I'm stuck

starlight38

Help please...yes I'm a carb eater and I'm staying within my daily calories and sometimes exercising..When i exercise I try to make sure that I eat a little more..My weight wont drop pass a certain weight...It keeps juggling between 1 point.....How do I get this going again for me?

Thanks

starlight38

Help please...yes I'm a carb eater and I'm staying within my daily calories and sometimes exercising..When i exercise I try to make sure that I eat a little more..My weight wont drop pass a certain weight...It keeps juggling between 1 point.....How do I get this going again for me?

Thanks

suzyc1212

In order to get over that hump-challenge yourself a little more when you exercise. Raise the speed or elevation on your treadmill for 1-2 minutes then recover. This raises your heart rate and more calories are burned. You also might need to eat more frequently to raise your metabolism. Just make sure you're eating protein, too and that those carbs are good ones! This has worked for me-hope it might help! Good luck!!!:flowerforyou:

starlight38

I have lost a total of 18 lbs but its coming off slowly. I have a very slow metabolism. I've been using the treadmill and having it incline so after about 1/2 hour I burn about 200 calories. I've been stuck and not losing weight for a good couple of weeks now. Any suggestions to get these pounds off, its like my body doesnt want to release it...

JacquiMayCrook

How many calories do you allow yourself?

herbertbeck1

I'd say make sure you're drinking an abundance of water as well :-)

Sycoholic

First things first, drink water. Second, it sounds like you plateau'd. You need to change up your workout routine or at least push yourself harder. Doing a run at an even pace? Change it up and do sprints. Short duration, high intensity is better for fat loss according to studies. Another words, 20 minutes of sprints is better than a half hour of running at an even pace. Don't pay attention to the "fat burn" zone for your heartrate. It's b.s. Push yourself for a good cardio workout. You should be dripping sweat when you're done.

..... and what kind of carbs are you eating? Sugars are bad and need to be avoided. High Fructose Corn Syrup (which can be found in everything from yogurt to whole wheat bread) does nasty nasty things to fat cells and makes them almost impossible to burn.

just_fur_luck

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/963088-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy

castelluzzo99

You might try doing some strength training. The stronger your muscles are, the more calories you will burn doing just about anything, even resting. Granted, it's not something you can measure with MFP, but theoretically you would start losing weight again.

Since people around here seem to doubt my word, I'll give a link to a reputable source to support what I'm saying: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/strength-training/HQ01710

Good luck!

starlight38

I eat 1200 calories/day. I've started drinking more water each day hoping that will help. I belong to a gym so I do a treadmill (cant use an elipitocal I have bad knees ), then I do some stomach crunches and lifting weights with my legs. I work out about 3x a week. I do eat carbs, for breakfast I eat bagel thins with light cream cheese or sometimes cereal. I dont think I could survive without carbs. For dinner I try to eat a protein like fish or chicken. I definitely think I've hit a plateau. Its aggravating but I'm not going to cheat with my calories...

starlight38

Im also eating every couple hours to keep my body burning calories (read about this)

sexymuffintop

I eat 1200 calories/day. I've started drinking more water each day hoping that will help. I belong to a gym so I do a treadmill (cant use an elipitocal I have bad knees ), then I do some stomach crunches and lifting weights with my legs. I work out about 3x a week. I do eat carbs, for breakfast I eat bagel thins with light cream cheese or sometimes cereal. I dont think I could survive without carbs. For dinner I try to eat a protein like fish or chicken. I definitely think I've hit a plateau. Its aggravating but I'm not going to cheat with my calories...

You can't 'cheat' with your calories. They won't know, they don't have feelings :happy: I would personally try upping your calories. I use the TDEE - 20% to lose fat. Works for me....Most people on 1200 calories recoil in horror though from eating this much.

starlight38

I misspoke. I meant that I do not go over 1200 calories a day. My daily calories is based on my profile when I first joined myfitnesspal.

sexymuffintop

I misspoke. I meant that I do not go over 1200 calories a day.

Would you consider trying a new approach or is 1200 set in stone for you?

babydiego87

I eat 1200 calories/day. I've started drinking more water each day hoping that will help. I belong to a gym so I do a treadmill (cant use an elipitocal I have bad knees ), then I do some stomach crunches and lifting weights with my legs. I work out about 3x a week. I do eat carbs, for breakfast I eat bagel thins with light cream cheese or sometimes cereal. I dont think I could survive without carbs. For dinner I try to eat a protein like fish or chicken. I definitely think I've hit a plateau. Its aggravating but I'm not going to cheat with my calories...

