Please need helpful advice

lattequeen2
lattequeen2 Posts: 59 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am not sure what I am doing wrong
I eat 1200 calories and walk on treadmill , but no weight loss only gain . my scale could be wrong though

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Do you use a food scale to weigh your food? Are you sure you log absolutely everything you eat and drink?
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    How long have you been doing what you're doing, how much have you lost in total, how long since you saw any loss?
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    How long have you been following this program, and how often do you weigh yourself?

    What is your starting weight and what is your goal?

    How often and how long do you go on the treadmill?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.

    2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

    3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

    4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries that match whether you're weighing raw or cooked and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

    5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

    6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

    7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

    8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

    9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    This flowchart has helpful troubleshooting advice:

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  • JRSINAZ
    JRSINAZ Posts: 158 Member
    Temporary plateaus or gains are a bummer buy don't give up keep pursuing the goal. Long term if you stick with it you will see the positive results. Yesterday at work my team went out for lunch at a Mexican restaurant. Everybody chowed down on the company's dollar. I had a salad with salsa and topped with grilled veggies and a diet coke. Yay I survived without being a party pooper haha.

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