Daily 600 net calories, no weight lost. What's wrong?

I am interested to hear more from people that are now in their healthy weight zone, but wants to lose an other 10-15lbs.

Thanks again!

I am in a healthy weight zone for my age and height. I started at 182 and am now at 165. I would like to get down to 155, but I am approaching it slowly and steadily. If I get there by June, great. If not, oh well. I'm at 1460 net cals per day, and I exercise 4 times a week. My exercise is like this: 2 1-hour Zumba classes per week and 2 recumbent bike exercises. I try to get in 45 minutes on the bike, but I've been known to do an hour at least once a week.

I started at a size 14, but am now down to size 10.

I try to NET at least 1200 cals every day, and that includes eating back the exercise calories. I do NOT let my NET go below 1200, so if I see the net is about or lower than 1200, I eat peanut butter or have one more high cal food to raise it up.

I am not starving myself, nor over exercising. I recently broke through my plateau, which lasted about a month, and I was okay with that.

I worry less about the number on the scale and more about how my body feels and the size of clothes I'm wearing.

You havent lost any weight because you burned off fat and gained muscle in its place thats why you lost an inch in your waist because muscle takes up less room then fat. Also there is nothing wrong with having 600 NET calories because its the calorie total AFTER exercise was incorporated... Your not in starvation mode your not sensative to carbohydrates your doing everything right.. Focus on fat loss which is what makes us fat in the first place and not the scale.. The scale is the worst way to measure weightloss because it doesnt take in to account any muscle that you gain which pretty much led you to make this post. Your welcome.

You CANNOT gain muscle in a deficit. You can certainly lose it.

Well she never came back, so guessing she didn't like good advice?

I am having the exact same problem. Iv been eating 1200 calories a day and no lbs since I started 2 months ago. I did measure myself today and only lost the 1" in the waste just like you. Every other measurement was the same. Per what everyone is telling you, I am now going to start eating a few more calories a day. I think I have been starving my body and its been storing the fat because I have not been feeding it enough. I am in the same boat you are in. Good luck.

You are starving. Your body is holding onto every calorie it can, for survival. I am losing weight steadily, at 1700 cals per day.

You're not eating enough and your body is angry about it.

Get rady or the mass of responses that all same the same thing.

You cannot live eating that little. Right now your organs are struggling to operate properly and any weight you lose is likely lean body mass. Eat more. Calculate your BMR and TDEE

THIS!

What did you wind up doing?

What did you wind up doing?

Actually this is an old post and this OP has increased her calories and found her sweet spot since then.

If you're only netting 600 calories a day, you're not eating NEARLY enough. Your body is freaking out because of it.

Did anyone suggest eating more yet?

bwahahahaha

You're not eating enough and your body is angry about it.

^ this.

Read: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Eat.

^^ 100% second this

You know what is weird about these entries? About 12 years ago I was put on a 480-calorie diet by Weight Loss Clinics plus I was walking a lot and exercising at the gym about every other day. The weight peeled off me like nobody's business! It was astonishing.

Of course I gained the weight back within the year.

Still, if starvation mode is such a big fat hairy problem, then why in the world did I lose weight so fast on the WLC diet?

I'm probably paying for it now. Can the effects of messing with your metabolism like that last this long?

Yep. Starvation is never good. It's kind of the antithesis of survival, of life itself. You lost weight because you were starving. Your body needed food aka energy to make sure all of your organs could continue working. Since you didn't provide it with enough food aka energy, your body literally ate itself, which is why you lost weight.

I'm really sorry that you were put on such a diet. The thing with weight loss is whatever you do to lose the weight must be what you can do for the rest of your life to keep the weight off aka lifestyle change.

Hello, I am 5'4" and 145lbs. I am eating in average between 1000-1200 calories/day with 25% fat, 30% protein and 45% carbs of healthy organic food and exercise daily to spend 500-700 calories. My weekly average is 600 net calories per day. My metabolism burns 1600 calories per day. Based on those numbers, I should lose 2lbs per week. (1000 calories x 7 /3500 = 2lbs)
What I am doing wrong? My only result so far is 1" lost on my waist. My goal is to BOTH lose fat and lose weight.
I would appreciate your help!
Thanks

It depends on how much and what you are eating. Also give it time. If it has only been a week or month give it a full 60 days and then talk to your doctor and find out if there is any underlying medical issues.

I'm confused. I read that your net should be as close to 0 as possible without it going into minus numbers?

I'm confused. I read that your net should be as close to 0 as possible without it going into minus numbers?

The number at the bottom of your diary should be as close to zero as possible - as in you are eating what you 'should' be eating.