I don't lose weight

bendyourkneekatie

amyepdx wrote: »

imfornd wrote: »

At 700 calories A-day she will eventually expire if she needs 1200 A-day to live Body will Leach minerals from her bones to live it will consume muscle mass to supply her the energy she needs

Except she’s not losing she’s gaining so she’s not only eating 1200

This! If she was coming in here complaining of too fast weight loss and lethargy and hair loss etc., then we can jump to 'too few calories, watch out for your health', but with the only symptom being stalled weight loss/possible weight gain, the advice is more: tighten up logging, and possibly reevaluate your expectations regarding weight fluctuations, and that weight loss when smaller is very slow.
Op, what I'm doing is tracking my weight for 6 weeks. If I'm still not seeing a consistent downward trend, then I'm going back to the drawing board.

PAV8888

To be honest I would first of all re examine my goals. You are at a normal weight. If you are not 100% happy with your "look" you would be more likely to see results from your exercise and strength training if you were to eat at or very close to maintenance as opposed to be trying to lose weight.

You are in the category of someone who is lean and trying to get leaner and it is extremely unlikely that with a reasonable, non health threatening, deficit you will be able to see your progress with a scale unless you look at your weight trend over a period of 4 to 6 weeks that also lets you monitor your natural weight fluctuations through your cycle.

There are a few weight trend apps and web sites around that can help you compare your weight today to the same point in your cycle a month ago. Sodium and exercise also should be taken into account.

As mentioned, trying to exercise and train intensely while in an intense deficit and with so little fat available to lose is counter productive and a recipe for generating water weight variations that have nothing to do with your fat level....

jessiferrrb

another vote for recomp instead of dieting.

for inspiration you can check out this thread

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/p1

at your weight, it's not the number on the scale that's going to really change the way you look as much as what that weight is composed of.

mgalsf12

workhard115 wrote: »

Redordeadhead wrote: »

workhard115 wrote: »

Hey guys, I would say that around 5 months ago I started healthy life. I eat 5 times a day and my menu is around 1200 kcal(40%carbs,40%proteins and 20%fat),I drink 2 liters of water per day. Another thing is that I train 3-5 times a week and it includes 15 minutes of cardio and 1 hour of weight-lifting at the fitness. I am 166 cm and when I started I was 58 kg and I lost 3 kg which was fine but now from 2 weeks on I am 57,5 and I keep on healthy eating but nothing changes. Can you tell me what I do wrong. I hope that these kilos are muscle but I am not sure. Thanks for your help

Do you mean it's only been 2 weeks that you haven't lost any weight?

If so, that's definitely not enough time to worry. Be patient as weight loss when you're already a a healthy weight is slow.

Not only that I haven't lost but I put on weight that is the problem

If you have gained weight while only consuming 1200 calories a day, I would suspect that you are not accurately measuring or weighing your food.

estherdragonbat

imfornd wrote: »

MegaMooseEsq wrote: »

imfornd wrote: »

People woo'ing me over water consumption please educate yourself and don;t hurt the OP with bad information - just leave the board - the information you are handing out is dangerous

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256?pg=2

2.7L per day for a person who does NOT exersize

the simple equation is half your body weight in ounces and 25% more for people who exercise

That includes all beverages and food, though, not just plain water. Per that article, "About 20 percent of daily fluid intake usually comes from food." You don't need to guzzle plain water to hit recommended levels. The body is actually very good at regulating hydration. Again, per the article you linked, "Your fluid intake is probably adequate if: You rarely feel thirsty [and] Your urine is colorless or light yellow." There's nothing in there about needing 25% more if you exercise or about needing more or less water based on body weight. All it says about exercise is that you should drink more water to replace what you sweat out, and that you *might* need an energy drink after intense exercise that lasts more than an hour.

that include caffeinated products as well sodas diet sodas coffee redbulls - which are dehydrating events - thus you will need to increase your overall fluid content

Caffeine isn't dehydrating, though: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/caffeinated-drinks/faq-20057965

Even though water may be better, it's for other reasons:

It's calorie-free, caffeine-free, inexpensive and readily available.

MegaMooseEsq

jjpptt2 wrote: »

Good lord people, let it go.

Neither side is going to give in... am I the only one that realizes that??? This thread should have ended 4 pages ago.

Uggg, I got sucked in because of the water thing - it's a pet peeve of mine. /hangs head in shame and slinks off

@estherdragonbat THANK YOU! GAH! THE FIRST MAYO ARTICLE EVEN SAYS THAT!!!!111 /hangs head in shame and slinks off for realisies this time I swear

4legsRbetterthan2

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In this thread please return your focus to the questions presented by the OP of the thread.

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dinadyna21

Hey OP, not sure if you're still watching this thread but I wanted to chime in with the others stating you should start recomping instead of trying to lose anymore weight. Building lean muscle can and will help you look smaller despite the scale staying the same or even going up. Just look at the woman I've linked below as an example, her recomp actually made her look slimmer than when she weighed less while actually weight 18lbs more.

RinsenRepeat

Dr Jason Fung Obesity Code book changed my life forever. I lost 17 pounds this month following his protocol (yes I cheated a few times) so the effective weight loss after the gains are subtracted is 20pounds...