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Some people are quicker to gain muscle and slower to lose fat. If this is the case the muscle you are gaining will weigh more than the fat that you are losing, and if you are losing the fat slowly that would actually make your clothing tighter and not show much of a decrease in your weight.
Don't give up yet, hang in there.
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Hmmm i edited my above post because I thought I may have read your ticker wrong
You started at a weight of 126lbs and you want to get down to under 100?
How tall are you?
It is already harder for those who have less weight to lose and its even harder for those who want to go for a weight too low for their body. Maybe your body likes where it is?
EDIT - scrolled back and saw your height is 4'11". Thats a healthy weight as it is.
Going by your diary you arent eating enough at all. The week before looks like this in terms of NET calories
Mon -382
Tue - 565
Wed - 936
Thurs - 118
Fri - -1 (yes thats minus 1)
Sat - 852
Sun - 964
As you are already at a low weight, you really need to be eating more than that to start being able to make changes to your body.
THIS!!!
Burning 900 calories in a workout and then barely eating that over the course of the day (as an example) is setting yourself up for disaster. You're not fueling your body enough, and it's hanging on to every last bit that it can.
You'll hear it on MFP a lot: you've got to eat more to burn/lose more!0 -
You don't consume enough, at all.0
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Your definitely not eating enough , your body thinks its starving itself so is storing everything . Work out your Basal Metabolic rate , something like this will work http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ . That works out the calories your body needs just doing nothing . then add more on top so that it can then burn something and you will have some energy .
For example mine is 1332 , so I eat at least that per day. I then add another 300 , so I can lose weight . If I do any exercise i also add that - but even with hr monitor , its not entirely accurate so I tend to knock a couple of 100 calories off. Seems to work for me . HTH0 -
I have looked at your diary, and this is what I see:
1) The percentages of fat, protein, carbs seem reasonable. No red flag there
2) When I calculated your BMR using MFP, with 22yrs 128 lbs and 4' 11", it came out to 1246 calories per day
That tells me that definitively you should not be eating less than 1200 calories per day, since you exercise.
So instead of your current goal of 1000 calories, I would set it to at least 1200.
What does the "automatic" mode of MFP recommend you?
3) Once you have a reasonable calorie per day target, I would not eat less than 200 cals below that target.
And if you are closely monitoring your exercise calories, do eat at least half of those calories.
4) Water:
You are not logging water. Do you drink water?
Try drinking at least 6 glasses per day; I can't state this for sure, but I have noticed it has helped ME to reduce weight.
Theories abound and there is plenty of controversy.
But try it ! It will not hurt you to drink 6 to 8 per day !
5) Nutrition:
I would suggest you add more servings of fruits (bananas, oranges, etc) to substitute for carbs in cakes, etc.
The calories and carbs in fruits are good for you, with added nutrients and vitamins.
And it is much simpler to calculate cals in fruits, than for cakes and other processed food.
Good luck and keep at it !
Just the exercise alone should be good for you, so don't despair, the results will come !0 -
I know my net's been low the past few days. It's kind of a recent thing though. I started off eating about 1200 net for like the first 5 weeks and saw no progress, so I changed my approach recently.
It's probably not ideal, but frankly, I'm desperate. I don't know what else to do. I'm seriously afraid to go over 1k net cals at this point.0 -
1200 is still super low, if you're working out. If you've been doing that for 5 weeks already, your body is probably already in the mindset of hanging on to whatever it can. Keep in mind MFP sets us at 1200 calories assuming we are not doing any exercise, so anything you do burn off, you should be eating back to ensure your NET is at 1200.
This is why some people have taken different approaches, and you'll have to tweak to see what works for you, but I'll stand behind saying eat more to lose more! The best weeks I have losing are when I eat more calories from healthy sources.0 -
1200 is still super low, if you're working out. If you've been doing that for 5 weeks already, your body is probably already in the mindset of hanging on to whatever it can. Keep in mind MFP sets us at 1200 calories assuming we are not doing any exercise, so anything you do burn off, you should be eating back to ensure your NET is at 1200.
This is why some people have taken different approaches, and you'll have to tweak to see what works for you, but I'll stand behind saying eat more to lose more! The best weeks I have losing are when I eat more calories from healthy sources.
No, it was 1200 net before. So I'd usually eat 1500-2000 depending on how much I worked out.
