why arent i looseing weight!

KatieMiaX

i have been eating around 1200 calories a day for weeks and have been eating like..
chicken wraps, brown bread, toasties, apples and oven food and not eating after 8
av also been doing 4 miles on my crosstrainer a few nights of the week and drinking bottles of water no other drinks
i weigh 12 stone 7 an not looseing weight but i dont no why?!
help? any advice

Ashalahn_LMT

Eating only 1200 calories then factoring in your exercise is putting you below the recommended minimums for the day. In other words you are eating too little, your metabolism has slowed down, and your body is clinging to every scrap of food you put into it. Bump your calories back up to compensate for your workouts, at least.

Ashalahn_LMT

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Elleinnz

I agree with lifebloom - it also helps to open your diary - allows people to give you some constructive input......

rorosaw

Lifebloom is right on. You're not consuming enough calories.

(btw, lifebloom--love your motto "Obsessed is the word lazy people use to describe the dedicated." Gotta remember that one.)

KatieMiaX

sorry i dont no how to open the diary haha,
and this fitness pal says that my goal is to eat 1200 a day in order to loose the weight
im so confused :laugh:

kirstinkrueger

i have been eating around 1200 calories a day for weeks and have been eating like..
chicken wraps, brown bread, toasties, apples and oven food and not eating after 8
av also been doing 4 miles on my crosstrainer a few nights of the week and drinking bottles of water no other drinks
i weigh 12 stone 7 an not looseing weight but i dont no why?!
help? any advice

Some people can go without eating their exercise calories back, some can not, you may be eating too little. There could be other issues going on as well, a lot of things can contribute to a plateau, check this out http://justweighinginandmovingon.blogspot.com/2011/06/ever-ask-why.html

andreahanlon

MPF may be saying 1200 to start, but then you need to add in the calories you burn from exercise (the same way you add in your food). That would bump up the number of calories you should be eating.

melaniecheeks

Sorry I have to disagree with the advice above - you can not worry about eating back all your exercise calories if you have a good bit to lose, which I guess you do (don't know your height...)

Can't see your diary either, but I'd suggest reducing your carbs.

angeleyes13

I do not lose weight unless I eat at least 70 percent of the exercise calories.
As soon as you do, you will start losing weight, I promise!!!
Good luck!!!
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KatieMiaX

i have edited my fitness pal exercise its still saying eat 1200 calories
skinny people eat like 600 calories how are they skinny i just dont get all this haha
i reaaaaly want to loose weight i want to be slim this time next year
i have put my food diary open to everyone..

LH2011

I'm certinal no expert but looking at your diary I would say watch your carbs keep them in the green and try to get up to 1,200 each day in your calories. If you can do that then I wouldn't stress to much about eating back any excerise calories.

Looking at some of the sugary items i.e weetos bar its say's carbs 0 and a cornetto 0 also I don't think they are right which would have put your carbs over on these days but could be wrong???

melaniecheeks

OK looking at your diary...where are the fresh fruits and veggies? And sugary treats that have no other nutritional benefit could be less frequent. Get some clean protein - lean meats, cheese, nuts, eggs etc, and make sure you reach 1200 intake each day.

Jo_Bird

My suggestion is to read up on foods that help raise your metabolism ie; oatmeal, water, broccoli, lean meats. Also, if you've been working out and are at a stand still try switching up your routine for a month. If you're focusing on cardio go to strength training. Hope that helps. The longer you stick to this it gets easier and becomes normal routine. Good luck hun'.

daisabelle

I think you're eating too much processed food and too many carbs. I would try and look for healthier more sustainable proteins I.e your frozen Iceland southern fried chicken fillets. Meat can be expensive and as a student I know this. I found a brand of frozen chicken which is only £2 a pack from Morrisons, it's by Spice & Co, perhaps try putting that in your tortilla wraps with a side salad and some low fat mayo or salsa? Try switching your nutritional goals to 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat (some people prefer to have 20% but fat isn't all bad as long as you're getting good fat i.e avocados and nuts). Instead of your wheetos cereal bars for breakfast, try Weetabix with tea spoon of Half and Half sugar (half sugar half sweetener, you should see it in the sugar aisle) and semi skimmed milk Or even grilled bacon with the fat trimmed off, tomatoes or beans, poached egg and brown toast. There are loads of options out there for alternative meals. Also I recently joined Weight Watchers which might be an option? I think the idea of a set weigh in each week makes you even more determined! Hope this helped.

LisaKyle11

i have edited my fitness pal exercise its still saying eat 1200 calories
skinny people eat like 600 calories how are they skinny i just dont get all this haha
i reaaaaly want to loose weight i want to be slim this time next year
i have put my food diary open to everyone..

