no weighloss in 6 weeks. please advise

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maybe try going back down to what you were doing before you upped your intake? Perhaps you put yourself into maintainence mode...not everyone reacts the exact same way.

So many recent days with calories under 1000...

It takes time for the body to get used to the newer intake. But I'd imagine you'd be seeing something going on in the 6 weeks.

How do you have MFP set up? Weight loss goal per week, what did you enter as your activity level when calculating your TDEE? Do you exercise (and if so, have you been logging it, I don't see anything except 1 calorie from exercising here and there).

I have not lost weight or inches since Halloween.

I added countable gym time this week.

My job is in maintenance, specifically wastewater treatment. Very active job, lots of walking involved.

I am 37, female. Weight is 175. Height 5'6 3/4". Waist 32, hips 42.

Upped my calories nearly a month ago in accordance with the roadmap thing. No weightloss.
Diary open. Advise. Also. Had one bad day foodwise about a week ago. That was the day I nearly gave up.

I see your calories are set at 1400 per day. I plugged yoru info into fat2fitradio.com BMR calculator and this is what I got:

Harris-Benedict Formula


There are a few different methods to calculating yourbasal metabolic rate (BMR). One of the most popular, developed in the early 1900's is called the Harris-Benedict formula. Based on this formula, your current BMR is 1557 calories.


How Many Calories Should I Eat?


Based on your goal weight, the following chart was generated. The chart shows the number of calories that you should eat on a daily basis to reach your goal weight. At Fat 2 Fit Radio we advocate eating like the thin, healthy person that you want to become. The calorie levels you see in the chart are not extreme, but they do create that all important caloric deficit that is required to get you to your goal weight in a safe manner. Once you reach your goal weight, you will continue eating the same number of calories for the rest of your life to maintain that weight. You'll never be on a diet again.

Based on how much activity you do on an average day, the calories in the right column will be the number of calories that you will be able to eat at your goal weight. If you start eating those calories right now (eating like the thinner you), you will eventually become that thinner person. As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will start to slow down. It is OK to eat a few hundred calories less per day (200-300) to speed up your weight loss at this point.



Activity Level

Daily Calories



Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job)

1868



Lightly Active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk)

2141



Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk)

2413



Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk)

2686



Extremely Active (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e marathon, contest etc.)

2958


NOTE: Please remember that this calculation is just a guideline. Your metabolism may be higher or lower based on the amount of lean muscle you have. Use these numbers a a starting point and tweak them up or down based on your weight loss or gain. It may take a couple weeks to get your exact calorie level.


My guess is you are in between lightly and moderately active so I would say 2300 calories a day to maintain your current weight. Your estmated BMR is mid-1500's, which means you are not eating enough to maintain healthy organ function - the reason you are not losing weight.

So, if you maintencance caloreis are 2300, you would deduct 20% or so to get your deficit = 1840 calories per day for nearly a pound a week of loss. You could drop another 100 to 1740 per day for a pound every week. If you use this method, do not eat back exercise calories as they are already factored in. I tried this for 30 days with no sclae and got off a 4 month plateau and lost 2 pounds in 30 days (I am really close to my goal).

You should try to up your calories again, in my opinion. You can do this!!!

You are still eating too little. When I was eating too low too long my weight-loss stopped until I upped my calories past my BMR 1,300 did not do it and I eat my exercise calories including for extra walking. Also I upped my protein to around 100g the default amount on here is way low. Do you track fiber and water these are important too.

I also went like 6 weeks without losing any weight. It was frustrating, but I was thinking about it and I was stressed. The first thing is don't give up! This is a lifestyle change and it's not worth it to give up. I'm 5'2 - 180 - and 24 years old. When I eat 1100-1200 cals a day I have been losing weight, I recently increased my cals from about 1000, which some people may get all psycho over, and that is on them, but I know what works for me. If I eat over 1400 cals a day I will maintain my weight. You are a little taller though so your body may be different. I had to mix things up, Do 3 days of 1100 or so and then do one day of 1300 and then go back to 3 days of 1100...sometimes your body wants a little bit of fat. Make sure you are drinking enough water. I am up to trying to get about 6 bottles a day at 20 oz bottles...and that also seemed to kick the weight loss in. After changing up water in take and going back and forth in cals I have lost almost 4 lbs in the last two weeks. Good Luck in everything and I hope you can get over your plateau as well

Eating what the site tells me to works for me. I've recently adjusted my goal down to 1.5lbs a week to make it easier to stick to since I would otherwise be eating 400 cals less a day than what I was on when I started here in March and I found I was having to chop too much out.

I would try going back to basics and trying what the site would give you, making sure you eat back your exercise, and see where that leaves you.

Have you had an annual physical or blood work drawn recently?

For some people calcium levels are an issue - a talk with your physician might be in order to see if there is any one think causing it.

I have not lost weight or inches since Halloween.

I added countable gym time this week.

My job is in maintenance, specifically wastewater treatment. Very active job, lots of walking involved.

I am 37, female. Weight is 175. Height 5'6 3/4". Waist 32, hips 42.

Upped my calories nearly a month ago in accordance with the roadmap thing. No weightloss.
Diary open. Advise. Also. Had one bad day foodwise about a week ago. That was the day I nearly gave up.

Something isn't adding up with your calculations with the roadmap. Either you under estimated or were off because if you are very active, because without exercise, I have you no less than 1800 calories. I would say you need to eat more.

I have almost your identical stats (a few years younger and a few pounds lighter). I can lose weight eating between 1730 and 2000 calories per day. But I do have to exercise to be able to eat at the higher end of that spectrum (however, I have a desk job).

Something else to consider - change up your exercise routine. Add strength training, even if it's just from a home workout video like Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 or 30 Day Shred.

Also, something else I've seen as a suggestion is to eat some foods that you don't normally eat instead of eating the same thing all the time. I didn't look at your diary but most people do tend to eat the same foods all the time.

Hope that helps!

Hey,

I gained 4 lbs in one week keeping calories at the MFP recommended 1270 per day. Was completely fed up and discouraged.
Took a look at the Nutritional COMPOSITION of the low cal foods I was eating.

Found to my surprise that I was eating WAAAYYYY too many carbs.

I cut my Carb intake in half and am now, a week later about 1.4 lbs lighter.

It is possible that with all the exercise and calorie cutting you are still using your check book of easily available fat stores instead of your fixed deposits in order to pay for the energy you use to keep alive and do your daily work.

I suggest you stop throwing more money into the check book and DEPRIVE the body of enough 'ready cash" so that it is FORCED to go into the Fixed Deposit Savings Account for any spending it has to do.!

That is how I explain it to myself WHY I have to cut carbs. Unless I do, the body is always going to have a checkbook or CC to use for expenses. When the checking account is empty, it has to go to the Long Term Savings account.

CUT CARBS in HALF and see what happens.

Looks like your calorie goal is 1441 a day? That's low especially if you're not eating back your exercise calories. I think you need to recalculate. Someone with your activity level should probably be hitting about 1800 if you're going to eat back your exercise calories.

Hi that was me a month ago I stayed the same and it was annoying. I took some advice from my MFP friends and changed things up a bit, didnt go off too off track, just changed some of my meals and that worked for me. Hope you find the solution :bigsmile: