Eating 1200 calories but no weight loss. HELP!?
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Looking at your food diary there are days where you don't log at all and others where you don't finish logging. You need to start weighing and logging all the food you eat to see exactly how much you're eating. My guess is you're eating more than you think.8
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I wasn't logging dinner for a time and found I was going way over my calorie goal for the day.3
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I used to stay around there about three years ago. I'm 21. If it's too low then I wouldn't mind staying around 110-115.TavistockToad wrote: »
I am 5' 4. I weigh my veggies and meat.TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you?
Do you weigh everything you eat?
Isn't 105lbs under weight given your height?
You should be weighing everything. You're eating more than you think.
Everything? I need a new scale then
Your BMI is in the normal range at the moment. Your goal of 105 is a BMI of 18, which is "underweight".
You goals are your business; but weight loss is slow when you are not heavy.
bmi is not accurate and not everyone looks the same at the same weight. put those stats into mybodygallery and you will see for yourself0 -
I used to stay around there about three years ago. I'm 21. If it's too low then I wouldn't mind staying around 110-115.TavistockToad wrote: »
I am 5' 4. I weigh my veggies and meat.TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you?
Do you weigh everything you eat?
Isn't 105lbs under weight given your height?
You should be weighing everything. You're eating more than you think.
Everything? I need a new scale then
Your BMI is in the normal range at the moment. Your goal of 105 is a BMI of 18, which is "underweight".
You goals are your business; but weight loss is slow when you are not heavy.
bmi is not accurate and not everyone looks the same at the same weight.
All BMI is, is a sliding scale of weights at corresponding heights least and most statistically associated with illness.
There is evidence to suggest there are some people who are in the overweight (or in more extreme cases obese) scale don't belong there statistically due to high muscle mass ...though these people know who they are as it's pretty obvious and they are a minority.
But there is not much in the way of evidence to suggest it is not a good indicator of health for the underweight. In short, you should try not to be in the underweight section of the BMI scale because it does statistically increase your chance of certain illnesses. Since OP is aiming to get into the underweight section your rhetoric that it is not accurate is not relevant.
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TavistockToad wrote: »
I used to stay around there about three years ago. I'm 21. If it's too low then I wouldn't mind staying around 110-115.TavistockToad wrote: »
I am 5' 4. I weigh my veggies and meat.TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you?
Do you weigh everything you eat?
Isn't 105lbs under weight given your height?
You should be weighing everything. You're eating more than you think.
Everything? I need a new scale then
Your BMI is in the normal range at the moment. Your goal of 105 is a BMI of 18, which is "underweight".
You goals are your business; but weight loss is slow when you are not heavy.
Her goals are her business but mfp guidelines clearly state that unhealthy weight loss should not be promoted. A goal weight that is underweight is unhealthy.
While on the whole BMI is a good guide me and my flatmate at the same height but entirely different shapes. For starters her boobs weigh about half a stone more than mine so it does depend on your personal body shape as to how low is safe for you to go in terms of weight. Not everyone fits into the nice neat health promotion created box.
That said I'd generally aim for the 'healthy' bmi minimum and see how you look/feel before going lower.3 -
This. You have to weigh every thing you eat, no just meat and veggies. Weigh everything that isn't a pure liquid. Weigh peanut butter, cooking oils, cereal, pasta, rice, soup, salad dressings...everything. Weigh pre-packaged food, too.Looking at your food diary there are days where you don't log at all and others where you don't finish logging. You need to start weighing and logging all the food you eat to see exactly how much you're eating. My guess is you're eating more than you think.
Choose accurate database entries. Log everything all the time.
Um....no
Unless you are eating sugar (found in veggies, fruit, dairy, grains, candy, etc. ) and you are not logging it....then sugar is not the issue.
Calories are calories. Meal timing is irrelevant. Eating "clean" is irrelevant. These things may help you stay consistent. These things may be more nutritious, but they won't stop you from losing.
