The scale has not moved in 3 weeks!!

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malckyb
malckyb Posts: 6
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Becoming a bit disheartened...hitting the wall with the weight loss. Any help or advice welcome.

I have lost almost 11 kg since starting this, MFP has me on 1370 calories a day now. I am 53 years old, 6'1 in and weigh 97.3 kg. Eating below my daily calorie intake most days. Work out 3 times a week at the gym and hillwalking / climb Munros usually on Sundays. At the gym I do lots of cardio,usually between 7 - 10 k on the treadmill. I try to eat around half the calories back on my gym days. Any ideas....should I be eating more?

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  • jollyjoe321
    jollyjoe321 Posts: 529 Member
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    Try to see your intake as a target rather than a limit =)

    Often loss does just stop, happened to me twice, I just kept doing what I was doing, and eventually the loss started again ;)
  • princesswarrior1116
    princesswarrior1116 Posts: 58 Member
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    Hey There! This happened to me too, only it lasted for 2 MONTHS! When you are working out and eating too little (which I believe you are doing) your body kind of rebels. I think a man probably should NEVER eat less than 1800 cals per day. When I had stalled, I looked at the information about TDEE and realized I was burning massive amounts of calories on hard workouts and eating around 1200 calories a day, so I was starving myself. I increased my calories to a minimum of 1500 per day and now eat a signifigant portion of my exercise calories back and I am happily losing weight again.

    Don't starve yourself. It doesn't work.
  • malckyb
    malckyb Posts: 6
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    Thanks for the advice guys..much appreciated!! :-) Yeah, I think you are right Diana..I probably should up my calories a bit..its weird though,you feel reluctant to do it..!!...glad it worked for you...will try it..Did you increase your calories only on your workout days or every day?
  • knitgirltiah
    knitgirltiah Posts: 6
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    Overeat once in a while. Do new cardio you've never done before like an outdoor sport or something. Watch you salt and fake sweetners. Just a plateau. Confuse your body that is accustomed to your routine then be patient. I always lose weight when I feel the guiltiest for overeating or after a total rest day.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,707 Member
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    Weight loss isn't linear and sometimes the body works to adjust to the deficit. If you're shooting for more than a pound a week, then expectations may be too high.

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