Not losing weight

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  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    TDEE is what to eat to MAINTAIN your current weight. In order to LOSE weight, eat TDEE less as moderate deficit (10-25% depending on how much weight you want to lose).

    So.. that means I should be taking in 1570 (TDEE - 25%) to 1884 (TDEE - 10%) calories a day.

    Please take the time to read this post - It contains an excellent explanation of TDEE and contains links to help calculate your TDEE and the proper deficit %.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

    This is another great post to help get to the basics of successful weight loss.

    PS I sent you a freind request.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/963088-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy
  • zandaclearbrook
    zandaclearbrook Posts: 10
    [Hi, I'm older than you (age 59) and losing on a regular basis. I took a look back through the last week. It looks like you're eating a lot of processed or packaged food. Try eating plain food -- if you want beef and broccoli for dinner, buy those things and cook them yourself instead of buying a product. Many of those kinds of food are loaded with sodium which will keep you from losing weight. I also suggest you drink more water. I fill up on steamed leafy greens like kale and collards -- very low calorie and keep me from being hungry for hours.

    I make all my own foods. The recipes you see there as my daily meals, I created those recipes. I eat VERY LITTLE, if none, processed foods.
  • HollisGrant
    HollisGrant Posts: 2,022 Member
    [Hi, I'm older than you (age 59) and losing on a regular basis. I took a look back through the last week. It looks like you're eating a lot of processed or packaged food. Try eating plain food -- if you want beef and broccoli for dinner, buy those things and cook them yourself instead of buying a product. Many of those kinds of food are loaded with sodium which will keep you from losing weight. I also suggest you drink more water. I fill up on steamed leafy greens like kale and collards -- very low calorie and keep me from being hungry for hours.

    I make all my own foods. The recipes you see there as my daily meals, I created those recipes. I eat VERY LITTLE, if none, processed foods.

    My apologies....I misread your diary.
  • angelameda
    angelameda Posts: 9 Member
    Measurements are all that count when weighin in so I say up ur add something more intense to ur workout see more results good luck.
  • sticksandtwigs
    sticksandtwigs Posts: 20 Member
    I don't mean to bombard you with information, but may I recommend you check out Youtube's zumba classes for beginners? I do these a lot and they're fun and I love them!! In the videos, older women are keeping up with the instructor, so it shouldn't be strenuous in a bad way.
  • jenjen828
    jenjen828 Posts: 58 Member
    I went through the same thing about a week or two ago. Honestly, I had cut my calories too much, and did not have energy to exercise. When I did exercise, I logged them as 1 calorie because I did not want to eat back all my exercise calories. Anyway, I dropped too low, and had to eat more. Purchased a polar FT4 heart rate monitor to give me my calorie burn. I still do not eat all of my exercise burn back, but I do try to make sure I eat enough to net at least 1300-1400 calories. Sometimes my night workout takes me below, but I try to make up for it later. Honestly, I was scared to up my intake, but I really lost better once I did.

    I know this repeats what a lot of people have said--and my magic numbers for me may not work for you. The thing is to get the information you need and have available and through trial and error find out what works for you. Unfortunately, there is no magic formula....as much as some people try to act like there is. Hope this helps.
  • ThriceBlessed
    ThriceBlessed Posts: 499 Member

    I have lost 2" on my waist and 2" on my hips,

    . Many tell me "you are gaining muscle" but I don't see where the muscle has been gained, accept possibly on my calves.


    You are gaining muscle in your abs/core and your hips, that's why you've lost inches. The inches lost are because the muscle you now have in those areas takes up less space than the fat that was there, even if it weighs the same. Similar muscle in place of fat is probably present in other parts of your body that you haven't noticed.

    Also, make sure you are eating at LEAST 1200 calories every day. If not more depending on how much you exercise.
  • glreim21
    glreim21 Posts: 206 Member
    Yes, eating between those numbs should work well. Eat the higher number on exercise days:)
  • ThriceBlessed
    ThriceBlessed Posts: 499 Member

    Calorie deficit for weight loss and exercise for fitness. If you are not losing weight, there is a miscalculation somewhere along the line. However, you stated you are losing inches, so maybe focus on that instead of scale weight? Also, if you are eating at a deficit, you are not gaining any muscle.

    That is not necessarily true, you can gain muscle on a calorie deficit, I have. If you are getting enough protein, and still eating a calorie deficit, and working on your strength, fat will burn off and some of it will be replaced with muscle. Your body will get the extra calories it needs by burning up fat. That is as long as you don't eat so low as to get into metabolic slow-down.
  • ktpod1
    ktpod1 Posts: 83 Member
    I have been on mfp the same length of time. Lost at first and nothing...even gained...frustrating. I just started looking at tdee and looking at If It Fits Your Macros. Trying to see if eating more is the trick! Oh, nice to see that you are on the C25k program. I will be starting W6D1 soon. Friend me if you could use another supporter! Good luck.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member

    Calorie deficit for weight loss and exercise for fitness. If you are not losing weight, there is a miscalculation somewhere along the line. However, you stated you are losing inches, so maybe focus on that instead of scale weight? Also, if you are eating at a deficit, you are not gaining any muscle.

    That is not necessarily true, you can gain muscle on a calorie deficit, I have. If you are getting enough protein, and still eating a calorie deficit, and working on your strength, fat will burn off and some of it will be replaced with muscle. Your body will get the extra calories it needs by burning up fat. That is as long as you don't eat so low as to get into metabolic slow-down.

    More than likely you simply reduced the amount of body fat you have and it revealed the muscle that was already there......highly doubt that you gained any muscle. (if you did, it would be a miniscule amount attributed to being new to weight lifting)
  • ktpod1
    ktpod1 Posts: 83 Member
    I have been on mfp the same length of time. Lost at first and nothing...even gained...frustrating. I just started looking at tdee and looking at If It Fits Your Macros. Trying to see if eating more is the trick! Oh, nice to see that you are on the C25k program. I will be starting W6D1 soon. Friend me if you could use another supporter! Good luck.
  • ThriceBlessed
    ThriceBlessed Posts: 499 Member


    More than likely you simply reduced the amount of body fat you have and it revealed the muscle that was already there......highly doubt that you gained any muscle. (if you did, it would be a miniscule amount attributed to being new to weight lifting)

    I actually increased my biceps considerably, and went from barely being able to do a push up from my knees to doing them from my toes one handed.

    However, it IS true that there is a limit to how much you can build. You aren't going to bulk up and start resembling Arnold while eating at a deficit. However, if you are overweight it is certainly possible to gain some muscle and strength while eating a deficit, and is often part of the reason the number on the scale stays the same while inches are lost. Fat is being replaced with muscle.
  • ThriceBlessed
    ThriceBlessed Posts: 499 Member

    Calorie deficit for weight loss and exercise for fitness. If you are not losing weight, there is a miscalculation somewhere along the line. However, you stated you are losing inches, so maybe focus on that instead of scale weight? Also, if you are eating at a deficit, you are not gaining any muscle.

    That is not necessarily true, you can gain muscle on a calorie deficit, I have. If you are getting enough protein, and still eating a calorie deficit, and working on your strength, fat will burn off and some of it will be replaced with muscle. Your body will get the extra calories it needs by burning up fat. That is as long as you don't eat so low as to get into metabolic slow-down.

    More than likely you simply reduced the amount of body fat you have and it revealed the muscle that was already there......highly doubt that you gained any muscle. (if you did, it would be a miniscule amount attributed to being new to weight lifting)

    While the OP does not seem interested in becoming a bodybuilder, this may help explain what I'm talking about as far building muscle at a calorie deficit.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi-jnsG0Z7Y

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