so y am i gaining?

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  • kcallas88
    kcallas88 Posts: 192
    id agree with most people on here...EAT MORE! You should fit your daily recommended amount of calories plus, eat back 50%-60% of your exercise calories. Eating too little will cause your body to use your muscle for energy and not fat...
  • LisaGirlfriend
    LisaGirlfriend Posts: 493 Member
    Weight fluctuates a lot for me over days. I never weigh anymore. I measure/take pictures - anything BUT weigh. Having said that, you are netting below 1000 calories some days. When you get this low, some people find their weight loss stops. Figure your TDEE, BMR and see what you should be eating to fuel your body. Once you do that, your body will usually get on board.

    Helpful:

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

    Definitely this!!
  • katevarner
    katevarner Posts: 884 Member
    Change your goal to .5 lbs per week. Eat ALL the calories MFP tells you to eat, including the ones it adds in for exercise. Eat more protein and less sugar. Do that for a few weeks, preferably 4-6. If you are still gaining, then do a reset (eat at maintenance for a month or so).

    Or go to the roadmap and figure out exactly what you need based on your exercise (TDEE), subtract 15-20%, and eat that much EVERY day, regardless of whether you exercise that day. This method is harder for people who have been eating very low calories, so I'd try the first method first, but please try one. You aren't eating nearly enough.
  • albr0271
    albr0271 Posts: 10
    maybe you are gaining muscle weight! muscle weighs more than fat and if you're working out daily then you could be getting stronger. I've been staying the same weight, but i feel stronger and my tummy is *somewhat* flatter. if you're really worried about it cut back calories and work out harder. cut out treats for a few days and see if anything happens? good luck girl!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    You deffinatly need to eat more. I use to eat like you and my body just held onto the fat. I upped my calories and strated to loose again and I had way more energy and felt better too. Dont be scared to eat.

    so how many calories are u eating now?

    IF you're confused on how many calories you should eat, start here:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    If you want to stick with MFP calculations (lots of people consider them too low, but usually because users are overambitious with how fast they want to lose) then you need to eat every calorie they give you AND every calorie you burn.

    Nice and succinct.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    maybe you are gaining muscle weight! muscle weighs more than fat and if you're working out daily then you could be getting stronger. I've been staying the same weight, but i feel stronger and my tummy is *somewhat* flatter. if you're really worried about it cut back calories and work out harder. cut out treats for a few days and see if anything happens? good luck girl!

    Nobody is building any muscle on less than 1,000 calories net per day. For the most part, when you're at a deficit, you can maintain LBM, but you don't grow much, if any at a deficit. Muscles need fuel to grow.
  • amypomm
    amypomm Posts: 140 Member
    1300-1400 sometimes more depending on my workout.

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