Eating less than 1200 calories a day and exercising at least a 1000 and not losing weight
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Hello!!
Thanks for providing the necessary information. I would recommend changing your goal on MyFitnessPal to lose 1 pound instead of trying to lose 2 pounds. You're 213 pounds if my conversion is correct and you're 5'9. I would also recommend adding strength training into your workout. I'm not sure if you're into lifting, or if you want you can add more resistance to your workouts or use weights.
What's your goal weight? How much weight do you want to lose? sometimes taking things slow and eating the right smith of calories will give you the body you want.
Good luck!3 -
andrebessa93 wrote: »Thanks for all the advice guys - I really appreciate it
Perhaps I'm going too heavy on it but I still want to lose another 27KG (60 pounds) so I want to make sure I do it in a healthy way. I will perhaps to a nutricionist and get a proper diet plan that is both flexible but keeps me on the losing track,.,,
Off to the gym!
What figures did you fill in when you started on MFP? The site gives a recommendation on how many calories to consume, based on your present situation and your ultimate goal. The site never recommends anything under 1200 calories. I'm one inch taller than you and I was guided to an 1810 daily calorie intake.1 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »andrebessa93 wrote: »Thanks for all the advice guys - I really appreciate it
Perhaps I'm going too heavy on it but I still want to lose another 27KG (60 pounds) so I want to make sure I do it in a healthy way. I will perhaps to a nutricionist and get a proper diet plan that is both flexible but keeps me on the losing track,.,,
Off to the gym!
You mentioned peak district so possibly in my area - Sheffield?
Gp can refer you to a scheme where you can see a dietitian, physio, weightloss support staff. Normally they will give you a range of appointments over 6 months.
Failing that most gps can refer for a 12 week course at slimming world or a 12 exercise pass
I went thru the 6 month nhs course
I went to the Peak on a day out. I live in Cambridgeshire.
Although I appreciate the advice, and understand that I haven't been making all the right choices, I don't believe in places like slimming world. Unfortunately they don't teach flexible dieting and you may lose weight for as long as you're on the plan, it's after that the weight comes back on unless you continue to pretend that you're in slimming world.0 -
xchocolategirl wrote: »Hello!!
Thanks for providing the necessary information. I would recommend changing your goal on MyFitnessPal to lose 1 pound instead of trying to lose 2 pounds. You're 213 pounds if my conversion is correct and you're 5'9. I would also recommend adding strength training into your workout. I'm not sure if you're into lifting, or if you want you can add more resistance to your workouts or use weights.
What's your goal weight? How much weight do you want to lose? sometimes taking things slow and eating the right smith of calories will give you the body you want.
Good luck!
I'm looking to get to about 70-75kgs (that's another 60 pounds to lose).
My goal is to get small rather than bulky so with the fear of getting a stocky look, I decided to live weights until I'm down another 30 pounds.0 -
andrebessa93 wrote: »xchocolategirl wrote: »Hello!!
Thanks for providing the necessary information. I would recommend changing your goal on MyFitnessPal to lose 1 pound instead of trying to lose 2 pounds. You're 213 pounds if my conversion is correct and you're 5'9. I would also recommend adding strength training into your workout. I'm not sure if you're into lifting, or if you want you can add more resistance to your workouts or use weights.
What's your goal weight? How much weight do you want to lose? sometimes taking things slow and eating the right smith of calories will give you the body you want.
Good luck!
I'm looking to get to about 70-75kgs (that's another 60 pounds to lose).
My goal is to get small rather than bulky so with the fear of getting a stocky look, I decided to live weights until I'm down another 30 pounds.
so you are 5 ft 9...and want to weight about 155lbs...interesting.
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andrebessa93 wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »andrebessa93 wrote: »Thanks for all the advice guys - I really appreciate it
Perhaps I'm going too heavy on it but I still want to lose another 27KG (60 pounds) so I want to make sure I do it in a healthy way. I will perhaps to a nutricionist and get a proper diet plan that is both flexible but keeps me on the losing track,.,,
Off to the gym!
You mentioned peak district so possibly in my area - Sheffield?
Gp can refer you to a scheme where you can see a dietitian, physio, weightloss support staff. Normally they will give you a range of appointments over 6 months.
Failing that most gps can refer for a 12 week course at slimming world or a 12 exercise pass
I went thru the 6 month nhs course
I went to the Peak on a day out. I live in Cambridgeshire.
