It's been 20 days, not dropped an oz!
clarebigbelly
Posts: 21 Member
Ok, so I'm eating at a 1000 deficit rather than trying to keep it under a certain number. I have a fitbit so if I have a sedentary day then I eat less, if I do more i eat more etc. I'm following fitbits recommended deficit of 1000 depending on exercise.
I'm 167 cm
Weigh: 12st 6
Why am I not losing?
I'm 167 cm
Weigh: 12st 6
Why am I not losing?
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Quite simply, you are not eating enough. Looking at your diary, I see only one day where you hit about 1200 calories, but every other day you're starving yourself. You seriously aren't eating enough to keep your bodily functions going. You should never eat below 1200 calories, and Fitbit is pretty clear about that. Eat more food.0
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Well, I can tell you that a 500 calorie diet won't get you no where. Might want to re-look at your numbers and go to:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
I know you are WAY below your BMR, which is a big problem, you aren't even taking in enough calories for your organs to function properly if you are only in taking 500 calories a day.0 -
Just had a quick look at your diary - in short, your diet isn't good and you are eating way under what you should. No wonder your body is misbehaving. I couldn't eat as little as you and not be hungry and/or depressed!0
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you have a goal of 732 calories?!
thats why you are not losing weight.... your body is frantically using your muscle as energy (and your heart is a muscle) so you dont starve....0 -
Here we go again.
Under eating = weight gain not weight loss.
If you properly fuel yourself you will see progress.
What happens when you're low of gas for your car and you have no money? Do you go joy riding around or do you hold on to the gas until your really need to go somewhere? Your body is the same way. It's holding on to what little fuel you are giving it but it stores it as fat.
You have 2 choices.
Eat proper amounts of food and lose weight (add weight training by the way)
or
Eat the same and continue the same results and be unhealthy.
You can do it.0 -
Why is my diet not good?
I'm supporting my husband who has to eat under 50g of carbs per day as he is a celiac and type 1 diabetic, we see a nutritionist eho guides what we eat as a family: we are all vegetarians. Eating this amount of carbs is non negotiable, it's for life. It's quite hard to hit arbitrary calorie goals when you have to eat low carb.
I'm not depressed by any means and could not go hungry! When I'm hungry I eat lots of nuts and non-carb vegetables.0 -
You need at least 1200 a day for your organs to even function properly!0
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I'm not tracking my resistance training but I do it, each time I go to the gym. Perhaps I'm not doing enough though? Is there anyone who has to eat low carb that can advise what I can eat that could boost the calorie intake. I eat high protein which is very filling but low in calories so find I can't eat much of it at a time.0
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Well, I can tell you that a 500 calorie diet won't get you no where. Might want to re-look at your numbers and go to:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
I know you are WAY below your BMR, which is a big problem, you aren't even taking in enough calories for your organs to function properly if you are only in taking 500 calories a day.
^^^^^ This. The Roadmap post is great0 -
Why is my diet not good?
I'm supporting my husband who has to eat under 50g of carbs per day as he is a celiac and type 1 diabetic, we see a nutritionist eho guides what we eat as a family: we are all vegetarians. Eating this amount of carbs is non negotiable, it's for life. It's quite hard to hit arbitrary calorie goals when you have to eat low carb.
I'm not depressed by any means and could not go hungry! When I'm hungry I eat lots of nuts and non-carb vegetables.
Not true, there are tons and tons of vegetarians on here who in take 3x as much calories as you and are losing weight.0 -
I don't have a goal of 732 calories?? That alters throughout the day according to my fitbit.0
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Why is my diet not good?
I'm supporting my husband who has to eat under 50g of carbs per day as he is a celiac and type 1 diabetic, we see a nutritionist eho guides what we eat as a family: we are all vegetarians. Eating this amount of carbs is non negotiable, it's for life. It's quite hard to hit arbitrary calorie goals when you have to eat low carb.
I'm not depressed by any means and could not go hungry! When I'm hungry I eat lots of nuts and non-carb vegetables.
I eat at a HUGE deficit, never eating back my exercise calories and I steadily lose ( I only eat 600-800 calories per day and am closely monitored by my physician) Im down 70 lbs since Labor Day.... I havent looked at your diary but it COULD be that you are losing inches instead of pounds... For December I didnt meet my goal in pounds but I EXCEEDED my goal in inches...0 -
I'm not tracking my resistance training but I do it, each time I go to the gym. Perhaps I'm not doing enough though? Is there anyone who has to eat low carb that can advise what I can eat that could boost the calorie intake. I eat high protein which is very filling but low in calories so find I can't eat much of it at a time.
52g of protein on saturday and 86g on sunday is NOT 'high protein'.0 -
I expect they eat a lot of carbs though.... My body s adjusting to this. I think this may be the reason. According to my doctor, my body will start getting energy that I would normal,y get from carbs from protein instead. Perhaps when I have got used to it I will start losing0
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Hmmm what would you say is high protein in grams then?0
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Why is my diet not good?