Being very close to goal means weight loss will be very slow. Expect (maybe) 1/2 pound a week. Water weight can mess with the scale. Unless you have been stalled for several weeks (I had a 5 week "plateau" once ).....but I wasn't weighing all my food on a scale....logging or water weight are the most likely suspects.
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I'm 5"2 133lb, haven't needed to weigh anything except rice. I find I need to up my excercise to sweat. Sometimes eating more one day a week has helped me. If u over exercise and under eat sometimes u don't lose weight. Also lots of water and fibre. My diary is public too. Currently losing 1lb per week.2
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Also strength training eg push-ups instead of lots of cardio helps me look less flabby...still working on it2
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I began weighing EVERYTHING today and I was about 300 calories under the truth.4
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The chicken breast I was using said a serving size was 4oz, but each piece was 5-6oz.
That was where most of my calories were.
My bread said 90cals a piece but weighed to over 120. It was pretty insane.13 -
The chicken breast I was using said a serving size was 4oz, but each piece was 5-6oz.
That was where most of my calories were.
My bread said 90cals a piece but weighed to over 120. It was pretty insane.
It's crazy, right?? No wonder so many people think counting doesn't work. Now that you're working with good info I bet you get right back on track. Good luck!6 -
I'm glad you kept an open mind about looking at it. Now that you have more accurate data, you can make the needed changes. Great job!7
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Mind you I understand that not all calories are the same.
I eat clean
I eat 6 small meals. Every three hours.
All calories ARE the same.
Eating clean doesn't matter. Your calories, macronutrients, and micronutrients matter.
Meal timing and frequency doesn't matter.
It sounds like you're going off of broscience from magazines.
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Happy to see you have the calories sorted.
You may want to try lifting some weights to help in muscle retention and reshape your body so you will feel better a your revised goal weight.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1
Cheers, h.2 -
The chicken breast I was using said a serving size was 4oz, but each piece was 5-6oz.
That was where most of my calories were.
My bread said 90cals a piece but weighed to over 120. It was pretty insane.
Super eye-opening, right???
I also applaud you for starting to weigh things. There are SO many times on this board people swear up and down they are getting a certain amount of calories per day, but refuse to try weighing their food.
When people get closer and closer to their goal weight in a healthy weight range, it gets harder and harder to lose and every calorie really does count. Your margin of error decreases significantly and it's way too easy to wipe out a week's deficit with inaccurate counting.
You've got this!!!6 -
12Sarah2015 wrote: »I'm 5"2 133lb, haven't needed to weigh anything except rice. I find I need to up my excercise to sweat. Sometimes eating more one day a week has helped me. If u over exercise and under eat sometimes u don't lose weight. Also lots of water and fibre. My diary is public too. Currently losing 1lb per week.
Please tell me that was a typo!!!
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SophieSmall95 wrote: »
I used to stay around there about three years ago. I'm 21. If it's too low then I wouldn't mind staying around 110-115.TavistockToad wrote: »
I am 5' 4. I weigh my veggies and meat.TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you?
Do you weigh everything you eat?
Isn't 105lbs under weight given your height?
You should be weighing everything. You're eating more than you think.
Everything? I need a new scale then
Your BMI is in the normal range at the moment. Your goal of 105 is a BMI of 18, which is "underweight".
You goals are your business; but weight loss is slow when you are not heavy.
bmi is not accurate and not everyone looks the same at the same weight.
All BMI is, is a sliding scale of weights at corresponding heights least and most statistically associated with illness.
There is evidence to suggest there are some people who are in the overweight (or in more extreme cases obese) scale don't belong there statistically due to high muscle mass ...though these people know who they are as it's pretty obvious and they are a minority.
But there is not much in the way of evidence to suggest it is not a good indicator of health for the underweight. In short, you should try not to be in the underweight section of the BMI scale because it does statistically increase your chance of certain illnesses. Since OP is aiming to get into the underweight section your rhetoric that it is not accurate is not relevant.
it's not just people with muscle mass. according to bmi 140 would be a healthy weight for me but at 150 i was still very overweight. people should stop acting like they're doctors0
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