After looking at your diary for today (or yesterday - didn't closely check), I would say add in more FRUITS and VEGGIES (fresh if possible), watching processes foods and carbs, eating a little more - at least to your daily goal or BMR. Also, the statement about skinny people eating only 600 calories, I do not think that accounts for more 'skinny' or thin/lean people. It surely does for some, but others (I would imagine) eat to the level that you should be and maybe add in exercise as well. Also there are those who are just naturally thin = heredity. Don't worry yourself with others (especially if it seems unhealthy and unrealistic)...focus on what you can and should do for you... then you will get there.

milaxx

Limiting calories is but a part of weight loss. You also need good nutrition. Too much processed food, no vegetables, no fruit, limited water intake and exercise and your body is going to hold onto every calories it can.

shorhota

I find I have to about double my fibre over what MFP suggests. I take benefibre dissolved in water, in addition to leafy greens, apples, carrots, and legumes. You might try eliminating wheat from your diet for a week or two, and see if that helps. Some people find that once the gluten is eliminated from their diets, their weightloss really takes off! Buy from the gluten-free section of the food store, eat more brown rice and quinoa, etc.

Are you tracking your exercise in MFP? Your allowable calories should increase based on the calories burned through exercise. Also, you seem to be eating a LOT of processed (aka preedigested) foods. Make your gut work harder by eating more raw and single-ingredient foods. NEVER skip breakfast, and try to eat more nutritious snacks throughout the day. Lean protein (hardboiled egg) and high fiber (apple, carrots) snacks will help you keep that full feeling between meals, so you don't gorge yourself at dinner.

Schwiggity

More real food, less processed junk. Veggies and lean meats are your friends.

KatieMiaX

okay.. people are tellin me to up my calories people are saying 1200 is fine!
iv up my calories too 1390 and i eat southern fried chicken on wrap and stuf i dont like veggies but i eat apples
so am i doing it right? with 1390 calories or should i go back to 1200? hmm..

Schwiggity

i eat southern fried chicken on wrap and stuf i dont like veggies but i eat apples
so am i doing it right?

>Not sure if trolling.

ATT949

i have been eating around 1200 calories a day for weeks and have been eating like..
chicken wraps, brown bread, toasties, apples and oven food and not eating after 8
av also been doing 4 miles on my crosstrainer a few nights of the week and drinking bottles of water no other drinks
i weigh 12 stone 7 an not looseing weight but i dont no why?!
help? any advice

Eating 1200 calories a day is what's recommended by lots of doctors, MFP, etc. I'd recommend that you use that as a guideline. It's not "a line of death" and you will not go into "starvation mode" if you drop below it occasionally (I've eaten well under 1200 cals/day for the past 179 days with excellent results).

OK, that's out of the way…

You're eating a tremendous amount of carbs. Your sugar values don't display in your diary but it'd guess that they're high, as well.

When I started on MFP, I set my carbs/proteins/fats ratio to 40/40/20 and I think that where I reset them. Those ratios have worked very well for me.

You're eating a huge amount of carbs and very little protein. You might want to invert those ratios so that you have more protein and less carbs. Processed meats? Those will never again cross my lips. And it's not because I'm a good snob (I used to eat anything "dead or slow moving", as I was wont to say) but there are so many good alternatives that there's no need to consume them.

A very valuable outcome from my 6 month journey has been learning some things about nutrition and I might suggest that you take the time to do that, as well. There's a lot of information on the internet. Some of the information is very valuable though much of it just rewritten tripe to get viewership. But take the time to find the sites that present medical information rather than push splashy headlines.

You could even take a class at a local college or university — it's time well spent since you'll be dealing with nutrition for the rest of your life, right?

ATT949

i eat southern fried chicken on wrap and stuf i dont like veggies but i eat apples
so am i doing it right?

>Not sure if trolling.

I don't get that feeling. I see a young lady trying to do what's recommended but lacking in knowledge about what else to do.

She appears to want to solve her weight issue — she's here on MFP, right? She's eating about the right number of calories, exercising, and asking questions because things aren't working. Good for her!

But her diet is shockingly heavy in carbs and low on protein so, perhaps with some learning about nutrition, she can tweak her diet and will be able to accomplish her goals.

KatieMiaX

i eat southern fried chicken on wrap and stuf i dont like veggies but i eat apples
so am i doing it right?

>Not sure if trolling.

I don't get that feeling. I see a young lady trying to do what's recommended but lacking in knowledge about what else to do.

She appears to want to solve her weight issue — she's here on MFP, right? She's eating about the right number of calories, exercising, and asking questions because things aren't working. Good for her!