As for the weight comments, 125 may seem like a low weight, but it IS still overweight for my height. I also have almost 30% body fat, so I definitely have some baggage to lose. Quite a bit actually. I'll post pics soon. And according to MFP, 95 would be a healthy weight for me but it's a tentative goal. If I'm happy at 110 or 115, I'll stop there.0 -
Pic posted. Now how do I edit the thumbnail so it actually shows my whole body and not just an awkward lower half? -___-0
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You dont eat anywhere near enough.... starving yourself WILL NOT WORK... as you have found out over the last 6 weeks. please try and net 1200 cals so you dont do yourself any serious damage.0
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You dont eat anywhere near enough.... starving yourself WILL NOT WORK... as you have found out over the last 6 weeks. please try and net 1200 cals so you dont do yourself any serious damage.
Again, I was not eating this way the first 5 weeks.
I was eating around 1200 NET cals the first month or so. It didn't work.0 -
1200 is still super low, if you're working out. If you've been doing that for 5 weeks already, your body is probably already in the mindset of hanging on to whatever it can. Keep in mind MFP sets us at 1200 calories assuming we are not doing any exercise, so anything you do burn off, you should be eating back to ensure your NET is at 1200.
This is why some people have taken different approaches, and you'll have to tweak to see what works for you, but I'll stand behind saying eat more to lose more! The best weeks I have losing are when I eat more calories from healthy sources.
No, it was 1200 net before. So I'd usually eat 1500-2000 depending on how much I worked out.
As for the weight comments, 125 may seem like a low weight, but it IS still overweight for my height. I also have almost 30% body fat, so I definitely have some baggage to lose. Quite a bit actually. I'll post pics soon. And according to MFP, 95 would be a healthy weight for me but it's a tentative goal. If I'm happy at 110 or 115, I'll stop there.
Hi,
I have checked your diary starting Mid January, and even back then you were eating less than 1200 calories.
Maybe you did not log all?
In any case, reading your diary I can see that you really like Cheese and Cakes.
I also love cheese, but if there is one thing I would recommend you is to cut cheese out of your diet as much as possible.
It is highly caloric, and if you miscalculate the amount of cheese you are eating, that amounts to many many calories !
So my recommendations boil down to:
a) Obtain a good number for your daily calorie goal. My guess is that it will be around 1250 calories per day.
b) Don't eat less than 200 calories, below your goal, after considering exercise.
c) Substitute cheese, cakes with fruits
d) Drink at least 6 glasses of water
Good luck !0 -
1200 is still super low, if you're working out. If you've been doing that for 5 weeks already, your body is probably already in the mindset of hanging on to whatever it can. Keep in mind MFP sets us at 1200 calories assuming we are not doing any exercise, so anything you do burn off, you should be eating back to ensure your NET is at 1200.
This is why some people have taken different approaches, and you'll have to tweak to see what works for you, but I'll stand behind saying eat more to lose more! The best weeks I have losing are when I eat more calories from healthy sources.
No, it was 1200 net before. So I'd usually eat 1500-2000 depending on how much I worked out.
As for the weight comments, 125 may seem like a low weight, but it IS still overweight for my height. I also have almost 30% body fat, so I definitely have some baggage to lose. Quite a bit actually. I'll post pics soon. And according to MFP, 95 would be a healthy weight for me but it's a tentative goal. If I'm happy at 110 or 115, I'll stop there.
Hi,
I have checked your diary starting Mid January, and even back then you were eating less than 1200 calories.
Maybe you did not log all?
In any case, reading your diary I can see that you really like Cheese and Cakes.
I also love cheese, but if there is one thing I would recommend you is to cut cheese out of your diet as much as possible.
It is highly caloric, and if you miscalculate the amount of cheese you are eating, that amounts to many many calories !
So my recommendations boil down to:
a) Obtain a good number for your daily calorie goal. My guess is that it will be around 1250 calories per day.
b) Don't eat less than 200 calories, below your goal, after considering exercise.
c) Substitute cheese, cakes with fruits
d) Drink at least 6 glasses of water
Good luck !
Cakes? Are you referring to my protein pancakes? Because that's made with oatmeal, egg whites, banana, and protein powder. It's pretty harmless...0 -
Go back and have a look at your diary. This just isn't correct.I was eating around 1200 NET cals the first month or so. It didn't work.
If you set your goal to 1,200 now, it retrospectively is applied to previous periods too. Once you've done that, where you've eaten 1,200 net calories you'll see zero calories remaining. Except when you actually go back and look at that period you'll see that frequently there are substantially more than 500 calories remaining for a day, and it isn't that unusual to see 1,000 remaining.0 -
1200 is still super low, if you're working out. If you've been doing that for 5 weeks already, your body is probably already in the mindset of hanging on to whatever it can. Keep in mind MFP sets us at 1200 calories assuming we are not doing any exercise, so anything you do burn off, you should be eating back to ensure your NET is at 1200.
