Working out and eating healthy but not losing weight

ravenrxx
ravenrxx Posts: 455 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I eat 1500-1600 calories a day. I'm currently doing a beachbody program called turbofire.
It's a bunch of cardio and interval training. And you workout 6x a week. With most workouts I burn 500-700 + calories.
I work from home so I don't get a lot of activity, besides working out. I've been gaining and losing the same few lbs over and over for the last several months. Why am I not losing weight?
I'm getting really frustrated..!!!!
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  • aronao
    aronao Posts: 112 Member
    Are you eating back your exercise calories? If not, your intake is only 1000+ and that's too low. Look up the threads here about TDEE and BMR and how to calculate a target caloric range that is appropriate for your height/weight/age etc.
  • msliu7911
    msliu7911 Posts: 638 Member
    Also, are you certain you're not taking in more calories than you think? I've found that in the past I was always underestimating my consumption by 150-200calories until I got a kitchen scale. :)
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I agree with both previous posters. Weigh and measure - you would be surprised at what real servings look like. Also, you need to be NETTING your 1500-1600 calories, which means eating back the ones you earned through exercise. :flowerforyou:
  • NikinCilla
    NikinCilla Posts: 129 Member
    Agree with above also do measurements. Ive been on the same weight for 2wks but have losted 14cm before that I losted 1kg and losted 25.9cm. So use a measuring tape too could be muscle :)
  • rosiez321
    rosiez321 Posts: 14
    I know how you feel. I just completed my first week and I did not lose anything. I do water aerobics 2-3 times a week, count my calories, drink my water and nothing. I have lost inches though. Keep up the good work and maybe you will start losing.
  • Gangwolf
    Gangwolf Posts: 40
    What does your body look like? Muscle weighs x4 times as much as fat. If your body is improving but you aren't losing weight, it could be that you've burned away fat but gained muscle. A better test might be a skinfold or a BMI or something which isn't strictly related to the scale. (I have the same problem, incidentally)
  • runfreddyrun
    runfreddyrun Posts: 137 Member
    if the OP is eating their TDEE - xx% for a deficit then they should not be eating back their exercise calories. this drives me nuts when this is the default answer for everything.

    i use HeyBales XLS and i should be eating 1550 calories a day, including my exercise calories.

    ask additional questions of the OP before just giving default answers that may work in your own situation.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    probably not eating enough.

    yeah, after checking your diary..

    you aren't eating back your exercise cals. You NEED those when you're working out that much.
  • ravenrxx
    ravenrxx Posts: 455 Member
    Thanks everyone. Ill start eating more I pray this will work for me.
  • snowmoon13
    snowmoon13 Posts: 165 Member
    your sodium intake seems very high this will cause fluid retention ... and poses more serious health risks down the line..
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    What does your body look like? Muscle weighs x4 times as much as fat.
    Err no it doesn't unless it's defying the laws of Physics a pound of fat is the same as a pound of muscle.
  • Thebetterman1
    Thebetterman1 Posts: 23
    probably not eating enough.

    yeah, after checking your diary..

    you aren't eating back your exercise cals. You NEED those when you're working out that much.
    But I've read that you don't eat back your calories if you're using TDEE - % . Is this true?
  • sc10985
    sc10985 Posts: 347 Member
    You're eating a lot of pre packaged meals and they are LOADED with sodium and preservatives. Replace those meals with real food. You're probably retaining a ton of water weight.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    probably not eating enough.

    yeah, after checking your diary..

    you aren't eating back your exercise cals. You NEED those when you're working out that much.
    But I've read that you don't eat back your calories if you're using TDEE - % . Is this true?
    where did the OP say anything at all about following TDEE?
  • froeschli
    froeschli Posts: 1,293 Member
    How precise are you about measuring food? There are some foods where the difference between a level tbsp and a heaped one are 100 or more calories (peanut butter, mayonnaise etc)
    Also look at your macros - maybe increasing protein might help you build muscle, which in turn will help losing weight down the road....
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Have you measured because the scale isnt nice to me either but I have lost a lot of dress sizes went from a 16 to a 10 and my tummy looks better and dont even get me started on my legs!!
  • elainecroft
    elainecroft Posts: 595 Member
    You are either eating too little, or not measuring properly and subsequently eating more than you think. For either, I would try to measure precisely for a while, and make sure to log the weekends too. Try to hit your MFP goals - you are 500 - 1000 calories under often. If you do these and still aren't losing weight in a few weeks, then reduce your calories by 10%-20% and see how that works.
  • kinsellae
    kinsellae Posts: 167 Member
    Before you start eating more try sticking to your calorie goal, log everything and keep an eye on servings. If nothing changes after that then up your calories.
  • cmmdance
    cmmdance Posts: 45 Member
    I eat between 1400 - 1600 calories a day, work out every day, burn about 200-500 calories, and I have only lost 5 lbs in 3 months. I looked at my measurements and I have lost a total of 15.5 inches overall (4 in the waist, 3 in the chest, 3 in my hips, etc.) So I don't worry too much about the number on the scale but the overall numbers that include my inches lost. II figure that I must be doing something right if my measurements showing a loss.
  • EmmaKarney
    EmmaKarney Posts: 690 Member
    What does your body look like? Muscle weighs x4 times as much as fat.
    Err no it doesn't unless it's defying the laws of Physics a pound of fat is the same as a pound of muscle.

