I just don't get it
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kam3190
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Why are there always people in the forum that make comments like ;
I'm eating 1200 Cals and working out for an hour and not losing weight.
I'm 300 lbs and can only lose at 1100 Cals.
How is this even feasible or possible. Last year I lost 35 lbs at 3 lbs a week eating 1800 calories a day. With two weekly walks. Starting weight 252. And 5ft 6 in. I don't even feel like a majorly active person. Are people really just that much in denial about how much they eat or am I just that much more active than I realize?
I'm eating 1200 Cals and working out for an hour and not losing weight.
I'm 300 lbs and can only lose at 1100 Cals.
How is this even feasible or possible. Last year I lost 35 lbs at 3 lbs a week eating 1800 calories a day. With two weekly walks. Starting weight 252. And 5ft 6 in. I don't even feel like a majorly active person. Are people really just that much in denial about how much they eat or am I just that much more active than I realize?
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Broadly speaking, people who make comments like that are eating more than they think they are (due to logging errors) or they are over-estimating their calories burnt from exercise.40
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About 99% of the time those people are eating more than they think19
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I feel lucky tbh... It's going well and relatively easy
I don't weigh my food... I'm proud of that lol 
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In 90% of cases, it's a failure in the CICO equation--they think they're eating 1200 but are eating way more because they eyeball things instead of weighing, or forgetting to log food. The rest of the time, it's usually a health issue. Strictness with logging varies from person to person. So do results.5
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janejellyroll wrote: »
There was a lol11 -
Ok. Because I could never survive on 1200 calories lol. Just thinking about it makes me hungry. I understand it's different when your alot smaller because I have quite a bit to lose. P.S. this year is a bit different because I'm breastfeeding and trying to keep weightloss about 1.5 lbs a week.So I can eat quite a bit. Honestly I have to be more active than I realize because in the beginning when I first started recording I was maintaining my 252 on about 3500 cals a day.1
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janejellyroll wrote: »
There was a lol
I saw the "lol," unsure how that modifies the sentiment. Like, you wrote it and then you laughed out loud? Okay, but my question still stands.4 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »
There was a lol
I saw the "lol," unsure how that modifies the sentiment. Like, you wrote it and then you laughed out loud? Okay, but my question still stands.
People get slated on here for not weighing food like you can't lose weight if you don't....24 -
I started at 1200 calories, at 220.
Some days I could stick to it, but mostly I did quite a lot of exercise so I could eat more like 1700. That is a perfectly reasonable amount, and I was able to stick to that.2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »
There was a lol
I saw the "lol," unsure how that modifies the sentiment. Like, you wrote it and then you laughed out loud? Okay, but my question still stands.
People get slated on here for not weighing food like you can't lose weight if you don't....
I've never seen anyone say you can't lose weight if you don't weigh your food. I have seen people say that accurate logging can increase your chances of reliably being in a calorie deficit. A scale is a tool that can help you do that, but it's glaringly obvious that humans can achieve a deficit without one.18 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »
There was a lol
I saw the "lol," unsure how that modifies the sentiment. Like, you wrote it and then you laughed out loud? Okay, but my question still stands.
People get slated on here for not weighing food like you can't lose weight if you don't....
It's not too difficult when you have quite a bit to lose and a lot of room for error, but it gets tougher as a person gets smaller and the numbers have to be tighter. And of course, it only becomes an issue when a person specifically posts and says, "Why am I not losing the weight I think I should be?"19 -
I feel lucky tbh... It's going well and relatively easy I don't weigh my food... I'm proud of that lol
For now.........
Of course you can lose weight without weighing portions. But, as you get closer to goal weight loss slows. This is when being REALLY accurate with calorie counts is going to matter even more. Measuring cups suck for may foods. I once sat at a 6 week plateau.....a digital scale would have helped me figure out where I was going wrong.
OP - also some people think that they should see weight loss each and every week.7 -
When I was still eating 1200 cals a day, I was losing about 1.5lbs/week, and I'm a shortie (5'1"). When I got stuck, I started weighing my food and the weight started coming off again.11
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1200 Cal is too little even for smaller people. I don't know how people keep up their energy daily on 1200.. couldn't and won't do it!3
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It's possible you need to start a bit higher, like 1500-1700. Your body can go into a "starvation mode" and make it hard to lose, not to mention makes it harder to stick with the plan. Keep with it though, and you'll likely see results. I know I had some plateaus and for several reasons: 1) I wasn't really making great choices, even though I stayed at my calorie limit; also made me feel deprived, 2) I wasn't careful measuring what I ate, so really fooling myself (it's stunning how little Triscuits you have to each to reach 300+ calories). I try to find foods that I can have a large portion of so I FEEL like I've had lots to eat while still staying within my "budget."
Also, one last caution is that the MFP entries are made by humans, you and me. Some of these entries are WAY off. We don't always populate the website with the most quality information. So look for the green checkmark to see if the food is "verified", meaning its nutritional and calorie info is correct. That's a good start. Best of luck to you!!51 -
It's possible you need to start a bit higher, like 1500-1700. Your body can go into a "starvation mode" and make it hard to lose, not to mention makes it harder to stick with the plan. Keep with it though, and you'll likely see results. I know I had some plateaus and for several reasons: 1) I wasn't really making great choices, even though I stayed at my calorie limit; also made me feel deprived, 2) I wasn't careful measuring what I ate, so really fooling myself (it's stunning how little Triscuits you have to each to reach 300+ calories). I try to find foods that I can have a large portion of so I FEEL like I've had lots to eat while still staying within my "budget."
Also, one last caution is that the MFP entries are made by humans, you and me. Some of these entries are WAY off. We don't always populate the website with the most quality information. So look for the green checkmark to see if the food is "verified", meaning its nutritional and calorie info is correct. That's a good start. Best of luck to you!!
Starvation mode does not exist in the context you are describing.
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I didn't buy a food scale until I was already in a healthy weight range. Now I use it every day, and I'm able to maintain my weight in a five pound range. Is it necessary? Not for everyone, so I hear. For me - yeah. I have to keep the reins tightly held or ...I don't know. I start not caring.5
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1200 Cal is too little even for smaller people. I don't know how people keep up their energy daily on 1200.. couldn't and won't do it!
Not necessarily true, for shorter slimmer people that may not be too far from their daily burn. For example a sedentary 55 year old woman who is 5'0" and 140lb is overweight would be burning under 1400 calories.13
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