But her diet is shockingly heavy in carbs and low on protein so, perhaps with some learning about nutrition, she can tweak her diet and will be able to accomplish her goals.

thankyou for your help i will set my carbs lower and my protein higher and see where it goes from there

KatieMiaX

is my dairy okay from today?

CarolynB38

is my dairy okay from today?

Hi. Noticed your note on todays diary about wanting an apple but not wanting to go over on carbs. Personally I feel if it's fruit or veg that takes you over on carbs then don't worry too much about it, especially if you are still under on calories. I usually go over the 40% carbs because I eat quite a lot of veg, dried fruit, nuts etc (except for today, lol). You're welcome to look at my diary if you're looking for ideas, Monday is a better day to look at than today. Today was not a typical day for me.

It's good that you're eating apples but is there no other fruit or veg or salad veg that you like at all? You might find that if you can eat some sort of veg your weight loss might be a bit easier. You can "hide" veggies in soups and casseroles or even make a pasta sauce by cooking some veggies and tomatoes and then putting it through a blender. That's what I do when my kids won't eat veggies. They don't notice them then because a lot of the problem is that they don't like the texture of the veggies.

A lot of the foods you are eating are processes (wraps, cheese, southern fried chicken etc). Perhaps if you have time you could try out some healthy recipes using chicken, tuna or other fish and meats. Cooking food from scratch is great because you know exactly what's in it and it is healthier, although that doesn't have to be everyday. We all have days where we just don't have time. And it doesn't have to be complicated either. I do a lot of pasta dishes but I use wholewheat pasta. They are quick and easy to make.

Please keep asking questions if you're still not sure. There are loads of people here who are happy to help and there has been some really good advice so far. Make a few little changes at a time and you'll get there. Just keep at it

KatieMiaX

is my dairy okay from today?

Hi. Noticed your note on todays diary about wanting an apple but not wanting to go over on carbs. Personally I feel if it's fruit or veg that takes you over on carbs then don't worry too much about it, especially if you are still under on calories. I usually go over the 40% carbs because I eat quite a lot of veg, dried fruit, nuts etc (except for today, lol). You're welcome to look at my diary if you're looking for ideas, Monday is a better day to look at than today. Today was not a typical day for me.

It's good that you're eating apples but is there no other fruit or veg or salad veg that you like at all? You might find that if you can eat some sort of veg your weight loss might be a bit easier. You can "hide" veggies in soups and casseroles or even make a pasta sauce by cooking some veggies and tomatoes and then putting it through a blender. That's what I do when my kids won't eat veggies. They don't notice them then because a lot of the problem is that they don't like the texture of the veggies.

A lot of the foods you are eating are processes (wraps, cheese, southern fried chicken etc). Perhaps if you have time you could try out some healthy recipes using chicken, tuna or other fish and meats. Cooking food from scratch is great because you know exactly what's in it and it is healthier, although that doesn't have to be everyday. We all have days where we just don't have time. And it doesn't have to be complicated either. I do a lot of pasta dishes but I use wholewheat pasta. They are quick and easy to make.

Please keep asking questions if you're still not sure. There are loads of people here who are happy to help and there has been some really good advice so far. Make a few little changes at a time and you'll get there. Just keep at it

thanks so much everyone has been so supportive i have lost 3 lb since i last stood on the scales 1 week and half ago wooo made up

desertorchid

Try getting a lot of vitamins in aswell, you may not like veggies but you have to understand that is what gives you iron which will help your stamina. Try not to eat southern fried chicken as it is too fatty instead swap it for grilled chicken. i hope this helps

desertorchid

Try getting a lot of vitamins in aswell, you may not like veggies but you have to understand that is what gives you iron which will help your stamina. Try not to eat southern fried chicken as it is too fatty instead swap it for grilled chicken. i hope this helps

janel814

I haven't checked out your diary but I think you may be putting to much into keeping your diet at 1200 cal per day. I have found that your amout of intake cals should only have a difference of 500-1000 cals to what you have burned that day. If you are burning 2500 cal per day then your food intake should be 1500-2000 cals that day. This is essential to weight loss if your food intake is significantly lower than your calorie burn then your body will go into starvation mode without you even knowing it.

For example, when I started I was keeping my diet at 1200 cals per day, working out for an hour a day, working a full time job, and taking care of a family. I felt awesome but I had unknowingly put my body into starvation b/c I was buring 2500-2800 cals per day. My fix was to invest in a bodybugg. It is a device that tells you how many calories you are buring among other things. This device showed me that I was burning 2500-2800 cals per day and once I moved my diet up to healthy foods to hit 1500-1800 cals per day the weight started to come off. Enough about me but I hope this helps and wish you luck in this journey. Remember weight loss or getting healthy is not a sprint it is a marathon. It takes work, persistance, and determination. As research things for yourself to find what works best for you :happy: