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    1000 cal & no weight lose

    Posts: 8
    edited January 11 in Health and Weight Loss
    :sad: Getting lbs off

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    • Posts: 1,593 Member
      Not eating enough.
    • Posts: 8
      :frown: I am on a 1000 cal daily, I did lose 4 lbs but within 24 hrs it came back & I didn't eat much the next day by the time I weighed myself again,, So why am I not losing this weight,, Been on this diet since Jan 19th 2013 & go Speed walking daily & tummy scrunches 4 times a week.... I'm about 2 give up....
    • Posts: 235 Member
      Not eating enough.

      ^^^^^^ this.

      Most people here will tell you 1200 calories isn't enough, much less 1000.
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      Not eating enough.

      This
    • Posts: 162 Member
      what youngdoc said, you're not eating enough. the 4 pounds you lost initially was most likely water weight.
    • Posts: 34
      Your metabolism isn't fired up because it isnt getting enough energy.. And if your body goes into starvation mode it will hold on to whatever you feed it.
    • Posts: 6,890 Member
      <
      1800+ calories a day, nearly at goal weight, and losing fat and inches, buying new jeans yet again. I'm 44 years old, 5'8" and wearing a size 4 at the moment.

      You're not eating enough. Food is fuel - eat too little and you're giving your body a reason to store fat rather than burn it.

      Great info here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
    • Posts: 5,481 Member
      Eat more!!!!
    • Posts: 71
      You are not eating enough food, EAT MORE FOOD. Oh and read this : http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
    • Posts: 8
      How much do I need 2 eat??? I have a sit down all day job & when I get home I cook dinner for my kid then do laundry then chill for a bit & go speed walking, still isn't helping
    • Posts: 1,048 Member
      I think you got your answer...eat more!
    • Posts: 46 Member
      You should be eating 1600+ a day easy. Your body needs probably at least 2k a day, so even at that level you'll be losing weight every day
    • Posts: 71
      Snap :P
    • Posts: 46 Member
      How much do I need 2 eat??? I have a sit down all day job & when I get home I cook dinner for my kid then do laundry then chill for a bit & go speed walking, still isn't helping

      You need to eat 5-6 small meals (300 calories or so) a day. On average at least. Some meals I eat are 500-600, others are 150 (snacks)
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      How much do I need 2 eat??? I have a sit down all day job & when I get home I cook dinner for my kid then do laundry then chill for a bit & go speed walking, still isn't helping

      Net what MFP tells you when set to lose 1lb per week and go from there....
    • Posts: 2,003 Member
      :frown: I am on a 1000 cal daily, I did lose 4 lbs but within 24 hrs it came back & I didn't eat much the next day by the time I weighed myself again,, So why am I not losing this weight,, Been on this diet since Jan 19th 2013 & go Speed walking daily & tummy scrunches 4 times a week.... I'm about 2 give up....

      Why did you chose 1000 calories?

      You could be losing weight eating more than that - lower isn't always better.
    • Posts: 6,890 Member
      How much do I need 2 eat??? I have a sit down all day job & when I get home I cook dinner for my kid then do laundry then chill for a bit & go speed walking, still isn't helping
      Two of us posted a link to an awesome thread that has the info and tools you need to calculate how much you should be eating, your activity level, goal weight, etc.
    • Posts: 416 Member
      Wtf are "tummy scrunches". If you're doing "crunches" to lose belly fat your wasting your time.
    • Posts: 2,475 Member
      <
      1800+ calories a day, nearly at goal weight, and losing fat and inches, buying new jeans yet again. I'm 44 years old, 5'8" and wearing a size 4 at the moment.

      You're not eating enough. Food is fuel - eat too little and you're giving your body a reason to store fat rather than burn it.

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

      Beat me to the link. Please read this and take it to heart. You are starving your body and it's not healthy.
    • Posts: 371 Member
      lol, this can't be a serious post...
    • Posts: 34,476 Member
      Eat More.


      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets



      Also, if you get this frustrated after 12 days, this is going to be really difficult for you. This isn't an exact science. It takes time.
    • Posts: 95 Member
      The one rule of this forum: Don't say, "I've been eating [insert ridiculously low amount of calories here]. Why am I not losing weight?!" I mean this in the kindest way possible. They will attack you like vultures.

      Calculate your TDEE, up your calories, and you'll see weight drop.

      Or you could miserably starve yourself. Your choice.
    • Posts: 8
      what foods do I eat,, Cause everytime I eat my family has something so negative to say to me Like THATS NOT HELPING YOU or YOu need to get that Butt & Belly gone.
    • Posts: 1,837 Member
      Even when you lose weight on such low calories, it comes right back. It's really and truly best to lose weight at a subtle deficit, then you can keep it off when you get to goal. Definitely read the information about "in place of a road map".

      You go through hormonal changes at too low a calorie count and those hormones make your body hold onto weight; I'm not making this up.
    • Posts: 786 Member
      and here is that link again:

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



      If you want to lose weight you have to eat properly and HEALTHILY. If you choose not to you weight loss will stall and it will take you even longer in the end, and harm your body.
    • Posts: 331 Member
      Calorie intake is waaay too low!
    • Posts: 34,476 Member
      OH, so you want us to change how your family reacts? How should we go about that?

      Eat what you want, just eat more. Tell your family to back off.
    • Posts: 43 Member
      Up your calories to at least 1200. Your body will think it's starving and hold on to the fat. If you exercise regularly, you need to some or all of thos burned calories back so that you net 1200. Otherwise, you will stay the same. Good luck!
    • Posts: 4,733 Member
      :sad: Getting lbs off

      if you try dieting at too low a calorie level, it becomes counterproductive to weight loss. your body interprets that sustained under-nourishment as a dangerous and stressful condition and the hormonal balance in your body is affected. the extra cortisol (apparently this is the main culprit) makes it harder to burn fat reserves. obviously, if you're way under on your calories one day, but are mostly on target the rest, this won't happen. but if it's a sustained low calorie intake level, day after day, your body will react to slow down the loss of stored fat.

      the next thing to understand is that fat loss and gain are complex processes and do not happen in 24-hour increments. these metabolic processes also use quite a bit of water, so you may see unexpected movement on scale due to water retention that effectively masks what is really going on inside. that water may be retained for hours or days. this is why weighing daily makes no sense, unless you want to drive yourself crazy.

      eat more. add some exercise if you need to stay at the same daily deficit from TDEE. don't weigh yourself daily. be patient. it'll happen.
    • Posts: 1,593 Member
      show previous quotes

      You need to eat 5-6 small meals (300 calories or so) a day. On average at least. Some meals I eat are 500-600, others are 150 (snacks)

      Number of meals per day/meal timing is insignificant and has no impact on weight loss
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