Although I appreciate the advice, and understand that I haven't been making all the right choices, I don't believe in places like slimming world. Unfortunately they don't teach flexible dieting and you may lose weight for as long as you're on the plan, it's after that the weight comes back on unless you continue to pretend that you're in slimming world.
Im with you on slimming world. I tried it once back when they had red ( unlimited meat) and green ( unlimited pasta, rice etc) days
I followed it to the letter, wrote everything down was told off for not eating enough and i GAINED 6lb they insisted i needed to eat even more. I never went back
Ask your gp if your hospital runs any weight loss courses or if you can be refferred to a dietitian if you wish
Otherwise follow the daily calories mfp gives you, eat back some of your exercise calories and read the various forums particularly the pinned posts.
There are some very knowledgable people here who will help guide you0 -
andrebessa93 wrote: »xchocolategirl wrote: »Hello!!
Thanks for providing the necessary information. I would recommend changing your goal on MyFitnessPal to lose 1 pound instead of trying to lose 2 pounds. You're 213 pounds if my conversion is correct and you're 5'9. I would also recommend adding strength training into your workout. I'm not sure if you're into lifting, or if you want you can add more resistance to your workouts or use weights.
What's your goal weight? How much weight do you want to lose? sometimes taking things slow and eating the right smith of calories will give you the body you want.
Good luck!
I'm looking to get to about 70-75kgs (that's another 60 pounds to lose).
My goal is to get small rather than bulky so with the fear of getting a stocky look, I decided to live weights until I'm down another 30 pounds.
You are currently under eating. There is no possible way you would gain bulk if you start lifting. What you will do is preserve some muscle mass instead of losing a good portion of it from starving yourself down another 60 pounds.6 -
andrebessa93 wrote: »xchocolategirl wrote: »Hello!!
Thanks for providing the necessary information. I would recommend changing your goal on MyFitnessPal to lose 1 pound instead of trying to lose 2 pounds. You're 213 pounds if my conversion is correct and you're 5'9. I would also recommend adding strength training into your workout. I'm not sure if you're into lifting, or if you want you can add more resistance to your workouts or use weights.
What's your goal weight? How much weight do you want to lose? sometimes taking things slow and eating the right smith of calories will give you the body you want.
Good luck!
I'm looking to get to about 70-75kgs (that's another 60 pounds to lose).
My goal is to get small rather than bulky so with the fear of getting a stocky look, I decided to live weights until I'm down another 30 pounds.
You are currently under eating. There is no possible way you would gain bulk if you start lifting. What you will do is preserve some muscle mass instead of losing a good portion of it from starving yourself down another 60 pounds.
^^This, and I would say that you would be lucky to even be preserving much at such an insane cut level. When you diet you lose water, fat, and muscle. By being in a conservative deficit and performing some sort of resistance training you work to ensure most of that loss comes from mainly water and fat, efficiently lowering your BF%.
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not sure this guys plan is to be big in anyway or that he cares he is losing muscle mass...0
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You're not eating enough and your body is in starvation mode. If your estimation is correct and you are indeed burning 1000 calories you are putting out way more than you're putting in. You get a certain amount of calories/energy just for breathing, sweating, using the bathroom, etc. and minus any exercise. So basically you're in a deficit. Your body can't function optimally if you're not getting enough food/nutrients. I know it seems contrary to what we believe "dieting" should be but minimizing calories like that is not beneficial. Experiment with eating more calories, of healthy foods, and see if that makes a difference.1
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Butterflynma wrote: »You're not eating enough and your body is in starvation mode. If your estimation is correct and you are indeed burning 1000 calories you are putting out way more than you're putting in. You get a certain amount of calories/energy just for breathing, sweating, using the bathroom, etc. and minus any exercise. So basically you're in a deficit. Your body can't function optimally if you're not getting enough food/nutrients. I know it seems contrary to what we believe "dieting" should be but minimizing calories like that is not beneficial. Experiment with eating more calories, of healthy foods, and see if that makes a difference.
he is not in "starvation mode" (the way you mean it), but if he keeps this up he will simply be starving himself..3 -
It's great that you are active but please just eat more to fuel your lifestyle. You're an athlete and you must treat your body well. Look at Michael Phelps for instance. He had to eat 10,000 calories a day while he was training. I'm guessing you need at least 2,500 calories, but probably more.0
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andrebessa93 wrote: »I am indeed eating 1,200 calories per day (I will be upping this to 1,500 on the back of all your comments).
