Weight loss at a hault??

TempoChiarisce26
TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
in Health and Weight Loss
So for the past three weeks almost, i have been stuck at a 20 pound loss. The scale will not budge and I am getting a little discouraged. Is there anything that i could be doing better or more of? Any comments are welcomed. I am just trying to figure out what the heck is going on with my body! UGH! Anything anyone can suggest would be helpful! My diary is open!! Please help!! :)

-Maria
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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Your diary isn't open.
  • ChangingAmanda
    ChangingAmanda Posts: 486 Member
    Diary isn't open. Check out this link to help determine your TDEE and BMR so you can many any adjustments needed to your calorie goal: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12. Even tho you're not losing weight, are your measurements going down and your clothes feeling looser?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    More than likely your goal is too aggressive and will need to eat more. But how much are you eating and what is your exercise routine?
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    change your workout if you aren't doing so regularly. Also, perhaps you should take a week off if you've not had one in several months. When you resume your plan increase the exercise intensity.
  • Destinee704
    Destinee704 Posts: 69 Member
    So for the past three weeks almost, i have been stuck at a 20 pound loss. The scale will not budge and I am getting a little discouraged. Is there anything that i could be doing better or more of? Any comments are welcomed. I am just trying to figure out what the heck is going on with my body! UGH! Anything anyone can suggest would be helpful! My diary is open!! Please help!! :)

    -Maria

    How many calories do you eat per day? Do you include exercise? I would suggest watch your carbs and drink plenty of water. Don't be discouraged, you are doing a very great job! Stay focused
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    First thing is always to double check your estimates/logging.

    1) Have you recalculated your BMR/TDEE since you lost?
    2) Are you weighing/measuring your food?
    3) Are you being honest with your logging? Even that hershey kiss you grabbed as you were running out the door, the oil you cooked with, that extra bit of butter on your sweet potato, the last 2 bites of your kid's pizza crust?
    4) How are you measuring calories burned?
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    Is there anything that i could be doing better or more of?

    well what do you do currently?
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    I am so sorry! I thought i had my diary open to everyone! I changed it so you can now take a look. My calorie goal for each day is 1470, and i have MFP to a loss of 1.5 lbs per week. I was doing so well! I usually try to do cardio 30 a night, however the last few nights i have not done cardio but decided to do crunches, squats and some arm reps with 3 lbs weights.
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    I am very honest with my logging and i use the mfp app for calories burned i usually take 100 calories off what it tells me i burned since i know it cannot be 100% accurate.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    do you eat your exercise calories? 1470 seems rather low. Are you weighing/measuring everything you eat? do you make all of your food?
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    Yes, i always eat back my exercise calories to make sure i am fueling my body. the 1470 is without any exercise. I do weight and/or mesaure everything i eat. Everything that goes into my mouth is logged!!!
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    do you make all of your food?

    I do make most of my own food. If i do not make my own food (say i have Chick Fil A like i did for lunch today, i go to the website and find the most accurate log for what i have eaten.
  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    do you make all of your food?

    I do make most of my own food. If i do not make my own food (say i have Chick Fil A like i did for lunch today, i go to the website and find the most accurate log for what i have eaten.

    spongebob mac n cheese is not "making your own food"
  • jenifergotti
    jenifergotti Posts: 325 Member
    Hi there,
    I change my weight loss goal every other week. It keeps my body guessing. So for 2 weeks, I put it at 1 pound weight loss. The next 2 weeks, I change it to 1/2 pound weight loss and so on. It works for me! Good luck and don't give up!
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    spongebob mac n cheese is not "making your own food"

    Spongebob mac and cheese? i didnt make this LOL i had easy mac the other night and must have logged it wrong. like i said if i "dont make my own food" i find the most accruate log for it. No need to be rude.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    So, you have lost 20 pounds in a month? There is nothing wrong with that!

    General tips:
    Make sure your calorie goals are realistic.
    Measure and weigh for accurate calorie tracking
    Add strength training to your workout
    Change up your workout once in awhile
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    Thank you to everyone else who had something useful to say. all of this info is greatly appreciated!! I am going to look in to TDEE and see what that is all about :)
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    I ahve lost 20 lbs in almost 3 months...i wish it was a 20 lb loss in one month! i would be a happy camper LOL
  • gkozub
    gkozub Posts: 22
    I just took a quick look at your diary, and I can already tell you that I'm 100% sure that if you cut out most (or all!) of the processed food, the fast food, the take-out, the ready-made meals, and so on, that you'd be able to lose weight instantly and break your plateau.
    The thing that myfitnesspal users sometimes forget is that QUALITY > QUANTITY.
    Try to cook REAL foods, instead of KD or use ready-meals. And it seems that you eat take-out most often for lunch. That's probably because you're at work at that time (or in class, like me!) but you should try to bring your own lunch because that would help TREMENDOUSLY. Pack an easy lunch: whole wheat sandwich with lean meat or peanut butter, veggies, fruit, yogurt, and so on!

