Not losing any weight

babymommafat3

I've been staying under in my calories, and working out everyday. And yet I've actually gained 2 lbs. I've lost weight with my work outs before, but now that I'm starting over I'm not seeing any progress. It's been a few years since I lost my initial 50 lbs, then gained 20 back last year. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

VUA21

First: how long has it been since you've started. A week or two, that's normal and generally water retention. Water retention happens when you change diet and/or exercise, it's not fat so you'll loose that as quickly as you gained.

Second: MFP is notorious for overestimating calories burned, it really is. Most people eat back 50-75% to stay on the safe side.

You cannot out train a bad diet. 99% of the time, logging errors are the main culprit for unexpected and unwanted weight gains.

More info is needed for anything else.

babymommafat3

It's been 2 weeks since I've started back at my cardio. I have my calorie intake set at 1200.

shellyg889

I lost weight easily after my first baby by eating better. I had baby #2 last year and I can't seem to lose weight. Even staying under the calories, I'm still gaining like 5 pounds a month

VUA21

babymommafat3 wrote: »

It's been 2 weeks since I've started back at my cardio. I have my calorie intake set at 1200.

Two weeks is a perfectly normal plateau, and also normal for water retention causing you to get heavier. It's not fat, so don't worry. Just be patient and continue eating at a deficit.

Diatonic12

I don't think you're doing anything wrong. Staying under - don't dial them down too far. It's going to take longer than 2 weeks. After major weight releasing then a rebound, restoring the metabolism takes time.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/6-years-after-the-biggest-loser-metabolism-is-slower-and-weight-is-back-up/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989512/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27136388

VUA21

shellyg889 wrote: »

I lost weight easily after my first baby by eating better. I had baby #2 last year and I can't seem to lose weight. Even staying under the calories, I'm still gaining like 5 pounds a month

That is thermodynamically impossible. If you are taking in fewer calories than you use, you will lose weight.

How accurate are you logging?? Seriously, do you weigh everything that isn't a liquid? Measure every liquid? And then log correctly. I've seen people enter 1 serving of something without realizing that the package is actually 2 or 3 servings.

Also, overestimating your physical activity can be a partial culprit. MFP tends to overestimate calories burned.