To clear things up, I am indeed burning 1000 calories, sometimes more per day by doing things like HIIT, Zumba and then after it 30 mins non-stop of swimming. I feel incredibly fit and full of energy. Therefore, 200 calories net, yes.
Reality check: You're not burning 1,000 calories doing that stuff. If you were doing HIIT, you wouldn't be able to do it every day. What you're calling HIIT is probably calisthenics. It's not just you, everybody does that nowadays. If you were really surviving on 200 kCal a day and doing such intense exercise at such high volume, you would not feel full of energy.2 -
Congrats to you for your efforts! Just a couple of suggestions. Prepared meals have huge amounts of sodium. After I eat one it takes me three days to lose the water weight! Better off eating brown rice chicken and veggies. You can make a pot and eat it for three days. Also you're not eating enough. You won't be able to sustain it and your muscles will wither. If you want some good advice I would suggest getting Lou Schuler's book The Lean Muscle Diet. Used on Amazon or eBay for $10. It will change your life. And pick up the weights...if you love exercise you'll really get addicted to lifting heavy once you see the results! Feed that young metabolism what it needs. I wonder if just cutting out the junk food and soda would work for you as well.0
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Hi! I'd learn to cook. Tesco ready meals are not a substitute for real food. Pedal back on exercise - you are probably doing too much, the equivalent of 30mins walking each day is enough to get fat moving. Don't eat back ANY exercise calories.0
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Vegplotter wrote: »Hi! I'd learn to cook. Tesco ready meals are not a substitute for real food. Pedal back on exercise - you are probably doing too much, the equivalent of 30mins walking each day is enough to get fat moving. Don't eat back ANY exercise calories.
Tesco probably uses real food to create those meals, so I don't see how they aren't real.4 -
andrebessa93 wrote: »xchocolategirl wrote: »Hello!!
Thanks for providing the necessary information. I would recommend changing your goal on MyFitnessPal to lose 1 pound instead of trying to lose 2 pounds. You're 213 pounds if my conversion is correct and you're 5'9. I would also recommend adding strength training into your workout. I'm not sure if you're into lifting, or if you want you can add more resistance to your workouts or use weights.
What's your goal weight? How much weight do you want to lose? sometimes taking things slow and eating the right smith of calories will give you the body you want.
Good luck!
I'm looking to get to about 70-75kgs (that's another 60 pounds to lose).
My goal is to get small rather than bulky so with the fear of getting a stocky look, I decided to live weights until I'm down another 30 pounds.
lol, clueless. You have no idea what it actually takes and how long it takes to build muscle. Do yourself a favor and start lifting today, ideally on a proper barbell program, unless skinnyfat is your goal then keep on as you are.0 -
something ain't right, that's forsure.0
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nosebag1212 wrote: »andrebessa93 wrote: »xchocolategirl wrote: »Hello!!
Thanks for providing the necessary information. I would recommend changing your goal on MyFitnessPal to lose 1 pound instead of trying to lose 2 pounds. You're 213 pounds if my conversion is correct and you're 5'9. I would also recommend adding strength training into your workout. I'm not sure if you're into lifting, or if you want you can add more resistance to your workouts or use weights.
What's your goal weight? How much weight do you want to lose? sometimes taking things slow and eating the right smith of calories will give you the body you want.
Good luck!
I'm looking to get to about 70-75kgs (that's another 60 pounds to lose).
My goal is to get small rather than bulky so with the fear of getting a stocky look, I decided to live weights until I'm down another 30 pounds.
lol, clueless.
Yeah so bash them for it?0 -
Telling someone who is undereating to not eat back exercise calories is indicative of you not reading the post at all.Vegplotter wrote: »Hi! I'd learn to cook. Tesco ready meals are not a substitute for real food. Pedal back on exercise - you are probably doing too much, the equivalent of 30mins walking each day is enough to get fat moving. Don't eat back ANY exercise calories.
Exercise doesn't burn fat, either.
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cerise_noir wrote: »
Telling someone who is undereating to not eat back exercise calories is indicative of you not reading the post at all.Vegplotter wrote: »Hi! I'd learn to cook. Tesco ready meals are not a substitute for real food. Pedal back on exercise - you are probably doing too much, the equivalent of 30mins walking each day is enough to get fat moving. Don't eat back ANY exercise calories.
Exercise doesn't burn fat, either.
