TDEE-30% Started but now Plateau Issues.

So what would I do in my case?

I have lost 40lbs so far (290, 5'3 26 yr old female) and well I keep plateauing after every 10lbs I lose. I started out at 1800 calories ( I go off TDEE with a 30% deficit and use a body media armband as my correct calorie burn) and I would try to work through it. After a month of this I dropped my calories down to 1700 and blew through another 10lbs and had to do the same thing with dropping my calories as I plateaued for another month. I am down to 1500 calories now and never feel hungry. So I know I am not starving myself and eat a vegetarian diet ( added Salmon and Chicken here and there) I guess I am just wondering what could be up with my body?

my body media clocks my RMR at 2,555 and I should be eating 1550 to have a deficit of 1,000 a day

with another site it says my RMR ( based off my heigh, pant size, weight and age) is 2778 and I should be eating 1788.

MFP has me at 1200 and eating back my calories, which I do not want to do as I am clocking close to 1,100 a day ( well some days most are around 600+).

So any advice please :)

ALSO FYI: I do have a scale and weigh EVERYTHING and put it in by either scanning the bar-code and or entering it in myself. Entering everything sweet, bad, fatty or other wise that will throw me over my calories as well and drink close to 12 glasses of lemon water a day :)

Would like to stick the TDEE way as well, just want to know what sounds about right for my body? and also why you would think at such a heavy weight I am plateauing?

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I would try going by your body media numbers. They will be a little closer to accurate for you than any online calculator could be.

    Another thing to consider would be to make a change in your exercise routine. So if your doing walks, try to make them longer or slightly faster. Try looking into different workouts on youtube for a change of pace.

    edit:

    Also check measurements. I've had a few occasions where the scale didn't move for almost a month, measurements continued to go down, and then all of a sudden I had a loss of 4lbs.
  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
    ha ha thanks again!

    I figured re posting as I did more digging into myself today than I did yesterday. I believe I will go with the armband for a while and see what happens their.

    I actually did measure myself yesterday and it said my stomach went up by .5 and my hips dropped by 1.0. So at least something is surly going on.