Tracking, exercising, not losing

aqb727

I have been tracking and exercising quite faithfully since January and only lost 3 pounds.... Only 2 weeks in there where I did not keep track, but continued to be very active and didn't not eat crazy amounts of food. I usually eat between 1500-1800 calories when my maintenance amount is 2400ish. Most days of the week I burn an extra 150-500 calories with exercise. Feeling stuck

MacLean855

Keep going

UntilProud

First, don't stress this small hiccup! Keep on trucking and being motivated. There's a saying out there "Avoid Paralysis by analysis" which, in your case, meaning your current plateau.

If you're being honest with yourself, and you're measuring out your macros, and you're not over-eating...you'll burn through this plateau very soon. You are in a lifestyle, after all, and because you plan on making this long lasting you'll for sure get to where you want to be.

It's simple, at the end of the day, you're going to avoid eating more calories than you burn a day, you're going to do this every day (or as often as you can...a cheat meal every now and again is okay...just don't go nuts) and you'll get there. I promise.

Please keep with it, you deserve it, your health deserves it, and you'll enjoy what comes from it!

Add me as a friend on here, I'm so motivated for this and am excited for everyone who is trying to be a better person!

Wishing you success
Dan

malibu927

steph_is_happy

malibu927 wrote: »

I’m trying to save this flow chart and I can’t. Where did you find it?

malibu927

steph_is_happy wrote: »

malibu927 wrote: »

I’m trying to save this flow chart and I can’t. Where did you find it?

It was created by a former MFP member several years ago. I only have it saved on my computer, so I don’t know if you can save it from the app.

aqb727

Thanks for the inspiration and diagram. I have been measuring my food, tracking what I eat and my exercise. I don't eat back my exercise calories usually, and if I do it's not all of them. Going to try lowering my calorie intake a little bit. Also planning to talk to my doctor to see if there's something else that might be going on. I rarely drink alcohol, and if I do I track it and it's usually 1, maybe 2 beverages. My exercise amount has increased from doing very little in the fall to being quite regular. Would think I would be seeing changes just from that, but I'm not.

malibu927

aqb727 wrote: »

Thanks for the inspiration and diagram. I have been measuring my food, tracking what I eat and my exercise. I don't eat back my exercise calories usually, and if I do it's not all of them. Going to try lowering my calorie intake a little bit. Also planning to talk to my doctor to see if there's something else that might be going on. I rarely drink alcohol, and if I do I track it and it's usually 1, maybe 2 beverages. My exercise amount has increased from doing very little in the fall to being quite regular. Would think I would be seeing changes just from that, but I'm not.

Measuring or weighing? There can be a major difference between the two.

aqb727

Been weighing it. I have a food scale...

diannethegeek

steph_is_happy wrote: »

malibu927 wrote: »

I’m trying to save this flow chart and I can’t. Where did you find it?

The original chart is here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10179969/weight-loss-flow-chart-2-0/p1

aqb727

Looking back, my "net average calories" each week has been lower than my goal calories... ie. 900-1300 net average vs my 1600 calorie goal... I don't eat back my exercise calories unless I am hungry, and then it's usually something healthy and low calorie.... thoughts?