Where does the energy come from if you're carb depleted?0 -
Vegplotter wrote: »Hi! I'd learn to cook. Tesco ready meals are not a substitute for real food. Pedal back on exercise - you are probably doing too much, the equivalent of 30mins walking each day is enough to get fat moving. Don't eat back ANY exercise calories.
OP is losing 4-5 lbs per week, the LAST thing to tell him is not to eat back exercise calories.
And exercise is good for your body and your mind, walking might be enough for you but for others it serves many purposes and is well worth the effort. What's important is to eat enough to fuel the exercise - ie eat your exercise calories.5 -
Vegplotter wrote: »Hi! I'd learn to cook. Tesco ready meals are not a substitute for real food. Pedal back on exercise - you are probably doing too much, the equivalent of 30mins walking each day is enough to get fat moving. Don't eat back ANY exercise calories.
OP is losing 4-5 lbs per week, the LAST thing to tell him is not to eat back exercise calories.
And exercise is good for your body and your mind, walking might be enough for you but for others it serves many purposes and is well worth the effort. What's important is to eat enough to fuel the exercise - ie eat your exercise calories.
I agree, it's no good if you're feeling crappy at the gym and unable to perform, only hard things is gauging how much you're really burning.0 -
andrebessa93 wrote: »My apologies, I didn't realize my original post, didn't post properly.
Stats:
Starting weight: 109.5
Current weight (as of this morning): 97.7KG
Height: 177cm (5ft9)
Age:24
Sex: Male
Hang on ... did I read that right? You're male, 5'9", 109 lbs? You're way under-weight. Like scary under-weight. Did I miss something?
Nevermind... just realized you meant 109 kg. Disregard. I don't see how to delete post. Sorry.
In any case, as others have suggested, I would recommend increasing calories. 1200 a day is not nearly enough for your height even if you were not working out. Too few calories can absolutely stall weight loss, as it messes up your body chemistry. Your body goes into starvation mode, and will hold onto fat at all costs, and will sacrifice lean body tissue. It's not good.0 -
Locolady98 wrote: »andrebessa93 wrote: »My apologies, I didn't realize my original post, didn't post properly.
Stats:
Starting weight: 109.5
Current weight (as of this morning): 97.7KG
Height: 177cm (5ft9)
Age:24
Sex: Male
Hang on ... did I read that right? You're male, 5'9", 109 lbs? You're way under-weight. Like scary under-weight. Did I miss something?
Its KGs not LBs0 -
Late to the party.
You got a great jump start on your weight loss. Use that as motivation to keep going, and use the information you learned here and aim for a slower rate of loss. Be honest about your activity level, eat minimum the number MFP gives you each day, plus half of what your watch tells you you earned through exercise. Its slower. It sucks, I know. But would you rather be here in 20 years doing the same thing? Or would you rather be doing this for real, for life, learning the right habits? Trust me as someone 10 years older than you... it's the latter.
I think someone mentioned Happy Scale a while back - if you're not the type to obsess over the number every day, use it! Weigh in every day under the same conditions (I prefer first thing in the morning after using the rest room, and no clothes), and pay attention to the trend weight. That accounts for "I had too much sodium yesterday and gained 3lbs!", little blips.
Adjusted expectations will go a long way for you. Congrats on your loss so far, and I do think you should be commended for reaching out to learn how to do this the right way.0 -
andrebessa93 wrote: »xchocolategirl wrote: »Hello!!
Thanks for providing the necessary information. I would recommend changing your goal on MyFitnessPal to lose 1 pound instead of trying to lose 2 pounds. You're 213 pounds if my conversion is correct and you're 5'9. I would also recommend adding strength training into your workout. I'm not sure if you're into lifting, or if you want you can add more resistance to your workouts or use weights.
What's your goal weight? How much weight do you want to lose? sometimes taking things slow and eating the right smith of calories will give you the body you want.
Good luck!
I'm looking to get to about 70-75kgs (that's another 60 pounds to lose).
My goal is to get small rather than bulky so with the fear of getting a stocky look, I decided to live weights until I'm down another 30 pounds.
With respect, a sustainable goal should be based on the body you were born with and your health, not an appearance you have arbitrarily picked out. Some people are naturally small when at their fittest and some are naturally stocky. You can change this to a certain degree, but if you are trying to change it by avoiding healthy activity and eating an unhealthy diet, that's really not optimal. You only get one body. Be good to it.4
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