Not loosing, too few calories? too many?

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Okay, so you are going by 1400 calories before or after excersize. Are you actually netting 1400?

You really need to open your diary for anyone to be able to help.

Most people try to find a calorie limit in between there BMR and TDEE. If you were in a coma your body would need at least your BMR to function. You really shouldn't eat below this.

If your bmr and tdee are accurate (which it does sound pretty accurate) I think 1400 is too low, I estimate (without going into calculation) you should be eating around 1800 calories. Also wondering what type of exercise if any are you doing? If your doing allot of weights your muscles could be retaining water (not necessarily a bad thing, it means they are recovering from an awesome work out).

you've only been at it 3 weeks. i'd say give it another 3 weeks before you start freaking out and changing stuff. some people see immediate results on the scale others take a longer amount of time.

i know for me i didnt see any results the first 6 weeks i started. then it was pretty steady for awhile and now i've all but stalled on the weight loss but i'm dropping clothing sizes regularly. so, weight loss isnt always linear

Hi all I have been actively using MFP for about a month now (3 weeks?) and I am just loosing a bit gaining a bit about 1 pound up and down. So my question is am I eating too much or not enough?

I am 39 5"4 and currently 87kg (191.8 pound) give or take.

MFP calculated that I should be on 1440 calories
My RMR is apparently 1584, TDEE is 2199 and BMR of 1600 so if I have the theory correct I am on too few calories. I am finding this all a little disheartening as I get on the scales on week and I have lost a pound get back on a week later and I have gained it back again and yo-yo yo-yo.

If you look at my diary you will see some days I over eat some days I don't but it all averages out over the week/month to being around the 1400 range.

Any ideas?

Help Please

The online tools are just estimates. You simply need to experiment with calories either slightly up or slightly down until you find the exact sustainable healthy calorie deficit for you. You also need to give it time. It is a slow process. Make an adjustment, wait, make an adjustment, wait.

To say eat more is wrong,

To say eat less is wrong.

To say find the exact calorie deficit that is appropriate for you is the only answer. Some people can handle a deeper calorie deficit than others. Some people have emotional eating disorders and it comes into play. Even a small deficit puts your body in a state of flux with hormones and such and everyone is different.

Your body loses weight in chunks, not linear. I have found that you can do everything right and your weight loss seems to plateau but if you are patient and keep exercising and eating at a deficit (however slight) you will lose it, it will suddenly "whoosh". There are so many variables for the scale; water retention, digestion, hormones, allergies, sodium, carbs, water intake, DOMS, inflammation, the list goes on. People mistakenly think they lose or gain weight when they eat more or less because of these fluctuations.

Losing weight requires tremendous patience. You will not lose it when you want it or where you want it. The body does its thing. Some apparent plateaus can last a month or so. You cannot make it happen faster. You must focus on two things; calories and exercise. Nothing else matters. Scales and metrics don't matter. The day in and day out grind of exercise and calories are all that matters. It is not very exciting until things fall into place. You get your victories and you ride one victory to the next.

The scale is a trend tool. The scale is good but put it away and only check once a week and only use it as a trend tool. It will fluctuate, it does not matter. Take front side and back progress pictures at least once a month. You will see differences that the metrics won't tell you and it's that little bit of NSV that will keep you going until the next victory.

What is the exact number of calories for you?

We’ve been trying to figure out an exact NUMBER of calories that everyone should be eating, without recognizing that everyone is slightly different. In truth, the calories aren’t the end game. Your body is. So the EXACT amount of Calories that are right for you is the EXACT amount that will allow you to maintain your ideal bodyweight no matter what some calculator or chart says.

In other words, an online calculator might tell you that you need to eat 2,500 calories
per day to maintain your ideal bodyweight. But the only way to know for sure if this is
the right amount for you is to test it out. If you gain weight or can’t lose weight eating
that much, then you know you need to eat less to lose weight no matter how many
calculators and text books say otherwise.

This doesn’t mean your metabolism is broken, it just means the estimate of your needs
was just a bit off.

-John Barban (The Body Centric Calorie Guide from the Venus Index and Adonis Index Manuals)

Good luck Mabuhay1 I hope you find what works for you

Thanks. I need it.

And thanks for asking the question. It is very informative for "L'" platers like me reading forums like these.

Cheers