I would love some thoughts on this please

msladydove

thank you for your replies. I do not have a strength training routine, I would like to but don't really know how to go about finding one. I am 5'6 to answer another question. As for the 1200 cals being too little, if I eat more, I will gain, simple as that. I think my metabolism is crap and eating more is not going to help me lose. I get the logic, but I think that some people are different, and from what I have experienced, for me to lose weight, I definitely cannot up my food intake.

I will open my food journal for people to take a look and give me some constructive criticism on. I really do appreciate you all taking the time to reply.

Make an appointment with your doctor before deciding how to eat , what to eat and how much excersice and such. No one can really properly tell you what o eat before you see a doctor because there may be a health issue to consider before you proceed. There may be a medical issue that can explain why you are not losing weight

cheryl3660

1200 calories is not enough for your body weight and for the amount of workouts you do. Sorry, but yes, you need to eat more!
The standard advice here would be to figure out your calories: TDEE - 20%.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
There are plenty of other calculators on the internet.

This.

When I first started I wasn't losing weight at 1200, even though I am pretty sedentary. But I bounced it up to 1300 and started losing.

southerndream24

thank you for your replies. I do not have a strength training routine, I would like to but don't really know how to go about finding one. I am 5'6 to answer another question. As for the 1200 cals being too little, if I eat more, I will gain, simple as that. I think my metabolism is crap and eating more is not going to help me lose. I get the logic, but I think that some people are different, and from what I have experienced, for me to lose weight, I definitely cannot up my food intake.

I will open my food journal for people to take a look and give me some constructive criticism on. I really do appreciate you all taking the time to reply.

Ever occur to you that your metabolism is slow because you're eating so little? You're not eating enough. Just to give you a bit of perspective, I'm 5'3, a size 2, work out 6-7 days a week for at least an hour, and I eat almost 2k calories at day. I'm not gaining weight and since increasing my calories with my training plan (running and lifting heavy) my body has shed an insane amount of fat in a month....my abs and v-cut are making an appearance again!

Open your food diary so we can see what you're eating and give you tips.

jdayer

There are various metabolism problems that can cause huge problems in weight loss. I can't lose weight.

On the other hand my daughter recently lost 150lbs (9 months, so far) by becoming obsessed with eating healthy. So far she has not become overly obsessed, this last Sunday she ate a pulled pork BBQ sandwich for the first time in 9 months. She eats less than a 1000 calories a day typically.

Starvation diets can influence metabolism, but, if you are eating at least 800 calories a day I doubt if your body is going into starvation mode. It depends on the person though. Check with your doctor, but, in my experience most doctors are clueless about metabolism and just believe "energy in vs energy out" so they will think you are lying about what you eat and how you exercise.

My daughter and I go to the gym together and she loses weight and I stay the same. Don't be discouraged, regardless of what anyone tells you the health benefits from working out are worth the effort even without the weight loss. Personally, I just enjoy working out.

JorisSt

Then you are an exception, but not everybody is... most people can lose weight!

Joris S.
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