALL of the fluids PLUS the maintenance to make it run properly.0 -
OP it may be TOM, or it may be inaccurate logging (weigh all solids, and double check which database entries you're using as many are incorrect). Also, it doesn't matter that you are eating less calories than you ate before. You have to eat less calories than your body is using for weight loss.0
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She's not losing weight. That means she's eating too much.14
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First off there is no easy, fast way to lose weight. 10 days is not enough time to see any changes. Generally it takes about 4 weeks for you to see anything. We have to be patient, it sucks I know but if you can learn to embrace the journey you will fall in love with it. And there are many wonderful NSV (non scale victories) to be had. Put your scale away, at least for a few weeks. I hate to say it but 1300 calories is not enough if you are working out everyday. You need to be eating more, I know that sounds crazy but your body is starving & it needs fuel. It doesn't matter than you went from eating 3000 calories of junk food or not. That's great that you cut out the junk food but we have to fuel our bodies properly in order to burn fat & build muscles & 1300 a day is probably too low. Figure out what your TDEE (total day energy expenditure) is & start from there. I am eating approximately 1900 calories a day & I have the progress photos to prove I am losing inches but the scale hasn't moved & I am fine with that. Log your meals (learn about IIFMM - If It Fits My Macros), drink plenty of water, exercise with intensity & keeping your sugars under about 35g per day are just a few of the things I would recommend to anyone. If you are interested I am a Jessie's Girl www.jessiefitness.com & she has some really great workouts that will help you transform mind & body. Check out her site & all the progress photos. Good luck & eat all the food!!!5
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axelanderson35 wrote: »It's also important what KIND of calories you're eating. The body is not a simple calorie in/calorie out arithmetic equation.
for weight loss yes it is...
macros are for health calories for weight.
I'm sorry, but you're mistaken. In a great many studies, low-carbohydrate diets have been shown to be more effective (sometimes MUCH more effective) for losing weight than other diets. There is a mechanism for this, as well. Dietary carbohydrate drives serum glucose. Serum glucose triggers insulin production. Insulin is our bodies' main hormone for the regulation of the flow of fatty acids into and out of fat cells. In short, more carbs means more insulin. More insulin means less fat loss.
Don't take my word for it. I encourage you to examine the literature. The studies below are a good start.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17341711
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa022637
http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(02)40206-5/abstract?cc=y=
http://press.endocrine.org/doi/full/10.1210/jc.2002-021480
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=217514
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=717451
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC538279/
http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S0002-8223(05)01151-X/abstract3 -
lol...
I'm starting to understand why so many new users struggle to figure out why they aren't losing weight.
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