TIRED..PLATEAUD...SCALE NOT MOVING !!!FOUND MY ANSWER !!!!

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    After reading this thread, and doing some more research, I feel like my eyes are finally open. I have been gaining and losing the same few pounds for a while now and could not figure out why.

    I'm often hungry throughout the day but was afraid of increasing calories again...I had started at 1200, increased to 1300, and was recently between 1450-1500, so I couldn't conceive of increasing it anymore and still plan on losing weight, right?

    But then I read this thread and took a look at me Net Calorie report for the past 30 days and was surprised at what I saw. I have been netting about 1000 calories per day, some days a lot less!

    Now that I know my (approx) BMR is 1521 & my TDEE is 1927, I have re-calculated my calorie goals. If I have this correctly, my new calorie goal is 1638 and I need to ensure that I do not eat below my BMR of 1521. Does that sound about right?

    I have only done this for two days, but I am very much enjoying not being hungry. :) Plus, I figure I wasn't consistently losing weight anymore, so what's the harm?

    Answer ............Answer....

    HELLO...YES YOU ARE CORRECT...
    WHEN YOU GAINING AND LOSING THE SAME POUNDS IS BECAUSE OF TO FEW CALORIES. THAT HAS HAPPEN TO ME. YOU WILL HAVE TO RAISE YOUR CALORIES. ONCE YOUR BODY IS ASSURED IT WILL BE FUELED ENOUGH THE WEIGHT WILL START COMING OFF AGAIN.THATS WHERE CONSISTENCY IS VERY IMPORTANT. OUR BODIES ARE HIGHLY ADAPTABLE. BUT....WHEN YOU FIND OUT HOW TO WORK WITH IT AND NOT AGAINST THE JOURNEY WILL BECOME EASIER...

    ITS A FRIGHTENING PROCESS BECAUSE WE RATIONALIZE THE FACT THAT OVEREATING GOT US HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO THERE IS THAT LITTLE VOICE THAT KEEP SAYING NO...DON'T DO IT....THAT'S WHAT I EXPERIENCED BEFORE GOING UP IN CALORIES.

    FINALLY I DID IT AND BAM !!! THE WEIGHT STARTED COMING OFF AGAIN. AS A MATTER OF FACT I JUST RAISED MY CALORIES TO 2200 YESTERDAY WHICH IS ONLY A DEFICIT OF 154 FROM MY TDEE .
    AND OF COURSE I EXERCISE AND BURN CALORIES. FOR SOME THEY SAY THE DEFICIT NEEDS TO BE ATLEAST 500A A DAY TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK...NOW A MAGAZINE SAYS A STUDY WAS DONE WHERE WOMAN WITH ONLY A 300 A DAY DEFICIT LOST MORE WEIGHT THAN THOSE WITH A 500 A DAY DEFICIT....WHICH CONCLUDES THE ONES THAT FUELED THEIR BODY MORE HAD BETTER RESULT ALTHOUGH SCIENTIFICALLY IT MAKES NO SENSE.

    I SAID ALL THAT TO SAY THIS....EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. WEIGHT LOSS CAN NOT BE A STRICT SCIENTIFIC FORMULA FOR EVERYONE. EVERYTHING ON THE JOURNEY CAN BE TWEAKED TO FIT YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS. SOMETIMES WE WRESTLE WITH CHANGE SO LONG BECAUSE IT ..........JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.......I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE READING IF YOUR NOT LOSING ARE LOSING AND GAINING THE SAME LBS. ......TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVEN IF YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND IT ALL.
    I DID...AND IT WORKED !!!!
  • That whole idea of your body going into starvation mode, if you did not consume enough calories just blew my mind. It is so true though! The less calories I consumed the less I lost. I have found my perfect calorie intake now, and combined with excersize I am actually losing for the first time in 4 years! I have found my balance. Thanks for the post!

    Hi...Thanks for sharing...That's the magic word....BALANCE...
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    I have been debating about trying this method. I don't want to live off of 1200 calories a day for the rest of my life! It's not a happy place for me, so I would just gain the weight back. Eating closer to 2000 calories a day, you don't have to feel like you're on a diet. My question is, what are your workouts like? I did some of the calculations the other day and got my BMR and TDEE. But then they were telling me to not do as much cardio... I'm just trying to figure out what kind of routine is going to work for me so I can keep losing, and not go crazy trying!

    Who said anything about staying on 1200 calories for life?

    It is only until the excess weight is shed, then you go onto maintenance, which is a higher amount of calories.

    Personally, eating more to weigh less does not work for me, I have lost my 28lbs via the 1200 calories per day route.
  • I have been debating about trying this method. I don't want to live off of 1200 calories a day for the rest of my life! It's not a happy place for me, so I would just gain the weight back. Eating closer to 2000 calories a day, you don't have to feel like you're on a diet. My question is, what are your workouts like? I did some of the calculations the other day and got my BMR and TDEE. But then they were telling me to not do as much cardio... I'm just trying to figure out what kind of routine is going to work for me so I can keep losing, and not go crazy trying!

    Who said anything about staying on 1200 calories for life?

    It is only until the excess weight is shed, then you go onto maintenance, which is a higher amount of calories.

