1000 cal & no weight lose

<<<throws some bacon into the forum

turkey bacon? Let me get some of that

And you can have some scrambled egg too...I made enough for everyone on this post :happy:

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.

Wow... I haven't really been on the forums lately. I have seen and heard though that people are pretty brutal on here lately. Wow... its true. This is supposed to be a SUPPORTIVE site! Everyone is here to learn from one another. Most people learn by asking questions. geez...

Congrats to you for wanting to lose weight and get healthy!

Most of these comments are true.... in the sense that yes you need to eat more. MFP will not even recommend anything less then 1200cals. If you are just starting out and new here read the forums and set your calorie goal to what MFP recommends. The Guided settings.

1- set your caloric goals. not less then 1200 cals. it really isn't safe and its awful for your body
2. losing more then 2lbs a week is not safe. slow and steady wins the race!
3. Eat with your calorie settings. If its set for 1200 cals/2 pounds per week... NEVER eat below the 1200 cals.
4. Exercise. it doesn't have to be crazy. walking. biking. walk the dog. get your hear rate up. Its good for you in so many ways. MFP rewards you when you work out with extra calories! Eat them!
5. Drink lots of water. drink a glass before you eat anything. when you feel hungry..drink some more water. Sometimes the body can't tell the difference between thirst and hunger.
6. Read food lables. high sodium foods will add water weight. Also sometimes tv dinners are misleading and although they look like a single serving and are prepared like a single serving..they are actually 2 servings. Read the box!
7. Make MFP friends. seriously. it helps. get involved in forums.



You can mainly eat whatever you want. really. as long as it is within your daily goals. However... try to eat more protein. Protein really does help you feel full longer. Try to incorporate protein with-in every meal.

Try to eat cleaner- meaning nothing processed. Switch from white rice to brown rice....

google Clean eating.

Also- there are a ton of links and info for eating more to lose weight...the road map. I saw some people posted the links.
I'm actually just starting this idea right now.

But honestly.. do what works for you. Listen to your body. The best diet is no diet. Burn more cals then you take in... that's it.

good luck!

lol bro. You ate 3000+ calories yesterday, eating an entire pizza...sooooo yeah. You're just a troll.

Bumps thyroid hormone back up, I do it every week or so when my hands and feet start being cold all the time.

Dude, if eating 3000 calories here and there bumps your thyroid up, I wouldn't be fat.

3000 isn't even enough to make me gain weight. I have to eat a minimum of 3500 daily average to make the scale move. And it bumps my thyroid back up to normal, eating very low calorie starts to muck up several hormone levels dealing with metabolism and appetite. The lower your bf% the more quickly they get screwed up and the more difficult it is to normalize them.

I'm currently around 15%, when I get down into the 13% range I have to spend a day or two eating high carbohydrate to bring t3 and t4 back up to normal levels about every two weeks.

so basically, you're admitting your diet plan is flawed, causing quite possibly, severe harm to your long term health.

Gotcha.

No, I just prefer to cut fat as quickly as possible so I can get back to bulking.

You do realize you can cut fat and still eat 1600 calories a day correct? Low carb high protein diet cuts fat. Carbs make body fat, not calories.

I can lose fat eating 3000 a day if I burn 4000. I find its quicker to do what I'm doing right now. And I don't spend a lot of extra time doing cardio.

Anything else you want to tell me I am wrong about, my answer is here:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss

Cool, a new South Beach Diet! Looks awesome bro. Good luck with your screwed up body in 40 years.

I've been at the point of giving up too, but his requires a lot of patience. I have lost 17 lbs in total. Some times its normal to gain and loose a couple of lbs in one day, just don't give up. You will eventually see the results. Also make sure you are eating the correct food. good luck

In the old days 1000 cals was what we were told to eat to lose weight.
These days we know that you need food to fuel yourself and your brain and that food truly isnt the enemy,
Eat as clean as you can with a treat here and there, if you arent sure what clean eating is google it.
There are a ton of websites that talk about this.
Basically simple whole foods, they fill you up and are generally lower calorie as they arent full of processed crap.
Think of your body like a car... fuel it up with high quality foods and if you are used to eating crap then it'll take some time to get used to cleaning up your diet.
Good quality fuel = good quality performance.
I am the worlds slowest loser... but I just run better on real whole food and lots of exercise.
Dont starve yourself, you will truly get nowhere, your metabolism will shut down and you'll be flabbier than ever before while eating less than before.
I hope that helps a bit.
Good luck!!!

lol bro. You ate 3000+ calories yesterday, eating an entire pizza...sooooo yeah. You're just a troll.

Bumps thyroid hormone back up, I do it every week or so when my hands and feet start being cold all the time.

Dude, if eating 3000 calories here and there bumps your thyroid up, I wouldn't be fat.

3000 isn't even enough to make me gain weight. I have to eat a minimum of 3500 daily average to make the scale move. And it bumps my thyroid back up to normal, eating very low calorie starts to muck up several hormone levels dealing with metabolism and appetite. The lower your bf% the more quickly they get screwed up and the more difficult it is to normalize them.

I'm currently around 15%, when I get down into the 13% range I have to spend a day or two eating high carbohydrate to bring t3 and t4 back up to normal levels about every two weeks.

so basically, you're admitting your diet plan is flawed, causing quite possibly, severe harm to your long term health.

Gotcha.

No, I just prefer to cut fat as quickly as possible so I can get back to bulking.

You do realize you can cut fat and still eat 1600 calories a day correct? Low carb high protein diet cuts fat. Carbs make body fat, not calories.

Hmmm..then I guess all the weight I lost was a lie since I eat a lot of carbs. -.-

2 weeks is a ridiculously small sample size

Did I ever say your metabolism STOPS if you don't eat 6 meals a day?

No.

It's just not nearly as efficient.

I'll take the advice of my degree holding/fitness trainer/competitive fitness competing soon to be brother-in-law, over some yahoo on the internet.

You obviously didn't read the link I posted, as it had scientific studies that proved meal timing has no relevance, not just quotes from a yahoo on the internet.

What you are doing is working for you because you are eating at a deficit, meal timing is irrelevant.

From everything I've read, heard and been told (I'm an avid researcher into these kinds of things) you can probably get away with eating less than your BMR every great once in a while -- like no more than once a week. But you must keep your overall calories above your BMR.

I strongly recommend you find out what your BMR actually is. This is a good tool because it takes into account not just your current BMR but also your goal. http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/

If you eat below your BMR your body will starts to think ... “hey calories aren’t coming in as regularly as we are used to, shed that muscle because it's an energy hog and store fat (mostly in the belly area) because it'll provide easily accessible energy later, you know … just in case”

You do NOT want this to be the way your body thinks. Muscle is an energy hog and thank goodness it is because that means the more muscle on your body the more efficiently you burn calories.

You also need to know your TDEE. That’s how much your burn off in a day. Eating above this level regularly will let you gain. If you are doing strength training or resistance training or lifting weights your body will most likely decide to gain muscle which is a good thing. If you are eating above your TDEE but not doing anything to build muscle your body sort of decides to invest in additional storage sheds full of fat. Blech- not what we want.

Calorie cycling is about the easiest way to maintain the “no lower than your BMR and no higher than your TDEE”. Once you find these numbers and set your MFP correctly just look at your smart phone app’s “Weekly” button and make sure you stay below that dreaded red line. Life happens and sometimes we go over our calories for a day but if you come in the next day you’ll be okay.