Why am I not losing?

muddyevil
muddyevil Posts: 31
in Health and Weight Loss
Right, this may be a long post because I want to keep as much info as possible.

I find it really very difficult to hit my calorie goal, my general routine is breakfast in the morning, then throughout the day whenever I feel hungry I drink a glass of water, and if I'm still hungry 10 minutes after that I eat, repeating throughout the day as needed. I never get horrid hunger pangs, and on days when I don't feel hungry at all, I make sure to eat at 3. I then eat my large meal with my family around 7 o clock.

However, I find that rarely hits the 1200 calories I've been suggested, without taking off my exercise. To give an example, today I was tempted into eating a dreaded Macdonalds, but with my daily exercise I still came way below my calorie goal with a net of only around 400 calories (my diary is open too all)

It makes no sense to me to eat when I'm not hungry, and to eat unhealthier foods when I am hungry, but I am not shifting any weight at all. I have lost a small amount around my waist, but that is all.

Has my body gone into starvation mode?

(I have had eating nuts suggested before, but I am deathly allergic so that's a no-go!)

Last thing, my stats are:
Height: 170cm - 5'5"
Current weight: 78 kg - 171lbs
Goal weight: 60kg - 132lbs

Thanks in advance everyone!

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  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    What kind of exercise are you doing? Are you weighing your food?
  • tworthen79
    tworthen79 Posts: 1,173 Member
    966 added cals for exercise? what exercises are you doing?!
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    Possibly overestimating your exercise maybe try eating fewer back slightly or up exercise more.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Probably not eating enough!! You need to figure out your TDEE and BMR and eat between that!!

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • Tessyloowhoo
    Tessyloowhoo Posts: 504
    Simple... you are over estimating how much you are burning and underestimating how much you are eating.
    BUT if you are wearing a heart monitor to track your burn AND weighing all your food it is possible that you are not fueling your body with enough calories to sustain healthy weight loss. For a bit of perspective I am 114lbs and work out 5 days a week and i consume 1,543 calories at the least which is still a -25% deficit.

    Suggestions though i am no expert!: (correct me if i am wrong fellow MFP people)
    1. buy a food scale (they really help)
    2. Calculate your TDEE-25% and eat that every day this does mean increasing your calories!
    3. Do not lie to yourself about how many calories you are burning per workout it will only hurt you in the long run.
    4. Personally i think you should increase your protein intake just for overall health.
    5. I looked at your workout diary and you are doing Pilates which is GREAT! But it doesn't burn what you think it does. It is more of a strength training exercise than a "workout". I would add more cardio.
    6. The drinking water then waiting to see if your hungry thing... i would stop doing that. If it is time to eat EAT!
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  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    You had one day with a big calorie burn, which could be overestimation. However, there are also days to where you are not getting even 1000 calories. Are you logging accurately?
  • FrankiesSaysRelax
    FrankiesSaysRelax Posts: 403 Member
    You are not eating enough.. I think you know that. I really can't imagine you aren't hungry eating only 800 calories a day. Most of the people on this website, including myself, did not join because we don't like food/aren't eating enough. My suggestion would be to look into more calorie dense food if you really can't hit your daily calories. Avocados, peanut butter, protein powder, milk, nuts. I would say 1200 is the bare minimum you should even be netting.. 800 is way too low.

    Even if you aren't hungry, try forcing yourself to eat more. You aren't losing weight anyways.. try something new.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    How long has the weight remained static? Are you sure it's not trending down? How often do you weigh yourself? Do you use a food scale?
  • Kristendcampbell
    Kristendcampbell Posts: 786 Member
    Eating low calories, lowers your metabolism and many wont be hungry when that happens. It doesn't mean your body doesn't need the fuel. So like the person mentioned above you need your TDEE Calculation.
  • crazybookworm
    crazybookworm Posts: 779 Member
    If you are correctly calculating your food and calories burned(i.e. food scale, HRM) then you need to up those calories. This is a lifestyle, does it seem possible to you to sustain an 800-1000 calorie intake a day for the REST of your life? I don't think so. Once you lose the weight and enter maintenance mode, you could possibly put yourself at risk of gaining weight back. You need to find a program that you can manage long-term.

    Also, how often do you revamp your exercise routine? Depending on how often you exercise, it is important to switch up your routine about every 4-5 workouts. You want to avoid your body falling into a routine. If your body gets used to an exercise routine, then it doesn't have to work as hard, which results in your body not burning as many calories.

    Up those calories and revamp that workout of yours, keep it fresh!

    Good luck!:flowerforyou:
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    Possibly overestimating your exercise maybe try eating fewer back slightly or up exercise more.
    How is that relevant to someone who is not eating exercise calories?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    How long has the weight remained static? Are you sure it's not trending down? How often do you weigh yourself? Do you use a food scale?

    ^^these are the first questions that should be asked and answered before any decent advice can be given.

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