1300 calories and no weight loss in 10 days what am idoing wrong

ReaderGirl3

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.

Er, there is no such thing as 'proper' eating times. Meal timing is a preference thing, nothing more and nothing less. What does matter is being at an appropriate calorie deficit for your goals at the end of the day.

Op, there's lots of reasons you may not be seeing the scale move, that has nothing to do with actual weight loss stalls. PMS/Tom is a biggie, but it's just temporary (well until next month )

groetzinger659

well Maybe its the new trend to skip breakfast but in my experience-my workouts were lacking in enough energy if I didn't prefuel properly. I workout at noontime. I cant eat an hour before otherwise I burp it up-that's why I encourage small breakfast of proteins and complex carbs.

Actually I have a guy at work who did the high protein diet and cut carbs-he DID get weight loss. it was a month long-he said the first 2 weeks were really hard because we love carbs but he got seriously ripped by the end of the month. Now I don't recommend this for everyone. Especially us girls who have different calorie needs than men BUT I find that using some of the mens guidelines as far as what to eat when helps give me that extra drive to push myself during my workouts.

If OP is walking now-try finding roads that have steeper hills. Walking on a flat surface is good but for more bang for your buck-find hills and or carry 2lb weights in your hands. you don't have to run-but steady and slow always wins the race. Its hard when you have kids to care for but sometimes maybe there is a field or park that has steep hills? Maybe the kids will have fun running up and down the hill while you do your walking up and down? Sometimes we just have to push ourselves abit more.

malibu927

angela3356 wrote: »

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.

Nope, this is impossible

zoeysasha37

Wow! There's so much incorrect info in this thread .

For weight loss- calorie deficit

Calorie deficit - weight loss

If I ate 1000 cals per day of carrots or 1000 cals per day of cake, I would still lose weight. Because weight loss comes from being in a caloric deficit. Eat less then you burn and you'll lose weight. ( obviously eating just cake is not a good idea for health reasons but for weight loss , all one needs is a calorie deficit)
Calories in - calories out.

Don't overcomplicate this. Don't listen to the myths like you have to eat 100% clean or must go low carb to lose weight. .

zoeysasha37

axelanderson35 wrote: »

SezxyStef wrote: »

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/abstract

For any diet or way of eating- one must be at a caloric deficit. Its that simple. If you like low carb, go for it. But it's not necessary for people to eat low carb to lose weight.

shadowmanlocal

it could be you need to stimulate your metabolism . Also check that your numbers are accurate . I ve lost 154 lbs since July 2014 ( another 42 lbs to go to target weight ) . I hit several sticking points on the way - I used acupuncture with an excellent therapist to boost metabolism and tried to hit 7000 calories per week deficit but not always achieved -daily intake 1800 ( based on low carb low cal but never hungry ! )
daily output 2800 ( jogging and swimming to up the margin ) Its a marathon not a sprint and sometimes you have to be patient and stick with it until the scales behave again !!! Best of luck !!!!!

ArielleMarieB

TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »

She's not losing weight. That means she's eating too much.

I don't think I should eat less than 1300 I usually eat 1200 1300 wouldn't be too healthy especially because im breastfeeding

3bambi3

Ariellebruno wrote: »

TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »

She's not losing weight. That means she's eating too much.

I don't think I should eat less than 1300 I usually eat 1200 1300 wouldn't be too healthy especially because im breastfeeding

What people are trying to tell you is that you aren't eating that little. You never answered the question: Do you weigh all your food on a scale and do you use accurate food entries?

Rachel0778

enterdanger wrote: »

Don't weigh right before shark week. It's always disappointing. I usually gain 2-3lbs right before. I bet you see a nice loss once you get past your period. Keep up the good work.

