1000 cal & no weight lose

angeturtle25
angeturtle25 Posts: 8
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:sad: Getting lbs off
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  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Not eating enough.
  • angeturtle25
    angeturtle25 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....
  • AmandaReimer1
    AmandaReimer1 Posts: 235 Member
    Not eating enough.

    ^^^^^^ this.

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

    This
  • xoemmytee
    xoemmytee Posts: 162 Member
    what youngdoc said, you're not eating enough. the 4 pounds you lost initially was most likely water weight.
  • madzzzzzzz
    madzzzzzzz 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.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
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    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
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Eat more!!!!
  • Donnarose82
    Donnarose82 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
  • angeturtle25
    angeturtle25 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
  • kali31337
    kali31337 Posts: 1,048 Member
    I think you got your answer...eat more!
  • jayenomics
    jayenomics 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
  • Donnarose82
    Donnarose82 Posts: 71
    Snap :P
  • jayenomics
    jayenomics 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)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad 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....
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 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.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb 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.
  • wilmnoca
    wilmnoca Posts: 416 Member
    Wtf are "tummy scrunches". If you're doing "crunches" to lose belly fat your wasting your time.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK 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.
  • Goal_Driven
    Goal_Driven Posts: 371 Member
    lol, this can't be a serious post...
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 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.
  • roxbox2013
    roxbox2013 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.
  • angeturtle25
    angeturtle25 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.
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh 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.
  • sandradev1
    sandradev1 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.
  • julianpoutram
    julianpoutram Posts: 331 Member
    Calorie intake is waaay too low!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 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.
  • biscuit71
    biscuit71 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!
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious 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.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 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)

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

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