Why am I gaining weight? 1200-1300 calories a day & 1.5 hour Exercise

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  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    Ebwash89 wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    whitneycarlson4277 wrote: »
    Sorry I have no idea why my last comment wasn't posted under my correct account...

    There is NO WAY she is eating enough calories at 1,200-1,300 calories per day and exercising 1.5 hours. NO WAY. She is not consuming enough calories.

    no she isnt eating enough calories,but she isnt going to stop losing weight not eating enough calories. do you know any obese anorexics or obese people who are starving in a 3rd world country? if you dont eat enough calories your body will use what it can to make energy that includes body fat,lean mass and muscle,and your heart is a muscle.why do you think anorexics get so deathly thin and weak? and why some die? do you see their bodies holding onto anything? while eating so little calories and exercising so much is not healthy(it can also turn into a type of eating disorder) doesnt mean it will stop weight loss. she can have whats called adaptive thermogenesis if its been a long period of time,but usually that can be reversed.

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    I calculated my bmr and tdee through the IIFYM website. Should I eat my BMR instead of 1200-1300?

    your BMR is what your body needs just to function so no. your TDEE is what your body needs to maintain weight. so if you are wanting to lose you eat less than your TDEE. 250 less for half a lb,500 for a lb,750 for 1.5lb and 1000 for 2 lbs(if you are more than 75lbs overweight you shoot for the 2 lbs) so if your TDEE is 2240 and you want to lose half a lb you eat 1990(2440-250). and if you use mfp to calculate your calories then you need to eat back some of your exercise calories.
  • tankgilland
    tankgilland Posts: 3 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    whitneycarlson4277 wrote: »
    When you do not eat enough your body holds onto every single thing you give it and stores it as fat because it thinks it will have to go without (because you aren't eating enough).

    Nope. Otherwise anorexics wouldn't lose.

  • Ebwash89
    Ebwash89 Posts: 180 Member
    edited April 2018
    musicfan68 wrote: »
    tankgilland wrote: »
    Your body is in what is called storage mode. Your not taking in enough calories. From experience your burning 1/2 or more of your total calorie intake for the entire day your basically starving your body so it shuts down on burning and switches over to storage mode that’s why you either don’t see loss and sometimes even see gain. This is hard but give it a try eat 3 solid healthy meals and 3 snacks mostly protein and veg and eat 3 snack between those consisting of protein fruits and veg so basically your eating ever 3 hrs drink plenty of water and try to bring your calorie count up to double what it is.
    Try that for 2 weeks weight on Friday each week I’m sure you’ll see the difference. Never hurts to give it a go plus before I had a car accident that caused me disability I did this and lost 130 lbs in 1 year with minimal exercise like light walking and swimming it does work

    Did you not read previous posts? This is not what is happening. It can't happen. Period. If OP was truly eating 1200-1300 calories and exercising the amount they say they are, they would be dropping weight like crazy.

    Agreed. I am starting to drop weight again. I think it was just normal fluctuations from the time of the month. I never feel starved and you can eat plenty on 1200-1300 calories a day if you spread out your food properly. Most clean and healthy foods are naturally low in calories
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    tankgilland wrote: »
    Your body is in what is called storage mode. Your not taking in enough calories. From experience your burning 1/2 or more of your total calorie intake for the entire day your basically starving your body so it shuts down on burning and switches over to storage mode that’s why you either don’t see loss and sometimes even see gain. This is hard but give it a try eat 3 solid healthy meals and 3 snacks mostly protein and veg and eat 3 snack between those consisting of protein fruits and veg so basically your eating ever 3 hrs drink plenty of water and try to bring your calorie count up to double what it is.
    Try that for 2 weeks weight on Friday each week I’m sure you’ll see the difference. Never hurts to give it a go plus before I had a car accident that caused me disability I did this and lost 130 lbs in 1 year with minimal exercise like light walking and swimming it does work

    if she were to eat double what she thinks she is eating and its over her maintenance she will gain weight if she does that for 2 weeks. your body only stores calories in a SURPLUS.if you lost with minimal exercise then you were still in a deficit of calories.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Ebwash89 wrote: »
    musicfan68 wrote: »
    tankgilland wrote: »
    Your body is in what is called storage mode. Your not taking in enough calories. From experience your burning 1/2 or more of your total calorie intake for the entire day your basically starving your body so it shuts down on burning and switches over to storage mode that’s why you either don’t see loss and sometimes even see gain. This is hard but give it a try eat 3 solid healthy meals and 3 snacks mostly protein and veg and eat 3 snack between those consisting of protein fruits and veg so basically your eating ever 3 hrs drink plenty of water and try to bring your calorie count up to double what it is.
    Try that for 2 weeks weight on Friday each week I’m sure you’ll see the difference. Never hurts to give it a go plus before I had a car accident that caused me disability I did this and lost 130 lbs in 1 year with minimal exercise like light walking and swimming it does work

    Did you not read previous posts? This is not what is happening. It can't happen. Period. If OP was truly eating 1200-1300 calories and exercising the amount they say they are, they would be dropping weight like crazy.

    Agreed. I am starting to drop weight again. I think it was just normal fluctuations from the time of the month. I never feel starved and you can eat plenty on 1200-1300 calories a day if you spread out your food properly. Most clean and healthy foods are naturally low in calories

    Most people think weight loss is a linear line downwards...it is not...it looks like this:

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    You need to watch trends over time...the overall trend is what is important.
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