Unable to lose weight with calorie deficit

sknt_journey

Hi
I started calorie counting around december and tracked more diligently from january.
I am 5'4" and had a baby in 2016 november. I was generally little overweight for my height at 146lbs. After delivery in the 1st year i was around 25 lbs more than my pre-preg weight.
In these 2 and half months, i only lost 7 lbs and i am at 165lbs now. its fluctuating though im eating 1300 calories and working out 3-4 times a week (twice cardio and twice strength training)
Its really hard to have only 1300 calories but not seeing faster results is demotivating me.

Please advise.. looking for motivation.
Thank you

aeloine

quiksylver296

Get a food scale. Use it to weigh all your food. Log everything into your food diary. No skipping, cheating or forgetting.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

aeloine

How are you counting your calories? Are you weighing your food on a food scale?

7 pounds in 2.5 months is actually fairly reasonable. 7 lbs/10 weeks is 0.75 lbs per week. With 25 lbs to lose, you should be aiming at ~1 lb/week, so you're just about on track!

sknt_journey

thank you for the reply
But i was having a lot more calories before , lots of carbs , which are drastically reduced in the past 2 months.
so i was expecting seeing better results.

quiksylver296

sknt_journey wrote: »

thank you for the reply
But i was having a lot more calories before , lots of carbs , which are drastically reduced in the past 2 months.
so i was expecting seeing better results.

If you weren't using a food scale, and logging everything, you don't truly know how many calories you were eating. Weight loss is about calories, not carbs.

AnvilHead

If you're not losing weight, you're not in a calorie deficit. Simple as that.

Tacklewasher

sknt_journey wrote: »

thank you for the reply
But i was having a lot more calories before , lots of carbs , which are drastically reduced in the past 2 months.
so i was expecting seeing better results.

Once the lower carb diet flushes the water out, it doesn't do any more than any other deficit.

Weigh and log.

sknt_journey

thanks all for the comments
I am using measuring cups mostly. and fruits i enter from the database based on size medium etc
rice i measure in measuring cups and enter that. other packaged foods directly from the nutrition details on the labels, i enter that.

malibu927

sknt_journey wrote: »

thanks all for the comments
I am using measuring cups mostly. and fruits i enter from the database based on size medium etc
rice i measure in measuring cups and enter that. other packaged foods directly from the nutrition details on the labels, i enter that.

You need to purchase a food scale and start weighing everything on it. What you consider a medium fruit may be much larger. Measuring cups can easily hold more than a serving depending on how tight you pack things in. And prepackaged items can even be up to 20% off in their weight.

AnvilHead

sknt_journey wrote: »

thanks all for the comments
I am using measuring cups mostly. and fruits i enter from the database based on size medium etc
rice i measure in measuring cups and enter that. other packaged foods directly from the nutrition details on the labels, i enter that.

Wait until you get a food scale and measure out a "2 tablespoon" serving of peanut butter by weight the first time. Prepare to cry.

diannethegeek

This thread has some great visuals that might help explain why so many people suggest a food scale: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

slossia

So your saying that I counted my calories perfectly over the past year!! My weight hadn’t fluctuated even a lb!! I only started to track my food a week ago, only tracking for my macros! I weighed 195 lbs last year January, and this January as I only weigh myself once a year at my yearly physical!! CICO is not true!! Your weight should not fluctuate if you eat Whole Foods such as grains vegetable fruits nuts and seeds! Eat fat get fat!! It’s not how much you eat , it’s what your eating that’s goi g to determine your health and weight!! Keep dieting and keep starving!! Or eat right and stay healthy and slim, your choice!! The definition of insanity is doubt the same thing all your life and expecting a different result!!

malibu927

slossia wrote: »

So your saying that I counted my calories perfectly over the past year!! My weight hadn’t fluctuated even a lb!! I only started to track my food a week ago, only tracking for my macros! I weighed 195 lbs last year January, and this January as I only weigh myself once a year at my yearly physical!! CICO is not true!! Your weight should not fluctuate if you eat Whole Foods such as grains vegetable fruits nuts and seeds! Eat fat get fat!! It’s not how much you eat , it’s what your eating that’s goi g to determine your health and weight!! Keep dieting and keep starving!! Or eat right and stay healthy and slim, your choice!! The definition of insanity is doubt the same thing all your life and expecting a different result!!