I'm supporting my husband who has to eat under 50g of carbs per day as he is a celiac and type 1 diabetic, we see a nutritionist eho guides what we eat as a family: we are all vegetarians. Eating this amount of carbs is non negotiable, it's for life. It's quite hard to hit arbitrary calorie goals when you have to eat low carb.
I'm not depressed by any means and could not go hungry! When I'm hungry I eat lots of nuts and non-carb vegetables.
Well then, sounds like you have it under control - good luck!0 -
Hmmm what would you say is high protein in grams then?
over 100 gms of protein is high IMO... However you must also drink a LOT Of water since the more protein, the more work your kidneys will need to do..0 -
Hmmm what would you say is high protein in grams then?
well i aim for 125g per day, and i dont think that is particularly high as it is only 25% of my macros.... 40-50% might be considered high.0 -
This is a 'I'm coming with every excuse in the book' type of thread.
Good luck. You'll drop something, fat, muscle, bodily fluids, your head - to the floor when you pass out...0 -
You eat a lot pf processed quorn, I would be interested to see what your sodium intake really is. You also eat a lot of sugar in fruit and snacks.
You are not fueling your body to work at optimum.
But the bottom line is...you aren't eating enough, you just aren't.0 -
I'm not going to repeat what everyone else has said.
You're not losing weight, so obviously you're doing something wrong. You ask for help. A bunch of people give you the same answer, which you disregard. Then you come to your own conclusion about it being related to your protein intake, am I right? So why did you even ask?
Listen to the others, read the link that's been posted, and take it into consideration.0 -
Have a cheat day, something that takes you up to 2000 calories or so. Maybe your body is used to your sub-1000 calorie diet already. Something to just make your insulin levels spike. Low carb diets need it, otherwise they stop working0
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Why is my diet not good?
I'm supporting my husband who has to eat under 50g of carbs per day as he is a celiac and type 1 diabetic, we see a nutritionist eho guides what we eat as a family: we are all vegetarians. Eating this amount of carbs is non negotiable, it's for life. It's quite hard to hit arbitrary calorie goals when you have to eat low carb.
I'm not depressed by any means and could not go hungry! When I'm hungry I eat lots of nuts and non-carb vegetables.
Well then, sounds like you have it under control - good luck
LOL! You came in here because you aren't losing. You want to lose, but don't want to change. I want to eat 3500 calories per day without getting off the couch but I want abs more so here I am drinking a cottage cheese & whey shake!0 -
I also am working on a low carb diet, but I'm also not a vegetarian. You really need to eat more calories or you're going to get sick. I've only been doing this for a week and have lost 7 pounds. But my goal calories is 1500. You might want to try upping your calories and see if that helps at all.0
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No, I'm not ignoring people. I'm just not going to listen to the whole 1200 calories or else! approach which so many people get so bullish about, as I'm under direction from a doctor/nutritionist right now.
I am very grateful to the advise regarding protein, and sodium which I am going to look into and ask my nutritionist about, whorn is s tricky area. im considering just using tofu instead for my protein (alongside eggs, cheese nuts) I'm certainly, not doing it right but I don't think the calories is the problem, I'm eating low carb, it's trying to find the calories which is a learning curve , I'm to sure if u can see it but if you can read my recent blog post about the diet I am on. There is no need to be so harsh!!0 -
Good idea, what should a cheat day contain?0
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Go to fat2fotradoo.com and see what you BMR number is and your tdee number is. Unless you're very overweight you should eat no less than you're BMR. The amount of salt in processed foods could cause you to retain water.
The body is very complex and it's not a case of the less calories you eat, the more you lose.
How are you developing a healthy relationship with food if you're starving yourself? Either you're body is going to give out or you're going to give up.
People have given you very good advice. If you're serious about losing weight you really should read the road map post others have mentioned. It will give you a basic understanding of the science of losing weight. 1000 cals is just not enough.0 -
No, I'm not ignoring people. I'm just not going to listen to the whole 1200 calories or else! approach which so many people get so bullish about, as I'm under direction from a doctor/nutritionist right now.
I am very grateful to the advise regarding protein, and sodium which I am going to look into and ask my nutritionist about, whorn is s tricky area. im considering just using tofu instead for my protein (alongside eggs, cheese nuts) I'm certainly, not doing it right but I don't think the calories is the problem, I'm eating low carb, it's trying to find the calories which is a learning curve , I'm to sure if u can see it but if you can read my recent blog post about the diet I am on. There is no need to be so harsh!!
Very few are being harsh (my words could have been taken as harsh, thats why I didn't say 'everyone')... They are answering your original question as to why you aren't losing. I haven't read anyone saying 'eat 1200 calories or else!' .... You need to eat more to be healthy. It is what it is. Why ask a question when you know all the answers in the first place?
The only response you're open to is the one about a cheat day!!0 -
What does your daily summary look like. %protien carbs and fat? Try to stay to a 40Pro, 30 fats and 30 carbs. That ll help0
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Hmmm what would you say is high protein in grams then?
Approx 1 gram of protien per 1 poundnofmyour target weight is the formula Imoften see.
I aim for 120 , my goal,weight is 135, but I just can't seem to get that much
I have friends who eat very low carb and get plenty of food, protein, calories... Are losing weight and gaining muscle.0
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