Mom of toddlers, doing everything right, no weight loss

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lolymommy
lolymommy Posts: 11 Member
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Net calories between 1100 and 1300 daily (eating 1800) Vigorous exercise 5-6 days a week. I rarely sit all day, busy with kids/ taking care of chores/ running errands. My weight has essentially hit a plateau for the past month. I will not eat less and can not fit in more than an hour of dedicated exercise. I need solutions to break this stall and drop the last 5 pounds. It is so discouraging after trying so hard! Could it be possible that my body has adjusted to this "new normal"?
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  • athenasurrenders
    athenasurrenders Posts: 278 Member
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    OK, obvious questions first:

    Do you weigh and log every bite that you eat?

    What type of exercise are you doing on those days?

    Do you know what your TDEE and BMR are?
  • lolymommy
    lolymommy Posts: 11 Member
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    TDEE is 2020
    BMR is 1350

    I do log 99% of what goes into my mouth on the days I log. I take a day off from logging here and there, but eat a similar diet those days. Even if I ate over by 200-300 once a week, I would not sabotage the week.

    I interval run/walk/jog at different inclines on my treadmill. I go for 40-60 minutes at 4-5mph.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    If your TDEE is 2020 and you're eating 1800, that might be why. Small deficit, so if you're not weighing everything you might be overeating (you said you log, not that you weigh).

    Or you're totally underestimating your TDEE and not eating enough. Heck my TDEE is 2100, and I sit on my butt a lot, just walking 5 miles a day in average. I'm 35 (so probably older than you?) and 160 lbs.
  • lolymommy
    lolymommy Posts: 11 Member
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    Thanks, Francl27. It is just such a small gap. I don't want to do anything extreme. We don't have a food scale but I am crazy with the measuring cups and spoons.
  • lolymommy
    lolymommy Posts: 11 Member
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    I re-calculated by TDEE and It is 2130, not including a once a day breastfeeding (maybe 40 calories?).
  • melimama2
    melimama2 Posts: 40 Member
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    Do you always do the same workouts? If so, Try switching it up. Maybe try eating MORE one or two days awake...sounds counter-intuitive but it has helped me get through plateaus. WWhen I hit a plateau I throw the babe in the jogging stroller and get in a few miles...She loves being outside and it's an extra burn for me to push her chunky butt up the hills!
  • melimama2
    melimama2 Posts: 40 Member
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    I re-calculated by TDEE and It is 2130, not including a once a day breastfeeding (maybe 40 calories?).

    The dietician I went to said 20 cals an ounce average calorie burn...
  • ritchiedrama
    ritchiedrama Posts: 1,304 Member
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    You're eating too much. Weigh all foods.
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
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    It sounds to me like your net calories are too low and you may need to build another rest day into your workout schedule. Using a food scale is very important if you want your log truly to be accurate.
  • Mjohanne37
    Mjohanne37 Posts: 1 Member
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    When you plateau look at what you eat, if its a similar pattern look at changing things round. Carbs AM and protein for dinner is a good way to get things moving, think chicken and veg or fish with salad. When feeling a bit hungry drink a big glass water 1st wait 30 min hen see if u still are hungry. When exercising its is best to mix your workout once a week, look at how many calories you are burning on the cardio machines, aim to increase the calorie our put by at least 50-100 calories every week, you know you are pushing your body that bit more each week then. Good luck. :)
  • Hakarn
    Hakarn Posts: 62 Member
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    It might help if you open your diary to the public. People could check it out and suggest things to change.
  • imogen__may
    imogen__may Posts: 78 Member
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    You can actually pick up some food scales from Amazon really cheep, even second hand. They may well be your life saver in this situation!
  • ecc4912
    ecc4912 Posts: 9
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    What about adding weight training into the mix? It doesn't have to be a crazy amount. I use hand weights. It helped me with a plateau. If you're not sure what to do with the weights, they have strength training dvds at a lot of libraries. I will do one while the kiddos are eating breakfast or in bed. (I have 6 kids.)
  • casey1782
    casey1782 Posts: 2
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    Don't forget, too, to eat small, frequent meals to boost your metabolism, and try not to eat carbs late at night. Dr. Oz has some great websites about boosting metabolism if you YouTube search him. (I know, I know, EVERYONE seems to want to site him, but I really think he knows his stuff!)

    Hang in there. I have a toddler, too, and there are days I want to quit BIG time, but my fave quote right now is, "If you're tired of starting over, stop quitting." Don't give up!
  • musicboxes
    musicboxes Posts: 133 Member
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    How much water are you drinking daily? Water is the key for me..when I don't drink water, I don't loose the lbs. I have been at a standstill for a about a month, just not being able to budge the scale. So I increased my daily water this week & today I am celebrating that I am down a lb.

    So look at the water you are drinking...It works for me.
  • shinkalork
    shinkalork Posts: 815 Member
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    I cannot see your diary but ...lots of people are under their calories but don't pay attention to their macros.
    Not saying you don't...i cannot see it.

    Maybe your macro ain't the right one for you..... Too much carbs etc could be it (can't see to tell you).

    Also IF you're going way over on sugar, it could be it too.

    Calories ain't all the problem. The trick is to stay under ALL of your macros....
    Still need to eat and more you eat,more you'll burn...mostly if you're working out a lot.

    Hope it helps.

    Good luck
  • 10BlueDoves
    10BlueDoves Posts: 33 Member
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    Are you eating your toddler's scraps? This is where my extra calories kept coming from and how I put on a bunch of weight. Cut the crusts off a sandwich, I ate them. MAde 4 mini pancakes instead of the 3 they want and would eat, I ate the fourth. Licked the butter knife after making a PBJ sandwich. The ends of a banana that my son can't stand to even see, ate those too... It was a real eye opener when I started logging calories and added all those tiny nibbles that I hadn't really thought much about before.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    Don't forget, too, to eat small, frequent meals to boost your metabolism, and try not to eat carbs late at night. Dr. Oz has some great websites about boosting metabolism if you YouTube search him. (I know, I know, EVERYONE seems to want to site him, but I really think he knows his stuff!)

    Hang in there. I have a toddler, too, and there are days I want to quit BIG time, but my fave quote right now is, "If you're tired of starting over, stop quitting." Don't give up!

    No.

    Buy a food scale. Measuring cups and spoons are not accurate at all, if your deficit is 200, you can easily eat that.
  • musicboxes
    musicboxes Posts: 133 Member
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    Could it be.... you are loosing inches? I seem to have lost more inches than lbs & my clothes keep getting baggier on me. I am still reaching daily toward my weight goals but I'm enjoying taking in my clothes & buying smaller sizes.

    So check it out, you might be surprised.
  • ritchiedrama
    ritchiedrama Posts: 1,304 Member
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    You're eating too much. Weigh all foods.

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