Am I eating enough?

cheesevixen_staci
cheesevixen_staci Posts: 153 Member
edited March 2018 in Motivation and Support
Hi I'm Staci. I'm 31 and 5'3" I'm 145, wanting to be 141. I work At Whataburger so I'm very active at work. At home I do mild strength training, take weekly long walks, and i do a lot of the house work, cooking, and running errands. I'm a parent, my youngest turning 9 this year.
I'm also an addict. 6 months ago I quit smoking, 2 months ago I quit the heavy drinking, and this week I quit smoking weed.
I started doing 15 minutes of strength training to help stay focused. I take rest days only when I'm sore.
I started my journey this year at 146ish and I feel as though I'm not getting anywhere. In fact I think I gained 2 pounds (but I just started my period so I'm not surprised). I drink mostly water. Try to eat healthy, but the scale won't budge. My mom says I'm not eating enough. Is this true? Do I need to eat more? Or less? My average this week was 1300 calories a day. I need help

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    edited March 2018
    How do you determine how much you're eating? Do you weigh all solids and measure all liquids? Are you using accurate database entries?

    If not, and if you're not losing (perhaps get a scale to weigh yourself regularly) , you're likely eating more than you think.... Unfortunately just "eating healthy" doesn't mean you're in a deficit to lose weight

    ETA - is your profile pic current? You don't look like you have weight to lose...
  • cheesevixen_staci
    cheesevixen_staci Posts: 153 Member
    edited March 2018
    If you look at my diary you can clearly see I weigh and properly enter my food. That's a real pic of me, I'm in great shape, but I'm not in a healthy weight range lol.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    You only have 4 or 5 pounds to lose. It's going to probably be a slow process, and your weight isn't a stationary number - it's constantly shifting up or done by a few pounds, so you should probably lose the idea of an exact goal weight and instead think of a goal weight range.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    cheesevixen_staci wrote: »
    If you look at my diary you can clearly see I weigh and properly enter my food. That's a real pic of me, I'm in great shape.

    I can't see your diary.

    If your pic is current, and you want to change your physique, I'd consider looking in to recomp instead of trying to lose weight...
  • cheesevixen_staci
    cheesevixen_staci Posts: 153 Member
    Oh lol you used to be able to see people's diary on here. I used this site to lose 33 pounds a few years back. My bad. When I calculate my weight it always says overweight. I hate that. I'm training my glutes right now to get a bigger butt, but idk if I need to lose or gain for that to happen.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    cheesevixen_staci wrote: »
    Oh lol you used to be able to see people's diary on here. I used this site to lose 33 pounds a few years back. My bad. When I calculate my weight it always says overweight. I hate that. I'm training my glutes right now to get a bigger butt, but idk if I need to lose or gain for that to happen.

    You have to make your diary public for it to be visible.

    You don't look like 145lbs to me, you look slim and not overly muscular. You will have a hard time gaining in a deficit - recomp would be a better option if you don't want to gain weight...
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    cheesevixen_staci wrote: »
    Oh lol you used to be able to see people's diary on here. I used this site to lose 33 pounds a few years back. My bad. When I calculate my weight it always says overweight. I hate that. I'm training my glutes right now to get a bigger butt, but idk if I need to lose or gain for that to happen.

    If you want to gain muscle in the glutes, you would be better off eating at least at maintenance. Also following a progressive lifting program with focus on the glutes will give you best results, not just 15 min everyday type thing.
  • cheesevixen_staci
    cheesevixen_staci Posts: 153 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    cheesevixen_staci wrote: »
    Oh lol you used to be able to see people's diary on here. I used this site to lose 33 pounds a few years back. My bad. When I calculate my weight it always says overweight. I hate that. I'm training my glutes right now to get a bigger butt, but idk if I need to lose or gain for that to happen.

    If you want to gain muscle in the glutes, you would be better off eating at least at maintenance. Also following a progressive lifting program with focus on the glutes will give you best results, not just 15 min everyday type thing.

    I like that idea. The reason I'm starting at 15 is cause I am new to this type of strength training. I want to get the form down as well as give my muscles time to relax and rebuild on my rest days. I am at a beginners level. I am very muscular in the thighs, back, and shoulders lol don't let the waist and white girl butt fool you. Lol
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    cheesevixen_staci wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    cheesevixen_staci wrote: »
    Oh lol you used to be able to see people's diary on here. I used this site to lose 33 pounds a few years back. My bad. When I calculate my weight it always says overweight. I hate that. I'm training my glutes right now to get a bigger butt, but idk if I need to lose or gain for that to happen.

    If you want to gain muscle in the glutes, you would be better off eating at least at maintenance. Also following a progressive lifting program with focus on the glutes will give you best results, not just 15 min everyday type thing.

    I like that idea. The reason I'm starting at 15 is cause I am new to this type of strength training. I want to get the form down as well as give my muscles time to relax and rebuild on my rest days. I am at a beginners level. I am very muscular in the thighs, back, and shoulders lol don't let the waist and white girl butt fool you. Lol

    Strong Curves is a great glute focused program for example, and it isn't very long, maybe 45min per day, less if you cut down on the ab work and you do it 3x per week. There is a beginner program which you could start with.

  • cheesevixen_staci
    cheesevixen_staci Posts: 153 Member
    Honestly just these 15 minutes and my thighs are so sore, but I will definitely look into it. I have knee problems from wearing heels when I was younger, so I don't think I'll get to lifting or anything.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    cheesevixen_staci wrote: »
    Honestly just these 15 minutes and my thighs are so sore, but I will definitely look into it. I have knee problems from wearing heels when I was younger, so I don't think I'll get to lifting or anything.

    Definitely do what you are comfortable with and something you enjoy. But growing glutes is no joke.. so at some point if you want to grow serious muscle there, some type of progressive resistance training will have to take place. If that is something you want then maybe seeing a PT (if that is an option) in the future.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Also I browsed through your diary, I see a lot of cups, tbsp, 0.3 a plate/slice, etc. You are likely eating more than you think. Especially calorie dense items like peanut butter should be weighed if you want your calories to be the most accurate.
  • cheesevixen_staci
    cheesevixen_staci Posts: 153 Member
    Yes, I lost over 30 pounds because I don't know how to weigh my food lol. This is about losing like 4 pounds while still trying to gain muscle mass on an area. Maybe you need to lose a bunch, but I've already done that. I'm working on health.
  • cheesevixen_staci
    cheesevixen_staci Posts: 153 Member
    Even IF I was eating more, it's not 1,000 plus calories more. I'd still be losing weight at some point. So when you wanna start giving me actual advice instead of a math lecture post more.....
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited March 2018
    It seems like you know how to lose weight, so you know how to lose those few extra pounds but if you want to gain muscle eat at maintenance cals. You are in great shape so maybe don't worry too much about losing 4lbs.

    If you were truly only eating 1300 cals a day on average you would be losing weight. I'm an inch smaller and maintain on 125lbs, I lose if I eat lower than 1800 calories (I'm lightly active/48yrs).
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    cheesevixen_staci wrote: »
    Yes, I lost over 30 pounds because I don't know how to weigh my food lol. This is about losing like 4 pounds while still trying to gain muscle mass on an area. Maybe you need to lose a bunch, but I've already done that. I'm working on health.

    Actually I'm trying to gain weight, but thanks.

    Also I have been kind enough to take time and offer you very great advice, if you chose to be defensive about it that is your own issue. You came into this thread asking for help, why the last few lbs aren't budging. I am telling you why. Good luck on your journey.

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