Help!! Not losing
kingmmmy
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This is my first ever post, I have dieting since April 2012 and have only lost around 30 pounds I am gettiing very disappointed and dont know how I should change what I have been doing. I have been eating the 1220 calories a day with usually doing 30 day shred or 20 min of zumba usually 5 days a week. Every morning for breakfast I have a smoothie that is 2 cups zero vitamin water, 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup of fruit, and light yogurt and I will have this for lunch also which I have calculated at 157 calories then for snack I will have fruit and 100 calorie pack and then the rest would be at supper time. I dont know how I should be changing the diet to start losing, any help or suggestions would be welcomed.
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Check out http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
You probably arent eating enough. Understand the science, trust it, and you'll see it works.0 -
Check out http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
You probably arent eating enough. Understand the science, trust it, and you'll see it works.
This... ^^0 -
It's VERY likely you aren't eating enough. The link the last poster gave you is an excellent place to look.0
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Can you open your diary? It sounds like you aren't eating enough. You are burning say 500-700 with Zumba each time. If your only eating 1220 then you are only actually getting 520-720 calories. Your body is starving!0
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I agree. If you are exercising that much, 1220 probably isnt enough calories.0
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Check out http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
You probably arent eating enough. Understand the science, trust it, and you'll see it works.
Yup.0 -
Eat. More. Food.0
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Thank you I did read the above link very interesting as all of you can probably understand that eating more will trying to lose weight doesnt make since and I have been not wanting to do, but the article made a lot of since and what do i have to lose to try it besides to losing again. Thank you all.0
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This is my first ever post, I have dieting since April 2012 and have only lost around 30 pounds I am gettiing very disappointed and dont know how I should change what I have been doing. I have been eating the 1220 calories a day with usually doing 30 day shred or 20 min of zumba usually 5 days a week. Every morning for breakfast I have a smoothie that is 2 cups zero vitamin water, 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup of fruit, and light yogurt and I will have this for lunch also which I have calculated at 157 calories then for snack I will have fruit and 100 calorie pack and then the rest would be at supper time. I dont know how I should be changing the diet to start losing, any help or suggestions would be welcomed.
open your diary. are you logging your food?0 -
Yes I am logging my food0
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open your diary.0
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This is my first ever post, I have dieting since April 2012 and have only lost around 30 pounds I am gettiing very disappointed and dont know how I should change what I have been doing. I have been eating the 1220 calories a day with usually doing 30 day shred or 20 min of zumba usually 5 days a week. Every morning for breakfast I have a smoothie that is 2 cups zero vitamin water, 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup of fruit, and light yogurt and I will have this for lunch also which I have calculated at 157 calories then for snack I will have fruit and 100 calorie pack and then the rest would be at supper time. I dont know how I should be changing the diet to start losing, any help or suggestions would be welcomed.
As many people have already said... it is actually very important to get all of your calories in (if this is the dieting method chosen). Your body can go into starvation mode where it then stores the fat.
The other thing you may want to consider is doing your higher calorie meals/intake in the earlier portions of the day. Unless you work at night, you have more movement/activity during the day so your body needs more fuel during that higher activity period. Try doing the smoothie for your dinner time intake.
Congrats on the 30 pound loss, that is very healthy in the timeframe you have done it and always remember it took time to put it on, so it will take time to take it off! You are doing doing an excellent job!0 -
You need to eat more calories and the weight will melt off. It's amazing!!!0
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Eating is the first thing that comes to my mind.0
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Thank you I did read the above link very interesting as all of you can probably understand that eating more will trying to lose weight doesnt make since and I have been not wanting to do, but the article made a lot of since and what do i have to lose to try it besides to losing again. Thank you all.