I second this. I also love that you call it Shark Week

kimny72

Wow, this thread is quite a journey! OP, despite all the confusion, you have gotten good advice that probably includes your answers:

1. Weight loss isn't linear. Even if you do everything perfectly, some weeks you won't lose anything.
2. TOM can cause big swings in water retention/water loss, so you may get some wacky numbers around that time.
3. Starting a new exercise or level of exercise can cause your muscles to retain fluid for a couple of weeks.
4. If you aren't using a food scale, pick one up and give it a shot. I thought for sure I knew what a serving of everything was, but once I started weighing my portions, I was floored by how wrong I was. I can literally credit my weight loss to the $12 food scale I got on Amazon! I was over-eating several hundred cals per day.
5. You don't have to resort to any tricks, old wives tales, or blog science if you don't want to - meal timing, macro ratios, etc are all personal preference.

Be patient and good luck!

groetzinger659

If you are breast feeding then you would need the extra calories to feed the child I would think. I don't know the facts but I would think that you would need as much as you need until you are done breastfeeding..others?? what are your thoughts??

itsbasschick

this question keeps getting asked but you're not answering it:

do you weigh all your food with a digital food scale?

diannethegeek

Ariellebruno wrote: »

TheLegendaryBrandonHarris wrote: »

She's not losing weight. That means she's eating too much.

I don't think I should eat less than 1300 I usually eat 1200 1300 wouldn't be too healthy especially because im breastfeeding

Breastfeeding kind of throws a wrench in the works. That's information that probably should have been given up front since it likely would have changed the type of advice you received. Not everyone loses while they're breastfeeding because of the hormones involved and need to keep calorie levels high enough to not hurt your milk production. You may just need to be patient

debbiesteinman

Hi MFP -- I have been in a plateau for over 6 months now. Not gaining or losing. I have been diligent every day with tracking my foods and working out 6 days a week (3 days weight training, 3 days cardio) at the gym. Was told now to track sugar levels 25-30 grams a day as I am carb sensitive. Man is it hard to do as I like my fruits but on my 1300-1400 calorie intake I just do not lose any weight. I will start to track sugar and carbs now to see if this makes any change occur. Have any of you reached this type of plateau and what did you do to get your body burning the fat off?

TheLegendaryBrandonHarris

By far, the most likely culprit is something isn't getting measured correctly.
I promise I'm not advising lowering your calorie goals below 1200

diannethegeek

groetzinger659 wrote: »

If you are breast feeding then you would need the extra calories to feed the child I would think. I don't know the facts but I would think that you would need as much as you need until you are done breastfeeding..others?? what are your thoughts??

Generally it's an additional 300-500 calories added to your goal (there are entries to log it as either exercise or a negative-calorie food), but I think MFP recommends that you double-check with your doc first.

cadpro78

This is good. I really need a scale or something to measure out exactly how much I put into my body. I have an a 1100 diet plan, which prob' more like a 200-2500 cal diet plan. Interesting.

queenliz99

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cadpro78

ketorach wrote: »

Ariellebruno wrote: »

ketorach 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.

WTF is a mustard peanut drink?

Do you have any advice or bored trolling?

I gave you some advice. Take it or don't. But you may want to loosen up if you're posting on a public message board.

P.S. I still don't know what a mustard peanut drink is. Anyone?

Seems like an online challenge of some kind... aka chubby bunny,etc.

lemurcat12

It's been 2 weeks, you are just before TOM, and you are doing some new exercises. There is simply no way to know whether you've lost weight or how much, the scale result will be off due to water retention, probably. So one option is just keep it up and be patient and take some measurements as well as maybe weighing again in a week. (I personally like weighing daily to get familiar with the fluctuations, but I know some get neurotic about it and it can be bad for them.)

With breastfeeding a true 1300 calories is probably too low (I agree that checking with your doctor is a good idea).

You might be eating more than 1300 calories because sometimes there are tricks with tracking (how you measure, what entries you pick) that take a little while to get right. If you want to open your diary people could give you pointers. That said, I think it's too soon to conclude that anything is wrong because of the normal fluctuations and likely water retention.