Weight won't budge

PopsGils

I am actually quite pedantic about weighing and measuring what I eat and drink, so that isn't a problem I don't think. I thought 1200 cals was a reasonable target for a pound a week weight loss and the first week was fine but the next week back up a pound.. so i am just confused now what to do to lose weigh apart from running a blooming marathon. I used to be able to lose weight from diet alone so not sure whats going on now...

Iron_Feline

1200 is far too low from the numbers you gave me. I'd eat 1700 for 6 weeks, measure weight, body measurements and take photos. Eat 1700 cals a day and log everything - then after 6 weeks reassess. :flowerforyou:

You also might want to try lifting some weights to help keep muscle mass.

kopoba11

If you want to get to know your body better log your weight and body fat every day.
Scale which can measure body fat is only $100.

It's not hard to do and you start seeing patterns and understand your body function.

1.3 lb can be just poop and pee and if you do not know your body fat % no matter how approximate then you are totally in a dark.

Weight yourself in in a morning every day after you empty your bladder but before breakfast.
Measure body fat % before dinner or per scale manufacturer recommendations.

myfitnesspal is all about logging the more and better you log the better understanding you gain.

Iron_Feline

If you want to get to know your body better log your weight and body fat every day.
Scale which can measure body fat is only $100.

It's not hard to do and you start seeing patterns and understand your body function.

1.3 lb can be just poop and pee and if you do not know your body fat % no matter how approximate then you are totally in a dark.

Weight yourself in in a morning every day after you empty your bladder but before breakfast.
Measure body fat % before dinner or per scale manufacturer recommendations.

myfitnesspal is all about logging the more and better you log the better understanding you gain.

There is no need to weigh every day and as weight fluctuates you could end up making yourself miserable. scales are not great at estimating BF - callipers are better if you can be bothered. I prefer a tape measure as you can lose inches without seeing the scale move too much.

kopoba11

Everybody has their own approach to life and we absorb and process things.

To me weigh loss is about process, understanding, experimenting, learning your biody, tracking.

Motivation and psychology aside, overtime you will learn more by logging everything everyday.

As far as accuracy of BF using scale, if you are using the same instrument all the time and at the time recommended by manufacturer you gonna get reflective and representative reading.

If I see that over 3 months my body fat went from 25% to 20% and my weigh loss is 15lb, I can deduce that scale is giving me good enough reading to follow as a guidance for my body fat %

llkilgore

My problem is eating 1200 calories per day. I can't even reach the 1000 per day. I'm just not a big eater.

I'm not surprised if you're limiting your carbs to 50 or below. Ketogenic diets suppress the appetite. They'll also cause you to dump a lot of water weight in the beginning if you have it to lose, which is why a couple of weeks of SB phase I was prescribed for me. I had swollen feet and ankles and sleep apnea, which my doc was blaming on edema, which he was blaming on my weight and poor diet. I couldn't have stayed on a low carb diet for any longer than 2 weeks, though, because I couldn't eat enough, and because at my age at the time (57, same as you) I was afraid of trashing my already depleted muscle mass. That was the last thing I wanted to do as a noodle armed reforming couch potato in my late 50s.

PopsGils

THANKYOU AmberAngel.. my original post has just been totally taken over! "i have something similar..except its completely different" ..who does that? Waste of time me starting this thread now its been taken over!

cmeiron

. Ah, old post, never mind.