Just don't freak out if you see a gain at first! Your body needs to get use to getting all the food it needs again. After a possible initial gain, you should see it melting off again if you use the Road Map method!0 -
I would suggest changing your view of how much you have lost and how to lose more. Instead of "I've only lost 30 pounds" try "I am so proud of myself - I've lost 30 pounds!" That is 30 pounds less than you were last March. As far as losing more - what everyone else has suggested - read IPOARM and make adjustments, give it a month and reassess.0
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Did you say you have lost 30 lbs since april or 3 like your ticker says?0
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When I get like this there are always some things to change. I'm just usually too close to the situation to see them. So, asking for ideas was a great... well idea. I've been off artificial sweetners for a year. That really help me reduce my sweets and carb cravings. Last summer when i was in a funk I pulled out an old Weight Watcher cookbook and cooked dinners from it for a couple weeks. That really helped me. Tosca Reno has a clean eating series you can find her on the web. Check her out. Maybe follow one of her plans until you get moving again.0
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I dont know why my ticker only says 3 and I dont know how to change it I have almost lost 30 pds since april 20120
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You are not eating 1200 calories.
If you were eating 1200 calories for that length of time doing that type of workout you would of lost weight.
You also would look & feel like complete crap and have very little energy.
You are not tracking correctly.
You have to open your food log up.
You are missing something.
do you use cooking oil for instance?
Unless you are weighing or measuring every thing that goes into a meal you are preparing you are most likely not properly tracking.0 -
Check out http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
You probably arent eating enough. Understand the science, trust it, and you'll see it works.
Use the road map, it's awesome and it works. You are not properly fueling your workouts and creating to big of a deficit. There is already a caloric deficit built into the goal MFP gives you so you are expected to eat back your exercise calories or at least most of them. If you can't properly fuel that kind of exercise then stop doing it.0 -
You are not eating 1200 calories.
If you were eating 1200 calories for that length of time doing that type of workout you would of lost weight.
You also would look & feel like complete crap and have very little energy.
You are not tracking correctly.
You have to open your food log up.
You are missing something.
do you use cooking oil for instance?
Unless you are weighing or measuring every thing that goes into a meal you are preparing you are most likely not properly tracking.
I have my diary on open now so you are able to see, No I really dont use any oil for cooking. I dont think getting on here and calling someone a liar is helpful, I am stuck and dont really need someone else on here telling me I am not logging right everything that goes into my mouth is logged, I see no reason not to since it would only be hurting myself, but thanks for the tip0 -
so, what is your goal weight and what do you weigh now?0
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so, what is your goal weight and what do you weigh now?
cw 207
gw 1600 -
I think you might be underestimating you calories: one each of yogurt, spinach and fruit is going to be more than 150 calories.0
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how long have you been eat 1200 calories?0
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maybe your thyroid is not well? have you had a check up?0
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Thank you I did read the above link very interesting as all of you can probably understand that eating more will trying to lose weight doesnt make since and I have been not wanting to do, but the article made a lot of since and what do i have to lose to try it besides to losing again. Thank you all.
My food diary is open so take a peek at it. I use to be that way, eat as little as I can, work out as much as I can. I have learned thruogh trial and error , that that method does not work and sure to fail. I know eat more than I can fit into the day. I feel like I am always eating. LOL. But it is the type of foods I am eating. My calories are close to 1200 a day. and the weight comes off pretty quickly now (I have lost 40 lbs so far), just joine MFP on Jan 16th though, so that shows only a lb so far0 -
One thing is for sure,it doesn't take much to get to 1200 calories. To all of you with a 1200 calorie a day budget,you should be proud of yourselves. I have 2430 a day limit in order to lose 2 pounds a week,and sometimes,I am surprised how quickly I get up to 2000.
I start my day with a banana & cottage cheese, have a lean cuisine/weight watchers meal for lunch,and I usually have a small bag of baked chips as a snack,or fruit, That usually leaves me between 1200-1400 calories left for dinner,but I always try to make sure I have room to spare finishing around 2100-2200 for the day. Keep up the good work, 30 pounds lost is still weight lost,a real positive thing0 -
Eat more and trust the advice here, I promise it works x0
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