Am not losing weight. Why?

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  • hfox9707
    hfox9707 Posts: 74 Member
    my macro ratio is 40& carb 30% fat 30% protein
    calories I eat is 1800 per day as a deficit as my TDEE is 2300 calories to maintain I workout on avg 4-5 days a week with cardio and weights.
    Granted i haven't checked to see if I lost any weight yet as I have been starting out, so I am giving it time. I am normally going more by fat loss as my primary, weight secondary. Have you notices any inches coming off yet? I wouldn't take weight too seriously as it always doesn't mean fat loss. Get measured and check your body fat percentage.
  • iamceleste
    iamceleste Posts: 14
    Yes, I can try. As I understand it, there are a lot of variables involved in weight loss (and a lot of opinions about what works and what doesn't), so to me, it's not obvious that it's a calorie count issue. It could be. It could be that and something else? Or several things. That's why I wanted to hear from everyone and see what your experiences are.

    cause it's the calorie thing.

    don't eat less than your BMR. Period. Point blank. Done.


    OK... does it matter what percent of those calories are carbs, fats and proteins?
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    OK... does it matter what percent of those calories are carbs, fats and proteins?
    That's arguable. Some folks are 40/30/30, some do 50/30/20... but as far as losing weight, as long as you're in a caloric deficit, you should lose weight. You have to eat ENOUGH for it to work. If the deficit is too large, you'll still lose.. but you'll be back in here again, asking the same thing.
  • iamceleste
    iamceleste Posts: 14
    OK... does it matter what percent of those calories are carbs, fats and proteins?
    That's arguable. Some folks are 40/30/30, some do 50/30/20... but as far as losing weight, as long as you're in a caloric deficit, you should lose weight. You have to eat ENOUGH for it to work. If the deficit is too large, you'll still lose.. but you'll be back in here again, asking the same thing.


    ok.. so don't eat below BMR, but it doesn't really matter what the calories consist of in terms of fat, protein, carbs. I'll try to get my head around that, but I'm sure you can understand that it doesn't sound quite right.
  • iamceleste
    iamceleste Posts: 14
    my macro ratio is 40& carb 30% fat 30% protein
    calories I eat is 1800 per day as a deficit as my TDEE is 2300 calories to maintain I workout on avg 4-5 days a week with cardio and weights.
    Granted i haven't checked to see if I lost any weight yet as I have been starting out, so I am giving it time. I am normally going more by fat loss as my primary, weight secondary. Have you notices any inches coming off yet? I wouldn't take weight too seriously as it always doesn't mean fat loss. Get measured and check your body fat percentage.

    hi there. Wondering how you came up with that 40/30/30 breakdown? What is it based on?
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    OK... does it matter what percent of those calories are carbs, fats and proteins?
    That's arguable. Some folks are 40/30/30, some do 50/30/20... but as far as losing weight, as long as you're in a caloric deficit, you should lose weight. You have to eat ENOUGH for it to work. If the deficit is too large, you'll still lose.. but you'll be back in here again, asking the same thing.


    ok.. so don't eat below BMR, but it doesn't really matter what the calories consist of in terms of fat, protein, carbs. I'll try to get my head around that, but I'm sure you can understand that it doesn't sound quite right.
    then just do 40/30/30 (the mfp default) and make sure you hit your protein goal
  • iamceleste
    iamceleste Posts: 14
    How much do you have to lose? After I got within a few pounds of my goal, and within my healthy weight zone, my weight loss dropped precipitously, even though I was still meticulous about logging and hitting my goals.

    When you don't have a lot to lose you lose slowly. I went from losing more than a pound a week for the first 6 months to maybe a pound a month for the second. However, I am still slowly losing and did, in fact, drop 2 pounds this week after a two month hiatus. Interestingly, my measurements continued going down even though my weight did not. Things got more solid and moved around and I looked better.

    If you're frustrated, exercise and measure. There's only so much you can do.

    Wow. Your story is inspiring. I didn't realize weight loss fluctuated like that. Congrats on sticking with it. Good for you.

    And, for me, hopefully I can start exercising a little next month. Still recovering from back surgery, so not cleared yet for e exercise. But I'm encouraged by your story. Thank you.
  • michelle7673
    michelle7673 Posts: 370 Member
    OP, how long ago was your surgery? I'm wondering if you have unresolved inflammation/swelling....
  • iamceleste
    iamceleste Posts: 14
    OK... does it matter what percent of those calories are carbs, fats and proteins?
    That's arguable. Some folks are 40/30/30, some do 50/30/20... but as far as losing weight, as long as you're in a caloric deficit, you should lose weight. You have to eat ENOUGH for it to work. If the deficit is too large, you'll still lose.. but you'll be back in here again, asking the same thing.


    ok.. so don't eat below BMR, but it doesn't really matter what the calories consist of in terms of fat, protein, carbs. I'll try to get my head around that, but I'm sure you can understand that it doesn't sound quite right.
    then just do 40/30/30 (the mfp default) and make sure you hit your protein goal


    So it sounds like there is some benefit to keeping all three at almost equal amounts. Wondering if you know why that is? There seem to be a variety of calculators (and info) on how to set calorie counts, but have not found anything yet about carbs/protein/fat.
  • iamceleste
    iamceleste Posts: 14
    OP, how long ago was your surgery? I'm wondering if you have unresolved inflammation/swelling....

    6 weeks ago. Will be cleared to start easy/slow exercise in 4 more weeks.
  • iamceleste
    iamceleste Posts: 14
    Not eating enough they are right. I was on the 1200 cals a day and then i stopped loosing and upped my calories and the weight started coming off again. I know its scary after eating so low to up calories but it works trust me!

    Ok... I will give it a try! Thanks!

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