Still Haven't Lost Weight For Nearly 4 Months

DarkLuca
DarkLuca Posts: 58 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, Sorry for posting a lot but. The story is I've been eating random calories and workout for 3 months, Then From 3 weeks been doing the TDEE method which tells me I'm supposed to eat 2300 calories to lose weight.
I already made a topic a week ago and some people told me to wait a week and see if I lose weight or not.
and its all the same Been eating 2000-2300 calories a day. Working out stationary bike/ treadmill.
Weigh food measure myself.
Still haven't lost anything what should I do?
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  • joshdann
    joshdann Posts: 618 Member
    It's pretty simple... you're eating too much. If you are maintaining your weight at your current level of intake and exercise, you are eating at your maintenance level. Lower your intake and you will start to lose weight.
  • DarkLuca
    DarkLuca Posts: 58 Member
    It's pretty simple... you're eating too much. If you are maintaining your weight at your current level of intake and exercise, you are eating at your maintenance level. Lower your intake and you will start to lose weight.
    Why is my TDEE %20 telling me I should eat that then?
  • joshdann
    joshdann Posts: 618 Member
    if you really insist on following TDEE-20%, then take 20% off of what you're currently eating. Forget the online calculators, you've found your own TDEE and proven it to be accurate by maintaining for nearly 4 months ;)
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Because all online calculators are estimates. None of them will be 100% accurate. It is not uncommon for people to have to adjust the calories down a notch if they aren't losing weight.
  • MsPudding
    MsPudding Posts: 562 Member
    I plugged the stats you posted into the calculator at http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ and to lose 1lb a week it's giving you 2100 calories if sedentary.

    If you're not losing weight at 2,300 then one of the following is happening:

    1. Your calorie burn during exercise is over-estimated. Solution: don't eat *all* the exercise calories back, try eating half and see if the weight comes down.
    2. You are not accurately measuring your food. Solution: I can see from a previous thread that you use cups which are not an accurate method. Get some digital kitchen scales, switch it to grams and weigh *everything* - including such things as counting in oil that you use for cooking, milk in your tea or coffee etc.
    3. Your body is retaining water. Solution: Be patient! I've been the same number on the scales for 2.5 weeks now, despite maintaining a deficit that should give me 1-1.5lbs a week loss. Previous experience tells me that this is how my body reacts - fat is lost, but the fat cells pull in water....then a few weeks down the line there's a 'woosh' and a handful of pounds fall off.
  • gigglesinthesun
    gigglesinthesun Posts: 860 Member
    I plugged the stats you posted into the calculator at http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ and to lose 1lb a week it's giving you 2100 calories if sedentary.

    If you're not losing weight at 2,300 then one of the following is happening:

    1. Your calorie burn during exercise is over-estimated. Solution: don't eat *all* the exercise calories back, try eating half and see if the weight comes down.
    2. You are not accurately measuring your food. Solution: I can see from a previous thread that you use cups which are not an accurate method. Get some digital kitchen scales, switch it to grams and weigh *everything* - including such things as counting in oil that you use for cooking, milk in your tea or coffee etc.
    3. Your body is retaining water. Solution: Be patient! I've been the same number on the scales for 2.5 weeks now, despite maintaining a deficit that should give me 1-1.5lbs a week loss. Previous experience tells me that this is how my body reacts - fat is lost, but the fat cells pull in water....then a few weeks down the line there's a 'woosh' and a handful of pounds fall off.

