Discouraged

rudarbe
rudarbe Posts: 164 Member
in Motivation and Support
I've almost gained a pound back since I last weighed myself. I don't understand, I've been under my calorie goal each day. I have an open diary, does anyone wanna throw some advice? I'm feeling pretty discouraged :(

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  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    Eat more.
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    do you normally only eat 800 calories a day? I think you need to eat more.
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
    Your weight fluctuates daily. In any given day there can be a five pound difference. If you have been eating right and logging correctly then you have not truly gained any fat. Drink plenty of water to flush out any water you may be retaining due to salt.
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    Weight fluctuates depending on a number of things. If you ate a lot of sodium -- say, from your Subway sandwich yesterday -- you could be retaining water. The same if you recently started a new exercise regime. Furthermore, your weight varies according to the contents of your digestive tract (i.e. how recently you've eaten, and how recently you've pooped).

    These things can easily cause fluctuations of 5 lbs, which is frustrating when one week's loss is only 1 lb.
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    Oh dear. You're eating a dangerously low amount of food.

    Please read this:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • coe28
    coe28 Posts: 715 Member
    Seriously?? Your body is always going to fluctuate by a few pounds...
  • jencjeffery
    jencjeffery Posts: 99 Member
    Lovely healthy food but no where near enough. Eat more and you will start to lose
  • Rhonnie
    Rhonnie Posts: 506 Member
    I'm no expert on food so I'm not going to even look at your diary, but I did look at your ticker and saw how much weight you've lost and that is awesome!! There are so many little things that can make a number not as low as you want it on one specific day, don't get discouraged. You obviously know how to lose weight, until you see a trend or a true plateau I wouldn't stress about one pound - concentrate on the 57 you've lost and not beat yourself up over one you've gained!
  • cksoto
    cksoto Posts: 50 Member
    You're eating to few calories in my opinion. Your body needs fuel to burn and instead you may be storing what few calories you are bringing in. I know that you may feel an easy way to lose weight would be to eat under the amount of calories that is suggested for you. That is not the case, eat your calories, workout and remember that if you are not seeing numbers on the scale reduce, you may be losing inches or gaining muscle. Good luck! :heart:


    PS
    You may be hitting a plateau in weight loss considering the amount of weight that you have already lost. I would look into finding some plateau busters, you may have to up the amount of time put into workouts to kick your metabolism back into gear.
  • FrugalMomsRock75
    FrugalMomsRock75 Posts: 698 Member
    I recognize you. What happened to your other account where you swore by eating so little and exercising it all off as the ONLY way to lose weight?
  • triathlete5301
    triathlete5301 Posts: 182 Member
    From what I can see, you are eating too few calories.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Try this to figure out your TDEE and your BMR- you should eat between it.

    Overall, you need to eat more.
  • CaLaurie
    CaLaurie Posts: 178
    Wow - your intake is extremely low! Too low, IMHO. Try eating more. You're also not tracking sodium, which can easily add a pound or two.
  • kardsharp
    kardsharp Posts: 516 Member
    You really need to eat more food. You could be doing more harm than good/. Try adding some protein to your meals - you will really help your body.

    Kristine
  • samantha1242
    samantha1242 Posts: 816 Member
    Try eating more. Your diary says you eat around 800 calories a day. That's not a lot of food, at all.
  • lexoxoc
    lexoxoc Posts: 135 Member
    I agree with all the posts before me!

    Eating more helps, especially since you've already lost a lot of weight (congrats on that!).

    Try eating all your calories and not having as much of a deficit.
  • paxbfl
    paxbfl Posts: 391 Member
    EAT MORE!!!

    Also, eat more protein. You want to lose fat, not muscle.

    What food you are eating is rabbit food. :)
  • UnoDrea3732
    UnoDrea3732 Posts: 342 Member
    You're only eating around 850 calories a day?! I would be starving!! Ditto on the eat more.
  • Kellyeee2013
    Kellyeee2013 Posts: 221
    You def need to eat more. It is not recommended males go under 1500 cals a day. You should try recalculating your daily cal intake limit. NOT using the MFP calculator though. Somewhere in the forums it explains this correctly.