Weight does fluctuate due to sodium/carb intake, hormones (especially in females with their menstrual cycle), increased exercise, stress, etc. And fat does not make you fat...excess calories do. If CICO wasn't true, thousands and thousands of people would have failed doing what this site helped them do.

quiksylver296

slossia wrote: »

So your saying that I counted my calories perfectly over the past year!! My weight hadn’t fluctuated even a lb!! I only started to track my food a week ago, only tracking for my macros! I weighed 195 lbs last year January, and this January as I only weigh myself once a year at my yearly physical!! CICO is not true!! Your weight should not fluctuate if you eat Whole Foods such as grains vegetable fruits nuts and seeds! Eat fat get fat!! It’s not how much you eat , it’s what your eating that’s goi g to determine your health and weight!! Keep dieting and keep starving!! Or eat right and stay healthy and slim, your choice!! The definition of insanity is doing the same thing all your life and expecting a different result!!

So much woo. I'm not even going to try.

OP, this is ALL wrong. Except that last sentence.

Francl27

You lost 7 lbs, how is that 'unable to lose weight'?

Also 146 lbs isn't overweight for 5'4".

And you might be eating more than you think.

slossia

Thousands and thousands of people are going to loose weight counting calories and thousands and thousands are going to gain all that weight back!! And keep telling yourself that fat doesn’t make you fat!! You like hearing good things about your bad habits!!

quiksylver296

slossia wrote: »

Thousands and thousands of people are going to loose weight counting calories and thousands and thousands are going to gain all that weight back!! And keep telling yourself that fat doesn’t make you fat!! You like hearing good things about your bad habits!!

Fat doesn't make you fat. Calorie surplus does.

inertiastrength

@slossia you couln't be more misinformed. Are you a member of a group called Common Sense Keto by chance?

concordancia

slossia wrote: »

Thousands and thousands of people are going to loose weight counting calories and thousands and thousands are going to gain all that weight back!! And keep telling yourself that fat doesn’t make you fat!! You like hearing good things about your bad habits!!

Fat is part of a healthy, balanced diet.

malibu927

slossia wrote: »

Thousands and thousands of people are going to loose weight counting calories and thousands and thousands are going to gain all that weight back!! And keep telling yourself that fat doesn’t make you fat!! You like hearing good things about your bad habits!!

You know why they gain it back? Because they go back to their old habits. They don't eat to the maintenance needs of their goal weight.

Fat is an essential nutrient. I like eating enough to keep my hair.

WinoGelato

slossia wrote: »

Thousands and thousands of people are going to loose weight counting calories and thousands and thousands are going to gain all that weight back!! And keep telling yourself that fat doesn’t make you fat!! You like hearing good things about your bad habits!!

People gain weight back because they don't understand and/or adhere to the energy balance required to maintain their new lower weight. Fat is one of three essential micronutrients, and what's wrong with eating things like avocado, nuts, and other sources of healthy fats - since you seem to be following a plant based diet? I can't imagine how hard it would be to stay regular and have healthy skin and hair without a minimum amount of fat in one's diet.

slossia

I didn’t say no fat!! How much fat do you think that you need!! It’s way below what Americans eat!!! That’s why we’re the fattest unhealthist country in the world!!! And I wouldn’t take any advice from anyone that ever had a weight problem!! Why did they gain weight!! They weren’t born that way!! Their parents fed them an unhealthy diet that they continue till today!! I’ve never had a weight problem!! I don’t consume any animal products!! Haven’t since I was 20 my wife I’d also Vegan!! Even after 2 kids and 25 years later she has not ever gained more then 5 lbs except of course when she was carrying. And that was water weight!

singingflutelady

I eat everything in moderation and my bmi is sub 20. I guess i should be obese because omg fat

concordancia

slossia wrote: »