    It is denser though and I think everyone who posts "muscle weighs more than fat" knows that 1lb of fat weights the same as 1lb as muscle but it just takes up less space.
  • babyalfiesmum
    babyalfiesmum Posts: 1 Member
    Hi,

    I have a similar problem. I'm been using the slimming world diet which has been previously successful. I lost 1.5 stone but have put back on half a stone. I stick to the diet religiously and exercise quite a lot. Zumba 2-3 times a week and big 3-4 hour walks 4 days a week.

    I've cut out alcohol completely as I can put on 1-2 lbs instantly from one glass of wine and it can take a week or more to come off.

    I'm mid 40s now so am worried that I'm heading into that 'middle age spread' zone as all the weight is around my tummy.

    I'd be glad of any help.

    Thanks.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    1 - how are you calculating your calorie goal?
    2 - how are you determing your calories burned?
    3 - how are you measuring your food?

    Aside from that, I notice that you often don't log at all on the weekends, that can easy erase any defict you have had during the week if you aren't careful. I suggest logging everyday.
    The other thing I notice from your diary, what do you drink? ANy coffee, tea, juice pop?
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Hi,

    I have a similar problem. I'm been using the slimming world diet which has been previously successful. I lost 1.5 stone but have put back on half a stone. I stick to the diet religiously and exercise quite a lot. Zumba 2-3 times a week and big 3-4 hour walks 4 days a week.

    I've cut out alcohol completely as I can put on 1-2 lbs instantly from one glass of wine and it can take a week or more to come off.

    I'm mid 40s now so am worried that I'm heading into that 'middle age spread' zone as all the weight is around my tummy.

    I'd be glad of any help.

    Thanks.

    To avoid confusion and get more answers it would probably be best to create your own topic. Opening your diary is helpful too (if its not already I haven't looked)
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    More than likely you're severely underestimating the amount of cals consumed, or bingeing. If not then maybe metabolic damage, just find it hard to believe that 10/10 people on here are eating in a severe deficit and not losing weight....
  • blanhe2
    blanhe2 Posts: 88
    You should be eating at the very least half your exercise calories given how many you earn!!
  • mamosh81
    mamosh81 Posts: 409 Member
    if the OP is eating their TDEE - xx% for a deficit then they should not be eating back their exercise calories. this drives me nuts when this is the default answer for everything.

    i use HeyBales XLS and i should be eating 1550 calories a day, including my exercise calories.

    ask additional questions of the OP before just giving default answers that may work in your own situation.

    yeah i get pretty annoyed to by that standard answere. It is very dangerous to eat all the exercise calories back because they are only estimates and you can quickly overeat that way.
    I was in the same boat as you when i started for like 2 months i was shifting the same pound around till i went to the doctors and they discovered i had insulin resistent pcos and a slow thyroid now i get meds and lost over 30 lbs in the last 50 days.
    Get bloodwork done i think everyone should before going on a weightloss journey measure your food with a kitchen scale it really helps a lot and keep up the hard work. Sometimes it takes the body a bit to realize hey i got some stored fat i can use.

    Oh and drink drink drink water to wash out all that salt in foods =)
  • IlyanaRose
    IlyanaRose Posts: 21 Member
    I set my cals at 1350 two weeks ago and I lost nothing. Then last week I brought them down to 1200 and I lost 1.6lbs. I ate back some exercise calories but not all of them. My measuring might not be exact, but my TDEE is actually 1972 with light exercise, so any discrepancy in measurements is more than accounted for.

    That's what worked for me anyway!
  • gogabug
    gogabug Posts: 1
    Hi I am 22 year old female and weigh 53, I am 159cm height and my goal weight is 45kg or 47kg. I am moderately active during the day, do chores but also sit and work so its 50/50, I am exercising everyday for an hour and its a mixture of cardio and strength (its TAE-BO boot camp beginners work out. I eat 2 meals a day which are small and healthy! I eat no junk food - eat veg, fruit, low-fat diary or non-fat dairy and I eat some carbs like noodles now and then or low GI bread or brown rice for instant, also some meat (chicken breast with no skin or wors but little meat. I put on weight 2 years ago after being 50kg I went to 55kg then 60kg and I realized this was bad so I started eating better, lost 5kg and now I do all this exercise and eating but my weight hasn't gone down, although have only done this for about 1 week LOL, so am asking how long does it take to lose weight and I am basically eating 500+- calories a day if I am not correct...1 avo, low fat yogurt, coffee with non-fat milk, low GI break is like 300 calories and that is an example of the kind of food I am eating otherwise muesli and a salad or something very light - veg and meat etc. Is this diet on the right track and will I lose weight fast because it looks like my 53kg is stuck...but like I said maybe I need to be patient because it has only been 1 week...

    sorry to post on here but it didn't let me post normally some problem
  • Tikamerrikh
    Tikamerrikh Posts: 1 Member
    Do you drinkk alcohol during the weekend?
  • raxonhunt
    raxonhunt Posts: 1 Member
    I am experiencing the same thing, but I think you should focus more on the measurement of you waist, bust and legs etc. instead of the number on the scale :)

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