Why am i not losing!!!!!
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OP seems to be a healthy young woman. So, too large of a calorie deficit can backfire. It's not "starvation mode" but a woman's body (if she is at a healthy weight and just looking to lose less then 15 pounds of vanity weight) will hold onto her maternal fat stores if she is at a large calorie deficit. Most people don't realize that a woman's body does not care about the "simple math' of weight loss. Our bodies are a bit more concerned about our ability to sustain another life. OP - I would set your weight loss to .5 to 1 pound a week and eat back most of your exercise calories. Also - since you are running that much be sure to stay well fueled. Training for marathons is not the time to eat low carb!
OK, say that was true. Her body is hanging onto fat stores. The energy has to come from somewhere. Where? If it is her muscles, she would still see a weight loss.
At any rate, someone creeped her and her ticker says she has actually lost 5 lbs. So this seems to be much ado about nothing.
Whether this post is fictional or not, I don't know, but your metabolism will slow down to meet energy demands. If you're only putting 1,200 calories in it, it will not burn more than that. There was a recent post from a girl who talked about eating under 1,200 calories, and she said her hair and teeth were literally falling out. Not how I want to lose weight. I eat 1,600-2,000 calories daily, sometimes more, and still lose weight/inches, depending on how much weight lifting I do.0 -
It was less what I think was happening to her (which I do think, but don't really have enough information to really advise), but more explaining to jeffpettis what people actually mean by "eat more to weigh less." He was under the mistaken impression that people are under the mistaken impression that you can net above maintenance and still lose weight. No one thinks that. I was defining the term.0
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I agree with not eating enough! I was in a similar position and when I increased calories, the weight started coming off. You may also be over-exercising, maybe take some time off from running and let your body reset!0
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If you're running that much you may not be eating enough calories - I'm on 1200 a day and do MINIMAL exercise. You should look at the calculations for someone who expends more calories out - you may just be burning muscle. I'm not in any place to say but just sayin!0
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It was less what I think was happening to her (which I do think, but don't really have enough information to really advise), but more explaining to jeffpettis what people actually mean by "eat more to weigh less." He was under the mistaken impression that people are under the mistaken impression that you can net above maintenance and still lose weight. No one thinks that. I was defining the term.
OK. These threads start running off in too many different directions for me to catch up. LOL0 -
LOL! I'm going to be the odd man out and say you're eating too much... You are not in a deficit. If you are doing that much cardio and not losing weight either you are eating more than you think or burning less than you think.0
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LOL! I'm going to be the odd man out and say you're eating too much... You are not in a deficit. If you are doing that much cardio and not losing weight either you are eating more than you think or burning less than you think.
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I agree with Jeff. I see these comments a lot-- about eating more to lose. Does not make sense! However, it is true that as you get closer to your goal it gets harder. You're just not carrying around as many pounds. There is not as much of you to keep at 98.6. The only thing to do is to persevere and expect slower weight loss. (I may be wrong about all of this, but it's what makes sense to me) good luck! You look great, btw.0
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OP seems to be a healthy young woman. So, too large of a calorie deficit can backfire. It's not "starvation mode" but a woman's body (if she is at a healthy weight and just looking to lose less then 15 pounds of vanity weight) will hold onto her maternal fat stores if she is at a large calorie deficit. Most people don't realize that a woman's body does not care about the "simple math' of weight loss. Our bodies are a bit more concerned about our ability to sustain another life. OP - I would set your weight loss to .5 to 1 pound a week and eat back most of your exercise calories. Also - since you are running that much be sure to stay well fueled. Training for marathons is not the time to eat low carb!
OK, say that was true. Her body is hanging onto fat stores. The energy has to come from somewhere. Where? If it is her muscles, she would still see a weight loss.
At any rate, someone creeped her and her ticker says she has actually lost 5 lbs. So this seems to be much ado about nothing.
Whether this post is fictional or not, I don't know, but your metabolism will slow down to meet energy demands. If you're only putting 1,200 calories in it, it will not burn more than that. There was a recent post from a girl who talked about eating under 1,200 calories, and she said her hair and teeth were literally falling out. Not how I want to lose weight. I eat 1,600-2,000 calories daily, sometimes more, and still lose weight/inches, depending on how much weight lifting I do.