    Weight yourself same time everyday. For me it is first thing in the morning... because my morning weight and afternoon look different from one another. So, be consistent with weighing times.
  • coe28
    coe28 Posts: 715 Member
    Is this just a "Look at me and how little I eat!" post? :huh:
  • PhearlessPhreaks
    PhearlessPhreaks Posts: 890 Member
    EAT! Your brain alone needs close to 500 calories daily just to maintain function. Do you really care so little about yourself? >.<
  • sambadancer10
    sambadancer10 Posts: 13
    Your food choices are excellent! Losst of greens, veggies and fruits. But your caloric intake is very low. Not to mention your protein intake!!!! Your body needs protein to build lean muscle mass and lean muscle mass burns fat! Even if you dont want to eat meat, you need to incorporate some eggs, fish, nuts or beans into your diet to bring up your protein intake. You could also try protein shakes, but watch the sugar grams. Commercially prepared shakes are sometimes very high in carbs/sugars. EAS makes a pretty clean powder that is not that expensive and lower in sugars. I know it is hard to think that eating more will make you weigh less, but your body needs fuel. As a man it needs more fuel and more protein. Unless your aim is to look anorexic? Women prefer some meat on the bones. Not fat, meat. And like I said, lean muscle burns fat. : )
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,327 Member
    More protein!!
  • drusilla126
    drusilla126 Posts: 478 Member
    A) don't be weighing every day. That is sure to lead to you being discouraged. B) Eat more. C) Check out my Facebook page facebook.com/motivatormandy because I've typed all my rambling down once instead of working my fingers to the bone typing the same thing 100 times.
  • RainxPain
    RainxPain Posts: 152
    You're not eating enough.
  • sboubin
    sboubin Posts: 15 Member
    Try increasing your soluable fiber intake.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    EAT MORE!!!!!!!!! :grumble:
  • keepitcroosh
    keepitcroosh Posts: 301 Member
    Incorporate protein and complex carbs in your meals & eat more. Also it is perfectly normal for your weight to fluctuate. Dont stress! I barely ever look at my scale. Its a waste of my time, and it can be discouraging. You could be losing inches, but on the scale it could look the exact same.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Weight loss doesn't equate to eating too little. The body is smarter than that.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • rudarbe
    rudarbe Posts: 164 Member
    Thank you everyone for the great advice. I guess the solution is to eat more a day. It's because I feel like I'm overeating everyday that I start to think, "maybe I should eat less just in case I'm actually eating more than what I actually logged in." I'm going to try to be as accurate as possible and eat more today, I'm hoping that this is the solution. I'm also gonna try to hide my scale for a while.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    If you want, check out this link by MFPer Heliotsdan - It'll give you a detailed walkthrough (with pictures even) on finding your TDEE and calculating what you should be eating.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Also, if you are worried about the calorie intake, I also suggest you read this thread that has numerous people who met their goals and are maintaining. Some for years and they also provide their calorie intake and how often they work out.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/816542-let-s-hear-it-for-maintainenance


    For more information about fitness and nutrition, I highly suggest checking out and joining this group: (Read all the stickies. It's great information to know.)
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress


    For those eating below their BMR, not going to preach at you, but here's something you might want to look at:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/81391-starvation-mode-myths-and-science
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/859495-if-only-i-had-known?page=1#posts-12919931

    For the whole eating under a 1000 calories, look...you are going to do what you want but check out the link below at some of the stories of people who thought it was okay (especially because they weren't "feeling" hungry a lot of times) but ended up regretting it. These links are just information to give you options. I'm not preaching or trying to tell you or anyone what is the "right way"...just throwing some info your way is all.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/521480-1000-calories-or-less-a-day
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing
    http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/3-reasons-why-eating-less-than-1000-calories-is-a-waste-of-time-3347.html


    Yes, this is can all be overwhelming and complicated , but you are more than welcome to ask questions on the post.
    One of the things that I have found that has been one of the best methods for me to get fit is to understand fitness. To understand where all these figures, etc come from.

    The good thing is once you get the hang of it - it is something you'll be aware of constantly and you'll get a better understanding about your eating habits.

    So I HIGHLY suggest making the effort to take every chance to educate yourself. Even if you don't end up going with any of these methods, calculations, etc - at least you understand what they are, where others are coming from, and maybe they will still be able to help you figure out what is best for you.

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