1000 cal & no weight lose

Wtf are "tummy scrunches". If you're doing "crunches" to lose belly fat your wasting your time.

Bahahaha I wondered the same thing when I read that :noway:

You can pretty much eat whatever you want. Yes, whatever you want. I had 2 servings of ice cream yesterday. Will I gain? No, because they fit into my calorie goal. Just stay in your calorie goal and you'll be fine.

Obviously, you shouldn't eat 1200 calories of salted butter. But you get the point.

Thank that's what I was wanting to know,, I will try that today & give it 2 wks...

Give the TDEE method longer than 2 weeks. You could also follow the MFP guidelines, which INCLUDES eating back your burned calories. You don't have a ton to lose, so setting it to 1 - 1.5 pound a week loss should be good & probably more sustainable in the long term that a more aggressive number.

Mostly, be patient and get your priorities in order. Oh, and tell your family to stuff it.

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.

^^^ This ^^^ Our bodies are amazing machines, but just like an automobile, need fuel. Food=good Our Creator (who I call God) gave us a plethoria of foods that are absolutely perfect for fueling our bodies, cleaning them out, giving us energy, delighting our brains' pleasure centers, tickling our tast buds, etc. etc. etc. Our bodies are amazing, amazing, amazing!

Hang in there. it took me 30 days to lose 10.5 pounds. I am following a 1200 calorie diet and sometimes I go a little over to around
1300 or 1400. Keep playing with it and be 100% dedicated to keeping the food diary. Having to sit all day long is tough. Try to sneak in some movement even if you stand up every now and then during phone calls, sneak some movement into your day.

Your body is in starvation mode. So anything you eat healthy or not, it is going to store as fat because it is in starvation mode and doesn't know when you are going to eat next. That is why it is awesome to get your body on a schedule and eat at the same time everyday. Trust me. You will start seeing results soon.

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.

What foods to eat is a learning process, at least it has been for me. Using that link we posted, it gives you the info on how to manually change your settings here at MFP for your calorie goal and your macros (carbs/protein/fat). Making sure you get enough of those things is important. Sodium can be a bummer too - I tracked it in my diary for awhile and was surprised at how much I was getting in the foods I was eating - lots of sodium can equal lots of water retention and show as a gain or a stall in your progress.

My diary is open - feel free to have a look. I don't follow any plan or fad thing, I just eat what I like and make the best choices I can on a regular basis, but you'll also see pizza, burgers, beer, wine, ice cream and other goodies on my list during the week. This is my life, not some temporary diet - it's been a permanent change in my eating and exercise habits.

Also, don't just rely on your scale to show your progress - take measurements and photos along the way. They can be a much better way to gauge your progress. Case in point - over the past 6 months or so, I have lost a total of .3lbs, yes three tenths of a pound on my scale, but I also dropped a full pants size, and lost many inches and lowered my body fat during that time. I look and feel very different, but my scale barely changed.

It's a process - read the info we share - we're not vultures, we just want to share what's worked well for us. I only wish someone had shared it with me three years ago when I first started my fitness journey! Keep at it, be patient, eat right, exercise, sleep - it will happen!

Oh, and tell your family to shut it - that you've got this under control! :bigsmile:

Hi it depends which "diet" are you following? For example if you are following a protocol such as I am I have been losing about 1.5 -2lbs per day and I consume <1000 calories which sounds crazy but following the protocol its easy to follow and I don't even feel like im starving. I believe for me its because of the nutritional supplements that I also take daily.

Not recommended for long term loss and keeping it off. There is a reason it sounds crazy. I would suggest you go over your diet with a qualified professional (ie: dietician NOT a nutritionist).

If you want more ideas of what to eat, have a look in people's diaries. Many of us have open diaries so you can get ideas. My diet (as in food I eat rather than 'diet') is a work in progress, but you can see that I have a goal of 1650 cals and am steadily losing 1lb a week while still enjoying food I like. I am 43 this month and 5'7". You don't need to starve to lose weight.

Tummy scrunches don't burn many calories (vitally zero). How many minutes are you speed walking? You need to eat more and exercise more.