Just not losing

I'm not dropping to 1200 - I'd fall over if I ate that little.

Strangely I've lost at this weight/calorie deficit before, eating very similar food. I am probably doing more exercise now though and it's baffling why I'm getting worse results.

I appreciate all the feedback. Like I said, I'm not in a hurry, I'm happy to lose slowly. I think I'll cut back to my weekday totals for one day of the weekend and give it another couple of weeks.

To people who clearly hadn't looked at my diary, I'm not sure why you'd bother commenting.

Good luck! I hope the small change is the trick. Definitely do not drop to 1200. :-)

Check your BMR. Your eating too much to lose. You need to run a sizable deficit. Also make sure your watching carbs -- sugar is the hidden problem child.

I would drop from 1500 to 1200-1300.

Also water..lots of it.

Just no. You don't take a deficit from your BMR and a 32 year old woman of her height should not be eating 1200 calories.

you can most certainly take a deficit from your BMR, especially if you are inactive. I don't know why some people use BMR as the minimum number of calories that a person should eat. That's just not what it means.

Should a person eat less than what it takes to keep them alive? If that's not what BMR is, then I must have a misunderstanding of it.

Check your BMR. Your eating too much to lose. You need to run a sizable deficit. Also make sure your watching carbs -- sugar is the hidden problem child.

I would drop from 1500 to 1200-1300.

Also water..lots of it.

Just no. You don't take a deficit from your BMR and a 32 year old woman of her height should not be eating 1200 calories.

you can most certainly take a deficit from your BMR, especially if you are inactive. I don't know why some people use BMR as the minimum number of calories that a person should eat. That's just not what it means.

Should a person eat less than what it takes to keep them alive? If that's not what BMR is, then I must have a misunderstanding of it.

BMR is not the amount of *food* it takes to keep them alive. it's the number of *calories* your body burns in a day at rest. Your body gets calories from places other than food. Fat is a great example.

your body not burn calories if eat too much. instead eat one meal. turns out its fact idiot

Um, what? That's horrible advice. Also, don't drop your calories like the other poster said. Seriously, where is all of this stuff coming from?

OP, when was the last time you went over your TDEE estimates? You're supposed to update it after every 5 lbs lost. Have you done that recently? It may have changed. Your exercise may be different from the last time you calculated, or your weight, or your age (lol, if you had a birthday in between, I mean, haha).

Ignore him. He's a professional troll.

Nice. I like how he ends his sentence with Idiot. Not. Thanks for the heads up, lol. Sorry this derailed your thread a little, OP.

Okay, so you've redone your calculations. I think, if it were me, as a previous poster suggested, stop eating up to your TDEE on the weekends. Instead, take a cut from it... probably like 10% (or maybe even 15%, not sure how that would work for you). So if your TDEE is 2000, minus 10%, you'd be at 1800 calories. I would try that, if it were me. Just a suggestion Hope you find the answer to your troubles!

Do less cardio and more glute specialization work to maximize hormonal output. Second try intermittent fasting. It is scientific and works.

Have you tried http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ ? Be honest with you activity level I would say 3-5 hours moderate to 5-6 strenuous. Your BMR is right around 1450 right? Considering you aren't inactive I would net ABOVE that. Maybe increase your NET by 100 and see what happens.

A lot of people figure their numbers and eat TDEE- 10% or 15% or 20% and just log exercise at 1 calorie burned.

I use TDEE -20% and I DO log my exercise just to make sure I am not netting SUPER low. I try to eat between 1700-1900 a day. If I have a huge burn then I eat a bit more.

You are doing so great though, measuring everything, logging diligently and staying active great job! Be proud of that

1200 calorie is definitely NOT the answer.

How do you track your exercise? Is it through MFP estimations or HRM estimations? Either way, you're eating almost all, if not all somedays, of your exercise calories back on your weekdays.

Along with that you are over by 700-800 calories three days in a row over the weekend just gone, which is killing your weekly deficit.

I have never had results eating back all of my exercise calories, I eat 50% or more if I'm hungry. Try doing this as you could be over estimating calorie burns, nothing that tracks your calories is 100% accurate.

I google troll. im not troll. If u think im a joke, or not real, imagine Im euro style. Turns out its a fact idiot,
im croatia, now at north america. So my tastes, info, and thoughts have backing. Enjoy life my man.

Redundant much?

I've seen the above sentence how many times on different threads? That and his dad biochemist. Yeah, yeah, we get it...And by the way...the word "idiot" in the English language is not a term of endearment, or a compliment, just so we're clear.


OP, Been there, done that. In my case, when I figured my TDEE, I was SERIOUSLY overestimating my activity levels during my work day, thinking I was moving around the building more than I actually was, and once I re-configured what I should be eating each day, things started moving in the right direction again. Not saying that is the case with you, but I thought I'd throw that out there.

Quality of food choices I meant