    You can always focus on replacing the bad foods you like with good foods!
    For example, instead of a ready-pack of KD, try using whole wheat macaroni and melting your own low-fat or non-fat cheese! Instead of buying chinese take-out, make your own stir-fry with tons of veggies, beef (or chicken, or shrimp!), and brown rice or whole wheat spaghetti noodles.

    You get what I'm saying? When someone else is preparing your food (and if you've prepared it at home from a frozen box--it's still not really prepared by you), you have no control over what is REALLY going into your body.

    You get what I'm saying?
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    I totally get it! I was doing so well for a while (if you look a little further back) its only withing the last week or so that i have been doing this...i just feel so discouraged and its driving me nuts!!! I will most certainly take your advice!! Thank you so much for the motivation and support :)
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    I ahve lost 20 lbs in almost 3 months...i wish it was a 20 lb loss in one month! i would be a happy camper LOL

    Ok, I misread your profile, but even 20 lbs in three months is commendable!

    My other suggestions hold, as well as the ones about less processed foods.
  • Liliansamata
    Liliansamata Posts: 102 Member
    I'm going to take jenifergote's advice about changing my weight goals, as I've been stuck for three weeks myself.
  • pupcamper
    pupcamper Posts: 410 Member
    Ditch the processed food, drink your daily 8 cups+ of water and add loads more veggies & some fruit you may want to try tracking your fibre! Keep up the good work and you will lose - don't set your weight loss target too high or your calories too low! Good luck!:drinker:
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    I took a look at your diary and from what I saw, your sodium is a little high. It could be water retention from sodium overload. Increase your water intake, while lowering your sodium intake and see if that helps. I know when I overdo it on sodium, it affects the scale so I try not to overdo it, but on days when I do, I make sure to drink more water to balance it out.
  • WarriorCupcakeBlydnsr
    WarriorCupcakeBlydnsr Posts: 2,150 Member
    You mentioned that you do the same workout every week, maybe time to switch it up a little to get the furnace burning again
  • Deanna149
    Deanna149 Posts: 147 Member
    oh yeah, just went throw the exact same thing, was stuck at 19 lost, no change for awhile. i was set at 2 lbs /week so i changed it to 1 pound and didnt eat all my excercise calories, lost a pound each the last two weeks. helps to take measurments too, sometimes thats where the change will be. alot of people here said to take measurements and eat more, so tried it and it has worked. might set it back after a few weeks t 1.5 - 2 pounds/week and just keep switching it up. good luck, hang in there....
  • TempoChiarisce26
    TempoChiarisce26 Posts: 43
    Thank you all so much for you advice! I will be sure to take all of these things into consideration! THANK YOU!!!!! :)
  • partonjl
    partonjl Posts: 6
    I reviewed your diet and I saw quite a few foods that are very high in sodium which increases fluid. I would increase you water intake and decrease your sodium intake.
  • TheSwoleMinister_deleted
    TheSwoleMinister_deleted Posts: 540 Member
    I just took a quick look at your diary, and I can already tell you that I'm 100% sure that if you cut out most (or all!) of the processed food, the fast food, the take-out, the ready-made meals, and so on, that you'd be able to lose weight instantly and break your plateau.
    The thing that myfitnesspal users sometimes forget is that QUALITY > QUANTITY.
    Try to cook REAL foods, instead of KD or use ready-meals. And it seems that you eat take-out most often for lunch. That's probably because you're at work at that time (or in class, like me!) but you should try to bring your own lunch because that would help TREMENDOUSLY. Pack an easy lunch: whole wheat sandwich with lean meat or peanut butter, veggies, fruit, yogurt, and so on!

    You can always focus on replacing the bad foods you like with good foods!
    For example, instead of a ready-pack of KD, try using whole wheat macaroni and melting your own low-fat or non-fat cheese! Instead of buying chinese take-out, make your own stir-fry with tons of veggies, beef (or chicken, or shrimp!), and brown rice or whole wheat spaghetti noodles.

    You get what I'm saying? When someone else is preparing your food (and if you've prepared it at home from a frozen box--it's still not really prepared by you), you have no control over what is REALLY going into your body.

    You get what I'm saying?

    That was a great post! I totally agree!
  • paxbfl
    paxbfl Posts: 391 Member
    Yes, i always eat back my exercise calories to make sure i am fueling my body. the 1470 is without any exercise. I do weight and/or mesaure everything i eat. Everything that goes into my mouth is logged!!!

    First of all, great job on your weight-loss so far!

    I think your food diary is ok. But I would challenge you to BURN MORE CALORIES!!!

    When I was losing, my goal was to burn 500 calories a day (6X a week). I'm cut that back a bit now that I'm in maintenance/muscle-building mode, but I still burn more calories every day than you do.

    Here's a good calculator to play around with:

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    I would do your calculations with "Desk Job With Little Exercise" to set up your calorie goal. Then when you work out, don't eat those calories back.

    As an approximate guess... if you ate 1500 calories a day and burned 400 calories a day, I bet you would drop some serious weight.


    When you try

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