Weight loss stopping. Am I eating too little?

It's going to take more than a week for the scale to show difference. Plus you are probably gaining muscle, which has mass, but looks way better, hence the inch you lost. Keep at it, the scale will show in time.

I firmly believe you need to eat more.

I compared two of my weeks where weight loss was different. Week 1 was more calories eaten, less burned and I lost MORE. Week 2 was less food and more calories burned and i lost LESS!

Hope that helps, Diane

Dont forget to add 500 extra cals a day for breastfeeding.

Check the link on my profile to figure out your numbers.

As long as you keep the carbs at 100g or less (preferably from veggies, not wheat) up you healthy fat (grass-fed butter/beef, cocoa oil) to satisfy your hunger/energy needs. Keep your protein up as well.

Shes doing 30DS and breastfeeding.

Dont you think a keto diet probably isnt the best advice needed?
OP unless you have specific food allergies please dont follow a carb cutting diet.

i have found that i will have a period of loss followed by a period of stall. after losing weight your body kinda goes into "redistribution mode" which may be why you are losing inches. but thats just whats happening for me. like last month was a plateau, but my jeans started fitting me much better in the stomach. my dr calls it the "staircase" theory.

Weight loss doesn't stop because you're not eating enough... that would be a cure for world hunger. It slows down so you need to eat less again or take a break from it

I was eating 1200 cals a day, doing 30DS, going to gym 5 days a wa (3 cardio 2 strength) and the numbers were NOT movie.

I now eat about 1950 calories per day and I've only been able to do light exercise (walking for about an hour) 2-3 days per week.

I've lost 6 lbs in 3 weeks.

Not only that, my strength is better, my stamina is better, I have more energy... the dark circles under my eyes are gone.. the list goes on and ON!

Eat more, weigh less! You've got to be giving your body enough fuel!! If you just laid in bed all day, you'd burn around 1500+ calories (depending on age and a few other variables, this is an estimate) 1200 calories is not even enough to keep your organs functioning properly.

A note.. I gained about 4lbs when I started eating more because my body was like "OMG!! Fuel!!" But then it finally let those 4lbs go once it realized I wasn't going to starve it again.

Hope this helps...

ah the olde plateau. probably conserving calories due to increase in exercise?

As you replace muscle w fat weight loss seems to slow.

I personally would be happier about shape loss than reading on the scale.
Waist to hip ratio iMHO is way more important measure of a woman's health, go for it!!!

what if i want to lose 1.5 to 2 lbs a week?
i'll open up my diary for now

Take a look online for a tool to calculate your TDEE - Total Daily Energy Expenditure
(I use this one: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html)


It will give you a general idea of your caloric requirements - you'd want to add in your breastfeeding allowance, and subtract calories based on desired loss (deduct 500 cals/day for 1 lb/week loss, 750 cals/day for 1.5 lb/week loss, etc). I'm rushing so this is a really simplistic explanation. If you are doing this: you should be eating back all your exercise calories, as your weight loss plan is already built into your daily calorie goal.

Personally, I find a 2lb/week weight loss approach very aggressive. A more sustainable plan is 1lb/week - but it really depends on the individual. I would also encourage you to speak with your doctor and/or a nutritionist regarding the best approach for you, particularly as you are breastfeeding.

According to that calculator my TDEE with little or no excercise is 1759. So in order to lose a lb a week i need to net 1259 cals. Now since I am breastfeeding i am losing another 500 calories so that should make me lose 2 lbs a week netting about 1250 cal per day. Does that make sense? Or should i rather try to lose 1.5 lbs a week and net 1500 cals a day?

Your calculations are correct.

As to what is the correct approach - again, I personally think 2 lbs/week is a very aggressive approach, and gets more and more difficult as you lose (because you are trying to lose a larger % of your total weight). You should consult with your doctor regarding a safe and healthy approach for you.


My personal goal in using MFP is a total loss of 20 lbs. I've lost 13lbs over the last 13 weeks, and have just changed my goal to .5 lb/week. In part because I have fewer lbs to lose now, but also because I like to eat and want this to be a sustainable, healthy loss.

You should absolutely be eating your allowance for breastfeeding! You have your babies health and nutritional needs to consider!

6 days is too soon to expect results.