Midweek weigh in and no weight loss!

mshopey
mshopey Posts: 125 Member
edited January 26 in Food and Nutrition
I have been golden, staying around my 1300 calorie goal.
And a few people have been saying i should eat another 100 calories or so.
I am 5'8" with 100lbs to lose (currently i'm 257lbs)
Do you think i'll lose more if i eat a few more calories?
Cause i could always add a few, my TDEE says nearly 1900 calories, but that just seems to high to me.

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  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,661 Member
    I have been golden, staying around my 1300 calorie goal.
    And a few people have been saying i should eat another 100 calories or so.
    I am 5'8" with 100lbs to lose (currently i'm 257lbs)
    Do you think i'll lose more if i eat a few more calories?
    Cause i could always add a few, my TDEE says nearly 1900 calories, but that just seems to high to me.

    Just continue with what you are doing, if you don't you will never know if it truly works or not. If you change it now and that doesn't work, then what will you do, what will you change? You won't know what to do or change because you interrupted it in the first place, see.

    Was this an extra weigh-in? A weigh-in before you were due to do one I mean?
  • WalkingMermaid_
    WalkingMermaid_ Posts: 205 Member
    I'm 5'7, 226 lbs and eating 1800-1900 cals a day (more with exercise). My staples are good carbs, I have a thyroid condition and was told to expect to lose 0.5 lbs a week at the most by my Doctor.

    Yet I'm losing 2.5 lbs a week which I find amazing considering how much I eat. I've tried lower calorie diets and weight loss has been minimal. You should definitely try increasing your calories, 1300 is way too low in my opinion.

    Hope this helps a little!
  • mshopey
    mshopey Posts: 125 Member

    Was this an extra weigh-in? A weigh-in before you were due to do one I mean?


    Yeah, i do my real weigh in on Mondays, i just went on this morning to see how i was doing.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,661 Member

    Was this an extra weigh-in? A weigh-in before you were due to do one I mean?


    Yeah, i do my real weigh in on Mondays, i just went on this morning to see how i was doing.

    QAhh good, I thought that's what you meant, I wanted to make sure.

    It is only Thursday, you have four days left to go yet, in those four days,you could easily drop a pound or two providing you stick with what you are doing, if you change it about, you will never know what causes what.

    Put those scales away until Monday morning, otherwise it will end up ruining the rest of the week for you.
  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    A picture is worth 1000 words so I always keep a screenshot of my daily weigh in app handy to show how utterly normal daily fluctuations are. All the matters is the RED line and even that has it's ups and downs sometimes.

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  • Gagirl79
    Gagirl79 Posts: 193 Member
    This may help or it may not......A while back I tried mfp at 1200 calories. I stuck to it about a month and got discouraged that I showed no loss. When I came back this time I raised my calories to 1450 and eat back about half of my exercise calories if I have a big workout. And it's paying off. This time I do not feel hungry like I did before. But I think everyone is different and you just have to find what works for you. And I noticed my water intake has a lot to do with it also and it makes me feel better too.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    1300 doesn't seem nearly enough for your size. If your TDEE-20% is 1900, I'd just eat closer to that.
  • semarsh12
    semarsh12 Posts: 77 Member
    I too increased my calories because after some weight loss, MFP recalculates your calorie goal. I was eating the new lower goal and after two weeks or so stayed at the same weight (despite staying at or under goal). I increased the calorie goal by entering in a new activity level (came out to be just under 200 calories more) and started losing again after the first week. I'm at 233 now, and calorie goal is set to 1810. I also eat back about half of exercise calories. So far it's working for me. You can always try increasing it and see what happens. Give it a few weeks though, be patient. I know it's discouraging not to see results right away. Good luck!
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