Slow lose despite sticking to daily calories

shadow2soul

ashley5080 wrote: »

Im 5 weeks in and only lost 5.5lbs. Sticking to 1200cal per day. Exercising 3 times a week. How do ppl stay on plan. I expecting 2lb per week but this is so slow. Any tips or comments welcome. Ashley

5.5 lbs in 5 weeks isn’t really that slow.
I’ve lost 1 lb in the past 30 days. <- That is slow. :laugh: I’ve been bouncing between maintenance and a deficit though.

Not everyone can lose 2 lbs per week in a healthy way. Based on the calorie goal you have, I’m going to guess that MFP didn’t calculate your Non-Exercise maintenance to be high enough for a 1000 calorie deficit.

shadow2soul

ashley5080 wrote: »

Glad to hear like minded ppl on hear. I expected to much and need to appreaciate the lose so far. Easy to give up than keep going. Do u eat all ur daily cals and ur exercise 1s. Tx

Every single calorie. Sometimes in a deficit and sometimes at maintenance, but I am only looking to lose a bit of fat (vanity) and I struggle with keeping in a calorie deficit these days. I also track measurements and like to focus on fitness more so than the scale. I mean honestly what the scale says doesn’t matter if my fitness is improved and I am losing inches.

MyEvolvingJourney

shadow2soul wrote: »

ashley5080 wrote: »

Glad to hear like minded ppl on hear. I expected to much and need to appreaciate the lose so far. Easy to give up than keep going. Do u eat all ur daily cals and ur exercise 1s. Tx

Every single calorie. Sometimes in a deficit and sometimes at maintenance, but I am only looking to lose a bit of fat (vanity) and I struggle with keeping in a calorie deficit these days. I also track measurements and like to focus on fitness more so than the scale. I mean honestly what the scale says doesn’t matter if my fitness is improved and I am losing inches.

This is one thing I haven't done yet and I think I need to! How do you know where to measure though? So that you're measuring the same spot every time?

shadow2soul

MyEvolvingJourney wrote: »

shadow2soul wrote: »

ashley5080 wrote: »

Glad to hear like minded ppl on hear. I expected to much and need to appreaciate the lose so far. Easy to give up than keep going. Do u eat all ur daily cals and ur exercise 1s. Tx

Every single calorie. Sometimes in a deficit and sometimes at maintenance, but I am only looking to lose a bit of fat (vanity) and I struggle with keeping in a calorie deficit these days. I also track measurements and like to focus on fitness more so than the scale. I mean honestly what the scale says doesn’t matter if my fitness is improved and I am losing inches.

This is one thing I haven't done yet and I think I need to! How do you know where to measure though? So that you're measuring the same spot every time?

Calf, thigh, hip, forearm, upper arm = measure the largest area

For my abdomen I do 2 measurements.
Around my belly button (so line tape up with belly button) and my waist (about 2” higher than belly button and smallest area of my abdomen)

ashley5080

Hi every1 i measure breasts really lookin at my back belly button for waist and top of hips. I think it helps wen weight is slower. Defo feel a difference. Just dosent show on scales. I do home work 3 min cardio 3 min strength 3 min abs. Do that 2-3 times

mmnv79

ashley5080 wrote: »

Hi every1 i measure breasts really lookin at my back belly button for waist and top of hips. I think it helps wen weight is slower. Defo feel a difference. Just dosent show on scales. I do home work 3 min cardio 3 min strength 3 min abs. Do that 2-3 times

You are doing great Keep up the good work. x

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