To a certain extent maybe. But not to the tune of eating 400 net and not losing weight.0 -
1200 is for someone who isn't doing any exercise. That defiantly not you. You should at the very least eat your exercise calories back.0
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Maybe run less and spend a lot of that time you used for running at the gym lifting heavy weights.
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the idiocy in this thread is amazing...0
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I have been running sooo much I average 100 miles a month training for runs, I have been staying under my calorie count of 1,200 , I cant seem to drop one pound!! I'm feeling frustrated, what could the problem beeeee!!! My mother who really doesn't work out has dropped 10 pounds in two weeks, how is this possible
5 pounds loss in a month is an appropriate lot for someone who doesn't have a lot to lose. Not sure why you think losing 5 pounds is the same as losing nothing.0 -
Hey whats up I'm Mike and if there is anything I am an expert in its losing weight and gaining it back LOL.
You can do all the cardio you want but you have to add some weight training to it, make it a circuit workout if you like I have insanity and P90x' program on a hard drive if its possible to email it. I'm suggesting to send them because they work 100% and if you get tired of them they give you an idea of whats needed to work.
P.S. 9 times out of 10 you'll enjoy the programs.
But I usually lose more inches quicker than I lose weight when circuiting. Maybe you can go evaluate on a periodic basis your body composition? But measuring inches and checking mirror, taking pics helps me a lot to know if I am on the right path. Sadly cardio in the past only made me flabby/not toned and lose almost no weight.0 -
I am having the same issue- I work out for 2 hours a day 600 700 cal a day 6 times a week and wt training. I am adding my cal from working out - I try to eat a lot but I am so worried I am not going to loose. I also think i don't eat enough after the workout and then try to fill the calories at night. I think that is also effecting my wt. I have only lost 8 pounds since sept 6th. If you look at your picture you look so different so I think you need to start to measure your self. you don't look like you need to loose that much but all the running must be helping the look of your body.0
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the idiocy in this thread is amazing...
Welcome to mfp, you must be new!0 -
Starting doing your research..... Here's a sight that'll explain it...it's a start, but you need to do the calculations...what your body needs at rest, what your body needs doing exercise, etc....
http://optimalbodyweight.com/qa/weight-loss-tips/body/starvation-mode-weight-loss0 -
Starting doing your research..... Here's a sight that'll explain it...it's a start, but you need to do the calculations...what your body needs at rest, what your body needs doing exercise, etc....
http://optimalbodyweight.com/qa/weight-loss-tips/body/starvation-mode-weight-loss
An alernative viewpoint:
http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/0 -
Have you had your body fat percentage calculated? There may not be enough on you to lose.0
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Try using measuring tape. I ran for a year, never lost a pound, but I did lose quite a few inches. Off arms, waist, thighs... Tracking measurements is extra motivation once you start trading fat for muscle, and the scale doesn't move.
Also, 1200 is a bit low, really bare minimum. You might want to go a bit higher. You want to make sure you're getting all the nutrients you need.0 -
I had same issue I had to eat a little more and every 3 hours helped0
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You have slowed your metabolism way down because you are starving yourself. You need to take the advise of those who are explaining to you about eating every three hours. You should be eating the 1200 calories plus the calories you are burning. Just make sure they are good calories. Check the allowable foods on the South Beach diet and the foods to avoid. Those are some good guidelines. Stay away from highly processed foods, and empty carbs. Don't forget your calcium! Eat some yogurt or cottage cheese every day. Low fat of course. Lots of veggies and have at least 10 oz of protein everyday! Drink a lot of water. Take vitamins and get plenty of rest. Be a little patient. You need to get that metabolism going again. Frequent small meals should help a lot with that.
Good luck!0 -
Drink protein and eat a little bit more,your burning off a lot and you need to eat to burn off.0
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Many myths in this thread
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG_xNbVMmIA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZG_xNbVMmIA
Up your sodium intake for much of this OP.0
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