I can't seem to lose any weight?

HannahMargrethe

There's probably a thousand other people out there who have asked the same question, but I can't seem to lose weight or get any smaller no matter what I do!

I train HIIT for about 20 minutes almost every day, and I train team handball every Monday and Thursday, but still I can't seem to lose anything. I eat as healthy as I can, I have cut out almost everything processed, and I average about 1200-1300 calories per day.

When I first started doing HIIT in January, I lost a pound, but then it just stopped again!

What am I doing wrong?

UponThisRock

You'll get more responses if you open your diary

nadohs

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

AbiNichole

Yep- you should open your diary but please be prepared for very tough feedback. These forums are brutally honest but always w/ the best intention.

Also- I'm not an expert... so I'll wait for the PTs to chime in but is it a good fitness choice to do HIIT everyday? And are you doing the same type of HIITs? If you are then your body has most certainly adapted and you'll need to increase the intensity in order to see changes for sure.

HannahMargrethe

So, I'm not really doing anything wrong, except for doing too much HIIT? I don't really know what I can replace it with, since there's like 5 feet of snow outside! :S

UponThisRock

Your calories are all over the place. I would recommend sticking to one calorie amount for several weeks before you can even begin to figure out how to adjust. It's difficult to make adjustments when there's no consistency.

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

^^For the love of God, please ignore this.

chickybuns

You should be eating around 1200 net calories, if you're only eating 1200 you may not be giving your body enough fuel. I recommend eating back exercise calories. and I disagree with the previous poster, I think it helps to vary your calories, keeps the body guessing.

ladyraven68

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

This is nonsense - Bones don't shrink.

HannahMargrethe

So, if I burn around 300 per day, I should eat an additional 300 if I already have 1200? That makes sense. But then there's the question if I should vary my calorie intake... I honestly don't know what would be best.

momof2winsplus

Unless you are not logging everything, it looks like you are ~800 cal under your MFP goal every day. You need to eat more, then your body will start to lose weight. MFP already puts you at a deficit of 500 cal for 1lb/week or 1000 for 2lb/week. If your are then cutting another 800 cal on top of that, you aren't feeding your body enough, it will fight back - preventing you from losing weight.

HannahMargrethe

momof2winsplu: I hadn't thought of that.. I always feel full, so I figured that I wouldn't need any more than I have already eaten.

BondBomb

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

LMAO that has to be a joke.

RyanDanielle5101

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

OMG funniest/stupidest thing I have heard all day:noway:

DarrenSeeley

This post actually made me shout out loud!. WTF? It's absolute nonsense - IGNORE.

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

UponThisRock

So, if I burn around 300 per day, I should eat an additional 300 if I already have 1200? That makes sense. But then there's the question if I should vary my calorie intake... I honestly don't know what would be best.

MFP is designed so that you have a set amount of calories you eat, and then if you do any exercise, you eat those calories burned during exercise. Your set amount is already below maintenance, so eating your calories burned during exercise should keep you at the same deficit.

Personally, I don't think this is the best way to set up a diet, but there you have it.

DarrenSeeley

Your diet seems very carb heavy. It may be worth swapping this for some more protein rich foods.

vim_n_vigor

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

OMG funniest/stupidest thing I have heard all day:noway:

So, will I grow taller if I gain more weight? I certainly don't want to get any shorter. I guess I never noticed getting taller while I gained.

RileeMarie

i have religiously been sticking to an exercise and calorie count program for 2 weeks now. to date i have lost 5lbs, 1" off chest, 1" off waist and 1.5" off hips. for me the inches are seemingly come off faster than the weight. someday's i can't reach my calorie count and going to take the advise from other post to buy certain high calorie foods. not sure if you are weighing yourself daily or even keep track of your measurement. i put up a poster board and keep a daily record of vitamins/shakes/exercise then circled the days of the month to do a weight/measurement. it's hard to not want to watch that scale, but if you do (for me) i only got frustrated with not loosing what i thought i had. but the tape measure tells me i am. good luck and keep up the good work. And drink water!!

oburley89

this happened to me recently. i was doing fine in dropping weight, but then i stopped. i was eating 1300 cal/day, so i thought i wasn't fueling my body enough to keep up with all the exercise i was doing. so i upped my calorie intake to 1450 for a few days, then dropped it back to 1300 for a day or 2, then upped it again to 1400, which is where i am now, and i dropped 2.5 pounds doing that.

