not losing weight. please help

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JasmineGhee
JasmineGhee Posts: 9 Member
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I have been eating within my 1300 calorie and burn between 300-700 calories a day and still not losing I workout 4-5 days a week. I weigh myself every friday and have my cheat day on saturday. Im losing motivation but im tired of being fat. Im not giving up but i just dont know what to do. Please help......all and any advice is welcome.

im 5'3 and fluctuate between 170-168 week to week

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  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
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    Not eating enough....try this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013 Good luck. :flowerforyou:
  • Alohathin
    Alohathin Posts: 360 Member
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    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    My guess is that you are not eating enough to properly fuel your body.
  • tbetts23
    tbetts23 Posts: 303 Member
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    So.....you are netting 600 to 1000 calories a day? Eat more.
  • Strouzo
    Strouzo Posts: 6 Member
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    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    My guess is that you are not eating enough to properly fuel your body.

    That sounds like what's going on to me. Good luck!
  • amann1976
    amann1976 Posts: 742 Member
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    how long have you been doing this????

    it is not going to be quick this is a marathon not a sprint...
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
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    Read the links above for the road map, calculate your BMR and TDEE and eat below TDEE but above BMR.
  • JasmineGhee
    JasmineGhee Posts: 9 Member
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    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    My guess is that you are not eating enough to properly fuel your body.

    That sounds like what's going on to me. Good luck!

    I have been doing this about 2 months
  • dangerousdumpling
    dangerousdumpling Posts: 1,109 Member
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    Jasmine, sometimes lowering calories that much can backfire. That's what happened to me. I wanted fast results so I was netting probably about 1,000 calories per day but not losing. This is my second week of increasing my calories. I'm monitoring my weight and I'll make adjustments if need be.
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
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    Jasmine,
    what's your BMR and TDEE that you have calculated? Did you use TDEE sedentary or light active? I think there is something wrong in your calculation because putting age 25 and your stats I get 1500 calories for desk job.

    Try scoobie for a quick calculation.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • JasmineGhee
    JasmineGhee Posts: 9 Member
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    Jasmine,
    what's your BMR and TDEE that you have calculated? Did you use TDEE sedentary or light active? I think there is something wrong in your calculation because putting age 25 and your stats I get 1500 calories for desk job.

    Try scoobie for a quick calculation.

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

    I just used this TDEE it hgave me 2100 calories so i -20% which sits me at 1680 calories a day. I'm going to try this and see how it works. I was using the recommended calories by MFP which was 1300.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    Jasmine,
    what's your BMR and TDEE that you have calculated? Did you use TDEE sedentary or light active? I think there is something wrong in your calculation because putting age 25 and your stats I get 1500 calories for desk job.

    Try scoobie for a quick calculation.

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

    I just used this TDEE it hgave me 2100 calories so i -20% which sits me at 1680 calories a day. I'm going to try this and see how it works. I was using the recommended calories by MFP which was 1300.

    But MFP also expects you to log and eat back the calories gained from exercise which would have you eating 1600-2000 calories per day. Pretty close to the TDEE recommendation.

    Opening your diary would help as well.
  • Mads1997
    Mads1997 Posts: 1,494 Member
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    Jasmine,
    what's your BMR and TDEE that you have calculated? Did you use TDEE sedentary or light active? I think there is something wrong in your calculation because putting age 25 and your stats I get 1500 calories for desk job.

    Try scoobie for a quick calculation.

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

    I just used this TDEE it hgave me 2100 calories so i -20% which sits me at 1680 calories a day. I'm going to try this and see how it works. I was using the recommended calories by MFP which was 1300.

    Were you using the MFP figure and eating your exercise calories back which you are suppose to do?
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
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    Jasmine, because you were undereating, it is going to take a couple of weeks for your metabolism to readjust. Is 1680 with 1-3 workouts, or 4-5? Also, do you calculate calories burnt from the mfp website? What is your exercise routine?

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