Not Enough Calories?

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  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    So, I have been eating 1200 calories since Dec 26 and am now not losing any weight. I workout at least 5 days a week for at least 45 min. It's either Kickboxing, Spin bike, run/walk and then weights. My HRM shows on average 300 calories each session. I am wondering if I am not eating enough calories. One, my stomach is growling a lot more now lol. I am most always under my calorie intake. And no loss in almost 2 weeks :(

    Any suggestions?

    So have you lost 6 pounds since Dec 26th?

    If you lost 6 lbs the first 2 weeks, then none the next 2 weeks, that is just your body adjusting. Or else it is your TOM. Give it more time.
  • sydkel29
    sydkel29 Posts: 27 Member
    And yes last Sunday was a killer. I was not having a good day and had that lovely big mac. Usually if you see I don't eat out much at all.
  • sydkel29
    sydkel29 Posts: 27 Member
    Yes 6 lbs.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I ran a mile at 4.5 1 incline, walked .75 mile at 3.5 1 incline, ran 4.5 at 4.5 1 incline.

    That's a pretty solid running pace. It looks like your burn estimates are in the right ballpark.

    Overall, it looks like to me like you're losing at right about the rate you should be losing at, based on your food and exercise.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Yes 6 lbs.

    You lost 6 lbs in one month. Congratulations! Keep it up and check your weight in another week. You don't have that much to lose, so your loss will be slower than someone larger.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    I ran a mile at 4.5 1 incline, walked .75 mile at 3.5 1 incline, ran 4.5 at 4.5 1 incline.

    That's a pretty solid running pace. It looks like your burn estimates are in the right ballpark.

    Overall, it looks like to me like you're losing at right about the rate you should be losing at, based on your food and exercise.

    Yup.

    Diagnosis is, please be patient.

    Also, you can up your calories a little more. Increase your protein intake. It's hard to get enough macronutrients when you're only eating 1200 calories.
  • sydkel29
    sydkel29 Posts: 27 Member
    Thanks Mr_Knight! I want to be at 140 by March 1. I know my diet looks strange to most but I try to get the most nourishment from things I can tolerate. I allow myself small cheats and I record them. If I didn't, I would eat a whole candy bar ;)

    I will just be patient. Not my best attribute.
  • jess135177
    jess135177 Posts: 186 Member
    To accurately count the calories you are eating you need to get a food scale. "1 chicken breast, medium apple, medium orange" are estimates and can be off by hundreds of calories within a week. Food scales are pretty inexpensive and will give you a much more accurate idea of what you are eating.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    I am very limited to veggies I can eat. Apples and Oranges are really the only thing I can tolerate. Roughage is a killer for me as I have ulcerative colitis. I drink the milk to get some calcium as my body does not absorb vitamins. They pass whole. I can't stand plain milk :)

    A lot of UC sufferers have great luck with eliminating gluten from their diet. Reduces the inflammation in the intestines.

    ETA inflammation can also mask weight loss. Try replacing some carb calories with healthy fats like avocados and olive oil. That should help with water weight and inflammation.
  • iamaviking007
    iamaviking007 Posts: 23 Member
    Hi...... I'm no expert at losing weight but did want to let you know something that I have noticed while my sister and I have used MFP last year and then gave up........ We were both eating the recommended calories and also exercising alot by riding our bikes outside, I worked myself up to being able to go on a 23 mile ride so I was exercising. We both lost a little weight at first and then our weight loss stopped and we were both complaining of starving at the end of the day even though we ate our exercise calories back. Anyway, this made me give up. I had read things about BMR and TDEE on MFP but didn't want to follow it because I thought it looked like too many calories and I wanted to lose weight asap............ Well, I just came back to MFP to try again this year and I found this great post here in the community that I think is going to help me be successful this year so I thought I should share it with you. I have already spent one week eating the suggested calories that MFP worked out for me and I was feeling sick and having anxiety symptoms, my sister says she always feels that way too when she cuts down on calories. The amount of calories I am supposed to eat to maintain the weight I am now is around 3000 and I was cut down to around 1400 ..... if you go to the calculator at the link I post you may find like me that you are cutting your calories too low. You are never supposed to eat below your BMR, which is your Basal Metabolic Rate, which is your MINIMUM calorie requirement that your body needs JUST TO FUNCTION and keep your organs functioning properly. Anyway there is more to it than that but I have now increased my calories on MFP manually to my BMR and then when I exercise I will eat some of those calories back ( TDEE) .... from what I understand your body will hang onto everything you put into it if your not providing it with enough calories and you will mess up your metabolism.... here's the link for you to learn yourself as I did not explain it as well as they do.......... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them
  • rmvicto01
    rmvicto01 Posts: 1 Member
    Reading your post reminded me of this article about calorie cycling:

    How to Break a Weight Loss Plateau

    http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/healthy-eating/how-to-break-a-weight-loss-plateau

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