upset and confused: not losing

If you log your food etc an open diary will help people understand better.

You're 127 lbs at 5'-2.5" ie BMI = 22.9 ??

And really, sometimes bodies refuse to go below what they consider healthy, especially if there has been a history of very low calories or up-and-down weight--I used to think I was fat, and then after many years of not eating much and doing a lot of work and stress etc., there seems to be a point it will not go below, even if there are few calories, so personally, I am just staying in that range. Your situation may be completely different, and medications these days often have side-effects that last way beyond when the doctors would expect..

Stop stressing. Your weight is low so it will take longer aim for like 1/2 a pound a week. Take measurements are you losing inches? also, weigh and measure your food as well. I was working out 8 hours a week for awhile and seeing no progress but I was eyeballing my intake amounts weighing them and measuring has really gotten me back on track. I also don't eat all my exercise calories back, I bank some of them. And I take 30% off of what my heart rate monitor says I burnt. A fitbit helped me a lot too, I thought I was active but it was more my mind running then my feet!

I lived that story you just posted.

this may interest you:

From one of my old posts from a similar topic:

OK. I'm gonna give this a shot. I am an avid lifelong athlete. I have never been overweight, however, I used to eat too few calories (without knowing it), and a couple years ago, I actually GAINED weight bc of having slowed my metabolism to the point that every little extra treat I ate caused a weight gain, even though overall my calories were too low. THIS DOES HAPPEN.

It is also the reason so many fat people stay fat. They restrict their calories so low, slow their metabolisms, binge (even a little), gain weight, restrict more . . . . and so on and so on. But they are still fat.

It is also the reason most people can't lose that last 10-20 lbs. For real.

1. MFP has a deficit built in. Let's say you're trying to lose 1 lb/ week. That is a 500/day deficit from your BMR (the amount of calories your body needs to complete basic functions.

2. You exercise and burn 500 calories. Now you are at a 1000 deficit. If you eat back those 500 exercise calories, you refuel your body and you still have a 500 deficit for that 1 lb loss. If you DON'T eat back those calories, you have too little fuel. This is bad. This is too much of a deficit for basic functions. If you do this for a long time, you will STOP LOSING WEIGHT. Why? bc your metabolism will slow down -- it's like a brownout--not quite enough electricity to make the whole city (your body) run, so it has to slow down some things. You will probably start being tired a lot, your skin and hair might start to look worse, and you might even gain weight. But you might NOT be hungry -- your body is getting used to fewer calories. That's bad.


That's when you start to gain weight. Let's say you're running along, eating 1200 calories a day, and exercising 400 calories a day, so net is 800. You're losing, you think this is great. You keep doing it, but after a while you stop losing. hmmmmm. One weekend you go out to a special event and have a slice of pizza and a beer. 1 slice of pizza and 1 beer. So you ate maybe 2000 calories that day and exercised off 400, so net 1600. BOOM! You gain 3 lbs! What?!

Next, you freak out and restrict yourself down to 1000 calories a day and work out extra hard, burning 500 calories. Great, netting 500 now. You don't lose any weight, but you sure feel tired. Better get some red bull.

Are you getting the picture?

EDIT: When you work out, you need fuel. Food is fuel. If you don't eat back those exercise calories, you will not only have a big calorie deficit, you will have an ENERGY deficit. Remember, the calorie deficit for weight loss is built in when you use MFP. Exercising basically earns you more calories because you must refuel.
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There are many people who will tell you not to eat exercise calories. Before you take their advice, you might want to see whether they are at goal, have EVER been at goal, or have ever been able to maintain at goal. If anyone says to you 'THE LAST TIME I LOST WEIGHT", just stop listening right there.

Ask some athletes whether or not they replenish their bodies with food equal to the calories they burn. Ask people who are fit and have achieved and maintained a healthy weight for some years. Don't ask people who count walking across a parking lot as exercise.

Here's an interesting case study about how to stay fat while consuming only 700 calories a day. Take a moment, you'll be glad you did:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

blessings.

Are you eating or netting 1200 calories?

Abilify is a horrible monster on the weight.

Well, she deactivated her account for some reason...

How very bizarre. :noway:

Could you be worrying too much about the slight weight gain? With your weight/height, you may be just fine. In addition, please be aware that weight loss becomes more and more difficult as you get closer to your ideal body weight.
Cheers!

I would reccommend fat-burning exercises. 'Tabata' style (google it)..

It is where you put 100% effort into your exercise (running, cross trainer etc) for short amount of time (30-45secs) and then for 45mins-1min go at your usually pace and then again at 100%

Do this 6-8 times maybe.. while doing your other normal stuff. It may not sound that hard, but trust me!

I use it alot on the cross trainer and while I do kick boxing.

I do 45mins of kicking boxing - tabta style... It burns 1,000 cals minimum!

Totally, thats what I was doing w my running...under the name "fartlek" lol I stopped running though a few months ago bc my knees were hurting.

Great post! Thanks for sharing, and it makes sense. :-)

Well, she deactivated her account for some reason...

How very bizarre. :noway:

haha sorry

Are you eating or netting 1200 calories?

Not ususally, more like @ 1000