    Personally, eating more to weigh less does not work for me, I have lost my 28lbs via the 1200 calories per day route.

    Hi...Di3012...

    I see your very opionated. I noticed you had 1,669 post. Congrats on your weight lost. It has been stated this is not a one size fit all journey. Thanks for your input although its highly irrelevant here... We are promoting eating more to weigh less. But thanks anyway.
  • knotme38
    knotme38 Posts: 1 Member
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  • newdaynewlife
    newdaynewlife Posts: 14 Member
    Bump. Great stuff and thanks for sharing!! Is working for me and it's so great not to be starving! :-)
  • alfie1313
    alfie1313 Posts: 51 Member
    bump....
  • 12333beth
    12333beth Posts: 31
    I net about 500 calories a day usually, eating like 800-1100 and sport, and I refuse to eat more then 1200 so if i ate 1200 would it work similarly??... ahh
  • 12333beth
    12333beth Posts: 31
    not 500 a day thats ridiculous, i meant 700 ishh
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  • Bump for the link on first post. Thanks!
  • alouette
    alouette Posts: 14
    Hi, can someone please explain this to me.

    Mine is 2129 - but I don't understand how I can lose weight on this amount when I didn't even eat that much before trying to lose weight.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    bump!!!!
  • cindy859
    cindy859 Posts: 99 Member
    Great post thank you!!!
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
    Bump. I'm thinking about it but eating 2110 calories a day is scary to me. haha
  • arneyfive
    arneyfive Posts: 16
    :happy:
  • ladytinkerbell99
    ladytinkerbell99 Posts: 970 Member
    Great information. Thanks
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    Hi, can someone please explain this to me.

    Mine is 2129 - but I don't understand how I can lose weight on this amount when I didn't even eat that much before trying to lose weight.

    Answer ............Answer....

    CONSISTENCY IS VERY IMPORTANT. OUR BODIES ARE HIGHLY ADAPTABLE.
    BUT....WHEN YOU FIND OUT HOW TO WORK WITH IT AND NOT AGAINST THE JOURNEY WILL BECOME EASIER...

    ITS A FRIGHTENING PROCESS BECAUSE WE RATIONALIZE THE FACT THAT OVEREATING GOT US HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO THERE IS THAT LITTLE VOICE THAT KEEP SAYING NO...DON'T DO IT....THAT'S WHAT I EXPERIENCED BEFORE GOING UP IN CALORIES.

    FINALLY I DID IT AND BAM !!! THE WEIGHT STARTED COMING OFF AGAIN. AS A MATTER OF FACT I JUST RAISED MY CALORIES TO 2200 YESTERDAY WHICH IS ONLY A DEFICIT OF 154 FROM MY TDEE . AND OF COURSE I EXERCISE AND BURN CALORIES. FOR SOME THEY SAY THE DEFICIT NEEDS TO BE ATLEAST 500A A DAY TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK...NOW A MAGAZINE SAYS A STUDY WAS DONE WHERE WOMAN WITH ONLY A 300 A DAY DEFICIT LOST MORE WEIGHT THAN THOSE WITH A 500 A DAY DEFICIT....WHICH CONCLUDES THE ONES THAT FUELED THEIR BODY MORE HAD BETTER RESULT ALTHOUGH SCIENTIFICALLY IT MAKES NO SENSE.

    I SAID ALL THAT TO SAY THIS....EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. WEIGHT LOSS CAN NOT BE A STRICT SCIENTIFIC FORMULA FOR EVERYONE. EVERYTHING ON THE JOURNEY CAN BE TWEAKED TO FIT YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS. SOMETIMES WE WRESTLE WITH CHANGE SO LONG BECAUSE IT ..........JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.......I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE READING IF YOUR NOT LOSING ARE LOSING AND GAINING THE SAME LBS. ......TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVEN IF YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND IT ALL. I DID...AND IT WORKED!!
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    vibegirl Posts: 69 Member
    bump...
  • mabernier
    mabernier Posts: 62 Member
    I keep seeing people doing this "bump" or "bump for later" what is that about?
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  • naiasmum
    naiasmum Posts: 2 Member
    I have been eating very low cal. (about 1100 a day) and burning about 500-800 cal through working out. I do agree you should eat higher than your BMR. However I have hypothyroidism and I am wondering if that lowers my BMR. If it does then do you think I should be eating lower?
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    I keep seeing people doing this "bump" or "bump for later" what is that about?


    I do it when I don't have time to read through a thread and it gets placed under "My Topics" so I can refer to it later instead of searching for it if it's not replied to in awhile.
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    I net about 500 calories a day usually, eating like 800-1100 and sport, and I refuse to eat more then 1200 so if i ate 1200 would it work similarly??... ahh

    Why do you refuse to eat above 1200?
  • ems1583
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    Marmitegeoff Posts: 373 Member
    Bump Thank you
  • ebedgood
    ebedgood Posts: 6
    Hi! I am new to all this. Your post is very interesting to me. I have one question.....do I only watch my calories or do I still cout carbs and fat? Right now I am trying to keep my calories low, carbs low, fat low, and protein high. I have been doing this for 6 weeks and have lost 16 pounds. Does that sound good or could I have done better on the method you have suggested?