Not loosing..yet doing all the right things??

quiqui21

Have barely lost any weight lately...yet I've been staying under my calories, and exercising heaps...anyone have any suggestions why??

Austin1988

I would suggest opening your diary to the public- we can't really make a helpful suggestion based off of what you have said so far.

FiercelyBeautiful

I am in the same boat so all I can say is hang in there!!!!

xoxo

ashshields12

Are you being honest with your diary? Agree if you open your diary we could possibly assist. Are you eating clean?

gjulie

Dont worry! stick with what you are doing I can find Ive lost nothing for weeks and then it will begin to drop again 1

nbingham

Maybe you're staying too far under your calories? Are you eating at least 1200 a day?

quiqui21

Sorry! Didn't know it was on Private...switched it to Public.

Fiery_Vixen

Are you staying under your calories with or without exercising? I've heard your body can go into starvation mode if it doesn't get enough calories, and when it does that it hangs onto as much fat from your food as it can...

Sarauk2sf

How long have you been on the reduced calories for? How long have you stelled for?

quiqui21

Been sitting around 1200 for about 2 weeks. I've contemplated eating more calories to see if it changes anything??

ishtar13

At first glance, I'd say way over estimating calorie burns from exercise.

What are you doing to get 1000-1300 calorie burns? If running burns around 100-150 cal/hr.. . .I doubt you're running for 9 hours a day.

You're ticker says you've lost 9kg (almost 20 lbs) in what time period?

brunochains

What u could do is to eat more protein- based meals before exercising and then having a more carbs/protein meal based after. It does do the job and if u burn a good amount of calories, eating about 1200 spread in small but nutritious dense meals throughout the day itmay do the trick quicker. I did it and worked. However you may have to cycle a bit so u don't get into a plateau like I did.

Sarauk2sf

Been sitting around 1200 for about 2 weeks. I've contemplated eating more calories to see if it changes anything??

How long have you been stalled for?

I would suggest you eat at least some of your exercise calories back.

quiqui21

Been doing a 1 hour bootcamp at the gym...and also walking for an hour or 2..but I could totally be overestimating the exercise component..I wouldn't have any idea if I was burning more or less than what MFP was telling me...

It's been an on again off again time period..I'd say since January of this year.

quiqui21

What u could do is to eat more protein- based meals before exercising and then having a more carbs/protein meal based after. It does do the job and if u burn a good amount of calories, eating about 1200 spread in small but nutritious dense meals throughout the day itmay do the trick quicker. I did it and worked. However you may have to cycle a bit so u don't get into a plateau like I did.

Before I go to the gym, I have a protein shake..and afterwards I just eat dinner..is that what you are talking about?

Jade1944

The food you eat seems to be healthy for the most part, but I also agree that you may be overestimating your exercise calories. The calories that you burn everyday are the calories I burn when I do my once a week long runs (8-12 miles during my 1/2 marathon training). Best of luck, sometimes we plateau at a certain weight and need to jumpstart it by switching up exercise, food intake, etc.

Sarauk2sf

Been doing a 1 hour bootcamp at the gym...and also walking for an hour or 2..but I could totally be overestimating the exercise component..I wouldn't have any idea if I was burning more or less than what MFP was telling me...

It's been an on again off again time period..I'd say since January of this year.

It does not matter if you are over-estimating as you are not eating them back - so it is not relevent.

I would suggest you actually eat at least 50% - 75% back (so you have the remainoing % as a buffer for any over-estimates). Also, I noted cooking prep in your exercises (just looked at one day though). If this is regular - I would suggest you include it in your base (i.e. upping your activity level in the settings) and then not logging as 'exercise".

amnsetie

I think you need to eat a bit more, hanging around the 1200 mark is not for everyone. mostly for shorter ladies.
You are about the same weight as me and with a similar target. my bmr is about 1500.
you should eat above your bmr, (under your tdee)

quiqui21

Been doing a 1 hour bootcamp at the gym...and also walking for an hour or 2..but I could totally be overestimating the exercise component..I wouldn't have any idea if I was burning more or less than what MFP was telling me...

It's been an on again off again time period..I'd say since January of this year.

It does not matter if you are over-estimating as you are not eating them back - so it is not relevent.

I would suggest you actually eat at least 50% - 75% back (so you have the remainoing % as a buffer for any over-estimates). Also, I noted cooking prep in your exercises (just looked at one day though). If this is regular - I would suggest you include it in your base (i.e. upping your activity level in the settings) and then not logging as 'exercise".

Well, I'm a pastry chef..so it does makes things more difficult. But I'll up the activity level because I do it every day. Thanks heaps.