This is why some people have taken different approaches, and you'll have to tweak to see what works for you, but I'll stand behind saying eat more to lose more! The best weeks I have losing are when I eat more calories from healthy sources.
No, it was 1200 net before. So I'd usually eat 1500-2000 depending on how much I worked out.
As for the weight comments, 125 may seem like a low weight, but it IS still overweight for my height. I also have almost 30% body fat, so I definitely have some baggage to lose. Quite a bit actually. I'll post pics soon. And according to MFP, 95 would be a healthy weight for me but it's a tentative goal. If I'm happy at 110 or 115, I'll stop there.
Hi,
I have checked your diary starting Mid January, and even back then you were eating less than 1200 calories.
Maybe you did not log all?
In any case, reading your diary I can see that you really like Cheese and Cakes.
I also love cheese, but if there is one thing I would recommend you is to cut cheese out of your diet as much as possible.
It is highly caloric, and if you miscalculate the amount of cheese you are eating, that amounts to many many calories !
So my recommendations boil down to:
a) Obtain a good number for your daily calorie goal. My guess is that it will be around 1250 calories per day.
b) Don't eat less than 200 calories, below your goal, after considering exercise.
c) Substitute cheese, cakes with fruits
d) Drink at least 6 glasses of water
Good luck !
Cakes? Are you referring to my protein pancakes? Because that's made with oatmeal, egg whites, banana, and protein powder. It's pretty harmless...
In you diary you say something like "chocolate banana pancakes".
Not sure how harmless they are, I guess depends on the recipe.
But don't concentrate on my statement about cakes, or pancakes.
I sincerely think you would benefit by eating more fruit, as a source for carbs, than pancakes, etc.
And the other suggestions listed above.
Of course, this is just my opinion.
Again, good luck !0 -
1200 is still super low, if you're working out. If you've been doing that for 5 weeks already, your body is probably already in the mindset of hanging on to whatever it can. Keep in mind MFP sets us at 1200 calories assuming we are not doing any exercise, so anything you do burn off, you should be eating back to ensure your NET is at 1200.
This is why some people have taken different approaches, and you'll have to tweak to see what works for you, but I'll stand behind saying eat more to lose more! The best weeks I have losing are when I eat more calories from healthy sources.
No, it was 1200 net before. So I'd usually eat 1500-2000 depending on how much I worked out.
As for the weight comments, 125 may seem like a low weight, but it IS still overweight for my height. I also have almost 30% body fat, so I definitely have some baggage to lose. Quite a bit actually. I'll post pics soon. And according to MFP, 95 would be a healthy weight for me but it's a tentative goal. If I'm happy at 110 or 115, I'll stop there.
Hi,
I have checked your diary starting Mid January, and even back then you were eating less than 1200 calories.
Maybe you did not log all?
In any case, reading your diary I can see that you really like Cheese and Cakes.
I also love cheese, but if there is one thing I would recommend you is to cut cheese out of your diet as much as possible.
It is highly caloric, and if you miscalculate the amount of cheese you are eating, that amounts to many many calories !
So my recommendations boil down to:
a) Obtain a good number for your daily calorie goal. My guess is that it will be around 1250 calories per day.
b) Don't eat less than 200 calories, below your goal, after considering exercise.
c) Substitute cheese, cakes with fruits
d) Drink at least 6 glasses of water
Good luck !
Cakes? Are you referring to my protein pancakes? Because that's made with oatmeal, egg whites, banana, and protein powder. It's pretty harmless...
In you diary you say something like "chocolate banana pancakes".
Not sure how harmless they are, I guess depends on the recipe.
But don't concentrate on my statement about cakes, or pancakes.
I sincerely think you would benefit by eating more fruit, as a source for carbs, than pancakes, etc.
And the other suggestions listed above.
Of course, this is just my opinion.
Again, good luck !
Yep, a variation on my usual. I just added 1/2 teaspoon chocolate peanut butter. I'm just a fan of the pancakes, because it's a nice way to get my protein powder in w/o having to do shakes (which get really old really fast). And it provides the protein and carbs for my morning workout. And I didn't think they'd be too bad since there's no flour or added sugar in them... I mean, I got the original recipe from the lean body challenge =\0 -
Do you have MFP set to lose 1 pound a week? If so, you should change it to 0.5lb per week considering you only want to lose about 20lbs. This would probably give you around 1400 cals a day. You really should eat the amount MFP gives you, because it is a healthy deficit. You may see your weight go up initially, but in the long run you will find consistent losses and you will feel better and find your work outs are easier.
