Weight is stuck.. please help!!

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annuthebest
annuthebest Posts: 26 Member
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I am new on my weight loss journey. I started on 9/10/17 with 230 lbs. I weight again on 9/20/17 and was 222.4 lbs. Today 9/28/17 I weight myself again and I was the same 222.4 lbs. I don't know what to do? I am taking 1000-1200 calories
I am attaching some screenshots of my macros. I am still not sure why am I stuck so early? PLEASE HELP...

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  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,073 Member
    edited September 2017
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    Firstly weight loss isn't linear, your weight fluctuates from day-to-day from many different things including food in your system and water retention from hydration levels, exercise, sodium intake, etc. . You have lost around 8lbs in 3 weeks, that is quite a lot.

    Secondly macros have absolutely nothing to do with weight loss, the focus on nutrition is for health and satiety. Calories are what you need to focus on to lose weight.

    Lastly - why are you eating so little? What are your stats - age, weight, height, goal weight?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    Eight days isn't stuck. It's going to happen from time to time.

    Why are you eating less than 1,200 calories?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    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.

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