1000cal/day diet, daily work out, not losing...

XtyAnn17

Your not eating enough... You should at least be eating your BMR calories. Have you gone to the bathroom recently? You may be full of S**T.

You also could be too active for what your asking your body to do.

LOL

Newfiedan

2 weeks probably not but for those whom do not buy into the whole starvation mode thing (I hate the name on it) how would you explain a person whom loses more fat by eating more food? No it will not happen in 2 weeks or maybe even 3 (this depends largely on the person) but it will at some point happen if continued, and at the cost of killing your body composition for a scale change is just not worth it.

SmashleeWpg

Hang on a second ... you've lost 17 pounds in 4 weeks? Soo... what's the problem??

Definitely going to be the broken record, but you need to EAT more! Fuel your body for all that you are asking it to do!

flstarlady65

Eat more food!!!

High protein, good fats and carbs. I am doing 1200 calories and working out about 3 days a week. This is letting me lose about 1 - 2 lbs a week.

Small steps.

TrophyWifeSass

Food is yummy. EAT.

Jorra

Just in case you haven't gotten the picture yet .You are starving your body!

Your body needs food to LIVE. You are not giving it nearly enough. Your BMR is how many calories your body uses just to keep your body functioning. Check it out at the link below. Beyond that, your body burns calories moving throughout the day, working, walking, living. Add to that your exercising, and you've got a buttload of calories your body needs to survive! Waaaaay more than 1000. Take some time to accurately set up your MFP profile, log all your food and exercise, and stick to the goal you are given, INCLUDING the extra calories added for exercise. You burn more, you need more.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator

Nopedotjpeg

you will lose weight . Just think people who have weight loss surgery....all they do is eat minimal calories...sometimes only a few hundred. SO I don't really buy t he starvation deal after 2 weeks...come on you know you can do it just stick it out !! but try t o eat 1200 cals a day.

Ms. Derp from Derpistan.

sjv1966

Yeah -- I would say that if for the past month you have been exercising every day and only eating 1000 calories a day your body probably thinks you are starving and is doing everything it can to keep from losing any more weight!

Your BMR is your base metabolic rate. That is the amount of calories your body would burn if you just laid in bed all day. It needs this many calories at a minimum to do things like make your blood pump and your breath go in and out and your fingernails grow, etc. If you go to the "tools" section of MFP you can calculate it for you. For me it is about 1400 calories a day. At a minimum you should be eating this many calories per day, and if you are working out you need to eat more because the initial 1400 (or whatever it is for you) is already spoken for by your basic body processes. The key is that you are eating less than the TOTAL amount you burn each day. Though my BMR is 1400 per day I actually burn about 2200 each day. That means that I can eat 1700 calories each day and still loose weight at my target rate of 1 lb per week.

lilojoke

you will lose weight . Just think people who have weight loss surgery....all they do is eat minimal calories...sometimes only a few hundred. SO I don't really buy t he starvation deal after 2 weeks...come on you know you can do it just stick it out !! but try t o eat 1200 cals a day.

are you joking?

HAHAHAHAHA apparently not joking. But I can attest that some people when they hear the eat more theory what do they do? They eat more of anything and thats not what we are saying. Most of what we say to eat more of fills you up! So asking a person to eat more just for the sake of it is like leading blindly. We may think they want quick weight loss but it may be more complex than this. some people have a hard time eating MORE food because they simply feel full on what they currently eat.

I am neither for or against eating less or eating more its whatever works for that individual. now of course if they are eating ridiculously low calories and working out like crazy then yes theres a problem or so we think.

StevLL

I can't add to what everyone else said,...but I will.

I know I'm successful so far because I get to eat and eat well. I never starve and I'm not burning up the scale, but It's steady and when the scale doesn't move the NSV's (non scale victories) are usually in gear. It's all about adjusting your intake as your body adapts and becomes more efficient. Eat more, but eat wisely, not just calories, but calories that benefit you.

Huge Congrats on 17 lbs in 4 weeks thats friggin awesome! Yes you might have a lull, but it could be your body just balancing before you get to losing again. The ticket is consistency and sticking to an eating lifestyle you can live with.
Good luck!

cressievargo

you will lose weight . Just think people who have weight loss surgery....all they do is eat minimal calories...sometimes only a few hundred. SO I don't really buy t he starvation deal after 2 weeks...come on you know you can do it just stick it out !! but try t o eat 1200 cals a day.