You don't have to do without carbs. How long have you been stuck at your number?

starlight38

How many more calories do you think I should eat each day?

starlight38

almost 3 weeks now.

TwelveSticks

I agree - try eating more. You're probably eating too little given your activity levels. Lots of people on here plateau on 1200 and succeed on quite a bit more. Do a week or two on 1500 calories. You'll probably be amazed to find you start losing weight.

starlight38

I'll try that thank you...

XXXMinnieXXX

You don't have to live without carbs, just eat them moderately. I do 30% carbs, 35% fat 35% protein. May seem. A scary concept at first but is very doable.

Home, goals, change goals, manual...

My diary is open.

My weight loss stalls out if carbs creep much above that, 30% is a good amount for weight loss. Every successful friend I have in myfitnesspal follows these ratios.

Something to think about... Hope that helps!

Zara

melindasuefritz

less than 10 percent of body weight should be ate in calories
example-
285=- 2850
200- 2000
300- 3000
245- 2450
275- 2750
195- 1950

babydiego87

almost 3 weeks now.

i had the same thing, i upped my calories a little bit, to 1300. hit the gym again and boom 1.2lbs off. you dont need to do 1500, start with 1300 and see how you go. remember to drink plenty of water!

ecw3780

Change how much you are eating. I alternate my calorie goals between 1 pound loss per week and 1.5 loss per week. The 1.5 is a little hard, and I usually end up exercising more so I can eat more, but it really helps with the plateau. I always eat back my exercise calories. As soon as I hit a plateau (1 week without a loss), I change the goal. I stick to that goal until I hit another plateau, and then I change it again. It really makes you stay accurate since you have to readjust how you eat.

crazybookworm

Your body is most likely used to your routine now, which means your metabolism has slowed down and your body isn't getting "revved" up. Try changing up OR adding to your exercise routine. Incorporate some body weight exercises in there if your don't have access to weights. Try adding in some different forms of Cardio, etc. When it comes to exercising, it is good to keep that body of your guessing! Changing your regime often keeps your body out of a routine, which is good!

starlight38

thanks everyone for your responses. For this week I will eat 1300/day and see what happens...Appreciate the help..

kimosabe1

Do the treadmill "hill" option mode. I do this 5 days a week and am soaked with sweat in the end and burn over 500 calories 5 days a week....

starlight38

thats the mode I use now on the treadmill.

dadof2boyz

You might try doing some strength training. The stronger your muscles are, the more calories you will burn doing just about anything, even resting. Granted, it's not something you can measure with MFP, but theoretically you would start losing weight again.

Since people around here seem to doubt my word, I'll give a link to a reputable source to support what I'm saying: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/strength-training/HQ01710

Good luck!

*THIS

BRMiller0808

I haven't lost much weight in the last month. HOWEVER, I have noticed a huge difference in my inches and overall strength and endurance. I think some of us put too much stock into the numbers on the scale. If you're at a healthy weight, than I wouldn't stress about it as much. I do think you should be upping your calories though. 1200 is the very minimum a woman should intake and that's assuming you're not very active. You need calories to burn the calories.

Good luck!

dadof2boyz

Forget the hours of endless cardio, if that's what you've been doing. Switch it up and try some High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Find a local fitness group/centre/etc. that's offering these kind of classes, or just do some research on the internet and do them yourself. It's not difficult and it works. It can certainly break you out of your plateau. Plateaus come about because our body has figured out what it expects us to do, based on what we've been doing, and it adjusts to accept that as our "norm". Shaking things up throws our body into confusion and helps us break through our plateaus.

starlight38

1200 calories was originally set because I have a desk job and really didnt exercise AT ALL. Now my husband and I have joined a gym and we go about 3x a week. I agree with everyone saying that my body is used to what I'm doing and its like its not a challenge anymore. I was never a big exercise person but I'm going to try jogging outside. I've joined weight watchers before and I know about changing the daily calories (mixing it up a bit to shock your system). I burn about 500-700 calories a week at the gym.