Hope this helps.0 -
Do you have MFP set to lose 1 pound a week? If so, you should change it to 0.5lb per week considering you only want to lose about 20lbs. This would probably give you around 1400 cals a day. You really should eat the amount MFP gives you, because it is a healthy deficit. You may see your weight go up initially, but in the long run you will find consistent losses and you will feel better and find your work outs are easier.
Hope this helps.
I guess I'll try this. It's the weight going up part that's freaking me out though. Especially if my body is, in fact, in starvation mode and clinging to every calories, as everyone else seems to think...0 -
Do you have MFP set to lose 1 pound a week? If so, you should change it to 0.5lb per week considering you only want to lose about 20lbs. This would probably give you around 1400 cals a day. You really should eat the amount MFP gives you, because it is a healthy deficit. You may see your weight go up initially, but in the long run you will find consistent losses and you will feel better and find your work outs are easier.
Hope this helps.
I guess I'll try this. It's the weight going up part that's freaking me out though. Especially if my body is, in fact, in starvation mode and clinging to every calories, as everyone else seems to think...
Be patient with it too. Maybe give it a month to six weeks to see if this is what you need. Usually when you have little weight to lose, a smaller deficit is recommended.
Best of luck.0 -
Just having a quick glance through your diary you,re not eating NEARLY enough. You need to fuel your body or it will hang on to weight. I'm 5'3 and eat 1400 cals give or take on days when I don't exercise. Well done for all your hard work so far but be kind to your body and it'll be kind to you!0
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You said you've "stuck to your calorie goal" but looking at your diary you must think "stuck to" means to go UNDER. Last Friday, for instance, you ate only about 850 calories, coming in over 1000 net calories under your goal due to exercise, even with having set a very low (1000 calorie) goal. You are not eating enough. There are repeat examples of people lamenting that they allowed themselves to get into this situation. You are supposed to be creating a moderate calorie deficit and gradually loosing weight while you learn a new way to eat, whereas you appear to be declaring all-out war on your body! Not sure of all the mechanisms by which the body preserves weight when under duress, but it does. More importantly though, this kind of extreme approach doesn't provide much in the way of useful learning about how to manage when you're not at war with yourself.
Remember, your target already includes a deficit that will lead to weight loss over time. You don't need to undercut it.
Also, eating too little to lose weight is good for short term, but long term is definitely not sustainable. If you are wanting to lose it and not find it again, please listen to the people on here that know what they are talking about. You are definitely capable of doing this and getting to your goal, and you are worth being patient with yourself, take care of yourself. :flowerforyou:0 -
Alright, I will try hitting at least 1200 net. Although I really can't stand it on days when I burn like 800 cals. I feel like I have to be stuffing myself constantly to make the 2000 calorie goal, and it totally goes against everything I know about how I should be "listening to my body" and not eating when I'm not hungry0
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Read your diary. Although I don't believe in the starvation mode thing and going under your cals is not such a big problem, I would just make sure you are logging the correct weights of food and the correct cals in some food. You seem to have alot of foods that should really be higher cals but seem too low.
Otherwise you need to cut out 2 things:
1) Chocolate - and sugars in general. You have too much, plain and simple. You want to do this properly, just quit it cold turkey. You may have crazy girl cravings for it but they will go away (in a few months - there is no quick fix for anything here!)
2) Carbs - pancakes almost every other day. Unless you are strength training you don't need protein pancakes, and your diet in general looks like you are building muscle which I doubt you are trying to do. Cut out almost all carbs, even if its just for a 2 week hit. It is part Paleo/part Dukan - whatever people call it - cut the Carbs!
Just my 2 pence.0 -
Checked out your diary and you're not eating enough. I had the same problem....I had my goal set to 1200 cals and wasn't losing anything. I now eat around about 1400 -1500 cals daily. I took some advice about eating at least my BMR. I also don't eat all my exercise calories - maybe about half.
This is an interesting thread..........
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/471769-an-easier-way-to-setup-goal-calories-eating-for-who-you-wi0 -
Alright, I will try hitting at least 1200 net. Although I really can't stand it on days when I burn like 800 cals. I feel like I have to be stuffing myself constantly to make the 2000 calorie goal, and it totally goes against everything I know about how I should be "listening to my body" and not eating when I'm not hungry
Hang in there, people have posted in other places that they can't eat all of their calories because they are too full. People have suggestions they swear work, someone asked you to message someone on here, I have heard lots of people suggest that person for help, he must be really good, do as they suggest, they say things like protein and protein shakes and lots of other stuff depending on your dietary needs, requirements, wants, or whatever, check into it, can't hurt and could possibly help. Be kind to yourself.0
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