Why am I not losing weight? :(
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PHr34k0wt
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I've got my calories set to 1200, my goal -2lbs/week, I walk even if just for a short distance daily, Roller skate once a week and keep my calories in check! I'm hardly seeing any movement! My last weight loss was a month ago now
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Are you weighing and measuring all of your food? Are you using a HRM for calories burned? Be very honest with yourself, go through your diary and make sure.0
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What's HRM?0
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you're not eating enough.0
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Rollerskating!
love. are you on a derby team? if not, you should be.
and yeah, eat more! xo just a little at a time until you start to lose.0 -
It could mean heart rate monitor... Perhaps you should incorporate some strength training into your exercise plan. Building muscle helps to burn calories regularly.0
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Yeah...how tall are you? My guess is you are not eating enough and that is stalling you. I eat 1800 calories a day and I am losing. I would go to:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/682138-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12?page=20
And read up on this. This is working great for me!0 -
takes usually a month to see some results..
scale is nothing
try fitting on some old clothes0 -
I'm in the same boat..I have a fitbit,do 30 day shred everyday..walk on the treadmill an hour a day..keep my calories in check.Last week,I gained 2 lbs! I'm starting to measure..I can feel my body toning up but weight not going anywhere..0
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Sorry for the acronym, it stands for heart rate monitor. You don't absolutely need one but it is an excellent way to see if you're logging calories burned correctly. All of these tools help but when you run into a wall its really helpful to stand by and look at your calories in and calories out and see if they make sense.
Also, I highly recommend this thread and the discussion board on which its posted: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
Looking at your profile, you also don't have that much weight to lose so you may want to just go for 1 pound per week.0 -
You are only looking to lose less than 20 lbs, you need to eat more and increase the intensity of your workouts. Walking and rollerskating won't lose those last few.0
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Yeah I agree with the eat more...I was on 1200 and hit brick wall all the time with weight loss. I upped it and am feeling better and starting to loose again.0
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An HRM is a heart rate monitor. One of the biggest problems is under/over estimating calorie intake and under/over estimating calories burnt. A HRM will help you more accurately get the calories burnt where as food scales and measuring devices will help with the calorie intake.0
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What's HRM?
Heart Rate Monitor - probably the most accurate gauge of how many calories are burned during exercise .. not so good for those lifting weights .. but it's good for cardio sessions - i.e. walking, jogging, cycling, aerobic style exercises, zumba, etc.. ;-)0 -
From what I've read, when you're that close to goal it is harder to lose and it's not recommended to try 2 lbs a week by that point.0
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Rollerskating!
love. are you on a derby team? if not, you should be.
and yeah, eat more! xo just a little at a time until you start to lose.
I'm fresh meat right now! It's killer!0 -
1200 calories. That would be why. You need to eat more. Sounds crazy but it's true.0
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From what I've read, when you're that close to goal it is harder to lose and it's not recommended to try 2 lbs a week by that point.
This is very true, a more realistic goal would be -.5 a week.0 -
Sorry for the acronym, it stands for heart rate monitor. You don't absolutely need one but it is an excellent way to see if you're logging calories burned correctly. All of these tools help but when you run into a wall its really helpful to stand by and look at your calories in and calories out and see if they make sense.
Also, I highly recommend this thread and the discussion board on which its posted: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
Looking at your profile, you also don't have that much weight to lose so you may want to just go for 1 pound per week.
And eating more? Like go by the BMR instead of MFP?0 -
99% likely that you are not eating enough.
The best way to get the answers to your questions is to read the first post in this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 and re-read it and then re-read it. Get it engrained into your system so you know what to do.0 -
I'm in the same boat..I have a fitbit,do 30 day shred everyday..walk on the treadmill an hour a day..keep my calories in check.Last week,I gained 2 lbs! I'm starting to measure..I can feel my body toning up but weight not going anywhere..
I have 30ds, I seriously need to start that... how much are you trying to lose?0
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