Those people have a LOT of weight to lose - as in more than 100 pounds. And they gradually have to start eating more.

You need to be NET eating at least 1200...esp if you are working out that much. Your initial weight loss was high but very unrealistic / unsustainable.

carajo

I workout everyday, eat close to 2000 cals...and have maintained 120lbs since July....EAT MORE! Thats good new right;)

Elizabeth_C34

So, tomorrow is the last day of week 4 that ive been doing the Jillian Michaels Body Rev workouts. Friday is my rest day.

I eat about 1000 calories a day, and workout every morning -- except for my rest day. The first week, I lost 10lbs, the 2nd week 7. Last week & this week -- NOTHING.

What the heck am I doing wrong???

Go forth and up those calories. Eat.

_HeathBar_

Just in case you were still wondering... EAT! Stop starving yourself, you deserve better.

srp2011

You lost 17 pounds in the first 2 weeks - most of that was water, it is not physically possible to lose that much fat in that short of a time, so your body and the scale are catching up - if you were measuring inches, you probably lost some inches between the 3rd and 4th week. When the fat loss has caught up with what the scale reads, you'll start likely start losing again. That said, 1000 cals per day really isn't healthy for most people, unless you are very short. You'll do better long term if you eat more and have realistic expectations.

just4peachy

At the risk of sounding like a broken record......EAT MORE!

In the words of my father, "Great men repeat themselves. Repeat themselves. Repeat themselves. Repeat themselves..."

OP- you need to eat more! Eat more! Eat more!
(You get the idea)

barbergirl28

Everybody has been saying Eat More... eat back your exercise calories... but honestly each person is a little different and you need to find that sweet spot that while keep you from avoiding plateaus.

That being said, you should not be eating less than 1200 calories a day. That is not healthy. Before I started on MFP, I had literally put my body into starvation mode. I was working out like crazy and only averaging between 700 and 900 calories a day. I didn't really notice it in my energy levels - I was still able to work out just as hard. But with 1 month of P90X I had only lost 3 pounds (although I did trim up 8 inches) But this is where I noticed it - my hair started coming out in clumps... I got really dark circles under my eyes - I was moody all the time - my period became irregular. These are just some of the things you can look forward to if you don't eat enough. Not saying this will happen to you - but you don't want to put your body through that. You need to do what is right for you and only you know what that is.

gleechick609

you will lose weight . Just think people who have weight loss surgery....all they do is eat minimal calories...sometimes only a few hundred. SO I don't really buy t he starvation deal after 2 weeks...come on you know you can do it just stick it out !! but try t o eat 1200 cals a day.

are you joking?

HAHAHAHAHA apparently not joking. But I can attest that some people when they hear the eat more theory what do they do? They eat more of anything and thats not what we are saying. Most of what we say to eat more of fills you up! So asking a person to eat more just for the sake of it is like leading blindly. We may think they want quick weight loss but it may be more complex than this. some people have a hard time eating MORE food because they simply feel full on what they currently eat.

I am neither for or against eating less or eating more its whatever works for that individual. now of course if they are eating ridiculously low calories and working out like crazy then yes theres a problem or so we think.

You're right. She is being led blindly...LOL.

BMR (also known as rest calories): The calories your body burns if you were in a comatose state

TDEE (made up of several factors): The amount of calories your body burns in an entire day (sleeping, eating, working, planned exercise, fidgeting, taking a poo...)

In my experience, eating a deficit of 20% below your TDEE while hitting the correct macronutrients will help burn fat at a sustainable pace while keeping lean muscle mass intact (Strength training/lifting heavy 3x a week helps also). BMR x Daily Activity Level = TDEE. There are a ton of people on here who have lost weight eating high calorie diets (1600+). It does work!

You can run your numbers at http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/
Do the Military body fat calc and then the BMR calculator. It will give you a chart of what to eat per your activity level.

1 - 1.2 grams of protein x LBM
.45 grams of fat x LBM
Carbs should make up the rest
(You shouldn't go off ratios but usually, 40/30/30 is good when changing your goals on MFP so you have goal numbers to hit)

Give it a month and see where you are. Weigh in and remeasure yourself. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

itsjustdawn

I workout everyday, eat close to 2000 cals...and have maintained 120lbs since July....EAT MORE! Thats good new right;)

I want your energy!!!!

Crying_In_Color

You have to eat at least 1200 calories. Anything below can result in your body going into starvation mode. When you are in starvation mode, your body can actually gain weight.