stuck!!!

sugarchic64
sugarchic64 Posts: 52
in Health and Weight Loss
joined a gym before Christmas... have went regualarly everyday minus sat and sun i do eliptical 30 min burn 250-350 calories i also walk 7 days a week for around 30-40 min before and after work. i log my calorie intake which is 1200-1400 a day for 15 straight days. NO weight loss... what am i doing wrong????

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  • jigsaw_me
    jigsaw_me Posts: 616 Member
    are those 1200-1400 cals gross or net?

    oh and opening your food diary might let us get more of an idea.
  • sugarchic64
    sugarchic64 Posts: 52
    how do i open? and idk but its a total of 1200-1400 calories a day
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    If you're not losing, you're not eating at a deficit. You're probably underestimating your food &/or overestimating your burn. Weigh your food, and try eating back half your exercise calories.
  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
    If you're not losing, you're not eating at a deficit. You're probably underestimating your food &/or overestimating your burn. Weigh your food, and try eating back half your exercise calories.

    ^this

    also weight loss is not linear, it jumps.

    ETA: you should really eat back your workout calories and net the number mfp gives you as that already has the deficit to lose build in
  • harvo
    harvo Posts: 4,676 Member
    Take measurements...i had a couple friends not losing but they lost several inches from arms, legs, stomach and waist...
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Most likely you are underestimating your intake...if you're not weighing and measuring pretty much everything, I can pretty much guarantee it because in general we as people are pretty bad at guestimating portions, etc. For example, do you eat a chicken breast and log it as 4 Oz (standard serving)? If so, you're underestimating your intake...the average chicken breast is closer to 8 Oz...double the standard serving on the package.

    Studies indicate that people underestimate their intake by as much as 20 - 30% and even up to about 50% when they just eyeball. It's a good idea to weigh and measure until you get a real handle on what stuff looks like on your plate, in your hand, etc...I still weigh calorie dense stuff even though I'm at maintenance and don't log anymore.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    You can open your diary here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
  • valmaebel
    valmaebel Posts: 1,045 Member
    You can also slow weight loss by not eating enough. Your body thinks it's starving and conserves fat. The best route to go is to use a BMR calculator. This will tell you the base amount of calories your body uses to function. Don't go below this! Then be sure to eat back any calories you burn!
    Also, be honest about EVERYTHING you eat, and double check what MFP says against the actual label. sometimes things are inaccurate here. good luck!

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