MKPRN

Drink more water. I try to shoot for a gallon if I can get it in. It always helps when I stall out.

Another thing that helps me is to add an apple every day. I don't know why it works it just does for me.

quiqui21

I've definitely decided on eating more calories, and upping the water intake...I'll see how that goes...thank you everyone so much for your very helpful advice. :happy:

Sarauk2sf

Been doing a 1 hour bootcamp at the gym...and also walking for an hour or 2..but I could totally be overestimating the exercise component..I wouldn't have any idea if I was burning more or less than what MFP was telling me...

It's been an on again off again time period..I'd say since January of this year.

It does not matter if you are over-estimating as you are not eating them back - so it is not relevent.

I would suggest you actually eat at least 50% - 75% back (so you have the remainoing % as a buffer for any over-estimates). Also, I noted cooking prep in your exercises (just looked at one day though). If this is regular - I would suggest you include it in your base (i.e. upping your activity level in the settings) and then not logging as 'exercise".

Well, I'm a pastry chef..so it does makes things more difficult. But I'll up the activity level because I do it every day. Thanks heaps.

That would make it more difficult for me period as I would want to eat all the time!!

If you are on your feet all day you should probably be at the level above lightly active (I cannot remember what that is) - that way they will be in your base calories and you will not have to worry about logging. Do not worry about days off work - the activity levels are just an average estimate for the week.

Good luck

ishtar13

Been doing a 1 hour bootcamp at the gym...and also walking for an hour or 2..but I could totally be overestimating the exercise component..I wouldn't have any idea if I was burning more or less than what MFP was telling me...

It's been an on again off again time period..I'd say since January of this year.

Assuming the first of Jan, that's 20 lbs in 31 weeks. . . 0.65 lbs per week, or 1.4 kg/week on average.

That doesn't seem too bad. I can understand wanting faster, though.

wodforbacon

If you are really burning that many calories from exercise alone, you need to eat more actually. If you don't replace the nutrients you lose from exercise your body shuts down. Your diet looks ok, but personally I think your fat intake should be higher. Fat intake that is not stored is an important source of energy for someone who exercises a lot (along with carbs). I would suggest getting a heart rate monitor to more accurately track calories burned.

Contrary to what the government has been trying to sell us for years, fatty foods do not make you gain weight in a normal active person. I see you eat some of the fat free and low-fat commercial foods. Most of them have lots of additives which cause all kinds of other problems. Truth is, when you take fats out of foods they do not taste good, so what choice is there but to add other things to make them taste better so that people will buy them? High Fructose Corn Syrup being the main culprit. It is man made and extremely cheap, and is found in just about every packaged food nowadays, even most breads.

To put the calorie issue in perspective, my wife for example will go to the gym with me in the morning and do a WOD with me after warming up, then usually runs or gets on the elliptical after I leave the gym along with some sort of class or 2 that they give (zumba or whatever other crap they offer), and then runs home from the gym. She uses a HRM and yesterday clocked 182 minutes for 1121 calories, so I'm not sure a 1 hour bootcamp class plus some walking will burn over 1,000 calories.

IMO you are on the right track and with a few minor tweaks you should have no problem losing the weight that you want.

GrettaBaker

Looking at your inputs you are staying around the 1200 - 1400 cal but if your inputs are accurate you are eating sporadically, only a couple times a day on a few occassions. Try spreading you meals out at least 5 to 6 times a day, ie breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack then dinner and if possible a evening snack and stay within the calorie range you are on now. this will kick up your metabolism and help prevent your body from going in to shut down mode. Other things to look at is your calorie, carb, fat and protein ratios. Hope this helps out. May consider 1200-1300 daily calorie intake, carbs under 100, fat under 35 and Protein over 90 and drink water religiously.

Sarauk2sf

Not trying to get argumentative here - but there is no metabolic benefit of eating 5 times a day compared to say once, all other things being equal.

gjulie

Hi maybe so but you would hardly take in all your calories need in on go!Or would you? I look forward to my meals have to eat five time a day or I would die painfully..........

couldbeme

hi think im in same boat here can any give me any tips ive been doing just under a week now ill open mine to public also x:blushing:

Sarauk2sf

Hi maybe so but you would hardly take in all your calories need in on go!Or would you? I look forward to my meals have to eat five time a day or I would die painfully..........

Actually - a lot of people take in a good proportion (like 80%) of their intake in one go (see Intermittent Fasting). The timing of eating is a purely personal thing in that some people like eating many times in the day (I am a grazer myself) and many like a snack and one really big meal (like IF). My point is...it does not impact your metabolism.