    you don't eat your exercise calories back with the TDEE method, it already accounts for it :-)
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Options:
    1/ Carry on exactly what you are doing but drop calories. Reduce by 200 a day for example.
    2/ Make a fresh start and focus on your accuracy of logging to find your true intake.
    3/ Step up the intensity of your exercise routine. "Stationary bike & treadmill" could be something or nothing depending on how hard you are pushing.
  • DarkLuca
    DarkLuca Posts: 58 Member
    Okay, So 2300 %20 is 1840 so I will try that, Thanks.
  • nicoleisme
    nicoleisme Posts: 95 Member
    You said you've been eating 2000-2300 calories a day. That's a bit of a range. If you'd eat 2300 instead of 2000 that's a 2,100 calorie difference a week. That's almost a "pound of calories" technically. Try going and sticking towards 2000 would be my advice, not going over. (Then go less in a few weeks if you don't being to lose weight.) Make sure you aren't underestimating your calories or overestimating your calorie burn. That's where a lot of people seem to make mistakes.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    You need to stick to one approach longer than a week or two. It seems you post this same question every week or two, get responses and then post the topic again. You have already received enough information from the previous threads. Stick with an approach for longer than a week or two.
  • bygblu21
    bygblu21 Posts: 15 Member
    Diet and monitoring your caloric intake is only half the battle. What type of exercise or physical activity are you doing? If your not exercising at all, eating 2000 or so calories a day is probably not what you should be doing. I would suggest incorporating some sort of physical activity into your daily schedule, preferably one that raises your heart rate to get you burning some fat calories. As far as diet, what kind of food are you eating. To just watch your calories is not enough and a big misconception. You need to focus on eating lean proteins, fresh veggies, complex carbohydrates etc. while watching your sodium and sugar intake. And don't expect to a see a huge difference overnight. weight loss is not a quick process, its a lifestyle change. and you MUST commit to that change. Inbox me if you want to talk in more detail about anything. if you need help, I can help.:smile:
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Or it could just be a normal stall, after all you said you only really started to monitor your calories 3 weeks ago. I have 3 weeks stalls every month, it doesn't mean I'm not eating the right amount to lose weight. You could lose weight any day now, for all I know.

    Before doing something as drastic as lowering your calories by another 20%, I'd wait another couple weeks, personally.
  • DarkLuca
    DarkLuca Posts: 58 Member
    You need to stick to one approach longer than a week or two. It seems you post this same question every week or two, get responses and then post the topic again. You have already received enough information from the previous threads. Stick with an approach for longer than a week or two.
    Yes, Its longer than a week or two its 3 weeks.
    I haven't lost any from nearly 4 months.
    I apperciate people who help me, I didn't force you to post to my topic.
    If I am bothering you by posting a lot of topics. I don't care, If I have much information I wouldn't be wasting my time posting topics, And I really appreciate who are trying to help me, But I don't think you are because you seem annoyed because I post a lot.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    You need to stick to one approach longer than a week or two. It seems you post this same question every week or two, get responses and then post the topic again. You have already received enough information from the previous threads. Stick with an approach for longer than a week or two.
    Yes, Its longer than a week or two its 3 weeks.
    I haven't lost any from nearly 4 months.
    I apperciate people who help me, I didn't force you to post to my topic.
    If I am bothering you by posting a lot of topics. I don't care, If I have much information I wouldn't be wasting my time posting topics, And I really appreciate who are trying to help me, But I don't think you are because you seem annoyed because I post a lot.

    Ok. It is has been three weeks, but you still need to stick to an approach for longer than that. You do have the information from the previous threads, it is time to apply it. Re-read all of these that you have posted since June of this year:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1108717-i-haven-t-lost-any-weight-from-3-months

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1106366-stuck-at-my-weight-for-over-3-months

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1102961-i-m-confused-about-the-bmr-and-tdee-method

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1059348-healthy-high-calories

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1008686-healthy-high-calorie-food

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1008652-if-i-eat-2000-calories-will-i-lose-any-weight

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1007974-should-i-eat-more-or-less-than-my-bmr

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1007853-eating-less-than-bmr
  • DarkLuca
    DarkLuca Posts: 58 Member
    You need to stick to one approach longer than a week or two. It seems you post this same question every week or two, get responses and then post the topic again. You have already received enough information from the previous threads. Stick with an approach for longer than a week or two.
    Yes, Its longer than a week or two its 3 weeks.
    I haven't lost any from nearly 4 months.
    I apperciate people who help me, I didn't force you to post to my topic.
    If I am bothering you by posting a lot of topics. I don't care, If I have much information I wouldn't be wasting my time posting topics, And I really appreciate who are trying to help me, But I don't think you are because you seem annoyed because I post a lot.

