Under calorie goal but not losing

lauren17483
lauren17483 Posts: 12
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Hi, hope to get some help with this, have started using MFP again in the last couple of weeks with some good progress initially but now I have gained a pound (overnight so I think it is just water from a salty meal I had) but I am staying the same and not losing anything despite being under my goal each day and doing a fair bit of exercise. I just made my diary public so I'm hoping someone might be able to help? Some places say I'm eating too many calories and others say I'm eating too few - confused! Thanks for any advice you might be able to give me.

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    You seem to like your sugar :-)

    How tall / heavy are you ?

    ~1600 calories isn't exactly low, depends on you / your metabolic rate / activity level
  • luckypony71
    luckypony71 Posts: 399 Member
    Do you have a food scale? If not get one. They are really worth it. I found that I was overestimating a lot.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Hi, hope to get some help with this, have started using MFP again in the last couple of weeks with some good progress initially but now I have gained a pound (overnight so I think it is just water from a salty meal I had) but I am staying the same and not losing anything despite being under my goal each day and doing a fair bit of exercise. I just made my diary public so I'm hoping someone might be able to help? Some places say I'm eating too many calories and others say I'm eating too few - confused! Thanks for any advice you might be able to give me.

    Please go under the 'fitness and nutrition' forum and read my post re: food scales. Please. Very important. Also remember that you will have fluctuations of 1-3 pounds frequently due to water retention and loss.

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