New Here - HELP Please

rubybriseno0615
rubybriseno0615 Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello All.

I need help figuring out what I am doing wrong! I am feeling very frustrated...About 3 weeks ago I decided I needed to make a change in my diet, I cut out soda, sweets, fried food, etc..I would have a "cheat day" about 1 - 2 x's per week but other than that I pretty much was eating healthier. About a week ago I joined MFP and started tracking calories. My daily calorie intake is about 1200, I started working out everyday, and have been pretty good about staying on track. I was feeling better about myself until I weighed myself last night and realized I hadn't lost any weight! NOTHING! My initial weigh in was 181 on 4/15 then 3 days later I dropped 4 lbs (probably water weight) other than that the scale has not moved :( I am feeling a bit discouraged.

A little bit of background, I have always pretty much weighed around 170. I lost 20lbs about 3 years ago and really toned up by limiting carbs and walking 3 miles a day. Unfortunately I gained it back and then some. Last year I tried Weight Watchers and lost 20 lbs in 2 months ( I was also very depressed during this time and had little appetite) but also gained it back in a few months. My diet from then until now had been pretty bad.

Any advice? Am I doing something wrong or just not giving it enough time? When am I suppose to start seeing results.

* According to MFP Im suppose to lose 1-2 lbs a week by consuming 1200 cal a day and exercising 5x's a week for 45 mins. I have been doing the 30DS every other day and cardio / free weights on opposite days.
Thanks in advance :)

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  • bornnslippy
    bornnslippy Posts: 36 Member
    Im in the same boat i lost 10lbs in 3-4 weeks but the last 2 weeks nothing. I think its because im not eating enough calories so my metabolism has slowed right down

    I used the MFP and it has told me i need to eat 1300 calories daily. as well as exercise 60 min a day to lose 2lbs a week, its got to be wrong im a male 6ft and weigh 214lbs

    Maybe the same thing is happening to u

    Hope someone can shed some light also
  • ellaloveslove
    ellaloveslove Posts: 166 Member
    It sounds like you are eating too few calories. 1200 is too low for the majority of people, especially if you are working out and not eating your workout calories back. Have you figured out your BMR and TDEE? You could try reading this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/937709-in-place-of-a-road-map-ver-3-0 it might be helpful for you, it helped me and I know lots of other people too.
    As tempting as it is to put you want to lose 2lbs a week into MFP, it doesn't work for most people, .5-1lbs per week is a much more reasonable and sustainable goal, and at a slow and steady rate you are much less likely to gain back the weight in the long run.

    Just my two cents :) Good luck, and there are lots of groups and forum posts on the TDEE-20% methods if you need some better advice, I'm in no way an expert.

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