HannahMargrethe

So, if I burn around 300 per day, I should eat an additional 300 if I already have 1200? That makes sense. But then there's the question if I should vary my calorie intake... I honestly don't know what would be best.

MFP is designed so that you have a set amount of calories you eat, and then if you do any exercise, you eat those calories burned during exercise. Your set amount is already below maintenance, so eating your calories burned during exercise should keep you at the same deficit.

Personally, I don't think this is the best way to set up a diet, but there you have it.

Oh, okay. But what makes this a bad diet? I'm pretty much blank when it comes to all this, so...

TavistockToad

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

your bones SHRINK?! that is the best yet....

Goalsforsusie

Eat a big breakfast!!!!
You are not eating enough your body is holding on to the fat it is in staravtion mode.

ksiverts

bump

cclark1203

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

This make no sense. Do not listen to this, you cannot shrink your bones, just your muscle mass if you don't take in enough protein!!! And eat more calories

UponThisRock

So, if I burn around 300 per day, I should eat an additional 300 if I already have 1200? That makes sense. But then there's the question if I should vary my calorie intake... I honestly don't know what would be best.

MFP is designed so that you have a set amount of calories you eat, and then if you do any exercise, you eat those calories burned during exercise. Your set amount is already below maintenance, so eating your calories burned during exercise should keep you at the same deficit.

Personally, I don't think this is the best way to set up a diet, but there you have it.

Oh, okay. But what makes this a bad diet? I'm pretty much blank when it comes to all this, so...

I wouldn't say it's "bad," just a bit more complicated than necessary, in my opinion. Also, estimating calories burned from exercise can be problematic.

Abells

I do HIIT as well -- I increased my protein and eat less carbs. Also are you challenging yourself enough in HIIT? Maybe up your weights -- You should be struggling to lift them as time goes on through the workout I also go over my 1200 limit in cals since I'm working out so much -- I eat about 1400-1500 now

delilah47

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

There are a lot of new people here and I hope for the love of Pete, they use common sense. This advice sounds like something from a witchcraft book (for dummies).

For one thing exercise signals bones to replace cells making them stronger, not to shrink.

Besides that, you should log EVERYTHING you eat to get an accurate accounting of calories consumed. Sometimes guessing can be totally off.

HannahMargrethe

So, all in all, I should up my calorie intake, and cut some of the carbs? It makes sense to me, so I'll try that!

eschwab855

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

If there a hall of fame archive for totally moronic replies THIS has to top the list it is like the Babe Ruth's of moronic replies Thank you for making milk come out my nose

cmriverside

Buy a $20 food scale and weigh your foods.


Start weight training.


Take measurements.


Be patient. "It takes time for your bones to shrink". . . . :laugh: That was priceless.

ImaSongbird

The body takes some time to adjust. First it has to shrink your bones since the body is preparing for less weight due to fewer calories. Bones take a long time to shrink and the body hesitates at this point since it takes a lot of work. It wants to make sure you're serious. Once the bones shrink you will drop weight and plateau again at the next level. Lose weight, wait for bone shrink, lose weight.

It goes weight, wait, weight.

Same is true for weight gain but in reverse.

This is a JOKE, right?!! The LAST thing anyone of us wants to do is to shrink our bones!

Quite the reverse in fact. We need to be doing resistance exercise to INCREASE our bone mass to protecct us from osteoporosis in our later years. Retention of bone mass should be a lifelong goal.