I didn’t say no fat!! How much fat do you think that you need!! It’s way below what Americans eat!!! That’s why we’re the fattest unhealthist country in the world!!! And I wouldn’t take any advice from anyone that ever had a weight problem!! Why did they gain weight!! They weren’t born that way!! Their parents fed them an unhealthy diet that they continue till today!! I’ve never had a weight problem!! I don’t consume any animal products!! Haven’t since I was 20 my wife I’d also Vegan!! Even after 2 kids and 25 years later she has not ever gained more then 5 lbs except of course when she was carrying. And that was water weight!

So people should only take weight loss advice from people who have never had to lose weight?

And there aren't any overweight vegans?

quiksylver296

slossia wrote: »

I didn’t say no fat!! How much fat do you think that you need!! It’s way below what Americans eat!!! That’s why we’re the fattest unhealthist country in the world!!! And I wouldn’t take any advice from anyone that ever had a weight problem!! Why did they gain weight!! They weren’t born that way!! Their parents fed them an unhealthy diet that they continue till today!! I’ve never had a weight problem!! I don’t consume any animal products!! Haven’t since I was 20 my wife I’d also Vegan!! Even after 2 kids and 25 years later she has not ever gained more then 5 lbs except of course when she was carrying. And that was water weight!

You said "fat makes you fat." We said "no, it doesn't."

What's with all the exclamation points?

sknt_journey

Francl27 wrote: »

You lost 7 lbs, how is that 'unable to lose weight'?

Also 146 lbs isn't overweight for 5'4".

And you might be eating more than you think.

I mean after the initial 7lbs now im not seeing any result since past few weeks and its getting harder to eat the 1300 calorie limit

Marilyn0924

OP, I'm assuming you have your loss set at 1 lb/week. That might be a bit too aggressive, especially if you are struggling with eating the 1300.
Perhaps set your loss goal to 1/2 lb per week and make sure you are eating back some of those exercise calories! It might take a bit longer to lose, but you won't feel as cranky doing it.

WinoGelato

slossia wrote: »

I didn’t say no fat!! How much fat do you think that you need!! It’s way below what Americans eat!!! That’s why we’re the fattest unhealthist country in the world!!! And I wouldn’t take any advice from anyone that ever had a weight problem!! Why did they gain weight!! They weren’t born that way!! Their parents fed them an unhealthy diet that they continue till today!! I’ve never had a weight problem!! I don’t consume any animal products!! Haven’t since I was 20 my wife I’d also Vegan!! Even after 2 kids and 25 years later she has not ever gained more then 5 lbs except of course when she was carrying. And that was water weight!

You keep speaking in generalizations as if people who are advocating eating all things in moderation are saying to eat unlimited fat. That's a straw man argument, no one is saying that. What people are saying is that weight loss comes from a calorie deficit, weight gain comes from a calorie surplus - and there are lots of different ways to achieve both the calorie deficit and the calorie surplus. That includes eating a WFPB diet - entirely possible to gain weight as a Vegan, entirely possible to lose weight and keep it off eating animal products and "junk" food in moderation.

Not taking weight loss advice from someone who has never been overweight and never had to lose weight is just silly. That's exactly the kind of person I would want to take advice from - since they've been through the process of losing...

janejellyroll

slossia wrote: »

I didn’t say no fat!! How much fat do you think that you need!! It’s way below what Americans eat!!! That’s why we’re the fattest unhealthist country in the world!!! And I wouldn’t take any advice from anyone that ever had a weight problem!! Why did they gain weight!! They weren’t born that way!! Their parents fed them an unhealthy diet that they continue till today!! I’ve never had a weight problem!! I don’t consume any animal products!! Haven’t since I was 20 my wife I’d also Vegan!! Even after 2 kids and 25 years later she has not ever gained more then 5 lbs except of course when she was carrying. And that was water weight!

What the hell does veganism have to do with any of this?

ckdprevent

Watch the salt. That can add a lot of inches and lbs of water if eating high salt.