Failing to lose any weight!!

honeyb128

I am tracking macros and training 5 days a week and I am losing nothing! Since having a baby I am really struggling.. I’m now dropping my cals to 1200 a day hoping to shed the last 24lbs if anyone can help I would be eternally grateful

janejellyroll

What is your current calorie goal and how long have you been at it without losing anything?

spiriteagle99

Are you weighing everything you eat? Is the exercise new? You could be retaining water to heal muscle.

quiksylver296

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@quicksylver0922 beat me to it

Courtscan2

How long have you been tracking? Maybe if you open your diary you can get some more specific advice.

PAV8888

Are you breastfeeding? You mention last 24 lbs. How many already lost and in what time frame?

You are trying to lose 2lbs a week with a new baby and on your last 24?

I see an athletic picture too.

Are you already in the "normal" weight range and the 24 will take you further in the range?

honeyb128

Sorry I haven’t responded to everyone I didn’t get a notification! I lost 5.5 stone in a year and I have 24lb left to lose. I’ve been training in the gym since the 27th December and I’m not losing a thing.. I’m not breastfeeding and I’m tracking everything I eat. I was on 1600 cals a day and I began to gain weight so I have dropped to 1200 cals a day but still nothing xx

snickerscharlie

honeyb128 wrote: »

Sorry I haven’t responded to everyone I didn’t get a notification! I lost 5.5 stone in a year and I have 24lb left to lose. I’ve been training in the gym since the 27th December and I’m not losing a thing.. I’m not breastfeeding and I’m tracking everything I eat. I was on 1600 cals a day and I began to gain weight so I have dropped to 1200 cals a day but still nothing xx

By 'tracking' everything you eat, does that include using a food scale? Have you read the infographic upthread ^^? Your answer is somewhere in there.

quiksylver296

honeyb128 wrote: »

Sorry I haven’t responded to everyone I didn’t get a notification! I lost 5.5 stone in a year and I have 24lb left to lose. I’ve been training in the gym since the 27th December and I’m not losing a thing.. I’m not breastfeeding and I’m tracking everything I eat. I was on 1600 cals a day and I began to gain weight so I have dropped to 1200 cals a day but still nothing xx

Do you use a food scale?

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

kshama2001

There are mistakes that people commonly make that cause them to not lose weight that we might be able to spot if you change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

tinkerbellang83

honeyb128 wrote: »

Sorry I haven’t responded to everyone I didn’t get a notification! I lost 5.5 stone in a year and I have 24lb left to lose. I’ve been training in the gym since the 27th December and I’m not losing a thing.. I’m not breastfeeding and I’m tracking everything I eat. I was on 1600 cals a day and I began to gain weight so I have dropped to 1200 cals a day but still nothing xx

I'd add that you've lost quite some amount, the last bit it sloooooow and won't come off at the pace you previously lost. You also have less margin for error than you would have had previously.

Have you taken any break in weight loss since you dropped nearly 80lbs?

Chelle8070

77lbs in a year is SO impressive! Maybe you're more muscular now? Have you tried making performance based goals or focusing on you feel vs the number on the scale?

honeyb128

I haven’t really had a break apart from over Christmas but my inches have definitely gone down and I would say I’m more lean but it’s so frustrating when tracking everything I eat and training so hard to see nothing 😕

tinkerbellang83

honeyb128 wrote: »

I haven’t really had a break apart from over Christmas but my inches have definitely gone down and I would say I’m more lean but it’s so frustrating when tracking everything I eat and training so hard to see nothing 😕

I'd perhaps give the Diet Break thread a read, you may just need a mental break before tackling the last 24lbs with a renewed vigour and accuracy.

I'll retrieve the link for it and edit it in in a mo..

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks

Redordeadhead

@honeyb128 Can you also answer the question about whether you are weighing your food on a scale?

PAV8888

You've lost lots of lbs and you're visibly losing inches, right?

You didn't respond if the avatar picture is recent or older and whether you're already within the normal weight range.

If the Avatar is current, and in any case if you're already within the normal weight range and you're training 5 days a week at the gym you will get nowhere, at this point, by just eating less and less in an attempt to see large scale changes.

Do you want to see a large drop that has nothing to do with fat? Just stay at home without going to the gym for 72 hours... and watch the numbers change.

You may want to combine a much smaller deficit with a lot of patience, a weight trend, and awesome gym performance.

When attempting a smaller deficit, it might be beneficial to be more accurate with measuring calories in / out in order to achieve one that is neither too large nor too small.

Diet break could definitely be of some benefit too, as others have mentioned.

Past that, please re read the part where your say you've lost inches, you are more lean, but you're unhappy because you're not seeing any results!

As I said you just want to see a number? Stay home for 72 hours with your feet up in the air.

Something tells me that you're much healthier and strong at the higher number while killing it at the gym.

honeyb128

This was after my baby and this is now

cheryldumais

Wow! you have really done a great job. I lost 108 pounds total but hit a 3 month plateau after about 85 pounds. I did the diet break and it jump started my weight loss again. Read the link above and give it a shot. Remember you don't go back to overeating, you just eat at maintenance for a week or two.

LivinBest_Life

Some motivating words, u LOOK AMAZING IN YOUR PIC!

Leonie_M234

You are doing such an amazing job!!! well done! that weight loss is incredible. I can relate to the plateau...so frustrating!
Sounds like you are training hard, perhaps 1200 is a little low? not sure how tall you are though