    Ok. It is has been three weeks, but you still need to stick to an approach for longer than that. You do have the information from the previous threads, it is time to apply it. Re-read all of these that you have posted since June of this year:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1108717-i-haven-t-lost-any-weight-from-3-months

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1106366-stuck-at-my-weight-for-over-3-months

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1102961-i-m-confused-about-the-bmr-and-tdee-method

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1059348-healthy-high-calories

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1008686-healthy-high-calorie-food

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1008652-if-i-eat-2000-calories-will-i-lose-any-weight

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1007974-should-i-eat-more-or-less-than-my-bmr

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1007853-eating-less-than-bmr
    Good job, You took your time.
    Now am I supposed to be sorry for asking too many questions in the Section of "Weight Loss Help"?
    I was confused about these and now I know them all.
    But the question is WHY AM I NOT LOSING WEIGHT, After I done it all.
    This is a weight loss forum right?
    This section is for helping people who can't lose weight right?
    I think I am allowed to ask questions.
  • Fayve
    Fayve Posts: 406 Member
    People have given you some pretty solid answers to your questions - not sure why you're getting defensive about it :ohwell:
  • MonicaRoxxs
    MonicaRoxxs Posts: 40 Member
    I'm buming this! Definitely some great advice in this thread :)
  • MistyEE
    MistyEE Posts: 67
    Good job, You took your time.
    Now am I supposed to be sorry for asking too many questions in the Section of "Weight Loss Help"?
    I was confused about these and now I know them all.
    But the question is WHY AM I NOT LOSING WEIGHT, After I done it all.
    This is a weight loss forum right?
    This section is for helping people who can't lose weight right?
    I think I am allowed to ask questions.
    weight loss is not always a steady downward trend.

    If you are following all the good advice you were given, then eventually it will pay off. The more diligent and accurate you are with your intake and burn; the more predictable the results will be (barring medical conditions). The "pound per week" isn't a hard fast rule...but an estimate based on the inputs in the formula.

    If you are switching things up every couple weeks, you are going to make it much harder to find out where the issue is, i.e. logging, overestimating burn, underestimating consumption.
  • JoJo__Fit
    JoJo__Fit Posts: 258 Member
    It's a trial and error process, if you don't see the scale moving or your clothes fitting you differently you need to make some adjustments. Start by cutting 100 calories a week or if you are counting macros start cutting by 5-10g and see what happens don't do drastic adjustments. Remember it's a slow process, you didn't put weight on over night, your not gonna lose it over night either. Try different foods and see how you body responds to them.
  • DarkLuca
    DarkLuca Posts: 58 Member
    Sorry for being defensive, I just don't know what to do now.
    In previous topic someone says I should eat 1800 next week, Here someone says I should keep the same calories, Also this topic someone says I should make %40 TDEE, and some say keep going.
    I'm just very confused that why I ask too many questions.
  • JoJo__Fit
    JoJo__Fit Posts: 258 Member
    This is your body no one knows how your body will react only YOU DO!!!

    Write down every little thing you put in your mouth
    Drink water like crazy all day everyday
    Workout (weights & cardio )
    Stick to 1 thing and keep going!!!

    If you are going to do 1800 calories, DO IT, just stick to it and don't stop, if you still aren't losing then you aren't being accountable for everything you are eating, or your calculations are off or your not going ape s&*% at the gym!!!
  • DarkLuca
    DarkLuca Posts: 58 Member
    This is your body no one knows how your body will react only YOU DO!!!

    Write down every little thing you put in your mouth
    Drink water like crazy all day everyday
    Workout (weights & cardio )
    Stick to 1 thing and keep going!!!

    If you are going to do 1800 calories, DO IT, just stick to it and don't stop, if you still aren't losing then you aren't being accountable for everything you are eating, or your calculations are off or your not going ape s&*% at the gym!!!
    Thanks, I'll try that, Best advice yet. :D.
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    Options:
    1/ Carry on exactly what you are doing but drop calories. Reduce by 200 a day for example.

