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cinswan1 · July 2013

I am stuck! I am suppose to eat 1200 cal. per day and find that hard to do. I usually eat around 1000 per day. The first week I lost 2 lbs. but haven't lost anything in the last 3 weeks. I even started walking 2 miles a day. What am I doing or not doing? Very frustrated right now.

ladynocturne · July 2013

You need to eat 1200 net calories at least. Eat some peanutbutter or put some avocado on your salads and soups. Cook with olive oil, eat nuts as a snack, use full fat dairy.

MFP already gave you a caloric deficit to eat at with zero exercise to lose weight, you don't have to eat under that to lose weight.

SirBonerFart · July 2013

walking 2 miles a day while eating 1000 calories a day? You must have amazing willpower

I'd guess you are not tracking your food accurately enough

AmyRhubarb · July 2013

How did you manage to need to lose weight if you can't eat more than 1000 cals a day? This always baffles me.

Goal means GOAL - you need to be eating your calories and your exercise cals, bringing to you daily net cals as close to goal as possible.

Eat more calorie dense foods - nuts, nut butters, avocados, cheese, full fat dairy, no "diet" foods, use coconut and olive oils in cooking and in dressings. These foods pack a lot of good cals in small portions, so you get closer to goal without having to eat mass quantities of anything or turn to junk food.

TyTy76 · July 2013

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1046449-tyler-s-tator-tot-casserole?hl=Tyler's+Tator+Tot+casserole

skullshank · July 2013

whatever you did to gain the 20 youre trying to lose...do that.....just not quite as much...also, move more.

cmriverside · July 2013

Eat More ™

Seriously - lots more. 1200 is too low, as well. No wonder you can't lose weight.

rsensenig · July 2013

I find it difficult as well sometimes when I am eating salads, vegies, and chicken or fish. Some great advice has been given here about nuts, peanut butter, and cheese. I have even added a hard boil egg. Get up to the 1200 calories so your body doesn't feel like it needs to go into starvation mode. The walking is a great start and keep it up. I would also suggest adding some resistance training. if you are a member of a gym, access to some weights is simple. If you aren't, just swing by a walmart and pick up a set of dumbells. They don't have to be too big at first, try 3 to 5 lbs. Good luck, and DON'T get discouraged.

cinswan1 · July 2013

Thanks everyone for the help. I quit smoking a year ago and gained 28 lbs.I was sick for 2 weeks and lost 8 lbs. so I thought it would be a good time to try to loose the other 20 lbs when a friend told me about this site. MFP put me at a 1200 cal. I never used to look at calories until now. I have a package(1/2 cup) of oatmeal for breakfast before my walk. I carry 3lb. each weights and wear 3lb. each ankle weights when I walk. When I get home I have a yogurt. For lunch I usually have a tuna or chicken salad sandwich on lite bread and chips. If I get hungry before dinner I will have some kind of fresh fruit and for dinner I have a weight watcher meal. I thought I was doing good until I got on the scale and was the same as the previous week. And the week before that. I was so disappointed that I didn't even walk this morning. I thought "why bother. It doesn't do any good anyway." But since I read all these posts I will give it another try and try to reach my goal.

_Resolve_ · July 2013

I know it sounds silly, but when you eat more you lose more. I just broke past a 3 week plateau by upping calories, MFP goals are a good start but everyone is different. If you stall then play around with how much you take in by small increments, im not saying jump to 1500 but try 1300 net and see what the scale says next week

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