Not sure what I am doing wrong :(

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  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Eat more. And eat real food..not low Cal this or low fat that. You are undernourishing your body and need to treat it better..its the only one you get.
  • ncmedic201
    ncmedic201 Posts: 540 Member
    Up your calories.
  • tavenne323
    tavenne323 Posts: 332 Member
    Eat more. I'm 5'10" and 233lbs (down from 260) and I eat about 1500 cals a day. I try to eat good, clean food as much as I can and stay away from processed foods.
  • scoutfinchie
    scoutfinchie Posts: 39 Member
    Here's a great link to figure how much you should be eating. Your body may think it's starving because you are eating so little,

    http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/
  • marhattap
    marhattap Posts: 149 Member
    I totally agree! When I kept reading about upping your calories, I thought, WTF AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO CUT CALORIES? But, I figured hey, I LOVE FOOD, so I should at least try it. Needless to say, the weight does come off much easier when you up your calories. I'm not even trying that hard and I'm losing.
    I agree. Eat more, it sounds counterintuitive but when I upped my calories the weight came off so much easier.
  • El_Cunado
    El_Cunado Posts: 359 Member
    I'd say eat more.
  • Aweriah
    Aweriah Posts: 15
    Please don't starve yourself :( slowly modify your calorie intake so the body can adapt, too much of a change will make it hold on to all the bodyfat it can, because it'll think you're starving.
  • carakit
    carakit Posts: 126 Member
    I agree with others you are not taking in enough calories. I am a 6'2" woman and I suppose to eat 1900 calories a day in order to lose weight. I run and do a lot of weight lifting. Obviously make those good calories not just junk but I think I will help your body use that fuel instead of storing it.
  • h9dlb
    h9dlb Posts: 243 Member
    not eating enough and your body is hanging onto fat. You're a tall girl so need to eat more
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    Based on your stats, 2000 calories total a day would be much better. Also, you need to get your calories from somewhere so it's pretty impossible to go both low fat and low carb. Also, fat is very healthy for you, with the exception of transfats, so dont be afraid of it. I would suggest, high protein, moderate carb and fat. I tend to like macro's around 35% carbs, 40% protein and 25% fats.

    FYI, here is a list of myths in this thread

    1. Eating 4-6 meals a day is better for you (meal timing and frequency do not effect weight loss).
    2. Drinking more water will make you lose weight
    3. You need to watch sugar (no specific micro or macro nutrient alone will prevent weight loss).
  • amann1976
    amann1976 Posts: 742 Member
    if you have cut your calories and are exercising you should see some kind of difference. all that stuff about not eating enough comes into play after you have been at it for a while.

    My advice for you would be to go see your doc and get a complete physical with blood work and go from there.
  • maybeazure
    maybeazure Posts: 301 Member
    That's a lot of exercise. Have you been taking measurements as well as weighing yourself? Muscle is denser than fat, so you could be losing inches, but not pounds.

    I don't really believe in the starvation mode thing. I haven't seen any controlled research studies on it, and I've looked. I do believe in human-kind's great capacity for deceiving ourselves when it comes to food. "Oh that can't be more than half a cup of pasta," etc. If you are really sure that you are weighing and measuring everything, and your calorie count is correct, then I agree with those who suggest consulting with a professional.
  • lisab_0105
    lisab_0105 Posts: 5
    Hi, well I read every post and listened to what everybody was saying. So I upped my calorie intake by 250-300..and I am not going crazy over it. I also gave myself 2 days of rest instead of just 1. Guess what happened...I dropped 4 lbs. :o) Very happy. Just wanted to say thanks!!!
  • kelly101386
    kelly101386 Posts: 389 Member
    ^ Happy to hear it!
  • jstbme
    jstbme Posts: 3
    That happen to me before. You are eating to few calories. If you look at the calorie intake it will show that you need between 1200-1500 calories. If you are excercising that decreasing calories. I bet you if you eat the correct amont of calories and excercise you will see a weight change. Continue to push that water in everyday. Hope this helps
  • kellykw
    kellykw Posts: 184 Member
    Hi, well I read every post and listened to what everybody was saying. So I upped my calorie intake by 250-300..and I am not going crazy over it. I also gave myself 2 days of rest instead of just 1. Guess what happened...I dropped 4 lbs. :o) Very happy. Just wanted to say thanks!!!

    You dropped 4 pounds in 3 days?

    edited to add: That's great, but I would think a loss of 4 pounds at this point would be at least partially attributed to whatever you have already been doing, not only to the changes you made in the last couple of days.
  • sexymuffintop
    sexymuffintop Posts: 636
    Muscle is not being built at that kind of deficit. Stop it please. These people on VLCD's, doing cardio and a touch of lifting with machines are not putting on muscle that is masking their weight loss. Especially being female, she would be lucky, with a good lifting programme, and a calorie surplus and adequate protein to be putting on 0.5 lb of muscle a month. Muscle gain is not the answer. It pains me every time I see yet another poster telling a struggling person they are gaining muscle.
  • Maridinger
    Maridinger Posts: 74 Member
    You shouldn't be eating any less than 1200 cals.

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