    I will add (since we can't see your diary) you should be measuring your food with a digital scale.. not guessing.. Your protein intake should be over 150g (your a guy I am assuming you weigh 150-250) and do the above.. if you don't notice anything drop your calories.. I wouldn't say everyday.. but every week.. If you don't notice a change at 2300 1 week, drop to 2100 for a week, nothing 1900.. BUT that means NO cheat days, no binges, no none recorded eat 2 pizza days..
  • LeanneGoingThin
    LeanneGoingThin Posts: 215 Member
    TDEE doesn't actually account for exercise calories. It accounts for daily activity - mostly determined by the kind of job you have.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    The problem is we can't really know what to say, you say yourself you ate a random number of calories for 3 months before switching to TDEE-20%... which really doesn't mean anything.

    The other possibility is that you overestimated your TDEE by a lot (which is easy to do, really, as I workout for one hour a day and my TDEE is still 'lightly active', it really depends on the kind of workout and what you do the rest of the time). Personally I'd cut 200 calories from your goal and see from there, TDEE-40% seems just too extreme.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    TDEE doesn't actually account for exercise calories. It accounts for daily activity - mostly determined by the kind of job you have.

    Yes it does. TDEE accounts for everything, it's total daily energy expenditure - it counts your daily activity and your exercise, everything you do during the day. That's why when you use that method, you just eat 20% less and don't eat back exercise calories.

    MFP 'activity level' doesn't count exercise, and you have to add exercise calories, but it's a different method.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    Alseff, I was having a very similar issue.

    Last year after having my daughter I was on track, actually weighed less after I had her then I did before I got pregnant. Then within 6 weeks started gaining steadily. My diet was healthy, I hadn't changed how I was doing anything other then adding more exercise.

    I found out that first I was having female issues that were driving my hormone level crazy. Got that under control, and stopped gaining, but could not for the life of me start losing weight again.... I was measuring everything, tracking everything I put in my mouth, every single piece of exercise. Added extra water. Still nothing!

    Found out a few months ago that I am now gluten intollerant (made a HUGE difference in how I feel). Once I got over the hump of removing gluten, I started feeling better, sleeping better, the bloat at the end of the day was gone, no more joint pain and swelling.... But still no weight loss! So I started from ground zero. Took about 6 weeks and did an average of 2 different TDEE calculators and subtracted 500 calories from the sedentary level. There was still no loss, but I would see some fluctuation when I stepped on the scale like I was close. I subtracted another 50 calories a day and got a half a pound loss. Subtracted another 50 and now I have been steadily losing 1-2 pounds.

    So the goal of my rant (sorry it got longer then I planned)... If you have patience and are still not seeing a loss, there my be underlying reasons. It is really a process of elimination until you find what is going to work best for you.

    Just remember patience is the hardest part of this, but it is also one of the most important pieces of the pie (it has taken me 10 months to finally start losing again).

    Best of luck :drinker:
  • LucyDCat
    LucyDCat Posts: 2
    I think you might be eating more than what you need. I tried to do the TDEE method and eat what they said and to my surprise I gained 4 pounds in a week, I almost had a heart attack. What I have done and have had some success if I stick strictly to it is, I set my calories to 1200 I bought a heart monitor and I eat half of the calories I burn during my exercise. The only time I don't lose weight is when I eat more of what I'm supposed to eat and that might be your case. I think to eat 2300 you should be an endurance athlete, I think that's way too many calories. Again, this is my opinion and what works for me it might not work for you... just an idea... Good luck and never give up.
  • foodiscomplicated
    foodiscomplicated Posts: 85 Member
    This is what the Mayo Clinic has to say...
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss-plateau/MY01152
  • MsPudding
    MsPudding Posts: 562 Member
    you don't eat your exercise calories back with the TDEE method, it already accounts for it :-)


    I know. If you re-read my post I said that I set his activity level to sedentary to get the 2,100 to lose 1lb a week.

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